Preferred B Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I found this thread on the Frenz forum - I'd love for any VCers to supply more details! http://frenzforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7...1655#2911001655 Am I reading that correctly? Jeff did "Fake Plastic Trees?" Holy shit. Also, I've wanted to hear Neil do "Throw Your Arms Around Me" since I first heard a random solo version from 1998. Sounds like it was a great night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Nice linkage, B! I forgot that the show happened while we were asleep (is that right?). God bless the person who kept track of all that shuffling of personnel, lead singers and so forth. Also I wonder if anyone will be able to shed more light on the comment about those "two last unplanned Wilco songs at Neils insistence... Not up on my Wilco so others will have to fill in the blanks." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Am I reading that correctly? Jeff did "Fake Plastic Trees?" Holy shit. Woah. I hope there was a taper there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Am I reading that correctly? Jeff did "Fake Plastic Trees?" Holy shit.That gives me heart palpitations. Can't wait to read/hear more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yeah- and he said he was afraid it would be like Paul Rodgers fronting QUeen. Hilarious! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Preferred B Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 NZ Herald review: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/ne...jectid=10550623 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Am I reading that correctly? Jeff did "Fake Plastic Trees?" Holy shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
virtualreason Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Fake Plastic Trees is my favorite song ever. This would be a great cover to hear. Neil doing Bodysnatchers too...wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I found this thread on the Frenz forum - I'd love for any VCers to supply more details!http://frenzforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7...1655#2911001655Your e-sleuthing never fails to impress, B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kudzu Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Am going tonight! I can't wait! Will post thoughts later! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hmm, VERY excited to hear Jeff sing Fake Plastic Trees. Anyone found a recording yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 what the what? dunno, but i want to go to there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mahinty Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The two unscheduled Wilco encores were:Outtasight (Outta mind)Hoodoo Voodoo (pretty loose with Pat coordinating guitar solos between himself, Neil, and Johnny Marr while Liam interjected some crazy-arse Theremin). Tremendous fun. I just got back home after the day-long drive from Auckland to Wellington. What a great show (I went to the first one). Seeing Tweedy twice within 12 months is a rare treat for us down in this corner of the globe. "Fake Plastic Trees" was a highlight for me - Jeff and John with the Radiohead boys, Johnny Marr and Liam Finn was pretty special. Jeff also led the vocal on the cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the air" which was top-shelf sing-a-long joy. I personally thought that Wilco stole the show, but I'm bias. What was refreshing about the night was that it seemed, on the surface at least, to be pretty devoid of ego. Neil seemed to be happy sitting in the background playing piano and Hammond a lot of the time. It was a great evening of music for all the right reasons. Pat was one of the hardest-working players, featuring in a lot of the "bands", even playing bass on a few songs early on. If I lived in Auckland I would have been tempted to go again tonight. Photos up soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wildwood Lights Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hey guys, so I'm new here - been a follower for a while but just thought people might want to see some photos of the show. I was pretty much just going for Wilco but the whole show was great. Bic Runga did a new song with John, Pat, Glenn (and someone else, maybe Don McGlashan, I can't remember, on guitar,) and I thought that was amazing. My brother commented on the fact that it sounded like she wrote it with them in mind. And of course I loved all the Wilco songs. I think Hoodoo Voodoo was my favourite, but I loved Jesus Etc as well, with Lisa Germano on violin. I'd be interested to hear what some of the Split Enz and other fans thought, because there seemed to be heaps of Wilco songs - more than anyone else's. I'd love to go again tomorrow, but alas all the tickets are sold out. I'm personally hoping that maybe if they're still around, Wilco might make a surprise appearance with Fleet Foxes on Thursday. Anyway, if you go to my band's blog you can see a little video and some photos. I didn't tag the video because I don't know if it's actually allowed to be up - there was some sign up about recording but I didn't read any of it, and the security guys were checking bags, so I don't know if you were meant to record. Heaps of people were recording/taking photos though. Oh, and I think the song in the clip is going on the album.http://wildwoodlights.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Welcome to the board, and thanks for the video and pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Fake Plastic Trees is my favorite song ever. This would be a great cover to hear. Neil doing Bodysnatchers too...wow. Only a snippet and not the best sound quality, but... here it is anyway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kudzu Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 AWESOME night. As a big fan of Wilco, The Smiths and Crowded House (oh, and Radiohead) it was like a dream come true. Fantastic, and Wilco got a big share of the time. I threw a full review up on my blog if anyone's interested: http://spatulaforum.blogspot.com/ Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
virtualreason Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Only a snippet and not the best sound quality, but... here it is anyway! AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME! And through that terrible sound quality, you can still pick up how good Jeff is sounding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiowilco Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Thanks for the links and the blog post... these shows sound like they are tremendous fun. Any news on tappers? Thanks for the posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kudzu Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'd love to hear of tappers myself I know they're taping it all for a DVD which I can't wait to get, but not sure how much of the night I went to they'll include. Either way, the album and DVD should be most excellent. I quite liked the new Wilco song they did last nite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'd love to hear of tappers myself I know they're taping it all for a DVD which I can't wait to get, but not sure how much of the night I went to they'll include. Either way, the album and DVD should be most excellent. I quite liked the new Wilco song they did last nite.There was a new wilco song played? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mahinty Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 There was a new wilco song played? Jeff has written a song for the 7 Worlds Collide project which should be on the studio album. It's called "You never know". It was played at the Monday show (and probably at the others too). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Jeff has written a song for the 7 Worlds Collide project which should be on the studio album. It's called "You never know". It was played at the Monday show (and probably at the others too). Oh, okay, so it's for 7 Worlds Collide album, not the new wilco album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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