Central Scrutinizer

Good comments Neon and Racer. Sometimes the sum is greater than the parts, sometimes the parts greater than the whole, and experience is key. With other Wilco albums, I've just let them play and play (and play and play etc.) and having different tracks jump out, different nuances in the same song striking me a different way (even AGIB, only skipping over the drone when I would break my trance). I probably enjoy(ed) SBS more than most because of the setting in which I listened to it (five days in late spring in Chicago in a rented Spyder Eclipse convertible). It could be chicken/egg thing in

... and, consequently, Carole King.

I agree that he has more room to work, and his input is insidious, and offers delicious colors in unexpected places.

Wacky off-the-cuff thought: I find a parallel with the band now -- where they're at musicially, creatively, personnel and with this album -- to REM in the Green-Out of Time phase. W(TA) has a real "out of time" feel to it, where REM was crafting songs, exploring genres, a timeless collection of songs. Green ... I think most can see the SBS parallels. I know it's getting ahead of myself, but if there's any truth to the paralells Wilco's best album is one away ...

I have been doing the same and I find this disconcerting. Knowing how much Tweedy puts into trackiing on the albums, after mulitple listenings the cohesiveness is lacking. I'm listening to songs here and there, something I've never done with a Wilco album -- at least not until low after I'd worn the grooves a good bit. Perhaps the album name is perfect, because frankly there's no theme or ethereal album dna that strands it together. I find interesting, in the pre-order of the LP, that it is a single disk -- and wonder if tracking, timing and even song edits (cutting Everlasting and One Win

I had that exact same thought this a.m.

I disagree. If you want to label it, I'd say Walken sounds like Little Feat, which is a very good 70s rock sound.

Surfin Bird by the Trashman

I've always assumed that Tweedy's guitars onstage have an under-the-saddle pickup along with the in-the-hole one. I'd bet his guitars are multitracked and that he has the guitar miked in addition to whatever onboard pickups he has. At least that's pretty standard stuff.

On my second listen through, but I'm happy. It has a retro feel to it, the Harrison references are noted. Nels' lap steel is insidious, creeping up and out here and there, not in classical steel guitar mode, but with a bit of a twist. One one real downer IMHO is You and I, which I could have done without. If I didn't know better, I'd say that song is angling for air play -- Wilco's "The One I Love." If nothing else, it serves as a palette cleaner, after the stellar Bull Black Nova Most of it's cozy. Some great 70s-vibe harmonies, particularly in "You Never Know," which sounds like the icon

An unpunctuated, run-on sentence that can't be contained within the parameters fo the avatar square?

Actually they were probably saying to themselves, "when's my *#(&% break?!?"

Have you ever been to Pekin?!?

Eight Successful People Grateful That They Got Canned http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147696228084981.html "Reprinted from Mental Floss magazine." apologizes if this has been posted b4 ... Eight Successful People Grateful That They Got Canned By Ethan Trex In our tough economic climate, it's worth reminding ourselves that losing a job might not be the end of the world. Sure, it never feels good, but for these well-known folks, getting the boot from their gigs provided the impetus for them to reach even greater successes. 1. Jerry Seinfeld 2. Michael Bloomberg 3. Robert Redford 4. W

... then there's the whole U2-charist.

Try a camera and your bathroom mirror.

The Virgin megastore in Orlando has about 36 square feet devoted to vinyl. I'd say 8 square feet isn't that bad in the short term. Best Buy has been selling vinyl online for about a year. Note, too, that BB is the No. 3 music retailer behind iTunes and Wal-Mart. When Wal-Mart makes the move, you're talking critical mass. Most big box retailers are already selling turntables. It's not going to take over the industry, but it's a market segment that retailers will begin to get creative with.

The doctor is a woman!

Can you imagine what all the used record store dealers that bailed out a decade ago are thinking?

From NY Post http://www.nypost.com/seven/04272009/busin...inyl_166384.htm Best Buy is giving vinyl a spin. The consumer-electronics giant, which happens also to be the third-largest music seller behind Apple's iTunes and Wal-Mart, is considering devoting eight square feet of merchandising space in all of its 1,020 stores solely to vinyl, which would equate to just under 200 albums, after a test in 100 of its stores around the country proved successful. Though vinyl represents less than 5 percent of Best Buy's music sales, the format is growing while CD sales continue to shrink. Viny

No it can't.

Plus the fact that the camel is barefoot means Paul is really dead.

I think that is exactly the reason that so many fans are drawn to him ... he's a geek in a rockstar role. He says, does, tries and fails/succeeds musically as a geek connecting (or pissing off for unknown reasons) with geek music fans. Spencer Tweedy is in a great position and an unenviable one as a kid. An unfiltered, unsheltered position as a kid of a rock musician dad. Everything I've seen about the kid is he deserves kudos for surviving and thriving on his own terms. What we say or think, though, shouldn't make a fig of difference to him. Rare diplomacy for such an age.

There are no bad opinions. There are bad people who overwork themselves trying to annoy and out-shout those who feel otherwise. Bitching like you're four people doesn't give your view added weight, if that's your attention. If your point is to make noise for attention, well done.

... and so was the cheese.