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I was at the show in MKE and the sound at The Rave generally is terrible. If you think it was bad for Wilco, think of how bad it will be when hard rock/metal bands play there. However, the sound guy can only do so much. Since there's so much stuff for the sound to bounce off of in that place, it's almost impossible to get the vocals in that place clear or have a quality mix. It's oval, the roof has two separate ovals in it, there are marble columns all over, there's a balcony with chairs and tables, the floor is wood, the walls are masonry, etc., etc. Now despite the crap, and coming fr

You make a good point, although I think that Jay Bennett had more of a creative role in writing lyrics and music in Wilco before he was booted. Jay Farrar wrote all the lyrics and music for Son Volt.

I was at the Summerfest show a week or so ago and thought that the band was in pretty fine form for the version that it's in now. I've seen about 10 Wilco shows over the years spanning most of their output, including Summerfest, The Rave in Milwaukee and various venues in Madison, Chicago, Amsterdam when I was there for work purposes (last European show of the YHF tour, and it was awesome), and Minneapolis, and I must say that I just am not into them in this new version as much anymore. And that doesn't mean that Wilco isn't good, it's just different. Glenn's a great drummer/percussionist,