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I get serious Wings vibes from Side with the Seeds.

Got tickets for Tampa right at 10 am. Saw row A and absolutely freaked out, thinking it was front row. Have since learned its row 9 but am still happy for the seats! Here's to whining Floridians getting their dose of Wilco!

Absolutely loving this one!

Heavens to murgatroid - I believe you are correct!

Yes! The view from behind Glenn's kit was great. He really is some kind of magician. edit: So, does anyone know if the entire performance is available to watch anywhere? The entire setlist for the night had all kinds of gems (Muzzle of Bees, Misunderstood, and more) but the 11 songs on the taping left me feeling a little, umm... underwhelmed? I think that show probably had a lot of great energy that wasn't really captured by the shortened setlist.

Just saw Paul on the teevee, front and left on the Austin City Limits show! (Well, if left is in front of Nels -- it's right looking out from the stage.)

Read this review of the show and it's been making me laugh and smirk all week. Must read (or skip) to the end for the big reveal. Wilco Get Raunchy Review of Jan 24 Hollywood Palladium Show By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer Wilco front-man, Jeff Tweedy asked three or four times how everyone was doing and tried inciting the Palladium crowd on Tuesday evening, as the band stormed through a high energy set which included a selection of songs from their whole career. Tweedy was affable and charismatic, with his usual “aw-shucks” kinda demeanor. He interacted with the crowd often. It was obvious that b

I feel exactly the same way. About halfway through, I start feeling pangs of sadness that it's not going to last much longer. And after having 2 nights in a row at Solid Sound 2011, even a one-night show seems from the outset like it will not scratch my Wilco itch.

When I was little the song "Wildfire" brought me to tears every time. Poor pony...

Don't know if this is a southern Illinois thing or not, but I've always loved the way Jeff sings "I" as "Ahh." As in, "Ahhh should have been listening, to every word you said."

Has anyone else noticed how in practically every recent interview, Jeff disparages his voice on the early records? He's constantly making cracks about how bad he sang. So I revived this old thread to say that although Jeff's voice certainly has changed and improved in recent years, his voice was probably the single-most appealing characteristic of Wilco when I first heard them. From the opening line of "One Hundred Years From Now," he's hoarse, his voice cracks and I LOVE every minute of it! Ditto his singing on BT and AM. The personal lyrics bring the songs right into your psyche, and hi

I was at a Mountain Goats show last night at a bar, and I would have given anything to be able to sit down! After working on my feet all day, it was pure torture to be standing around til 12:30 at night. Yes, I'm pretty old. But my ass will never be sitting down at a Wilco show if I can help it! You just can't feel the music the same way, imo.

I've avoided Facebook for all these years and don't intend to get on it now. Not dissing it -- for me, it's just not an interest. So, I'm glad VC's here with the first and last word on the Wilco. And I'm guessing there are a few other non-FBers on here too, so please don't jump ship now!

I really, really liked it. It describes the last day at a Red Lobster in a New England small town, from the point of view of the manager. The novel (novella, really) is a snapshot of a day, in which nothing and everything happens. I had the unfortunate experience of working at an Olive Garden in college (sister restaurant to Red Lobster) and this book seemed really real, as far as getting inside the head of a chain restaurant manager. Not someone you normally think about, so that made it a more compelling read for me.

At the Nashville show we went to (7-24-02), they didn't play a single track off A.M.! I kept waiting and waiting. To this day, I've only heard Casino Queen live once! (it's always my hope to hear that one...)

In 1999, I heard a Wilco song on the Gram Parsons tribute album ("Return of the Grievous Angel") and it hit me hard. Whiskeytown had a song on there too (A Song for You), that I loved so much I hoped someone will play it at my funeral someday, so it's fair to say that had a more intense impact! But, as Jeff's voice cracked all the way through "One Hundred Years from Now," the Wilco-love seed was planted. I didn't see them live til a few years later, in 2002, when they were a four-piece at the start of the YHF tour, and I can remember wishing they'd just play some songs from A.M.! (It took

Still waiting to hear Country Disappeared live. That's my top (and maybe only?) pick from WTA.

A few months after W(TA) came out, I was driving and I saw one! An old Nova, painted in primer black (not shiny like this one). That was kind of cool. It's definitely one I don't need to hear live every time, though.

Good Lord! Sorry pic is so huge!

And don't forget there was talk of Brendan Canty documenting Solid Sound 2011! If we have to skip it this year (which it looks kinda like), I'd love to see a DVD of behind-the-scenes good stuff from Mass MOCA.

That explains why he's the Peter Pan of Wilco!

He looks like he's feeling no pain, that's for sure. It reminded me of the part in Jaws where Quint says "you know the thing about a shark's eyes... he's got lifeless eyes... like a doll's eyes." Something to that effect! Jeff's eyes look lifeless in the video. I do have newfound appreciation for Hotel Arizona, however.

This is funny timing! We had a bit of a pet tragedy last night. My daughter has (had) two pet mice, which are a bit smelly but overall they're cute, low-maintenance pets. Last night I noticed that one of the mice was looking dazed, breathing very shallow, and seemed completely out of it. She was 2, and mice are said to live 1-3 years, so the timing fit. Anyway, it soon became apparent that she had died. We wanted our daughter to be able to see her (and understand that she was really dead), so we left her in the cage with the other mouse. BIG MISTAKE! We learned the hard way that mice eat

For some reason I'd never listened to the bonus disc more than once -- got it out last week and became smitten by Message from Mid-Bar. It has a soul sound (aside from the steel guitar) that I don't recall hearing in a Wilco song before. It's been in my head constantly since about the third listen... More on bonus disc: I also prefer the alt take of Black Moon, without the strings. The percussion stands out so much more. That clinking metal sound reminds me of some kind of cowboy's spur, as he's gimping along the black dunes.

Agree about the velcro (of course with exceptions). Just try to find a pair of girls' Mary Janes with real buckles these days... even for older girls! They're all velcro now. As if to imply kids don't need to learn how to tie, buckle, etc.