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Her new album comes out in a couple weeks. I've heard all the leaked tracks and they strengthened my resolve to buy it. Feist has got to be one of the best female vocalists out there. The Reminder has her trademark eclecticism (jazz, r&b, folk, rockin stuff) with maybe a bit more rock guitar than the last. If your at all curious the first single plays immediately when you visit http://www.listentofeist.com/ She'll steal your heart and break it.

this just wont stop. I know one of you somewhere is laughing but hey Head...... welcome to Via Chicago. This is a pointless thread that wont die, if you carefully read the first post it says something about chronological order. People misread and then start to say the ranking in quality. Then people laugh cause theyre weird. Incidentally your ranking is weird (qualitatively, the chronology is known), I don't think I have ever seen it that way.

Can someone tell me how much the guest appearances are actually present on this thing. I am excited he chose to surround himself with talent but no one has commented on the guest appearences.

Ok I acutally listened to the song instead of just being bossy about guitar playing. Sounds like (i didn't have my guitar in hand) just octaves of that line. It could even be a pedal but if you listen close I think theres enough variation to assume its two guitars. But why ponder the guitarmonies of "Wanted" when clearly the most glorious are on "Wreck room"?

That Nels Cline Singers Giants Pin album is my favorite so far. Its so cool to hear him play more rhythm guitar since he is almost constantly playing lead in Wilco. Alot of cool rock riffs that are smarter than the average bear.

7ths are one of the most important intervals in rock music. Obviously unless you're trying to make some real tension you don't want to put a 7th below the other guitar player's root, but the one above, or even an octave above that is awesome. I agree that 6ths are really cool, I dont use them enough in harmony cause alot of the time they get in the way of the 5th in any chord instruments, but again, take it up enough octaves and it creates the space to avoid any 2nds.

I think this works: http://sand-is-overrated.blogspot.com/2007...s-day-2007.html

Probably a mixture of fifths and thirds. If you know your scales and where to stick the minor and the major thirds you can make delicious guitarmonies.

She's still got it. Really polite crowd, almost boringly quiet at first, but livened up as the night continued. Lots of jokes from Neko and the band about the altitude in Denver. Cant remember the whole setlist (or the proper song names) but heres some of the highlights: Widows Toast (opener) Teenage Feelin Hold On, Hold On Buckets of Rain (Dylan) Favorite Star Witness Knock Loud ((title ?) from Canadian Amp)

It is awesome thankyou. The drumbeat is pretty freakin motorik. I like all these versions, but its easy for me to see how they arrived at AGIB version, it sounds alot braver to me. On this 2003 version you hear him pushing the guitar into the territory it eventually arrived at for the album.

"No one wins but the thieves so why side with anything I should warn you When I

Depends on the song/album. "Girl From the North Country" (original sorry Johnny Cash) underrated. Half of Magical Mystery Tour/Let It Be- overrated. But keep the remaining half and call it still somehow underrated.

See Sup Pop Records for help. If you want to dive in I'd say 'The Great Destroyer' is the most accesable, 'Trust' is a minimalist masterpiece, I still need to get to know the new one but I hear good things.

It is awesome in that it has nothing to do with being "good". They are paying tribute to vintage "bad" movies with swamp mosters, pointless nudity and fake blood.

Me either, sounds like Yankee Hotel Ghost is Trot.

Wait what was the band they referenced when they said they disliked this version. Was it that they though it sounded too much like U2?

Might be a little too long. Requires too much patience for the hook.

I second that. I'm in the same boat.

If the song was concerned about Toni Morrison there would have been at least 3 suicides, a couple murders, and Oprah would put a sticker on SBS reccomending it. And a freshman lit class would tell you you're a dumb bitch if you don't like it. Wait.....maybe I'm projecting. Sorry.

Thanks you guys make me feel better about an inane argument I had with someone on here about NPR and Radiohead a week ago. Love you guys, like the book. Really makes me want to drink beer with John Stiratt. Now theres a survery: which Wilco member best to drink beer with (keeping in mind JT is out cause he doesn't like to ingest substances).

I remember some story about on one song they had everyone play and instrument they were uncomfortable on (might be the noisier version of misunderstood which was mixed in with the mellow version making the song we know and love). Remember that violing screeching at the very beginning of BT? I might be wrong but I think its there. That wouldn't be the same instance as Jeff playing Bass seeing as he is quite comfortable with the instrument.

# 1: Sure noisey endings can be a way to reflect an existential angst or the ideas of interference in personal life and relationships. They do that well. But they also fucking rock. #2: John Fahey has no lyrics. Gastr Del Sol (Jimmy) love the use of noisy disruptions.

Yes, but in any discussion of art, lit., music etc. It is usually more persuasive to provide a decent example when making an umbrella statement like "I realize Wilco are a boring band fronted by a musically empty soul-cougher" and why would you follow that up by "I Still Love Them"? Thats like saying this band is freakin dumb and repugnant, but I like them because I am the same.

I would be curioius to who you would gesture towards as an example of lyrics that aren't shitty and shallow. You probably don't need to guess that there are hundreds of people on here that would love to battle that point out with you. But, before any such thing happens, I wonder whats your antidote. Who writes a good line if Tweedy's are 'shitty'?