jerryskid89 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Check out this podcast from Dusty Wright. Bob is asked who his favorite new band(s) are and he mentions Wilco as a band he ejoys "mightily". It is a great interview. Enjoy! Dusty Wright's Culture Catch I hope this worked! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 didn't give it a listen since i'm at work, but it makes me very happy to know that bob weir is a wilco fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Anyone want to take a guess as to how many people are going to be delighted/appalled by this? I haven't listened to the podcast yet (blocked at work), but its nice to hear Bobby still has some good taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskid89 Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Probably 50/50. I am actually pleased to notice some Deadheads at the Wilco shows I've seen. As a music lover I would think many people would be into, at the very least, the acoustic Dead stuff. Workingman's Dead and American Beauty(both from 1970), are a good place to start the exploration for those who have not heard their music. They were, and still are, true pioneers. This podcast is full of some great stories about life and music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco LP #7 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Weir was rockin out stageside during Wilco's Bonnaroo set Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 AWESOME. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 >I am actually pleased to notice some Deadheads at the Wilco shows I've seen. There's a sizeable contingent of Phish fans at Wilco shows, as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 There's a sizeable contingent of Phish fans at Wilco shows, as well.Shhhh! We're not supposed to mention that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 bob weir says no one is going into music. There will be no music without honoring artists with money. Right bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I think he used the words "honor what you love" about a bazillion times. I get the point about that and he's not exactly wrong in some respects, but when he goes on these rants I tend to just roll my eyes a bit. I don't think that "nobody going into music anymore" is really the problem. As for venues closing down, there are any number of reasons for it. As the interviewer pointed out, one of the major ones has to do with rent. Most of the venues I've seen shutting down seem to be happening as a result of them being priced out of gentrifying neighborhoods moreso than anything else. If you want to make a broader statement about why small music venues aren't profitable enough to stay afloat in those kinds of situations, it might make more sense to look at the difficulties in drawing audiences as opposed to presuming a lack of bands.(or the lack of bands capable of drawing audiences, but that's kind of all the same thing) Bob skims the issue, but kind of misses it, I think, when he goes on his rant about the "disposable" nature of current pop music. He's not wrong about the fact that pop music is mostly dominated by media-driven creations that frequently place less emphasis on the "art" of it than on the spectacle of celebrity that accompanies being a star. Sure, of course that is true. But people aren't not going to shows and filling venues because there aren't enough bands, people aren't going to shows because the bands filling the small clubs bear very little resemblance to what most people are listening to. Its just kind of how it is right now. There is obviously an audience for the kind of music being made in the clubs, but it is not the mainstream and it is certainly not "where the money is" in the music biz these days. It just isn't. And I think maybe that's the part that Bob sometimes doesn't seem to get. Even though the GD operated outside the mainstream, even in its own day, it wasn't as far outside of it as it would be if that same band were to come around today. I actually do believe, to a certain extent, that "giving it away for free" via downloads or whatever isn't a whole lot different than playing songs on the radio.(which doesn't happen very much anymore) Some way or another you need to get your music heard by people in order for them to gain interest. Radio is worthless for this anymore. So how do you do it? Nobody will come to your shows if they haven't heard of you. I think Bob's heart is mostly in the right place, and yes, it is important to "honor what you love", but I think there is also a healthy dose of "well this is how it worked in our day and it worked out for us" in his attitude. Which isn't surprising, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBERRYH2O Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Check out this podcast from Dusty Wright. Bob is asked who his favorite new band(s) are and he mentions Wilco as a band he ejoys "mightily". It is a great interview. Enjoy! Dusty Wright's Culture Catch I hope this worked! Glad to hear ole Bobby is staying hip and discovering "new" bands like Wilco! Maybe oneday Jeff will let him open! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskid89 Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Better yet maybe they will share the stage together in some fashion! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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