noam Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hi, I'm new to the board, I've been a very big admirer of Wilco for about 4 years now. I wanted to give birth to a question I've been asking myself today, listening to YHF, AGIB and the new album... and I've noticed this subject was touched recently on another thread (the Kamera/Camera spelling issue)... What's up with Wilco and Gemany????> Kamera (German spelling), the 'nein/nine' lines on I'm A Wheel, and now Impossible Germany, which is really a song I don't understand (WTF is it about? I have not a clue).Also, the upcoming European tour is extremely German-focused. 5/9 locations of the Continental-European shows are in Germany. 5 different locations, none are two-night stands. France, Spain, Holland, Belgium only get 1 concert each.I know Germany is bigger than all of these, but for example, the Berlin-Dresden distance is something any avid fan would do to either direction. And there are concerts in both (!) cities. Are Wilco just really really big in Germany??? Bigger than in France or the UK? Any thoughts/info about the origin of this slight obsession, or is this all coincidential, suggesting it's my obsession ?? Can't wait to see Wilco may30th in Ghent!!! -Noam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Well ....It all started on a dark and stormy on the way to Loreli Germany in 1999........or better yet,it's all Pillowy Star's fault..... -robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 from wikipedia: "Nels Cline (born in Los Angeles in 1956 to German immigrants) is an American guitarist, composer, and hypnotist." I think you can fill in the blanks yourself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
noam Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 Nels Cline's parents immigrated from Germany? That's it?Kamera and I'm A Wheel are pre-Cline, to my knowledge. And Wilco have been focusing on playing in Germany whenever they're in Europe since 1995. So maybe. That answer doesn't satisfy me though. Maybe there is no answer and this entire thread is stupid. ;-) however I even found more things (using WilcoBase) that strengthen my point here. Wilco has played 30 gigs in Germany (That's 50% more than in the UK, and 10 times more than they played France) All 3 Swiss concerts were in Zurich, which is in the German-speaking area of the country. Most international artists also play Geneve while they're at it. One thing that opposes my point is that the band has never played Austria. Most American stuff that is big in Germany is just as big in Austria (in Vienna at least). (this thread is stupid, yet I really am quite curious of what other users might come up with) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 jeff's been throwing in a german accent during the current australian shows... i think it started at the april show in chicago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 There's also the whole "krautrock" thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zebra Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Plus, the photographer who took the photo for the cover of SBS lived in Germany! The conspiracy gets deeper. I joke around, but there does seem to be something going on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well ....It all started on a dark and stormy on the way to Loreli Germany in 1999........or better yet,it's all Pillowy Star's fault..... -robert. Too much credit, really. I think I read somewhere ages ago that Jeff's Mum was a born "Werkmeister", which clearly is a German name (don't know if that is correct though). And if you check the booklet of UT's "March", there is a snippet of a Germany map printed. I actually asked Jeff about this, seeing as this is probably the most boring and least interesting region in Germany, so there must have been a reason to print it there (other than it containing my little town of birth )..............just, he couldn't remember I am glad though that I am not the only one who noticed that there is a special "Germany thing" going on lately Jeff, you're always more than welcome to play here, and Germany just loves you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Somehow, I don't think the French would really get Wilco. Germany is, I would think, the richest and most populous country in western Europe, so I'm not surprised they play a lot of gigs there. Also, there are a lot more Americans in Germany than in other European countries, as we seem to have pretty much permanently moved in since arriving in 1945. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Jeff Tweedy is the new David Hasselhoff? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
victor79 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Somehow, I don't think the French would really get Wilco. Why? Wilco is getting a lot press here and is a referrence to many musicians (me among others). They here playing a 2000 capacity theatre in Paris and I'm pretty sure it'll be sold out (thank god I bought 7 tickets for me and my friends). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Somehow, I don't think the French would really get Wilco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Jeff Tweedy is the new David Hasselhoff? Jeff Tweedy can never replace The Hoff. He is an institution over here, you know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well Jeff is of German descent so that might have something to do with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 This is a patch of the german flag that Glenn is wearing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
You Can Be The Stone Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 This thread gets my seal of approval! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Volkswagen ads. Sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 This is a patch of the german flag that Glenn is wearing. He's also got a Canadian one as well. I figure it's a "World Tour" shirt showing all the countries they're going to during this tour. Maybe Jeff likes chocolate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Jeff Tweedy is the new David Hasselhoff?looks as though we share something more than an avatar, joe. i was gonna say... this just goes to prove my point: germans love jeff tweedy. (of course the joke is here that this line was previously used by norm macdonald to describe "the hoff.") Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 is that leroy bach? it's all beginning to make sense... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lazy Locomotive Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 once in Germany someone said nine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I was thinking the other day that it's been a long time since I had some good old down home German food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 is that leroy bach? it's all beginning to make sense... No, that's the psycho guy in Fargo, right? There are no psychos in Germany, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 No, that's the psycho guy in Fargo, right? There are no psychos in Germany, right? nein. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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