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    Warm/Warmer Release

    in Just A Fan

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    I just received an email saying the Warm/Warmer CD set I ordered has been updated, and there is a link for me to download the updated version. My CD set is still in transit so I’m not sure how this new version is different. Does anyone have more info?

     

     

    Any updates? Now I'm curious too.

    Stereo recommendations?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    1. While my stereo isn't airplay/bluetooth compatible, if you do decide to go vintage, you can always connect a device to your integrated amp via a 3.5mm cable. I have a very old NAD integrated amp, and so one of my inputs is the 3.5mm cord which I plug into my iPhone or old iPod.

    Also, you can make your old amp Airplay compatible by plugging an Airport Express into the 3.5mm port. Even the old model has an audio port, and nowadays you can easily pick one up from Craigslist or eBay for less than 50 dollars.

    Jeff Tweedy — 3 September 2018, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Tivoli Vredenburg [Grote Zaal])

    in After The Show

    Posted

    *Journalist-type Dutchman signing in*

     

    Not too long ago, we Europeans could only dream of seeing Jeff solo. Sure, there was the incidental show in England or Germany, but I never made it to one of them. Fortunately things have changed, so after Edinburgh in January, the Utrecht show was my second Tweedy solo show in 2018 - a luxury even in years of extensive Wilco-touring. Since bböp was taking notes next to me, there's not much else to say about the show except for some personal views.

     

    First of all, contrary to the new Ronda hall in Tivoli Vredenburg, the Grote Zaal was part of the old Vredenburg venue (built in the late 70s), which was mainly used for classical concerts. It's a great setting for an intimate acoustic show, but it also mainly attracts elderly visitors (another reason could be that Wilco only gains media attention from a few Dutch "quality" newspapers instead of magazines and radio stations who target younger people).

     

    I love the new songs, they're quite retrospective and philosophical and they fit right into the theme of what I expect to be the content of Tweedy's autobiography. Other personal highlights included Impossible Germany (with some additional "If this is what love is for..." lines at the end, absolutely beautiful), Born Alone (my favorite Wilco song of recent years) and New Madrid. Bull Black Nova, however, is one of a few songs that in my humble opinion just doesn't work in an acoustic setting. Finally, I'm still wondering why the fuck Dutch audiences _always_ contain at least one drunkenly yelling American woman. One could feel the waves of awkwardness rolling through the venue when she opened her mouth.

     

    Near the end of the show, JT invited all of us to meet again in Utrecht on Election Night 2020. I can only hope he returns sooner than that (preferably with band; solo shows are great but as 2018 moves forward, I'm really starting to miss the band). And if that's the case, you're all invited for Belgian beers and burgers. Bböp knows the address.

    A.M. Deluxe?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Is it just me, or is there a pretty loud click in Misunderstood, around the 1:22 mark? Almost sounds like a mouse click. It's there on the regular remastered CD and on the 24-bit FLAC. My original Being There CD is at my parents' house, so I can't check if it appears on the old version, but I never noticed it before and it's driving me mad!

    A.M. Deluxe?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    For the record, that's translated from Dutch so I'm assuming it means 15 previous unreleased demos. Because marketing something as previously released isn't great sale incentive.

    As a native Dutchy, I can confirm this is correct. 15 unreleased demos.

    Jay Bennett music

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Actually, this is a question I recently brought to the attention of the director of Jay's new documentary. I believe KATPA was released on CD, but WHIA was only available on Rockproper. Now it seems like the owner of that site pulled the plug, which means that Jay's final two albums aren't available anymore.

     

    In my opinion, this is a great time to add those albums (and perhaps some others) to Bandcamp. Potential revenues from these downloads can go to the JB Foundation or any other charity. In the end, it's a decent record and it definitely deserves to be heard.

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