lost highway

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.

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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:

Says Tweedy: “I think [the hiatus] revitalized everyone’s energy for the band, and our interest in pushing forward and not just resting on some past output. Everybody in the band is pretty ambitious. It’s good to let go of something that’s a huge, identifying part of your life, and realize that you still have deep affection for it and a deep interest in having it be a living, breathing entity capable of surprising you.”

Fan here. I'll take any cut from The Whole Love any day. And I'll even applaud them knocking an AM song of their setlist to do it. But that's not the point. This is just an example of how- as with the "fans would rather hear their old songs" idea- it all depends on who you talk to. How many times has someone on here griped about the inevitability of a Jesus Etc performance only to be rebuked by someone who says they've seen them a dozen times and is happy to hear it on any night? Wilco can't be a nostalgia act because their music, their influences and their fan base are a messy democratic,

They really had fun with Not For The Season. It's interesting how it became an acoustic staple and the band kind of took up a similar, tighter version with just some more dynamics and a little guitar weirdness. Now it's like the Loose Fur version again, but more since there's a bigger ensemble. All kinds of playful, avant noodling.

Pretty nice little treat. Only complaint is that Pat and John's backups were totally inaudible.

What a dick move. People are terrible.

He was talking about Warm as it was being released, and Warmer was already recorded. But it's all part of the same stream. Wilco demos start off the same way as the Sukierae songs, and the Warm/Warmer songs, it really comes down to how he allocates them at this point.

Okay, I'm not crazy: https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jeff_tweedy_talks_about_his_new_memoir_new_wilco_and_touring_with_bob_dylan He says back in November he was currently doing recording to prepare for the upcoming Wilco sessions.