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    Wilco Florida Roadtrip

    in Just A Fan

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    Looking for a passenger or passengers to share hotels, car rental, gas and experences for the upcoming Florida shows.

    Tampa Bay, Monday May 14th > Miami, Tuesday May 15th > St. Augustine, Wednesday May 16th >and then back to Tampa.

    Interested?

    Palm trees, ocean breezes and Wilco await.

     

     

    ♪♫.."Won't you let me make you a deal,

    Just get behind the wheel" ...♪♫

    Rest in Peace, Levon

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Buffalo Bill's

    defunct

    who used to

    ride a watersmooth-silver

    stallion

    and break onetwothreefourfive pigeons justlikethat

    Jesus

    he was a handsome man

    and what I want to know is

    how do you like your blue-eyed boy

    Mister Death

     

    -e. e. cummings

     

    Rest in peace Levon.

    "Blunderbuss" & "One By One"

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Agreed, Blunderbuss most definitely has a haunting of 'One By One' with that pedal steel all the way through the song. Nice.

     

    And how close does Freedom@ 21 sound like a watered down version of Seven Nation Army? :)

     

    I liked the tune Love Interruption as well, all and all a pretty solid effort.

     

    Rock on Jack White!!!

    Over 200 Wilco Posters For Sale

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Wow, there are some very fine examples of Wilco's extraordinary poster art here. However, I continue to search for one of my favourite's.

    ~10/14/05 Ashville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Dan McCarthy Skeleton Hearts. 16" x 26"~

    Listed here but unfortunately not available. :(

     

    Anyone have any leads on how to locate one?

     

    Bueller?... Bueller?

    Do You Consider Wilco A Jam Band?

    in Just A Fan

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    Wilco a jam band? No way. Wilco is more like a genre fusion band given to their eclectic range of styles. To the untrained ear Wilco does seem to dabble occasionally in the jammy spaces, but as for wanton improvisation, nope. Their's is a highly structured sound with very little of that spontaneity, i.e. the creating of fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes in a tune. It has been said that the best improvised music sounds composed, and that the best composed music sounds improvised. That's Wilco. And there in lies their misconception as a jam band.

    Top 3 All Time Underrated things on music earth

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Traveling Wilburys _Volume 1 (1988) One of the best garage bands and garage albums ever! (It was actually recorded in Bob Dylan's garage studio) Also marked the last recordings of Roy Orbison.

     

    Dread Zeppelin's _ Un - Led - Ed (1990) Come on kids, reggae versions of Led Zep w/ an Elvis impersonator. An Un-derrated masterpiece!

     

    Violent Femme's _ Hallowed Ground (1984) Some real dark musical shit indeed. Right up there with Bull Black Nova.

     

     

    And a personal favourite album that no one has ever heard of and is highly underrated, even in Quebec: Harmonium_ Harmonium (1974) French Canadian progressive folk rock at it's best. Every time I play this album, someone invarably says, "What is this, who are these guys?" And then I make them a copy of the CD because it cannot be found anymore. :)

    Wilco & ex-GF

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    "(I refer to her as my Vietnam. Sort of speaks for itself)"

     

    I am still chuckling over this line. I feel for you SmokestackJoe. My x GF(two words really) had introduced me to Wilco and subsequently she became embodied in seemingly every song as I was falling in love with her. And then every other song as the relationship was on the outs. But hey, why stop listening to Wilco because they remind you of her? You just have to reclaim Wilco back as your own. Get out and see them when you can, create your own new experences and have fun. Can't be living in the past, as hard and as difficult as that may be to avoid. Each song, when heard again, sometimes takes on a whole new meaning for you and puts things into a different light. It is the power and beauty of the Wilco music. Just be thankful your relationship with Wilco isn't over. Me, on the other hand, is very thankful that my x introduced me to this truly wonderful band. I am looking forward to many a splendid show in the future. Cheers.

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