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I'll echo everyone's sentiments so far...great job and many thanks. For the completist in me that was always too lazy to search for some of these tracks, it's a great list.

Right. What's great about Pixar is that they emphasize sturdy, timeless plots and strong, unique characterizations.

Funny how that always seems to work.

SBS is a strong album, but it only works for me at specific times. In other words I have to be in a certain type mood to really listen to it, enjoy it, and get something from it. Wilco's strongest albums don't work like that for me. I can put on YHF, AGIB, ST, BT at any time and something will always connect.

Because of that, SBS suffers a little by comparison. Not because it is vastly inferior or anything like that, just because it is something I could only listen to on rare occasions. Plus, I find it difficult to get through the second half of the album a lot of times.

what do you mean?

Probably that the mere suggestion that YHF or AGIB would become obsolete in favor of SBS-like material makes her a little sick to the stomach. That's my guess, anyway.

This sounds hilariously dorky.

I guess they have to find some way to fill the void left by the writer's strike

I actually like the 1st one on the new CD. To me, Shonna's vocals in I'm Sorry Huston sounds *a lot* like Neko Case

That's certainly not the first time I've read or heard someone say that, but I just don't see it. Of course, this is coming from someone who thinks Neko might have the best voice of any singer over the last 20 years.

Shonna sounds like someone I would run into in a karaoke bar in southern Georgia. I don't mean to be harsh, and I love the Truckers and I think her harmony vocals are usually spot-on. But I can't get past her voice on her songs. My buddy said those songs worked a lot better in a live setting (especially I'm Sorry, Huston), so maybe I'll change my tune after getting a chance to see them.

That, and cell phones and pda

It's great that the song is getting released. As soundtracks albums go, this looks to be one of the better ones.

I could definitely do without the Panic at the Disco song, though. Fortunately, all my CD and mp3 players have a functioning skip button.

A friend of mine was there last night (he said he was right in front of Cooley) and shared your enthusiasm for the show. I'm still not sold on Shonna's songs, though, but I am anxious to see them live when they pass through Texas.

Yes. I am the only one there preferring Wilco/Tweedy to Son Volt/Farrar.

Does this mean you really just prefer the role of antagonist?

Just saw this on EW.com this morning:

Bob Dylan, Wilco on Heroes Soundtrack

So I guess "Glad It's Over" will see the light of day somewhere. The soundtrack also has The New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket, Jesus and Mary Chain, and others.

How come nobody seems to know that Leon Russell wrote "A Song For You." He's not that obscure, is he? Plus, I always think of Shotgun Willie and then Honeysuckle Rose when I hear that song. I've always loved Willie's version.

it blew me away. i've heard people often say it took them a while to get into YHF, but for me, it was the perfect record at that time in my life. i felt like everything jeff was saying, i could be saying myself, and it just made such sense to me.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

I was kind of a late bloomer in that I had just gotten into Uncle Tupelo around the time Summerteeth was coming out. I always liked Jay's stuff from Tupelo a little more than Jeff's, so I never gave Wilco much thought. But a friend gave me a copy of YHF when it came out and the first notes of IATTBYH instantly hooked me, and it just got better and better.

I have never had a moment or experience like that with an album before or since.

The Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White, and Red

I saw The Shins there earlier this year. It's a big, wide open venue (at least by Wilco's standards) with good sound and lots of room around the edges to walk around. Bars on all three sides of the stage with screens showing the stage. I was fairly far back for the Shins' show, but didn't feel like I missed anything by not being up close (if that makes sense).

Lee Harvey's is a pretty cool bar/burger place nearby.

f'rinstance.

 

Since SBS starts with maybe and ends with yeah, I dumped the lyrics into Word and checked the instances of the word "no". It appears only 9 times in total, on 4 songs (out of 1703 words). Is that a record for Wilco? Dunno. But I find these sort of patterns semi interesting in the context of all the press about SBS being a more "positive" record. I suppose you'd have to add "not", "don't", "won't", shouldn't", etc to get the real tally of negative words.

(that took me less than 5 mins btw)

Are you sure these aren't instances of double negatives, thus making them truly positive?

 

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That was a really good story on McFadden. Switching gears, I'm a little concerned about the Horns this year. I'm not sure the defense is going to be much better than last year's. Texas will be a little too reliant on getting pressure from its front four to help out an inexperienced secondary.

It's interesting how this song seems to be so polarizing (I happen to fall into the "worst song since My Darling" group). It kills all the momentum on the album and would no doubt have the same effect live. That's at least my theory for its absence at all the shows so far.

It could potentially turn into a solo staple with some rearranging, but the song, as it stands now, is a dud.

Same problem for me. I've been waiting for The National to come down here for a while, but I've really been looking forward to seeing Wilco on this tour. Plus, I don't have ACL to fall back on.

In situations like these, I just go with my favorite band (or more favorite of the two). This means Wilco for me.

I have another theory (surprise surprise), that people who have suffered from and come out of clinical depression can probably relate well to the transition in Tweedy's lyrics between "then and now". I count myself in that number. "Content with being blue...honestly" may sound trite or even cheesy to some, but to me it rings very true. The song to me is all about moving off the fantasy-romance plane, onto the kind of adult relationships where the partners aren't trying to "mold" each other into something else any more. We all pine for change sometimes, but you hit a point in life where you're faced with the choice of either accepting the way things are, or being miserable forever. JM2C..

Which all goes to show how people define "good" songs differently. I agree with you about the lyrics, but for me, there is nothing there musically to grab me in the first place. But I like your interpretation of the lyrics and I still listen to it every time it comes on.

I voted for "Side with the Seeds." The guitar parts in the middle and at the end impress me every time, and I absolutely love the lyrical imagery. "The park grows dark/And the swings all slowly die" is my favorite line on the album.

I'm really surprised that Leave Me (Like You Found Me) has received votes. That might be the most listless song Wilco has ever produced and brings the entire album to a screeching halt. I guess that's why these things are subjective.

Far be it from me to offer friendly advice to a Texas fan, but...if I were you, I'd buy a ticket. You can always sell it if it gets near show time and it looks like your wife will deliver soon. My law school graduation was scheduled a week AFTER my wife's due date, and when it came around she was still showing no sign of imminent delivery--so I went ahead and attended the ceremony with the rest of my family (with cell phone on vibrate, of course). Four days later, I had a JD and a JR.

Thanks for the advice. I'll most definitely buy a ticket and just play it by ear. Chances are I'll be able to go. I even got the okay from my wife already.

I answered my own question. Here is some info on the Palladium Ballroom. Basically they took Giley's, the huge honky-tonk and made it smaller and turned the large part of the venue into the Palladium. General admission, holds about 2800, unfortunately no chicken wire.

I saw The Shins at the Palladium this year. It's a pretty nice venue with ample room to walk around the main floor area. Certainly not as nice or as close as Will Rogers, but it will do.

My wife will be 8 months pregnant at the time of the Dallas show. Would it be too risky to go, especially since the venue is about 30 minutes from our house? I don't think I could do it.

Well the difference is Wilco is awesome and MTV sucks. If I recall (I don't have cable) MTV stopped playing music years ago, and what little they have is all crunk. I don't really think the MTV audience (12-20 year old, pop culture consumers) has Wilco written all over it. Now if Justin Timberlake did an unplugged that shit would be on!

I understand the difference between Wilco and MTV. But if, by chance, Wilco appeared on Unplugged, what difference would that make to Wilco? Does that make their music bad all of a sudden?

After talking to my wife's 17-year-old cousin about music last week, I wish there was more exposure for good bands through these outlets.