MattZ

I havent read a single review of this album. I have not read a single post in this thread. I didn't listen to the leak. I bought the vinyl yesterday and listened to the album with virgin ears last night. Same thing this morning. Here are my initial thoughts (not that anyone would care): 1. that first track is great. after the dark sounds of neon bible, this track jolted me into joy. sweet. a new AF album. 2. when Win Butler is singing about businessmen drinking blood, is he doing it ironically? This LP was $26. my first moment of discomfort on the album. 3. um, uh-oh. more singing

I happen to love this song, so perhaps I am biased, but this is badass. Anyone know what this is from? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0_dFLqiVXk&feature=related

This is a bit and you are all falling for it. But I am not. Suckers.

I mentioned to Jeff when we were done playing the song that my 2 yr old son and I sing it every night before bed. Jeff said that was sweet and that it's a pretty heavy song. I think someone from the crowd yelled out that it's a depressing song, and Jeff disagreed. He then told the story of how his son came home from school soon after 9/11 and said that he had learned in school that "everything is capable of being destroyed." Jeff asked him if he thought that was a good thing or a bad thing. His son said that he thought it was a good thing, because if not, "bad things would go on forever."

I am sorry to say that we cannot be friends any more. Which is a shame, because I thought that we really had something.

Yeah, I think I agree. Some lines are clunkers, I guess. But "open up this is a raid" is just so great.

I've only heard You're Not Alone once (live), but I think it's got an outside chance of being the best thing Jeff's ever written. Not saying it's definite. But it's possible. I know that some people aren't big fans of Wilco (the Song), so at the risk of destroying my own argument, it takes the same sort of idea, and just hits it out of the park (imo).

man oh man. awesome.

when Jeff was having trouble getting his harmonica rack loosened, and Karen proclaimed "I've got a rack!" you could see the wheels turning in Jeff's head ("Do I make a joke about that? Do I not make a joke about that?"). It was priceless.

i dont even know where to start. the usual superlatives fall flat. It was a blast all around. The highlights were too many to mention, but I'll list a few. 1. being in a room with 30 other folks where a pin could drop and you'd hear it accompany Jeff Tweedy. 2. seeing old friends again, meeting old friends for the first time (Beltmann!), making new friends. 3. being there in prior years for the Nothing Up My Sleeve requests and being there for the payoff. 4. sneaking up to the stage with Tweedling during the set break and lightly running our fingers over the strings on the guitars while th

yeah, I think he's basically ditched the Baggs (at least for now). He had 3 guitars with him this weekend and all 3 had the sunrise pickups in them.

anyone have any idea how this amex presale for NYC works? Do you just need to pay with an amex? Is there a password?

additional tix released for DC. I snagged two. http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/13021

Man, I got shut out of Philly. If anyone hears of two extras, please think of MattZ? I will be all over the NYC tix pre-sale on Wednesday. Terminal5 is pretty huge, so hopefully my chances are better there. In fact, many of my friends are die-hards, and they are skipping the show because they are convinced there will be another announcement with a smaller venue, and they don't want to go to T5. Yikes.

(at 2:31 of the Beast in Me video that I posted: "England's greatest songwriter, Nick Lowe" - Elvis Costello)

Sometimes it tries to kid me That it's just a teddy bear Or even somehow managed To vanish in the air And I must beware Of the beast in me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNeg_pkmjRk&feature=related

Let's make this a Nick Lowe thread. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3QWUXVho

How badass is Ryan's guitar on Stella Blue from Willie Nelson's Songbird? I mean, how badass? Totally badass. That's how badass.

Nah, because prior to this, I don't think Wade was ever in the discussion with the greatest 5-6 players of all time. Lebron could have been, and now he probably won't be. Who knows? It's sports. Maybe they win 5 straight titles, and Lebron is vaulted into the discussion, and everyone says Wade is his Pippen so it's no different than Jordan. This is all hypothetical stupidity for fun.

I saw them do that cover at a Dylan tribute show a couple of years ago when I'm Not There (the movie) came out. A religious experience, if I've ever had one. Literally blew my mind.

I think it's just a matter of being more precise about what I meant about doing it on their own. I never meant to suggest that Magic didn't have Kareem, Jordan didnt have Pippen (and Rodman), etc. It's not revisionist, though. I think the argument is that Jordan and the Bulls didn't win a title until 1990. His first year in the league was 1984. Jordan didn't jump ship to join forces with Magic and the Lakers because he wanted to win so badly. It wasn't just about rings to Jordan. He had to be the main alpha dog on his team. He had to be the best. Yes, his GM got him Pippen, Rodman,

well, it's not like Antoine Walker has figured it all out either.

Couldn't agree more. I am not sure we should celebrate the qualities that made Jordan, Kobe, etc., who they are. Jordan's competitiveness probably borders on the pathological.

Again, apples and oranges. You've flipped it. Isiah is discussing what it would be like for someone to come to his team to overshadow him. Lebron is going to Wade's team and will be overshadowed (potentially) by Wade. Look, this is all stupid. I realize it. Lebron did what was good for him, and that's great. I just think it's interesting to discuss what makes players like MJ, etc., tick.