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I agree with Lou, based on the three shows I've seen over the last 10 mos., and the one in '07. Nels was still overpowering in Lewiston this summer, but I think it was the soundboard people's fault, the audio on that show was an awful mess for the most part. Maybe the Nels wow factor has just gotten more normal to us over time, but I definitely notice the changes as the three of them evolve their contributions on various songs. You'd think three wailing guitars aren't really necessary, but now I just can't imagine some of the tunes live without that huge wall of noise (i.e. Handshake Drugs

Ten bucks says the next Wilco album will be called Shit Songs, with the leadoff track titled Shit (The Song).

Sounds amazing....I was really hoping they would webcast this show. Assuming there were tapers, I'll wait patiently for it to appear on the webs.

I assume this was from last night? Great pic of Pat and the Pavillion crowd.

In Toronto when Jeff brought Liam Finn onstage he said "thanks for helpin' us out, kid." Liam does act like a kid though (I like him). Gf's comment after his set was that Neil Finn must've told Jeff, "Ok, you guys can use my studio and gear for a while, but only if you agree to get my son out of the house for a month or two!!".

They're now streaming side 1 of this on bluerodeo.com ... pre-orders for Nov.10 and this will be available on 2-LP set as well.

Not a knock on the song, but what "category" would You And I fit in as a single-- adult contemporary? I'm pretty out of the loop, I suppose singles are mainly iTunes based now. Wilco hardly ever gets played on commercial radio in Canada. So it's hard for me to see how they can score and in what channel. Unless Dixie Chicks cover Country Disappeared, now that could go places. lol

In Toronto (1st nite) they did this too -- three different "voices", with the first (introducing Mikael and John) being in German. I believe these are supposed to mimic the unhuman-sounding voices that announce the athletes' names at the Olympics. At least that's what gf said. p.s. Deeper Down was also a casualty at Lewiston...pretty much ruined by bad sound, where I was seated anyhow.

I believe the younger SNL'ers are Wilco fans. Though my memory ain't what it used to be. Norah Jones has covered Jesus, etc. (iirc). Also, Jim and Dwight from The Office have been seen at some shows. p.s. "all the members of Wilco including Spencer"...is that a prediction?

Dude, put the crackberry down and enjoy the concert!!!

MacLean's a huge Wilco fan, I know he was seen at the 2007 Massey show (along with Ron Sexsmith). In that year's best playoff series he announced the start of game 7 with "Impossible Boston, Unlikely Montreal!!". For any culture-starved masses who don't know, Ron is the dude on the left, Don Cherry is his nemesis/foil on the right.

mine too. 'she fell in love with the drummer....'

+1 I need to get the ones I'm missing....but I don't have a turntable at the moment.

My first marriage was interracial, and it isn't something I would highly recommend to a friend-- but that has to do with family cultural and religious differences, not skin color. Lasted 10 years and we have a child who's 14 now. It wasn't the reason the marriage didn't work out, but it didn't help matters any. In the US, I think more interracial marriages in general would be a good thing. This jop sounds like a twit, his reasoning makes no sense to me.

A few that I liked.. Ready To Die (Biggie) Life's A Bitch (Nas) Hits From The Bong (Cypress Hill) Cowboys (Fugees) Calm Like A Bomb (Rage Against The Machine) Stutter (Elastica) Stupid Girl (Garbage) London Fog (Heather Nova) Possum Kingdom (Toadies) Little Bones (Tragically Hip) At The Hundredth Meridian (Trag Hip) Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead) Bones (Radiohead) I'm Ready (Tracy Chapman) Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden) 1979 (Smashing Pumpkins) Two Princes (Spin Doctors) The Messenger (Daniel Lanois) Mysterious Ways (U2) Tryin' To Get To Heaven (Dylan) Not Dark Yet (Dylan) Side Of The Road (

I'm split on this issue. We all EXPECT the musicians to stand for most of the show (err, Glenn and Mikael excepted). I think the crowd should be allowed to find its' own way, and if the standers can sway the sitters in their section, then everyone stands. This happened a few times in our section on night 1. If you're the only one standing, yeah you need some sensitivity training. The appalling thing on 10/14 was how everyone in the first couple of rows (center section) sat down for the middle part of the show...except for one guy.

Just wondering -- did Jeff happen to dedicate Misunderstood to "Liz" (my daughter)? We were supposed to go last night, but it didn't happen. I didn't know how to cancel the request. I know he usually only mentions names at the solo/charity shows, but I wrote that she was 12 and it was her first real rock concert, so I thought, you never know...

ARRRGGHH. Just for the encore set I wish I'd been at the Thurs show instead of Wed.!! WOW. Sounds like a great show. I love Monday, Can't Stand It, and Hoodoo Voodoo is a great closer, but.......... Oh well, Wed. was a very fine show too. Nice to see them take a break from Spiders (probably for time considerations), though Via Chicago is a staple that I find hard to let go of. It just seems odd they skipped both S(K) and VC two nights in a row. Anyway..we were just really hoping when Liam came onstage it would be for Cali Stars.

Bookmarked this. Will check you out next time I'm in the annex....

also Stereolab, and Dust/Chem Bros deserve some mention..

Yup. They were critical darlings from the time Nevermind came out, if memory serves. And they got a shitload of airplay on radio and MTV, to a point of saturation. There was also a lot of competitiveness between the Seattle bands and their fans, especially Pearl Jam and Nirvana. Not much doubt PJ were always superior musicians, but Nirvana had such undeniable passion, the list of critics who lauded Cobain as having "saved rock 'n' roll" must be endless. And yes that started before his death. My favourite bands/artists from the 1990's would probably be: Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Rage Against

Funny, as I was scanning the last couple pages of this thread I thought, I'd love to hear the band do Diamond Dogs or Suffragette City. Would also love to hear Jeff and John harmonize on a song like In The Street. But as long as they're playing what they're into playing, I'm content to listen.

It was Outtamind (Outta site), but otherwise king got the setlist right on. It was a very good show, my 4th. The boys got down to business from the start, they came on at 9 and worked against a strict 11pm curfew, I think the unions here fine bands by the minute if they don't finish on time. Pretty much guaranteed no second encore, but we still got 23 songs (16 + 7 + 0). So no banter at all until the start of Either Way- after that Jeff was pretty funny and cheeky. Comments included the history of technical glitches at MH, chiding the Canadian crowds about their abilitiies with singalong

Yep. Methinks it's also what energizes many of us fans. It's also where the band makes most of their income, no?