deepseacatfish

Have a happy birthday dude and take care of yourself

Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring - Kirov/Gergiev

Yes, though I'm not sure if there is a particular version I am attached to.

I don't have 10, but here are a pair I really enjoy:

Steve Reich-Music for 18 Musicians--(1998 version on Nonesuch, very pristine sound, good recording, lots of liner notes)

Terry Riley-In C (this is the version with the brownish cover, it counts Terry Riley among the performers)

Another guitar shop shot - as in IATTBYH.

 

Was this shot on digital film?

And it's Midwest Buy and Sell again

Pretty sure this is digital film, looks digital to me, though I'm no expert.

Did anyone notice the end credits say Trixie films in association with Nonesuch and dBPM Inc ?

Yeah totally!

I really love how this DVD was shot, I think it captures the band with a very nice warm film vibe. I like I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, but this is the perfect shooting for this band right now. And the little interviews are great, though I wish there were more of them. Ah well.

Rock on VC mammas

Happy birthday dude

'Tweedy/Wilco' is a funny credit.

Maybe it's like a Tweedy-Lyrics, Wilco-Music sort of deal...but is still a little odd.

66/100, not surprising to me. My tastes are heading towards the more eclectic, but I've had audioscrobbler/last fm for a while and my tastes were definitely not as eclectic before.

Have I mentioned lately how awesome Wilco is?

I'm buying this album on Tuesday...for certainly.

You still have a couple of years before this one: so I'll drink that for you...

But have a happy birthday

I have Blueberry and Bitter Tea. I really, really want to like them, but like you said, those synths can be annoying. They're so spastic. A song will sound great and then a cheesy synth will come in. I'm not anti synth, it's just something about some of the sounds they use.

Yeah, exactly, I think there are moments where it works, but often it can just get annoying, or really childish...or I dunno just too ADD for me or something. Give me Stereolab synths anytime of the week.

I still haven't heard the album yet...

That being said, I'm glad that you and this song found each other. I had/have a very similar connection to "Radio Cure" the first time I really got into it things suddenly clicked, it was as if I had been hearing the song and the words in my head and it was just there. Wilco is an amazing band, Jeff is an amazing writer, and the beauty of music is that it can become part of anyone. Depression can be rough and confusing, I know from personal experience, but music is one of the great places to both lose and find yourself at the same time and sometimes it just takes a song to help you figure something out or get you through the day.

I have Blueberry Boat, I can only listen to it in doses. The rest of their stuff hasn't seemed to interest me that much. I dunno, I'd be curious to see what they would sound like if they stripped down some synths/organs, and concentrated a little more on songwriting.

You Forgot it in People is great, start there, you can't go wrong.

I bought this while visiting Reed College in Portland, listened to it non-stop that weekend and then on the plane ride back. Exquisite, all over the place, a wonderful mess of great songs.

Best quote ever.

Definitely.

This Pitchfork one is nice, pretty thorough...I think it just gives a good show of just how satisfied Jeff is with the new lineup and record.

This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside...is that bad karma?

Well thanks to you guys, im leaning towards the Telecaster. It does sound like what I want. Here are some other guitars he has:

 

Rickenbacker 6 string 360 v64 ( the 12 string is 360-12 v64)

Gibson L5S

Gibson ES-355 thinline cherry

 

Random Facts:

-His Country Gentleman was made in 1964

-the Les Paul has a synthasizer pick up.

-the parker fly is the only one with a whammy bar. (and it has 24 frets not that that matters)

-the strat is the "Jeff Beck signature model"

-Telecastor is "American Deluxe"

Yeah, umm if it was me I would take the Rick 6-string, but that's cause it's such a unique sounds. The tele is still an overall great guitar, but given a free guitar choice the ES-355 or the Country Gentleman are going to be guitars you probably can't easily afford...so I'd take that into consideration too.

Any chance he'd want to get rid of any more of his guitars for free

Boys and Girls is what I have...and it rocks, I am planning on checking out more of their stuff soon, but I'd mostly like to see them live.

I'd go with the Tele as well, it's an all around good guitar, and everybody uses them, from straight up country players...to uh well Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead. Sure, it's not the most impressive visually, but you'll regret not taking it later.

I have a strat, it's a solid guitar, but in retrospect the choice between the strat/tele I'd probably take the Tele now. My next guitar will probably be a hollow body or a Jazzmaster, we'll see.

Hollow bodies are beautiful for jazz, but I'd take a solid body for the durability and versatility factors. It's a good choice. Rickenbackers are stellar guitars, I would love to own one, but way too expensive, but a 12 string is just a little too niche to be a good starter guitar.

Have an awesome one

Does have some nice quotes from Nels. But it's weird I've seen Blue Sky Blue around a couple other places too, I can't remember off hand...seems like a stupid mistake.

NME is more or less a joke to me, but maybe because I don't live in England. Man, everytime I've read an article there they have headlines on that Pete Doherty dude, Oasis, and or Arctic Monkeys. Of those bands I only have one Oasis album, none of the others at all. Most of their articles don't seem too relevant or interesting. Guess that makes me a jerk-American or something...

Welcome to VC, I have no idea who wrote the wiki and I think I only once skimmed over it out of curiosity.

I haven't read the Kot book yet, I just haven't found the desire to get around to it.

The Wilco Book, despite cracking my cd...luckily after I had ripped it to computer ( ) I thought had some really cool quotes from Jeff and co. about music and Wilco's philosophy. Nothing revolutionary or hyper-brilliant, but interesting and well put together.