lost highway

The only one on that list that I've made it too is the Galapagos and they're so worth it. I share a lot of your dream destinations. I'm actually decompressing after a day of stomping around Amsterdam right now, which was one on my list. It's pretty neat, but I'm glad we had more time in Berlin on this trip.

I could see them going for a creative, depth of field thing with it, but maybe not a total success. Two other thoughts: -Pat=Alexander and the No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Day + bell bottoms. -Was this the beginning of the bands policy of "dress god damn sharp"? They were pretty into it pre-nudie suits, and now they're a little more casual.

Yeah I'm pretty sure everyone on here can recognize the comment as harmless. I can see that it gets into the "don't tell me not to express my opinion!" territory, but it's not directed at anyone in particular.

And the Tigers almost look irrelevant in spite of a respectable .500 game avg.

Lower volume=greater dynamic range and less side effects from compression. You already know this from listening to A Ghost is Born.

That's my favorite Byrds album. In fact if you listen to "Draft Morning" or "Change is Now" you can hear some proto-YHF folk rock postmodernism.

Dude, Spoon: Ga, Ga, Ga, Transference... so great.

I really like the last one. I didn't think anything was missing from their process, if anything I think it was a sign that they'd discovered how to use the powers of the sextet. I think there are all kinds of wonders ahead. But, fair game. I asked the question "how bout it?" and with our knowledge all anyone can say is, "nah", "with reservations", or like me "hell yeah". The only other thing worth mentioning is Jeff has said in an interview that they're ready to make a "restless" record. I think that could please a lot of people on here.

Albini charges a flat rate for his room and for his engineering. He records whoever books and doesn't like plenty of bands he records. He does not however, produce.

You're describing some grandpa rock shows, but you were at dad rock fest. Different scene. But seriously, a cloud of unwelcome smoke is an annoyance, but perhaps a more expected one at an outdoor fest.

I agree completely. The other likely known factor is it seems like engineer Tom Schick (sp?) has become staff over at the loft and has now worked with Jeff on Wilco, Low, Mavis, Pops and RT records where he has shown that he doesn't really have a "sonic stamp" other than perhaps warm, unfussy and focused sounding.

Steve Albini doesn't produce bands, he sets up mics and they produce themselves.

Wishful Thinking is a slow burning piece of melancholy that I can never get over. Pot Kettle Black... not that it's maligned, but totally mix tape worthy and not played all that often. In a Future Age

Yeah, not any details, but it confirms it is indeed a plan. Man, PR for a new album is a calculated thing. There is a time to officially announce, then interview, before that shush is the word. Then again, they're still probably figuring out exactly what it's going to be so there's probably not a good way to discuss it yet.

Ohhhhh...

Been a fan for 15 years. Never considered the meaning.... not sure I get it now.

Buuuttt... you guys know what the Joy Division actually was, right?

Yeah, I am always psyched for a debut. I remember now, he said they were in love with 'Walken' and playing it out all over their tour. He said when they started trying to lay it down in the studio they were frustrated that they couldn't capture the same energy.

There were some things discussed in interviews around the time of TWL where Tweedy said they're not as into trying new stuff out live as they used to be.

Nah, we'll keep the revenue in Colorado. Thank you.

That Cindy Lauper record is surprisingly solid. I throw my used copy on the turntable at parties for ironic fun, and am constantly surprised by how great the whole thing is, albeit in an 80s,day glo, sparkly production kind of way.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/25/wilco-solid-sound-festival-daydream So in this ^ little Solid Sound article it closes with mention of a new album out, possibly as early as the end of this year. There's absolutely no other info, and this is probably not the first time I've started a thread about a new Wilco record far too early (by now I at least know better than to speculate on what it might sound like) .... but it's an exciting idea. Maybe there'll be more info soon to stick on here!

I think this discussion, slippery slope fallacies aside, has mostly run its course. But I can't resist swinging by for one last thing that occurred to me: That psycho in SC also had a Rhodesia flag on his jacket. Is there a better analogy- basically the same piece of anachronistic-offensive flair in a different geographical context- than looking at the Rhodesia flag next to the Confederate flag. Now back to the less symbolic, seemingly insurmountable task of combating institutional racism...

I don't think anyone is planning on, or even could ban every instance. I think government buildings is the goal, which you can see is more than a little logical as we don't need the flag of a competing, rebellion government next to the stars and stripes down at the state house.

You mean European white supremacists from abroad, not the white supremacists of European descent who were part of the rebellion? (You can see how this gets tricky.) Also it's fair to say there is an ignorant prejudice against people from the south. The presence of a drawl (let alone a twang) is enough to bring some northerners to misjudge the intelligence of the person speaking. That division weakens the unity and harmony of our country, while being an ironic xenophobia on the part of an anti-racist. Yet, I'm not sure waving a confederate flag is the best way to clear up misconceptions.