Beautiful & Stoned

It's way too early for me to know how I feel about all of the tracks. But I feel confident in a 10/10 for Art of Almost, I Might and Whole Love. I think Whole Love is absolute golden goodness.

Hot: Deeper Down, One Wing, BBN, Country Disappeared Warm: Wilco (The Song), Sonny Feeling, Everlasting Cold: You and I (though minus Feist, live I like), You Never Know, I'll Fight, Solitaire I think Deeper Down is the most interesting song on the album. Granted it's no rip-roaring rocker, I enjoy seeing it live. Cool percussion and timing by Glenn. And for some reason Sonny Feeling still makes me smile. I like the "ahs" by John and Pat leading up to "remember to show gratitude."

-- Though I really like the live version, the album version of Theologians is perfect IMO. -- After listening to Impossible Germany live so many times, I can't listen to the slower studio version. -- Kamera and War on War also stand out to me. Again, nothing against the live takes, just stellar recordings.

So, so many lovely, killer moments in these songs. The one the sticks out to me right now is the end of Hell Is Chrome, when John joins in on the "come with me"s. I dare you not to sing along with that (though my backup, backup vocals often break up).

Thanks, I really enjoyed that.

Was wondering if they'd play At Least That's What She Said for the Scranton branch

Haha I might have suggested this but didn't want to seem unpatriotic The whole "crankiness" thing is a non-issue to me. The guys are smiling, laughing, joking, having a great time up there. Jeff's just doing what he can to try and calm down the folks distracting away from the show. He's talked several times about wanting people at shows to have a great time, and the me-me-me folks tend to take away from the experience Wilco likes to create. I enjoy those moments in a Curb Your Enthusiasm kind of way. How many times have you actually told a stranger who's being an ass, "Hey, stop being an

Thanks. I'll look into that.

Was at the past two shows -- Atlanta and Durham -- and have to say it was quite a different feel. The Durham crowd was pretty tame in comparison. My buddy and I knew early on the Jesus singalong would be weak, and it was. Of course I was in front row for Atlanta and upstairs at DPAC so that had a lot to do with it. But the guys were outstanding as usual. The way they put so much heart and thought and joy into what they're doing comes through loud and clear. The complaints about these epic setlists are funny. I've seen them 12 times now and still haven't heard my fave Ashes yet, but I'm no

Yeah I splurged for front row through one of the douchebag ticket sites, and it was well worth it. Would have paid more! Ears still buzzing btw

Amazing show, great time. Really funny when Pat snuck up behind John during I'm a Wheel vocals and startled him. Who knows how long my ears will be ringing from a faceful of Pat all night, but well worth it.

A visual keepsake could never compare to the aural memories I leave a Wilco show with.

33 songs! Not For the Season! I'm officially getting an erection.

Oh my god, I couldn't be more excited. Going to Atlanta and Durham shows. Did they go on right at 8?

So true. Some people just have a hard time enjoying themselves and there's nothing a fellow concert-goer can do about that. As a person whose back hurts if I stand up for 3 hours straight, I enjoy the option of having a seat for before the show starts and for the mellow moments. Gonna have to suck it up for the GA Montreal show on Saturday! Another "rule" I go by: If the folks in front of me are standing and I wanna see, I stand. It's Just That Simple.

Last night I became part of the situation by buying two front-row seats for the Atlanta show ($166 listed each, $215 each by the time all the service what-nots are added). Hate to pay off scalpers and the corrupt ticket system, but it's gonna be worth it. I was lucky enough to get legit tickets in the second row five or so years ago. It's amazing and kind of a sensory overload being right there. Not sure if it's smart to use my tax refund money for this instead of a new set of tires though ...

T1. AGIB and YHF (go back-and-forth on this one, might never decide) 3. SBS (is "You Are My Face" one of the most beautiful -- and kickass -- songs ever, or what?) 4. W(TA) (perfect amount of "Americana" for my taste) 5. BT 6. ST 7. AM (is this the wrong place to admit I don't even own this?) Man I can't wait to see these guys again ... Montreal and Durham!

Wow these are good. Here's a shot: My eyes are quiet I don't know nothing about Hiding my soft skin

Indeed there is: http://www.qis.net/~minidonk/mdt.htm

Not sure but "hide your soft skin, your sorrow is sunshine, listen to my eyes, they are hissing radiator tunes" is one of my favorites. I don't know why, but my mind spins about six times faster than usual when thinking about it.

It's pretty difficult ranking these, but here's my best shot: 1. Ashes of American Flags 2. Poor Places 3. War on War 4. At Least That's What You Said 5. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart 6. Not For the Season 7. Hell is Chrome 8. You Are My Face 9. Misunderstood 10. Theologians 11. Kamera 12. Sunken Treasure 13. Jesus, Etc. 14. Muzzle of Bees 15. Impossible Germany 16. She's a Jar 17. Via Chicago 18. Company in My Back 19. Pot Kettle Black 20. Pieholden Suite While I'm already pretty smitten with the writing on the new record, it's still too early for me to see how those (One Wing, Deeper D

I'm really enjoying this new record. I'll add a "here, here" for Sonny Feeling. Something about that song just makes me feel good. And Deeper Down was one of my early favorites, then I saw how they played it live at the Wolf Trap ... wow, Glenn shines like crazy on that track. The only songs I don't listen to regularly are You Never Know and Solitaire. While I don't like those all that much for now, I think every song on this disc has something interesting going on, whereas SBS had a couple of duds, IMO.

This made me laugh. If not for the brilliance of You Are My Face and Impossible Germany, I might agree with you on SBS.

It's way too early for me to decide on W(TA), but based on how quickly I'm falling in love with this one compared to the others: YHF AGIB W(TA) BT SBS ST AM

I've been listening to it quite a bit the past month and it grows on me more every time. But having the precise lyrics now ... Jeff never ceases to amaze me with the beautiful, interesting writing. And there are all kinds of wonderful subtle musical moments here too. After three listens I could already tell I'd like it better than SBS. It's not on the same level as YHF and AGIB for me, but I'm loving it and that would be expecting too much anyway. Favorites now are Deeper Down, BBN, Sonny Feeling and Everlasting. Least favorite is Wilco (The Song).