W(TF)
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Holy moly. That sounds pretty damn great, especially for a set that started with Dawned on Me.
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LOL! OK, OK, point taken, understand & acknowledged!!...cumulatively I do think it was better (Richard played better now than on the earlier track, Wilco > early Fairport, and Jeff & Leslie at least equaled Ian & Sandy- honestly, it was that moving...and like I said that old Fairport BBC version was my fave "Suzanne" ever)...and for the record, if pressed, I might go with Linda Thompson or Sally Timms over Sandy, but not by much...I am more of Richard Thompson fanatic, but I love Sandy Denny & their days in Fairport Convention right up there in that league...and I appreciate your comment, on many levels...
I posted a small clip of Suzanne here yesterday - http://viachicago.org/topic/49164-americanarama-14-molson-canadian-amphitheatre-toronto-ont-71513/page-3?do=findComment&comment=1531639
I agree Jeff and Leslie really nailed the vocals. IIRC Nels and RT played alternating solos - it was amazing. Unfortunately I don't have all of it, I was trying not to arouse the ire of the security dudes.
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I have the last verse of Suzanne on a clip posted here:
Sorry for the fuzzy distance, but the audio is decent. Wish I'd kept it running for the rest of Nels'/RT's soloing.
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She Belongs to Me and Hard Rain were also the highlights when I saw him in Tampa and Atlanta.
How did the songs with Jeff and Jim sound?
Cinnamon Girl was well done, they seemed to be having fun and it was the set closer. And a guitar fest, as you'd imagine. Vocally I could hear Jim and Jeff better on Oh What A Beautiful City, which was...well, beautiful! And seemed like a fitting tribute to Woody, even tho it's a Seeger tune. (someone here mentioned it was Woody's bday this past Sunday...so that's how I interpreted it)
I can't say I was hugely impressed with Blowin' In The Wind, either as a collaboration or a finale. But I think that's down to Dylan's complete overhaul of the song, which only his band members seemed familiar with.
Overall - I know it's a lot of work, but it would be nice to see these performers doing a bit more "real Americana" stuff in these shows (traditional folk, gospel, early blues, maybe some ragtime). The Seeger song was wonderful, but when the boys left it to the crowd to sing the chorus, hardly anyone knew the words. People need to hear more of this music.
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That was a fun night, pretty decent performances all around. After the longer than expected MMJ set I thought we might get closer to 2 hrs of Wilco, but no dice. Wilco played a relaxed/lively set with a nice smattering of YHF stuff (and I love when they open with a Guthrie tune). We sat smack in the middle of the amp and I thought the crowd was pretty into it from Poor Places on. Toronto crowds are always a weird mix of dancing drunks, cellphone posers, and uptight music nerds. I wasn't drunk, but after dancing with my friend to I Got You, the people behind predictably asked us to sit down. And damn, it was hot and sticky.
Highlight of my evening was Suzanne - unexpected, and the performance was just gorgeous. Sloth was also outstanding. Maybe RT should join the band (more often), the collaborations seemed to go beautifully.
I enjoyed Dylan's set too. He's in better form than when I saw him in '05....decent piano solos, harmonica, and slightly stronger on vocals too. Still pretty rough on lyrics, especially when his mic is low in the mix - it took me almost a full verse to ID both Tangled and Twist (geez!). Great band, very tight. Very low-key lighting...maybe it was too hot for spotlights last night? And I really like the arrangements of She Belongs To Me and Hard Rain. Especially on Hard Rain where Bob was turned up and was really belting it out.
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Cool beans. Looking fwd to A-rama 7/15.
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It looks like I won't be able to make it.
Message me asap if you're looking for a good deal on tickets...
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Man, I was stupidly depressed when I posted this thread. (collectively the most hated VC poll ever?)
Anyway, I'm generally a latecomer to most great music, but wanted to add Win Butler to the list, 'cause sometime in 2010 I finally gave Arcade Fire a shot and soon realized that even with only two records and an EP in the 2000's, they said a mouthful. And then they made The Suburbs, which was insanely great as a whole, even if it had no really epic songs.
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I think Radiohead is the only contemporary band thats musically as good as wilco.
I used to feel the same way, before I started getting into Arcade Fire. AF don't have the same level of individual talents, but, for me they have the same level of creativity and integration, and less of a studio/produced sound than either RH or Wilco.
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Rampant douchebaggery, also a fine album title.
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I heard there are about 90,000 used WTA cd's for sale on eBay!
Wendy has a lot of "friends".
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I picked up the deluxe package in Germany last week. My early impressions are good, but not overwhelmingly positive. I haven't been following the board much, but I agree that John's bass work is sounding terrific. There are more Beatlesque tracks than I expected, two or three at least. The recording quality is quite good. Open Mind is easily the most frustrating song in years- wonderful melody, banal lyrics. But that's just me.
The thing with music critique is that it's completely useless unless there's a context, i.e. it's the word of someone close to you who happens to share your taste. And even then it's often a huge mistake to discount something because of a negative or lukewarm 'review'. SBS will always be the second "best" Wilco album for me, because of what it did for me at the time when it came out. Is it really Wilco's 2nd best album? No, but who cares.
So as for whether TWL is a "masterpiece", it is if it is for you! For me, it at least ends with a masterpiece (OSM), just like a lot of Wilco albums. This album could be a grower, too. And I'm a little distracted by the new Feist and Ryan Adams releases at the moment.
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they don't play "shake it off" live very often because of some comments that appeared on this board.
I take it you forgot the sarcasm tags??
SBS holds up really well for me, I always liked it. It came in a year that had quite a number of great records though.
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Shhh. Jeff and some friends will be supporting Feist at a small show next month, you can enter a contest to win tickets here.
I'm just posting this for the good juju, and because no one reads this topic anyway. But I will win the tickets!!
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Please deliver me from the scourge of brokers.
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Zoya turned out to be such a lame caricature. Good riddance! (err, I hope she doesn't come back)
Now that the operation got cleaned out, maybe the last few episodes will make the season half interesting. This season was sorely lacking in any kind of...tension. Not to mention violence.
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What a weird thread. I think, but am not sure, that the OP was referring to how on many of the 180g issues, they will also split the records over four sides instead of trying to jam it onto two. They often have no choice if they want to maintain decent sound quality. In the old days a record was programmed for 40-45 mins of music based on the capacity of an LP. With CD's holding up to 70 mins., many single-CD issues need 2 LP's to do them any justice, especially if the customer is already paying a premium for 180g.
But the thickness/weight of a record has no direct correlation to the length of music you can fit on a side.
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Maybe the 3-year jump threw me. The writing style is a little different, the show seems more "urbanized". (whatever that means)
Also, the other characters are getting some development. Though Andy is really subdued, compared to the years where he stole every scene. The Danish bicycle thing is kind of a lame caricature.
I haven't seen the latest episode. But I'm starting to warm up to SE07. Heylia is back, that's good. MILF weed is back.
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Have a listen...
http://www.cbc.ca/ra...sic-from-feist/
I love when the horns come in at 2:30. Looking forward to the rest of the new record.
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Based on what, their importance to the franchise?
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I think the story is just what the video depicts. I think the video of the woman grabbing the ball happen a few days before the video of the "selfless" kid. Two opposite stories in the same week, so to speak.
That really gives new meaning to the lore in Ken Burns' documentary; "The story of baseball is the story of America."
Amazing.
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I have to agree unfortunately. I was reading the Sun article where someone from the Camden pub she liked to frequent was interviewed and saying how sad they were and how much they'd miss her. Can it get any more ironic than that? I wonder how many times they ever cut her off.
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Maxwell's Silver Hammer is horrible. Swap it with just about any Wilco tune, or Monkees tune for that mattter, and you have a better album.
Please, you can't be that misguided or arrogant. Not one note on Abbey Road can ever be changed, it's George Martin's masterpiece (along with Pepper, easily his two greatest productions).
It's like Heavy Metal Drummer, you may not like the song, but it fits on a record that can never be changed.
Glenn on TV commercial for Delta Faucets
in Just A Fan
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Given how much Glenn sweats when he performs, endorsing faucets seems like a pretty good play.
Fire sprinklers might be even more appropriate.