tedrock

Saw the movie last night at the screening in Boulder.

VERY well done movie - extremely tight close ups and superior sound!

The close up on Nils' hands during AOAF to start the movie is truly a magic trick... his comment about wanting to put his body aside and levitate during a show helps put that shot into a new context for me.

One thing I have not seen anyone point out yet on this thread:

the final scene featuring Jeff and his dad (and band members signing tshirts and posters) was shot after the first night of the St Louis Pageant run last spring.

You guys are gonna love this! It's soon to be a standard on my DVD player and speakers!

The Blue Loon posted their photos from this show here:

http://www.theblueloon.com/digital/wilco1/index.html

You may need to register with an email to see them...

Gen x, baby boomer, gen Y, the lost generation - all labels.

Try and put a label on the artist and the muse will inevitably force contradiction into the conversation.

From the version played at the Anchorage show.

We once belonged to a bird

Who cast it's shadow on this world

You were the best thing

And I was the curse

I did my best not to make things worse

for you

But is it true

I always knew this would be our fate

This is what happens when we separate

This happens to all dead weight eventually

We may as well be made of stone

We can't be phoned (?or "foam"?)

One way we'll never fight dear

Neither yours nor mine I fear

One wing

we'll never ever fight dear

Neither yours nor mine I feel

We can only wave goodbye

One wing

we'll never ever fight dear

neither yours nor mine I feel

we can only wave goodbye

Bye Bye

Sunny Feeling lyrics - also from the Anchorage show

Not sure of the word 'heighty' and 'I could never find out' - otherwise pretty sure of the rest.

Sunny Feeling

I was on my way home

from high school

I was stuck at the crossing

I dug in for a duel

Well at the last moment

I slammed on the brakes

My life split in two directions

Two separate fates

Got on the last flight

into rotterdam

couldn't hit the runway

so it took off again

"Aw no need to worry,"

the captain cut in,

"the winds are less heighty,

over in Berlin."

You know I won't be there for you,

So this is all I know is true,

Your darkest days are good for you,

The darkest night is nothing new

I could nearly answer

for myself

Is my life a cancer

or anybody else?

I could never find out

I could never say

I now realize

or nearly change my ways.

A sunny feeling is taken away (4 x)

I was on my way home

from high school

I was stuck at the crossing

Where the kids are still cruel

Oh, the kids are still cruel

The sunny feeling is taken away (4 x)

Comparing musical personalities to one another is like dancing to architecture -

And this is especially true when comparing ANYONE to Neil Young or Bob Dylan.

But here is my attempt -

Both Dylan and Young have been accused of being egomaniacal and prone to hissy fits,

have had long and healthy careers,

have battled addiction,

ave been credited with being poetic and relevatory and

are baby boomers.

Tweedy has been accused of being egomaniacal and prone to hissy fits,

is currently in the middle (hopefully) of a long and healthy career,

has battled addiction,

has been credited with being poetic and relevatory,

and is from Generation X.

A longer career breeds a longer back story which produces strata of opinions about past and current work.

My point - facts alone do not make the man or the music. Context is essential to make the musical statement meaningful.

These 'rock gods' are partly that way because of the context of the time they 'made it big' and the way the AUDIENCE interacted with those artists.

What is important is that the musician continues to follow his muse -

questions about whether the artist's work is still relevant are missing the point.

The musician is still following his muse.

(true for both Dylan and Young)

Opening for Neil would undoubtedly be a 'notch on the belt' for Tweedy -

a dream he probably never thought he would get the chance to say he did.

True or False?

Sunny Feeling lyrics - also from the Anchorage show

Not sure of the word 'heighty' and 'I could never find out' - otherwise pretty sure of the rest.

Sunny Feeling

I was on my way home

from high school

I was stuck at the crossing

I dug in for a duel

Well at the last moment

I slammed on the brakes

My life split in two directions

Two separate fates

Got on the last flight

into rotterdam

couldn't hit the runway

so it took off again

"Aw no need to worry,"

the captain cut in,

"the winds are less heighty,

over in Berlin."

You know I won't be there for you,

So this is all I know is true,

Your darkest days are good for you,

The darkest night is nothing new

I could nearly answer

for myself

Is my life a cancer

or anybody else?

I could never find out

I could never say

I now realize

or nearly change my ways.

A sunny feeling is taken away (4 x)

I was on my way home

from high school

I was stuck at the crossing

Where the kids are still cruel

Oh, the kids are still cruel

The sunny feeling is taken away (4 x)

Sunny Feeling lyrics - also from the Anchorage show

Not sure of the word 'heighty' and 'I could never find out' - otherwise pretty sure of the rest.

Sunny Feeling

I was on my way home

from high school

I was stuck at the crossing

I dug in for a duel

Well at the last moment

I slammed on the brakes

My life split in two directions

Two separate fates

Got on the last flight

into rotterdam

couldn't hit the runway

so it took off again

"Aw no need to worry,"

the captain cut in,

"the winds are less heighty,

over in Berlin."

You know I won't be there for you,

So this is all I know is true,

Your darkest days are good for you,

The darkest night is nothing new

I could nearly answer

for myself

Is my life a cancer

or anybody else?

I could never find out

I could never say

I now realize

or nearly change my ways.

A sunny feeling is taken away (4 x)

I was on my way home

from high school

I was stuck at the crossing

Where the kids are still cruel

Oh, the kids are still cruel

The sunny feeling is taken away (4 x)

I just transcribed the lyrics to One Wing from the version played at the Anchorage show.

(if that is what it is called).

This songs feels VERY Radiohead to me... the solos

We once belonged to a bird

Who cast it's shadow on this world

You were the best thing

And I was the curse

I did my best not to make things worse

for you

But is it true

I always knew this would be our fate

This is what happens when we separate

This happens to all dead weight eventually

We may as well be made of stone

We can't be phoned (?or "foam"?

One way we'll never fight dear

Neither yours nor mine I fear

One wing

we'll never ever fight dear

Neither yours nor mine I feel

We can only wave goodbye

One wing

we'll never ever fight dear

neither yours nor mine I feel

we can only wave goodbye

Bye Bye

I just transcribed the lyrics to One Wing from the version played at the Anchorage show.

(if that is what it is called).

This songs feels VERY Radiohead to me... the solos

We once belonged to a bird

Who cast it's shadow on this world

You were the best thing

And I was the curse

I did my best not to make things worse

for you

But is it true

I always knew this would be our fate

This is what happens when we separate

This happens to all dead weight eventually

We may as well be made of stone

We can't be phoned (?or "foam"?)

One way we'll never fight dear

Neither yours nor mine I fear

One wing

we'll never ever fight dear

Neither yours nor mine I feel

We can only wave goodbye

One wing

we'll never ever fight dear

neither yours nor mine I feel

we can only wave goodbye

Bye Bye

I've uploaded my pictures to Flickr here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24898487@N07/...57606460064538/

Some decent ones in there considering how wet everything was.

I'll post a couple of video links later today.

Howdy - first time poster -

I flew up to Alaska to visit my mom in Palmer for my birthday, and then go see Wilco with her.

I'm the guy in the crowd shot from the Anchorage Daily News picture taking the picture of the stage.

I'll post some pics later today and links to YouTube for Tweedy's "why we came to Alaska" banter and the first half of It's Just That Simple.

Killer show, IMO - cannot wait to hear it again to see if the rain just made it more memorable or if the band really was 'on'

Peace

Ted