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Take the blue eyed soul and seventies rock influences prevalent on the new material theyre plaing live and insert the sonic disturbances of YHFT and AGIB, selectively culling from the studio noise freakouts of YHFT and the minimalist live guitar/percussion textures of AGIB.

I don't find this funny at all - and I bet if you look in the archives there are probably already a bunch of threads about this very thing. These threads may now be more offensive than people yelling songs at concerts. IF whoever started this would have posted in the music section they would have probably got more people to post in it.

Ole'! Offensive thread......dont spill your juice, were gonna be alirght.

This thread does not really belong here - this section is for POST-SHOW reviews, setlists, etc. You may get more action on this if you post it somewhere else.

Hey now, that one guy heard someone yell it at a show he saw five years ago. Here how bout this: Anyone ask for or play 'Don't Fear the Reaper', or 'Freebird' at the last three Wilco shows, the M. Ward shows, or the Beck show. Anyone? How did that make you feel.

Thats a great example. I think half of what is so infuriating, and both reaper, and freebird have been victim of it, is that theyre both really good songs. Unfortunately they may have been overused to the point that a classic gets so well worn that it cant be done without a trace of irony. A comedian is clever and attentive and makes a joke out of this irony, and then the joke becomes as common as the song, it preceeds the song. And irony is only funny for a stretch but if everyone jumps on it becomes annoying that we cant hear a great sounding song like 'Dont Fear the Reaper' and all we can think of is kitsch, camp, and someone doing an impression of there friend doing an impression of Will Farrell. Have I thought about this too much?

Quite the contrary. I think this is one of the funniest jokes around; however, I do believe it is better fit for a bar. Lighten up, don't take everyone that serious.

No, I like jokes alot. Maybe thats why I hate when people yell freebird, its like a grown man with a knock knock joke, 'arent ya glad I didn't say bananna.'

But a real jerk friend of mine came up with a good heckle for a bad bar band. After they play like three songs and you realize you hate them you say "Hell, yeah. Do two more!"

Just a thought for all of you lucky Northerners, Southerners etc. seeing Wilco in OCtober. Is it just me or is shouting Freebird about as obnoxious as a svieg heil (excuse my bad german). If I ever hear someone shout 'play freebird!' in any live music situation I believe I will burn their body and throw their skull in the river.

Thoughts? Feelings?

The best part is everytime another song starts going: 'oh sweet!' And then as they play so many songs you like you have trouble remembering all the ones you wanted to hear cause they play so many. Its real visceral. Hope they bring the projections back like in 04/05.

Whaddaya guys think, more new song debuts in October tour?

In the liner notes to the re-release of the UT March album on "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down" he says something about liking the song and not thinking of a traditional satan, but general evil like kids that threw pizza on him in JR. High.

My impression is that Tweedy is generally pro-spirituality and anti-zealotry. Not a real denominational type but maybe enjoys gabbin about God on a real long tour bus ride, maybe looking more towards the cosmic and a little less to the punitive God.

think they'll debut any new songs?

I always thought it was more of a statement of the music being of greater than or equal importance to the band that actually made it.

Well said. I like the Bad Timing disco ball too.

This may be an old thread idea, but did anyone ever notice that on the spine for AGIB between wilco's name and the album name there is the mathmatical symbol for less then or equal to. Do you guys think they were trying to make a statement with that, or is it just a fancy version of a dash.

I can't help but think about it as the new album approaches and AGIB is in my top 5 albums I was alive to see released and dissapointment seems entirely possible. Could they in the end be less then or equal to AGIB?

I dont mean it in all seriousness but you see where the logic goes.

Another thing I'm still not clear on is wether he has two installed in that j45. And if there are 2 then why would you have 2?

He doesn't use two soundhole pickups which would be weird, but whats really fancy is he uses both an m1 soundhole pickup and some kind of internal/piezo pickup. And get this, he has a custom cable/jack with little volume knobs on it so he can mix the two to taste on all of his guitars! Cant blame a guy for trying to make a plugged in acoustic sound right, cause if youve tried you know its hard.

I just pre-ordered it.

okay its officially weird. Amazon did pull the preorder and still nothing from Nonesuch.com. Only stuff on it you can google is just the rumor mill on fansites. I know its obviously gonna happen cause its on wilcoworld but why nearly a month from release not much official advertising. Strange strange

walk on:

i hear some people been talking me down/bring up my name and toss it around/they don't mention the happy times/they do their thing/i'll do mine/

ooh baby, that's hard to change/i can't tell them how to feel/some get stoned/some get strange/sooner or later/ it all gets real/walk on...

 

what light:

If you feel like singing a song/and you want other people to sing along/Just sing what you feel/dont let anyone say its wrong/

When you're trying to paint a picture/but you're not sure what colors belong/Just paint what you feel/dont let anyone say its wrong/

And when you're strung out like a kite/Stung awake in the night/Its alright to be frightened/

Theres a light/What light?/Theres a light/What light?/Theres a light/What light?/Inside of you/

In all due respect. I believe Neil is pointing towards friendships ending and peoples lives changing and allowing it to pass. It seems Jeff is trying to make a statement about artistic creation and anxiety. While both have a sense of triumph overy adversity they seem thematically different.

But that is the best Neil Young album that no one talks about enough, his most funky I would say.

wonder what the price will be on wilcoworld - and why can't I find any info about it besides the press release - not even on nonesuch?

yeah the whole lack of cover/info on nonesuch. Its all very strange. The my morning jacket dvd coming out around the same time already has a trailer up on the net. Im gonna be glad just to buy sunken treasure so I dont care if its poorly marketed, its just....curious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_recorder

This is one of the most deliciously dorky, sarcastic replies that encompasses that which is twenty first century. I am terrified and delighted by a world full of clever, on-time and sarcastic url links.

thank god...only ONE song from AGIB!!

-Robert.

i myself am bummed that the stellar rendition of spiders acoustic didn't make the cut. He opened with it in denver and it was real purty.

While sure, anyone who tosses of Jay Bennett isn't realizing that he is extremely influential in the shaping of most existing Wilco records. And yes John Stiratt is possibly maybe even genetically the best bass player/back up singer you could ask for, and Mikael Jorgensen is such a talented accompaniest whose nearly complete lack of image have left him ignored and underdiscussed, and yes pat sansone holds down a lot of ends/has cute hair/does fun stuff to watch live (i.e. monster hand on the discordant ending of poor places, windmills etc.).........Glenn just doesn't receive enough rants on this board. I would rank him one of the best drummers in rock history. There are other greats that are equally if not more notable then him; but Keith Moon, Bonzo, Ringo, Charlie Watts, that jerk from dream theatre, none of those guys play with the same mix of eloquence and sensitivity that Kotche does. So there.

ps when do we have a Tony Margherita appreciation forum?

wow this song sounds a lot different then anything I've heard from him. Really fragile and a lot of space. Sounds a bit like older Songs Ohia mixed with something more strange. Captivating listen.

does anyone know what the song Lullaby for Rafters and Beams is all about? Is that a cover, or a new song?

Yeah this thing is on! thats sweet. I seriously doubt the September release claims though. Nonesuch hasnt even mentioned it on their site, and I doubt they would release it a few weeks from now without turning the hype machine a little. Lets cross our fingers for fall.

I just knew a huge chunk of you were the sort. Something about being the biggest music fan seems to make people musicians.

Oh and if you get bored

www.myspace.com/bigtimbermusic

After a round table discussion on Tweedy's lyrics and how emotional health affects our art, I am just curious, who of you are, or at one time were, or are spiring to be songwriters? Especially you notorious frequent posters. Not to ask who is a serious artist, or makes quality things, but just who does it. I have been really curious (and I remember Tweedy talking about this in an interview) as to where all of the traits of super fan, and musician intersect. I myself am both but I am not sure if I am one more than the other.

In discussing songwriting, somebody famous once suggested "write about what you know."

 

So you're having the time of your life, I would guess that you might what sing about that or those feelings might be in there somewhere.

 

If not, I'd call that "masturbation".

 

Face it folks, the dark days are gone.

I think this is a bit too reductionist. Just because someone is doing well doesn't mean they don't remember what it is to be upset. And just because you're having the time of your life that doesn't mean thats all you know. There is a doubtless array of songs out there about happiness, but really does every songwriter in a good mood write about being happy.

And are the dark days ever really gone.

The guys obviously made a choice about his artistic direction and I don't think his lyrics are a slave to a better mood or improved health. Thats ridiculous.