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The achilles is the worst. I didn't tear mine but I broke my ankle almost two years ago (requiring surgery) and had to keep my ankle immobile for several weeks which lead to extreme stiffness and almost no range of motion in the achilles when I was able to start walking again. Getting the flexibility and range of motion back was brutal. It's a long slow process where you make miniscule gains everyday. It took me close to a year of PT and I'm still not 100% there after almost 2 years.

(Didn't stop me from going to Solid Sound 2 years in a row though )

I wish you the best in your recovery.

 

Some of THE BEST early footage of the band.

 

Absolutely agree. I love the whole arc that Wilco's music has taken, but there is something fantastic and just pure rock and roll about those days.

Is Wilco the song really a tribute to fans or a condescending look at who their fans our? The album assumes a parental role/influence of their followers. It's totally big headed....

 

Follow that with "you never know" which literally calls their audience "children" and basically says..oh don't worry, every generation thinks its the end of the world. everything is just fine..maybe for Wilco or Jeff, but 2008/2009 was a really difficult time for a lot of people due to the start of the ongoing recession, record unemployment, etc.

 

The album just rubbed me the wrong way. I prefer to forget it.

 

Sorry for the rant.

I interpreted those songs differently. Wilco (The Song) to me, is about music being there for you when nothing else is. I didn't take it as condescending at all. Actually quite the opposite. I think Wilco has always shown a tremendous amount of respect for their fans, which is one of the reasons (for me) that it is so satisfying being one.

You Never Know, while not a song I really like, conveys a sentiment I can totally agree with. I tend to keep meeting all of these people living in fear of the Mayan Calendar / End of the World, so maybe that has something to do with it too.

1. "Wilco (The Song)" – 2:59
   
2. "Deeper Down" (Tweedy, Sansone) – 2:59
   
3. "One Wing" – 3:42
   
4. "Bull Black Nova" – 5:39
   
5. "You and I" – 3:26
   
6. "You Never Know" – 4:21
   
7. "Country Disappeared" – 4:02
   
8. "Solitaire" – 3:04
   
9. "I'll Fight" – 4:23
   
10. "Sonny Feeling" – 4:13
    
11. "Everlasting Everything" – 3:58
    

 

 

Thats funny?? I like all of those songs. Every one.

I never really got all the W(TA) hate. I really like at least half of the songs on it...which is more than I can say about most albums out there.

Wilco (The Song) - Fun and a really sweet sentiment to fans which I appreciate.

One Wing - has become one of my favorite Wilco songs and the most played song on my iPod.

Bull Black Nova - intense and gets me anxious every time I hear it. Any song that can place you (emotionally) in the story is pretty powerful if you ask me.

Country Disappeared - Love this song and the Take Away Show video of it too.

Solitaire - sweet, tender and beautiful song.

I'll Fight - an incredibly moving song to me.

Anyway. Totally excited for The Whole Love.

 

I'll be seeing them for the 1st time on the upcoming tour in St Louis.

I'd say you're in for a real treat

Our friends who were planning on travelling with us had to cancel, so we have 2 extra tickets for this show.

San Sebastian, Spain

November 3, 2011

Kursaal Auditorio

Row 22 / Seats 39 & 41

Selling at face value + fees

The price we paid for each ticket: 60 Euro + VAT .85 Euro = $88.27

+ Intl transaction banking fee per ticket $ 2.65

Total per ticket = $90.92

x 2 tickets = $181.84

We will pick these tickets up at will call in San Sebastian on the day of the show.

Send me a PM if interested.

Our friends who were planning on travelling with us had to cancel, so we have 2 extra tickets for this show.

Madrid, Spain

November 1, 2011

Teatro Circo Price

Tribuna Alta D / Row 7 / Seats 89 & 91

Selling at face value + fees

The price we paid for each ticket: 70 Euro = $101.54

+ Intl transaction banking fee $ 3.04

Total per ticket = $104.58

x 2 tickets = $209.16

These are printable pdf tickets.

Send me a PM if interested.

I tend bar in a small restaurant in Providence and the owner put Laquinitas WTF on the menu only because I'm a total Wilco Freak. Every time a server orders it I make them interrogate the guests about the level of love they have for Wilco. And in the middle of a busy evening I love seeing a ticket come up that says Wilco. It's the little things...

...as a fellow restaurant world person, I appreciate this story a lot.

Should it really be "funny" or that much of a surprise that a beer called "Wilco Tango Foxtrot" has caught the attention of the band's fans?

...and that it was featured at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival

That guy is awesome. Love him.

I've got a bottle in the fridge. Haven't tried it yet though.

there was word afloat at the fest that a five year contract was being worked out. seems like a no brainer that it'll continue.

If this is true, it would be fantastic. I was having anxiety that it wouldn't continue for some reason.

From The Atlantic:

A month ago, Wilco's second Solid Sound Festival brought music fans to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art—or Mass MoCA—for an event that was part rock-concert marathon, and part interactive art experience. Called "an antidote to big-name destination festivals" by the Hartford Courant, Solid Sound has been praised for offering a low-key, intimate, and off-beat experience.

Filmmaker Kevin Michael Kertscher of Indigo Studios was there, capturing the highlights. Below, the sights and sounds of weekend, with Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy and others discussing the philosophy behind the festival:

Video in the link:

http://www.theatlant...estival/242475/

Agree. Looks great and the old book mark still works. Thanks so much.

Just discovered this guy Blasty's You Tube channel. Great stuff there... tons of clips of the last time I saw Westerberg. Irving Plaza in New York, '96. Great show.

ps. I'm sure it's obvious but I can't figure out how to embed the video.

Bon Iver

Hanging out in the only cool room in the house. Totally diggin this.

I would plan on going even if you don't get tickets. Sitting outside in Central Park you can hear the show pretty well and it's still a great way to spend a fall night in NYC. Good luck on getting some tickets though.

Woohoo! Just scored 2 tickets to the 2nd night in NYC and I thought for sure trying the presale would be futile.

me too

Summerstage!!!

I love Wilco but that was definitely their most pretentious moment of their career

I read somewhere that the end of the song was supposed to represent what a migraine is like. I suffer from migraines and for a long time before they were diagnosed, I used to just deal with them, try to make it through the day, go to bed if I could...whatever. So I spent a few years living with and experiencing the intensity of migraines. So anyway, I find that part of the song interesting.

Edit: Also I really like the beginning of the song. Speaks to me of atheistic ideas.

Actually, listening to "Less Than You Think" in its entirety enhances "The Late Greats." I'm not saying it's worth listening to all the time, but I rarely skip it.

I agree. I love to listen to it. It's a beautiful song...and sometimes I listen all the way through even if my pets look at me funny.

1. I first heard A.M. when a co-worker brought the CD in to the NYC Atlanta restaurant where we worked to play for the lunch crowd.

Love this.

1. When was the first time that you heard Wilco's music?

2. When was the first time you saw Wilco in concert?

I'll start:

1. I first heard A.M. when a co-worker brought the CD in to the NYC restaurant where we worked to play for the lunch crowd.

2. My boyfriend at the time was from Chicago so we went for a visit during the Taste of Chicago in 1996. Paul Westerberg was playing for free at the bandshell in Grant Park and Wilco was playing right before him. Since I had heard A.M. at work, we decided to go early to check them out. There were only about 50 people in the crowd that day. We got engaged that weekend and have been Wilco fans (and happily married) ever since.

LOVE that photo.

Didn't see that one there

There's plenty to potentially not like.