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Shake it Off is my new least favorite Wilco song.

Even though the album as a whole has grown on me, I'd still put it decidedly below any of Wilco's past masterpieces.

I think I had the best Wilco dream ever.

I was a member of Wilco, in a supermarket with Jeff and Jay, talking about what we were going to do with the new Wilco album. when suddenly...

Jay: Hey, did I say you could get sprinkles?

Me: To quote myself...I thought Jeff fired you like last week.

Then Jeff and I laughed and bought the sprinkles anyway and ate ice cream.

Best. Dream. Ever.

But how, exactly, has Wilco betrayed their principles? If their principles include a belief in the power of art, they have released a record that reflects their artistic ambitions. If their principles include a belief that their art should be shared with as many listeners as possible, they have utilized manifold marketing tactics that will help make that happen. I don't think those two beliefs are mutually exclusive.

 

Now, if their principles also include contempt for capitalism, then you might have a point.

Wilco has always shyed away from making political statements, including economic ones.

So I see nothing sell out about this.

Even if it was a sell out...it wouldn't be like he's selling his soul.

It's just one sentiment that he's sold to a car company.

a b-side...an outtake.

Terrible?

I know right?

At what point are two of the top 10 songwriters EVER terrible?

I'd buy that stuff

 

But I couldn't afford it... I'd have to write a song and let a car company use it in a commercial first.

hmm...I may actually have to draw a cover to X-Wilco: Men of Adventure!

I just hope all this selling out will finally get me my dream.

a complete Wilco action figure set, with the loft. Free Mail order Tony w/ ear piece and cell phone w/ proof of purchase.

Also...a comic book starring the ex-members of Wilco; they had nothing better to do but form a Super-Hero team.

My hopes:

"Hotel Arizona"

"Sunken Treasure"

"At My Window, Sad & Lonely"

"She's a Jar"

"I'm Always in Love"

"Nothingsevergonnastandinmyway (Again)"

"Via Chicago"

"Summer Teeth"

"When You Wake Up Feeling Old"

"Reservations"

"A Magazine Called Sunset"

"Wishful Thinking"

it's also time for the first live performance of Won't Let You Down

From Billboard Magazine 4/21/07:

 

A.M. ...........................217,000

Being There................398,000

Mermaid Ave.............. 330,000

Summerteeth..............279,000

Mermaid Ave. II..........156,000

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot...590,000

A Ghost Is Born...........348,000

Kicking Television.........114,000

or about 2,432,000 copies. Plus 100k of SBS...about 2.5 million :-).

Last I checked, the answer was between 1.5 and 2 million in the U.S.

in 2004 it was:

A.M.: 200k

BT: 350k

ST: 250k

YHF: 500k

AGIB: 350k

or about 1.5 million...if you add MA1 + 2, that number goes upto about 1.9- 2 million.

I'm sure that number has gone up by at least a couple of hundred thousand since then.

Worldwide, I have no clue.

You'll get over it. It's just a phase, trust me. At some point, all the things that you

once found attractive in her will become annoying and grating, like nails on a

chalkboard.

 

Just give it time.

Well...I've never even seen her show; I'm just like "Damn, she's hot."

From what I've heard about her show, I'd probably want to smack her upside the head with a parking meter.

"Impossible Germany"

"Sky Blue Sky"

"What Light"

"On and On and On"

I just want to state how incredibly attracted I am to Rachel Ray. That's all.

"Summer Teeth" is about at least to me, the loss one finds in being stuffed into boxes, and the helplessness of domestic life.

One of my favorite Wilco songs. Love it.

"I'm liberal to a degree,

but I want everyone to be like me."

Hey, a good seal clubbing is beautiful...in moderation.

It's funnier if you put an elephant mask on them before you do it.

Every step of the way, we walk the line

Your days are numbered, so are mine

Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray

We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape

City's just a jungle, more games to play

Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away

I was raised in the country, I been working in the town

I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down

Got nothing for you, I had nothing before

Don't even have anything for myself anymore

Sky full of fire, Pain pouring down

Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around

All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime

Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme

Only one thing I did wrong

Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall

Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all

I was thinking about the things that Rosie said

I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed

Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees

Feeling like a stranger nobody sees

So many things that we never will undo

I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too

Some people will offer you their hand and some won't

Last night I knew you, tonight I don't

I need something strong to distract my mind

I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind

Well I got here following the southern star

I crossed that river just to be where you are

Only one thing I did wrong

Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast

I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past

But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free

I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me

Everybody's moving, if they ain't already there

Everybody's got to move somewhere

Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow

Things should start to get interesting right about now

My clothes are wet, tight on my skin

Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in

I know that fortune is waiting to be kind

So give me your hand and say you'll be mine

Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay

You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way

Only one thing I did wrong

Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Is it true this album title is pronounced "tah-rant-too-lia"?

Yeah...Billy can't pronounce things well cause he has his cheeks in a chunk.

That song wasn't as bad as I was expecting. For a second there I felt 16 again... only a second though!

"Take care of all your memories"

Said my friend, Mick

"For you cannot relive them."

I would love it - and I'm not kidding - if every one of your posts from now on referenced the Basement Tapes.

Then just take your potatoes down to be mashed, and make it on over to that million dollar bash.

I can't wait for the Top 25 Songs to Listen to While You Read Yet Another Rolling Stone Top 25 Songs List.

01. "Clothesline Saga" by Bob Dylan

on repeat.

The comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus.

"Like a Rolling Stone"

Runner up goes to "Ambulance Blues" by Neil Young

"You're all just pissin' in the wind..."

AM A

BT A

ST B+

YHF A+

AGIB A-

SBS A

 

agib is my favorite album despite the grade. i guess i was grading on my personal opinion of consistency.

How is ST the least consistent Wilco album ::scratches head::...I've always considered it the one most jam packed with quality melodies and lyrics.

So I wrote an amazing song two weeks ago. No, I'm not being immodest; it's an incredible masterpiece. a critically acclaimed masterwork.

How can I be so sure, you ask?

Cause I rewrote Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands. :(m

The melodies are different, and I use different chords, but the basic motion is the same, and both are in 6/8, so I basically have to ditch my song, which is frusterating. I've always been able to write decent music, but nothing to write home about. I thought I had finally done it but...no.

So have you ever rewritten a song? How many swigs of whiskey did you take afterwards?

SBS is a grower.

It's gone up about a star and a half since when I first heard it.

That's all... talley ho!

A.M.- C-

BT: B+

MA: A-

ST: A+

YHF: A+

AGIB: A-

SBS: C+