bourbonbreath

my first show as well... actually met tweedy outside of the italian place in the square - old venice? - he was just walking down the sidewalk... i remember we talked about when mermaid 2 was coming out. i know they opened with candyfloss... and i got to hear airline to heaven for the first time during the encore. as great as the show was... the changes the band has been thru have been worth it. my 26th show was last friday night here in birmingham and it might have been my absolute favorite.

it was my 26th wilco show and very well may be the most enjoyable one i've ever attended. tweedy and the band seemed taken back at times by the love that was being thrown their way. the "i'm coming home" conclusion of via chicago had the fans singing at the top of their lungs. i felt like they could've played all night. this might have been the first show i've seen since '01 where IATTBYH wasn't somewhere in the set. it was the first time i've seen them do NFTS since Leroy left the band. terrific night had by all!

haven't seen elton live since the late 90s. far more deep cuts than he was doing 10+ years ago. holiday inn and harmony are classics. glad to hear he has the backing singers there to pull off someone saved my life tonight. very random pick of believe thrown in there... too bad he doesnt play anything off of songs from the west coast live at all. it was/is his best record top to bottom since blue moves in 76 and too low for zero in 83.

got back to Birmingham at 3am... still a bit foggy, but what a damn show. Less Than You Think caught everyone off guard and the 3-4 minutes of 'noise' into AOA was a great way to start the show. I Might, Dawned on Me, and Born Alone sounded terrific.As mentioned the IG solo was wonderful and I thought Handshake Drugs and Ashes sounded as fresh as ever. Side with the Seeds never disappoints. The place was going nuts during Shot in the Arm and Hummingbird...

Whole Love! My favorite track off the new record and it sounded great last night.

Crazy finale tearing thru Red Eyed and Blue/ I Got You.... all smiles.

hope to grab one tomorrow night... cannot wait. the palace of all concert venues.

I don't think SBS gets enough credit... the first five songs are flawless. YAMF, IG, and SWTS are three of my top 20 Wilco songs ever. HIH and Walken are terrific live and very fun musically. Always thought One True Vine should've been on there over Leave Me... and would've encouraged them to strike Shake It Off, but it is a solid 8/10 release. W(TA) just feels like a throwaway to me. One Wing, BBN, and YNK are solid numbers, but everything else is just kinda dull. I think it may be fair to say the same about the band's feelings on these numbers as well. Go back and look at setlists... songs disappeared fairly quickly.

The biggest thing that hurt SBS... is that the 'new' band took an already fantastic record AGIB and took what they did with Leroy as a five piece to a whole new level live. I felt people wanted the same feel on record as they were seeing live, but instead got something completely different with SBS. Additionally, Wilco had created BT, ST, YHF, and AGIB which in my opinion were all the best albums of the year when they were released... and four of the best records made over the last decade. Eventually there would've been a step down or something that did not meet our standards. Also we need to remember the beauty of the MA releases and the terrific songs that came from those sessions... also we had songs from the YHF demos that people would die to make... same can be said for a few of the tracks off the EP (i.e. Magazine Called Sunset).

After only one week of getting into TWL --- i believe that it fits in with the discussion of the BT, ST, YHF, and AGIB. Time will tell how it positions itself though. OSM was great on my first couple listens, but i have already tired of it's length. I think the majority of the tracks are some of the best they've ever done. TWL and RRL are just superb... and everything seems to flow pretty well.

Tell the kid to calm down... we love it... but when you've experienced BT, ST, YHF, and AGIB on their release days... it is hard to put on top of the mountain so quickly.

1. Art Of Almost - 10/10

2. I Might - 9/10

3. Sunloathe - 7/10

4. Dawned On Me - 9/10

5. Black Moon - 9/10

6. Born Alone - 9/10

7. Open Mind - 7/10

8. Capitol City - 5/10

9. Standing O - 8/10

10. Rising Red Lung - 10/10

11. Whole Love - 10/10

12. One Sunday Morning - 8/10

'Chinese Apple' in Ed was still my favorite Wilco on tv moment

like the set a lot... good to see muzzle of bees in there. my mind fails me... is this the debut of Capital City live?

where is Open Mind in these sets? shelf Jesus etc until 2013... and give us Open Mind.

Side With The Seeds --- often overlooked, but a classic Wilco tune --- should be played more

Stayed up past 2am listening to the itunes release on the headphones... bought the cd today. I won't be putting this release down for a long, long time. They were swinging for the fences and knocked it out of the park. Cannot wait for show #24 on Sunday in Nashville.

Can you send me a studio version of 'My Words'?

good see I'm Always In Love ---- would love to see it earlier... maybe right after IATTBYH. As far as BBN... i can live w/o it. Cannot wait for Nashville... Art of Almost, Born Alone, I Might live in the Ryman will be incredible.

the record contains some terrific songs... You Are My Face and Impossible Germany are classic Wilco numbers. It doesn't have the power of BT, ST, YHF, and AGIB but blows AM and W(TA) out of the water. It is a perfect record to play throughout the house... and my kids don't get scared like they do when i blast Misunderstood.

cannot list anything on TWL b/c i've only heard them once sans I Might

1. Poor Places

2. Via Chicago

3. Misunderstood

4. Shot in the Arm

5. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

6. Ashes Of American Flags

7. Airline To Heaven

8. You Are My Face

9. Chinese Apple (though not really a 'wilco song')

10. Theologians

** thought i'd have more AGIB on here, but this ranking is almost impossible as the catalog grows

very good from top to bottom... many of the tracks will be epic live. only gonna give it one listen and hold out for 9/27 for top quality and drive around for hours listening. john's work on the record seems terrific.

i am pretty sure i have a copy of a show from sometime during the tweedy, glenn, john, leroy days of them performing 't.v. eye' during an encore.

Just in case they would like to play 40...

1 - Poor Places

2 - Reservations

3 - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

4 - I'm Always In Love

5 - Nothingsevergonnastandinmyway(again)

6 - Muzzle of Bees

7 - Solitaire

8 - Airline to Heaven

9 - Chinese Apple

10 - Side With The Seeds

11 - Sunken Treasure

12 - At Least That's What You Said

13 - Hell Is Chrome

14 - Pot Kettle Black

15 - Impossible Germany

Acoustic Set:

16 - At My Window Sad and Lonely

17 - One True Vine

18 - Cars Can't Escape (piano only)

19 - California Stars

20 - One By One

Back To Electric:

21 - Hotel Arizona

22 - Bull Black Nova

23 - She's A Jar

24 - You Are My Face

25 - One Wing

26 - Box Full Of Letters

27 - Via Chicago

28 - Theologians

29 - War On War

30 - A Shot In The Arm

Encore 1

31 - How To Fight Loneliness -->

32 - Not For The Season

33 - Handshake Drugs -->

34 - Spiders

Encore 2

35 - Misunderstood

36 - Monday

37 - Outtasite Outtamind

38 - Casino Queen (Dueling Banjo) Casino Queen

Encore 3

39 - Red Eyed and Blue / I Got You

40 - Dreamer in my Dreams

strong comments so far... i dig the tune and doubt it is the jewel of the record which is good. like the fuzzy guitar and the organ. sounds fresh.

listened to it a few times this morning. pretty choppy throughout but i dig it... doubt it is the jewel of the record. think it will sound better once on disc and blasting in my car.

epic setlist... show was tight. via chicago was personal highlight. greatest band on earth... period.

ashes of american flags

bull black nova

IATTBYH

one wing

a shot in the arm

radio cure

i'll fight

handshake drugs

pot kettle black

via chicago

impossible germany

airline to heaven

jesus etc

theologians

walken

ITMWLY

encore 1:

misunderstood

spiders

encore 2:

the late greats

heavy metal drummer

cannot wait for this... everything laid out in the article is exactly what i wanted to hear. after the letdown of WTA... i think the guys are swinging for the fences.

one wing is a classic... besides that i could care less if i never hear any of these songs again. bull black nova sounds forced. i'll fight and sonny feeling all sound like studio throwaways. they ruined the groove of you never know with all the i don't care anymore refrains. after 8-10 listens i was ready for the next record. that has never been the case before and i have purchased all of the wilco records on day 1 of their release sans a.m. i listened to a ghost is born last night and it sounded as fresh and new as it did 6-7 years ago. i still have the same affection for sky blue sky as well. cannot wait for the new record.

a great song to run to... lots of fun

Chinese Apple... an all time fav. Would love to see the whole band do this.