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Here was the complete setlist for Night 2 in Dublin a.k.a. the last show of the year (War on War wasn't played as previously mentioned, though it might have been on the printed setlist):

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Either Way

You Are My Face

Company In My Back

IATTBYH

Kamera

Shake It Off

Handshake Drugs

Impossible Germany

Forget the Flowers

Too Far Apart

Hate It Here

Walken

Theologians

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Hummingbird

On and On and On

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Misunderstood

Far, Far Away

Side With The Seeds

A Shot in the Arm

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Jesus, etc.

The Late Greats

Heavy Metal Drummer

Casino Queen>

Outta Mind (Outtasite)

For record-keeping purposes, here was the setlist as played:

Sunken Treasure

Remember the Mountain Bed

Muzzle of Bees

You Are My Face

War on War

IATTBYH

Pot Kettle Black

Handshake Drugs

Side With The Seeds

Radio Cure

Impossible Germany

Sky Blue Sky

Walken

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Hummingbird

A Shot in the Arm

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Spiders (Kidsmoke)

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California Stars

Jesus, etc.

Hate It Here

Heavy Metal Drummer

Red-Eyed and Blue>

I Got You (At The End of the Century)>

Outta Mind (Outtasite)

Since no one has apparently posted the setlist for this show yet, I guess I'll do the honors:

Sunken Treasure

You Are My Face

War on War

IATTBYH

Pot Kettle Black

Side With The Seeds

Shake It Off

Handshake Drugs

A Shot in the Arm

Radio Cure

Impossible Germany

Sky Blue Sky

Too Far Apart

Walken

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Hummingbird

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California Stars

Jesus, etc.

Hate It Here

Heavy Metal Drummer

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Spiders (Kidsmoke)

It was a somewhat muted show, compared to the other two I went to on this Spanish tour (and I'm sure Barcelona as well because I've been to that venue). I attribute that mostly to the venue, a huge, really immaculate seated auditorium. The crowd stayed seated all night until the very end of Spiders when some people jumped up onto the orchestra pit and started dancing until security chased them away. At least it got the crowd on its feet for the most part, though. The aforementioned orchestra pit also resulted in a pretty big gap between the band and the front row. It was weird because most shows they're right at the edge of the stage. Jeff even made a brief comment about it at one point (though not before Too Far Apart, which would have been apropos).

Anyway, it was nice to hear Radio Cure definitely. And Bilbao is a great little city. Definitely on the rise. Everyone who has a chance should come check out the Guggenheim Museum here and just walk around.

Yeah, I gotta say that from the evidence of time I've spent with him, Paul has quite an excellent life.

 

Glad you got the shout-out, Paul, even though I'm sure it made you cringe.

I was so busy cringing that I didn't hear the part about getting a life. Duly noted, though. I'll see what I can do.

And Dunja, it's a lot cheaper to fly over in November than, say, summer. Hotels are cheaper, too. Wish you could have been here. Now can you do something about that euro-dollar exchange rate?

from a friend who was there:

1. You're My Face

2. War On War

3. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

4. Pot Kettle Black

5. Shake It Off

6. Handshake Drugs

7. A Shot In The Arm

8. Jesus, Etc.

9. Impossible Germany

10. Sky Blue Sky

11. Too Far Apart

12. Hate It Here

13. Walken

14. I'm The Man Who Loves You

15. Hummingbird

16. On And On And On

 

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17. Via Chicago

18. The Late Greats

19. Heavy Metal Drummer

20. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

 

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21. Red-Eyed And Blue

22. I Got You (At The End Of The Century)

23. Casino Queen

24. Outtasite (Outtamind)

FYI, Rob, that setlist isn

Yeah, but Heath Ledger chewing gun in the microphone when he introduced them? And the guy and girl hugging on stage? And the instruments not working? And the woman twirling? I assumed they were poking fun at the hippies and folkies from the 60s that were his initial fans. Maybe not.

I dunno. The instruments did work after a bit (and that was hardly the only technical problem all night). It just seems to me like a parody or whatever wouldn't really be in keeping with the respectful spirit of the show, but I could be wrong.

BTW, do you have any idea what this was all about...? I have to assume this was a joke right? Talk about a trainwreck.

No, it was definitely a bit weird. They kind of had that freak folk, hippieish vibe. I remember that Heath Ledger introduced them as "my friends," but who knows if that's really true?

Yes, this was announced incorrectly. An added bonus of the trainwreck was that Todd Haynes made a bunch of *bad* mistakes. He announced She's Your Lover Now, but that's not what they played. YLT did play I Wanna Be Your Lover.

Yeah, that makes more sense. Once it was announced, I wrote it down that way and admittedly sort of stopped worrying about what song it was. Should have known better. I edited my setlist above--thanks for the heads up.

Nice description by MattZ. The Roots killed -- how did that guy do a flying leap off the stage with his tuba on? -- and there were some other solid performances--MMJ (with Jim James sporting a nice pair of mutton chops.), Yo La Tengo, etc. But definitely a bit of a trainwreck, which almost all tribute shows turn out to be in one way or another. Fun for sure, though.

Here was the setlist, as best I could piece it together:

-When The Ship Comes In -- Marcus Carl Franklin (w/Joe Henry on acoustic guitar)

-? (instrumental) -- Calexico

-Goin' To Acapulco -- Jim James (lead vox) and Calexico

-Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) -- Joe Henry (lead vox) and Calexico

-Man in the Long Black Coat -- Mark Lanegan (lead vox) and Calexico

-All I Really Want To Do -- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

-It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry -- Al Kooper and the Funky Faculty (w/6-piece Uptown Horns)

-As I Went Out One Morning -- Mira Billotte (lead vox) and Lee Ranaldo and band

-Don't Think Twice, It's All Right -- Ian Ball and Olly Peacock of Gomez and band

-Subterranean Homesick Blues -- Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks

-Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 -- Terry Adams (of NRBQ) Rock and Roll Quartet

-I Wanna Be Your Lover -- Yo La Tengo and band

-Fourth Time Around -- Yo La Tengo (Georgia Hubley lead vox) with band (including John Convertino of Calexico on drums and Terry Adams on keyboard)

-Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You -- My Morning Jacket

-The Times They Are A-Changin' -- Mason Jennings

-Pressing On -- John Doe (lead vox) and band [including Joe Henry on acoustic guitar; Al Kooper on organ and Joey Burns of Calexico on keyboard]

-Buckets of Rain -- Jimmy LaFave [supposed to be duet with Michelle Shocked]

-A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall -- Tift Merritt (lead vox) with Joe Henry on acoustic guitar

-I Can't Leave Her Behind -- Lee Ranaldo (lead vox) and the Million Dollar Bashers [including J. Mascis on electric guitar, Al Kooper on organ and Steve Shelley on drums]

-Santa Fe -- Lee Ranaldo and the Million Dollar Bashers (J. Mascis on lead vox)

-Maggie's Farm -- Chris Bailey of the Saints (lead vox) with Lee Ranaldo and the Million Dollar Bashers

-Ballad of a Thin Man -- John Doe (lead vox) with Lee Ranaldo and the Million Dollar Bashers (Lee on keyboard)

-Masters of War -- The Roots

-All Along The Watchtower -- ensemble [including Mason Jennings, Joe Henry and John Doe on vocals; Martin Wenk and Jacob Valenzuela of Calexico on trumpet; Questlove and Steve Shelley on drums; Al Kooper on organ; Joey Burns of Calexico, Lee Ranaldo and J. Mascis on guitar; and guitar and tuba player from the Roots]

bbop, did you get up on stage at the Pines in 06?

i was coaxed, yes.

Bbop sighting? Not certain but the headbanging looks mighty familiar (though I've only seen it from the back of course).

 

Bbop Hope you're on the mend.

(I am mending, thanks for asking...)

If anything, for a show like that, I'd like to hear quick and dirty versions of more songs, rather than longer versions of songs that were meant to be shorter.

Barring that, I said to Sam that what they really should do is play all their epic-length songs really, really fast on the "short of it" night and then draw all their shorter songs way out for the "long of it" show.

Seriously, though, the bottom line is I enjoyed last night's show. Of course I wish some of the song choices had been a little different, but it was the first time they've done this. The thing about this tour is I think the "long" show is going to inevitably become fairly standard because how many of those 8- to 10-minute songs do they really have? Whereas I think the "short" night could really change up from city to city because so many more songs fit into the "short" definition, judging by how it was defined last night.

Here was the setlist for last night's "Short Of It" show at the Vic:

Oceanside

Shiny

My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist

Angel, Won't You Call Me?

I Don't Mind

O Valencia!

Billy Liar

The Soldiering Life (w/Steve Moore on trombone)

Lesley Ann Levine

Eli, The Barrow Boy

The Engine Driver

Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) (w/Laura Veirs on vocals)

The Culling of the Fold

The Perfect Crime No. 2

The Chimbley Sweep

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A Cautionary Song

After the Bombs>Ask (Smiths)

It was a treat to hear the 5 Songs record in its entirety (well, except for Apology Song). The band came out and played those songs in a half-circle with mostly, if not all, acoustic instruments.

Ultimately, they maybe could have been a little bit more true to the claim that they would play "shorter, more pop-minded songs," (for instance, they could have played more than three songs off of Her Majesty, which is probably their most pop-minded album) but the show was still a lot of fun nevertheless.

I looked it up, not because I can go, but because I really really want to: 750

 

And it looks to be a club set up rather than a seated theater. I'm salivating with envy.

FYI, before anyone else gets too excited, the venue in Wellington is now listed as the dreaded "TBA" on Wilcoworld. Did someone realize that maybe that was too small a place? Looks like they also took down one of the Melbourne dates.

Just wanted to add my wishes for a quick recovery, Lou. Hope you're back to yer old self soon!

Do you mean the last tour for Nels, or the last tour for his black Jazzmaster?

I'm pretty sure Sam means the guitar. Nowadays I would think that Nels probably doesn't have to rely on it nearly as much as he did in the less lucrative "old days," but I hope it will still show up from time to time and not go completely into retirement.

Looks like mid-to-late March will be busy for those of you Down Under:

New dates

LOL Quite the opposite - I'm gonna be British soon

Will you be a grumpy Brit, though? Sorry, couldn't resist.

Seriously, though, I feel badly for all you regional folk who got hit with bad luck this time. Here's hoping that there's some rescheduled gigs soon. I still want to do the "Songs From Northern Britain" tour!

Hope all of our SoCal VCers are doing ok... vibes to all of you for a quick and damage-free end to all of this.

Yeah, seriously. Here's hoping everyone and their loved ones make it through this safe and sound.

Very very very disappointed that 'scheduling conflicts' proves UK fans come way way down at the bottom of the list of Wilco priorities these days.

Would you feel better if you knew that one of the band members was sick or something? 'Cause that'd be the same situation as this in terms of the lost fees and stuff.

I'm sure they'll reschedule the cancelled dates as soon as possible. Remember, Winnipeg also got some bad luck when Nels was sick earlier this year so you guys aren't the only ones. I know that the band takes cancelling any dates very seriously and that they wouldn't do it if there wasn't a good reason for it.

no one have any clue??????

uh, hate to burst your bubble but you might want to check out this thread in the "Just A Fan" forum about all of the UK dates being cancelled.

I emailed my contact at Live Nation to ask what's up (they're promoting the Brixton Show) and apparently they've been cancelled due to "conflicting schedules"...

 

Now, whether that's the case or not, who knows... but that's an official line.

Maybe they got offered Saturday Night Live, like Spoon did.

I always love reading interviews with Nels because he's a really thoughtful guy, but there were some horrible misspellings in that piece. I mean, in this day and age, how hard is it to Google things? I'm sorry, but it just bugs me that they can't spell Paul Motian right and they apparently didn't know that Minutemen is one word. Or that the British band that Nels referred to was spelled Padow. (It's, of course, Patto).

Sorry for the rant. Just the editor in me rearing his ugly head.

Sound of Lies

 

This wonderful post on the Jayhawks' Sound of Lies on the Aquarium Drunkard blog got me to thinking about underrated records. They can be from artists who are well-known, obscure, and everything in between. I thought it might be interesting to start a thread where people can talk about records that they think are very underrated. Post links, MP3s, and whatever else you want in an attempt to interest people in your choice(s).

 

I'll start by talking about Public Image LTD's Flowers of Romance. Released after the post-punk classic, Metal Box, it was a major left turn for the band. Jah Wobble had been booted from the band leaving Lydon, Keith Levene, and drummer, Martin Atkins, to record the album. Instead of the searing guitars and throbbing bass of MB, the band chose to build the songs around thunderous drums and Lydon's distinctive wail. The results make for a difficult but very rewarding listen. The record tanked and Levene left the band, essentially closing the book on the first lineup of P.I.L. Listening to the record today, it's apparent that the band was way ahead of their time with the songs on this LP.

I [heart] Sound of Lies. My favorite Jayhawks record. Obviously Wilco has proven that good music doesn't always require tough times and struggles. But those sorts of emotions can produce some wonderful music as well, as in the case of SoL. I'd also nominate their subsequent album, Smile, as underrated as well. It's not the classic Jayhawks twangy sound, but I always love listening to it. (I'm sure that's heresy to some people.)

Re: Flowers of Romance, I remember reading that Glenn said he was listening to that record a lot when he recorded YHF and specifically, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. Here's the quote: "I was listening to 'Flowers of Romance,' by Public Image Ltd., and Martin Atkins' drum parts on that, which are just incredible, all sloppy and disjointed. I ran back to the drums and started playing some patterns and Jeff was like, 'that, don't change that.'" (Edit: It was from a story on Glenn in Signal To Noise magazine. You can read the whole thing here.)

There's a lot of talk about this article (as well as another) in this thread:

http://forums.viachicago.org/index.php?showtopic=31551

 

Yeah, I figured there would be. I just kind of scrolled through quickly to see if there was any thread titled "New Yorker" or anything and there wasn't, so I went ahead and posted it. Mods: feel free to merge this into that other one or whatever you guys want to do.