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Im really glad this exists, watched the whole thing twice. Great to see why Nels uses the guitars he does on certain songs, and really interesting that his Lap Steel is in standard tuning instead of in an open tuning like most others are.

I knew that. I was just trying to be funny. By the way, is this a video download or just music?

Just music, pretty good, especially to have a recorded wilco version of Cruel to be Kind, but other than that, nothing overly special

I got a box full of peppers / that you might like to eat

I will never be able to un-hear this

Sucks it won't happen this year, but at least the benefit concert will give my dad and i an excuse to return to North Adams at some point this summer.

FInally getting around to this one, been meaning to for a while

A Ghost is Born credits:

 

http://web.archive.o...nstruments.html

That was incredibly interesting, especially how many roles John filled on these recordings. Really interesting that Jeff did acoustic bass while john did acoustic guitar on Less Than You Think, thanks for this!

I don't think it's talking too much of out school to point out the Being There tour wasn't exactly Tweedy at his healthiest. Some of those boots are hard to listen to in between songs, but the band was gloriously sloppy in those days.

 

--Mike

This is exactly what i was thinking

I have no idea about what happened w/ Max... but wasn't there a scene in IATTBYH where Jay laments his new diminished role now that Glenn has arrived and he & Jeff are collaborating so much now? I came away from that with the impression that he wasn't a fan of getting rid of Bob - but I could certainly be wrong.

I think you're confusing Bob with Ken Coomer?

This one's less notable for Nels' playing and more so for his acting and dancing, but thought i should share one more for those who aren't that familiar with the Geraldine Fibbers

My Darling is AT THE VERY LEAST better than We're Just Friends

In honor of his birthday, i'm going to share a great Pre-Wilco involvement video of Nels that i found a few weeks ago

I don't think that he is "The new Jay", but i certainly think he fills in at least part of the gap Jay left in the band that hadn't quite been filled for a while (that Jim O'rourke arguably filled temporarily). I think that having an inside member, Pat, co-produce the record gave The Whole Love a bit more umph than SBS and W(TA), which fell a little short on the production side if you ask me

For the first time, i actually kept track of every concert i attended this year, and was surprised the number came out to a whopping 46 (including 3 big festivals). Anyway, here are the highlights

Wilco @ Solid Sound: Saw a lot of Wilco shows this year: Live at Letterman, twice in Central Park, The Ryman, but these two nights at SS (especially the first in the rain) were definitely my Wilco highlight of the year

Sonic Youth @ Williamsburg Waterfront: Hopefully this wasn't their last ever NYC show (after the divorce and all), but if it was, they went out with a bang. At least half the songs they played hadn't seen the light of day in over a decade (including a great "Ghost Bitch", first time since '86). Ending on "Inhuman" made this show just unreal, hopefully they'll be back

My Morning Jacket @ Bonnaroo: They were great at MSG last month and also at Mt. Jam this summer, but there was something really special about them on the main stage at Bonnaroo

James Blake @ Music Hall of Williamsburg: This dude is the real deal, show was way better than i expected

Radiohead @ Roseland Ballroom: Not as good as the first time i saw them (i attribute this mostly to my dislike of King of Limbs, even if it worked well live), but never thought i'd be able to see them in such a small, energetic setting. Awaiting news on more east coast dates for sure

Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's: Eighth night of Hanukkah and my first YLT show ever, it was fantastic. I find it funny that Nalafej was at a YLT Wheel show where they landed on the "Seinfeld reading" spot, never thought that actually happened. I guess i can see the comedy in it because i didn't have to go through it.

LCD Soundsystem @ Terminal 5: Went to the first night of the last ever run of shows, and 4+ hours of pure energy over 3 sets over six nights is quite a way for a band to go out.

Punch Brothers @ Bowery Ballroom: Saw them at the Bowery Ballroom twice this year, and i've never seen a group of five guys more proficient at their instruments ever. Also some great covers both times, including a great bluegrass rendition of Beck's "Sexx Laws". What could possibly be more fun than a little good ol' fashion bluegrass?

Nels Cline w/ White Out @ The Stone: There was no way i could pass up the chance to see Nels play with this freeform jazz duo, and to be front row in the 100 capacity room and see everything Nels was doing gave me even more appreciation for the guy.

Decemberists @ Beacon Theatre: Opening with any cut from Her Majesty would have been a treat. But to open with the spacey "California One" was something really special. Really energetic set from a band that i think isn't appreciated for the fantastic live band they are (every show i've seen has been completely different and totally awesome). Closing out the encore with my personal favorite "Mariner's revenge song" is what made this show one to remember.

Dawes & Levon Helm Band @ Levon Helm's Barn: I had always heard about how awesome Levon's midnight rambles were, but to be able to see the legend himself, and one of my favorite bands Dawes, inside of Levons 300 capacity barn was something i wish everyone could experience. Jackson Brown singing "Up on Cripple Creek" and Donald Fagen from Steely Dan guesting on the Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street" were really special moments

Just got another pair of those headphones myself (3rd i've had over the last 7 years or so), not a better sounding pair on the market if you ask me

Beyonce was in the third Austin Powers... i think

And while technically not a singer, Flea made a great Nihilist in The Big Lebowski

Yuck is killer, they'll be around for more than a minute (at least i hope)

I was never a huge fan of Leroy's bluesy piano flourishes, and he really just puts them everywhere in every song. Really cool to see this footage though, have never seen anything from this ACL before.

I remember somebody on here who got to talk to a wilco crew or management person (maybe at one of the central park shows?) and they had apparently said that it wasn't going to happen this year, but this shouldn't be taken as gospel. It should however be noted, as smells like flowers said, there have been way more rumors about the fest not happening as opposed to when it will be happening this year, so that isn't a good sign.

I knew my dad had been a fan of Wilco for a while, he saw them a few times in the late nineties around the time of BT, but hadn't seen them since. So when we went to Bonnaroo in 2009, i had a tough choice to make between seeing the Decemberists, whom i knew i liked and had seen recently, or venture and see Wilco. Chose Wilco and loved it. Right after they were done, my dad asked if i wanted to see them do their own show in Dutchess county the next month, and i immediately said yes. Haven't looked back (I have seen them another 9 times since)

Ya, i heard that. A bit dissapointed, but glad they are still happening, and the setlists have looked pretty good so far, albeit maybe a bit shorter than usual. Still holding out for a great surprise opener night 8, though there have been some alright ones so far (would have loved to see the Lee Ranaldo band)

I'd say probably

Ya, i don't understand what the big deal is. I actually tweeted some of the shows the first leg of this tour for Scents & Subtle Sounds, you turn your phone brightness all the way down and tweet during the downtime between songs. I still have plenty of time to rock out and i never feel "somewhere else" just because i'm writing the setlist down, and knowing there are people at home watching the tweets the same way i do when im stuck at home instead of being at a show.

They are following the template that many bands follow on long stands in the same town and mix things up. They just don't do a large number of stands that we get to see this in action more often.

Agreed. Another thing is that the setlists tend to get less varied at the beginning of touring an album, and all it takes is something like this to open up the setlist possibilities for the future parts of the tour. They were just warming up in the first leg, and now their ready to fire on all cylinders.

I crunched the Residency numbers, and came up with 96 unique songs over those five nights. So, hot damn! With little setlist fanfare beforehand, they managed to outdo themselves during the Incredible Shrinking Tour.

I think it's actually 99, unless i counted incorrectly. Either way, there's not many bands out there willing to play that much of their own discography on a whole tour, let alone one week. I love that just as we start to doubt the length and variety of the setlists, theis is what they do