SeattleC
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Almost my dream concert. Mine would be:
Wilco + Minus 5 + Robyn H + REM
Since these bands are kind of commingled, it would just be one big show. Jeff Tweedy, Robyn Hicthcock, and Peter Buck all jamming together on one stage -- better than peanut butter & chocolate.
I certainly could live with that line up. Good call! (it's ok if Michael S. skips it, as far as I'm concerned.)
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I saw an entourage of dreadlocked stoners at the Spokane show in '08. They looked legendary, if not famous.
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in other words, if we told you we'd have to kill you
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You got 3rd row main at the Schnitz? That will be really nice. Slim pickings today for Portland after repeated tries to get a close floor seat. No floor seats even on sale now. I will be content with the nice front row balcony seat.
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Agreed, both were good, but Lauren's blew me away.
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The Portland and Seattle presales, both the Wilco and venue ones, were tough if you wanted good reserved seats. I was happy with GA tickets for us in Seattle on the main, and got a single front row center balcony ticket through the ticketmaster presale for Portland, but that was after multiple times trying on seat selection. Most of the offerings were less than ideal, and I never saw any good floor seats. Did anyone get up front?
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There's a video on YouTube of Rawlings and Welch doing "The Weight" with Old Crow Medicine Show, which I must have watched 10 times in the last two days alone. I'd post a link if I could get on YT right now, but alas... just watch it. Willie Watson, who sings the third verse, has the most affecting voice I have ever heard.
I had the great pleasure of seeing Gillian and David at the No Depression festival in Redmond, WA, where they did the final set. What a day, and I was never a big fan before that performance, but I am now.
How about this cover of Jackson from that day ?!?:
http://www.youtube.c...A1D0DB&index=18
and 'My First Lover' was even better and shows the beauty of the sky at twilight that night.
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Since it's just wishful thinking:
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings opening with Robyn Hitchcock (they made the album Spooked together)
Neil Finn doing a few great acoustic numbers
Wilco, with Neil and Robyn joining on all three encores (doing Beatles, Crowded House, and Soft Boys covers)
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http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breking
The Dutch are so with it.
I also thought Wilco were the masters of refraction.
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It could be either way, but mr. auctioneer is correct, the last show was standing only, but even us old folks had a good time! See ya there, in theory anyway.
There is a cool little vid of the seats being removed, and though it may be painful to see your potential seat disappear, it's amazing how the floors move. I have to admit, I'd rather have seats as well- but on the other hand, the two best Wilco shows I've seen were standing room only, so maybe not
Look 2/3rds down at the timelapse video>>
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I wonder why they start the sales early, which they did. I got 4 general admission tickets to Seattle, within minutes they were sold out (like right around 10).
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This is a timely subject for me, indeed. This Saturday, I saw Robyn Hitchcock in Seattle and had my digital SLR camera with me. I've taken alot of photos at shows and I have learned to turn off all flashes, autofocus lights, and the review screen, and I try to be low key. However, we were 3rd row standing center, and something about the scene just hit me and I wasn't into holding the camera up in Robyn's face. In a weird way, it felt disrespectful to the show since I was front and center. Part of it was definitely the guy next to me who would not stop taking pictures for the first many songs, and other people holding up phones and filming way too much. Part of it was that the show was so frickin amazing I didn't want to distract myself.
I don't know. bit I'll probably take pictures again at shows because photography's been a hobby for many pre-digital and post-digital years, but it was relaxing and enjoyable to just forget about it and watch Robyn and band play.
And it was an amazing show - the REM band with Robyn
instead of Michael Stipe, which for me is a helluva lot better. Ahem.... no pictures to post of it I'm afraid.....
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There's a two day gap between Seattle (10th) and Vancouver (13th). It could be that Wilco want to take in some of the Winters Olympics. Or they will add another night at the Paramount. When they last played the Seattle area in 2007 they sold out Marymoor Park which has a capacity of around 1500 - 2000 more than the Paramount. I am hoping that if they sell out the 10th quickly they will add a date on the 11th. For those of you thinking of making a jaunt to Seattle, I'd concur that the Paramount is a superb venue. Classic old fashioned style theatre with fantastic acoustics and great sightlines from every seat.
The Paramount just put up a new sign that looks great! The old one had 80 years of wear and tear, but I drove by the new one today and it is a great replacement. There are some nice photos of the venue (outside) in this:
http://www.siffblog....n_005256.html#m
Now are you sure that Marymoor holds 4000 people? It sure didn't seem like it. Great Wilco show there; best one I've ever seen.
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Victoria, a beautiful city with a major university, attracts artists like Leonard Cohen, etc. Neil Young played a benefit concert in Duncan, BC (also on Vancouver Island) in 2004.
Beautiful is hard to argue with. And on a real island! If you can have the roadies drive across Canada, I think they can make it over to Victoria. I'd love that because then I could take the Clipper over.
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Lucky folks in Portland and Seattle. The Paramount is a fabulous location, acoustically near perfect (although even at my advanced age I prefer GA). Anyway, it's all theoretical to me as I'll be on a tropical beach that week so will have to miss both shows.
It may be GA. The last time they played at the Paramount, they actually folded the seats down into the floor and the whole main was standing room only.
There is a link to a video showing the floor conversion, which is you are a theater geek like me is pretty cool to check out.
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I feel extremely dirty doing it... but it's just hard not to feel a bit disappointed. Vancouver fans have been waiting a while for this show (they skipped BC entirely on their last Canadian tour), and I don't feel like we'll even be getting a "real" one this time around. The crowd and venue will be nuts, the city will be an absolute shit-show already, and the setlist likely isn't going to reflect what Wilco in an intimate setting is capable of.
But you're right, it's completely selfish to ever feel disappointed about a free Wilco show in your area... and yet I can't help it.
Come down to Seattle. It's only 130 miles (yeah, and the tedious border crossing). I just stood in line with someone who came all the way down from Nelson along with his Vancouver buds (friends
) to see a Bob Dylan show at a 1300 seat venue ( the Paramount's little sister the Moore) on Sunday. I always run into wonderful Canadian neighbors at shows here. -
Madison ≠ Canada, but it's pretty close to the Pac NW
North, but west? Within 1500 miles I guess.
I love Madison though, used to live there. Good for you Madtown people.
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Whoever this Sony label is, they must have some crazy-ass pull with retailers.
They must have a hard time competing against YepRoc (www.yeproc.com)!
I'm wondering how many copies of this Sony is distributing in the US. The double CD is already a collectors item in New Zealand, apparently, at least with Oxfam. My local store got a whopping 10 copies. That's why the Best Buy???? response kicked in
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Not too shockingly, someone shoved it into the Sevendust bin at the local Best Buy. I brought it to the attention of the manager, who created a proper bin for it.
It was actually at a Best Buy? I'm amazed.
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A warning: if you are interested in the Wilco contributions to this album then make sure to get the double album version which is only available in limited release. The single album version is missing a lot of the good songs including Pat and John's numbers. Also, because this is a charity album there seems to be zero promotional budget behind it. If the Australian experience is anything to go by the album will be hard to find.
I think the only version released today in the US is the twin CD pack, but I could be wrong. I see that it's sold out on Oxfam's NZ website, and was quite expensive, but it's available here for only $14 US, at least as of today. I had to ask for it to find it though at one of the local independent CD shops, because it wasn't filed under Neil Finn, like the first 7 Worlds, which surprised me, but rather the band name 7 Worlds Collide. Nice to have the CD sound quality after listening to mp3s for weeks.
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The 7 Worlds Collide is up on Waffles...
One listen and I really like it - so much music - it will require a bunch of listens...
Oh yeah, GO BUY THE RECORD ON 9/29.
For sure, buy the record, and support Oxfam on 9/29, and listen to it alot. Some great stuff, all across the gamut. Has anyone besides me and brownie heard What Could Have Been? Awkwardly beautiful perhaps?
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Life is rather cheesy. Cheesiness makes the world go round.
If you had a choice, would you rather live in a world without W(TA)? I like it, because it's more Wilco in the universe. The alternative is worse.
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Maybe I'm the only one here who's heard this so far? (Yes, I'm a nut to have gone through the trouble to get this so soon.)
After listening to this about 10 times now, a question and a couple of comments:
Have John Stirratt or Pat Sansone ever sung on any Wilco recordings? I'm liking the sound of both of their voices on this album. Their songs are very nice. There's also a very cool percussion-only track with Glenn Kotche and Phil Selway.
Even after 10 listens, I still think the Jeff Tweedy song What Could Have Been is the best thing on here. Followed closely by Lisa Germano's Reptile.
John and Pat sing alot when Wilco plays live. Especially John, he's a key backup vocalist.
What Could Have Been is going to generate alot of attention around here when people hear it, I expect. What a cool song!
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I've tried to sway the uninitiated, and it isn't easy. .....I don't care anymore..... I don't care anymore.....but you never know, you might convince a few people.
KT is a good stumbling block. They'll love it or hate it, but it will be settled, and you won't waste your time either way anymore.
Fantasy Bill
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'It' kinda cracked me up, actually! It fits.