pivoboy

Thank you for the excellent recap - you caught the general vibe of the night very well. I was struck by the excellent sound, at least from where I was sat in the stalls. It was loud without being overly so and soft when it needed to be. There was some apparent mix up with tickets at the box office and a lot had to be reprinted to much grumbling by the staff. Inspirational sign downstairs: ``Tonight - Tweedy. Next Event: Cats''

GTRPlyr, Shakespeare: Yeesh. Mucho bad. But I see the Orleans makes a reappearance there. Oh the humanity.

Question is - what's the criteria for determining a bad record cover? Does it just generally have to suck because it is boring (witness my previous comment about the U2 record) or perhaps offensive (Scorpions with the woman on her knees next to the Doberman, which MUST have inspired Smell the Glove)? Why not consider the entire Journey, Yes or Styx songbooks with their mid-70s fantasy art that launched a 1000 huge belt buckles and cosmically painted Chevy Vans? I should agree with an earlier posting that the initial list is lame and picks out a few (Orleans?) that are simply gone to the Where

For my money U2s How to Dismantle an Atom Bomb was pretty lame for a band that had done such great covers in the past. It kinda mirrored the lack of passion in the music.....

Ah thanks for that Nothin' - super article that I normally wouldn't see - written for gear geeks like me.

In all of the numerous interviews with Tweedy and co. in the last month I have not seen a reference or question asked about the recording process of late other than a change up in the production seats to allow Pat to help out. My curiousity is that some years ago there was an article in the Wall St. Journal about a handful of bands that prefered to record using analog tape as opposed to digital - Wilco was one of the bands, and the article cited Tweedy as having to scour much fo the U.S. to still find any tape anywhere because no one was manufacturing it. In some cases bands were re-recording

Crow Daddy nails it and I should have been more lucid in my commentary as I think one of my semi-sodden postings once alluded to this very idea once so pithily stated by the Starship: ``Fuuuuuuuuck you we do what we want.'' God Bless em for that.

I would fully agree with the well-thought arguments here as to Wilco's history. I've never understood why the haters came out so strongly on WTA or SBS when the songwriting was so good. Everlastiing was a wonderful way to close out the record and is one of my favourite songs from the album. ``Wilco (The Song)'' is just a goof, a fun way to kick things off - certainly it isn't on par with Jesus Etc but the overall weight of the Wilco Project must sometimes get too heavy to bear and so a little fun was in order. SBS is probably my least favourite of all the records, simply because I was expectin

I guess that if WTA and SBS were jello, TWL is chewy and that's a fine thing - there's going to be loads to unravel and enjoy. I was pleased that Almost rocked immediately and dragged me into the whole album without regret or apology. If there are actually 60 songs floating about it would be interesting to hear what was rejected in favour of what's emerged. The tracking is a bit interesting - clearly Almost and SFJSB deserve their opening and closing slots - the rest I'm not sure fall into any discernible order. Dawned on Me is clearly my third-favourite song but the chewiness is going to come

I didn't want to lay no bum trips with my semi-flame - it was probably the music talking. But as one person noted earlier it was an annotated comment after watching something like a year of round-robin debate about W (TA) and what horrors likely lay in store if Jeff continues to draft such piffle. I am probably overreaching here in that I don't think anyone has said ``piffle,'' of course, but it seemed to go on and on. I wouldn't want 100 percent slavish devotion to the cause either and the debates can be interesting. To a point. In the end I was amused by recent comments on songs that haven't

We are on the cusp of a new Wilco release - something those of you who post on this board with a alert frequency bordering on the frenzy. Frankly, I worry that they can release the actual record at this point, mostly because so many have seen this event as an extension of Wilco: the Album. A record which all of you seem to have evaluated as a lie, a cheat, a crime and something that might be akin to Wilco actually having re-recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Movie Soundtrack" and then holding forth for two weeks in Chicago playing it over and over and over again. I heave heard y

Badger all very well said - you are right in the off stage time - think I was confused by a clock outside Archa. I was a bit sorry they had aboout a two meter gap in front of the stage with all the security guys - I am not sure if that was standard practice at Archa and will have to look the next time I go there. I can understand that the issue of photos is distracting to the band but man, in today's world it is nearly impossible to prevent this anymore - I'm not condoning it, more just noting that the genie is out of the bottle and artists are probably going to have to deal with it. REM incor

The crowd was more than I expected, although I have a feeling that there were a LOT of experienced Wilco people there - how else does one get such a strong singalong on Jesus if one hasn't experienced it? Hard to say. Still I have never heard the band in such great shape. The version of Via Chicago was like flipping a light switch between the noise/melody sections. Incredible chops. Apparently they wanted to come here in 2004 but it didn't happen. But in the end was great to have them here and hope others of their ilk will show up too.

For the obsessed: Here's a link to a report today from Czech state TV with a short clip of Bull Black Nova from last night's show - the headline essentially is a translation of the meaning of ``Wilco'' as a military term - the clip examines their history and describes their importance in ``alternative rock.'' Stirratt also apparently showed up this morning on TV but there isn't a video link yet of the interview. http://www.ct24.cz/kultura/102623-wilco-poprve-v-cesku-rozumim-a-provedu/

Ok here we go into blathering fandom. An amazing show by my estimation, although I await other comments. First, a setlist as best as I copied it during the show and please apologies for any mistakes: On 9:15 p.m. Wilco (the song) Bull Black Nova Radio Cure I am Trying to Break Your Heart One Wing you are my face Shot in the Arm Muzzle of Bees Poor Places Spiders (mostly acoustic) Impossible Germany It's Just That Simple ( Stirratt on vocals) I'll Fight Via Chicago For The Season War on War Too Far Apart Jesus Etc. Handshake Drugs I'm the Man Who Loves You On and On You Never Know -------