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And the subtle inclusion of One Wing there too.

 

But look at what Austin got for a freaking Television Taping.

And You'll know when I'm whining bub.

Probably not. My whinedar isn't all that sensitive.

TV taping...well now, that's a national audience, not just the cocaine and boob job set. No offense to any cocaine or boob job afficionados intended.

Jeez. All this whining over a phantom encore. Any day with some live Wilco is better than just about any other day anywhere else.

Nobody has mentioned what a beautiful transition "Poor Places" made from OSM to the rest of the show.

Just wanted to comment on Nick Lowe. I had seen a couple of recent TV appearances, and was kind of put off at the mellower tone he's adopted in later years, and his voice being much softer and less snarly than in his 80s radio heyday. In hindsight I was a jerk, because last night he put on a very tight, entertaining show. He worked the crowd like a pro, sang and played with feeling, and blended new stuff and old favorites. (In short, everything we're accusing Wilco of not doing...). And the good acoustics meant you could hear and understand all of his witty lyrics.

I kind of go with the flow when it comes to sitting/standing. My preference is to sit more than stand, but if the rows in front of me stand, so will I. But if there's one guy standing in a section of sitters, that guy's probably just being obstinate.

I didn't really notice the low room energy, but I haven't been to a Wilco show for about five years, and my last one was at an outdoor festival-type setting. But looking back, I think the venue contributed a lot to it with the classy-yet-modern opera house decor, muted lighting, sound dampening construction, padded/reclining seats, etc.

And Nick Lowe, despite playing a very enjoyable set, doesn't really get the pulse racing either.

This was the first Wilco show I've been to since they toured for AGIB. Egads that was over three albums ago! This show definitely drew heavily on the last four albums. I thought it was a great mix of the "angular" stuff and the more traditional. I was kind of surprised to not hear anything from Being There, which used to provide several staples of the live show. "Passenger Side" got a good reaction, but I wouldn't mind if they skipped this one next time -- it's such a throwaway. There are better songs on AM in my view.

I was in the forward middle section, and we were up and down all night. We finally stood for good about 2/3 of the way through. The front left section never sat down the whole show. Me, I'm a sitter....if I've paid for a seat, I want to use it, and stand for ovations and the like. But I'm old that way.

Terrible parking bottleneck getting out after the show.

Great light show.

Overall a lot of fun for someone who doesn't get out to see this talented band very often.

Tickets still available. I just bought one through Ticketbastard.

It's been a long time since I've posted here. After SBS, I kind of put Wilco aside for a while in favor of some other music. When I heard about the new record I started paying attention again, and since "Wilco (The Song)" on Colbert last year, the Tonight Show performance was the first I've heard of the new stuff. Gotta say I am not excited about it. It sounds to me like the mellower parts of SBS. I'm just not a fan of the band's current mellow direction. I realize we can't expect "Misunderstood" on every record, especially as these guys get into their middle age. I'm just saying this will probably be the first Wilco studio record that I don't care enough about to buy.

I like Jay's songwriting, esp. in combination with Jeff. I also miss his guitar playing. Nels' droning, screeching solos just don't do it for me. I've liked each successive Wilco album less and less since Jay left. Just my opinion.

Get divorced, Horst

Zero wait time, 9:15 am, Mechanicsville, Virginia.

Paper fill-in-the-circle ballot.

No black panthers or Obama supporters. Couple of middle-aged McCain guys outside offering "sample ballots."

I go through phases where I get tired of bands, and Wilco is no exception. I'm coming off about 6 months of totally ignoring Wilco. Whenever this happens, Summerteeth is the record that always brings me back. But I love AM too, and YHF and BT also.

BT, ST, and YHF are one the strongest album triumvirates by any band ever.

Didn't he have some part in The X-Files as well?

Funny that his two best-known roles were the same rank (Major).

I believe it was Amy Adams... I don't even know who she is.

She's currently in the movie "Enchanted". She was also the girl who marries Leonardo DiCaprio's character in "Catch Me If You Can."

if you did not like both of the songs played on snl then you should probably stop listening to wilco!!! They absolutely killed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you can't learn to spell "unlikely" then you should probably stop adopting song lyrics that use that word for your handle.

I finally got around to watching the SNL performances on TiVo last night (for that alone I probably deserve to be flamed by the hardcore), but I have to say I was disappointed. On the positive side, it's the first time I've seen the band on video in HD with 5.1 surround, and the picture and sound were wonderful and vibrant. But the song selection? OK, I like "Hate It Here", but "Walken" is just a lame song. If I was only casually acquainted with Wilco, and formed an opinion off these performances alone, I would say this band had jumped the shark. I get the whole appeal to the mainstream thing, but come on, with the catalog and talent these guys have, to trot out Walken for the thousandth time just disappoints me.

Oh, and Ellen Page is pretty damn annoying despite being kind of cute. Fred Armisen's Obama impression needs a lot of work, but his makeup is pretty convincing. And Darrell Hammond's Jesse Jackson is still pretty funny.

David O. Russell in the meltiest meltdown scene ever -

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Qls1rAfYs...feature=related

That's great stuff. I was about to give up on that clip until the scene change halfway through, but that's when it gets good.

Call your doctor if you experience an election lasting more than four hours.

I don't know about "cute", but that slow-mo unbuttoning thing is pretty hypnotic.

Don't rely on them to guide you to unfamiliar addresses -- they frequently get address locations wrong, more so in some cities than others. (Danbury, CT apparently is laid out all wrong.) Have some directions, and use the GPS to know when turns are coming up or to improvise new routes when needed. They're great for exploring unfamiliar areas and always being able to get back to a known location.

Shiver likelihood correlates with bladder fullness.

We have a Nuvi 350 from several years ago, when they still cost upwards of $600. It's a terrific little device, but my advice is this: if you plan to use it only in the car, then look into the Garmin "C" series (C330, C340, etc.) instead. The Nuvi tacks on MP3 playback, language translation, traffic, and other doodads in the smaller form factor, but you're not likely to use all those extra features if you don't travel abroad or carry the thing around with you. The functional GPS portion of the C series and the Nuvi's is pretty much identical, and the C's are much cheaper. Don't get suckered by larger screen sizes -- 3" is plenty if the thing has voice prompts; you will (and should) spend more time listening to than looking at it. Do go for the touch screen; buttons kind of suck on devices like these, but that's more of a personal preference.

Starting to look like HD-DVD is done...Variety is reporting that Paramount and Universal are set to switch to Blu-Ray.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111797876...yid=20&cs=1

They're all scum. For example, GreatTickets.com is already showing Wilco tickets -- at $215 each.

 

Why these bastards are legal, I really don't know.

 

Hopefully you'll find some at a fraction of that price.

That's a pretty sweet $165 profit per ticket. Wilco ain't worth that shit -- no band is. I'll do my part and boycott the resellers, but it won't make a difference, someone else will buy these seats. Apparently this band is too popular right now.

KEEP TRYING!

 

I pulled two for Wednesday at 10:25.

 

EDIT: Looks like just Tuesday is left, I must have got the last pair. Just keep hitting continue...

Tuesday's gone now too.

Looks like both shows are sold out already, at least on the presale site.

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