jefftweedy70

cheers!-looks good,thanx & great job!

kind of a random question (by a non-attendee), but can anyone tell me what the had in terms of merch at the show? i'm going to solid sound festival next week and want to know how i should budget accordingly .

and don't ferget:keep an eye (and $5) out for the tote bags -kinda plain but cool nonetheless...don't know if they sold out of the "wilco,the tote" totes (like on their website)or not,but when we got up there they only had the one with the guitar/wilco logo on it...have fun!

I've seen Wilco about a dozen times now, and I have to admit that at a point during the show, I felt a bit disappointed. It isn't anything the band did but I think somethimes the band is generally so on, that it can at times be boring, and that is certainly something where the phrase "taken for granted" is probably apt. It is probably the Deadhead in me that once to see a lot of variation each and everynight, and that doesn't always happen, and isn't always warranted. I went to see Bears of Blue River, Avi Buffalo, and Blitzen Trapper last night, and I was walking to Avi inbetween bands, and we were talking about Wilco and Solid Sound etc, and I mentioned that sometimes I wish they were more flawed, because sometimes the flaws are where its at, if you get what I'm saying, and he replied "yeah they are all business" and I kind of got that. So somewhere in between this lust for variation and improvisation and just general spectacular skill, I'll see the forest for the trees, and I'm looking forward to 2011 to see Wilco again, with hopefully some new songs, and new appreciation.

-i agree lumberjack! you said it MUCH better than i did...i put out my "so missunderstood" comments about the show & this is more in the vein (like a shot in the arm) of what i should'a said -very well put!...i dunno about you,but one thing i have to add: it was me & my wife's first outdoor wilco show & i think that added to my personal dissapointment with it along with the lack of variation/improv and setlist -outdoor shows can be great,by chance,even better -but not always & never quite the same as an indoor vibe...that said,i'm still lookin' for an aud. recording to turn up on bt.etree or dime yet,so here's to hoping for that!(keep an eye out for it)...cheers!

p.s.& oh yeah vonnegut rocked!

quote:"Hey, don't get mad and leave. Your review was honest and fresh and stream of consciousness style, and you weren't saying just PC things. It's what you felt. I didn't pick up that you hated the show or the band. And believe it or not, there are lots of dissenting voices on this site--not everyone loves everything equally! But the people who've been on here a long time do feel kind of proprietary about this band. And I sure didn't think that any of the reactions to your review were exactly "hating." You can't be too thin-skinned on a fansite like this, y'know?

To end on a positive note, nice use of Wilco lyrics!"

-thanks for your reply (wilco me)-it's also nice to not be called a douche bag or called an UN-true wilco fan just by writing a review the way i saw the show-honestly,i WAS dissapointed with the setlist at south bend(i imagine tweedy would be dissapointed in his fans if they thought EVERYTHING he did was golden?),but NEVER dissapointed in wilco -like i said before,i saw them in boulder right before YHFT came out & the buzz that was there that night was hard to explain if you were'nt there & the bar was set high that night for me...but i saw them again in nov.04' in denver right after the election & it was the 2nd best show i've seen of theirs...i've also seen them a few times other than that & was even in a band back in the late 80's that played down at jake's (in bloomington,IN) around the time uncle tupelo played there...so,i'm not some fair weather ,alt.country &/or wilco bandwagon jumper (& i dig uncle tupelo's old stuff still,but mainly,the stuff tweedy sang on -so i'm rotten for that??)...and if as they say,i'm an un-true wilco fan or a douche bag or can't punctuate or whatever else they can think of for being honest about it,it's no skin off my(summer)teeth -i thought they'd at least dig that i used the south bend poster as my avatar so they could (maybe)copy & keep that without searching...oh well...

-i wuz just trying to just have fun with it but it seems there is'nt much of a sence of humour here & contrary to yer interpertations,i was'nt complaining & i know they don't do stones covers &...punctuation!?...man,i will try and mess up some spelling here too...wow,did'nt think i was writing for the south bend gazzette...i digress...i.e. ...i'll try n be a more wilco-professional next time...WHATEVER...wow ya'll r haters after all eh?....i want to thank you all for nuthin...nuthin...nuthin NUTHIN! NUTHIN! NUTHINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN at all...

it was a good show-not great though-wilco are always good,sometimes great-like bob dylan and his beard-lo ya tengo were good as well(only time i've ever seen em though)-we watched up by the left of stage a row back for the 1st half then went to the stands at the last of the show(i had a indianapolis colts hat on just to upset any possible bears fans in the audience)-the setlist was okay,not great-could'a used pecan pie,more summer teeth,an uncle tupelo song-"new madrid"?,could'a used a different mermaid ave. song also(love "airline" but i have heard it more than enough in concert),but at least something was played from that era...oh,and "via chicago"(one my wife would'a liked to hear) sure would'a been nice too but hey,i'm not in the band so i don't have a say only,wishes..upon a star..."california stars" is always a treat but they are probably tired of playing that one? musta been-it was'nt even hinted at tonight..."wilco the song" would'a been nice ,although expected too-so expect the unexpected at wilco shows(this is a good thing!)-except for bird poop in yer mouth while singing on stage...so a strange setlist actually when it comes down to it-especially compared to the last few months of shows but hey,it was a strange show out in the middle of left field for the boys anyway i imagine,what being stuck in the middle of weeks of no-shows...yo la tengo were fun,i just thought being at a baseball park n all,they would'uh tossed a few balls out in the crowd so we all could be sayin',"i got it,i got it" & then run into each other for you-tube'sake at least!!...i know alot of you thought wilco's south bend performance had a GOOD (to even GREAT)setlist from what i'm reading,but i BEG to differ(my reason for startin' a whole other topic on this show)..now now,don't be haters either...DO YOU know what i am SAYING man???-quotin' butters there...just coversation ya'll-maybe i'm wrong..."at least that's what you said"...oh yeah,& we bought a wilco "guitar(recycle)tote bag for $5 but it was'nt the "wilco,the tote" tote bag we wanted that they have online...like the stones say,"you can't always get what you want"...& we did'nt get a stones cover for an encore either,we got a song by neil young's old band-(that actually was pretty cool) even though i was hoping for "don't fear the reaper"...what can you say,a little over a year ago at the same exact venue,bob dylan played,"yankee doodle dandy"..so...even though it did'nt have the "greatness"-show-feel to it like when me & my wife saw 'em in boulder right before YHFT came out,it still was a good show...rock on anyways & always.

j.

lafayette