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That's me on the left "head-dancing" like an ecstatic idiot :dancing :dancing :dancing :dancing :dancing

 

Met Nels again after the show and he seemed to be genuinely embracing doing some old stuff they never do (like he and Pat's guitar battle on Hoodoo Voodoo). Gotta love how that guy relishes interpreting other people's creations.

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That's me on the left "head-dancing" like an ecstatic idiot :dancing :dancing :dancing :dancing :dancing

 

Met Nels again after the show and he seemed to be genuinely embracing doing some old stuff they never do (like he and Pat's guitar battle on Hoodoo Voodoo). Gotta love how that guy relishes interpreting other people's creations.

 

That's terrfifc that you are in the video! I have never had the good fortune to meet Nels, but he strikes me as a humble guy.

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jefftweedysmousse,

Did you happen to be the chap with the conductor's hat?

Don't mean to sound creepy, but if you were than i was standing next to you the whole concert completely jealous of all the awesome pics you took!

... I forgot my camera :ohwell

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jefftweedysmousse,

Did you happen to be the chap with the conductor's hat?

Don't mean to sound creepy, but if you were than i was standing next to you the whole concert completely jealous of all the awesome pics you took!

... I forgot my camera :ohwell

 

Nope. I didn't actually shoot the video, just posted the link from Youtube.

 

I was in the balcony Saturday night. You must have been right up front!

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Nels noodles too much. It wrecked SBS. They'd be a better band if he left.

 

I've listened to that impossible germany solo - supposedly nels' crowning moment in wilco - a lot and it just does nothing for me

 

just doesn't go anywhere

 

i'm not a huge nels fan. talented guy, just never thought it was a good fit.

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I've listened to that impossible germany solo - supposedly nels' crowning moment in wilco - a lot and it just does nothing for me

 

just doesn't go anywhere

 

i'm not a huge nels fan. talented guy, just never thought it was a good fit.

 

Were you at these chicago shows? He made so many old songs better imho. Check out the ashes of american flags from friday and you'll see. Also, his work on the older wilco stuff sounded GREAT

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I'm of two minds when it comes to Nels. Sometimes I think he turns every Wilco song into the same song, courtesy of the noodly outro, but then he plays something like Why Would You Wanna Live and makes me gape in awe. The guys just need to figure out that a skilled soloist doesn't need to overdo it all the time just because he can. I liked SBS, on which Nels was actually pretty reigned-in, and I think the next record will be even better.

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