lost highway

I find all acoustic guitars sound honky through tube amps and I don't mean that ethnically. I love my M1 direct, there are others that are also good but M1 is top shelf.

how dare you

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I've met him. He is a super nice dude. I'm sure he has a similarly famous musician sized ego as a lot of folks. This might all be part of a Kanye/Fifty Cent type feud that could boast bigger record sales for Foo Fighters and Wilco in 2009. (Insert false gossip of feud here to boost word of mouth publicity)

I return to the universal doctrine of love proclaimed by the Holy ones and inscribed upon thine Via Chicago discussion board: "Wilco will love you baby." So it has been written. So it shall be done.

Now there is a man whose convictions I can look up to. Do you know he had a meditation/therapy retreat camp for American Vets of the Vietnam War? Hanh is Vietnamese and survived the war, witnessing many atrocities committed by American troops.

I thought it was funny. But seriously, I had a Sociology professor who either created or quoted (can't recall) the phrase: "You can tell someone believes something when they behave as if it were true." The evangelical instinct goes back and forth for me. Is it the result of an insecurity, the human need to have belief confirmed in the experience of every peer, or is it truly an effort to share something you believe is true and good for everyone? I think neither an atheist nor a believer can answer that question accurately. In my close experience with Buddhists (having been one) and Jew

I think in the right atmosphere Low has an incredible energy. I saw them headline and it was incredible- during the quiet parts you could hear a pin drop in that theatre. It is quite possible they didn't have that sort of prowess as an opener. It's the same deal as when Wilco opens for Neil and seems less remarkable. An opening act has a tough line to tow: often folks are still filing in, usually the mix is not as complimentary. I think a lot of great bands give the wrong impression simply because they are opening. It seems a rare treat that someone is converted by an opener.

They have filmed some shows. The Burn to Shine crew was on a leg of their tour a while back. Sadly, no juicy rumors have popped up about a release. I keep thinking about how in interviews when they were releasing the deluxe addition of SBS, Burn to Shine's Brendan Canty said they had intended to film the recording of SBS but got to Chicago right when the band was finished. Maybe they got their on time for this album and the band will combine live and studio footage. I've read nothing to back this up, just a x-mas wish, Virginia.

Those are guitars I believe.

Yeah, that was one of their strongest TV performances by far.

Also, if I answer any questions on the tapeop board right it down on a legal pad and hang it next to your computer But seriously, sometimes when I am just thinking about an issue I will search it on that board and it usually yields ten minutes of informative reading.

Anyone else find this painfully ironic?

Check out tapeop.com for the magazine and the forum. Smart people, nice community. I would recommend waiting until you come to a more specific issue you're looking for help on. A post on home recording tips is something like asking what wilco is like on the just a fan forum.

It sounds like he has recreated the fresh, live kind of vibe that fed into the last albums writing. Good thing in my book, he's on a better roll right now than he's been on since I was three years old.

Now there's a fine role model.

Joke?

This has been good, but it's off topic. Please join me in my new thread where I will ask if any insiders know secrets about the new Wilco record.

Very true. Good point. We live in an age of unprecedented access.

And nine months later your curiosity is returned with more drubbing. I still insist that a forum is not a historical record but a place for conversations. I eagerly looked into your post hoping that someone who knew anything extra, that might not have felt like using the search function, would use your renewal of the conversation as a prompt to share. Oh well, I guess no one has much new info about the album, pretty under wraps, still in the process etc. I think I'll forget about it for at least a month and a half and maybe by then some news will emerge that everyone can really discuss.

Wild rumors. We have no photographic evidence to support that.

I peeked at Wilco World today to see if there was any news up and the home page had a new picture of the mic setup on the drum kit at the loft. Unfortunately reloading the page is a random mix of photos and that was it. Later on I checked back and saw a picture of Pat lounging in the listening area. Now if we could only hear what he's hearing. Hope to see more of this stuff.

Agreed. The production sounds yucky. I don't just blame the pro tools, it's the way that it was used and mixed. Especially the first track... yuck. Otherwise I think the album contains five or six of Wilco's best songs. Nonetheless, AM is the only album below it in my Wilco scale of awesome. A mixed bag indeed.

What is important to me was his victory speech. He did not boast. The man has humility. There was nothing in his tone to suggest that he has a prideful sense of having taken over the country and now everything=better. Instead he continues to push forward and urge all of us to lean our weight into fixing this country. Very FDR. I can not recall a victory speech that was as urgent and motivated. If that can't excite the McCain crowd I'm not sure what will.