The Inside of Outside

I saw Robyn Hitchcock solo acoustic last year, and he was fantastic. Hilarious banter, and incredibly talented on the guitar. This will be a treat for those going.

I am surprised that he has yet to play at Solid Sound. Maybe in '21. And I'll be surprised if SVE is not in the next SS lineup.

As usual, context matters.

Peter Wolf.

Thanks for sharing this. I have had a hard time describing the record to others. Now I'll just use that second paragraph.

Same - Citizens is not doing much for me. I like or love the other 10 songs. The more I listen, the more I like it. It helps to have seen/heard them live, as they have a bit more power in concert.

I can see four-five songs continuing in the general rotation of songs after this tour (Before Us, Everyone Hides, White Wooden Cross, We Were Lucky, Hold Me Anyway). I don't think Schmilco will have that long term - maybe three off that one (Locator, If I Ever Was a Child, Someone to Lose) will get some play as time goes on.

This Laminated Cat is brilliant.

^^^Me too. It is one of the things I love about the band.

Though we have never met, I do remember you writing about your wife's recent passing. I'm so, so pleased (and I know that may sound weird, given all that you have been through) that you got to hear On and On and On last night.

Peace to you.

I appreciate the writer's ability to reflect on his writing from 12 years ago. I imagine that writing it was somewhat cathartic for him.

And I'll go with Dad-rock as good mental health.

I'm with knotgreen: this section - How to Fight Loneliness, Bull Black Nova, Random Name Generator, and Reservations - was really memorable. When they finished Reservations, I thought, "What a great run of songs there". I am not a huge fan of hearing How to Fight Loneliness at their shows, but last night's was definitely the best version I have heard.

I thought the new songs fit really well with the older material. I like OTJ; I love it live. The new songs come off as much more muscular than the vinyl versions, generally due to Glenn's playing, and they played other songs that matched this forcefulness - Bull Black Nova (which has been tweaked), Handshake Drugs (also a bit different from past versions), and Misunderstood come to mind.

They are firing on all cylinders.

I had a strong feeling that We Were Lucky would make an appearance stateside.

^^^That was a great movie!

I am currently reading Waking Up White by Debby Irving. Very few books have changed the way I see the world. This one is doing it.

The best part of this European run for us here in the states? Paul's reports.

If I wasn't already looking forward to Boston on October 10th, these recaps did the trick.

That was a fun read. Lots of new information in these interviews for Ode to Joy.

Because Star Wars was a rocking album, I wonder if it was an easier record to play straight through in concert, and then to keep those songs in the setlist longer.

Yes - in Portland on Saturday night.

We got All Tomorrow's Parties as well, and 2 hours and 45 minutes all told. Ears are still ringing Monday morning.

The Feelies (last night). They rocked way harder than I expected, and harder than what I remember of their set at Solid Sound.

The juiced ball is a joke. It has definitely impacted the game in a negative way. If I were a pitcher, I'd be pissed. And talking about it often to the media and to my player rep.

This is not new news, as I remember reading about it sometime after Summerteeth came out.

jesus people are scum

Is that the name of a band you are seeing tonight or commentary on the previous post?

Interesting hypothetical band name, particularly without a comma between the first two words.

Eight Ode to Joy songs - that is fantastic! There are not a ton of bands out there who, after 25 years, play eight new songs in a show, not to mention closing the main set with one and putting another in the encore. As Dan Rather used to say, courage.

 

Review of the show

 

 

Bad google translate version

 

The guitar rock is struggling, but it did not sound like Wilco inaugurated the Tapperiet Scene for an increasingly enthusiastic saddle on Wednesday night. The rough surroundings were well stocked with about 1300 (capacity 1700), as a kind of industrial Trondheim home variant of Rockefeller in Oslo, without bathing and with good sound.

 

14 years into his career and immediately ready with his 11th studio album, Jeff Tweedy & co opened. a European mini-tour ahead of the new album "Ode to Joy" coming in October. The first part of the concert was characterized by the band trying a bit forward, with no audience. One of the special features of Wilco is that it is shown and heard that they are just as committed to making the music interesting to them on stage as the people in the hall. When they make that dynamic work optimally, it produces formidable results.

Today's edition of Wilco has a lot to play with, with a diverse catalog that they shake so often and often that their evening to night concerts are more different in repertoire than most bands and artists are now. They opened nicely with the half-hidden 12-year-old gem "Your Are My Face", which starts out as a Simon & Garfunkel song, before going with the sharper edges.

 

In denim jacket and hat, without saying a word in the first songs, Jeff Tweedy looked like a sort of Chicago rocker variant of a garden gnome, but the more they played to a responsive audience, the tone between the stage and the concert lifted. Bassist and other original member John Stirratt stands for the warm harmonies, Pat Sansome on tangents and strings is the formidable all-man, tangent Mikael Jorgensen takes the role of backman, while guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Glenn Kotche are in every way crucial to Wilco's extraordinary .

Today's edition of Wilco has a lot to play with, with a diverse catalog that they shake so often and often that their evening to night concerts are more different in repertoire than most bands and artists are now. They opened nicely with the half-hidden 12-year-old gem "Your Are My Face", which starts out as a Simon & Garfunkel song, before going with the sharper edges.

 

In denim jacket and hat, without saying a word in the first songs, Jeff Tweedy looked like a sort of Chicago rocker variant of a garden gnome, but the more they played to a responsive audience, the tone between the stage and the concert lifted. Bassist and other original member John Stirratt stands for the warm harmonies, Pat Sansome on tangents and strings is the formidable all-man, tangent Mikael Jorgensen takes the role of backman, while guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Glenn Kotche are in every way crucial to Wilco's extraordinary .

International bands from the 1990s presenting new songs at a concert in small towns like Trondheim can be demanding for the patience of the audience. It helps in such a way that Wilco does not have big hitters, and that they also fill the concerts with songs from much of his career. Several of the new songs slid in nicely among older favorites such as "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" and gems from one of the band's most important early albums, the 96 classic "Being There".

 

In the last half of a two-hour concert, the two hottest tunes to Tweedy, "Jesus etc", as well as "California Stars" came from the collaboration album with Billy Bragg to lyrics by Woody Guthrie. The latter with banjo and much of the rural americana feel Tweedy cultivated in his previous band Uncle Tupelo.

 

The solid highlights, which for me made the concert an event, were extremes in slightly different directions. "Impossible Germany" with three guitars holds one of the finest guitar solos of our time and high-class chamber music, topped by Nels Cline's string work. His glossy number gives the old slogan "guitar guitar" new and good meaning. In an even more frenetic rock final, drummer Glenn Kotche propelled over 20-year-old "Misunderstood" to an intensity even the extras failed to top. Wilco is starting to become a good adult, but they still have abilities far beyond remembering the greatness of the past. The band and the scene met and so did it.

 

Bad Google translation? Reads like Lotti to me!

Gems galore in this translation. Too many to single out a few, but I loved these:

"Bassist and other original member John Stirratt stands for the warm harmonies, Pat Sansome on tangents and strings is the formidable all-man, tangent Mikael Jorgensen takes the role of backman, while guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Glenn Kotche are in every way crucial to Wilco's extraordinary ."

"'Impossible Germany' with three guitars holds one of the finest guitar solos of our time and high-class chamber music, topped by Nels Cline's string work. His glossy number gives the old slogan "guitar guitar" new and good meaning."

"Wilco is starting to become a good adult, but they still have abilities far beyond remembering the greatness of the past. The band and the scene met and so did it."

Hilarious.

I saw Martin Courtney about a week ago.. He was very, very good, but a little out of sorts without his band. He said he had to focus more and make sure he strummed the guitar well.

The Real Estate show was really good as well. My only complaint is that they can play longer - a 70 minute set and 10 minute encore, covering 16 songs in total, is about 4 songs and 20 minutes shy of what I'd love to see from them. A number of great songs went unplayed. That said, it was 80 minutes of bliss.

Real Estate.

There were some real interesting non-Ode to Joy tidbits in this interview:

-Wilco (The Album) was created to address an existential crisis that the band didn't have enough "rockers." 

-Nels really enjoys the quiet songs such as "Solitaire", "When the Roses Bloom Again", and "One By One." 

-He also loves "Kicking Television" because of course he does, he makes that song.

-Jeff pushes back against setlist diversity and lesser known tracks because it is emotionally difficult for him to watch the audience go to the bathroom. 

"I do not have the fortitude to endure that every night." 

I loved those tidbits. And surprising that we got those as I was not wowed by the interviewer's questioning skills.

Really liking "White Wooden Cross".

^^^ I had the same response as yours. I found this interview to be more revealing than many. It seems like the approach of delving into the process of recording, rather than the products, led to more insights into both the process and the products. The muscular drumming on Wilco (the Album) is one example of an insight I really appreciated.