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Amazing!

Jeff mentioned in his typical fashion that "hey you guys keep screaming out songs that I played last time I was here!" I thought this was extremely clever and great that he cares to take note of what he did all the way back in 2005. Only 8 songs out of 27 were repeated from that night. That's really nice. I mean you couldn't ask for anything more than being catered to if you went last time. Jeff sounded amazing and so did his guitar.

Jeff's banter of the night circled around stories of his Dad. Some of the following aren't 100% exact just what I remember.

"My Dad told me this...find a fat girl to marry...that way when you grab her there's always something good there."

"My Dad gave me this advice...you don't need to back up when there isn't anywhere to go."

"when I was in the studio in New Zealand my phone went off and it was my Dad so I picked up and decided to put it on speaker phone which I regret because my Dad says " I'm Naked!"

to a guy that got up in the front row after a song..probably most likely for a beer or bathroom - "hey I'm sorry I think I hurt his feelings about the clapping...i think he left?!" - not sure if anyone got that it was quick but priceless and makes me worried to be that close and have to do nature's call.

to a woman up close "hey did you just lift up your shirt?!...oh wait you had one of those weird sweater shirt things..." woman says something yea right..."hey it's happened before...once..." priceless....

Kristofor

PS Hope everyone made it safely home. I'm getting tired of these shows out in Western MA. I LOVE it out there, it's just a brutal drive home. Next time I think i'm going to get a hotel. So when Wilco announces June tour dates I hope there's one in Boston proper.

Hey man,

I think Jeff's fantastic show tonight went almost until 11. I'm pretty sure. I think he came out for the last encore around 1045. I remember being in my car waiting to do the 1hr45min drive back at 1106pm exactly. I was going to wait around out back, but I'm glad I left right away. I was just really tired. I hope though that if Jeff did come out and greet some fans that that all went well.

Kristofor

ps Bbop, it was nice seeing you. I saw you outside the men's room on the entrance level.

pps...did anyone else out there find it taxing on the eyes to look at the show? I think it was a strange case of me not being far back enough and just close enough so that Jeff looked a bit fuzzy. Ok the fatigue is telling me to stop.

Hey,

Can't wait for tonight either!!

I'll ask the obligatory "what time did Jeff come out?"

I'm just putting the finishing touches on my trip out there.

Thanks,

Kristofor

Expect Nothing

Except Nothing

But The Best

Hey,

I will be there with my friend Phil who has never seen Jeff solo (he's been to the Pavillion 07/Tanglewood 08). He is more excited than I am. He's hooked on Jeff's banter and knows this is the venue for that. This will be my 2nd Jeff solo show. The first time in 2005 I met him outside and got my picture taken with him. There was a good fanbase waiting outside.

I will be in row L on the floor.

Kristofor

Hey Everybody,

I just prepurchased Ashes Of American Flags DVD. I got a mv4 of Monday which was awesome!!

I don't want to sound like a complainer but I noticed something while watching Monday. It felt very claustrophobic and I thought it was ironic since this was the reason why they shelved the Kicking Television DVD. Right? Well, I am grateful to have an official LIVE Wilco DVD but when you look at it you can definitely tell that it's at a small venue and there's maybe 3-4 cameras to capture the action. Now I'm thinking that the reason was that it was too much in 2005 to release a live CD AND a DVD. It is nice to space things out. Maybe the other shows on this DVD are shot differently which I think is the case. Hey, I'm a happy camper.

Onto the HD vs. DVD debate, well I found a nice link over Christmas that was an interesting and informative read. There's three main things about making Blu Ray fully worth it - I will paraphrase here and I know a lot of people know about this type of stuff but here I go-

Tv Size - depending on how big the tv is makes a big difference (obviously lol)

Tv Resolution 720p vs. 1080p - you need 1080p to fully appreciate every pixel for Blu Ray

TV distance to viewer - if your tv is too close, things will look pixellated and so on.

http://reviews.cnet.com/720p-vs-1080p-hdtv/?tag=mncol;txt

The link is up above if you want to skim through it. I went to college for film and learned about all that stuff and still find it tough to keep up with and argue with people about. Simply it's about one's taste for a television.

Kristofor

PS I just noticed some posts about Monday being available and some other stuff.

Hey,

I think this summarizes what we are all trying to say as fans. Very eloquently.

Kristofor

Hey The Bunk,

What's your alias on Interference?

Yeah, I was so frustrated and dizzy from trying to win tickets all day I hadn't visited VC until now at 1a.m.

You get lucky?

In other news my DVD-R fucked up and recorded in HQ for tonight's Letterman. I had taped last night's in SP and only got 33 minutes tonight.

Even the DVR got cut off too.

Damn! Well, I'll either wait for a dvd torrent or for the eventual repeat in 2 weeks or so. Just to have it for the archives.

Kristofor

Hey,

Yeah, the 1st WBCN song they played was the easiest I Will Follow. So the DJ claims that they will play a 2 second sample from each song once. So that will make it easier. I've even heard Somerville Theater and the new Showcase Live at Foxboro Stadium as the "secret venue". Who knows!? Great idea, but obviously very frustrating. I hope they don't announce the venue until it goes live on air. Otherwise it'd be mass chaos at the venue. Good luck!

Kristofor

At Least That's What You Said

You Are My Face

Radio Cure

Muzzle Of Bees

Side With The Seeds

Shake It Off

Wishful Thinking

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Pot Kettle Black

Poor Places

What Light

The Late Greats

It was almost like what's-her-name Mama Ock picking her favorite 12 children out of 14. I'm waiting for the AM-Being There Disc 1 & 2-Summerteeth challenge!

Bring it on suckas!

Kristofor

PS Let's hope Tweedy doesn't get any ideas and make setlists like this.

Hey,

Wow! I came home to this news!

Being impatient, foolish and logical I looked into the major clubs in Boston, they all appear to be booked.

George Thorogood is at the new HOB.

OK GO is at Paradise.

Hall And Oates is at the Orpheum.!!

So that doesn't leave much. I don't do the Boston club scene anymore so maybe I'm forgetting a few.

I have a hunch it might be in the studio of say WBCN.

Agganis Arena at Boston University isn't "small" but it fits with what I'm hearing about there being a secret show on Friday March 6 at Fordham University.

Oh well, I'll guess I'll have to wake up early at 7a.m. Monday to find out about a special show that I won't even win tickets for.

Kristofor

Hey,

Did not see this mentioned, but U2 is on Comcast On Demand. You can see almost all of their videos and concert DVDs in HD or Standard Definition.

Notably absent is the video for Please. They have the 2 versions of Staring At The Sun and all 3 versions of One. I think there are a few more different versions on here of certain songs.

The concerts are U2 Elevation Tour from Boston, Vertigo from Chicago, Vertigo from Milan, Zoo TV from Syndey, and The Joshua Tree from Paris. Not sure if the Mexico City PopMart is on there.

Kristofor

PS Oh..yeah just click on music than go down 3 pages on the menu and you should see U2 listed towards the end.

Wow, I'm a little stunned at this post from RS and the email we got from Wilco HQ. I'm dying to know what the other 3 songs they got to hear were.

My Country Has Disappeared. Now that's a great song title. That song to me shows the most promise out of what I've heard so far. Very John Lennon in my ears.

I seem to remember reading about Deeper Down being played somewhere. I don't think this has surfaced yet has it ?

I really like all of the new songs that they have been playing. Can't wait until June.

Kristofor

Hey Analogman,

Do you have room for a new friend who also likes A Man And A Woman? It isn't my favorite song, but when I heard what U2 was doing in between records using Middle Eastern styles supposedly I immediately thought of this song. It definitely is more memorable than something like Trip Through Your Wires.

I felt no immediate need to buy the remasters. I fell foolishly for the Complete U2 on iTunes which is pretty big in term of tunes but there's still a lot of stuff that's missing. I don't quite remember what. I'll probably pick them up now that I'm "back into" U2.

Norbs...Dahooey!, I also love Pop. Gone is one of my all time favorite U2 songs. No idea why they rerecorded it for the 1990-2000 Best Of other than money reasons.

Thanks MattZ! I am more than well aware that a lot of people don't like U2. It doesn't bother me. I feel the same way about the Red Hot Chili Peppers for instance. I respect them but I don't like their music. I only know their radio songs, so I guess some people only know U2's radio songs and don't know of the U2 album tracks. I guess the same goes for RHCP. Maybe someday I'll ask a friend to burn me a cd of RHCP. Also, I love Elvis Costello. Pretty obvious U2 "borrowed" Pump It Up for Get On Your Boots.

Jcroach, I'm used to the Bono sucks threads and jokes around some of my friends. We even joke around that Bono is the Anti Christ and when he met the Pope it was pretty funny in that context. To be honest I'd rather hear Jeff Tweedy talk to an audience than Bono. Seeing U2 nights in a row you definitely know that all of his speeches are all rehearsed. Which is a shame.

Solace, don't feel bad. It's just the fricken internet and the lack of knowing context and intent and interpretation. Being a Communications (film concentration) major we spent a whole semester on this sort of stuff. Think Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm in a class. No problem man.

Sorry if I'm rambling but I just spent close to 3 hours learning about spyware/malware. My dad's PC got infected and I had to fix it. It feels good to be away from that.

But in closing I think the masterpiece comment was based off of me not hearing U2 since early 2006. ATYCLB is a great cd, but certain songs come off better live than on cd. Elevation and Stuck In A Moment are 2 examples. Atomic Bomb seemed to have more going for it I think. And NLOTH just clicked like I said. It hit me like a brick. Like Azzurrri was kind of saying, it is respectable for a band like U2 to put out a record like this this late in their career. I wasn't even thinking about U2 until I heard that Get On Your Boots was going to be released on MLK day. Has this happened for anyone else and a particular band where you escape from them for a long time and than when you hear their new record it's like Oh shit!

Makes me want to try and go cold turkey on Wilco until their next record comes out but it won't happen. I love listening to their bootlegs too much. One of the big differences with U2 is you know where the "different" song will show up in the set and there's just no spontaneity in their live shows. Bands like Wilco, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, and R.E.M. are just more fun to follow live because they'll play anything.

Kristofor

Hey Solace,

No offense taken. I'm not a troll here. I usually post in the Just A Fan and After The Show sections. The last breaking news item I dropped was that I Must Be High was going to be on a soundtrack. I rarely get involved in the Someone Else's Song part of this message board. I was tempted to jump in on the Ryan Adams posts but avoided temptation.

I've had the u2roolz screen name since 1994. I haven't changed it for memory reasons. Of course that didn't fully work out because I forgot my password on the @U2 and Interference forums! lol....I haven't been on those message boards since 2005. I think they run it like Dime A Dozen now, you need to be OKed to be let in. I tried to get in around MLK day to discuss Get On Your Boots and haven't heard back. So I haven't had anywhere to post about this record. I was a little surprised that VC had a topic on it.

Kristofor

PS Going to look at an Iron Maiden forum to see what they're up to.

Hey,

Well, I'm not going to jump to conclusions but you are probably obviously right. Oh well.

Kristofor

Hey,

I don't know what the "lol" was referring to, but who knows. A few posts back I saw Solace pick out the 2nd-4th singles. So I'm assuming he's also a U2 fan.

I think he was laughing at my saying Bono was actually singing. Either way all is cool.

Kristofor

Hey All,

I listened to it again today and it is an amazing record in my opinion. Fearless. Exciting. Pushing the envelope. Expanding the U2 myth.

Everything just clicks. The melodies, chord changes, arrangements, backing vocals, The Edge's solos, Bono's vocals (he's actually singing again and not speaking the lyrics). A real grower. In my ears and eyes a real masterpiece. Simply blown away!

Thanks,

Kristofor

Hello,

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. It's an odd time to choose to go back and play stadiums. I mean I get the chew and screw concept of it. 1 night instead of 3.

But they had trouble with Zooropa trying to translate it live. I have a couple of bootlegs and the song sounds ok live but it starts at the "And I have no compass...".

They only played Zooropa 3 times, Babyface 5 times (which somehow kind of worked, took the place of Tryin To Throw Your Arms Around The World as female audience participation), they actually I think tried Stay (Faraway, So Close) full band electric only a couple of shows and than went to the acoustic version that's on ZooTV Live From Sydney. Although, they somehow managed to pull off Dirty Day (which was amazing), Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car, and Lemon all 3 of which weren't played until they hit Australia/Japan for the last 5 shows or so of the Zooropa/Zoomerang tour. So the point I'm making is that the bulk of the Zooropa 1993 tour was mostly like the Outside Broadcast/ZooTV shows of 1992. With the exception of the Mirror Ball Man being out in 1993 and being replaced by Mr. MacPhisto. I remember the opening of PopMart in Las Vegas being a somewhat disaster. They could never get Staring At The Sun right with the full band plugged in so they stripped it down and it sounds better acoustic. But on the last 2 tours they've pulled off the new songs beautifully, although this record I think will break that run. I don't know if I'd rather have them tour with Eno/Lanois or settle for U2 performing NLOTH just as a 4 piece.

I can't wait to see what Wilco's record sounds like in the spring/summer. Could this be the year that both U2 and Wilco end up on Year End lists? I personally think that Wilco is more that suitably capable of taking down U2 in a better album this year.

Thanks,

Kristofor

Hey Moss,

Friday February 27th for UK/Japan/Australia...i think maybe a combo of those 2 locales

Tuesday March 2nd in the US/Canada

Thanks

Kristofor

Hey All,

I came home last night and I was shocked to hear this strange/conspiratorial news about the leak. I waited an hour online waiting for a PM.

I listened to the album for the 1st time at 415am. It really moved me and blew me away. Not one song is weak in my opinion.

If I were to rank the last 3 records I'd probably put All That You Can't Leave Behind 3rd and Atomic Bomb and Horizon in a close picture perfect finish.

I've kept my U2roolz screen name for VC to show that even a once die hard well let's put it this way when U2 goes on a 4 year hiatus I usually venture elsewhere for music. One of those places I ventured was here in Wilco land ( circa 2003 lol). Friends dropped jaws when I told them that a certain band blew U2 out of the water. Well, that was before these friends saw Wilco live and bought their records. So I guess I wear that nomenclature of U2roolz as a reminder that I still love U2 even if they only come around once every election year. But as a tipoff that a once U2 fanatic who captured all their bootlegs and has seen them 16 times over 3 tours can switch camps into Wilco's fan community. I guess a bit of Bono's megalomania rubbed off on me thinking that people would go why is this guy U2roolz on a VC message board. But here's the thing : I love it here and feel/see the love for Wilco and their unique brand of generosity amongst the usual. Over at the U2 forums there seems to be a negative vibe. Fans were bashing the record already based off of 2 songs. Obviously they are entitled to their opinion and I'd be upset if I looked forward to a new record every 4 years and was a little bit let down. I'm aware of the people who don't like Sky Blue Sky and I get their gripe but well what can you do ?

Thanks,

Kristofor

PS I feel that the U2 and the Wilco concert experiences are both completely different and I wouldn't give up either. I'm lucky to have seen them as much as I have. I've lost count of Wilco so...I should figure that out...(checked it out .... 15 times from 2003-2008 and one Jeff Tweedy and one Autumn Defense show)

Unless of course you have prostate or constipation issues and you can hear Jeff screaming Nothing ! Nothing ! etc.

Wow, that'd be pretty funny in a way. Or going into an electronics store and they just ran out of Nintendo Wii's and you hear Nothing ! Nothing ! etc.

LOL.

I don't take bathroom breaks during this song.

Thanks,

Kristofor

Hey VCers,

Surprised quite a few of you loved the Eugene 9-4-03 show as much as I do. So in keeping with the 2003 shows, I finally took advantage of Owlandbear and can't thank those guys enough for having such a fucking awesome site.

I now just added 2 more shows from 2003:

4-21-03 the first 2003 show in the US at Otto's. Which is almost a year before the 2004 new lineup was introduced.

I haven't listened to it yet, but the show opens with At Least That's What You Said and Company In My Back. Also of importance is New Madrid and Kicking Television. But the real highlight looks to be the Handshake Drugs-Not For The Season combo.

5-01-03 a show I kept hearing about on here and now I can't wait to listen. The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC is the place and what a show they got.

Opening with One By One than Sunken Treasure than Less Than You Think than doing I Am Trying To Break Your Heart sans the typical opening.

Bob Dylan's 49th Beard, When The Roses Bloom Again, Pick Up The Change and More Like The Moon. WTF!

Also, a pretty early Theologians I think. And I love those close to 10 minute Not For The Season. They need to do that this year. Let Nels rip that up.

Thanks,

Kristofor

PS I think i'm getting into the 2003 shows because I have so few of them. The ones that I have I love like Eugene, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.

PPS Thanks again to Owlandbear. I had a hard time downloading with a Mac, but once I found out the easy way to do it I realized this could get dangerous. Ha.

Hey VCers,

I LOVE A.M. - the way that the 2nd half of the album jumped out at me at some point in time and made the whole seem well whole.

Yeah, the track order makes for an exciting listen. The first couple of songs all sound/seem radio friendly than the rest lay the ground work for what Wilco continues to be. There are gems throughout this cd. I think there's also a bit of a fascination with it amongst people who got into Wilco around YHF. The odds of hearing something off of A.M. live are slim. I've only heard Passenger Side live and wished I was at the 2008 Winter Residency to have caught these songs. In fact, I made an iTunes playlist from those shows to make my own A.M. live.

Kristofor

PS Keep in mind though that this may be near the bottom of Wilco records in my favorites. Ha.

Hey,

I finally found in my closet the 9/4/03 Eugene, OR show. It is pretty amazing! Excellent sound and quite the setlist.

Including an extra long At Least That's What You Said (7:15), Handshake Drugs (More Like The Moon version w/ Janet from Sleater Kinney), the Holy Trinity of Cars Can't Escape/How To Fight Loneliness/Not For The Season (9:30), Spiders (2002/2003 version), and a final encore of I'm Always In Love, Casino Queen, Outtasite (Outta Mind), Kicking Television, & I'm A Wheel. Oh and also early in the set: Should've Been In Love and Box Full Of Letters.

Amazing!

Thanks,

Kristofor

PS I'm pretty sure this is on Owl & The Bear. Good luck.