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June 30, 2005, Palace Theater, Louisville.

The last show on the long leg of the AGIB tour. They were exhausted, and Jeff broke down a bit when he introduced the band and thanked them all for everything and said that there wouldn't have been any of this if it hadn't been for them. Then John introduced Jeff with a big hug and a "and what about this guy?" and the place went nuts. It was awesome.

Oh, and the closing encore of Don't Fear the Reaper with MMJ wasn't bad either....

... helped me understand my wife better and helped me keep focused on my wife.

Hey, if you understand your wife better then that's a beautiful thing. Love her better, love her forever, and listen to smushy love songs with her. You may even find a couple of those from your new favorite band Wilco. Take her to the show. Give her a big hug when Jeff says "I love you Susie" when they start ITMWLY or if they play something like Reservations or Walken.

And be wary of deep emotional relationships with women who aren't your wife. Sorry, but 40 year old married guys don't do well in those. That movie has the same ending over and over.

One nice thing about this board is that you'll certainly get an assortment of opinions, but nobody's gonna blow sunshine up your proverbial skirt. If you're OK with that, then you're in the right place.

Missed the pit seats but got row C on Nels' side ...

on sale now on presale...

web site says...

Tickets for this event go on sale Thursday, April 12th at 10am Eastern Time.

not central...

website says the Cinci presale is set for 10 am Thurs April 19, but the website says CDT for some reason. I think Cinci is in EDT. It still does not show up on the actual calendar list on the presale page, just on the "shows" page.

Ha! I just saw this thread and thought "Wow, somebody else here just had a baby, too?!" and then I saw the pic and I was like "Wait, I recognize that kid!" (sleep deprivation is doing strange things to my brain)

 

Thanks, everyone. She is indeed a cutie. (take off that hat and she's got a whole mess of black hair already)

Remember, sleep is highly overrated. Although dozing in the rocking chair with a snoozing babe in your arms is pretty much priceless.

Congrats. Enjoy. Someone once told me it's a lot of long days and short years....

"Beginning in mid-August and stretching into September, Wilco will embark on a more extensive tour of the United States and Canada, according to Margherita."

Well there's some good news - not that we thought they'd all pack up & go home after a dozen North American (Canada acknowledged, thank you) shows....

Anybody have any insight on that? More east and south dates, or further west?

Tree carving

The tree carving is the Hong Kong Subway symbol, sideways.

MTR

"Why" is another question.....

I think there are a lot of Wilco fans who think this new stuff (AGIB and SBS) is real Wilco because they have never really got how good Summerteeth and YHF are.

Oh, I think we all "get" how good those are. I don't see much ragging on either of those on this board. What I see in most of the SBS posts is that most of us actually enjoy watching the transformation of the band, especially when it doesn't involve implosion. The ones who seem to be down on SBS seem to want to keep Wilco in a box. Who knows, maybe they'll follow this up with something that's more in line with everyone's expectations. In the meantime, I'm pretty content with the new album and a new tour..... good times.

Can we talk about the album again??

 

LouieB

OK, let's try that for a while. Please...

I like it. I love having Jeff's vocals right out front and clear the way they are throughout the songs. That combination of his vocals and lyrics on these songs make this a great album. Yes, the band sounds great. All of them.

The other thing I really like about it is that it's not "just like" any other record they've done. If we had gotten YHF 2 or something like that, that's what would have disappointed me. So many bands today keep re-releasing the same formula over and over. I think it's good to put away some of the stuff that made YHF or even AGIB so unique for a while. It's OK there's no "obligatory weird noise stuff" in this. It's OK to do something more on the clear / mellow / accessible / whatever side of things, especially now.

So, I plan to continue to listen and enjoy, and hope that the May 15 release version doesn't remix the vocals to the back.

All that said, I may have to tuck in a copy of LNGCA somewhere in my tracklist... gotta admit I was realllly hoping to see that one make it.

Well, that's OK - they won't let us back into Kroger's any more either.

Um, one more PM w/link please? Kinda been under a rock most of March... thanks

rofl... "dad-rock"

agreed.

Dads Rock. Isn't Jeff a Dad?

Always in Love.... or was this supposed to be the non-Wilco section only?

Blinded by the Light (Bruce version)

A few not yet mentioned, oddly enough -

Marah

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business

Smashing Pumpkins

Along with the obligatory Beck / Radiohead / Flaming Lips triplet...