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Please vote in both polls. Thanks................. This will be my last new SBS Topic for today. (I said Topic, not post.. hehe)

Sure, I understand that. But as "different" as the initial presentation may seem - until about a minute into YAMF - it's still very much a Wilco record. If you loved Being There, or YHF, I'm struggling to see why you could be indifferent to SBS. Especially since Tweedy is a very autobiographical songwriter, and his life journey has been pretty interesting to say the least. Fine, some will like it more or less - whatever. Some ppl may not be in a Wilco mood this year, even...I understand. What has struck me as puzzling is that some people (and not just on this forum) don't really seem to

What Light shines so brightly in live performance though, that I view it as being pretty brilliant...even if, say, it isn't one of the 5 best tracks on SBS. The studio version could've been better, I'd definitely agree. In case my original post isn't clear, I'm trying to come up with some plausible "reasons" (for my own benefit) as to why some oldtime Wilco fans might think SBS is a dud. I've thought about all the obvious ones, it just doesn't quite compute. This is Wilco - a revised but very strong lineup. The songs are very good, some are downright excellent. There isn't a lot of subj

(at least two more, this and another. for today) My thoughts were that, in a record with precious few weaknesses (none, really), if a gun was at my head and I HAD to pick the "weakest" track on SBS, I think it might have to be "Either Way". That led to me thinking, did Tweedy sequence it as the leadoff song just to "throw" longtime fans? i.e. their initial reactions to the disc would be "...Meh. Nice but not exactly ground breaking esp after YHF/AGIB." Don't get me wrong, I love Either Way - it's a good song and once you pick up the SBS vibe, everything fits perfectly. Wouldn't cha

I agree. Starts off "you're not comin' home", builds up to "you're not there (at mom's)" and "what if you never come home?", then ends up "you don't live here any more". Nice progression of emotional reactions, especially the crescendo and solos after "and I should take care" implying either an impending breakdown or some other big trouble. I think too much also. It's a motherfucking brilliant song, either way. I also love the loping, sad guitar solos...very reminiscent of mid-70's Neil Young (Cortez The Killer, etc). Which is not often or easily imitated. Nels just bounces from styl

I've also come to realize you can change the world in small ways every day. Call your mom/dad. Talk to a neighbor. Give an old person your seat on the bus. Spend time with your kids, really listening to them...not preoccupied with other thoughts. Just try to be strong enough to get through the day without being afraid, or losing your temper. I think our real sense of fulfilment comes from what we give. Yeah it's good to ponder societal change, but it can also be daunting, and increase manyfold our sense of futility and impotence.

+1 And it rocks pretty hard in several places.... in case you're about to nod off from "quiet bliss". As I said before, I think this record needs to be played loud to be appreciated.

Not really. But, there was a guy back in the 60's that had a nice string of records. Two actually. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin' Another Side of Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home Highway 61 Revisited --or-- Bringing It All Back Home Highway 61 Revisited Blonde on Blonde John Wesley Harding Nashville Skyline

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Ok, ok.....serious for a moment. Iconic figures standing with guitar (or slingshot) in hand against the great Goliath are a romantic American image, to be sure. Lone cowboy on his horse, John the Baptist in the wilderness...it's all lifted from the same copy. Very Judeo-Christian. But this is 2007. All the recent 'revolutions' in Europe have happened by cell phone, text messaging, and email organization. Google it if you don't believe me. (try "orange revolution", or "people power" There's another big difference between Vietnam and Iraq; there is no draft anymore. Yes the troops a

"Don't follow leaders."-dylan

George Clooney has bad taste in cigars. And bad breath. Ok, I made that part up. The pic is of course Dr. Ernesto "Che" Guevarra, medic, thinker and revolutionary. (motorcycle rider too)

Five years? Seems a bit excessive. Or are you just saying it's ahead of its' time, for general consumption...? Coltrane, Mahler...maybe. Wilco, nope, maybe weeks but not months or years. (see my sig)

I was a fairly hardcore audiophile for many years, analog or death, used to scoff at compressed formats etc. Hearing Leonard Cohen's '10 New Songs' on mp3 changed a lot of things for me, or at least was the first step in my attitude adjustment. I still prefer vinyl for when I want top sound quality, but I listen to a shitload of mp3 music now, mainly on headphones but also with a small T-amp and bookshelf speakers on my home office desk. The compression algorythms have improved, a lot. Most of the compression now done is not even occurring in the audible frequency spectrum. Or so I've be

Vinyl's "moment" has been happening for about 10 years now. Nothing earth-shattering in terms of total sales, but growing in most of those years, which can hardly be said for CD sales. It's a fickle market though, not much money to be made either producing or retailing the stuff. It's a complex and costly production process, with not much room for improvement via automation. Requires skilled people. Audiophiles and nostalgists really have the dance and hip-hop genres to thank for keeping the last and dwindling few pressing plants still open. As far as most collectible vinyl, the moment

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If Tony M. is reading this........... Buffalo, please~!!

If you're looking for new music on vinyl, this is a very good source. http://www.diversevinyl.com/ GEMM is also a good source for used records if you want to avoid eBay. (or at least it used to be)

You don't have to offer anything*. Just click on the little torrent file and save it. Then open your torrent client (software - I'd suggest getting Azureus). Wait a few hours and you should have it in your My Music folder. Enjoy. I'm listening to the show right now...nice recording job. *As a courtesy, you are expected to leave your client open for a while afterwards, i.e. "host" while others download. That's how file sharing works.

Vinyl still hangs on and may even outlast CD as a hard format. The big problem for brick'n'mortar retailers is the internet, both legit mail order shops as well as legal & illegal downloading. Sucks but times do change. I have a lot of vinyl, and I'll keep buying more.

Convinced me that Wilco IS the best band in America.

Seal? also...Antony. Both great great singers mind you.

That's a pretty cool tune. Reminded me of the vibe on Get Back; Beatles w/Billy Preston. Raunchier though.

.....knocked me flat on my ass the FIRST time I heard it. N o t _ p o s s i b l e. Every. Song. Better. Than. The. Last. One.

There ya have it.