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    Jay Tribute Show

    in Just A Fan

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    After linking to the myspace page I found this:

     

    http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2009/08/some_more_dates_ive_been_meani.html

     

    3. Also at Martyr's: Jay Bennett Tribute: To honor the recently deceased singer, songwriter, producer and one-time Wilco multi-instrumentalist, the local artists Fair Herald, City at Large and Evan Holmes & Exit Ghost will perform in tribute to Bennett at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the club at 3855 N. Lincoln. Tickets are $8. "Jay Bennett, especially his work with Wilco, has always been a pretty big inspiration to us," said Fair Herald vocalist Mike Bellis. "Everything from his raunchier-than-hell guitars on 'Being There' to the more complex melodies and keyboard arrangements on 'Summerteeth' and 'Yankee [Hotel Foxtrot]' has been a touchstone for us when we're piecing together new songs." The musicians will cover Wilco and Bennett's solo material.

    Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I've been a big Andrew Bird fan for some time now and have always had his Bowl of Fire stuff handy but until recently I hadn't given it a good spin. I've got to say I'm blown away. The Swimming Hour has got to be one of my favorite works by the bird now. Just thought I'd share!

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    Songs Lyrics As Poetry

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Here's the link:

     

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/2009/07/drowned_in_sound.html

     

    It's Friday, so let's talk about poetry. Actually, let's discuss the fact that lyrics rarely, if ever, look good on paper, without the aid of music and melody. There are, of course, exceptions: Jeff Tweedy, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Patti Smith, to name just a few. But most lyrics don't have the same meaning taken out of context. Sure, you can put the words on a card or in a letter, scribble them on the pages of a notebook or even get them tattooed on your body, but the lyrics' original power likely came from the marriage between them and the way they were sung. Personally, I feel like great lyrics can't exist outside of a great tune.

    Here's a side note for you: In a high-school creative-writing class I tried to pass off a Soundgarden song as one of my own poems. Yep, the song was on the album Badmotorfinger. I'm just going to put that fact out there. Apologies to Chris Cornell, and to my teacher.

    Then there are lyrics that, when sung, sound contextually acceptable, but when you really examine what is being said, you can't even believe they even exist.

    For an example, I'll go out on a limb here with a band you probably weren't expecting to think about today. Remember Color Me Badd and its song "I Wanna Sex You Up"? Well, that song's lyrics are barely fathomable once you really start thinking about them.

    From "I Wanna Sex You Up:"

     

     

    Let me take off all your clothes.

    Disconnect the phone so nobody knows.

    Let me light a candle,

    So that we can make it better.

    Makin' love until we drown.

     

    The first four lines we can ignore, despite them being trite. It's the last line that is amazing: "Makin' love until we drown." Huh? Are they in the ocean, a pool, a vat of wine? Do they have an excessive sweat problem? Are there so many fluids involved in their lovemaking that they need a life vest? We'll never know. Or, if you do know, and you are married to or hooked up with someone from CMB, please share!

    Sorry to put that song and image in your head. Actually, I'm not. Enjoy the weekend.

    And please share your thoughts about lyrics as poetry, bad lyrics and lyrics that shock or embarrass you once you're forced to examine what they really mean.

    Ticketmaster PreSale

    in Just A Fan

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    I was wondering about this too. I haven't seen anything about e-mailing the hq for a password. When I did the Chicago pre-sale I know the PW was alfred. Anyone know more on this. A few minutes away :ermm .

    Top 20 Jeff Tweedy Songs

    in Just A Fan

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    Here's the rundown from #4 today.

     

    #4 - A Shot in the Arm

     

    Key Lyric: "The ashtray says you were up all night/ when you went to bed, with you’re darkest mind/You’ve changed.”

     

    “A Shot in the Arm” is quintessential Wilco. A fervent rocker that builds to a cathartic climax, it comes stocked with a cool guitar analogy, (”we fell in love in the key of C,”), and the reoccurring accusation that “you’ve changed.” Tweedy pours all of his late-90s angst and worry into this one, crying out for “something in my veins, bloodier than blood.” It all comes to a head with the powerful, malleable mantra, “what you once were isn’t what you want to be anymore.”

    Summerteeth

    in Just A Fan

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    I also seem to neglect Summerteeth for some reason when it comes to the favorite record question. And every time I listen to it I wonder why? Having said that, AGIB is always gonna be tops for me.

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