not red Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 cant wait for boston, last show hamilton, (from buffalo) bummed about lack of n.y. shows but excited Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino4evr Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 It figures they play Forget The Flowers..the song I wanted to hear the most. Oh well. No way I could've afford going to both shows, but I don't think I would be as disappointed with that setlist compared to the Miami one. Hope they come back someday soon.EDIT Actually Im looking at the Miami setlist, and I am glad I got to hear Misunderstood, Monday, and a few more tracks off of Sky Blue Sky...as they didnt tour here for SBS at all. So maybe its a case of the grass being greener. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 According to Wilcobase - Not For The Season hasn't been played in 3 years by Jeff and 6.5 years for the band!?!? First time for this current lineup. http://www.wilcobase.com/song.php?begin=125&num=6&numBegin=1&song_key=195 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Among the best shows I've seen. I took my old buddy Don, and he has seen many legendary acts: the Velvet Underground in '69, Paul McCartney, Dylan...yet he was blown away. He said One Wing and YAMF were great songs, and after Via Chicago, he just said, "Wow!" Always fun seeing a Wilco virgin get their socks knocked off. The sit/stand thing wasn't really a big issue in our area (sixth row). People who wanted to sit - or who caved to "peer pressure" - sat, and many people stood. With that great stadium seating in REH, you can have people stand in front of you and not detract from your sitting enjoyment. In fact, there were three young ladies (who all looked about 18), dancing in the fourth row for much of the show, and no one seemed to mind. The crowd was respectful but enthusiastic, and where we were, we never heard or saw any drunk assholes being disruptive, causing problems, etc., which has been the case at most of the GA shows I've attended. The vibe in Clearwater was fine. (See my comments in Just a Fan for how I thought it would go. I was right). And, as Elixir Sue noted, Jeff finally said, "I know you're all going to want to stand up eventually," right before HMD, and the whole audience stood and/or danced from there on out. Song highlights:- Magazine (Hilarious intro from Jeff about how it's one of the most popular requests online but then no one seems to know it at the shows. He said one of the crew goes on their website and requests it for every city. Heh heh. I will cop to requesting it here).- Bob Dylan's Beard. Total shocker to hear that.- Laminated: One of my old faves from the three times I saw them during the '02 tour, and this acoustic version was beautiful AND still rocked at the same time.- Spiders: I hated the Krautrock arrangement, and this was a nice hybrid of Jeff's acoustic version and the original arrangement. Other random highlights:- They did that giving away 2 dinners thing that they did in Miami. Very funny.- Jeff running in place while simultaneously swinging the microphone during Hummingbird.- Crowd doing quite a good job on the Jesus, etc. singalong. My friend and I both looked back at the crowd during this, and seems like everyone had a smile on their face.- Jeff threatening to do a stage dive. - Glenn apparently had some technical problem right before a song, and Jeff began breaking his balls about it, while the tech fixed it. "What are you doing back there? Are you ready? Keep talking? Okay...There's something wrong with the tube that goes into his drum. Okay, are you ready now?" Words to that effect. You can imagine that with a group of guys that size, there's a lot of ball-breaking on the road, and this was one of those funny, unrehearsed moments. Overall, like I said in my previous post, this was an epic show. I couldn't believe they played 32 tunes without leaving the stage once, and still came back for a 1-song encore. The closest thing they had to a break was when they were giving away free dinners. Last night's show didn't meet my expectations. It surpassed them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jnc76 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 The highlight of the show for me was Spiders. It was absolutely unbelievable - I mean - really, really incredible. As for the sit/stand - this is my 8th Wilco show - and most of the other shows I've seen Tweedy was complaining abou the the crowd being too loud - or yelling at the wrong time, or he was just upset about something. Other than the video taper - Tweedy was in good enough spirits. I would have loved to have seen them in a general admission venue where the energy would have been higher - but that is not the fans fault - Wilco chose to have the concert where they did. The concert was in a formal, concert hall and obviously that is going to lead people to sit more. Would I have loved to stand the whole show, yes - but, whatever - I certainly enjoyed the music sitting for a majority of the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 OMG I am thinking I should fly somewhere to see one of these shows. Need to line up the tour schedule with my call schedule. Come east, my dear! (I guess you sort of have to for this run... ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Come east, my dear! (I guess you sort of have to for this run... ) they're releasing more tickets today, 250 for the tour ending Pittsburgh show. Edited March 24, 2010 by Aric Ando-Var Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treece Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I don't believe that I've ever heard "Magazine Called Sunset", and I've been a fan for a long time. Where can I hear this? It's not on iTunes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treece Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Forget it; found it on YouTube. The better quesion now is....how can I get a copy of the "More Like the Moon" release? I've never heard that song or "Woodgrain" either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peteboiler Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Pre-show kicking it with Wilco Tango Foxtrot...and my girl and I. Wilco blew us away!!! Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Forget it; found it on YouTube. The better quesion now is....how can I get a copy of the "More Like the Moon" release? I've never heard that song or "Woodgrain" either. Try this: Download from Wilcoworld - Registration Required. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loraaw Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 My coworker just posted this fine review in today's St. Petersburg Times and Tampabay.com. He admits to being nervous writing about Wilco cuz the fans are so, well, he says "smart." I think he did a fine job. http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/wilco-is-shaggy-but-sharp-at-clearwater-show/1082351 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 My coworker just posted this fine review in today's St. Petersburg Times and Tampabay.com. He admits to being nervous writing about Wilco cuz the fans are so, well, he says "smart." I think he did a fine job. http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/wilco-is-shaggy-but-sharp-at-clearwater-show/1082351 Yeah, I think he did pretty well. Certainly, probably, the first time I've ever seen the word "googaws" in print. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 My coworker just posted this fine review in today's St. Petersburg Times and Tampabay.com. He admits to being nervous writing about Wilco cuz the fans are so, well, he says "smart." I think he did a fine job. http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/wilco-is-shaggy-but-sharp-at-clearwater-show/1082351I don't mean this as a criticism of his review -- or of other reviews -- but it begins to grate that 20% of any review or story on this band requires a retelling of Wilco's most common, obtuse history. "from alt-country ashes" art rock, "genre-defying," "record-label-fighting" yada yada yada . If the reader doesn't know any of this, why on earth would they be reading? Anyone with the musical basis to consider listening to Wilco would know this already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loraaw Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Central Scrut: I'd agree with you if this were Paste Magazine or Glorious Noise, but this was in a large daily newspaper and it ran in a spot where we have a review of something the night before almost every morning. And it was at a concert hall where a lot of "patrons," not Wilco fans, were present. It sold out a little suburban art theater. It drew some local curiousity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 If the reader doesn't know any of this, why on earth would they be reading? Anyone with the musical basis to consider listening to Wilco would know this already. Not necessarily. I hear about band names all the time without ever knowing what the band is about. The way I got into the Old 97s was by reading a review - come to think of it, same with Wilco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Central Scrut: I'd agree with you if this were Paste Magazine or Glorious Noise, but this was in a large daily newspaper and it ran in a spot where we have a review of something the night before almost every morning. And it was at a concert hall where a lot of "patrons," not Wilco fans, were present. It sold out a little suburban art theater. It drew some local curiousity.Maybe. In publishing they call it a nut graph, a shorthand or rehash of largely known information. However the repetition among writers is something I trip over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 However the repetition among writers is something I trip over. But it's not repitition if that's the first article about Wilco you've ever read, is it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Markbot Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hello Everyone,First post here. Just became a Wilco fan yesterday. I thought last night's show was very entertaining though I was not very familiar with their music. I'm one of the local REH members who got lucky and scored a ticket day of show. I was told to attend by a friend who is a big fan. I was not aware that the set list had anything special. I'm glad to hear that it was and I feel lucky. My amateur recording sounds pretty decent here at work on my PC speakers (CSB->R09). Yeah the crowd at Ruth Eckerd can be kind of subdued. I remember Billy Corgan and Chris Robinson making comments about the lack of audience participation during their shows there. Billy said that "rock 'n roll makes him tired too" and Chris said "it was the first concert he'd been to where the drugs of choice were Cialis and Flomax." That paints a picture doesn't it. Take care, Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I remember Billy Corgan and Chris Robinson making comments about the lack of audience participation during their shows there. Billy said that "rock 'n roll makes him tired too" and Chris said "it was the first concert he'd been to where the drugs of choice were Cialis and Flomax." Great first post, man. Welcome to VC!There were a few of us oldsters there (I'm 45 and my main man Don is in his early 60s), but the crowd was very diverse. Much like a Dylan show, everyone from teens on up.I think it would have been rude of any front man to make a comment like those above to a crowd like the one we had last night. Again, it was loudly appreciative after every single song, and people really LISTENED attentively to the whole show. Maybe the Black Crowes didn't have as appreciative an audience as Wilco. "Kind of subdued" would be a good way to describe it, especially compared to a general admission show, but then, that's the crowd. When I saw Ratdog there, people were firing up numbers and dancing the whole time...much to the chagrin, I would imagine, of the 70- and 80-year-old usherettes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 But it's not repitition if that's the first article about Wilco you've ever read, is it?You can say that again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Markbot Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Great first post, man. Welcome to VC!There were a few of us oldsters there (I'm 45 and my main man Don is in his early 60s), but the crowd was very diverse. Much like a Dylan show, everyone from teens on up.I think it would have been rude of any front man to make a comment like those above to a crowd like the one we had last night. Again, it was loudly appreciative after every single song, and people really LISTENED attentively to the whole show. Maybe the Black Crowes didn't have as appreciative an audience as Wilco. "Kind of subdued" would be a good way to describe it, especially compared to a general admission show, but then, that's the crowd. When I saw Ratdog there, people were firing up numbers and dancing the whole time...much to the chagrin, I would imagine, of the 70- and 80-year-old usherettes! I was in Row R and there were some people chatting during the show especially the quieter acoustic songs. The guy next to actually made a phone call during the show. I was at Rat Dog too and saw them pull people out for firing up. Billy's comment was kinda tongue in cheek and that show was sold out. The Black Crows was on a Tuesday night too with like 700 people and they were pissed about the low turn out so we only got one encore. I'm 47 so I was on the upper end of the age scale. Actually last night I was not physically prepared to stand for a 2 hour and 45 minute show. I was exhausted after it was over. I was really impressed with the energy of the band. They did a lot more work than I did. For a $40 ticket I got about $500 worth of music compared to many of the other acts I've seen at REH than play for much less time and charge way more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WishfulThinking13 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 These acoustic sets sound awesome... I would kill for a good recording of one of these shows, or if Wilco was to release one for download... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrissdfsdf Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Here's a pretty good review of the set from Creative Loafing. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/03/24/concert-review-wilco-at-ruth-eckerd-hall-with-setlist-pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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