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Though I like the topics Alex Rawls covers, I rarely agree with his opinions. http://www.offbeat.com/magazine/poplife.php "Other Voodoo thoughts - A friend wondered if Wilco (who has played Jazz Fest) is "a little short in the connecting with people department," a fair question. Since I value how Wilco expands the vocabulary of pop, including dissonance and dynamics without seeming bloodless. Jeff Tweedy's lyrics are elusive, but they're not word soup. It's a more complex vision of pop, but as much as I enjoyed it, it did seem a little fussy at times. Many songs built to a powerful, cacoph

Love this thread. Stevie Ray Vaughan - 9/21/85 Capital Theater, Passaic, NJ (Couldn't Stand the Weather tour) Gov't Mule - 9/16/94 The Paradise, Boston (about their 15th show ever) Whiskeytown 1998 Theater of the Living Arts, Philly (Strangers Almanac Tour - in front of about 200 people) Beck 1/10/99 1 of only 2 or 3 US dates on the short Mutations tour Steve Earle and Del McCoury Band 1999 Town Hall, NYC (The Mountain tour)

>Explosions In The Sky They sounded great on the last Austin City Limits. Reminded me of Pavement. I'm not if sure how an entire show of those kind of instrumentals would be, but the few songs sounded great.

No question the early stuff. Whatever and Ever Amen is a classic. Those early shows were incredible. The bass and drums made it a rocking piano trio with a lot of humor. After that they lost their luster and he went solo and now sounds like a bad Joe Jackson imitation. They caught lightning in a bottle for about a three-year period.

>I caught them in 06 when they played the Starland Ballroom in Sayerville, NJ since they weren't playing Philly. Worst fucking venue ever. Wow, I'm surprised to hear that. I was at the show and thought the venue was great. Great sightlines, great soundsystem, bars everywhere. What's not to like?

>Wilco needs a horn section (for live shows only). The Sayreville, NJ, show from last year has a few songs with a horn section comprised of a few college students. Terrific show and fun few songs with horns.

Love the avatar, OU Chad.

>makes you wonder if Bob's single again I hadn't thought of that.

First ever "Outlaw Blues" and first "One More Cup of Coffee" since 11/16/93, the first of the infamous Supper Club shows. Jack White is rubbing off on him. Earlier in the week was the first ever "Meet Me in the Morning" and first "You're a Big Girl Now" since 2002. Nashville, Tennessee Ryman Auditorium September 20, 2007 1. Cat's In The Well (Bob on electric guitar) 2. Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob on electric guitar) 3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob on electric guitar) 4. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on electric guitar, Donnie on electric mandolin) 5. Workingman's Blues #2 (Bob on elect

That's the first "You're a Big Girl Now" since 2002. And "Meet Me in the Morning" was first time live. If that's true about "Buckets," he must be listening to Blood on the Tracks these days.

Two NY Times SoRo articles: The first in anticipation of the Carnegie Hall show: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/arts/mus...amp;oref=slogin The second a review of the show: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/arts/mus...oaORAnf03rwD/aw

>one trio set with Christian McBride and Roy Haynes How was the set? CM is one of my favorite current bass players.

Dylan's "If You See Her Say Hello" for the heartbreak factor.

I remember when Summerteeth came out thinking that, as much as i liked it, that it was incredibly overproduced with a "sheen" to the sound, especially as compared to the earlier LPs and Uncle Tupelo sound. I still liked it and listened to it a ton, but that "overproduced" knock stayed with me. Then YHT hit. Not having heard ST in a long time I revisited it and couldn't believe that not only did it not sound overproduced at all, but that it made perfect sense along the sonic spectrum of all the albums to that point. ST remains one of my favorites for its songs and sound.

He played "Rosalita" nearly every show on the Rising Tour in August through October 2003. >I've definitely always wanted to see him. As long as he plays "Rosalita" I'll be happy. >He hasn't played that one but once in the last several tours.

I'd be happy to see them play Signals in its entirety . . . with a YYZ>Working Man encore.

>Do you have Toothbrush,I'd be willing to trade for that.If not we could work something out.Do you bittorent? No, I don't have Toothbrush. Sorry. I do bittorrent. Pando is also and easy way to exchange shows via email.

Does anyone have any Dr. Dog shows they would be willing to pando me?

What kind of Tascam did you buy?

A soundboard recording of the show is on dimeadozen.

I read that article in the magazine. While it is an interesting premise, the writer generally rehashes a number of comments I've read in about 50 or so reviews I've read of both albums. There's nothing new here, other than the comparison premise.

>Damn...I would kill to see Passenger Side LIVE! One of the all-time greats. Like an outtake from Neil Young's Tonight's the Night.

>I have never thought of Wilco as a "jam" band...with the free form set lists and instrumental breaks of a band like The Dead or Phish. Though I love those bands as well, I have always thought what Wilco did was somewhat unique...and better. Tweedy tends to write and perform relatively tight song structures (barring some serious exceptions like Spiders), and within that tightness allow freedom of expression in an almost jazz vein. This puts Wilco somewhere between a "jam" band and a more conventional pop band. Absolutely agree. It's jamming within the confines of the song structure and i

>Did you guys see me? I was rocking some vintage threads, talking on my cell phone, checking my Blackberry, ordering drinks, rolling doobs, hitting on your girlfriend and shoving dudes every chance I got. I hope you guys saw me. I was awesome. Definitely one of my best shows. Love that. >About 10 minutes before Wilco went on, two men came and stood in the small pocket of space between us and the people who had been standing right in front of us. The new arrivals were so close that one guy's ass was rubbing against my girlfriend's bag for the first 10 songs or so. I thought you wer

>I just felt a great collective joy Nice way to put it. It's just rare to experience that type of thing. I'm used to Dylan crowds (myselef often included) grumbling at hearing "Highway 61" again or in the past using Bob Weir singing Minglewood yet again as a bathroom break.