Passenger Sid

I’ll DEFINITELY be buying this record.

You're not alone. It's an inherently insulting term, no matter how bastardized the spelling. Just a juvenile word to use, however it's intended.

I disagree. Lighten up Francis'.

I think "lame" works just fine without being insulting.

 

 

I think the listening parties will be a lot of fun.

"Lame" works pretty well, but doesn't capture my feeling of listening parties at record stores quite as perfectly as ghey does. 

From what I've heard of Schmilco, it sounds more unforced and natural than some of the songs on their more recent records. Looking forward to hearing it.

Do people still say this shit?

Um, I'm a peson. So I guess so.

Urban dictionary: a derivation of gay meaning lame. meant to be non-offensive to individuals of a homosexual persuasion.

I've never been to one. Might be fun.

 

Either way we'll all hear it in a week, no bitterness necessary.

It's very honorable of Wilco...clearly a show of support to record stores.

But I feel very confident we'd all get a stream of Schmilco over the weekend if not for the, in my opinion, ghey idea of holding listening parties on Sept. 6th.

The band has a long history of letting their fans hear albums before their release. I remember listening to Ghost Is Born a week or two before the release on the band's website.

The reason we're not getting an early peak at the album this go-around is because of all the precious listening parties.

My first listen to a Wilco album AIN'T gonna be standing awkwardly at some record store I've never been to before, with a bunch of strangers. Who thought listening parties were a good idea?!

That's one of the better Wilco setlists I've seen in a long time, mostly because of all the new songs. Wish I'd have seen it. Yeah, had Airline To Heavan and Kamera been played, the setlist would deserve a 5-star rating for sure.

Jesus Christ For President is the perfect song for right now. Should open or close EVERY show from now until the election.

How has Kurt Vile been on this tour? I don't know much about him. Should I check him out?

I've never seen Kurt Vile. And not familiar with a some of his earlier stuff. But really like his newest, Believe I'm Going Down. You could listen to "That's Life Tho" and "Wheelhouse" and get a quick feel for what the disc is all about. It's very chill. Like the vibe of the record.

The glaring omission for me is Richard Buckner. "Bloomed" and/or "Devotion & Doubt" SHOULD be on that list. And yeah, Howe Gelb deserves a spot.

"March...", "Being There", "Trace" and "Anodyne" got good rankings, which they deserve.

"Hollywood Town Hall" is an all-timer...glad to see that at #10.

Reading the list makes me want to listen to some of those which I have not heard and re-listen to those I haven't heard in a long time.

In no particular order except time... Kinda:

 

Gun

That Year

New Madrid

Sunken Treasure

Muzzle of Bees

Hell is Chrome

Ashes

Pot Kettle Black

Poor Places

You are My Face

One Wing

Art of Almost

Random Name Generator

Satellite

Lost Love

NONE of those made my list, but I like them all. Really hard to pick from all his great tunes.

(In no particular order)

She's A Jar

Passenger Side

At Least That's What You Said

Wherever

Another Man's Done Gone

Magazine Called Sunset

Pieholden Suite

Solitaire

All The Same To Me

Fatal Wound

Screen Door

Black Eye

One Sunday Morning

More Like The Moon

Dash 7

the cover art of Schmilco is awesome.

Wonder who's idea it was to use this art?

I googled the artist. I don't "get" his art. At all. But hey, to each their own.

Been listening online to a band from Lawrence, KS.  Unique sound. "Smart pop" is maybe how I'd describe them. Pretty dang good.

You can listen to their only album on their band website. 

Just throwing it out there, in case anybody may dig it. Youtube links to their new video, and a live performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-VAPqF7ig8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0l_5AK0JI

You think you could post the Zamboni Man version here? 

Not sure how to do that. Also, doing a short internet search, I was unable to find the song, or movie it came from, anywhere. 

Surely Tweedy will release it some day with other great non-Wilco songs he's recorded.

I love live versions of songs as much as the next guy. But sometimes, specific recordings can be seemingly perfect. I've heard Wilco play At Least That's What You Said a number of times live in person, and other times on live recordings. To me...in regards to Tweedy's wet-sounding shredding of the guitar...NONE of the live versions I've heard have matched the urgency and thrill of the studio version. Same for Kotche's drumming. U2's song "New Year's Day" is great. And is always great live. But every time I hear it on the radio, I can't wait for Bono...after the long jam...to say "Oh", which actually sounds like "Augghhhh". Something about how he says it sounds so right.  R.E.M. has an Out Of Time demo version of "Me In Honey" where it sounds like a cheasy/cheap little kid Casio piano is used, and for me, the recording is far better than the album version. 

I rambled.

Point being, "Sky Blue Sky" is a great song in all its versions, but the horns and ice-skating effects and how Jeff sings the lyrics all work well on the Zamboni Man recording.

Haven't heard the live version, but the studio version is great with the ice skating sound effects and horns. I've never known who, besides Tweedy, contributed to the recording. 

Been listening to this on an old iPod I came across. The song is an early version of Sky Blue Sky that was used on a movie short called Zamboni Man in 2004.

I think the recording ranks as one of Tweedy's finest creations. It was around that time, I believe, that he recorded the Jandek cover, "Crack A Smile", which is another really great recording from Tweedy.

I agree about 49:00...though I'd love to hear that thing without some of the break-ins and cuts. Especially "Goodnight Sweet Prince". "Terri" is a basically perfect pop song. 

I don't hear Mono talked about a lot. I love the loose and urgent feel of that record. 

The I Don't Cares record, after many listens, is really solid. I like the pacing of it. I don't really think to skip ahead. I want to listen start to finish.

Been listening to "The I Don't Cares" album for a couple days. Like it. "Hands Together", for me, is an instant Westerberg classic. So good.

Very worthwhile album for anybody who likes the Replacements and/or Westerberg. Hatfield's voice is nice on the record as well.

I got "New View" Friday. So good. Very 70's and maybe even 80's vibe. "Mature" is a good word to describe it, and I mean that in a good way. Maybe "confident" is a better word. Lost of subtlety in the songs to make them enjoyable. 

I'm a big fan of "Blueberry Boat", and a lot of that is because of the melodies and voice she added her brother's punk-ish, interesting jams.

I also liked her solo "Personal Record". Lots of her songs have a melancholy around them, but for me, again, that's a positive because of how she performs them. The song "Other Boys" is a good example.

She's got a ton of tour dates upcoming. I assume she'll have a band with her. If so, I'll be there.

Been listening a bit to Blackstar. A good listen. Really love the ending duo of "Dollar Days" and "I Can't Give Everything Away".

Anybody heard the whole thing? 

I like how the 2 songs I found on Youtube.

For the most part, it was entertaining and fun. But...

It felt like Abrams/Disney took the safest route possible. It felt to me like this film was made to show a new audience how cool Star Wars was. A new set of diverse characters along with a strong female lead was step 1. Sticking to the template of A New Hope and sprinkling in ideas from the original trilogy was step 2.

The number of specific scenes and ideas from the original trilogy is very high. And embarrassing. Also, people can say what they want about Lucas, but the guy knew how to assemble a team to create some amazing worlds and characters. Besides BB8.....who was incredibly cool...I didn't see a fraction of the creativity that I saw in all 6 previous films.

Though not a bad ride to sit through, I was mostly let down.

Except those Son Volt and Jayhawk albums don't have anyone from Wilco playing on them.

Also Trace above Yankee Hotel Foxtrot? 

I included the Jayhawks, as they were brought up in this thread. I like their first 2 records better than some of Wilco's records.

YHF is a classic. It deserves to be on many "best of" lists. The accidental lyrical connection to 9/11, the experimental sonics, and lyrics about isolation and feeling disconnected give the record...for me...a dark, eerie vibe. That's not a bad thing. I loved the record at the time. Still like it a lot.

But yeah, I prefer "Trace". It's got a warm-ness and comfortable-ness about it that's never let it get old for me. Thinking about it, maybe I'd rank "Trace" higher on my favorites list. 

Very tough. My favorite 10:

1. March 16/20 1992 (Uncle Tupelo)

2. Summerteeth

3. Being There

4. Anodyne (Uncle Tupelo)

5. Mermaid Ave. 1 (Wilco & Billy Bragg)

6. Trace (Son Volt)

7. YHF

8. Still Feel Gone (Uncle Tupelo)

9. Hollywood Town Hall (Jayhawks)

10. Tomorrow The Green Grass (Jayhawks)