Shakespeare In The Alley

Hmm. I'd like to have the CD and LP, but, call me OCD, I want the CD in a regular CD case to put on my CD shelf, as opposed to just slipped in the vinyl sleeve.

Prairie Wind is also about ten minutes longer than W(TA), which is the more important thing.

They should release this album with a Willy Wonka-esque "Golden Ticket" thing where a small number of people get a ticket to come visit the band in the Loft. Prince did a similar thing with 3121, but I don't know how well it went. I feel like Wilco could do this, except they might be on tour too often for this to be realistic. It'd be amazing though, I think.

Fair enough, I should have clarified further. It seems like, once an artist has done something remotely "experimental," they're not allowed to ever do anything that isn't experimental again. In Wilco's case, they are never allowed to make this kind of album, because they've made more experimental music. There are obviously examples of well-loved bands/artists who released simple music, such as Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, etc. But if any of these artists had released a drastically different album, they would have never been allowed by the indie community to go back and release more simpl

I just want to say that I hate the tendency of "indie rock" fans to compeletly write off and put down simple music. Because they made YHF, Wilco's never allowed to make a pop record again? That's dumb. Look at Dylan, for Christ's sake. After making and releasing three of the greatest rock albums in a row, he stepped back and started releasing simple, folk-y stuff. Terrific albums. Albums that stand right up to Blonde on Blonde to anyone that was really listening. Wilco did more experimental albums, and I respect them for that. They did a pop album before, and it's my favorite of their

I think it's meant to be a tribute. A lot of this album reminds me of All Things Must Pass, and the Loft has some pictures of the Beatles scattered around, so I think the band wanted to give a little acknowledgement of Harrison's influence on the album.

My god, is that gloriously mesmerizing to watch.

Hmm, I always heard this as "tired of being exposed to the cold / stare of your stereo." However, I could be wrong.

So, with the CD/LP/MP3 deal from Nonesuch, does that mean that the CD is literally just a disc, or is it like a normal CD release, meaning case, insert and everything?

They've been buying their own CD's to boost album sales!!!!!!

Ah, yes. It's still funny to me: all this priceless equipment and state of the art recording technology, and then there's some bunk beds, straight out of an elementary school kid's bedroom.

Where are you seeing these?

I noticed a copy of Mermaid Avenue Volume 2. Those conceited bastards... I laughed at the bunk beds in the back.

Ha. Nah, It's just hard to look at this typical city building and imagine the guys in the band inside, with a fortune in instruments and such. But I think it's a great example of why this is such an amazing band for its fans.

Anyone checking this thing out? It's intense. There are so many neat little details to pick up. If you haven't seen this thing, I suggest checking it out.

I laughed. If that's any consolation.

Where is this place?

I'm gonna throw in some support for the random, dollar bin findings being THE way to collect vinyl. I've gotten many such records recently, and they all play fine through my less-than-great record player. I guess it all depends. To me, new vinyl is just too expensive to buy regularly. In fact, I've only bought one new vinyl record since I've started collecting, and that was "Hey Venus!" by Super Furry Animals at a concert last year. I can't see myself going to Best Buy anytime something new comes out, but I'm sure there will be people to do so, and I also won't be surprised if every once

Oh dear god, that would be excellent.

I suppose so, but the idea of a band releasing more than they usually would to make up for a loss of $50,000+ dollars seems awful. It's a perfect case of releasing music for all the wrong reasons. And I think the end-product would not be up to par.

I don't know that I'd consider that an entirely good thing. Wouldn't that mean that they'd be more likely to rush-release albums that aren't as finished as they could be? And play more shows than they want to play, leading to potentially bad performances?

Well done.

Yes, as I said, if it's commercially released, they do have to pay royalties. But this lawsuit technically doesn't (or shouldn't) affect regular, non Ashes/KT Wilco concerts. Artists can play whatever they want in concert, without worrying about royalties. If it was any different, shitty bar bands would cease to exist.

Unless they officially release a live recording of a Bennett-helped song, I don't think they need to pay him when they perform it live. Artists don't have to pay when they perform a cover in concert, so Wilco playing a song Jay helped produce isn't really any different.

I said this in the other thread, but this is a bitch move by Jay. It's not like IATTBYH came out a few weeks ago. The fact that he's just filing this now makes him look like a complete ass who's trying to mine the slight link he still has to the Wilco catalogue. I don't know how much he'll get in this case. It would need to be proven that Jeff hasn't been paying Jay for royalties on the songs he co-created. Seems like that could be a hard case to argue, especially since the issue seems to be how much Jay was paid.