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I heard this from a friend, and I would have loved to have had this on the new LP along with "Is That the Thanks I Get". Either of these tracks can replace any of the final 8 tracks on the LP. Jeff, I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but ime to get back on the drugs.

 

One love.

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I once had a conversation with someone that basically went.. Kurt Cobain wouldnt have been as creative without the influence of drugs. Now that was years ago, and despite my feeling on how overrated yet important nirvana was, I know that what I said about the influence of drugs was completely wrong. Creative people have the same share of vices as everyone, some use it as inspiration or some kind of enhancement, but Ive come to feel its pretty superficial... I know a lot of reviews that were about the tone of the record being overly influenced by the blue skies of being out of rehab and what not, but I really had gotten past that in my view of the band and I felt Jeff and the band had too and this album in a way drudged it up in reviews by people who I think havent been paying attention to the band and the dynamic thats developed since 2004 and AGIB. In otherwords the "jeff needs to be back on drugs" comment was not only stupid because, well look at it, but I dont think theres anything behind it.

Sidenote: The pitchfork review specifically reinforced this for me because it seemed they gave it such negative feedback because it wasnt hipster enough for them, it wasnt Arcade Fire enough or whatever marginally talented flash in the pan band is popular now - Sky Blue Sky is a great album and the people who are missing that are people who were YHF hop ons and im not sad to see them hopping off.

 

That's my response to this ridiculous post.

 

*One Love

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Sky Blue Sky is a great album and the people who are missing that are people who were YHF hop ons and im not sad to see them hopping off.

 

 

Amen(just to the people that hopped on cause it was cool)!!!! This is a beautiful record. I love the sound of gifted musicians playing together in a room. When I crank my lp copy up to reality levels, and I sit on my bed in between the speakers, I am a part of Wilco for 50 minutes.

 

And to the guy that said he should get back on drugs.

 

FUCK YOU.

 

Tweedy has said he is the happiest he has been in a long time. Leave the man alone. Be happy for him. Go create something yourself.

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There are plenty of folks who are either undecided/indifferent or simply do not like SBS that have been fans of JT/Wilco from the get-go. And a time line as to when someone started digging Wilco means nothing, either.

 

As with most of the Wilco albums it takes some time to grow into/appreciate fully the music. At least for me. However, not liking SBS as fervently as the next person means absolutely nothing in terms of appreciation for the band and their tunes.

 

It's an album. Big deal.

 

And the drug comment is inane.

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Weird. I'm compiling a fruity list of Tweedy's best 25 songs for a mix, and it's on there. Towards the bottom, mind you, but it's on there. The melody is stunning, and the way he snakes his voice through the big open spaces in the song is really amazing. I think it's the best song (not) on SBS by far.

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As per the topic header: no.

 

As per the drugs thing: Coltrane and Davis both did their most essential work after they quit heroin.

 

But The Stones, Hendrix, Lou Reed, Johnny Thunders, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday and hundreds of others all hit their career peaks while smashed out their minds. I do think it was a mean-spirited quote, but one that may prove to be true in the long haul.

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This is worse than the last Jay Bennett petition thread.

 

Floydsu is on drugs.

 

 

These threads have been straying me away from the VC.I find it sad that the only decent conversations are about other bands and the loving UMM........parts of this forum.Were letting people give us a bad name........................yes people do read this,and above all,quote us.

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I heard this from a friend, and I would have loved to have had this on the new LP along with "Is That the Thanks I Get". Either of these tracks can replace any of the final 8 tracks on the LP. Jeff, I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but ime to get back on the drugs.

 

One love.

 

 

Back on the drugs? That's bad juju. :(

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I heard this from a friend, and I would have loved to have had this on the new LP along with "Is That the Thanks I Get". Either of these tracks can replace any of the final 8 tracks on the LP. Jeff, I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but ime to get back on the drugs.

 

One love.

 

I know you're just trolling by your last sentence, but never the less, what are you smoking? There's so much stuff on this album that is both musically and poetically more rich on an artistic level compared to what Tweedy put out when he was on substances.

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This is a beautiful song and I think it should have a place on the album. However, most of the slower songs are guitar-centered songs, and I think One True Vine would have sounded out of place. This is the perfect song to have as a hidden song, right after On & On & On. On the other hand, the ending could use some work; it could go another minute or so--give Mikael an extended piano solo or something (dueling pianos with Pat is what I would do).

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This is a beautiful song and I think it should have a place on the album. However, most of the slower songs are guitar-centered songs, and I think One True Vine would have sounded out of place. This is the perfect song to have as a hidden song, right after On & On & On. On the other hand, the ending could use some work; it could go another minute or so--give Mikael an extended piano solo or something (dueling pianos with Pat is what I would do).

 

Agreed; for every Tweedy/Nels mind meld, Pat and Mike should've definately had something.

 

Although I'll have to say, Pat's piano work, and Mike's eerie Hammond work easily owned "On and On and On"

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