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    Uncle Tupelo at Lounge Ax: 03/07/92?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Saw this on Factory Belt and I am beyond intrigued. Can anybody hook me up? I need to hear this! (Sorry if this is posted to the wrong forum. I'm rusty.)

     

    03/07/92 - Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL


    I Wanna Destroy You (electric)/ Factory Belt/ Nothing/ Fall Down Easy/ Watch Me Fall/ Flatness/ Punch Drunk/ Cold Shoulder/ Outdone/ D.Boon/ Still Be Around/ Postcard/ True To Life/ Train/ Discarded/ Gun/ Graveyard Shift/ I Found That Essence Rare/ Whiskey Bottle/ Love's Gonna Live Here Again/ Brand New Cadillac/ No Depression/ The Concept/ Life Worth Livin'/ Good Guys Don't Wear White/ Otherside/ Blue Eyes/ Smells Like Teen Spirit-Steppin' Stone (cuts)

     

    Ween opened this show. Very good audience recording. One of the band's very best performances, this tape has long been a fan favorite. Only known versions of "Brand New Cadillac," "The Concept" (inspired by the recent shows opening for Teenage Fanclub), and "Good Guys Don't Wear White." Tragically, the circulating tape ends half-way through the "Smells Like Teen Spirit-Steppin' Stone" medley.

    2001 Sonicnet article on YHF

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    On 3/2/2023 at 1:38 PM, Jake said:

    Back in the summer of 2001, Wilco posted the following on wilcoweb.com (yes, .com).

     

    "There is a nice piece about the upcoming record on SonicNet from earlier this year."

     

    Unfortunately, that link is not archived by archive.org's wayback machine: http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_singlestory.jhtml?id=1441370&ai_id=1160

     

    I'm wondering if anybody saved a copy of it back then? I'd love to read it.

    Found it.

     

    Jeff Tweedy Describes Wilco's Evolution
    Artist previews the group's forthcoming album.

     

    By Chris Nelson
    March 7, 2001

     

    SEATTLE — Wilco's Jeff Tweedy stands up, walks over to a hotel room end table, pulls one home-burned CD out of the mini-stereo and slips in another disc. He's looking for a particular mix of a new song called "Heavy Metal Drummer."

     

    After cueing up the track, the singer, songwriter and guitarist returns to the floor of his room at the upscale Roosevelt, sits cross-legged near a coffee table topped with books by William Burroughs and John Cage and continues filling an ashtray with a string of American Spirits.

     

    "'Heavy Metal Drummer' is kind of an anomaly on the [upcoming Wilco] record, as far as the linear-ness to it, the song-ness of it," Tweedy, 33, said earlier in the day, after a soundcheck at the Crocodile Cafe during his current solo acoustic tour. "It has a very distinct song shape that a lot of the other material on the record doesn't have, lyrically or musically."

     

    Back at the Roosevelt, a computer-generated dance beat jumps from the speakers and Tweedy's voice slides in to reminisce about cover bands and losing girlfriends. "I sincerely miss those heavy metal bands/ I used to go see on the landing in the summer."

     

    For over a year now, Tweedy has played the song acoustically, and in that setting, the word "sincerely" anchors that opening lyric — as if he needs it to ward off suspicions that his professed affection for metal groups might be ironic. On this studio take, however, there's no chance of misunderstanding. With a harpsichord dancing behind the chorus, the song sounds as fresh and genuine as the youth he's singing about: "I miss the innocence I've known/ Playing Kiss covers, beautiful and stoned."

     

    The country roots that Wilco still carried after emerging from the disintegrated Uncle Tupelo in the mid-'90s are barely even memories in the music slated for their fourth album, titled either Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or Here Comes Everyone and due in July. The creative trajectory that sent them into pop experimentation on songs such as "A Shot in the Arm," and "Via Chicago," from Summerteeth (1999), has now clearly flung them beyond the gravity of traditional song structure.

     

    Though Tweedy cautions that the material he's previewing at the hotel is not complete, he adds that further tweaking won't polish off the raw or airy qualities. "I don't think I'd want to hide that, or know how to."

     

    The take he plays of "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" floats like a magic carpet sitting in neutral, held aloft by currents of random bells, harp sounds, off-kilter percussion and scratchy drum loops. "I am an American aquarium drinker," Tweedy sings in a line that's appreciation for the sound of words, over their meaning, is typical of the new work.

     

    During a recording of "Ashes of an American Flag," fingers tiptoe down the neck of an alternately-tuned guitar, a snare drum sounds wide open enough to be made of disposable cardboard and a sampled choir singing Stravinsky shows up to close the tune.

     

    If the words are taken for more than just creative noises, they depict someone lost ("All I can be is a busy sea of spinning wheels," goes a line on "I'm the Man Who Loves You"), but at times reassuring. "Reservations" seems to capture both impulses: "I got reservations about so many things/ But not about you."

     

    Wilco — Tweedy, guitarist/keyboardist Jay Bennett, bassist John Stirratt and new drummer Glenn Kotche — have recorded more than 20 songs and have about a dozen uncut tracks waiting in the wings, Tweedy said. The album will likely include 10 to 14 numbers.

     

    "Early on in Summerteeth we focused on a smaller body of songs," he said. "And this one we've just been recording for like a year. There's like six versions of some songs. There's just a ton of, ton of stuff recorded. A whole minivan full of two-inch tape."

     

    Meanwhile, the year ahead is shaping up as a busy one. A documentary by Sam Jones tentatively titled "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" charts the making of the album, manager Tony Margherita said recently.

     

    Tweedy's score for the film "Chelsea Walls," which he wrote and recorded in three days with Kotche, should come out this year, and Tweedy has also cut material with guitarist/composer Jim O'Rourke.

     

    Changing CDs again in his hotel room, Tweedy describes the recently announced exit of former drummer Ken Coomer as a "band decision" that had nothing to do with personality differences. Coomer, interviewed recently about his new band Swag, declined to talk about the departure.

     

    Tweedy, however, credited Kotche (who has also performed with O'Rourke) with playing an integral role on the new album.

     

    "He's got a real musical approach to being in the band," Tweedy said. "His melodic ideas on vibes have translated into parts for other people. He's setting up a different drum kit every time we go to track a song. If it doesn't need cymbals, we just set up two drums or a kick and snare, and he's happy to play a song like that."

     

    Anybody got the clips from wilcofilm.com in 2001?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Found more titles...

    comb1 = "Is the air conditioning on"; //Batch 6 
comb2 = "I'm counting out"; //Batch 6 
comb3 = "Suit of Lights"; //Batch 6 
comb4 = "Give the people something good to read"; //Batch 6 
comb5 = "War intro"; //Batch 6 
comb6 = "Yesterday's movie"; //Batch 7 
comb7 = "Korg Blues"; //Batch 7 
comb8 = "Sonic Youth Bathroom"; //Batch 7 
comb9 = "J.P. takes it easy"; //Batch 7 
comb10 = "It could be me"; //Batch 7 
comb11 = "Starbuck's hero"; //Batch 8 
comb12 = "Jay's Mountain Bed"; //Batch 8 
comb13 = "Kamera"; //Batch 8 
comb14 = "Casino Queen"; //Batch 8 
comb15 = "The Pee Trick"; //Batch 8 
comb16 = "Summerteeth"; //Batch 9
comb17 = "California Stars"; //Batch 9
comb18 = "Kot tells all"; //Batch 9
comb19 = "Pre show jitters"; //Batch 9
comb20 = "YHF, YHF"; //Batch 9
comb21 = "Jeff whistles"; //Batch 10
comb22 = "Songlist"; //Batch 10
comb23 = "Via Chicago"; //Batch 10
comb24 = "Shot in the Arm"; //Batch 10
comb25 = "Cal stars rolls out"; //Batch 10
comb26 = "Airline to Heaven"; //Batch 11
comb27 = "Foot tap loneliness"; //Batch 11
comb28 = "Hoodoo Voodoo"; //Batch 11
comb29 = "Monday"; //Batch 11
comb30 = "War on War"; //Batch 11

    Anybody got the clips from wilcofilm.com in 2001?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Hey remember back in the day how Sam Jones used to post "unedited documentary footage" as small .mov files on his web site?

     

    http://web.archive.org/web/20011019122522/http://www.wilcofilm.com/main_see.htm

     

    From the archived page source, it looks like there were originally 31 clips posted. I'm wondering if anybody saved these? I'd love to see them again!

    com3 = "Jeff waves to fans in a car"; //Batch 5 com4 = "Band discussing song in mixing room"; //Batch 5 
com5 = "Chris says \"I think we should just mix\""; //Batch 5 
com6 = "Jay plays piano wearing funny hat"; //Batch 1 
com7 = "Whole band plays \"hot\" sitting in circle in loft"; //Batch 1 
com8 = "JP talks about band's equipment"; //Batch 3 
com9 = "John rocks out by 24 trk machine"; //Batch 1 
com10 = "Glen gets drum sound"; //Batch 2 
com11 = "Jeff gets guitar sounds"; //Batch 3 
com12 = "Hello!"; //Batch 2 
com13 = "Jeff sings to his son"; //Batch 3 
com14 = "Jeff plays \"Photograph\" in pawn shop"; //Batch 4 
com15 = "Band watching cartoons"; //Batch 3 
com16 = "Jeff plays harmonica and guitar in dressing room \"reservations\""; //Batch 4 
com17 = "Jeff and Faricito handshake"; //Batch 4 
com18 = "Jeff draws Leroy"; //Batch 4 
com19 = "Jay and Jeff play guitar and sing \"hot\" while listening to noise track"; //Batch 2 
com20 = "John plays \"Recuperating from the War\" on Boombox"; //Batch 2 
com21 = "Leroy on piano"; //Batch 2 
com22 = "Jeff throws Jay a lighter"; //Batch 2 
com23 = "John and Jay in limo after attending the grammys"; //Batch 4 
com24 = "Leroy sings \"Special Day\""; //Batch 4 
com25 = "Glen, Jay, and Jeff listen to \"cars can't escape\" on Boombox"; //Batch 1 
com26 = "Jeff sings \"camera\""; //Batch 1 
com27 = "Jeff plays with hair"; //Batch 3 
com28 = "Jay on keyboard, figuring out song"; //Batch 1 
com29 = "Tony talks about himself"; //Batch 3 
com30 = "Chris and Glen mixing at CRC"; //Batch 5 
com33 = "Whole band plays \"How to Fight Lonliness\" at CRC"; //Batch 5 
com34 = "Pan around mixing room/ blank stares on everyone's faces"; //Batch 5 
com35 = "Spin around mixing room/ everyone switches places"; //Batch 5 

    Also, hi! It's been a while.

     

    Travis Bean guitar?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I expected you people to help me out here. Seriously disappointed in you. Well, I found my own answer thanks to YouTube.

     

    "Side with the Seeds" from the Monday show:

     

    Tweedy's definitely playing a Bean. Thanks for nothing! ;)

    Should Wilco bring back Jay Bennett?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Now there's a certain coolness to being at a Wilco concert, and many of these new fans are there to be cool, be seen and fit-in. Hence, the chatting increase.

    Chatting increase? Really? Listen to any of the solo Lounge Ax boots from 96-98 and you'll hear Tweedy repeatedly chiding the crowd for talking.

    Jazz for Rock Fans..

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    did they cut anything from the original?

    The article is 5,000 words long! How much longer would you want it to be?

     

    I don't look at that site anymore - but glad to see/read something you got out there for people to check out.

    Ha. Did something offend you, or what?

    Wilco Webcam

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    The best part about Audiogalaxy was that you could queue up your requests. So even if there wasn't anybody "on" when you searched, whenever they came on, it would start downloading for you. You could leave the "Satellite" running on your home computer, and add new search requests from work, and when you'd get home from work, you'd have a bunch of new songs on your computer!

     

    I loved Audiogalaxy.

    5th Birthday

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted · Edited by Jake

    Sorry, the black and orange music site thing has been done already.

    Ha. You caught us! The band who sang that awesome "Dizz Knee Land" song has always been a huge influence on Glorious Noise! In fact, I don't think we would've ever started the site if we hadn't been inspired by lyrics such as, "I just flipped off President George..."

     

    In addition to using the colors orange and black, Dada the band also inspired us to put links and a message board on our site. Before Dada the band, we had never even considered such novel ideas. A newsletter too! Dada the band is truly the inspiration behind 99% of everything we've ever done.

     

    One really crazy thing is that Dada the band has only had a website since around 2003, two years after we started Glorious Noise in all of its orange and black splendor. They didn't even register the domain "dadatheband.com" until May 2003. Before that, there was dizzkneeland.com, but that was sort of pink:

     

    http://web.archive.org/web/20010410213816/...zzkneeland.com/

     

    In fact, the domain name "dizzkneeland.com" wasn't even registered until March 15, 2001, a full month after we launched GLONO.

     

    But we just sensed that pretty soon Dada the band would start an orange and black music site, so we jumped on it!

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