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    Warmer

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    They should package the two LPs together as "Open Kimono" and then throw in a 7" of live versions of "It Must Be Love" / "Plateau" from this past tour. Add expanded Saunders notes. Done. And purchased.

     

    In addition to Solid Sound, Bbop reported the following from the Chattanooga show in his write up:

    "he also took a moment to comment on how they had pressed 5,000 copies for Record Store Day because they thought it would be nice for people to actually go out to an independent record store and buy a record, but then "everybody complained (about not being able to get a copy)," Jeff said. "Oh, I'm so sorry we conservatively estimated how many people would buy our record. ... Didn't you hear that nobody buys records anymore?" Then he conceded what those who didn't manage to track down a copy this weekend surely were hoping to hear — that Warmer will be available more widely eventually, likely packaged with Warm. The exact quote from Jeff: "Warm and Warmer belong together, and they'll probably be out together at some point.""

    Wilco — 1 October 2017, Austin, TX (Bass Concert Hall)

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Thanks, bböp, for your write-up, I always look forward to reading your comments and commentary. With this particular show, however, I have to disagree, or at least my perspective was different. I thought this was one of the stronger performances I have seen the band do in several years. They seemed genuinely vibing off of one another and they, to me, sounded phenomenally great. This was hands down the best sound for a hall I've heard in a long time: it was boomy but still clear and nicely loud. As for the seated/standing thing, I thought it was less of an issue than shows I have seen in the past. Yes, it was a recurring talking point, but from where I was (a few rows from the front on the "seated side")--everyone was really into the show, even if seated. It was a really cool vibe (again at least where I was) the entire time. And yes, most were standing by mid-show. But I also walked in and thought: well, the standing/seated arrangement will be a thing tonight, lol.

     

    I will note that I left wondering, "I bet if I had just seen a setlist I would not have been all that blown away by the idea of this show," but being there it really was a great, great gig.

     

    I didn't see a printed setlist, but was "Passenger Side" as impromptu a choice as it appeared (coming right after his "slow sad songs" comment)? It certainly seemed that way. 

     

    edited to add: "Locator" is absolutely stunning now

    Wilco Top 10 Songs

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    It's interesting that "Radio Cure" was #1 on the original list. I always thought of that song as occupying the "Within You, Without You" spot on the record--the song that most clearly reflected the emotional/conceptual point of the entire record lyrically, but a song I rarely played. But two points: 1) as I've gotten older I've come to adore "Within You..." to the point that is one of my favorite Beatles tracks and 2) "Radio Cure" live is great (even if every other performance fails to reach the heights of this past Solid Sound). So, I get "Radio Cure" now more than ever, but I'm still surprised to find it at #1.

    Wilco--5/07/11, Denton, TX

    in After The Show

    Posted

    That would probably ordinarily be the case, though I think the printed setlist actually had a planned first encore of Poor Places>Reservations>Spiders that unfortunately got axed in favor of a single rockin' encore. Playing to the kind of crowd it was, I guess, as well as maybe an 11 p.m. curfew.

     

    Damn, that just ruined my night. ;) That's one of the most inspired encores I've heard them contemplate. Still, it goes back to my original point that they seem to be focusing on the YHF era this mini-tour. If they had played that series, all they would be neglecting would be Radio Cure.

     

    What's up with the lack of You are My Face on this tour? Did they ever play it? I feel like that song is one of their best live.

     

    Ditto.

     

    I was thinking that, too, when I was looking at the set lists.

    Wilco--5/07/11, Denton, TX

    in After The Show

    Posted

    I think it was a white Epiphone solid body of some sort with a whammy bar. I don't remember seeing him play it before this little mini-tour, but I could be wrong. He used it for At Least as well as Spiders.

     

    Thanks. I couldn't tell at all from where I was standing. I noticed they had that guitar and his acoustic tuned up on the side implying perhaps a second encore with Misunderstood>Spiders.

    Wilco--5/07/11, Denton, TX

    in After The Show

    Posted

    A great show. The band sounded like they were in a good mood and the playing was tight. As others have mentioned, I thought the setlists looked too similar, but it didn't show in the playing and it was a fun show. Interestingly, YHF is in full effect this mini-tour with 8/11 of those songs played generally and 7/11 during this show. Lots of YHF/Ghost-era songs.

     

    BTW, does anyone know what guitar Tweedy was playing on ALTWYS? I haven't seen him play it before.

    2011 tour dates?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    fwiw, Denton DID eventually go up--but right at 10. I got tix, but apparently the presale sold out in seconds. The Wilco facebook post states that 1300 more Denton tickets will go on sale Friday.

    Jay Bennett R.I.P

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I was fortunate to have seen Wilco w/ Jay on the Summerteeth tour. They were on the top of their "rock 'n' roll" game and Jay blew me away. I have seen Wilco 15 or more times since, but that was my first Wilco show and it remains a fond memory. I was also fortunate enough to see Bennett/Burch at a club in NOLA in 2002 (with Centro-matic). Bennett stayed and chatted with everyone for a long time and entertained autographs, gear questions, YHF questions, everything. It sounds like everyone who interacted with him have the same type of stories--and it has been heartwarming the last day to read all of these memories. That being said, it hit me hardest to read that Jeff dedicated "Monday" to him in the last show. I'll just add, that he has got to be in a more peaceful place than where he was the last few months...

    My Darling

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I've always thought that was a sly piece of filmmaking as (for those viewers unaware that Bennett actually wrote the song) it seems to show Jay singing Wilco covers after he got kicked out. Also, the song plays as the camera shows the reconfigured group moving on without him. I have some problems with the film, but this scene is actually pretty interesting, all things considered.

    Wilco (the theory)

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Without touching the "Wilco is Dead" theory, I must say that the first time I heard "Everlasting Everything," I was hit immediately by the Ringo drum vibe (and the Lennony chord progression). Add that to the White Album photos in the Loft gigapan and it is clear that the late period Beatles were at least a sonic influence, if nothing else. And yet, the record completely and utterly sounds like Wilco rather than some Beatles pastiche.

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