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I would love to see what Nels could do with George's Art Of Dying. Poor Places always reminded me of A Day In The Life. How about them reaching further back into the Beatles catalogue and cover I'll Be Back, No Reply or It's Only Love? Actually I would love to hear Wilco cover Loose Fur's Hey Chicken

Actually it would make a difference and this is why they would give it some thought: Side one of Abbey Road clocks in at approximately 24 minutes 55 seconds. Side two has a time of about 22 minutes 28 seconds. Come Together runs 4 minutes 20 seconds. Here Comes the Sun runs 3 minutes 5 seconds. So switch these two songs and side one then runs 23 minutes 45 seconds and side two runs 23 minutes 41 seconds. My original point was that record companies didn't then (and do not now) give a shit about an album's sequence. But tell them that they can save over two minutes of tape on each cassette

I think that the only problem with this theory is the the Beatles would have probably though in terms of two sides when it came to sequencing. On the record album, the first side ends with I Want You (She's So Heavy) and the second side begins with Here Comes the Sun. As a matter of fact, my first copy of this album was in a new kinda a format emerging back then when this was released - a cassette. On the cassette the sequence was actually changed. Here Comes the Sun was actually moved to open the album and Come Togeteher opened the second side. So in the sequence on the cassette, Come Toget

Go to the Wilco Archive on The Owl & Bear site, check out the 02-19-08 show. This sequence was performed - the recordings were an FM broadcast so it was a pretty good sound mix.

I know I’m probably going to get crucified for some of these suggestions so I’ll call this list: "The Sublime To The Ridiculous For The Lovelorn" Taking It All Too Hard – Genesis Alone Tonight – Genesis You Know What I Mean – Phil Collins If Leaving Me is Easy – Phil Collins It’s Too Late – Foghat My Opening Farewell – Bonnie Raitt Only Lie Worth Telling – Paul Westerberg If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot Operator – Jim Croce I Almost Forgot – Matthew Sweet Anymore – Samples Dirty Girl – Eels I Wish I Was Your Mother – Mott The Hoople Hear Come Those Tears Again – Jackson Browne

Don't know if anyone has posted this yet, but my wife told me she heard Impossible Germany while walking thru Big Lots. Big Lots?? Sheesh! I'm not sure if anybody shares my reaction but that was at least a minor freak out to me.

02/16/05 Carol Morsani Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Art Center, Tampa, Fl 11/02/02 Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL

George Harrison's All Things Must Pass

I had laproscopic surgery on my knee today and while other will be outside enjoying the three day weekend, I'll be inside hepped up on Vicodin So, based on this thread and that heard Jeff likes cross-word puzzles, I thought I might try a simple,amatuer-hand at designing a Wilco T-Shirt. Nothing fancy, but I thought this might be a great design for the non-wilco lover to purchase for their spouse. I think I will print this out on one of those iron-on paper sheets and steam it on and old shirt. Attached is a couple examples in some different fonts.

I few years ago, I was out in the garage, cleaning things up. Stereo was on - my 28 year-old speakers mounted up in the rear corners of the garage were humming away. I had a fight with my wife, so I was in a bad mood. On and On and On started playing. My father died in 1995 of cancer. My mother died in 2002 of a broken heart. I sat down on a stool in the middle of the garage and just listened to this song. I could see my parents speaking the words of this song to each other. I cried like a baby. But that's OK, the tears felt good. Thanks, Jeff.

I saw a "making of" Funny People special on HBO the other day. In it, they show a clip in which Seth Rogen asks a woman out of a date to a Wilco performance (I thought he said "they're playing at the Greek") She accepts. Seth then proceeds to make a questionable joke - "We'll go to Wilco" at which she promptly let's him know that they're now not going on the date. He asks her if she really means that and she agrees to go with him as long as he doesn't say "We'll go to Wilco" anymore. I'm not sure if I have that 100% correct, but it's how a remember the clip.

11/02/02: Tampa Theatre 02/16/05: Carol Morsani Hall - Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (sigh) "Shane! Come back!"

I had to go back and re-read these lyrics before giving an opinion. I would agree that the song "takes both sides" which is part of the reason it is brilliant. It's unfortunate, but I could forsee this song being played at too many military funerals in the months to come. The narrator attempts to make us feel proud and seems to feel noble from the pronouncements he/her makes in the song (I'll go, I'll fight, I'll die). However, while these statements may make the narrator feel proud, many of the other things they say paint an image of a character who is quite sad. One who feels that they ca

Not to sound like a girly man, but I think they could write a whole episode (or at least a half) of True Blood around this song, So much of the lyrics could easily fit into a storyline of that show. On a different level, that is the one thing that strikes me the most about WTA - it's marketability. I can easily see songs from this album being picked by tv shows, movies, commercials, etc. I know Wilco sold rights to songs from SBS. I bet if they do that with this album, they could make a killing (assuming they have well written licensing contracts)

If you can find "All Things Must Pass" in a good condition, original vinyl then you are in for a real treat! I think this was the most expensive purchase I made in 1970 at the age of 14. There were actually 3 records that were presented in a box. The slip covers even had original art. There were SO MANY good songs on this album: I'd Have You Anytime, If Not For You (Bob Dylan cover), Awaiting On You All, I Dig Love, Art Of Dying, What Is Life, Beware Of Darkness... and those were just the "ear candy" songs. The third album was called "Apple Jam" which was exactly that: 4 jams and one song quic

The guitar riff that everyone is talking about - did George Harrison or Eric Clapton actually play this on the album? I know Clapton played that piece on the live version of this song on the Concert For Bangaladesh album. BTW, does anyone notice similarities between the opening chords played on the piano for this song and Nils Lofgren's "We All Sung Together"? I believe Lofgren's group was called Grin if anyone wants to look for the song. OMG, I just looked this up on Wikipedia and discovered that the song I'm referring to is on an album whose title is the same as the name of the group! Rema

Not for nothing, this may sound silly, and I am definitely showing my age, but I have had for over 25 years a Technics SL-DL1. I am sure the technology has improved in the last 25 years, but I always loved it because the the tone arm is built into the lid of the turntable. So you never had to worry about dropping the needle on the record and creating a scratch. The arm tracked in horizontal line perpendicular to the front of the turntable - linear tracking I think is what they called it. It was a direct drive (most back then were belt-driven) and it had a control that allowed you manually

My Sweet Lord is a rip off of He's So Fine. and on it goes..

I'm Always In Love I Must Be High Poor Places

I wonder on which episode of Grey's Anatomy will they use You and I ?

This is just a thought/suggestion, but perhaps it might help. The last time Wilco came to Tampa, Florida was 2005 It was at Carol Morasani Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. As my wife was trying to buy tickets for the show, she discovered that she could buy them directly from the venue itself and get a choice preference for seating if she bought a patron/membership at the Center. The cheapest one was an annual membership of $50. We got our choice of seats - second row in the center! The cost of the tickets were $25 a piece and all of this was done online in a matter of minutes.

Damn! where to you guys live? I pre-ordered mine on 3/18, and got the email that it was shipped on 4/10. I live in Florida and still no DVD. I know US mail is slow, but come on! Looks like not only Wilco the group, but Wilco the DVD is slow to come to Florida (only twice to Tampa in 7 years).

I wonder if there will be a "Deluxe 2 DVD Edition" that has extra concert footage. There was a two DVD version with IATTBYH that had additional live footage and its not uncommon with concert DVDs. Maybe, just maybe..

I just watched that episode last night. Thanks you really made me laugh!