I never would have thought of him as pretentious like that... interesting. I loved Arial Bounderies but started losing more interest as he started emphasizing vocals over guitar.

Not to hijack the thread, but is anyone here into Jack Johnson? I bought "On and On" not long ago and can't help but liking it's laid-back feel and yet very percussive guitar.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008NG5V/qid=1098464745/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-4107289-8671323

It just might be the first disc I load for trying out my Axioms when they arrive!

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::