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I purchased the super deluxe vinyl from Amazon - is there any way I can get a digital download of all the songs? Anyone know? 

Per Paste Magazine website:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/07/wilco-new-album-new-song.html

Perennial alt-rock favorites Wilco just want to feel joyful. Is that so much to ask? In 2019’s dire, dreary political climate, maybe it is. Maybe we should risk our individual happinesses to better our community; maybe there’s a way to materialize that joy into political action. 

That’s the central tension in the band’s new song, “Love Is Everywhere (Beware),” the lead single from their newly announced 11th album, Ode to Joy. Over twirling guitars and tender percussion, Jeff Tweedy yearns for a solution, struggling through the seemingly opposing mentalities: “So many things I do / I can’t explain to you,” he sighs moments after singing the titular phrase. 

Tweedy expands on the track in a statement: 

There MUST be more love than hate. Right?! I’m not always positive we can be so sure. In any case, I’m starting to feel like being confident in that equation isn’t always the best motivation for me to be my best self—it can kind of let me off the hook a little bit when I think I should be striving to contribute more love outside of my comfortable sphere of family and friends. So … I guess the song is sort of a warning to myself that YES, Love IS EVERYWHERE, but also BEWARE! I can’t let that feeling absolve me of my duty to create more.

On Ode to Joy, the band will continue to tackle those questions. Tweedy explains that the album is filled with “really big, big folk songs, these monolithic, brutal structures that these delicate feelings are hung on,” citing the importance of Glenn Kotche’s percussion as foundational to the album’s complete sound.

It's up and ready to stream.

Go to https://wilcoworld.net

It'll take you to a screen where you can listen to warm or warmer - click on warmer and 'Orphen' will start streaming.

Enjoy everyone!

After the recent airplane incident - Prince was on my radar and I was listening to more and more of his music.

He will be missed.  Here is a video tribute I helped a friend create.

http://www.shrinktank.com/a-tribute-to-prince/ 

I really, really love this album.

Here's a brief album review I wrote:

http://www.shrinktank.com/review-sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell/

I sent you a PM. I would like the tickets.

Looks like Wilco's Best Of Compilation is coming out the same day as the rarities compilation. Should be good for people getting into the band, right?

 

 Tracklisting:

 

Disc 1

1. I Must Be High

2. Box Full of Letters

3. Passenger Side

4. Casino Queen

5. Misunderstood

6. Red-Eyed and Blue

7. I Got You (At the End of the Century)

8. Monday

9. Outtasite (Outta Mind)

10. Sunken Treasure

11. California Stars

12. Hesitating Beauty

13. A Shot In The Arm

14. Can't Stand It

15. She's a Jar

16. I'm Always In Love

17. How To Fight Loneliness

18. Via Chicago.

19. Airline to Heaven

 

Disc 2

1. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

2. I'm the Man Who Loves You

3. War On War

4. Jesus Etc.

5. Ashes of American Flags

6. Heavy Metal Drummer

7. Hummingbird

8. Theologians

9. Handshake Drugs

10. The Late Greats

11. Hate It Here

12. Impossible Germany

13. Walken

14. Wilco (The Song)

15. You and I

16. You Never Know

17. I Might

18. Born Alone

19. Whole Love

 What's Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994 - 2014

My personal list:

1. Box Full of Letters

2. Dash 7

3. Passenger Side

4. Misunderstood

5. Monday

6. Sunken Treasure

7. California Stars

8. Hoodoo Voodoo

9. Hesitating Beauty

10. Another Man's Done Gone

11. She's A Jar

12. A Shot in the Arm

13. I'm Always in Love

14. How to Fight Loneliness

15. Via Chicago

16. Candy floss

17. Airline to Heaven

18. Remember The Mountain Bed

19. Someday, Some Morning, Sometime

Disc 2

1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

2. War On War

3. Jesus, etc.

4. Ashes of American Flag

5. Poor Places

6. Hell Is Chrome

7. Handshake Drugs

8. Wishful Thinking

9. Theologians

10. Either Way

11. Impossible Germany

12. Side With the Seeds

13. On and On and On

14. One Wing

15. Bull Black Nova

16. Art of Almost

17. Dawned on Me

18. Born Alone

19. One Sunday Morning

Let me know if you have extras or can't go.

Thanks

The ending of Snowpiercer did not work for me at all. Otherwise a solid film about a ridiculous set-up and premise.

I absolutely love "Runnin' Down A Dream" the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers documentary.

Made my morning. Shouldn't be too much to ask for in this world, "a nice person who also happens to be a very talented musician."

Best of both worlds - a parent and child who are both immensely proud of one another.

I saw them during this period. Have many recordings. I really love this period and have a soft spot for this era. I think a lot (not all) of the music benefitted from the space that only 4 musicians provided. I think a lot of songs worked with the band finding themselves vs. having a well-worn groove and predictability. I think there was more urgency, risks, more of a sense of discovery, and more hunger, during that period that I really like and respect when I hear that era.

Just my take.

I hit a burnout period every 6 months or so. Just happens. Often it is a result of wanting to listen to a genre or style of music that isn't consistently presented in Wilco's catalog. So I usually don't gravitate toward music similar to Wilco (i.e., The Band, Neil Young, etc.) when I hit the burnout stage, but rather R&B, soul, pop, or something like that. My recent cycle this past year has been

Wilco >> burnout after a period >> Paul Simon >> R.E.M. >> Coldplay >> Van Morrison >> The Head and the Heart >> The Lumineers >> ???

Van has always had a secure place in my top 5 of all-time. His 5 album streak starting with Astral Weeks to St. Dominic's Preview is one of the finest periods of music. Throw in Veedon Fleece, Into the Music, his Them output, and the Philosopher Stone compilation, and his best ranks up there with the best of Dylan, Young, and Paul Simon (my Mt. Rushmore of "Rock" musicians).

Having said that, when I listen to his 80's -- up to the present output, it's hit-or-miss. Even the good material only makes me want to revisit his old material, rarely does it make me want to listen to his newer stuff again. Dylan and Simon to me have separated themselves from the other two with regards to high quality output in each of the last 5 decades. I cannot say that for Van, and Neil's output has not impressed me since Silver and Gold.

Anything that means something special to us will always have an added level of significance with the people we share it with.

My wife makes fun of me at times for my deep love and connection to music, not just Wilco. She also doesn't share my deep love for all types of films, classics, foreign, etc.

But I've dragged her to a number of films and concerts that she had no interest in but went because she knew how important they were to me and had fun because I loved every minute of them. That's the sweet spot for us. I've stopped trying to convince her of the artistic merits of why I like this band or this film. It's enough that her love for me is deep enough that she'll share many (not all) of my film and music adventures with me and not spoil them.

In a few weeks, I've be going to a Def Lepard / Poison / Lita Ford concert with my wife and many of her girlfriends and their hubbies. I have absolutely no interest in any of them, but I've done my best for that past 4 weeks leading up to it to not bad mouth it. One bad concert does not equal 13+ years of going to concerts and films simply on faith and love - which is what my wife has done for me.

Just finished watching. Amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Obviously, I, like many, would love to get my hands on the album as soon as it's available. However, the manner in which it's available right now is pretty sketch, and I don't like filling out surveys or giving out my cell #, so I guess I'll just have to wait for someone who has it to kindly offer a PM for those that want it.

On the other hand, I really enjoy my memories of having my laptop on my night table and listening to previous album streams around midnight when the group released it early on their website. I hope the group announces a similar stream soon.

Been on an 80's and 90's film kick recently, revisiting some more obscure films that I remember fondly and seeing how well they hold up as an adult. Here are a few I've recently watched:

What a weird and mesmerizing film. I love it.

I've always loved this movie and still do.

Second half w/ aliens does not hold up well. First half is better. Recently listened to a "Movie Geeks United" podcast where they revisited this film, and it explained some things about the film that were cut which would probably made it a little better.

Special effects are horrible, but I still like the warmth of the film. A week ago when I rewatched Jaws 4: The Revenge did I realize that it was the boy from the Last Starfighter who was the adult son.

The Manhatten Project

Really good movie. Holds up well.

The Phantom

Not an 80's film, but definitely has a nostalgic tone to it and a lightheartedness that many of the recent superhero films lack.

Matinee

Another 90's film, but I absolutely love it. Joe Dante is not a visionary filmmaker, but he's made a lot of films that I am fond of and remember vividly growing up as a child.

Watched this again a couple nights ago. I just love this movie.

Thank you for all the work you put into capturing and sharing this shows.

Just got done listening to a live stream of the 2nd night of Solid Sound. They played 4 new songs, I think, and all of them were similarly upbeat. I'm liking what I've heard.

anyone capturing the streams? I'd love to have them

The entire album has leaked.

i captured the streams from the 8-28-2009 and 11-16-2009 shows awhile back and posted them on here. assuming that's still legit to do legal-wise and whatnot, i'd be happy to capture and track these two shows for everyone, too. i'm buried in work at the moment, though so it'll probably take me a few weeks to get to it. i'll post the links in this thread if nobody's beaten me to it by then

That would be great. I appreciate your willingness and everyone who is able and willing to share. I'll admit, I don't like to be the person always asking someone else to do these things, so I've spent the last couple of days on and off trying to figure out what I need to do to capture these shows, but so far I've been unsuccessful. I'll keep trying though, I'd like to be able to say I've contributed to this community.

If someone who is able to could capture these shows and share, I'd be most appreciative.

The Roadcase is now streaming this show: http://www.wilcoworld.net/roadcase/tweedy-dc.php

Could someone who is able please capture and share this?