dmait Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs...6/-1/SPORTS0806 Wilco reinterprets cornucopia of music Which Wilco will take the stage at the Val Air Ballroom on Sunday? Will fans find themselves watching the experimental rock darlings? Whiskey-soaked country? Or the forthright guitar band of their latest album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 awesome interview, my favorite part was when he talked about how he's intrested to see how this lineup would make a studio dense record like YHF that gets me excited Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChicagoPepper Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Nice article. This excites me: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I like how the guy brings up Radiohead, like most critics who gush over the idea of the pay what you want thing, and he says "We did it the biggest first" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Stirrat: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChooChooCharlie Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 unless he's counting Kicking TelevisionI thought he mean SBS and the next album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I thought he mean SBS and the next album.Don't get ahead of yourself, every circle has a center. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magus673 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 mmm...more YHF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigWheeledWagon Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 awesome interview, my favorite part was when he talked about how he's intrested to see how this lineup would make a studio dense record like YHF that gets me excited I couldn't agree more. I was also really excited to see a newfound appreciation of "Summerteeth" -- for a while it seemed that Jeff sort of rejected the sound of that record, if not the songs themselves, and John and the rest of the guys who were in the band at the time felt a certain level of resentment at how Jeff and Jay made a lot the album without them. In general, it's been nice to see the band embrace their past in general, including their alt-country/roots rock origins. I mean, there was a time where Jeff pretty much repudiated A.M., and then last night at the Ryman, he played several songs in a row from that album. As much as I loved "Sky Blue Sky," it felt a lot like a new band in love with being band and just playing music together without any larger ambition outside of that. I love the idea of this amazingly talented and newly focused line-up returning the studio without any preconceived ideas about avoiding certain sounds from their past and working again with studio as an instrument. We could see the kind of big, sprawling mish-mash of genres from "Being There" combined with the intricate pop studio constructions of "Summerteeth," the willingness to experiment and create unusual sonic texture from "YHF," and the focused musicianship of their most recent efforts. I can't wait. This is a band capable of doing something truly amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 > This is a band capable of doing something truly amazing those residency shows have really shaken up the setlists its nice to get an equal dose of their whole career instead of a recently heavy set with a couple of oldies thrown in for measure... thanks Wilco! please keep it up in Australia this month! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 those residency shows have really shaken up the setlists its nice to get an equal dose of their whole career instead of a recently heavy set with a couple of oldies thrown in for measure... thanks Wilco! please keep it up in Australia this month!Absolutely. This is what I've been hoping for. May it continue indefinitely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thurston Howell III Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs...6/-1/SPORTS0806 Wilco reinterprets cornucopia of music Q: When you were going through your catalog for the Chicago shows, did you rediscover any songs? Stirrat: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yeah, I'm glad to see the reisdency has had an effect on these shows so far. I got into Wilco Summerteeth era and really loved some of the songs that weren't being played like She's A Jar, Pieholden Suite, Summer Teeth. I thought with this lineup we'd never hear some of those live again, but kudos to the band. They've got me checking WilcoBase regularly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChicagoPepper Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Could someone once and for all tell me how you pronounce John's last name? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thurston Howell III Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Could someone once and for all tell me how you pronounce John's last name? It also looks like someone needs to tell the newspaper how to spell his last name. RE your question, I'd say stir-AHT, like "hot" but without the h. But that's just my guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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