Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Before you all impale me, hear me out: 1. The general consensus is that AGIB is not quite as good as YHF, and SBS is not quite as good as AGIB. (personally I agree) 2. Not everything can be a masterpiece (as is YHF) and AGIB is still a very good record. SBS is a good record taken on its own account BUT it does represent a 3-record-long downward trend. 3. As far as the new record is concerned there are several possibilities: a. the trend continues with something not as good as SBS b. something about equal to SBS c. something better than SBS but not another masterpiece, or d. another masterpiece. I would suggest that if the new album is indeed choice "a." Wilco should break up before ruining their legacy completely. If it is "b." the same would probably hold true. If it is "d." then they should break up because it's better, as the old cliche goes, to quit while you're ahead. Leaving "c." which is in my humble opinion the only way they can continue without losing...well, something. My interest at least. I just think that they've made a damn a good run of it thus far and would hate to see my favorite band slip into mediocrity. It would cheapen their legacy. Worst Post Ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 [quote name='Crow Daddy Magnus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 The real problem is that the guys are hitting the 15-year mark. My little pet theory dictates that most bands say all they'll ever have to say within a 15-, maybe 20- year span, and then they start cranking out treacle. You know how the Stones were flawless, and then they blew a gigantic raspberry with It's Only Rock and Roll and have continued to blow it for 35 years? R.E.M.'s Murmer came out in, what, '83? Their last good record was Up, released 15 years later. Yeah, they're both still live powerhouses, but their records are basically disappointing junk now, sometimes served with a side of embarrassingly self-conscious nostalgia. On a long enough timeline, you can safely stop paying attention to certain releases by once-great artists. I won't be giving Neil's new one a listen, for instance, and I certainly regret giving Springsteen's unforgiveable, wince-inducing shit-show a chance when it came out earlier this year. It makes sense, in a way. You can't bottle lightning and expect it to last forever. Few artists grow old gracefully, but it beats the alternative embraced by yer Jimis and Janises and Kurts. Some artists, like Dylan or Westerberg, will kick into high gear later on down the line and experience a bona fide late career renaissance, but for most artists this simply never happens. The live tunes I've heard from the new Wilco record are almost all boring shit, and while I'm disappointed by this turn of events, I'm really not surprised by the downward trend correctly identified by the original poster. But hey, the guys are still an awesome live act, and we'll always be around to scream out the names of their good songs, even when they're touring the boring new ones. (Whew. A popular poster couldn't have gotten away with that!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco75 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 only when they start playing vegas with wayne newton and suzanne sommers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skip Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 The question seems a bit ridiculous to me, and the fact that this thread is... several pages long is baffling. I'm always pumped for a new Wilco record. I'm curious to hear what they'll produce, especially when they appear to be back using the studio as another instrument per se. I've said a zillion times but these guys are one of the only bands I know today that make albums in an mp3 age. Everything else aside, why would anyone want an artist or group that does that in today's music climate to cash in their chips? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 My little pet theory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 ungrateful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 The question seems a bit ridiculous to me, and the fact that this thread is... several pages long is baffling.Oh, this thread would be much shorter if I stopped commenting on how retarded it is. Which I probably won't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Gyrrr Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 The question seems a bit ridiculous to me, and the fact that this thread is... several pages long is baffling. If Wilco are still together after 6 pages of this , I say they keep going Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Caption for the second one: "Say 'boo hiss to Nels Cline' one more time. I dare you!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 No. Wilco should not call it quits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tanner Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 The only thing tainting the Wilco legacy is their current Wikipedia image. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 'Spill with the seeds' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 They should have pulled the plug after Summerteeth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pmancini100 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 shouldve stopped after screen door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allgodsmoney Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yes they should call it quits right now!They are speading the word of SATAN!If you listen to rock and roll, you are going to hell! Grab your bibles and guns and await the second coming ! http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%...evils_music.htm Even Amy Grant loves satan! She is going to hell! This post is the biggest chunk of shit ever, and I'm reminded why I stopped coming to this site in the first place.If you feel the same way about Wilco, you should do the same. Go away, and don't come back. Satan Lover Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 ^^ Worst post ever ^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yes they should call it quits right now!They are speading the word of SATAN!If you listen to rock and roll, you are going to hell! Grab your bibles and guns and await the second coming ! http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%...evils_music.htm Even Amy Grant loves satan! She is going to hell! This post is the biggest chunk of shit ever, and I'm reminded why I stopped coming to this site in the first place.If you feel the same way about Wilco, you should do the same. Go away, and don't come back. Satan Lover Dude, lay off the bratwurst, it's messin' witch yo mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allgodsmoney Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dude, lay off the bratwurst, it's messin' witch yo mind. Now you did it... You're going to hell too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Now you did it... Your going to hell too!Wisconsin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatheadfred Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Now you did it... You're going to hell too! Is this hell lined with grease-splattering Johnsonvilles? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allgodsmoney Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Is this hell lined with grease-splattering Johnsonvilles? Yes,And it sits on the shores of Lake Michigan. Hmmmm... just like Wilco! coincidence? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Tweedles is a hack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 So nice to come back from vacation to this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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