Wayne's Pet Youngin' Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I don't see it on any of the studio albums and couldn't find it in the "Non-album Tracks" thread. Can anyone give a little history on the song? Thanks... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joshead Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 It was done by Wilco during the YHF sessions and that version can be found at Owl and Bear. But it was officially released as "Laminated Cat" on the first Loose Fur record (the Loose Fur version obviously). You can find the Jeff Tweedy solo version( with Glenn Kotche) on the Sunken Treasure DVD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spagett Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I don't see it on any of the studio albums and couldn't find it in the "Non-album Tracks" thread. Can anyone give a little history on the song? Thanks... Its a loose fur song. Its called laminated cat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Smoghead Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Welcome, newish person! Yes, the song is called "Laminated Cat," and was released on the groovy "Loose Fur" CD by Tweedy / Kotche / O'Rourke's side project "Loose Fur." Here's the wikipedia article on that album: wikipedia on loose fur You can find the CD available online for sale, I couldn't find any vendors in the top results in Google that I'm familiar with, though. Not sure about iTunes. Hope this helps and welcome to VC! edit: foiled again by the fast-typers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne's Pet Youngin' Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ah...a double named song! I knew I had heard it on Sunken Treasure but didn't see it in the track listing... Thanks for the info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ah...a double named song! I knew I had heard it on Sunken Treasure but didn't see it in the track listing... Thanks for the info. Great screenname and even better avatar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne's Pet Youngin' Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Great screenname and even better avatar. Why thank ya Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedys_Neckard Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Im so happy to finally have that Loose Fur on vinyl, I adore Not For The Season.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dthedust Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 you were wrong is worth the purchase alone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The biggest crime that Wilco has ever committed wasnt leaving off a "Wilco version" of Not For The Season, but rather, not putting Magazine Called Sunset on YHF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The biggest crime that Wilco has ever committed wasnt leaving off a "Wilco version" of Not For The Season, but rather, not putting Magazine Called Sunset on YHFExcellent song, but not sure how it would've fit on YHF. They've played it enough live that it's become a significant part of the Wilco legacy w/o being on an LP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Excellent song, but not sure how it would've fit on YHF. They've played it enough live that it's become a significant part of the Wilco legacy w/o being on an LP. I think they need to play it WAY more live, http://wilcobase.com/song.php?song_key=189 under 40 times, compared to the 650+ for I'm The Man Who Loves You Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jokin' dealer Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I guess when you write a lot of great songs, it's unfortunate that some of them are left off various albums. I agree that 'Magazine' and 'Not for the Season' should've been on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I think 'The Thanks I Get' should've been on Sky Blue Sky and 'Dark Neon' should've been on Wilco (The Album). Come to think of it, YHF could've been a double CD. Add Magazine, Not for the Season, Cars Can't Escape and Venus Stopped the Train. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The biggest crime that Wilco has ever committed wasnt leaving off a "Wilco version" of Not For The Season, but rather, not putting Magazine Called Sunset on YHF Magazine is a great song, but I don't think leaving off of YHF was a mistake. It fits well with the early demos, but the final More Like the Moon version doesn't really fit with the tracks on Foxtrot. They could have easily done the Kid A/Amnesiac thing and put out two albums from the Foxtrot session, but I can't help but think almost anyone who wants to hear those other songs can track them down on the internet. The biggest crime Wilco has ever committed was the band's infamous diamond heist in the summer of 2002. Jeff and Leroy rigged a giant claw machine (from the pieces of the one Jeff and Spencer destroyed after it ripped him off, see Sam Jones imaginary 10 hour director's cut of IATTBYH for more details), and poached four world famous jewels from the Diamant Museum Amsterdam. Diamond Claw was written about the experience, which perhaps non coincidentally is involved in the twenty-third biggest crime Wilco has ever committed: leaving Diamond Claw off of A Ghost is Born. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Mike, I want some of whatever you've been smoking recently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Mike, I want some of whatever you've been smoking recently. Can you smoke Benadryl and Flintstone vitamins? One of the scarier realizations of my young adult life is many of the ideas I come up with sober, people assume I must have been blasted out of mind to come up with. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 . Come to think of it, YHF could've been a double CD. Add Magazine, Not for the Season, Cars Can't Escape and Venus Stopped the Train. you'll have to wait for the remasterd 10th anniversary edition for that. 20th maybe. Can you smoke Benadryl and Flintstone vitamins? One of the scarier realizations of my young adult life is many of the ideas I come up with sober, people assume I must have been blasted out of mind to come up with. --Mikewhat kind of ideas do you come up with when yuou're blasted out of your mind, then? stuff like "gee, i should probably take out the garbage?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dthedust Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 is venus stopped the train a jay song?thats probably in the top 3 most beautiful songs theyve recorded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joshead Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 It's a Jay song with Jeff lyrics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Come to think of it, YHF could've been a double CD. Add Magazine, Not for the Season, Cars Can't Escape and Venus Stopped the Train. That is an ultimate music fantasy, I wish it was true! YHF would not only be, sorta better, but monumentally better. Magazine is a great song, but I don't think leaving off of YHF was a mistake. It fits well with the early demos, but the final More Like the Moon version doesn't really fit with the tracks on Foxtrot. They could have easily done the Kid A/Amnesiac thing and put out two albums from the Foxtrot session, but I can't help but think almost anyone who wants to hear those other songs can track them down on the internet. You bringing up More Like The Moon makes me think, imagine adding Bob Dylans Beard to that double album idea? Crazy stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Gyrrr Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 That is an ultimate music fantasy, I wish it was true! YHF would not only be, sorta better, but monumentally better. Just think. In some alternate reality this is true! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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