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I would care only if I knew/believed that Wilco cared. Otherwise, the Grammys have so little to do with my musical life that I pay them no attention for years. If Wilco was happy for it, I would be happy for them. TWL is certainly worthy of a nomination, and a win.

Speaking of proselytizing, one of my proudest moments, posted in my buddy bobhund's upload of the Wang show: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=548496 thanks to gmfeld for the heads up on the ticket release, the setlist, the poster image & the proselytizing. bobhund and I have been going Dead, Dead related, Allmans, Mule, Lobos etc. shows (and tape trades) since we met on a GD taper's bulletin board in 1991. Over the last few years I had been laying the Wilco proselytizing on him pretty hot and heavy. I think I finally got him with the Wang show (but I think it was probably the com

Assuming that should read Day in the Life? But if not, I'm stumped.

Out of sight!

Skipping a year? Well just pile on the bad news on this grey, cold, wintry New England fall day.

Holy crap! That is amazing. Wow.

Wasn't Nels playing Duane's Goldtop at the Ryman?

Me too, no doubt about that. And I can comfortably go out on a limb and say my wife would say the same. We drove from Boston to NYC this weekend, and back. On the way down Friday evening, after listening to Rubber Soulive and The King is Dead: Wife: "What are you putting on?" Me: "One of the recent Wilco shows." Wife: "Put on The Whole Love, I've hardly heard the album since you've been hogging it." Me: "Didn't I make a copy for you?" Wife: "No, you haven't!" (Note-she's got the discs of Solid Sound and the Wang show in her car, but apparently not TWL). Return trip to Boston on Su

I've concluded I've given it enough time. I have listened to The Whole Love non-stop since it first streamed on Labor Day weekend. First on the stream, then mp3 rips of the stream, now the vinyl and official cd. And not to mention (but I will) seeing the band live in Boston, watching the Live on Letterman, listening to the Merriweather Post live stream, and listening to downloads of a few more shows on this tour. I can unequivocally say that The Whole Love makes the cut and I put it in the grouping of Wilco's best. Without hesitation.

The songs were playing the musicians. Reminds me of these lyrics: "They're a band beyond description, like Jehova's favorite choir. People join in hand in hand, while the music plays the band." The Music Never Stopped, Grateful Dead. Must be quite a rush to get to that sort of a zone.

Just a bunch of everyday guys hanging out on the stoop, strumming along and shooting the breeze! Thanks for posting that.

My Pioneer Elite dvd player plays 24 bit audio  Audio D/A Converter 24bit / 192kHz  Built-in Audio Decoders Dolby Digital , DTS decoder I may have to purchase this and then figure out how to burn it to dvd disc to play it. Maybe I should figure that out first.

From the Seattle Post Intelligencer: http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Wilco-The-Whole-Love-2205375.php "More than anything else though, The Whole Love is the album which finally realizes the full potential of Wilco as a fully completed band, as opposed to their previous status as merely being chief singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy's backup crew. Must say I have to agree with most everything this reviewer writes. Plus, anytime I get a Nels reference to Jorma is a good day in my life!

Got it! Cheers to you too.

I had my tongue firmly planted in my cheek as I typed that of course.

Yes, the setlists have been fairly similar over this tour. I have no problem with you calling that out. And I would have no problem seeing them multiple times on this tour if I could. But no problem for me if anyone only wants to see 1 or 2 shows per tour. I only saw the Boston show, and watched Live on Letterman twice (that setlist was identical both times). I wish I could have seen more. The similarity in the setlists wouldn't stop me from going multiple times. Caught 4 shows this year, and there was not a moment of any them where I would rather have been somewhere else. Cross-refere

Thanks, that Concert Summary must be hot off the presses at the Vault!

The email I got this morning from Wolfgang's Vault is for the Laguna Seca 5-25-96 show, which I am listening to right now. The Vault has no concert summary for this show. Isn't there video of this show? I recall seeing Lesh do Box of Rain with them.

"there's a good probability that if you dislike one, you probably dislike the other." Not so for me. I've tried many times over the years to listen and "like" Radiohead. I know they're an important band and I feel like I'm supposed to like them. My most recent attempt were this past week with SNL and Colbert. But try as I might, I just don't get Radiohead. Their music does absolutely nothing for me. I have now officially given up trying to like them. I will go on my Wilco way.

This episode of Parenthood just went to #1 on the DVR watch list.

Sorry for the loss. My wife and I were R.E.M. fans from the day Radio Free Europe hit the airwaves, and we've seen them many times. Although I lost some interest with their work in later years, thought Collapse Into Now is as good as anything they've done in years. I was looking forward to seeing them tour behind this. I feel your pain.

I agree, totally superfluous to place any song after One Sunday Morning. That song has to be the end. That being said, the vinyl just sounds so damn good, I'll be listening to that at home over the cd every time.

Wilco simply does not jam. My expectation of listening to a jam band (and I've spent decades doing just that) is that there will be improvisational sections where certain band member will take an improvised solo, and that baton will or may get passed around to the other musicians at any point in the jam or later in the song. And those solos/jams are unique from show to show. I just don't hear that in Wilco's performances. But jam or no jam, they are the best band in America

Too hard to compare and rank to YHF. But I will say this: I've been listening to TWL since it streamed on Labor Day weekend, multiple times every day, and I am enthralled in so many ways: the songs first and foremost, The production qualities (thank you Pat for making a headphones record), John's bass, and again the songs, and the way it all holds together and has the feel of a unified work. A fabulous fabulous release. So freaking happy for Wilco, and for us.

Without a doubt.