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Hi everyone. I'm new to this board..long time Wilco fanatic however. Until recently I never had much of a chance to hear live shows. Couple of weeks ago I listened to 'In A Future Age' w/ Cline 07/25/06 Mandell Hall, I was blown away by not just the performance but by the sound quality as well (I believe it was a broadcast). So, now I'm hooked, and I'd like some advice from the vets about which titles I should be chasing after. Sound quality is pretty important to me. Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers.

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Sound quality is pretty important to me.

 

If sound quality is important to you, I don't know that I would download the Residency shows. Most of them are FM fidelity or audience recordings. No fault of the tapers, but the place was obviously pretty rowdy and there are a lot of other shows with better quality out there.

 

Also, be sure to check out JHamm's site if you're interested in getting some Wilco DVD's.

 

Regards,

Lauren

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there was another thread that dates even further back that has a lot of good shows listed in it. Analogman is much better at the search feature than i am. i remember posting in it about the Charlotte show from last June; i think it is one of the best recordings (sound quality) out there. it is a worthy one to have.

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I posted this awhile back........try these shows out for size.....

 

I've mentioned a few times on this board that I strongly prefer the post Bennet, pre Cline era of Wilco. Over the weekend, I listened to three shows that I return to time and again when I'm in the mood for Jeff and his merry band. Their skilled ability to use tension and release coupled with a sometimes more 'sparse' sound along with the neat jams n segueways into the next tune AND Jeff's raw, more simplistic approach to guitar knock me on my back. Plus, these 3 recordings are A++. This is beautiful stuff folks, if you're unfamiliar with these shows, run to get 'em. You wont be disappointed, I promise.

 

2002-08-31 Wilco Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC, Canada

2002-11-02 Wilco Tampa Theatre Tampa, FL

2003-09-04 Wilco McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR

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I posted this awhile back........try these shows out for size.....

 

I've mentioned a few times on this board that I strongly prefer the post Bennet, pre Cline era of Wilco. Over the weekend, I listened to three shows that I return to time and again when I'm in the mood for Jeff and his merry band. Their skilled ability to use tension and release coupled with a sometimes more 'sparse' sound along with the neat jams n segueways into the next tune AND Jeff's raw, more simplistic approach to guitar knock me on my back. Plus, these 3 recordings are A++. This is beautiful stuff folks, if you're unfamiliar with these shows, run to get 'em. You wont be disappointed, I promise.

 

2002-08-31 Wilco Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC, Canada

2002-11-02 Wilco Tampa Theatre Tampa, FL

2003-09-04 Wilco McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR

 

these are fantastic shows from my favorite Wilco line-up

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I'm really partial to these:

 

2002.04.27 Memorial Chapel, Schenectady

2003.06.28 Penn's Landing, Philadelphia

2003.09.19 Auditorium Theater, Chicago

2003.09.20 Auditorium Theater, Chicago

 

I used to be very hardcore about collecting shows, but not so much anymore. :hmm

 

same here

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Yeah, once I got all of the 2002-2003 shows I really wanted and got enough of the Ghost tour shows I kind of backed off. I download from time-to-time with the owl and bear, but my days of obsessively going after shows are over.

 

I am with PaulB and Just for Mund, the post-Bennett, pre-Cline shows are my favorites. You can't go wrong with any of the soundboards from that era. With Wilco though there are few "bad" shows, it really comes down to what songs you really like hearing them to play, there's a setlist feature on wilcobase where you can put a few of your favorites in and see if they've all been played at the same show. I started building my collection that way, and got a lot of great stuff.

 

--Mike

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> I am with PaulB and Just for Mund, the post-Bennett, pre-Cline shows are my favorites.

 

same here... although i even prefer the post-bennett, pre jorgensen era from late 2001. the sound was stripped down and they busted out a few oldies from AM at those shows that they hadnt played in a while

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Hey everyone, this note of thanks has been a long time coming, but...Thanks alot for the suggestions!!

 

I will be purchasing a external hard drive now, hehe.

 

Thanks again, and cheers.

 

 

PS

 

Curious to know which SBS boot has been deemed the most outstanding for performance and sound?

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