The Inside of Outside

Not a fan of the Friday night idea, but I figure it will at least be ok (the band doesn't want it to stink, either), and that it will be closer to 5 songs than 10. I have a sense that the collaborators will not be front and center in every song that they are involved in. And who knows, maybe we will get Courtney Barnett as a collaborator, or other artists.

I did not get into Monster much when it came out, but recently I have been listening to it quite a bit. It is a big-time rock record - it sounds to me like Peter Buck wanted to rip it up on this record.

I am surprised it sold so quickly as well.

This cracked me up. At first I thought that, of course teachers cannot go - they are working in late January. Then I realized they are also generally not compensated well enough to do this. So that is two strikes. Which are the two reasons I will not attend. I hope those who do so have fun!

I'm with you on the Star Wars/Schmilco front. I find the instrumentation on Schmilco to be pretty blah for a Wilco record. It could just be me, though - I prefer their more uptempo rock in general. I like several songs on Warmer. Others have not stuck yet. I'm warmer on Warmer than I am on Warm.

That's a pretty good line up, as far as festivals go.

Ditto.

Twenty-ninth in line at the Bull Moose in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday morning. No free-for-all there - each person went through the RSD titles in order, in the order of the line. Took about 40 minutes before my turn came. I grabbed the third-to-the-last copy of Warmer, and picked up the live Matthew Sweet as well. My neighbor got his Pink Floyd LP (he was not the last middle-aged guy with a paunch to get one - they had 3 more), another neighbor got the REM and the Minus 5. A win all around. Put me in the camp that likes Warmer better than Warm.

So glad Jeff got out of Georgia, and that we got a proper concert recap. And love the story about SarahC!

I am heading to my second RSD tomorrow. I got there about 45 minutes before the Bull Moose store in Brunswick, Maine opened last year, and was probably 20-25th in line. Got the Wilco Live at the Troubador lp last year, and hoping to get Warmer this year. If I do not get it, no biggie. Trying the Bull Moose location in Lewiston, Maine this year. Next year, maybe it will be the Scarborough or South Portland locations. The crazy number of Bull Moose stores within 35 minutes of my house is reason #28 why living in southern Maine is hard to beat. In my experience, RSD is a free-for-all for sure

^^^^I loved reading that.

Always great to read your reviews, bbop. I love to hear about the banter; in this case, it sounds like the "Open Kimono" bit was priceless.

This is from a Variety article: As a big Wilco fan, RSD’s Kurtz is particularly excited about Jeff Tweedy’s “Warmer.” “Jeff is releasing an album that’s completely unique for Record Store Day, which I think is one of the few times we’ve done anything quite that amazing — at least it is for me,” Kurtz says. “When he made his last album (‘Warm’), my understanding is he recorded two albums, and one of them was for the general release and one of them was for Record Store Day.” The LP, limited to 5000 copies, will initially be sold only as part of RSD, although the release will also be sold at th

^^^^I wanted to hit a like button.

And based on those photos, she did appear to be in the middle of the orchestra section....

Agreed. We used to stay at a motel on Route 7, just north of Williamstown, just before the Vermont line. The $ just did not justify it by 2015, so in 2017 we rented a house near Pittsfield, 22 miles away. No regrets - doing it again in June.

Very happy with the bill. No complaints whatsoever. I am interested in seeing most of the acts; several have been artists that I have almost pulled the trigger on seeing (Courtney Barnett, Jonathan Richman, The Feelies), and a few are new to me and sound good on a first listen (Wand, Foxwarren, etc.). The Minus 5 = gravy.

Another's uneducated guesses: Ohmme Sharon Van Etten or Jenny Lewis Filthy Friends Robyn Hitchcock Jupiter and Okwess Buck Meek Mountain Man Bob Moses Courtney Barnett or Cate Le Bon (or DRINKS) Longshots: Norah Jones Billy Bragg (w/ a Friday night Mermaid Avenue theme)

This made me laugh. Or really sad. Or both.

This is hilarious. A friend of mine went to see them in Arizona not too long ago. Said it was the worst show (and worst sound mixing) he had been to in years.

Look on the bright side - your percentage inched above 90%!

This cracked me up.

Thanks for sharing these. I encourage folks to check out the Best of 2018 link above - lots of great art in those photos.

My sentiments exactly. No interest in ginormous crowds, parking hassles, etc.

That was super enjoyable to listen to.