Brian F.

Yes, it was a Wilcoworld download.

Right, Alpha Mike Foxtrot was a collection of "rare" tracks, not "unreleased" tracks. It was intended to provide one-stop shopping for all of the songs that had been dribbled out on various singles and collections over 20 years. It eliminated the need to go hunting for very rare items, and some of them had never been available at all on CD. And adding things like "Hesitation Rocks" would have left them with nothing new for the A.M. and Being There rereleases. The A.M. rerelease was sparse even with "Hesitation Rocks."

Alpha Mike Foxtrot wasn't a collection of unreleased songs. It was actually a compilation of songs that had been released in a variety of places: B-sides, promotional releases, movie soundtracks, benefit albums, Wilcoworld downloads, etc. Everything on Alpha Mike Foxtrot had been previously released.

I listened. FYI, what you called "Let's Hear It for Rock N' Roll" is "Hesitation Rocks." It was released on the deluxe edition of A.M.

Are you involved with this podcast?

Did he say it in a Boston accent?

I saw this the other day and mostly came away impressed with the originality and unpredictability of the story. Karla Sofia Gascon's lead performance was great. I've also seen Anora, Blitz, Conclave and The Piano Lesson this week. Anora was truly great-- unpredictable, hilarious and poignant. Conclave was also very good.

Yikes. Kind of puts me in mind of the "I'll Fight" guy who's always at Largo but much, much worse. Thanks for recapping and, in the process, making sure that I do not feel any regret for not making the trip up north for these shows.

Nice! Love me some 'chunk. I wore a Superchunk T-shirt to a Billy Ocean show the other night. (Now there's a sentence that has likely never been written before!) I guess I should have posted Saturday: Billy Ocean (Who sounds incredible at age 74.)

Lynne? Ament? Healey? DJ Jazzy? (I almost said "Beck?" but then remembered he died last year.)

Wait until you see the gold watch that Jeff will personally deliver to you on the 25-year anniversary of your first Wilco show.

I agree with this. He is genuinely funny and very self-aware.

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.