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    Glenn Kotche's the most talented drummer

    in Just A Fan

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    since it never came, here it is:

     

    wilco were rocking on the summerteeth/mermaid avenue vol 2 tour: :rock :dancing

     

    discussing heavy metal drummer in the loft: jay - :hyper jeff: :hmm :unsure :rolleyes

     

    jeff a few minutes later in the toilet: :throwup

     

    jay: :upset

     

    rest of wilco: :innocent :rolleyes

     

    wilco at grant part, 4/7/01: :rock

     

    jay at the end of the show: :wave

     

    jay, soon afterwards: :ohwell

     

    jeff: :dancing :thumbup

     

    wilco onstage from september 2001 : :rock

     

    for the record... calistar= Nonlinear Nonfiction

     

    AND

     

    Way to go! Probably my third favorite storytelling device: the emoticon! After miming and cartoons.

    My First Negative Wilco Review

    in Just A Fan

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    I enjoyed the film for many reasons, partly because I'm a fan but also because I thought it was a very surpising release for a record label insofar as artist bios are concerned. I'm currently finishing a study on the history of documentary film and I'll take this opportunity to share my thoughts on the subject with a short critique:

     

    The filmmaker remarkably tried to include a wide variety of of Jeff's performances on that NorthWestern tour. Look at how many different kinds of songs and styles Jeff plays on the DVD: some songs are exactly what the most outrageous Tweedy fan would want - perfect finger-picking, able to sing the toughest highs and lows; other songs he is forced to abort and restart such as Shot In the Arm or he is interrupted by fans mid-whistle and begins laughing. A few of the performances, yes, are far from the perfect Tweedy one would expect to see in a film produced and released by the singer's record label. I think that is one of the best things about this documentary: it shows Tweedy at both his weakest and his best. He is bold and angry but at the same time reminds you in the car that he is humbled by the extreme pleasure people find when hearing his songs.

     

    but the biggest letdown is Jeff's playing and self indulgent, rehearsed monolouges.

     

    I have found that the flaw in any interview is that the person answering questions is either going to tell you what you want to hear, or tell you what you don't. What they say is dictated almost solely on what is asked. I suppose it would have been more Cinema-Verte-esque if we learned about Tweedy's thoughts on touring etc. from his own conversations with friends/bandmates etc. Then it would appear spontaneous and more raw. In Sunken Treasure, however, Jeff Tweedy speaks directly to the camera - which is why those comments might appear unnatural or "rehearsed."

    Advice and What Not

    in Just A Fan

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    When talking about the new album (once removed from Jay, now) or their current live show (5 years and one additional line-up change removed from Jay), it comes off as forced or 'in the know' (but is more like yesterday's 'know'). I mean, Carol Mosely-Braun was once a senator of Illinois, but she's never mentioned in conjunction with Obama or Durbin, no?

     

    Nice, perfect analogy. :thumbup

    Advice and What Not

    in Just A Fan

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    One of my favorite Tweedy quotes (2004):

     

    "A piece of art is not a loaf of bread. When someone steals a loaf of bread from the store, that's it. The loaf of bread is gone. When someone downloads a piece of music, it's just data until the listener puts that music back together with their own ears, their mind, their subjective experience. How they perceive your work changes your work.

     

    Treating your audience like thieves is absurd. Anyone who chooses to listen to our music becomes a collaborator.

     

    People who look at music as commerce don't understand that. They are talking about pieces of plastic they want to sell, packages of intellectual property.

     

    I'm not interested in selling pieces of plastic."

     

     

    This is from an interview with Wired magaine...read it here.

    Getting Bored of Wilco shows

    in Just A Fan

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    Five things Wilco did/did not do at your last show that you might have misconcieved as "boring:"

     

    1) Opened with Misunderstood. This wasn't boring, it was a declaration at the beginning of the show that you are about to be rocked by nothing but pure rock from the soul of a man named Jeff Tweedy.

     

    2) A majority of the songs they played were from YHF and AGiB. Count again, fool! Over the past year Wilco has regularly debuted new songs from an unreleased album (about one per month). In fact, for all we know they are figuring out how that album is going to sound based on your reaction at these shows - making slight adjustments according to the spontaneous nature of a live show. So, hopefully you weren't sitting reading a newspaper during "Is That The Thanks I Get."

     

    3) Jeff didn't punch or choke anyone at my show. Look, if you really want it, you know what you have to do... :cheekkiss

     

    4) They didn't cover Ziggy Stardust. And hopefully they never will again because last time it was a disaster.

     

    5) They actually played in my hometown instead of forcing me to download a show or stream it online. Maybe you're actually 'bored' because you overexpose yourself and can't hear the nuance in their music anymore. If it was 1999 and you were still on dial-up AOL then hearing Wilco in person might be more special. Scary thought, I know.

    Bob Dylan current tour

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Okay, just want to get this off my chest...

     

    When we left the Kohl Center the other night, Jared and I were raving about how great Dylan's voice sounded and the songs he sang. We couldn't get over Tangled Up In Blue, She Belongs To Me, Summer Days (those are the ones where he really 'sung like a bird'). Some other friends of mine that scalped tickets minutes before the show started were already waiting outside. One of these guys came straight out and said it, "I don't like how he sounds, I didn't think it was that good." It's so sad. How many people were there to see the Foo Fighters and just thought of Dylan as a bonus, I wondered. I also have to be honest, I was seriously disappointed with Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters. They sat down the entire show! They sounded great, but why were they sitting? Could you imagine if Jeff Tweedy sat during Misunderstood or Airline to Heaven? I mean, c'mon, I know you're playing "acoustic" (which is debatable), but why are you sitting?!

     

    Okay, aside from that, it was one of the best nights I can remember in a long time and I haven't stopped chanting "Zimmerman! Zimmerman! Zimmerman!"

    Bob Dylan current tour

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Madison, Wisconsin

    Kohl Center

     

    October 31, 2006

     

    1. Maggie's Farm

    2. She Belongs To Me

    3. Lonesome Day Blues

    4. Positively 4th Street

    5. Rollin' And Tumblin'

    6. John Brown

    7. Watching The River Flow

    8. Workingman's Blues #2

    9. Highway 61 Revisited

    10. When The Deal Goes Down

    11. Tangled Up In Blue

    12. Blind Willie McTell

    13. Summer Days

     

    (encore)

    14. Thunder On The Mountain

    15. Like A Rolling Stone

    16. All Along The Watchtower

     

    Summer days was also up there with the best last night.

    Bob Dylan current tour

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Okay, honestly I started this thread because I've been planning, anticipating, waiting for tonight almost two months now. I've read what you all have said and all I can say for myself is - Dylan was AMAZING.

     

    "For Halloween buy her a trumpet... and for christmas get her a drum"

     

    He hit it, he rocked it, unbelievable.

     

    My favorites were Tangled Up In Blue, She Belongs To Me, John Brown, Hwy 61.

    Spiders (Kidsmoke)

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    My friend Al and I have a long going discussion about which is better:

     

    Spiders acoustic, or spiders with the whole band.

     

    I've found that the song can be categorized in three ways: Sometimes the band plays an 11+ minute version with jam-band-esque interludes and solos and bright flashing lights to the beat of the song; sometimes they have played a shorter version (about 5-6 minutes) without as many bells & whistles; and then, of course, there is the beautiful solo acoustic rendition by Jeff Tweedy.

     

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