winter party person

I think there's lots of agreement that many of the Wilco songs we love dearly are just a whole lot better when performed live. Think of Spiders or ALTWYS.

 

So I guess my question to the board is this: are there any songs that don't "work" as well for you when played live so you prefer listening to the original recorded version?

 

For me, it's Jesus, etc. The album version has so many layers and is so intricate, it always comes across as a little flat when played live. When thumbing through my iPod, I generally go to the record version first.

I disagree about Jesus, Etc. if you listen to the KT version closely, I think you'll find it to actually be really layered and have a lot of subtelly beautiful moments for a live performance. Nels on the lap steel makes this version as good if not better than the studio version. Plus, I love live performances of this song where Jeff has the audience sing the "our love" part.

Also when Jeff covers "True Love Will Find You in the End".

this song is the opposite of depressing.

It's up on Wilcoworld!!!! It's true! It's true!!

AHHHHH PERFECT! thats right when I get back from camp!

i dont think 'depressing' really describes any of these songs (except maybe the Lonely 1) . Reservation, On and On and On and In a Future Age all have rreally hopefull messages in my opinion

Pot kettle black

Pitchfork lists an Aug. 24 stop at the Greek in Berkeley.

please be true

Tweedy and Kotche constitute what I feel to be the most remarkable collaborators in the history of rock. Never has such an incredibly gifted songwriter dealt with such an amazingly unique musician.

 

....think: Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker...but better

i found it so cool when i read that kotch studied under tucker; my two favorite bands ever are wierdly connected!

"Wait Up", "Black Eye" and "Fatal Wound" off March 16-20 1992, and every one of his songs on Anodyne are all great in my opinion

There are dreams

We might have shared

And I still care

And I still love you

But you know how Ive been untrue

That song makes time stop when I hear it

I also love

In the begginning

We closed our eyes

Whenever we kissed

We were surprised

To find so much inside

The way he sings "inside" gets me every time

rest my head on a pillowy star and a crack door moon

says I haven't gone to faaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr

sweet interview. god that thing about the gym is hilariously akward. sounds like something out of a movie

excellent

High five!

Anyone have a live full-band version they could post in MP3? I've been longing to hear it live for a while and I missed the webcast.

I've been looking for a place to talk with other Wilco fans, why oh WHY did it take me SOOOOOOOO long to look at their actual web page!!!

 

I received my package today...watched the DVD twice...wore my shirt all day...and caught them on Letterman... : )

 

same. im gettng Wilco overload. it's orgasmic

21+ !!!

 

F*ck that

agreed; Amoeba's the shit

sweet, thanks for the heads up

A Pavement reference? That's interesting, I didn't really pick up on that at all and I'm a big Pavement fan. Anyone else notice any similarities?

sheffield loves Pavement, he talks about them a lot in his book Love Is a Mix Tape. Pretty good book about 90s music and Ive been wondering how he feels about Wilco since reading it. the review is a bit off in my opinion; im surprised fricke didnt do it.

happy for you. I think your connection to the song is an example of why music is the greatest art from. I had a similar thing with Reservations.

I'll take this one. moxiebean does not like "Reservations," and has placed it in his list of his least favorite Wilco songs.

sorry, still dont get it

My five, chronologically...

 

1. It's Just That Simple (sorry John)

2. Dreamer in My Dreams (they probably had a blast recording this - listening to it; not so much)

3. ELT (alt.country-by-numbers w/ overdubbed fx, out of place on Summerteeth, i could go on...)

4. Reservations

5. Less Than You Think (dronedronedrone)

please explain number 4

no one's talked about High Fidelity yet? i'm surprised...

 

"The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules."

 

start with that, if you ask me. ITMWLY would be good as an opener in my opinion.

i believe when i fall in love with you it will be forever....

best movie ever

I think those are potato pancakes. Mmmmmmm.

 

(crabcakes, people?? really??)

latkehs

end it with reservations; hesitating beauty should go in there too

i especially like the part where you talk about how every wilco album has gotten crap from fans for a different reason