Brian F.

After not listening to this for a few months, I've listened about five times over the past week and the album has held up well against my original very positive feelings about it. I still think "Sunlight Ends" is one of the five best songs they've ever done, and "A Bowl and a Pudding" is also way up there. And "Meant to Be" has taken on a special resonance for me since the album first came out.

Am I supposed to grade it on a curve? I think it's a mess.

This is so much better than the one they chose. I guess I'm in the minority here, but I think the one they chose is hideous. And it's going to look even more chaotic on the CD.

I don't see November 29 on that page. I see "later in 2024, exact date TBD" and a vague reference to items shipping "circa late November."

I just can't believe it never "dawned on me" that "She's a Jar" is about pickles. I've always understood it to mean "She's Slightly Open"...

In case anyone missed it: https://chicago.eater.com/2024/9/19/24249085/wilco-jeff-tweedy-daisies-pickle-partnership-collaboration-croissant The Instagram video is a hoot.

When/where did they announce November 29 for the EP?

This reminds me that the Bob Uecker line that's always referenced from Major League is, as in the title of this film, "Ju-ust a bit outside..." But the actual punchline of the joke, as far as I'm concerned, is rarely quoted. The whole line was, "Ju-ust a bit outside... Tried the corner and missed." "Tried the corner and missed" is the most underappreciated joke in film history.

I assume it will be like the Port Chester shows: three nights, no repeats, but two-hour sets.

I wish they would play the full "W.M.A." They haven't done that in a long time. Eddie just tacks part of it onto "Daughter" as a tag occasionally. It's as timely as ever, unfortunately, so it would make sense to play it more. The first time I saw them, they played "Blood" and Eddie smashed a hole in the stage with his mic stand during it and then climbed in.

Did you go last night, too? They played "Rats." I hope you saw it. I have actually been fortunate enough to have seen them perform every song from all twelve studio albums live (not including the few songs that have never been played live), with one exception ("Bugs," which has only ever been performed once). "Bugs" is not even a good song-- or even a real song, frankly-- but it irks me that it keeps me from being able to say I've seen them all, full stop. I've even seen all eleven songs from Dark Matter because I was in Vancouver on the second night of the tour for the first perfo

I'm so jealous, even though I saw them ten times earlier this year and will be seeing them two times at the end of the month. Enjoy!

Over the P.A. while shopping at Ralphs in Sherman Oaks this afternoon: "Can't Stand It." Heard while wearing my Wilco California state flag T-shirt.

We in the West were really lucky ("we were lucky...") that they played a lot of shows here when Cousin came out, and the shows heavily featured the new songs. I saw "Evicted" nine times, and I even got to see them play the "rarities" multiple times (although I missed the lone performance of "Ten Dead" and they still haven't played "A Bowl and a Pudding"). It was really great. The only problem was that only about five percent of the audience was familiar with the new songs, so people would sit down en masse any time they started playing a new song at a seated venue. Anyway, we've be

Music and vocals, or just music?