J_Lefty

First thing that I hear is Panthers. This is an amazing track, and I'm glad they decided to release it on vinyl. Can't wait to give it a spin on the turntable.

My issue was with a stander, but I was in the second row, so there was no one sitting at any point in the concert. This guy was just an oaf and wasn't paying attention to where he was flailing, so I traded with my wife because I pretty much expect to get flailed upon at a concert, lol...

I've got the record in the mail, but could someone shoot me a PM, too? I'd love to hear it! Thanks in advance!

Is that what happened? I saw the roadie come out of stage right and whisper to Jeff that I'm a Wheel was going to have to be the last song and wondered WTF was up. They looked like they were ready to go for another five songs, then an abrupt stop. I'm glad I wasn't the only person who felt this way. I knew the crowd must not have been into it after the "you'll like it next year" crack.

I didn't take a great camera with me, just my iPhone... so I'm not going to bore you with my pics, but I had a great time. I just now got the hearing back in my left ear because I was sitting right under Nels by the left side amps... ouch. I almost had a douchebag incident as well, but I switched places with my wife so things didn't get out of hand. It's funny how sitting in the second row, I was still surrounded by A-holes and people who didn't seem like Wilco fans.

I'm a big Dan fan, too... I've been hearing twinges of Steely Dan in Wilco since AGIB and the Loose Fur stuff. I def. agree that BBN has that quality. Ever notice how much Hate it Here sounds a lot like Bad Sneakers and Any Major Dude...?

After hearing a few of the new tracks live for the first time, I'm developing a new respect for the songs. Bull Black Nova and You Never Know are actually very different live than in the studio and in a very good way. Wilco the Song is pretty straightforward and sounds about the same live and on WTA. ...Sunny feeling, I felt, was just as bland and annoying live as it was on the record. Jeff even made a sarcastic crack about the song, saying we'll love the song when they come back and play it next year.

They weren't so bad. I caught the second half of their opening act... but wilco blew my brains out. I was standing about 10 feet from Nels and watching his eyes go white during the Impossible Germany solo. OMG that concert was great.

I've been studying up on the opening act and I am extremely not interested in seeing them... does anyone know when Wilco will actually be on stage?

I purchased the archives on CD for now, and I'm loving the set... def. worth the money. I'm going to invest in the Blu-Ray eventually, but I'm waiting on the tech for a while.

I'm going to be at the show, too, but my wife and I are celebrating our anniversary, so we're hitting up a little French bistro down the street before the show. EDIT: BTW I have two extra tickets, Loge Front B142 and B143 if anyone still needs tickets.

Just curious, to which DVD project are you referring?

Well, you don't live here for one thing...

I'd like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to move to Ohio. We had a recent Wilco concert in Athens and one in Cincinnati very shortly. The state is beautiful and cost of living is probably half of what you pay. (Oh and if you have any cheap Ohio cracks, I think we'll know who the real snob is. )

OMG, I've been wondering this for quite some time, and I didn't think about asking here for some reason. I can't get a good look at it from my recording because the quality isn't great.

Many conservatives probably consider Wilco to be a Nazi group, too.

Thanks for that link that does add a lot of insight. I feel bad now that I made assumptions, but he did look pretty messed up.

Maybe it's me, but it seemed that the first interview they do with him at the deli he's pretty coherent, then they (Jay and the band) talk about Jeff being on his way back to the studio to check their progress, then they cut to Jeff looking high as a kite roaming the streets of Chicago. I kind of always pieced together that while he was out for lunch he had a little something something and then walked back to the studio and it caught up with him. You obviously can't say this for sure since that movie is full of all sorts of crazy editing and time incongruities, but I saw the puking as a symp

Does anyone know what JO is up to these days?

Are any of our amigos de espa

I can definitely see why someone wouldn't like this song, especially if they have a problem with repetition. I do however like the song. It kind of seems to me to be a "War on War" meets "When the Roses Bloom Again." You have the sort of war chant opening mixed with a narrative about dying and sacrifice. I also hear some slight echos of The Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth." It's a deceptively complex tune.

I think they're talking about how all the band members' names appear in the credits and Jay's name is listed last and it appears to be glowing because the sun is behind it. So his name is glowing in the sky.

I think the imagery was pretty obvious: a conscript is like Jesus, yadda yadda... but I'm guessing he was coming at this from the perspective of the kind of person who'd join the military and say, "I'll fight" and then he goes through the reasons. I don't think it's a stretch to say there are people who join the military for religious sacrifice, but I dunno. This is an interesting line that completely turned me off at first, but I think there's more to it than bible babble.

Thanks for sharing that, those are some great pics.