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It seems the sets have been shorter because of venue curfews...and it's not quite like the "Evening with Wilco" tour. Not sure about outdoor shows though. Either way [ahem], if/when I see them in December, I'll be happy just to have had them perform in a nearby town and to have seen it. With the way tickets disappear in pre-sales and the speed by which they're grabbed up in the on-sale, I'll be glad to have gotten to see them at all. I don't feel gypped if I get two hours with them. I love Wilco shows, whether they're 40 songs or 20 songs.

A buddy of mine wrote a post about this...interesting predictions about what they'll all do next. http://joelfrancis.com/2011/09/22/rip-rem/

Well, that may be. But I liked most of SBS, so I don't mind it. We'll agree to disagree!

I think it fits perfectly in the sequence after the huge, swelling outro of "Born Alone." Like a breath of fresh air, a chance to switch tempos for a bit (with "Capitol City" following) before the rock of "Standing O."

Being There is AllMusic's album of the day today on their homepage...

...but you don't really notice it if you've been there before.

I'll let you know in a week.

Cool interview, love to hear about this side of making records. However -- that last question is crap. To say that Wilco has "suffered" because of fans is flat-out ridiculous, if you ask me. Once an album's out there for grabs -- advance copies for journalists & music reviewers, or a capture of a webstream -- it's anyone's guess who actually "leaks" a record. If anything, Wilco leaked it. And on that note, if I recall correctly, they've streamed every album since YHF in advance of its official release. This is far from the first time they've done an advance stream...

I think your assertion is interesting, but could also be interpreted as reading too much into it. I view the lyrics of "I Might" as a bunch of cool-sounding nonsense. To me, it's more about the sound of the words, the syllables and the rhythm of the vocals and the overall texture of them, more so than any inferred meaning.

It appears this news is not met by shiny happy people holding hands.

Excellent work! Digging the Rickenbacker that Jeff's playing. Glenn's hair in the picture below looks like Nels' in the new press photo.

Probably only 10% of the tickets in the house are sold in the pre-sale. Go for the on-sale on Friday. Besides, pre-sale doesn't always mean "best seats," just "first seats." Add in scalpers to an already small amount of tickets, and it's safe to say that the pre-sale tickets are going to disappear quickly. Saw this happen on the last tour.

I visit Spinner pretty regularly -- great way to preview upcoming releases and discover new artists. But their write-ups have been frequently unimaginative, lazy, or just flat-out wrong. Not sure who's doing the research or putting those together, but they could use some work.

Notice Spinner's write-up? "This sun-soaked Vancouver band's album is the perfect reminder of a youthful summer long-gone." FAIL.

Fingers crossed for my brother to be able to purchase the six we're hoping to get on Friday from the venue box office. A 2-ticket limit in the pre-sale pretty much made it pointless for us to try.

For your folk blues fix, pick up any of the anthologies/collections of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell or Mississippi John Hurt.

Love that Magic Sam record. And The Black Keys' Chulahoma. I really love Muddy Waters. Will listen to most anything of his. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czCfmNoiVac&feature=related

I've not heard this. Most anything "new" from the old legends is usually just another greatest-hits repackaging. Magic Sam. Stellar. And now my favorite blues records. I don't buy many new ones. Muddy Waters, Folk Singer B.B. King, Live in Cook County Jail John Lee Hooker, Live at Sugar Hill, Vol. 2 T-Bone Walker, Good Feelin' Jimi Hendrix, Blues Mike Bloomfield, Live at the Old Waldorf Albert King, Born Under a Bad Sign R.L. Burnside, First Recordings Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Sky is Crying (and just about everything else of his) John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton Littl

It's been so many years since I've bought via FrontGate. The last few shows I've been to, I didn't even bother with a pre-sale. And I've decided I won't for this one either. Got my brother tasked with buying from the venue box office on Friday morning. It'll be his first Wilco show! (assuming we score seats)

Not bad. Points for mentioning many of the touchstones of a Wilco review: Brian Wilson alt-country experimental Krautrock One thing, though -- where the hell do people keep coming up with idea that "Capitol City" is f*cking ragtime? I'm just not hearing any Scott Joplin in the song. It's as if they've never actually listened to any before and it's the only thing they can think of. It's much more akin to something like "Why Would You Wanna Live." Both of those songs sound more like "Honey Pie" or "When I'm 64," both of which are more music hall style numbers...

And Kansas City.

I prefer the album version.

I love that about "Candyfloss," particularly because Wilco never performed it that way live -- they always just launched straight into the first verse...

I agree. I've done the mix-and-match before, and it's fun, but I always come back to the original recording. I've heard the bonus tracks, and while they're a great peek at other material produced during this hell-of-a-recording-session, I personally don't feel the need to swap them for something else on the record. I was so moved by my first several listens of The Whole Love, particularly with "One Sunday Morning" as the album closer, that I really love the original 12 tracks as they're sequenced. Even as I see some folks grumble about "Open Mind," I absolutely love the way it provides some re