John Michael

I think you're right, controversial is probably not the right word. But it's hard to put your finger on what "Wilco" is, and I think that's why some people don't like them, especially critics.

This: is the best review I've heard yet. Here's why: Almost every record Wilco has put out is followed by controversy and evokes the hate of fans and critics alike. The general alt. rock community scoffed at Being There, and YHF got them dropped from their label. I mean, what is Wilco without controversy and change? I guess AGIB came out smoothly enough though... So the review and hearing the music only confirms for me that this album is, in fact, going to be a wilco album. Also, Wilco is coffee table music in that for practicality I never put the cds away. They generally find their

Did you guys record those yourselves?

Soooo jealous. How do you feel about not being able to mix the drums post recording? Because Im about to start doing that myself to get more live stuff. Im gonna run the drums through 2 stereo tracks, use another 2 for acoustic/voice and then do guitar and bass on 2 other tracks, and finally use a midi controller with reason for the pianos. I just have to buy 2 more pre's. Im worried about not having as much control over the drums though! But like I said: SOOO JEALOUS.

I payed 1,200 for a DAW (digi 002 Rack) and protools with some plugins. You can get stuff based on Cubase that has like 8 in's for I think around 800. But I've heard both versions, and after a while you can start to tell the difference between the pre-amps in the Digi versus that in the Firepod or whatever. They're super clean. Also, if you have any interest in getting into the industry at all, it's pretty much all based on ProTools, so far as the digital side goes. So you're gonna have to switch it all around eventually anyways. But otherwise, Cubase and stuff is the way to go if you like it.

Now, I don't have the best turntable yet (damn expensive guitars) but I noticed that YHF seemed to play faster, almost a whole step up from the album. I can hear the pitch pretty well, so I don't think it was me. Has any else had this problem? I played other records I know on it, and they all were the right speed/pitch. Am I doing something wrong?