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1) Vaguely remember giving Yankee Hotel Foxtrot a listen after I read about it on some "best of" list in the early 2000's, but it didn't really click with me. Really started to get into them back in 2008 when they kept popping up on one of my Pandora stations, and I'd keep going over to the computer to see who I was listening to, and it always seemed to be Wilco. So I decided to... 2) ...go see Neil Young on his fall tour in 2008 (12/13/08 in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center), even though I'd seen him before and tix were $$$, largely due to the fact that Wilco was the opener, and I wanted t

Well, the weather certainly made things a bit damp, but overall, another excellent Solid Sound Festival! My only question/complaint, what the hell happened to the bahn mi sandwiches? There were many more excellent food choices this year, but man, I missed those bahn mi sandwiches...

I am a teacher. I belong to a union. I am extremely competent at what I do. I believe in a giving my employer 100% of my effort on a daily basis regardless of being a member of a union. Going in to work every day and doing any less than what I'm being paid for is tantamount to stealing. I have many friends who are wonderful teachers and go to work everyday with the same attitude as myself. I have friends in the private sector who have been employed for years, some of which seem to do nothing but play on the internet all day and take a few calls. I have friends who are teachers who only d

My listening experience so far has been thus: New album songs sound like they could work on any of the last three albums - I enjoy the last three albums quite a bit - I like this new album It's not covering much new ground for Radiohead, but that's fine with me as I'm quite fond of the ground that they've already covered. Except for OK Computer and Kid A, I don't listen to the albums in sequence much anyway, these 8 tracks will fit quite nicely into my usual Radiohead shuffle. I'm also quite interested to see how they will treat these new tunes in a live setting. I remember being blown

Interesting discussion! Nels will certainly (for better or worse) help shape the sound/vibe of the new album, so I think the Nels/Jay talk is pretty relevant. I wonder what kind of things we'd be saying if either one of the following had happened, either (A) Jay was replaced by a Jay clone or ( Nels completely rewrote all the guitar leads that Jay/Jeff had played, and played those instead. I guess that's a topic for another thread.

I think this comment gets to the heart of it...it's a preference thing, which is not really reflective of somebody's absolute value as a guitarist. If Jay sounds better to you, then he does, it's really not something that needs defending. I don't really have a preference for Jay or Nels, I think they are both great, and I think each one brings/brought things to the band that the other doesn't. Of course they're gonna be different, they're different people, and Nels has the disadvantage of having to follow Jay, and has to basically play songs/licks that Jay presumably wrote (or helped to wri

I disagree. It doesn't sound like Nels is mimicking to me, just playing the parts he needs to play. Having listened a bit to Nels other work, I'm glad he tones it down a bit for Wilco, but that's just me. This reminds me of a sports argument, where Player A is definitely more skilled at what he/she does, and Player B, although not as skilled, plays with more heart and grit and is beloved by all.

No arguing here - we just have slightly different points of view. That's the beauty of music, everybody hears something different.

I love that song as well, one of my favorites to play (and easy easy). I love the super up, yelling Rolling Thunder versions too. Hadn't seen this video before, is it from The Concert for Bangladesh? Thanks for posting.

I think it's an awfully big assumption to make that Wilco isn't "putting 100 percent into everything". I don't get the impression that anybody in that band is settling for anything less than putting everything they've got into their musical endeavors. Whether or not the end result fits any one person's particular taste, or what Wilco should sound like based on some notion that the earlier albums are the "valid" Wilco sound, is a very subjective thing. I became a hardcore fan shortly after Sky Blue Sky was released (after finally seeing a live show), and this incarnation of the band is all

Very true. I stand corrected. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I agree. I love Time Out Of Mind, but listening to Neil Young's new one (Le Noise) and then going back to the Dylan, it seems like Lanois just has too much of a heavy hand with the vocal effects and the distant, spacey noise feel. Kind of a one-trick pony. Unlike some people, I enjoy the current lineup and I like the sound of the band on the last few records. People's quibbles seem to be more with Jeff's songwriting than the actual sound, not sure how much bringing in a producer will change that. Just my opinion.

Couldn't agree more - camping in a field has never held any appeal for me. Different strokes I guess... We were at Site 12 last year (close bathroom access), and will be again this year. Only difference is that this year I'm dragging my dad along with us (and possibly bringing my 4-year-old daughter) and I wrangled up some friends to go, who will be at the site next to mine. Should be a great weekend!

Last year my wife and I stayed at Clarksburg State Park, and plan to do so again this year. We didn't spend too much time at the campground, but it suited our needs perfectly. Clean bathrooms with showers, nice shaded campsites, short drive to venue, and cheap. You can reserve a spot online through Reserve America. I think it's $12 a night and there's a service fee for registering online (a few bucks more). I have a site booked from Friday through Monday. Let me know if you have any other questions and I'll be happy to answer them if I can.

Off from school today for the 5th time in 9 school days thanks to more snow...silver lining..."early worm" tickets! Can't wait for Solid Sound!

Just off the top of my head... The sound in the Bowery Ballroom was really excellent - A perfect place to see Jeff Tweedy solo. The crowd had been drinking pretty steadily for about 1 1/2 hours by the time Autumn Defense started their excellent set, and there was a lot of loud talking and a general "night out at the bar while a band plays in the background" atmosphere. John even made some snarky remarks to the tune of (not exact quotes) "Thanks for listening, the two of you" and that the Autumn Defense was a rock band "sort of", just loud enough that you could still "talk over them". This

There was definitely a recording rig set up in the balcony at the Bowery last night. I'm sure the recording will show up eventually. The sound in that place was impeccable, the crowd relatively quiet (during Jeff's set at least) and there were quite a few humorous moments (Hummingbird second verse restart comes immediately to mind) that should come across quite nicely.

Pretty much a lurker at VC, but just wanted to share this funny coincidence. I'm heading to the show in NYC tonight with my wife, and we're coming from the New Haven area of CT. She had a hair cut appointment earlier this afternoon, and when she came home, she told me about this exchange she had at the hair salon: My wife chatting with her hairdresser: Wife: "I'm going to a concert tonight with my husband" Hairdresser: "Where is it?" Wife: "New York City" Man getting hair cut in next chair over: "Who are you going to see?" Wife: "Wilco" (She figures there's a better chance he would have

Somebody's already doing this, and it's quite good. It's going chronologically through the official releases, with a few sidesteps into outtakes and live stuff. The writer has done 130 songs so far and is currently up to "In Search of Little Sadie" from Self Portrait. Check it out...Every Bob Dylan Song