Autumnteeth

No doubt, but cannot eat a gummy fetus just out of principle, It does smell good though. After listening to King of Lambs a couple of times the Lips bumped Radiohead from my number two band (Wilco still first after Whole Love} Like the concept of releasing a bunch of singles, even though there is no way in hell I will make it to the end of the 24 hour single they put out. I have an assignment in Texas on the 2nd, and with the wife in kids going to Jackson Hole to ski the entire week I will find a way to se ethe Lips Freakout on New Years eve and New Years Day.

Yeah, it's great. A more concise version of Brothers, which was already terrific. Gold On The Ceiling is the best, but the whole thing is great to play loud.

 

Also I'm very happy these guys are blowing up. Weird as it is to think they're an arena band now, they've more than earned it. The fact that they put out the followup to Brothers so quickly instead of doing another victory lap of tour dates is refreshing. There aren't enough huge bands these days doing new albums so quickly.

 

And it's just nice to know that a talented rock band can still work their way to the top with consistently great records.

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Went looking for a club or some bar they were playing in Chicago and saw they were playing the United Center, a venue that the Stones, Coldplay, Elton John, U2, and other top tier acts. Great for them. Heard them the first time on the Ricky Gervais Show out of London when Thickfreakness came out and they were huge in the UK according to KArl Pilkington but had little airplay here. It is great to see a band that paid their dues getting the coverage they deserve, Started listening to bak catalouge and you can see they work their asses off which should equal success. HAte the United Center but will have to make sure I am there to catch them live. Good for them.

I really liked it on first listen, but it didn't completely blow me away like Brothers did.. Maybe it's a grower.

It took me a couple of listens, there is sort of a bias one picks up when an album is compared to the Kings of Leon, but after putting some time into this album I love it. It is a great old school rocker but with some catchy modern stylings that blew me away. Sometimes I am so pissed at faux grammy hype that I don't give an album a chance but this one on first listen had just enough to make me come back and work a little harder. I used to hear people say you have to devote time to an album and think that was an excuse, if it doesn't ork first time on the turntable it doesn't work. As I have gotten older, patience is a virtue, and by the second listen I was sold on this album. I have spun this thing over 10 times and truly can't find any part of it I don't like. It is nice to see the hype equal the product. You can tell these guys put a lot of work into this album and it is cool to see them rewarded for it.

I am busy all the time and miss a lot of music so I use the end of year lists to see if I may have missed anything. In the past it has led me to bands like Neutral Milk Hotel, The Minutemen, The Strokes, Leslie Feist, The Libertines, and countless other classics. I seriously don't get Bon Iver. I am not being sarcastic, snobbish, or contrarion,but this does not work for me. There are at least a half dozen sites where this album is number one. I am sure I am getting old, but to prove I am hip I like the Shins, if that helps. Mumford and sons and Bn Iver just baffle me.

Thoroughly enjoyed the cab ride a I took a week or so ago when the NPR listening cab driver started singing along to Art of Almost and heard the lyrics as Heart of the Host. One small step for Wilco, one giant step for misunderstood Christianity. Have a feeling that when the album breaks in Nigeria or wherever Speed Racer was from it may be a number one if fellow residents mishear it the same way. Christopher Hitchens was heard crying in the background.

http://viachicago.or...19#entry1489519

Not sure what the above post is supposed to mean but a great song. Hell is Chrome is the kind of sh$t that makes the experience worth more than the ticket. Som many times, movies, sporting events, whatever, I am pissed I paid more for a ticket than the entertainment provided. Wilco has consistently delivered more than I paid. One Hell is Chrome is worth far more than a three Carlos Quentin home runs. What a great Wilco week.

On the boot of the Vic show from the 15th, you can hear people shushing the talkers. And it worked.

This was a good technique at Metro from what I heard. At the Riv show a guy who reminded me of the Woody Allen movie line scene from Annie Hall knew his Wilco so well he was able to identify each song two or three notes in, give a one minute synopsis of what the song meant from "Jeff's perspective", and what it meant to him. After the fourth of fifth song, Bull Black Nova, the shhhhh turned to a hiss, and when Side With the Seeds came on a tool was silenced. I was convinced he was doing it to be nice , as clearly this second or third date was with a person who was not a fan and he was trying desperately not to lose her to boredom, but for those going to the LA shows or points west this tactic does work. Start with a shhhhhhhhh. Move to a hissssssss. IT works.

Yeh, they did a lot of the W(TA) work while they were in NZ for Seven Worlds Collide.

 

In terms of them playing an entire album. I'd be more excited if it was something they ocassionally just busted out (a la early Pink Floyd when they used to sometimes play all of DSOTM). Part of the excitement of shows for me is wondering what I'll get to hear. Knowing what will be played is always a bit of a disappointment, plus I can't imagine how it can be fun for a band to play the same songs every night (no idea, beyond the paycheck, how Roger Waters has managed to play the Wall every other night for 2 years).

You may be right about the knowing what is going to be played could lead to a dissapointing night out. A huge part of Wilco's Incredible Shrinking Tour was wondering which nuggets would be pulled out of the gold mine, And the Roger Waters reference is a great example. He is at Wrigley field in early June, I believe with the flying Pig but may be wrong, Flaming Lips may have stolen it, and I am not at all enthused. And it is brought to us by American Express, which, according to their presale, Roger is black card member. He has status. The one given at a YHF tribute concert is that at no point can the band pull Hotel Arizona or Sunken Treasure out of their hat and dazzle the crowd. In lieu of a show I will accept a three or four disc YHF box set with the engineer demos, the final demos, the release version, and any versions floating out there I don';t know about. ANd will do so no questions asked. That is the kind of good citizen I am.

Really? After the shows they just did you want a schticky anniversary tour? I don't get this.

Yeah, maybe, but I don't see it as schtiky. If it is done right it is monumental, an homage to an album that deserves its day in the sun.

When they came in 2010 they played seven shows including NZ. They sold out most (all?) of the shows, including two each for Sydney and Melbourne. I'd imagine this time round they would be able to play bigger venues and still sell them out. I don't have any inside info on the costs and logistics of Australian tours, but given the number of bands that come here, and their relative popularity (ie it isn't just Springsteen types who can sell out the largest venues at the drop of a hat), and the fact Wilco have been here four times since YHF (plus the Seven Worlds Collide shows) I don't think costs or logistics is the reason for the lack of a tour.

 

I hate it when people constantly complain that Band X hasn't played their pissant town. My contribution is more that I'm surprised their hasn't been a tour yet, and that surely it will happen, so should be considered when figuring if/when more US/Europe shows might happen.

Weren't they down there to work on Wilco, The Album? May have my dates confused but I remember some work going on in New Zeeland. And to be honest you guys have Flight of the Conchordes. Give them back on loan and we will look into sending Wilco down.

Baseball Project and Bangles are my top 2, but still workin on El Camino from the Black Keys. I am not sure I like it because it is good or because it is the only good thing out there. This is a good enough album to force me to take time though, so obviously something going on. Will say I cannot for the life of me figure out Bon Iver, and I tried. I half wonder if this isn't like the Dan Fogelberg, Seals and Croft era in the mid 70's with a couple of good exceptions. I seriously can't knock Bon I ver, I just don't get it. Same thing wth Drake. One or two songs led me to buy the albums, but then an extensive listen, relisten, one more time, whatthe hell, one more time, everyone else likes it effort came up short. I understan why Death Cab tanked, it was a retooling of the past, but ho some bands rose to the top of lists and when I tried them I walked away empty is atypical. Usually I can listen enough times and get it. I think I am getting old. I don't even want to go into Adele. Whole Love works for me. Not much else did this year.

Thanks for the link. Reminds me of Swan Swan Hummingbird in terms of urgency. There was a passion in the past that may have fallen off a bit but this could have been from the Document era. Great song, and thanks again

I just got my Flaming Lips pink fetus MP3 stick in the mail. Definitely can't eat this thing, the thought is not only criminal because it is such a cool presentation but also nauseating, but thought they said there would be a download site I could go to if I opted not to eat my way throught to the songs. Anyone buy this and get the alt download site?

I was in a seminar yesterday and heard the Uncle Tupelo version of Gun as a ringtone when a phone went off. Odd choice, especially when the shite I attend usually sees a lot of Cee Lo Green or Black Eyed Peas tones, with the occasional Fenton the Dog or OMG Trampoline tossed in. This was a beautiful girl, maybe mid 20's, with Gun as a ringtone. Not sure what dynamic was in play but cheered me up.

And a really great compliment for Pat as I lisetened deeper.. He tosses out a nice partnership compliment to John, and gives more than props to the whole ensemble concept. There is an image of Wilco out and about that Jeff dictates, the band abides ,and this interview showed the true appreciation Jeff has for his band mates. You get the impression it is a collective, which is an awesome statement to what a lot of thought the band was but heard otherwise. If I wasn't somewhat biased I wouldnt be on this board but this is a great time to be a Wilco fan, and this interview kind of affirms that. So much music sucks, and to hear from a band that truly cares for its fans, it craft,and its place in music is, again , cool. Knowing that I will never read an article about Jeff enjoying pissing on a 13 year old only takes me so far. Knowing that what they do is for the craft,and their fans, brings it home.

Just got the vinyl package on my porch and love it. I had assembled the Sea of Tunes sets in the mid 90's, bought Brian's version a couple of years ago, but the vinyl kind of brings it back to what I would like to think would have come out in the fall of 66 or 67 or whenever it was due. I have been waiting for this for years. I think Brian is a genius, but what I hear on the vinyl is a guy who laid it all on the line and to see the fruits of his labor come out is, for lack of a better word,, is cool. Listening to Brian unravel on vinyl is like looking at a photgraph of a family that was killed in a car wreck on their way home from a family reunion. After this album there was some great insight to Brian, Busy Doin Nothin is amazing. It captures Brian so well it makes me sad I can't hear it again for the first time.

Great show. Anyone who has time should tune in.

Was weird to hear that Nick Lowe is not universally known. You can toss the fact he produced Elvis Costello albums, Rockpile was a brand, not a band, in a lot of ways. I am 45, and just like every kid I wanted to play guitar. Nick Lowe was the guy who made me want to do it, and while it worked out best for the world that I gave it up I can't believe that Nick Lowe isn't a memory that brings a smile to everyone's face.

This is a great interview, and I appreciate you posting it. I would have never found this, and it was great that Marty caught Jeff on his home turf. The pseudo residency will go down as one of my favorite memories of all time, and the postings, the interviews, articles ,and the setlists made this a great couple of weeks in Chicago. And the postings bring it to the rest of the world, and hopefully everyone gets the impact this band had on Chicago in the last couple of weeks. Wilco brought fun to Chicago. IT has been a depressing year with Blago, parking meter corruption, and an overall bad Chicago year. And when Jeff explained he wrote You are Not Alone it blew my mind. Thought this was some old time gospel staple, not something that was recently written.

Hope people take time to listen to the Opera House show. Was a great Wilco moment. The small venues were great, but the opera house show was like a little biographical Wilco moment.

Wilco website is streaming the December 12 show from the Lyric Opera in Chicago. Truly a great show. Nels does an extended version of his handicraft on Impossible Germany, Nick Lowe joins in for a great version of Cruel to Be Kind, the beautiful voice of Mavis Staples is found on You Are Not Alone, and then Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples close it out with the Weight. Was truly a great show, and anyone stuck working late tonight has at least two decent hours of background music to offset the pain of benig chained to their PC.

I would like to endorse the idea of a YHF 10th Anniversary tour. Brian Wilson did this with Pet Sounds, and the Flaming Lips with Soft Bulletin. The beauty of YHF is that when you take the outtakes into consideration it is enough for its own show. Doubt it will happen, probably best saved for their swan song era, but would love it.

They should feature them everyday, all day, and owe them a full year of all Wilco, 24 hours a day given their expanding VIP presence every night. I don't think these were fans given tix in the premium zone, they did have a contest for a couple tix for a few shows, but not this many. These were industry folk from they way they were dressed. If you go to enough shows of bands in Chicago you can pick out Marty Lennertz, Lin Bremer, and the great Terri Hemmert in a crowd. Didn't see any of them, although I know some of them did intros. Unless they brought everyone they have ever met, it was a little VIP heavy. XRT has been the only station in Chicago to support Wilco,and they deserve to be given VIP status, but Thursday I swear the XRT VIP crowd had more admissions than us po folk. Not complaining, but I expect a little more than a Friday feature now and again in the future. Maybe Lunch with Wilco, or Wilco Wednesday, or Tweedy Tuesdays, Noon with Nels, Mikael Mondays, Paturday, the Glenn Kotche hour, or Stirrat Up Sundays. I think the show at the Vic I was the only non VIP.

Glad the buzzkills came out this afternoon. Was wondering where the ugggghhhh would come from. Great show, great opener, maybe not the best recording, but the entire venue as transfixed.

Hope someone from here got them. I can't believe they waited until 6. Right now they in credit card verification. May be one or two left. Seriously thought they would dothis by two. 6 is cool too though. Hope Via folk got in first. I have a Christening, my brother's son, but I had a free pass until 2 if I scored tix. Would have loed to have gone.

dont' get too excited - it's March next year till it comes out, and no details yet. i just hope it's not another one of those ridiculously overpriced rip-off you-have-to-buy-the-vinyl-and-cd-at-the-same-time at a monstrous price just to get all the tracks.

 

http://www.woody100....newreleases.htm

 

anyone else know anything about this?

Don't think I would be surprised about the vinyl aspect of your theory. Seems like vinyl is the way of the future. Back in the late 1980'w I tossed a Harmon Karden turntable becuase it was too hard to find a diamond stylus needle to fit the cartridge. IT was a linear tracking turntable, one ofthe first, and last of that time, belt driven tables, and was pristine. Thought I was a visionary. Tool may be a better description. Trying to rebuild system now to play the Whole Love I got on album and the Uncle Tupelo I have. Paula Abdul was right, we take one step foreward and take two steps back. As it were. Sold two crates of albums 20 years ago for 40 dollars. Each album now worth over 40. Lenny Bruce album I sold is selling for 400. I suck.

Beats a Dutch oven and a Dutch Rudder by a country mile. Thanks for the post.

HAd two heart stopping momemts on etix. Been trying the ticket site as they have ben releasing seets between noon and two. Twice the red Sold Out sign turne to blue, not available, which usually means they on sale and off so quick I didn't catch the refresh. I am officially out of the running as I had until 2 to cancel plans tonight so hopefully someone from here scores.