craigwinn

 

As Tweedy explores the comforts of existentialism, a recurring theme of Wilco (the album) (“I adore the meaninglessness of the this we can’t express,” he pronounces, not the only instance of creaky lyrics on the album), all manner of steel guitars, glassy harpsichord-like effects – purportedly Nels Cline on guitar – and so on eddy around him.

A nice review, but how anyone can call that lyric "creaky" is beyond me. It is brilliant, polished to a high sheen. It works both as poetry and as words set to music rhythmically. In other words, it's more of what we've come to expect from Tweedy.

so it's just a single lp? I figured they'd done the 2 lp thing but I guess at 43 minutes 1 slab'll do. Thanks for answering what turns out to be an inane question. (insert Homer Simpson here)

One LP, yay!!!!

Enough with the double LPs that have just three songs per side.

Hm, Wilco store suggests the vinyl version is one on LP; but the email I just got from Amazon is offering me the chance to pre-order Wilco (the Album) as a 2LP set.

Well it is obviously an homage.

And, it led me to start listening to the rest of the incredible "All Things Must Pass," which I'd never really listened to before.

Result: George is my new favorite Beatle.

So, thanks Wilco. Again.

will be spinning Being There, Summerteeth and YHF tonight

RIP Jay

"One Wing" is such a gorgeous song. It's the song Coldplay wishes it could write but never, ever will.

But it ends too soon. Memo to Wilco: in concert, please keep going on that unbelievable chord progression for many more minutes.

Thanks!

I have that same couch... Ikea.

I do too! It's a KRAMFORS, for those of you keeping score.

Can we just have a hurrah for the fact that the new album on vinyl will be on one record and not two, thus no need to get up and flip after every two and a half songs?

A running time of 43 mins--which is the length albums should be--on two sides!

http://preorderwilcothealbum.kungfustore.c...-wilco-lp-wil59

Seriously, Bruges is just one big tourist trap.

Yeah, Gent is much nicer and far fewer busloads of tourists. Plus Wilco played a terrific show there at the Vooruit a few years ago, the place was packed. Pukkelpop is fun but I prefer club gigs to the festivals....

Looks like they still could change new album title to "Squirrel Bait Station":

http://www.amazon.com/Wilco-Squirrel-Bait-.../dp/B000GXSH6A/

Amazon taking pre-orders, listing a release date of May 19

Jokes about the Cubs, Tweedy still follows the Cardinals, he says.

Tweedy is a Cardinals fan! As if I needed one more reason to worship the dude.

That Hasselhoff review is an epic of modern journalism

Some erudite semi-Welsh person reviews the Son Volt album and takes some shots at Wilco.

http://www.motxo.co.uk/story.php?id=4

Excerpt

"The seminal band had cleaved in twain, and you had to choose a camp: Jeff Tweedy and his Wilco, or Jay Farrar and Son Volt. Wry detachment or earnest if misplaced activism? Slide guitar used ironically or without a trace of irony? The differences of opinion were endless, but you had to decide. The future of alt-country, if indeed one existed, hung in the balance."

wish i coulda been there, looks incredible

i especially love J Mascis standing right in front of those two Marshall stacks, jeezis he must have split everybody's eardrums

Here it is.....I was there.....it was pretty damn good....

 

No wonder it's such a great solo: Nels does a little neck-loosening-up there at 0:17. He needs to be limber.

MUST SEE PROMO!!!!!

found this one:

Exact Audio Copy is better.

unless it's a soundboard recording, i don't really see the point of huge files that give you crystal clear reproduction of the dude chattering away next to the taper's mic...

and, cue the flaming!!!

6th show could be All Covers

great photos, thanks!

Probably, but that's also due to the setlist for the first half of the show, as soon as the rocking stuff came up it was a blast.

Also, did you notice Jeff, John and Pat non stop smiling and laughing as from the first encore until the end?

I'm pretty sure at some point Jeff turned his back to the audience because he could not retain a good laugh.

I guess the reason is that 2 (drunk) chicks dressed up like bimbos moved on to the first row and started to do some suggestive

dance moves. Like as if they were at an Enrique f....ing Iglesias concert.

Pat was looking like...interested . Then Jeff, John and the roadies were presumably making fun of him.

Jeff was laughing all through the encores, probably thinking "I just can't believe it, we're M

Another great show, esp. the encores, when they seemed to be gradually increasing the volume until they finally reached ear-splitting. Jeff is clearly enjoying all his new guitars. They really rocked the roof off the place.

For a good part of the first set, though they seemed to be a little sluggish, and even messed up the end of "Impossible Germany" -- but endearingly so. It turns out they're human after all!!

High points for me:

Roses

She's a Jar

Pot Kettle Black

Shot in the Arm

Too Far Apart

I'm the Man Who Loves You

both encores

Nice But what's the Welsh connection?

most people don't know this, but Hasselhoff is half-Welsh. I have seen him running into the Langland Bay surf on Boxing Day with his little orange flotation device

As things go, this is not a real thing.

Oh it's real alright. I was there.

--Jan Michael Vincent

there's even a ViaChicago mention:

"I, along with the rest of the audience, spent most of the time frantically writing down the setlist so that I could post it immediately on