Sunken mountain Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 First album I bought is ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Yes. We all suck.Its about time somebody realized this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
entropy Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 HATE IS A LIKE A SOUL THAT GETS THINGS ACCOMPLISHED Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wilco albums, ranked in order of purchase by me: MA IYHFAGIBAMBTKTSBS My Jeff Tweedy-related list would just read like his overall discography. I think I've bought everything in chronological order, starting with No Depression back in 1990 or so. ...though there's at least one gap. I don't own the Wilco Book. That obviously means that as Wilco fans go, I totally suck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bri-Bri Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 From Monday nights Residency show Jeff: "We're going to play a few songs from our first album" (Band puzzled) Jeff: "Aren't we?" Band: "No" Jeff: "I mean we're going to play a song from the first album most of your bought" Crowd: "Boo!" (Band plays Jesus Etc) Enough said.You know what *I* hate? People that go on a message board, make a sweeping generalization like this, then disappear and never defend themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I hate all Wilco fans equally. I don't hate them based on how long they have been fans or how loud, drunk or tall they are at shows. I hate them for the content of their soul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 From Monday nights Residency show Jeff: "We're going to play a few songs from our first album"  (Band puzzled)  Jeff: "Aren't we?"  Band: "No"  Jeff: "I mean we're going to play a song from the first album most of your bought"  Crowd: "Boo!"  (Band plays Jesus Etc)  Enough said. Somewhere a bridge is unguarded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lynch Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I was actually there watching when Jeff was conceived. That's how long I have been a fan.Am I the best at Wilco now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
countryfeedback Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 You know what *I* hate? People that go on a message board, make a sweeping generalization like this, then disappear and never defend themselves.  There really is nothing to defend. As a fan of all things Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar related, I try not to pick favorites. I love them both like they are my children. Or shall I say my 6 year old basset hound,( which I found eerily ironic that some of you would mention basset's in my post). Kinda creepy, I gotta say, but cool nonetheless.  Anyway Iam by no means the oldest fan here. I am 31 years old and got turned on to these guys in 1998. My first Wilco show was a surprise gig that they played at Antones in Austin in the summer of 1999. It absolutely blew me away. For the next few years, the only albums that I listened to were those put out by Tweedy and Farrar. As a native California kid now leaving in Austin Texas, those last two years of "the end of the century" were some of the best days of my life. That night at Antones was one of the most memorable nights of my life and to this day the greatest show I ever attended. The energy that night was explosive.  I probably attended nearly half a dozen more Wilco shows prior to the release of YHF and the IATTBYH documentry. I remember going to a show at Stubbs in Sept after the documentry came out and I couldnt believe how much had changed. Sure the band was reformed. Gone was Bennett, Coomer and Bach. But that wasnt the problem. The problem seemed to lie within the audinece. People talking incessantly during quite tunes like Via Chicago and How to FIght Lonliness. I expected this from the audince at the House of BLues in Vegas, where I saw them perform months earlier. On that night, Jeff told one guy to shut the fuck up, for continuosly yelling out "Casino Queen." The band left the stage early into their set, and I wish that they hadnt come back to perform their "scripted" encore, just to prove a point to the obnoxious crowd. But on this night in Austin, I felt the same chill in the air. Drunken frat boys (whom you would expect in a college town like Austin, but rarely had I seen at prior Wilco shows) yelling out for Heavly Metal Drummer.  One of the reasons I feel in love with Wilco was the strong bond that thier fans shared. I chalked it up to the band's success and dealt with it as best I could. I had no problems with the way the went about their business. The more fans, the merrier I thought. But eventually Wilco would give in to the new breed of fans. Letting fans sing along to Kingpin and Jesus ETC. It was like Tweedy said to himself, "Well if I cant get them to shut the fuck up, I might as well let them join in." Biggest mistake ever. I truely beleive that he just added fuel to the already burning fire.  My point is this. I dont hate all Wilco fans, I just hate a good poriton of them. Wilco has made some mistakes, and I belive that we as fans should not hold back our displeasure when we see something we dont like. The strong fan reaction in favor of the cancellation of the Charleston show is a great example. To cancel at the last minute for an appearance on SNL is a joke. Wilco is better (and more popular) than seventy percent of the bands that play that show anyway. They certainly could have told SNL when THEY wanted to play. I get tired of the posters that are afraid to show negative discourse on their own bands forum. It's no different than the Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds fans who continue to deny what their heroes have done. Hell, I take the same shit on jayfarrar.net for criticizing Farrar for not changing up his setlist or singing in a falsetto and then when I sing the praises of Wilco, I get told to get lost.  I didnt intend to speak for all Wilco fans. For that I apologze. Next time I will just name names. lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 They certainly could have told SNL when THEY wanted to play.And you're basing this on what, your studied knowledge of the inner workings of network television production? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Today's Wilco fans are pretty decent, I think... the fans I really, REALLY hate are next Friday's Wilco fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I probably attended nearly half a dozen more Wilco shows prior to the release of YHF and the IATTBYH documentry. I remember going to a show at Stubbs in Sept after the documentry came out and I couldnt believe how much had changed. Sure the band was reformed. Gone was Bennett, Coomer and Bach. Bach was still in the band at that time, he left in January 2004. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 There really is nothing to defend. Maybe not, but I still have no idea what your first post is all about. You don't like AM or YHF or humans or booing?  I love them both like they are my children. Looks like little Jeffy is getting a time out for doing SNL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Someone really misses Ken Coomer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renic Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Someone really misses Ken Coomer?  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 "encore bandanna" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wilco albums, ranked in order of purchase by me, starting in 1996:Â Â Â Being ThereSummerteerthMermaid Ave. 1A.M.Mermaid Ave. 2Yankee Hotel FoxtrotA Ghost is Bornthe Wilco BookKicking TelevisionSky Blue Sky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 1996 here too..Almost chronological order! Being ThereAm SumemrteethMermaid 1Mermaid 2YankeeChelsea WallsGhostSky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Of all the pointless threads on this site (and they are legion) this might be in the top 10. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Of all the pointless threads on this site (and they are legion) this might be in the top 10. and here you are, posting in it like the rest of us retards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan-O Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I hate the fans with better seats than mine. The rest of you guys are OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I bought YHF first.  Then SummerteethBeing ThereMermaid Avenue IA Ghost Is BornedAMKicking TelevisionSky Blue SkyMermaid Avenue II I am a bad man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 When was that ghost borned? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I am a bad man. You're not a bad guy, two bobs. You're just a bandwagon-jumping poseur. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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