lost highway

Jeff did take a crash course in music with the fellow from Television, which I believe included an overview of the keys, scales and chords. When Nels Cline plays a solo I can tell he is distinguishing each chord in the progression and what notes are part of that chord and what notes are good passing tones between those chord tones, he is often thinking modally. As opposed to just running over the same blues scale for all the chords. I get the feeling Jeff is doing something similar but less academically, I think he's played those songs so many times that he probably sees a picture on the

As much as they've been visiting they might soon pickup a little Catalan. That would really make a Barcelona crowd cheer.

Candy Floss It's Really That Simple Can't Stand It Kingpin (live) I am lucky that most of the stuff I don't like aren't really staples in their catalog and live show. Some of you have harder luck.

Well said and very true. I think if anything it would be easier for an Iraqi version of Guthrie to emerge (that almost sounds oxymoronical) they have a very extreme set of circumstances surrounding their lives that would be quite easy to rally against in the simple form of song. When I say those of us in the U.S. I mean don't mean to say that we have more problems (we may have less), but instead that our ability to respond to them is fragmented by our cultural position. It is much easier to write about a bad harvest, or a needed union then urban alienation and geopolitical skepticism. If a

We live in a world too fragmented with problems (especially those of us in the U.S.) to stand against one unifying issue. Can there be a definitive song against global warming? that song probably sucks. I will admit that the backlash to the Iraq war has been slightly less witty then that against the Vietnam War. No one has directed lyrics against Irag as well as John Prine or Phil Ochs did against Vietnam. Wilco definitely knows better artistically then to try to be a Guthrie.

Yeah those things sound bat shit crazy. I bet he uses it in noise parts more than anything.

Ron Sexsmith is freakin awesome, so it should follow he would enjoy something even frekin awesomer like Wilco.

I got mine. Woo hoo!!! little expensive, but so worth it.

Wait, wait, which one of us do you mean?

I am a definitely a Pearl Jam fan, but you can't deny that no matter how much they switch their set it's gonna be sonically way more consistant than the most standard Wilco set. A Pearl Jam show might bring out: "can you believe they rocked 'State of Love and Trust' straight into 'Insignificance' followed by 'Daughter' and 'World Wide Suicide'?" (which definitely would be a kick ass time). Not quite covering as much musical ground as a fairly standard Hummingbird, Poor Places, Spiders with a suprise Hoodoo Voodoo. Respect to Pearl Jam for aging like a fine wine and still dropping great reco

Has anyone ever noticed the back half of Anodyne is comparitavely weak. Fifteen Keys, High Water and Steal the Crumbs aren't bad at all, but they're not nearly as engaging as Chickamauga, New Madrid, Acuff Rose, Give Back the Key...etc. Its as if you can actually hear the band slowing down into retirement. Still licks A.M.

Yeah and after that they'll invite Bennett and Farrar on to the stage to sing duets.

The most consistently fascinating part of this history to me is this combination of facts: 1. Anodyne kicks the crap out of A.M. 2. Trace kickes the crap out of A.M. 3. Everything else in the Wilco catalog kicks the crap out of everything Jay Farrar ever struggled to put his name on. Obviously this is just my taste, and exaggerated for effect (i.e. these are not facts), but I've heard other people say this. How is it that Tweedy was such a late bloomer while Farrar blew his load and then just kept mumbling?

Well the difference is Wilco is awesome and MTV sucks. If I recall (I don't have cable) MTV stopped playing music years ago, and what little they have is all crunk. I don't really think the MTV audience (12-20 year old, pop culture consumers) has Wilco written all over it. Now if Justin Timberlake did an unplugged that shit would be on!

I was watching the download of the Bonaroo set (which is awesome) and I noticed some different gear up there. Jeff still has his awesome Vox head, but in place of his old Marshall Plexi he'd been rocking he had some other head. The resolution on my screen was incredibly low so I couldn't read the brand except that it starts with an S. Nels has the same brand but his head is red. Anyone notice what kind of amps these are?

So wait....it starts in D major but what's the other key that it switches to?

right now, and nels is answering a question in length!!!!!

I saw them at the Filmore and it was a life changing event. Then I saw them at Red Rocks and it was almost as good as a life changing event. I am glad to see them at the Filmore again. You can push your way to the front if you don't mind standing for two hours and get a really good view of the boys and the sound is totally perfect. Can't wait!

#1. Because we don't agree with your holier than thou attitude we are unhappy? #2. We need a life for discussing our favorite rock band on the internet, yet you do not for posting simple minded and pretentious attacks on strangers? I am sure it is quite fun to irritate people, congratulations.

Hey if you like his records, fuck yeah! But don't try to tell someone you don't know how to live. That's absurd, do you think that guy needs your advice Floyd Walpole misunderstodd with 127 posts, member no. 14685. If you wanna talk songs, records, riffs, hell, even if you have something to argue about some VW commercial post it, but no one here is looking for a lifestyle sermon.

They're awesome. Only complaint is a very subtle signal loss when using the effect at extremely high intensity. As far as sound quality, its just as good as the spring reverb on my Marshall JCM2000, only it has more options.

I seem to remember him saying something about how he got it to Burke too late for the album. Not so sure though.

agreed, most overrated band since.......frampton.

que padre!

WORST THREAD EVER (add picture of simpsons comic book guy)