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for the band, I'm glad they're getting recognition.

for selfish reasons, I wish that if they play Lollapalooza, they'd have to play around noon and I could walk up to the second row even when I got there late (like Son Volt).

I'll be honest... I enjoyed both performances, but I too wondered about how they might play for the uninitiated. For example, Wilco fans know that Tweedy has a dry, ironic sense of humor, so the suit plays into that, and we think it's winking fun... but I wonder how many viewers just thought it looked lame?

I was thinking the exact same thing. Yeah, we get it, and I'm sure the jokes were non-stop backstage, but to the virgins and haters Jeff probably looked like the "pissy artist" he swears he's not in the Sunken Treasure dvd (that or John Lennon with roses). Do I care what those people think of Wilco? Not in the least -- but you know Jeff does.

P.S. I would've paid four figures to watch that performance with Jay Farrar (you know, that guy who once told Jeff, "you have no idea what its like to be onstage every night with someone who loves himself as much as you do").

Does anyone else think the band texting is hilariously weird?

Yes. I also thought Jeff saying "awkward" was........awkward.

I feel like I'm in some parallel universe watching that.

That's me in the second pic!!

Wait. No, that's Jeff Tweedy. Shit. What a camera-whore.

Thin Lizzy - Jailbrak

ACDC - '74 Jailbreak

Kiss - Dressed to Kill

Mott The Hoople - album with rock n' roll queen

Slade -Sladest

Sweet - album with Fox on the Run

NY Dolls - self titled

Stooges - Raw Power

T. Rex - Electric Warrior

Motorhead - album with Killed by Death on it

Chaep Trick - debut

 

that about does it, i'm only joking 50%.

THAT SOUNDS AWESOME. I'm only 50% serious, but 50% of me is not joking.

Transformer

the black album.

I don't hate new fans. But then again, I don't want to deport tens of millions of illegal immigrants either, so whatthefuckdoiknow?

YHF definitely. "I am an american aquarium drinker"

That line gets so much grief, especially in a lot of SBS reviews that refer back to it. It's always been one of my favorites -- I think those reviewers did only a superficial lyrical analysis and just pass it off as pretentious. The imagery always reminds me of American's stereotypical pension for excess (like what causes the hangover) -- I love how the end he still "assasins down the avenue" even though he's dixie-cup drinkin. So yeah, YHF would be my #2 hangover album.

A.M. & Being There after the show at the Riv

"the show"..............hmmmm, I'm going to guess you were in attendance Saturday night?

Really? ALTWYS doesn't rip your head open and play with your hungover brain like a child fingerpainting?

 

Or should stop drinking so much I feel like I want to die on the best of mornings.

It doesn't, but I know what you mean -- I definitely go low volume for ALTWYS. I think its the tempo of the album that I find soothing. I can take some ripping guitars hungover, but not the tempo of Can't Stand It or Nothinsever...., Shot in the Arm, etc. By Candyfloss, I'd be 'in your afternoon, and I've been puking'

Though I normally love the aforementioned ST material.

the last thing we need is another live album. Kicking Television is good, but c'mon...again?

 

I'd like to see a live DVD however.

the first thing I need is another live album -- Residency Live. A dvd would also not suck.

It's an exercise in futility for me to pick my favorite Wilco album (all I know is its not SBS or AM).

However, yesterday I was napping hungover and went to throw on an album. It wasn't even a question for me: Ghost is my go-to-hungover-album.

The mood of the album is absolutely perfect for a lazy Sunday and it got me wondering -- anyone else have a favorite hungover Wilco album?

Cheers

YHF demos and both Mermaids

I am also sick and I blame all of you I am decompressing by going on a Wilco-listening hiatus for a month or so. Diving my virgin ears into Arcade Fire should help.

A good song with a few really bad lyrics.

 

If Jeff wrote a new lyric to cover that "songwriter ... metaphors" part, I'd love to hear that one played live once in a while.

Hey Cryp -- we're in full agreement

I was at the grocery store today with my almost 5 year old daughter, Jaina who is totally into Wilco. We were about to head to the checkout aisle and Impossible Germany came on.

 

I got all excited to hear it, and I looked at her face, and she was just as excited, if not more, than I. She said "shhh! Mommy listen!" and then said "Wouldn't it be so funny if Wilco was playing that song here in concert?" I asked where they would be set up, and she looked around and said "over there by the bananas." Then she launched into dialogue about what "instruments" they'd play. Bananas, pizza dough, and corn chips would be their instruments. We stood there and listened to the rest of the song as she played imaginary banana drums.

 

So glad she was there to share that moment!

That's hillarious -- I hope when I have kids they're that cool

For me its gotta be (paraphrasing): "this is way better than rehearsing for free"

however they did play when the roses bloom again... i have that song and for some reason i've never listened to it. i shall pay more attention to it from now on

Ah, isn't Roses great. At Jeff's Vic show in January he dedicated it to my wife (he was dedicating songs to everyone who requested one with Sue before the show). I think its even better with Jeff solo, but Roses and Mountain Bed are two of the most beautiful songs I've heard of any artist.

Generous, indeed. My Dad, who doesn't know much about Wilco (or music in general) asked me, "Do many bands do this sort of things where they do a bunch of shows and play all their songs?" I thought about it for a minute... Nope, couldn't think of anything like this that's happened before. At least not with a band with as many songs as Wilco, or a band of their stature.

A bunch of bands have done residencies before (Dead, Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.) but I don't know if any of them have ever attempted to play their entire catalog like Wilco though.

Wow, they give and give and give... So maybe the 5 night run is not entirely selfless (hello, they have families to feed),

I think it was mostly (though of course not completely) selfless considering they could have charged a lot more than $35 and still sold out a MUCH larger Chicago venue than the Riv for 5 nights. The intimacy of The Riv made it really special. Clearly finances were a minor consideration and I couldn't respect them more for that.

...even if i have to hear shot in the arm and impossible germany 5 nights in a row!

Yeah, this last week really made me appreciate what it must be like to be in a band. Gearing up for a few of the same songs every night, the physical toll a rock show puts on your body (plus the freezing hours waiting in line every day), and changing your life around to accommodate the shows.

I am not trying to deprive anyone of an opinion. Everyone has a right to one. But I also have the right to beat up anyone complaining about anything about these last 5 shows.

 

(and I couldn't agree with you more -- the only way the drone could have been better is if they ended with it)

Absolute agreement -- that would have been so epic. Pretty sure thats what Dylan would've done just to piss off the Less Than haters . As much as I love Dreamer, it seemed a bit anticlimactic for the situation since they had already played it. But I loved every night and am just getting picky now, so please don't beat me up.

surprisingly no "Kicking Television" ?

although not required, that did surprise me.

I don't need to see them again, until a new album comes out.

Agreed. I would, but don't need to. Boy did I spend a lot of money this past week -- tickets were only the beginning. I'm now sick and exhausted. Would I change anything? Definitely not -- one of the best weeks of my life.