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bumped, because i thought there'd be more info on this by now. Anyone got any juicy details?

Nice amount of Summerteeth (Future Age, Via Chicago, Always in Love) so far, which isn't surprising considering all the ST - TWL comparisons being made lately (rightfully so, if you ask me)

Ya, i just saw that. Some pretty early unexpected gems in there, psyched to see they are still switching up setlists a lot.

Have people been tweeting the show?

This is how i spent my 9/11 anniversary, and i wouldn't have done it any other way. A beautiful performance of a breathtaking piece in a beautiful setting http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2011/09/07/140265002/remembering-september-11-a-live-concert-webcast-from-the-temple-of-dendur

The production on this song is absolutely incredible. I really want to know how Glenn got his snare sound, it's so tight and crisp.

I wandered over to the World Trade Center late last night to pay some respects since i knew it was going to be a zoo today (i was in chinatown with some friends). I found myself to be way more emotional about it than i thought. I didn't know personally anybody who passed away that day, but i grew up around NYC, and don't think I'll ever forget that day. Another part of it is that i realized being 20 years old now, that day was a half a life ago, yet it still feels so immediate. My heart goes out to everyone, living and deceased, whose lives were more affected by this tragedy than mine was.

"As intimate as a kiss over the phone"

Coincidence?

I was referring more to Animals and The Wall. Also don't forget The Soft Bulletin for Flaming Lips

Pink Floyd? The Flaming Lips?

I met Springsteen a few months ago, very nice guy, but it was at a crowded benefit event and he wasn't exactly in the right place to have an extended conversation with strangers. But we talked for about a minute, and i got a picture with him (still my FB profile pic). As a Springsteen fan, this was a defining life moment. Grace Potter - Burps like a fiend Dave Grohl - Super nice dude Eddie Veder - Met on a few occasions, another super nice dude Wayne Coyne - Nicest guy in Rock & Roll Peter Silberman (The Antlers) - Nice guy, sort of quiet, but nice Thom Yorke - Didn't really meet him, ha

I also heard lots of Nick Drake in the early parts of the song, probably the low vocals and the guitar tuned really low (Whole thing tuned a step down, drop C). Also reminds me of some of the quieter moments off of In Rainbows (House of Cards, Nude, Faust Arp).

I think Pat's heightened role in the studio is what helped kick this album up a notch. I think the last few albums have been missing the constant collaboration that made Summerteeth/YHF/AGIB so great (with both Jay B and Jim O'rourke). Hopefully this trend continues into the future.

Radiohead's 7th Album, roughly 15 years into their career was In Rainbows Pink Floyd's 10th Album, also around 15 years in, was The Wall There's no reason to think that just because Wilco is done creatively just because of how much time they've been around and how much material they've released. Personally, after listening to TWL quite a few times, i think it's easily in Wilco's top 4 albums, probably top 3. The fact is, even if TWL isn't Wilco's best album, the fact that most bands probably won't ever make an album close to as good as that speaks to how many strong albums Wilco has in it'

I've also always heard "Knocked down by the long lie", which in context would make sense since we're talking about Jane Smiley's boyfriend's view of his fathers religiousness.

Haha, thanks And I'll work on a One Sunday Morning tab if i have time (classes start for me tomorrow). One interesting thing is it seems like a lot of songs have Tweedy playing with his guitar tuned a Whole step down. One Sunday Morning is definitely played this way, and it's possible I Might is also played in this tuning (not 100% sure). Rising Red Lung and Dawned on Me are both in drop C. Just an interesting tidbit i've noticed, and the reason why my guitar has been tuned down 2 semitones for the last two weeks.

haha, yes i posted the In Rainbows basement stuff onto Youtube, funny that you recognized. The album definitely hasn't lost gas. Rhino4evr: Yes, it was a watermarked CD

So i have a confession to make: I have had access to an advance copy of the album for close to a month now. It has been extraordinarily difficult to not post about it when everybody was speculating about the album, and i feel as though i can finally share my thoughts from the perspective of somebody who has had time to have the album grow on them. First of all, I have to agree with the sentiment that TWL is easily the best album that Wilco has made with their current lineup. I feel as though that whereas SBS and WTA sounded like six guys in a studio playing together, even the simpler songs o

I've always heard "This is how i'll tell her" at the beginning, but maybe that's just me. This might also be my all time favorite wilco song, but maybe that's just me as well.

If i was Jeff Tweedy, i'd be trolling VC constantly. Then again, maybe i am Jeff Tweedy...

I have a fairly hard time believing that Dec 12 will be their only Chicago date...

I agree about the VC compilations (though as a contributor, I'm probably biased). But that Bad Plus Radio Cure cover is pure excellence

...or maybe just gave them a watermarked CD the good old fashioned way?

I don't think Song for Jane Smiley's boyfriend, or One Sunday Morning, will be a loud/progressive jam like Art of Almost is. Jeff said it had 10 verses, I'm thinking a long, sincere folk song A la "Mountain Bed"