the new frugality

It is what it is but only two posts were on topic... Mike McCready has been giving a lot of love to the Jeff Tweedy SG on this current tour. If you YouTube any Pearl Jam live stuff from 10/18 and on, you will see him using it. I wonder if he has the same tuning issues that the rest of us have? It doesn't really matter though because someone is tuning all of his guitars.

Seeing Mike use the JT SG really validates my purchase! He is quite the player.

PS - it's the trem system that makes the tuning difficult... Use it or not, it's still unstable under the weight of your hand. I changed the bridge to a tonepros roller bridge and it helped a little bit.

The band that sounds most like the GD right now, excluding DSO, is Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. Durring some of the longer extended jams in Easy Plateau or Mockingbird, i often find myself comparing the guitar work to Jerry. Absolutley amazing current music.

I second or third that. If anyone is reminiscent of the GD, it is the Cardinals... or was the Cardinals. The Cardinals have even covered a handful of Dead of the years. Ryan Adams has a Skull sticker on one of his amps.

Although Wilco fans often listen to jam bands, they have nothing that would be classified as such. Wilco is a straight up rock band these days, and a damn good one to note, arguably the best around right now.

I do agree that Nels is nasty, but he's not a jam band player like say a Trey Anastasio or Warren Haynes. All of those guys have mastered the instrument but in different ways.

I asked one of the tapers where he planned to post the Lewiston show. He said he'd post at bt.etree.org, but it's not up yet.

If anyone sees it posted... don't be afraid to let the rest of know! thanks!

Obviously a forum / message board is a place to form and distribute opinions, but man, how cynical are we? Nothing is ever good enough for some.

I thought the sound was muffled and had the lows turned up too high for the Connor Oberst, but by the time Wilco played, it was great. It must have really depended on where you were sitting.

The venue was really like no other I've ever been too, but it was cool that they came there to play.

The guy that got the picture with Tweedy probably caught the thrill of a lifetime when he got the picture with him. It will be a memory that he will tell his grandchildren about. It didn't disrupt the show at all. It looked like Jeff stayed there for the picture... which he obviously did not have to do. I think it's cool that people bring their cameras in and take pics. Thanks to everyone that posted some here, they were are really cool and I'm thankful that you have shared them with us. I'd love to see more.

I thought the set list was phenomenal. They mixed a lot of old in with the new. I would have liked to see "You Never Know," but I was happy that they rocked 25 or so songs instead.

They are all extremely talents, but Nels is one of the best to ever pick up a guitar. He's so innovative. I thought that band was in great spirits and that Jeff was pretty comical.

I can't wait until they come back to WNY. Next time you're at a show, try to just be happy to be there and be healthy enough / able to see the music performed right before your eyes. If you think you're going to have any kind of problem with it, maybe you should let someone else spend the money on a ticket and stay home.

Wilco did love us that night and I thank them for that.

I snoozed and lost. I'd prefer seats but am open to lawn tix.