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I tend to like all 3, as each one certainly has merits. However, I would classify Bull Black Nova as experimental - it's pretty tense and dissonant in the best way possible. I voted for "Squishy" as I do really like when they lay on a nice bit of noise during the songs.

Hey... I'm looking for 2 tix to Monday's UIC show on 10/19. Any seats will do. If you've got them please email unknownsaint17@gmail.com or mperlmutter@lpzoo.org.

Thanks so much,

Chris

In my opinion, it's still the best live Wilco release. I love the setlist, the quality of the recording and performances. It really is wonderful.

This was a great show... and it was totally me who yelled "Jesus, Etc." and "capo 5"... I guess I was over excited to hear that song solo.

1. Jesus, Etc.

2. One Wing

3. Sunken Treasure

4. Theologians

5. Impossible Germany

6. Radio King

7. Via Chicago

8. Less Than You Think

9. Muzzle of Bees

10. Promising

11. New Madrid

12. The High Heat

13. Poor Places

14. She's a Jar

15. Wishful Thinking

16. Forget the Flowers

17. Airline to Heaven

18. Chinese Apple

19. Gun

20. Pot Kettle Black

I didn't realize how difficult making this list would be... I also REALLY wanted to include: More Like the Moon, Panthers, IATTBYH, Handshake Drugs and Should've Been In Love... and probably 40 or 50 more. Argh.

I got 2 floor tix at 11:59am... so this one started a bit early too (at least according to my clock). Very excited about this show.

What a dick! $249??? These people make me sick.

Well, that sucked. Wouldn't even let me get 2 tickets. Seriously must've had only a few. I even logged in early.

Also, www.ultimate-guitar.com has a lot of online lessons (free) and does a fairly decent job explaining certain concepts. I've always preferred a trial-and-error approach to building chords and tones. Like markosis above me said - just move your fingers around the fretboard in shapes you know and change them a little.

I think all of "Casino Queen" and "I Thought I Held You" is pretty bad. Those songs seem to exist just to take up space on an album...

Yeah, Jay's voice is just terrible. Just listen to him sing "My Darling" on the IATTBYH documentary... he's got a voice like shards of glass, and not in a good way. His backing vocals always seemed over the top and I've always thought they were to high in the mix. Sansone's a much better singer - maybe even a better all-around vocalist than Stirratt.

I like the new lineup. Nels is just amazing - one of the best guitarists I've ever seen - and the harmonies are as tight as they've ever been.

I'd say:

Jimi Hendrix

Robert Smith

Jeff Tweedy

Nels Cline

James Taylor

Paul Mackey

Jim James

Jonny Greenwood

Joe Perry

Jimmy Page

Dave Matthews

Billy Corgan

George Harrison/John Lennon

Issac Brock

Ken Lemire

I thought I had avoided the "Wil-ness" or "Wil-cough" but I happened to be working with some folks who were woefully ill and my immune system was not happening after standing in the cold for 5 nights... I am now very sick.

I can't tell you how long I've been waiting to hear "Less Than You Think" and it totally blew me away. Fucking AMAZING song. What a show - what a residency. Can't say enough good things about it!!! I'll definitely be on a high for a few days.

Subtle highlight of the night: Tweedy apologizing for having to play "I Thought I Held You" and calling it "Total Dogshit - one of the worst songs ever."

The reason for making "demos" on ProTools and then recording live is very simple: ProTools allows you to record MANY different tracks, audition the best ones and come up with a "finished" product - however, the sound of recording digitally and recording to tape (live) is very different. There are nuances to every sound that simply can't be captured digitally and the sound tends to become more compressed when mixed down (at least in my experience). An album like YHF and, especially, Summerteeth benefits from the ProTools treatment because of the variety of effects and sheer number of tracks involved in each song.

Yeah... i've been in the balcony 2 of 3 nights (3rd row up at the stairs) and NO ONE in that section stands up. I've wanted to, but just can't bring myself to be "that guy." Not to mention, on Saturday one guy and his wife stood up and some jackass started throwing ice at him because he didn't want to have to actually stand at a concert.

Great, great shows though.

After they played Kingpin they left the stage, began to disassemble the stuff but none of us left. The guys came back out and did "ELT" and "Hoodoo Voodoo" ... Pat and Nels trading solos in HV was simply amazing. Unbelievable show.

Got mine in the mail today! Can't wait!!!

Personally, I purposefully did not listen to Wilco at all until about a year and a half ago. With all the hype initially revolving around YHF and my disappointment with the first song I heard from that album (Heavy Metal Drummer) I just wrote them off and never thought about them again... or so I thought. Fast forward a few years and a friend of mine calls me up and asks if I want to see Wilco in Boston (where I lived). I said sure, considering he already paid for the ticket. I then decided to listen to Wilco again in order to "prepare" for the concert that I was going to. I started with "She's a Jar" and "Via Chicago" - from the moment those two songs concluded I was intrigued and excited. I listened to the whole of Summerteeth and was smiling like a fool. I immediately ran out of work (seriously) to buy YHF, Kicking Television, Being There and AGIB. Needless to say, I was floored. Just absolutely stunned - especially at YHF. The instrumentation and production on that album are second-to-none. I've listened to a lot of music in my day (being a musician myself) and STILL find YHF to be the pinnacle of the post-millenial musical landscape. It's flawless, courageous, melodic, honest and beautiful. Everything an album should be - and everything that musicians should stive to produce.

I would recommend eating at Thai Pastry on Broadway between Argyle and Lawrence. It's only a short walk from the Riv.

Also, Hai Yen on Argyle has pretty good Vietnamese food.

Get yourself a Boss BR-1600 or even a Boss BR-1180. They record with AMAZING quality, have thousands of built-in and customizable guitar/vocal/keys effects and you can store about 60 hours of music on it. It's also incredibly user-friendly and very very reliable. You can get one for between $900 - $1500 and NEVER have to worry about software updates or anything like that. Do some research on it, I think you'll really love it.

Just got (1) 5-day pass... incredible.

You should sell one to me because the damn site keeps telling me there is NOTHING available... very frustrating.

Getting shut out of Chicago pre sale... this SUCKS

How can you have not seen them in 2 years and call them static??? Anyone who was at either the Boston or Millenium Park shows can tell you they are FAR from static (at least energetically). Sure, the setlists are eerily similar - but the enthusiasm, prescence and joy these guys are brining to their music is incredible.