Boss_Tweedy

Five years ago today they said goodbye.

Past my bedtime, so I'll have to catch it the next morning on the interwebs.

I've listened to the album about five times. "If I Ever Was a Child" and "Someone to Lose" are still among my favorites. I've really liked both songs from the time they were released. My other early favorites are "Cry All Day," "Nope," and "Just Say Goodbye." I was always the kid in high school literature class with whom the teacher disagreed over interpretation of poems and whatnot, but "Just Say Goodbye" kinda sounds like a song that could've been on a late-period R.E.M. album. The only song I don't like (at least at this point) is "We Aren't the World (Safety Girl)." I'm sure my feelings wi

These albums, particularly some of the songs from the "Tweedy" album and "Schmilco," couldn't have come at a better time for me. My dad was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma around the same time as Susan's diagnosis, and he was initially given 2-3 months to live. Then I lost a good college friend in November of 2014 to melanoma. A few months before the surprise release of "Star Wars," we received a bigger surprise - that my dad's cancer was in remission. Lots of big changes as I've hit middle age, and these songs have really been comforting.

Just finishing my first listen. I'm not an audiophile, and I'm listening to the MP3s on my laptop with earbuds. Still, it really is a nice album from start to finish. I don't love every song, but I'm sure my tastes will change with additional listens.

Finally!

My CD copy arrived yesterday. Wish I'd known they'd be offering signed versions for sale before I pre-ordered, but oh, well. Very much looking forward to spending time with this record during the fall. New Wilco, college football & cooler temps (hopefully). I love this time of year.

From Paste Magazine: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/09/wilco-schmilco-review.html

Started "The Get Down" last night. It took a while before I got into the first episode, but I think it's gonna be a fun ride.

AV Club's digging Schmilco: http://www.avclub.com/review/wilco-goes-quiet-242346

The American South anxiously awaits news of their return...

Sturgill Simpson at the Saenger in NOLA.

http://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/wilco-schmilco

I really enjoyed this movie, too. Hawke was sensational.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/review-wilcos-schmilco-is-meditation-on-loss-loneliness/2016/09/07/88a4e868-7529-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html

Streaming at NPR Music:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-wilcos-schmilco-is-their-most-pastoral-album-in-years-w437606

http://www.stereogum.com/1897103/premature-evaluation-wilco-schmilco/franchises/premature-evaluation/

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/09/album-review-wilco-schmilco/

Infinitely Polar Bear. It was OK.

As I ordered the CD, which I guess wasn't a shipping priority, I still haven't heard it. I pre-ordered on day one, and my copy hasn't shipped yet. Kinda bummed.