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    Great Song Openings

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Take it Easy/Eagles

    Day Tripper/ Beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04YRe7m_QMY

    Go All the Way/Rasberries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5hlxbOazGs...feature=related

    Funk 49/James Gang

    Rock n Roll Hoochie Koo/Johnny Winter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWOBxVZZBrk

    These Days/Fogelberg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JyW_rUkYHQ

    Ohio/Neil Young

    Little Wing/Hendrix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo_WAbnKCPc...feature=related

    Hey Bulldog/ Beatles

    Too Far Apart/Wilco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyjlGQcKWZs

    Another harvest of Neil Young

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Link is now "forbidden." Here we go again. :lol

     

     

    I saw the link as of 11PM last night........The CD box set version appeared not to have any video included.......Also Massey Hall and Crazy Horse Live at the Fillmore were included which most of us already have I'm sure.......The DVD version was not clear as to if it was DVD audio only or DVD with film clips and such as well as audio (music)........Neil has put out a couple of special edition DVD music only albums when he thought this was the best way to achieve the best sounding recording.....I don't think they would play on a CD player......He's making this too hard......Put the video on DVD and the music on CD and be done with it already for Christ's sake......

    Favorite single lyric of all-time. Yeah, that's right... only one!

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor coming

    Sayin' something about a queen

    There were peasants singin' and drummers drumming

    And the archer split the tree

    There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun

    That floated on the breeze

    Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies

    Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies

     

    I was lyin' in a burned out basement

    With a full moon in my eyes

    I was hopin' for a replacement

    When the sun burst through the skies

    There was a band playin' in my head

    And I felt like getting high

    Thinkin' about what a friend had said,

    I was hopin' it was a lie

    Thinkin' about what a friend had said,

    I was hopin' it was a lie

     

    Well, I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying

    In the yellow haze of the sun

    There were children crying and colors flying

    All around the chosen ones

    All in a dream, all in a dream

    The loading had begun

    Flyin' mother nature's silver seed

    To a new home in the sun

    Flyin' mother nature's silver seed

    Albums that changed your life - Article on CNN.com

    in Someone Else's Song

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    They didn't change my life but I have fond memories (some old, some new) of the first time I heard them......In no particular order......

     

    Sgt Pepper / Beatles

    After the Gold Rush / Neil Young

    John Lennon Plastic Ono Band

    Let It Bleed / Stones

    White Album / Beatles

    Home Free / Fogelberg

    Live At Leeds / Who

    Good Feeling to Know / Poco

    Sky Blue Sky / Wilco

    Let it Be (bootleg version) / Beatles

    Sweetheart of the Rodeo / Byrds

    Marx and Lennon / HCYBI2PAO (Nick Danger) / Firesign Theatre http://www.firesigntheatre.com/albums/hcyb2.mp3

    4 Way Street / CSNY

    Girlfriend / Matthew Sweet

    Wilco heard while you're out and about

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Haven't heard any outside of my playing them or seeing them in concert anytime in the recent past........About 6 months ago in a Home Depot I heard "Impossible Germany" but nothing since.......It's been a long dry spell........But I listen to them everyday so I don't really feel I'm missing anything.......

    Wilco on ACL

    in Just A Fan

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    I like all the different forms Wilco has taken over the years as well as most of the music produced in it's different incarnations......As a live band, I think right now they are the best one out there for my musical preferences.......I can get into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes, Oasis and Collective Soul (my other current live contemporary favorites, I'm not including Neil Young here).......But they don't come close to the Wilco experience for me......I never saw them with Jay in person but I also like what I have seen on video, YouTube etc. as well as the albums when Jay did perform with them.....But Nels blows me away also......Hey, life goes on, things change and everyone should feel lucky Wilco has evolved into the band it has become despite the personal changes......Hasn't Jeff been saying this is the sound and lineup he always envisioned for the band.......It's his band, if he's happy so am I......Wilco is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get......

    Judaism?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I just checked out Spencer's blog, and wow, I was impressed. But, I'm not going to go back for two reasons:

    1 -- I feel like a stalker. I just think I should keep Jeff's family life private (although I'm sure that he got Dad's permission to start it.)

    And 2 -- I'm jealous cos that 13 year old kid's a better writer than me.

     

    Couldn't agree more on both counts.......I'll check in with the brother-in-law once in a while but even that is a little creepy......

    Neil Young/Wilco/Everest -- 12/16/08

    in After The Show

    Posted

    I think Glenn is tired of the act.......In Worcester, the band was gearing up for ITMWLY and stopped because Glenn did not do his thing........They started the noise again and Jeff had to coax Glenn up onto his stool asking him why he didn't want to do his rock star act......A reluctant Glenn climbed up to a cheering crowd and the song began.....I wouldn't read anything into it.....

    Oasis/Ryan Adams, Camden NJ 12/19

    in After The Show

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    Great show......The third leg of my week long reliving of my youth......Managed to see Neil and Wilco in Worcester and MSG and made the trek down to NJ before the storm hit Friday morning.....Ryan Adams was very talkative and friendly despite the recent reviews about his surliness and actually very good.....Oasis was Oasis......Good comment from Noel about Camden being the murder capital of the world and that the odds were pretty good someone would be murdered on the way home......About a half hour later he asked if anyone had been killed yet......Killer "Don't Look Back in Anger".......Security guys were like Nazis......They were stopping people from using their cell phones to take pics and video all night.......Liam's vocals were in fine form......This was made by one of the people standing in front of me.......

     

    Neil Young/Wilco/Everest -- 12/16/08

    in After The Show

    Posted

    nudie! I just read your post. What a great story! Thanks for sharing it.....thanks also for the brief new album report. I love how approachable those guys are. Also, your kid deserves a beer when he's old enough(?) for saying what he did to Noel. Great stuff.

     

     

    Believe me he's had his share......he's 21......It was his Christmas present to me.......By the way we could not get near Neil Young's area.....You needed another kind of security badge and had to get by additional layers of security people......We tried to go through one curtain like we knew where we were going but it didn't work.....Also John, then Glen sat a few rows in front of us during the second half of Neil's show before they left to join in the singing of "Rockin In the Freeworld" on stage with everyone form the tour for Neil's last song before the encore......

    Neil Young/Wilco/Everest -- 12/16/08

    in After The Show

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    I think I had my ultimate rock show experience last night.......This is long but I think some will enjoy it.....Arrived at Grand Central Station from Conn. about 6:30 and walked to MSG in a light snow.....Pretty cool looking with the Christmas lights and stuff......My son's friend came through with three comp passes from his cousin who works for Neil Young......We were a little nervous at first because the guy at will-call couldn't find them at first, but they were there......Went in to check our seats at about 7:15.....Section 73 just to the right of the stage about 15 rows from the floor.....We watched the show over John's left shoulder so to speak......Saw Mike of Wilco walking around the General Admission area a few times......Friends and relatives of Everest were scattered around us waving and taking pictures of each other and a few band members who came out to great them.....Bill Murray popped his head out for a few minutes from the side aisle near the stage (more on that later).......Everest came out and did a fine job......John and Pat of Wilco as well as Peggy Young joined them on stage for Dylan's "You Ain't Going Nowhere"......The Arena was about one third full by the time Everest finished.......Wilco came out a little before 8 and rocked the place......All were in fine form.....I had moved to another seat to get a more straight on view of the band when unknown to me our connection to the tickets came out to where my son was still sitting and gave them VIP backstage passes.....Meanwhile, I watched Wilco unaware that my son had the keys to the kingdom.......The Wilco highlight for me was "Shot in the Arm" and "IATTBYH".......Jeff brought out Spencer to play drums for a super 13th birthday present for "The Late Greats"......Jeff commented that everything is now all down hill for him which was pretty funny......He also commented on how nervous he was......When Wilco was done I returned to my seat a few sections from where I had watched Wilco perform and couldn't find my son and his buddy......About 10 minutes later they appeared with these shitty grins on their faces.....They had been back stage and stood with Spencer as he was waiting to go onstage......They also said hi to Bill Murray......Since the passes could be peeled off I was able to get my chance at rock and roll nirvana......We walked past the security guards through the tunnel and right in front of us was Wilco's dressing room.....Pat and John were hanging outside talking to friends......When John was done talking I went up to him to congratulate him on the great show and shook his hand.....He was very gracious and easy going.....Pat was pretty much involved with his group so I didn't approach him......One of the bands tour people was standing at the door when my contact asked if we could say hello to Jeff......He told us if we were quick and didn't cause a scene......Into the inner sanctum we went......To the left of us was Nels who looked exhausted but happy.....He was talking to some friends so I didn't have the chance to say anything to him.....We also saw Fred Armisen and Will Arnett...... Next was Glen and Mike who were also very pleasant after I shook their hands and commented on the great show..... They were probably wondering who this guy was.......Sitting down with his son Spencer was Jeff......When he was no longer talking to anyone I went up to him and mentioned how we had seen them at the Shubert in New Haven and how great the show was and how great they were tonight......We shook hands and then I asked him for the once in a lifetime rock and roll memory, a picture.......Yes, I now have a photo with Jeff that I can put under my pillow and I didn't feel like a stalker......I wished Spencer a happy Birthday and headed out, my night complete or so I thought......On the way out we actually grabbed a beer from their cooler(ballsy, I know) and I spoke to John again.....I asked him when the album was coming out and if the Wilco Song was going to be on it.....He said in the spring and that yes the Wilco Song would be on it and that they enjoyed playing it.....Back out in the hallway we finished our beer and said hello to John McEnroe and headed back to our seats when who did we spy walking past? Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer of Oasis.....We actually followed them to the section we were sitting in......Noel was sitting on the aisle seat in the section to our left three rows down.......I had the aisle seat next to him......I introduced myself to him and shook his hand and he reluctantly went along........Sitting behind me was Timothy Hutton and a group of his friends.....My son had the honor of being told to sit down by Tim while Neil was playing "Hey, Hey, My, My".......He was blocking his view......Meanwhile my son and his friend went back stage two more times during Neil's set and they spoke to Jeff as he watched a TV monitor of Neil Young's performance......They spoke about the Wilco Song and the new album......During Neil's encore(A Day in the Life) I was standing right next to Noel Gallagher as everyone was on their feet going crazy.....My son looked over to Noel and said you have a lot of work to do tomorrow to top this.....Oasis plays MSG tonight.....Noel smiled and said yeah I know......Like I said, rock and roll nirvana.....A great show and a great night......Sorry for being so wordy but I tried to get everything in to share the experience......

    Open Apology to Mr Sansone

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    WW.......So you saw Wilco play and went out to where the buses were parked before or after Neil Young played?........If it was before did they let you back in for Neil? Hey, I think it's pretty cool......We were thinking of hanging around the buses for awhile before the show in the afternoon to try to say hello but we didn't want to look like stalkers.....

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