smells like flowers

Jon Wurster gets all sincere. It's refreshing!

Got to see her play HOB in New Orleans when she was touring for "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road". I was unfamiliar with the songs, but her performance was so magnetic that I connected with the songs immediately. One of the most memorable shows I've seen, ever. How fantastic that she went out of her way to do a free show in Chicago!

I only got a chance to watch the first two songs-- it's so great! And Jeff's long hair and cowboy hat combo are totally doing it for me.

Sounds awesome-- have fun, VCers! I'll be over in Portsmouth for the Tweedy show on July 25th, a stone's throw away.

I've always loved the Ramones. When I discovered their music in the early 80s (along with the Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, etc.) it gave legitimacy to my teenage anger and disdain for mainstream pop culture. I imagined myself as a punk rock girl (sans safety pins or a pink Mohawk) and therefore had the right to put on a hateful face, almost flunk out of chemistry and trigonometry, and puke from too many cheap beers. Those were the days...

Very Beatles-esque, to my ears. I love what those Lucius girls bring to the vocals. I really like it!

No, he's not! You'd think it would be pretty easy to be overshadowed by Jeff in an interview, but he held his own.

In defense of It's Just That Simple: being a self declared John devotee, it's kind of sad that his sole Wilco song appears on the "least favorites" list several times (including, ouch, my own). But the way Jeff sings on AM just kills me. He still had that husky thing going on, and his voice was much more nasal (pre-adenoids surgery, I read). And young. So I listened to AM, and It's Just That Simple fits the record really well. It's a little bit like the sorbet that cleanses your palate for the next buttery, rich course. Also, John sang it for the encore when Autumn Defense played in Annap

Mmmmm, sounds awesome. I'm a fan of any salty, smoky sausage as long as there is a natural casing involved. That delicious crunch is one of the finer points of being a carnivore!

AM - It's Just That Simple BT- Dreamer in My Dreams Summerteeth - My Darling YHF - Reservations AGIB - Less Than You Think Sky Blue Sky - Shake It Off WTA - Deeper Down The Whole Love - Open Mind

AM - Passenger Side Being There - Monday Summerteeth - Via Chicago YHF - Pot Kettle Black AGIB - Muzzle of Bees Sky Blue Sky - Sky Blue Sky Wilco (the album) - Country Disappeared The Whole Love - One Sunday Morning Nothing like committing to a "favorite" to make you realize there are just too many great songs to narrow it down.

My reaction was similar. I like the song live a whole lot, but the studio version was a little...plodding. The video didn't help -- I kept thinking something artsy or cool would happen, or that maybe it was artsy/cool and I just didn't get it. I like the live version of Diamond Light better than the studio version, too. Live, the drumming is somehow silvery and light. It also has "extra fizz!" Hope listening to the live versions many, many times hasn't ruined me for the record!

Can anyone remind me why video/cell phone picture taking is so anathema to Jeff/Wilco? I remember reading an interview at one point where the argument against it was basically aesthetic, as in people focused on their phones would not really be present to enjoy the hard work of the live show in front of them. Is that the basic jist of it? Is there also some proprietary angle with images, video, etc? And finally, is this typical of lots of bands out there? Looking forward to being enlightened. And, BTW, I deleted a recent post where I'd posted a YouTube video of "Give Back the Key to My Hear

Cibo Matto is slated to play a festival in Jacksonville, FL in September. Already excited for Kermit Ruffins and Treme Brass Band, playing the same festival, but it would be great to see Nels sit in with Cibo Matto!

I get that, too. Willing myself not to speculate or read into it. But "distant" is a good way to describe it.

Reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt. It's a great read, although I liked The Goldfinch a bit more. Apparently it's being adapted for a movie, which I think will work really well with the story (a group of Classics students at a small Vermont college murder their classmate. * Not a spoiler, this is revealed on page 1.)

I woke up with that song in my head this morning. Excited for studio versions of all these songs.

Shit, I have the most amazing picture of Josh with cowbell on my computer, but I have that stupid GIMP program and when I cut and paste it, nothing shows up. As far as music credentials, no idea, but I remember reading he was a librarian at one point. Agree 100% about the 'stache!

I don't know anything about this controversy, but I'm glad you're back. I enjoy your posts, and this board could use a little more yin to balance the yang! (Shameless borrowing of your metaphor from another thread).

I second that emotion!

Ever since the Balto/DC shows I have been pretty fully consumed by all things Tweedy. So I what I was putting out there came right back at me this week, when I heard a snippet from Spiders playing at the end of NPR's The Takeaway, and then heard I Might on the radio on the way to work this morning. I really cannot bear to entertain the suggestions on this board that Wilco might be almost finished....

Diane, you are officially obsessed with that bare-chested picture of Jeff!

Guess that's Josh in the bottom right corner!

Thanks, Paul! Sounds like the banter was top-notch. Love the line about Spencer having better parents than Jeff and Sue did! He really is a witty bastard.

I wonder if they'll do any of the new TWEEDY stuff, with the release of Sukierae just a couple weeks after, or if it'll be a full-on Wilco extravaganza? Oh, I so wish it was in the cards for me...