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    Jeff Tweedy — 7 March 2019, Germantown, TN (Germantown Performing Arts Center)

    in After The Show

    Posted

    I was there and thought it was a great show. Tweedy gets better and better as a musician and performer. I would say the audience was more polite than detached. Everyone seemed to really be in the moment, just on their best behavior. Maybe it was the venue. I was kind of glad that the audience was quiet because all I really wanted to hear was Jeff Tweedy. Been to enough shows where people talked through quiet songs or went on beer runs every 3 songs to appreciate an evening of great music performed by one of my favorite artists.

     

    Thanks for the review bbop!

     

    BTW, Buck Meek was excellent as well. I was not familiar with him before last night.

    Wilco — 5/3/15, Memphis, TN (Tom Lee Park) [Beale Street Music Festival]

    in After The Show

    Posted

    I was there and it was phenomenal!  As you stated, the weather was outstanding and the band sounded great. Most impressive were the vocals.  Jeff's voice was in fine timbre and the backing vocals were the best I've ever heard from them live. Further, John killed it on "In the Street" with Pat adding gorgeous harmonies.  I saw a number of folks visibly impressed with their cover of a well-known Memphis classic.  Jody on the drums didn't add any sloppiness like they were finding their way through the songs; they sounded tight with him behind the kit.  I'm not one of those people who write down setlists so hopefully someone else got it, but we got Magazine, Camera, New Madrid, Secret of the Sea as far as rarities go.

     

    If i were to complain about anything it would just be the short set.  I attribute that to it being a festival and an early Sunday curfew.

     

    All in all a fun night.

    Wilco — 5/19/12, Memphis, TN (Mud Island Amphitheatre)

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Truly a great show. I've never been to a bad show at Mud Island and this was no exception. Crowd: Talkers came close to ruining the beginning of the show for me but I used all the patience I had in me and thankfully they stopped talking and then left. Their exit was one of the highlights of the evening. Met some nice folks down from Indy to see the show. Music: great set. As usual, the beginning of the show was slower than the end but the songs we got were for the die hards and we appreciated them. By the end of the main set a rock show had broken out and there was no slowing down. Nels was dripping tone. As a guitarist from another life I can tell when a guitarist knows he's getting serious tone. It just makes you want to bleed every single note and not stop playing until somebody unplugs you and Nels had it Saturday night. The new songs sounded great and when you throw in the alternate version songs that's 8 songs I'd never heard live before and was not left longing for past concert staples. I'd have been happy with more songs, but didn't feel cheated at all. As for Handshake Drugs, I wasn't looking forward to it, but have to admit they killed on it. Sounded incredible. Super highlights: Too Far Apart, She's A Jar, the double encores, Jody on drums for Big Star. I wish more people realized who Jody was, but there was a good round of cheers for him and he's still awesome behind the kit. John nailed the vox as well. Purling Hiss: Very nice opener that I really enjoyed. Their mix was a little muddy but I don't know if that was just their sound or if the engineer was having trouble for their set. Hard to describe their music so I'll just call it pretty straight rock. Nice progressions, good melody and dude was not afraid to take a guitar solo.

     

    All in all a fantastic night. I'm so glad Memphis got squeezed in for this mini tour as I couldn't break free for any of the closer shows (Jackson, MS; Birmingham, AL). Thanks to Wilco for making my night, week and possibly entire summer.

    What If

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I think the first thing that would not have happened is A Ghost Is Born. I just don't see Wilco making that album with Jay Bennett still in the band. At least not the way it turned out.

    Article on Pat Sansone...

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Really nice. Makes me proud to be a Missippin, Mississipan, Missi pian.......from the same state! I actually saw Pat's family at a show in Oxford, MS a few years ago and his dad was dancing like a maniac up in his "VIP" section.

    Getting Hitched! (elope or no?) What was your wedding like?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Tomorrow will be our 20 year anniversary, so I guess our wedding worked. We had a large wedding, but we both have huge families. I did make my wife wait until I had graduated from college and had a job before we got married just because I wanted to make sure I could do my part to support us. We paid for a good portion of our wedding ourselves and neither of our families have much money, so it was all done on the cheap. Photog was a friend of the family; ditto on the dj; didn't rent a limo, just borrowed my uncle's caddy and had my cousin drive us; food was donated and prepared by wife's aunts (and was gone in about 10 minutes); mom-in-law sewed the dresses; only thing we didn't go cheap on was booze. Anyway, it all worked out. Our only regrets were the food and like ih8music said above, the bad photog has bugged my wife and I ever since. Congrats and hope you can get it all figured out.

    Capitol City

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I really enjoy this song and don't find it cheesy at all. For me it comes across as another fine example of Jeff's ability to turn a song's mood on a dime. The song starts with upbeat music as the narrator describes life in the big city without any opinion as to whether this place is good or bad. Then just as he says "I wish you were here with me. Better yet I wish I was there with you," the mood changes completely both lyrically and musically with "You wouldn't like it here..."

     

    And I don't mind competent musicians exploring different musical styles. Especially if they can pull it off. That's one of the things that made groups like The Beatles and Kinks and The Who so essential. At this point Wilco has proven they can take on just about any musical style and come up with something enjoyable to listen to.

    The whole talking at shows thing...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I have to admit, I like what you're trying to do but am skeptical of your chance of success. I just recently told (probably re-told) my 12-year-old son the story of me hearing the opening chords to "The Lonely 1" at a Wilco show couple of years ago and thinking I was about to have a religious experience. Instead, the three guys in front of me talked from beginning to end and just made me have murderous thoughts. Fortunately, I was sane enough to realize that a) I'm 5-8, 165 lbs and they were all 6-0+, 200+ lbs. and b ) I am one and they were three. My bloody corpse would no doubt been found in the alley next to the theater. (While I understand most Wilco fans are "not the most intimidating people" to paraphrase Jeff Tweedy, these guys appeared to be bigger fans of beer and public attention than Wilco.

    Stage collapse at Ottawa Bluesfest

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    That's really scary stuff. Hopefully all the injured will recoop quickly and completely. I'm a CT fan, so I'm glad they're ok and also hope Nielsen's guitar collection was not damaged. Back in May I opted to skip Wilco at the Memphis Musicfest due to severe thunderstorms. I was afraid something like this would happen that day, but thankfully all was fine.

    Co-marketing

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

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    Do your siblings have the same musical taste as you?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Brother #1 (4 years older) - He turned me on to Beatles, Cheap Trick, Dylan and most 60's era rock. For these I'm eternally grateful. Plus he taught me the blues scale on guitar. Our split comes in that he tends to lean more towards more commercial music than I. For example where his dream concert would probably be Stones at the Enormo Dome, I'd rather see Wilco at a small amphitheater. So pretty much a yes to this question.

     

    Brother #2 (3 years older) - He turned me onto Hendrix, Who and college rock of the 80's (Guadal Canal Diary, etc.). This brother was and still is my guitar-playing hero. I've tried for years to emulate his abilities and always have fallen short. He's also a great songwriter and all-around great musician. The last rock band either of us played in was the first we played in together and was my favorite by far. Yes on this sibling as well.

     

    Sister (5 years younger) - Her first music faves were The Beatles as I used to put on shows for her using her stuffed animals as the band members (Snoopy was Paul, Pink Panther was Ringo, etc.). Then as a tweenager and on, I lost her to Bon Jovi, Duran Duran, New Kids On The Block and The Monkees (I think all of these were driven by the world of MTV and music videos). Later, I'd like to think I had some kind of influence as she became a fan of stuff like the Cult and I actually took her and a friend of hers to a Cult concert. These days, our tastes are pretty similar. Everything on the radio pretty much sucks as far as we're concerned. She's not as much into music as I am, however.

    What year is it in Mississippi?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I live in Mississippi and believe me, I'm not defending dumbass racists, but keep in mind, this was a poll of 400 people from a specific voting segment. I'm not saying we're light years ahead of where we were 50 years ago, but not every white person in MS has a hooded cloak in their closet.

    Nels in the Plastic Ono Band...

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    The obvious question that everyone has avoided asking at this point is this: Will Yoko be responsible for the breakup of another band? Breaking up the Beatles, I can almost excuse her for that, but if she breaks up the most stable version of Wilco ever, well, I just might have to get upset about that.

     

    I'm pretty sure this is a joke, folks. But I guess if it ignites a spirited discussion, then play on!

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