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That's my alter ego. He's much more of a pop fan than I am, and also a lot more tolerant...hence the "good" review of the venue.
Hey man, wish you would have. Even though we apparently disagree about baseball teams, I think I'm generally pretty friendly in person. I get it about the social anxiety, though. I'm pretty terrible with faces, though usually decent with names so it can take me a little bit to place them if we've met before, which always makes me slightly anxious socially. For instance, I felt like an ass last night when Sima said hi — we know each other a little bit — and I didn't recognize her right away. I wasn't expecting to see her because I thought that benefit show Ohmme is playing tonight was actually last night, so I didn't think she'd be there. Oy...
I’m the rare Sox fan that doesn’t really care about the Cubs. They’re just the NL Chicago team to me. I’m friendly, even though I sometimes come off as disinterested because of said anxiety. Maybe today!
Damn, I didn’t see Sima yesterday! We went to high school together, and I think she was a year behind me. She showed me the correct way to play Chinese Apple back then, and it was really nice to reconnect at Solid Sound. Up until last night, I had seen Ohmme more than any other band this year. They are great.
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bbop-I was a few rows behind you (next to the guy screaming “All night long,” repeatedly) and wanted to say hi/introduce myself but that pesky social anxiety kicked in.
Super fun show! The set closer was really nice, with Sharon Van Etten, Sima from Ohmme and Liam Kazar joining. I’ve now seen Wilco the same amount of times I’ve seen Ohmme this year. They are a great band. Anywho, can’t wait for tonight!
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Great show! I’ll add that the mix was fantastic, as I was by Nels’ side, but everything came through great. Best Wilco show since the last Wilco show made even better when two drunken buffoons were forcibly ejected. With Bull Black Nova, the background art worked really well with the song. Unfortunately, I don’t have tickets tonight, so onward to Wednesday!
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I love Bruce Cockburn -- Bruce Cockburn Live was on heavy rotation in my dad's house when I was a kid -- but somehow missed that he did a Christmas album. Will check it out!
After just a few days, this one has already become one of my kids' favorites. Thank you!
It is just a really dumb, fun song. If Dominic the Donkey gets regular radio play, this one should too!
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Ohhme - Parts
This came out in August of 2018.
Wilco-Ode to Joy
Sturgill Simpson-Sound & Fury
Glen Hansard-This Wild Willing
The Raconteurs-Help Us Stranger
Chance the Rapper-The Big Day
Orville Peck-Pony
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Last year the Whites Sox' Baines got into the HoF --- now Hawk Harrelson gets the nod. Happy for him.
https://www.mlb.com/breaking-news/ken-harrelson-named-ford-c-frick-award-winner
Good for him. I know a lot of White Sox fans love him. This Sox fan thought he was brutal.
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I Want an Alien For Christmas-Fountains of Wayne.
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There are several Wilco artifacts already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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I give up, why is the password "Magic" for presale?
No I think it’s poetry and magic?
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Citizens
Tuned Down ½ step
A-D x4
A D A D
Giant lights, birdless skies
G C A-DThrow me on the role
A D A DWound tight, nerves fried
G C A-DDarling, the killer you know
C G C F A-Dx2
White lies, white lies
C G C F A-Dx2White lies, white lies
A D A D
Women and men, citizens
G C A-DCarry your own cross
A D A DCareless, careless
G C A-DYou are the albatross
C G C F A-Dx2
White lies, white lies
C G C FWhite lies, white lies
A G F C F Bb A
A D A D
Pine box, stop the clocks
G C A-DWhy can't both be true
A D A DHigh time, high crimes
G C A-DMedals for you to salute
C G C F A-Dx2
White lies, white lies
C G C F A-Dx2White lies, white lies
C G C F A-Dx2
White lies, white lies
C G C F A-Dx2White lies, white lies
C G C F A-Dx2
White lies, white lies
C G C F A-Dx2White lies, white lies
C G C F End on A
White lies, white lies
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Quiet Amplifier
So for this song Jeff stated that he tuned his guitar to C#G#C#G#G#C# for this song (https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-tweedy-and-nels-cline-on-how-cheapo-guitars-and-rubber-bridges-helped-them-find-happiness-on-ode-to-joy)
The chords I hear throughout are C# and D#m so I guess just fingerpick to your heart's content throughout.
Things I've done:
Capo 1 and play C and Dm
Tune 1/2 step down to C# G# C# F# A# D# (Like a Drop D tuned down a 1/2 step) and play D and Em (222000)
Intro C#
C#
I wish your world was mine
D#m C#I wish your world was mine
Rails spun along the wires
D#m C#
Home, ain't no trains gonna come
I have waited my whole life
D#m C#I tried, in my way, to love everyone
C#
I wish your world was mine
D#m C#I wish your world was mine
I have a quiet amplifier
D#m C#Silence sings more true
Every guitar is denied
D#m C#I tried, in my way, to love you
C#
I wish your world was mine
D#m C#I wish your world was mine
I wouldn't mind feeling fine
D#m C#I wish your world was mine
C#
If only your world was mine
D#m C#If only your world was mine
Shattered the stars would shine
D#m C#Shy little flower on the vine
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We Were Lucky
Nels solo is way above my pay grade
Am F
All I saw from where I stood
Am D
The sun was smiling down on usG# C
We were lucky that's for sure
FI was yours
Am F
Now all I see from where I'm from
Am D
Empty auditoriumG# C
We were lucky that's for sure
FI was yours
Em
And you didn't mindAm
Being mineAm over Nels being awesome
C
Am F
There was a pop in my ear
Am D
As I left the atmosphereG# C F
Dragging behind my mind
EmIt's too late
Am
Don't say itC
Don't sayAm over Nels being awesome part 2
C
Am F
All I saw from where I stood
Am D
Feel our mountains and the worldG# C
I'm lucky that's for sure
FI'm yours
Em
And you didn't mindAm
Being mineAm over Nels being awesome part 3
End on C
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Dude, that C-chord thing was tripping me out... was trying to figure the song out by ear, and your tab confirmed I had it right. Thanks!!
Also, I always appreciate your chord posts.
I always try to look for a video of the song live when I can and that’s what it looked like. It’s a bit tricky and took me a while. Now we need people to have a go at some of the leads because that’s beyond my ability.
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Why are you trying to squash other people’s fun? Pogoing guy was having fun...who cares how old he is or what he’s wearing? It sounds like it’s more a you issue than a band issue... if they didn’t wanna play shows, don’t you think they’d stop touring so consistently? They play cos they like it, they’re professionals at what they do, yes, but they obviously still get something out of it, too.
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Everyone Hides Drop D The main guitar part goes something like this: e|--2-----2--------------2-----------------------------------------| B|--3-----3--------------3-----------------------------------------| G|--2-----4--------------2-----------------------------------------| D|--0-----0----0--2--3---4-----------------------------------------| A|--0-----2--------------0-----------------------------------------| D|--0-----0--------------0-----------------------------------------| G: 550470 or 5x0470 Em: x204xx F#m: x406xx D*: 0507xx Just about every D has the above guitar part [Intro] D [Verse 1] D If you're telling yourself a story D Where the secrets twist like vines D And you know where the bodies are buried D But you can't remember where you buried the mines [Chorus 1] G Oh no one denies G Everyone hides Bm Am D Oh oh, everyone hides [Verse 2] D If you’re selling yourself on a tale D Where the details drift with time D Where the point gets lost in the telling D And the telling was the point all the while [Chorus 2] G Deep inside G Everyone hides, oh oh Bm Am Em Some of the time F#m Em Bm Am D [Verse 3] D If you're selling yourself on a vision D A dream of who you are D An idea of how it should be D And a wish upon a star, remember [Chorus 3] G Remember G It can't be denied Bm Am D Oh oh, everyone hides [Outro] G No one denies G Everyone hides Am D* Oh oh, everyone hides F#m Em F#m Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh D* End on F#m
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Posted the basic chords to a few new songs for you guitar players out there. I think I'm up to six total now. Everyone Hides, Bright Leaves and Quiet Amplifier are next on my list. The school year has started and I don't have a lot of time.
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Hold Me Anyway Standard Tuning Capo 2: All Chords Relative to Capo [Intro] C [Verse 1] C G So you might not give a damn B I'm like a hologram C Light is all I am [Verse 2] Am G Time is nothing I can keep B It's the same as when I sleep C If time is just to kill Then I will C-THING (I'll try my best to chart out) C1 (x30010) C2 (x34010) C1 C [Verse 3] C G Overflowing like a crowd B And I'm freaking the fuck out C I'll try to do my best I guess [Verse 4] Am G High in an old dead tree B That plastic bag is me C That's where I want to be [Chorus] C1 C2 C1 C Are we all in love, just because? G Am No, I think it's poetry and magic G Am Something too big to have a name G Am And when you get it right, it's still tragic C3 (x30210) C2 And when you die, who's to blame? Am D Did you think everything would be okay? [Instrumental Break/Solo] C G B C Am G B C [Chorus] C1 C2 C1 C Are we all in love, just because? G Am No, I think it's poetry and magic G Am Something too big to have a name G Am And when you get it right, it's still tragic C3 (x30210) C2 And when you die, who's to blame? Am G Did you think everything would be okay? [Instrumental Break/Solo 2] C G B C Am G B C C1 C2 C1 C [Chorus] G Am No, I think it's poetry and magic G Am Something too big to have a name G Am And when you get it right, it's still tragic G Am G Am When you die, who's to blame? G Am G Am Do you think everything will be okay? [Outro] G Am Okay G-Am to end -
Before Us Drop D DADGBE Riff w/ D chord E|-------------------- B|-------------------- G|--------2--4--2----- D|--0--4-----------4-- A|-------------------- D|-------------------- G*: 020030 Em: 222000 Intro D w/ riff x4 [Verse 1] A I'm surprised, staring at the knives G* D w/riff x2 Lying silent in the drawer A I hear the front door‚ ring in my guitar G* D w/riff x2 Empty up against the wall [Chorus] A Alone with the people who have come before G* A Alone with the people who have come before Em G* D w/riff x2 Alone with the people who have come before us A I'm high for the people who have come before G* A I'm high for the people who have come before Em G* D w/riff x4 I'm high for the people who have come before us [Verse 2] A I remember when wars would end G* D w/riff x2 Remember when wars would end? A Now‚ when something's dead Now‚ when something's dead G* D w/riff x2 We try to kill it again [Chorus] A Alone with the people who have come before G* A Alone with the people who have come before Em G* D Alone with the people who have come before us [Outro] D w/riff x4 -
One and a Half Stars
Capo 2-All chords relative to capo
Gmaj7*-2x0002
[Intro]
G Gmaj7* Em G Cmaj7 G Am
[Verse 1]
G Gmaj7* Em G
I wish too much for you to care
Cmaj7 G Am
Goldfish I won at the fair
G Gmaj7* Em G
Meet the mother, can't complain
Cmaj7 G Am
There is no mother like pain
[Chorus]
C D/F# Bb Am D
I'm left with only my desire to change
C D/F# G Am
So what? I stay in bed all day
C D/F# G
I can't escape my domain
C D/F# G Am
Two stories high in bed all day
C D/F# G
I can't escape my domain
[Verse 2]
G Gmaj7* Em
You mean too much to me
G
I'm angry
Cmaj7 G Am
I could need so much
G Gmaj7*
I'm worried about the way
Em G
We're all living
Cmaj7 G Am
And this is my love song
[Chorus]
C D/F# Bb Am D
I'm left with only my desire to change
C D/F# G Am
So if I stay in bed all day
C D/F# G
I won't escape my domain
C D/F# G Am
Two stories high in bed all day
C D/F# G Em
I can't escape my domain
C D/F# G Em
I can't escape my domain
C D/F# G
I won't escape my domain
[Outro]
C D/F# G
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My thoughts on Ode To Joy:
In my six years as a teacher, one thing I have to remind myself is to have a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset. Fixed mindset is believing that qualities are fixed traits and therefore cannot change. These people document their intelligence and talents rather than working to develop and improve them. They also believe that talent alone leads to success, and effort is not required. In a growth mindset , people have an underlying belief that their learning and intelligence can grow with time and experience. When people believe they can become better, they realize that their effort has an effect on their success, so they put in extra time, leading to higher achievement.
I feel a similar way when it comes to experiencing art, especially music. If I go in expecting something or wanting it to sound a specific way, I am displaying a fixed mindset. It is like I am already setting myself up for disappointment without even hearing a note of the music. With each album by my favorite artists, I always make it a point to not judge them based on past albums. Generally, my favorite artists are the ones that change or evolve (Wilco, Gorillaz, My Morning Jacket, The Beatles, Jack White) but I do have some favorites whose sound hasn’t changed much (Fountains of Wayne, Creedence Clearwater Revival).
Ode To Joy is an absolutely stunning album. The only comparison I will make to another Wilco album is that much like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’s theme was described as being about America circa 2000-2001, Ode To Joy’s theme is America in 2018-2019. Jeff has stated that no one needs another Wilco album. I cannot disagree more. This is the album that is needed during this turbulent time in America. These last few years have been rough on many people because of the political climate we live in. Somehow there is hope that things will get better. Many of the lyrics and vocals sound so achingly weary, whether it is describing an argument from a long-time committed couple in “Bright Leaves,” or locking oneself away in their room (depression? Love of naps?) not being able to escape their domain in “One and a Half Stars.” The repeated line of “White lies,” pretty much sums up our president and how he lies about pretty much everything, including the smallest, pettiest things. “I wish your world was mine,” from “Quiet Amplifier,” can take on many meanings to many different people, but on October 4, 2019, to me that means wishing you could feel joy like other people while there is a constant, increasing barrage of negatively surrounding them.
But there is hope. Realizing that love is everywhere is a really hopeful sentiment even if you have to look out for ones who may exploit that love. “Hold Me Anyway” is a perfect example of feeling world-weary but still remaining hopeful. There’s so much truth in people not giving a damn with what is going on in the world and personally freaking the fuck out at what’s been going on AND people not giving a damn. Constantly freaking the fuck out is exhausting. But we still love, and goddamnit if it’s not poetry and magic. Even when we get it right, love is still tragic because as the next line states, even if you’ve been in love with someone for years, people will die. That can be a very constant fear. How can we cope with that fear? Luckily the last song on Ode To Joy answers that question.
In the vast catalogue that Wilco has, there hasn’t been a line that packs more of a hopeful punch than “You’ve got family out there.” As a person who has major depression, anxiety, and panic disorder, there is something extremely comforting hearing those words amidst the muted chaos in the music. I know I cannot be alone with these thoughts. In the darkest moments in my life, thinking about and being with my family can help pull me out of the abyss. This idea of family doesn’t just mean parents, siblings or blood relatives. I am a firm believer of that you can absolutely choose your own family.
I’ve tried to describe the music as it fits in with the lyrics and themes of Ode To Joy. This is a beautifully layered album. There is a lot going on when you pay attention, and you can further hear it when listening on a good sound system and/or a good set of headphones. As many reviews that have pointed out, Glen is all over this album. Jim O’Rourke best described Glen as not a drummer, but a “musician who happens to play the drums.” I do not think you can say there was a drumming performance on this album, but a percussion performance. Yes, the percussion is booming in the many parts of the album, but there are small, but noticeable percussion happening throughout the album. For instance, on “Before Us” I can hear something along the lines of sleigh bells. On “Citizens” there are sounds of bells or chimes similar to those on “Ashes of American Flags.” In the verse “If your selling yourself on a vision/a dream of who you are,” there is a little added oomph on the snare drums. “Hold Me Anyway” there is so much going on with the percussion that I cannot effectively describe what they sound like (I’m a math teacher, so words aren’t my forte). What I can confidently say, is that there’s barely any cymbals on the album.
This is not to say other instruments do not shine. Nels himself says that he really enjoys playing more nuanced parts with Wilco. He is all over this album, whether it is the triple-harmonic solo in “Hold Me Anyway,” or setting the atmosphere on “Bright Leaves” and “An Empty Corner.” The piano flourishes are beautiful as well, especially on “White Wooden Cross” and “An Empty Corner.” John’s bass lines are, as always, great to listen to and fits each song perfectly. Musically, this album is very cohesive in setting an overall theme. It does not beat you over the head with what is going on and I think it is intended for you to listen intently. Ode To Joy may initially sound minimalistic, but it is just so much more. This is a gorgeous album by a band who continues to make thought-provoking, evocative music.
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I haven't heard the record yet, but...
This is something I've been thinking about. I am in the camp that wants more guitar. Electric lead guitar, specifically, and multi-guitar harmonized leads is even better. I may have tricked myself (maybe from seeing them live, where guitar soloing is usually plentiful) into thinking that is one ingredient that is most often missing from their records. But I have to remind myself that YHF, for example, has virtually no lead guitar, and it'll probably be remembered as their career defining album. Maybe Summerteeth is pretty light on lead guitar, too, now that I think about it. So I need to keep reminding myself that "needs more guitar solos" is probably not a fair criticism to apply to their records.
You will be pleased.
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A glowing Stereogum review:
https://www.stereogum.com/2059238/wilco-ode-to-joy-review/franchises/album-of-the-week/
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Their Instagram story has the lyrics to "Everyone Hides" in it.
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Mikael did a podcast that was released today, and at the end you can hear "White Wooden Cross." There's a lot going on in the song based on a good headphone listen.
MLB 2019
in Tongue-Tied Lightning
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Player’s Union is way too strong. Plus, I can’t imagine Manfred wanting to add fuel to the fire that will be a contentious negotiation. Many people, me included, think there’s going to be a strike/lockout in 2021.
How pathetic do you have to be to cheat against the 2017 White Sox? I say this as a die hard White Sox fan.
How pathetic do you have to be to cheat against the 2017 White Sox? I say this as a die hard White Sox fan.