Robby

This is what I am seeing;

http://www.wilcoweb.com/

I guess its probably temporary if you can still navigate to the original version of the site.

It appears that Wilco has changed their Web site.

A different design.

Looks like only 3 links:one appears to go to Twitter posts, one to the Solid Sound site and one to the Wilco store.

What I find interesting about Duckman's comment is that it seems to me that Uncle Tupelo seem to make many more "political" statements than Wilco ever made in their music.

I am a latecomer to Uncle Tupelo, but in exploring Jay & Jeff's lyrics in UT songs I find several political lyrics if not those that at least describe the plight of the lower working class.

Songs like Graveyard Shift, Fall Down easy, Sauget Wind (yes I realize that these were penned by Jay)could be considered a lot more political then Jeff covering "Political Science" and dedicating it to Dick Cheney.

I kind of feel like they won't do a new song on this tour. Before W(ta) came out, after playing a couple new ones in Milwaukee, they went back to not playing them at all until the album was out. It seems like Solid Sound, if anything, would be a much more likely place for a song's debut.

 

It's cool if they want to prove me wrong, though. In Denton or Tulsa, preferably.

 

I miss your recaps, P.

I think One Wing was done at Lollapalooza about 10 months before Wilco (The Album) was released.

Jeff called it a "WAP" (Work In Progress)

The Rise and Fall of Jeff Tweedy and the Spiders from Kidsmoke

Possibly AKG K240 headphones. I think they come in two impedances, one for studio use and one aimed at djs. I had a pair 7-8 years ago. They didn't last a year. Build quality was not so good to say the least but I could have just had a bad one. Audio technica athm50s are pretty greaty for the same money.

Thanks!

Does anyone know the brand/model of headphones they are using?

If so, any opinions on the product?

They all appear to be the same type in each picture.

From A Shot In The Arm:

You followed me down

Schenectady

Taken from this week's Entertainment Weekly's SoundBites section

Personally, I wish they had completed that DVD that was going to be made from Kicking Television. I beleive Sam Jones had filmed it. I recall that they had said there were some technical or timecode issues with the film, but if the sample (Kicking Telvision video)was any indication as to the rest of the film, it might have been great. I'm surpised no "cutting room floor" bootleg of that film ever surfaced. What'd they do, burn the film stock?

Some Suggestions:

The Label Spinning On My Turntable

Reflecting Off Of Your CD

World Record Players

Music Is My Savior

Aural Arms Open Wide

Box Full Of Lecords (see the Chicago Residency shows for an explanation of the term)

Pure Imagination

Time Warner

Actually Solid Sound is probably where I would place my bet - but I do really like Box Full Of Lecords...

Here are some for your consideration

The Kingpins

The Throat-Sweet Throttles

The World Record Players

My Pop Quiz Kids

The American Aquarium Drinkers

The Silvery Stars

The Cash Machine

The Blades of Blue

The Sleeping Eye Sockets

A Steady Crushing Hand

The Kids Are Still Cruel

Thanks to A Sea Black With Ink for inspiration

I think these might have been mentioned before, but this is what I thought I heard on a few Uncle Tupelo songs:

Roll me under your mattress

Shake my baby and please bring her back

'Cause Steph won't even be still

Karen's over the landfill

Carries us all on his broken back

And of course:

He had a black guy.

Anyone clued into to why they played that seventies song?

 

Am I totally out of the loop on this one?

Get a copy of Big Star's #1 Record/Radio City.

There is a CD of these two albums sold as one package

You will not be disappointed.

There is also a Big Star box set that was recently released.

Laurie Anderson, possibly?

Let me know how yours turned out.

 

 

I'm gonna do the same for mine. Other than the occasional right audio channel dropping out, the recording was a good as could be expected for a live webcast. Recording tomorrow's show will be trickier for me. I'm at work and i haven't had as much luck recording with the laptop as i have with my desktop, which i used tonight. We shall see.

 

And yes, i'll try to share what i have somehow. Maybe we can put this up on the O&B archive. This one was pretty special.

Would you mind telling me what program you use to record the Webcast?

Thanks!

Damn, I hope Nels is ok. Having read his tour diaries from his days with Mike Watt, it's pretty clear that Nels would probably rather die on stage then let a show suffer due to pain or illness.

 

I can imagine these long/no-opening act shows are taking a toll on him, considering the pain he's in after a shorter show (as seen in the Ashes dvd).

 

Anyway, I'll be there tonight. Sounds like this run of shows is going to be incredible, and, speaking as a native, there's nothing in Atlanta better than The Fox Theater.

At the Clearwater show, I saw him push the palm of his hand under his chin, kinda like what some people will do when they try and "crack" their neck. In the Ashes DVD he mention he was having problems with his vertabrae so maybe this is where the problem lies.

These acoustic sets sound awesome... I would kill for a good recording of one of these shows, or if Wilco was to release one for download...

Personally, I liked the 4 antique-design floor lamps they brought out & lit up for the acoustic set.

Wonder if it should really be called an "acoustic" set since it's not completely unplugged.

I recall Jeff saying its the kinda the way they play when they just get together or when they play backstage. maybe they should call it the "floor lamp" set

Also loved the automated voice introduction of each member of the band at the tail end of Wilco (the Song)

I had not heard them do that before and it was kinda cool.

My girl and I are going next Tuesday, and are going to see them for the 1st time! What is going on before the show? We are driving from Melbourne (about a 2 1/2 hour drive) and will be in early afternoon. Suggestions? Bob

I believe there is a Hooters restaraunt is just a few miles a way from Ruth Eckerd Hall on Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.

You could probably talk your girl into going since the location has a "historical significance" - it was the very first Hooters - before it became a chain.

I think Jeff himself might be interested as well. The last time he performed in Tampa, he asked the crowd if this is the place where they shoot the Girls Gone Wild videos.

I'm going with my wife to the Clearwater show too, but sorry, I already requested I'm Always In Love.

My wife is requesting Reservations.

Actually the best combination I have ever heard is Poor Places/Reservations/Spiders.

They did that at one of the Chicago Residency dates(wasn't at the show, but it's on the Owl & Bear site) and the sequence is incredible.

If I'm not mistaken, they did the Poor Places/Reservations combination at Tampa Theatre in 2002 and again at Carol Morsani Hall in 2005. Now if they would just do that again but add Spiders, it would be perfect!

I agree Ruth Eckerd in Clearwater is a bit stuffy, but has good acoustics.

I think they have a rail between the orchestra pit and the cheaper seats so it may be hard to get up to the stage.

But hey, it's been 5 years since they have been here so its gonna be great!

Oh, OK, thanks for clueing me in.

Now I have that feeling that a person haves when they wave at someone who they think is waving at them but then realizes that person is waving at someone else.

I'm going to bed now and sulk.

There are several references in the book Learning To Die by Greg Kot as it concerns Jeff Tweedy's musical influences.

I recall that he mentioned that since he was the youngest in his family, he was initially influenced by the music of his older siblings.

I remember he mentioned Between The Buttons by The Rolling Stones which I thought was surprising.

I also remember a reference in the book to him being influenced by The Minutmen which to me seems to make more sense.

pro⋅lif⋅ic  /prəˈlɪfɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pruh-lif-ik]

–adjective 1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.

2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.

3. profusely productive or fruitful (often fol. by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations.

4. characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.

I would say that Wilco is prolific in the amount of good music that they have recorded but failed to release (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos)

Wilco is prolific in their amount of performances (1225 in 15 years 3 months according to WilcoBase)

I would have a tough time calling an individual song prolific unless you're talking about the number of times the song has been played.

In this case (again according to WilcoBase) the song has been performed 55 times.

Not very prolific when you compare it to I"m The Man Who Loves You which is listed as 659 times.

That's prolific!

BTW, When I saw them perform Less Than You Think in 2002, they only performed the first part of the song (No droning guitars/noise, whatever). So would that performance even count?

It's a sensible choice, but even though I love Wilco more than any other option, you'd be hard-pressed to not choose the White Stripes (or just plain old Jack White).

I would still stick with Wilco as the best band of the decade, but I would agree that Jack White is incredible.

I just saw "It Might Get Loud" last week and White puts Jimmy Page and The Edge to shame.

I could forgive Jimmy Page in that documentary as he is getting a bit long in the tooth.

But the film revealed to me that The Edge is not much more than someone who relies on more on electronic manipulation of his guitar rather than his own ability. Not that I ever really cared much for U2 in the first place.

If you haven't seen that doc I would highly recommend it. The best sequence is in the beginning in which Jack White literally builds a "slide guitar" in front of the camera using hardly anything more than some pieces of wood, some nails and an empty Coca-Cola bottle, hooks it up to an amp and then plays it. He probably could be accused of showing off a bit but it still was cool.

Yes, absolutely.

The most down-to-earth, human, geniune rock band that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.

Not only do they have the talent, but actually seem to care about their music.

For someone who has had to endure the years in which bands/artists gave into disco rock or stadium rock and generally sell out artistically, Wilco has been a significant breath of fresh air.