Alone in the Zone
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Logging in after a long hiatus to say that this is fantastic and that everyone who logs into this message board will probably love it.
I like it all, even the Parquet Courts mashup. Agree with others that the Vile cut is a standout. But honestly they are all solid.
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Fair warning: there is stuff in the later chapters that will definitely choke you up. The story about the inscription on Jeff’s father’s grave about broke me in two.
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FWIW, I knocked out a few chapters of the audio version read by Jeff this morning, and I loved it. Laughed out loud a few times during intro.
Hearing Jeff read it is the way to go. In a couple of places, his reading affects the meaning of the text. This is true of most good memoirs, of course, but if you’re reading this, you probably already think Jeff’s voice and inflection are the key to why his banter is great.
So far, I would say that anyone who reads this board or has been to SSF will enjoy this very much.
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Here is the short (one CD version) of my 2017 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/patrick_jacobi/playlist/36Vw6FTqk0acJLbl6rxARm?si=ozgKTRl3SgSDAbtYbSVO-Q
And here is the long version (150 songs): https://open.spotify.com/user/patrick_jacobi/playlist/1xEhFRCc9DYerb6z3VWpxR?si=lvRYNGZDRcOeUqWR8cp9ig
Please enjoy or ignore as you see fit.
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Correction! Fourth time!
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Hi - my friend Dave and I will be going for our third time. Last time, we covered our trip and wrote it up (links below). Not covering this time - just fun.
It would be cool to meet some of you in person. Is there a meet up or some indicator of VC membership?
Patrick
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Looks like KEXP will be doing a deep dive on Bowie to celebrate his birthday / death.
http://blog.kexp.org/davidbowie/
It was a year ago this week that KEXP both celebrated the birth and then shockingly, mourned the death of David Bowie at the age of 69. With the help of both those who knew him best and the man himself, KEXP will dig deep into his influential catalog of music spanning nearly 50-years.
Beginning Sunday, January 8th, on what would have been David Bowie’s 70th birthday, and culminating Tuesday, January 10th on the one-year anniversary of his passing, KEXP DJs John Richards, Cheryl Waters, Stevie Zoom, Larry Rose and Evie Cooke will share rare songs, and we’ll hear from those who knew Bowie best, including producers and friends Brian Eno, Tony Visconti and Nile Rodgers, as well as, Robert Smith of the Cure, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and even the former Thin White Duke himself. Clips from these interviews will be featured on the KEXP Blog, alongside videos, news, and a list of Bowie-related events around Seattle.
“Last year we celebrated 12 hours of Bowie on his birthday and the release of Darkstar. Little did we know he was near death. Days later when we woke up to the terrible news, we turned around and did 12 more hours of nothing but Bowie,” said KEXP Morning Show host John Richards. “There may not be another artist who has influenced and informed every aspect of the KEXP mission than David Bowie. His music has not only influenced nearly every broadcast day that we’ve been on the air, but clearly, his art has propelled so many of the artists we love. Thank you, David Bowie. We miss you every day.”
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http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content/best-of-2016-patricks-take
Patrick's Ten Favorite Albums of 2016:
1. Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - A Man Alive
2. Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land
3. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
4. David Bowie - Blackstar
5. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
6. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
7. Emapea - Seeds, Roots & Fruits
8. Wilco - Schmilco
9. Anderson Paak - Malibu
10. Lucy Dacus - No Burden
Honorable Mention:
Solange - A Seat at the Table
Noname - Telefone
Flock of Dimes - If You See Me, Say Yes
Lori McKenna - The Bird & the Rifle
Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like a Levee
James Hunter Six - Hold On!
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Scott Hirsch - Blue Rider Songs
Alejandro Escovedo - Burn Something Beautiful
Teenage Fanclub - Here
Robbie Fulks - Upland Stories
Fruit Bats - Absolute Loser
Parquet Courts - Human Performance
Biggest Disappointments:
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
Okkervil River - Away
Patrick's Spotify Playlist of 200 Songs for 2016:
https://open.spotify.com/user/patrick_jacobi/playlist/4TpNc3yZRbP8zfFFVgd1Qv
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Here is a Best of 2016 podcast from Chunkyglasses:
http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content/episode-243-best-of-2016-part-one
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Ten Favorite Albums of 2016:
1. Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - A Man Alive
2. Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land
3. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
4. David Bowie - Blackstar
5. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
6. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
7. Emapea - Seeds, Roots & Fruits
8. Wilco - Schmilco
9. Anderson Paak - Malibu
10. Lucy Dacus - No Burden
Honorable Mention:
Solange - A Seat at the Table
Noname - Telefone
Flock of Dimes - If You See Me, Say Yes
Lori McKenna - The Bird & the Rifle
Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like a Levee
James Hunter Six - Hold On!
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Scott Hirsch - Blue Rider Songs
Alejandro Escovedo - Burn Something Beautiful
Teenage Fanclub - Here
Robbie Fulks - Upland Stories
Fruit Bats - Absolute Loser
Parquet Courts - Human Performance
Spotify Playlist of 200 Songs for 2016:
https://open.spotify.com/user/patrick_jacobi/playlist/4TpNc3yZRbP8zfFFVgd1Qv
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A pre-death, pre-election discussion of his wonderful new album:
http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content/episode-234-leonard-cohen-you-want-it-darker
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Chunkyglasses for indie music: http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content?category=Podcast
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The streaming quality is remarkable. Technology continues to blow my mind. At this level of quality, I have to ask: Why doesn't Wilco start streaming all of it shows via the website? We would all watch them, right?
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Solid album. Features Wayne Shorter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Brian Blade. We reviewed it on a recent podcast:
http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content/episode-227-norah-jones-day-breaks
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We reviewed the new album on a recent podcast - link below. If you like this album, you will love Phil Cook's Southland Mission from last year. Phil is the bassist for HGM.
http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content/episode-225-hiss-golden-messenger-heart-like-a-levee
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Is it just me or is this a Tweedy album? I love Sukierae, and I really like this album after a half a dozen listens but this sounds like the second disc to Sukierae much more than a follow up to Star Wars.
I said something similar in the podcast (link above). Debatable. I don't think Tweedy could have made Common Sense or Locator. But they could have made many of the other tracks.
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Hi everyone: If you want to hear some fans talk about Schmilco, here is our podcast (first half is not about Schmilco):
http://www.chunkyglasses.com/content/episode-217-wilco-schmilco
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Great Television show! They played most of Marquee - the major exception being See No Evil. Also, they have been playing a track from the 1992 album called 1880 Or So that I highly rec absorbing pre-show. There was also a 14 minute jazz freak out that I had never heard before -- maybe it was Persia? Overall band was tight and Verlaine is still the prickly, idiosyncratic God that made Television great.
And Bob Boulen from NPR was in the house - he is a fan!
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Huh. Stumbled across Solitaire from WTA this morning. I was shocked at how much it sounded like it could be on Schmilco. Perhaps it was a seed of some sort for Jeff. Anyway, interesting listening experiment.
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Television! Tonight - 930 Club in DC. At long last....
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Love this album - absolutely love it. The hooks are coming out with each listen, this is one of their best. As other folks have said, I like my Wilco weird and opaque.
1. YHF
2. Summerteeth
3. AGIB
4. SBS
5. Schmilco
6. Being There
7. SW
8. MMA 1 & MMA 2
9. Wilco Book
10. WTA
11. AM
12. TWL
Sorry for the double post - I have had a media copy for a few weeks. It is definitely an album that takes a while to get your head around. I think I'm ready to rank it in the catalogue (keeping in mind that I love all of these albums):
AGIB
YHF
BT
ST
MA
SBS
SW
TWL
Schmilco
WTA
AM
Wilco — 19 November 2019, Denver, CO (Mission Ballroom)
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Have to agree. Have seen roughly 50 Wilco shows, including all but first SSF, and this was an absolute top-tier scorcher.