Boomookazoo

This addresses the OP's question, I think

Also, I seem to remember an NPR Bob Edwards interview where Tweedy referred to Stein's "What Are Masterpieces and Why Are There So Few of Them?"

the influence is there to see, you need but look....

Edit:

Seriously though, I believe he has mentioned enough for that to count as an influence

[sorry, not as good as OblivioustoMyself's mention but....)

Don't know that Jeff Mangum is damaged--just reclusive. But he definitely has a cult following and vaguely fits the criteria.

Jeff Mangum definitely does not fit this list. He did not have a nervous breakdown or other mental collapse, he has not been in hiding, and from all accounts he is enjoying the life he is leading.

Check out this interview of Robert Schneider (friend of Mangum, engineer and studio guru for NMN, and now leader of Apples in Stereo) on the Sound Opinions radio show. You meant no harm I am sure, but if people who love your work have some need for you to be a basketcase then I can see why Mangum chose the path he did.

By the way

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For what it's worth, the Interpol folks always struck me as quite well-dressed:

If you like your music minimal--and loooong--then, here ya go:

wow

The OP's head would explode if he or she heard Trans

I may be the only person in existence who liked the album; here's a taste from a live show..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3ZGzbltkU...feature=related

and from the cd--just ignore the visuals :-)

vid

Just finished reading Stephen King's From a Buick 8. At the end of the novel, King describes one of the central characters as he rides away in his car, blasting music. As it turns out, the fellow was blaring...Wilco and the Jayhawks

Don't know if King is a fan or if he just thought Wilco was the kind of music the character would listen to, but I smiled at the mention of our boys.

This is all very interesting, but I think we are losing sight of something crucial...

Wilco, specifically the song "Walken," has been blatantly plagiarized by...

Lil'Wayne. Evidence?

1. Lil'Wayne song = "Walk In" (a sly palgiaristic move that)
   
2. But, even more damning, the following lyrics (which are nearly identical to the meaning of "walken," imo):
    
   
   Handlin streets in the mandarin V
   
   
   I hear you haters slanderin me I just hand him the P
   
   
   Any drama I pace it like Indiana, I take your grandma pacemaker
   
   
   and jus handle the piece
   
   
   Not two fingers I simultaneously bout two bangers
   
   
   You do not want anger USDA prime beef, ya dead meat
   
   
   I'm so ahead of these trendy rappers speed up
   
   
   I'm already hot when another one startin to heat up
   
   
   Got Mannie hot wit me 'cause I always beat his beat up
   
   
   Yall cats wit y'all feet up startin to look like feet up, I'm
   
   
   G'd up
   
   
   On the V'd up, in the truck I gotta put my seat up
   
   
   In the trunk I got my bass and I ain't speakin bout no speakers
   
   
   Whats leakin up out of yo speaker is the speech of Weezy F.

   
   On request, I can provide a line by line summary of the semantic symmetry
   

Don't even get me started on how Lil'Wayne copped Lil' Tweed's style...

Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie by Bob Dylan.

And where do you look for this hope that yer seekin'

Where do you look for this lamp that's a-burnin'

Where do you look for this oil well gushin'

Where do you look for this candle that's glowin'

Where do you look for this hope that you know is there

And out there somewhere

And your feet can only walk down two kinds of roads

Your eyes can only look through two kinds of windows

Your nose can only smell two kinds of hallways

You can touch and twist

And turn two kinds of doorknobs

You can either go to the church of your choice

Or you can go to Brooklyn State Hospital

You'll find God in the church of your choice

You'll find Woody Guthrie in Brooklyn State Hospital

And though it's only my opinion

I may be right or wrong

You'll find them both

In the Grand Canyon

At sundown

Zappa, Watermelon in Easter Hay

Beautiful, sublime

Zappawikijawaka

Tip My Canoe, by Dengue Fever

Dear Wilco HQ

I know there were some (though not many) grumbles last night in this thread regarding the lack of live webcasts from STL. I just want to thank you guys and gals for trying your best and for doing things that I cannot imagine most other acts would do for their fans. Thanks!

seems like an advertisement for whatever 'seeqpod' is. this post reminds me of the time that girl came on here posing as a random poster to post youtube videos of herself singing, and then made another account as herself to accept the compliments from her first fake account. that was good times.

 

but if it's a real fan that just wants to talk about Neu!, i apologize.

Apology accepted

I only meant to provide some audio to accompany my comment regarding Spiders/Neu! No ulterior motives, I promise. How's this: "Seeqpod suxs! Never use Seeqpod! Seeqpod is sponsored by the RNC (and they called Wilco, gasp, "dad-rock")!" etc.? If I had more technical know-how, I would have FLAC-ed a snippet of the thing for download.

As an aside, my wife and I were just in a certain steakhouse (I won't mention the name, to avoid advertising the joint ) when, nuzzled in between the generic pop-country background music I heard..."How to Fight Loneliness." My wife just sighed, probably thinking "Is there any escaping Tweedy?" She'll come around one day, I just know it...

Boomoo

Hi all!

I am new to the forums as a participant, though I've been eavesdropping for quite some time. I was playing with the wonderful Seeqpod and ran across this track from Neu!:

Link to seeqpod playlist

Wonderful stuff, and the influence on Spiders is evident (though they have never hidden that fact).

In any case, I've enjoyed the forum's discussions immensely, and you all have turned me on to so much wonderful music. Thanks!

Boomoo