lost highway

I was thinking today about bands I absolutely love, but don't think of being a Top 10, all time favorite. Mostly because they either didn't release enough albums, or they only released a couple good ones, and/or changed members and got worse etc. I guess with artists like Neil Young, Wilco, Bob Dylan, The Kinks etc, it's hard to compete if you have a smaller catalogue. Here are a few of my favorites, who aren't quite my favorites because they suffer from this situation: Weakerthans Television Weezer Nirvana Rodriguez Braid

I haven't attended a show since the Whole Love so I'll spare y'all my favs from the last two records. I'll make one exception. I think 'More' has all of the marks of a classic Wilco song. I don't know why it's fallen off of the setlists. Also pretty sure I still haven't seen: Kamera Pot Kettle Black Wishful Thinking November can't come fast enough!

They have to share that at some point!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQqMOjmg1w

Holy shit: "A foley artist is a guy that used to make the sound effects for radio plays. One of the devices they used to make it sound like you were hearing troops marching was a thing called a marching machine. It's basically a bunch of wooden dolls attached to a rope grid that you can slam on something. None of the dolls land at the same time, so it has that sound of marching. Basically, the snare drum on the whole record is a marching machine, or it's an element throughout the record that is maybe more prominent than a traditional tom or high hat. "

Here's a question about Love Is Everywhere (beware): Who's playing the arpeggiated lead and who's playing the atmospheric lap steel parts?

OMG, how did I beat everyone to this one? Let me try. Born to Run is a broad reaching, sweeping gesture of a dramatic rock record. It is expansive. I suppose Being There is too. Nebraska is insular. It's psychological. The hugeness of Nebraska comes from how intimate, up close and small it is.

The gaffe king strikes again.

They should also look at the Kerry campaign. I'm with you, anyone-but-Trump. But the DNC needs to keep things fair, and primary voters need to recognize the dead center politics haven't brought in the votes.

I have no further insight but to agree with these last two comments. The funny thing about Bernie is I'm almost surprised to recall that I kind of like him when I see him speak, only because his supporters make me feel like I'm at odds with them even though I agree with the majority of his positions. I wouldn't mind seeing him as president, as contentious as it might be, but if his supporters give my pinko ass whiplash, I can't imagine how the moderates will take it.

https://wilcostore.com/products/wilco-x-field-notes-box-set?variant=15334161514531&fbclid=IwAR0YU501rqEO6nRMbGuPbDjj8PPDs6OkvOXkMiAqv_DcevXZh70S5w1Ong8 Can someone please buy this and talk me into, or out of buying it?

https://vimeo.com/8346929 https://vimeo.com/7580419 https://vimeo.com/8111194

And Ol' Mitch McConnell is actively blocking legislation to protect our elections. Then to deflect criticism as McCarthyism? WHAT? Everything is upside down when the GOP goes soft on Russia and then calls people McCarthyists for calling them out. Ronald Reagan's ghost is hopefully haunting McConnell every night.

I'm going to see Wilco again, Denver, November! I haven't seen them since The Whole Love tour at Red Rocks. I'm pretty sure this will be time number 5 for me, but my memory is poor.

I don't know if it would be fruitful, but I'd be super curious what would happen if Jim James and Tweedy were locked in the loft together for a few weeks.

I know, I couldn't even hear Glenn or Pat's parts during the performance.

I left town and technology behind right as this thread was getting interesting. Coming back to Love is Everywhere, I think the song's real virtues are revealed with repeat listens. No, it's not a challenging piece of work, it's downright pleasant from the first listen, but I think it took 4 or 5 plays for me to realize it's actually great. I don't think Ode to Joy is going to sound like any other Wilco record, least of all the last two. The interesting thing about that is in print a mostly folk record from Wilco seems at first glance to be a pretty ho-hum concept, but I think we're all goi

Just got this in the mail. It was super interesting, especially to hear from Tom Schick who's pretty much Loft staff at this point. Talented engineer.

Here, you can listen to "Love Is Everywhere (Beware)" https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345?i=1000444581104&fbclid=IwAR26My8ZbkGbgR35XXdoMD72kOj0dBJ4iKLweTlks2lNTyt4dD9dgzy52IU I'm definitely seeing a pretty, pastoral vibe emerging for this record.

I'm excited. And I'll probably be getting on a plane when everyone's enjoying whatever this is.

I always love when you guys get to bask in your occasional and temporary importance. Do you ever think Nebraskans get jealous?

Yeah, he's my second to last choice for president. Trump of course is the last choice and I will do all kinds of rhetorical gymnastics to explain to my friends that their obligation is to vote for the lesser of two evils (thereby reducing evil) if he is the nominee. My bet is on Warren, but I'd take Sanders. There are things to like about Booker, Buttigeg and Harris, but there are things to wonder about. I kind of feel like everyone else is so far from a possible nominee that they're not worth talking about at this point.

I seriously think this is the first misstep in their career. I know some folks were thrown by One Beat, others by The Woods, but I love both and really thought they could do no wrong. The new songs sounded kind of lame on Fallon and it seems that's why one of the top 10 rock drummers is packing her bags.

So now we've seen 3 debuts, one of which was the recording and you had to be at Mass MOCA (I wasn't). If 3 songs could be a clear indicator (and they probably never are in a Wilco record), the 2 they debuted last night and the 1 a few folks listened to at the Genelec installation seem to point towards a lush and pretty album of ballads. Neither the spiky rock of SW, nor the off-kilter folk of Schmilco. Or they're sitting on another 8-9 crunchy rockers, or noisy freakouts. Still hard to say.

It's phenomenal. Memorable in part for the hyper-vivid desert landscape description, and for the stomach churning violence. Maybe his best book? This is what I'm slowly meandering through right now: