Turnips Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Capitol City: "breathe in that country air!" - can't help but sing it at the top of my lungs I've been doing this too, glad I'm not the only one! Some others off the top of my head: - "walk down any street..." in When You Wake Up Feeling Old- that stomping beat kills me- Jeff's ripping solo in ALTWYS- "come with me" harmonies in Hell is Chrome- that warping syththy sound in rthe last verse of Company in my Back (live version)- the bluegrass awesomeness of recent live versions of Forget the Flowers - why don't they have any other songs in this vein?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Just listened to "Cars Can't Escape" for the first time on headphones. Wondering why I never gave it the headphone play before. Too many details on this one to even name. Banjo. Piano. Three-part harmony on about two or three words. Eargasm.You are so right. I just got a new pair of headphones yesterday and decided to play this one from the YHF engineers demos. Holy crap! Some people might think of it as cheap studio trickery the way the sounds travel from ear to ear, but I totally loved it. And Jeff's voice is the mix is so warm and intimate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ELS Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I like the "Get well soon... EVERYBODY" in "I Might" way more than I should Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lazy locomotives Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 What a great discussion… One of the things that makes this band so fascinating, are the very touches everyone’s talking about – Wilco is such a detail-oriented band, they make headphone listening imperative. That said, I may as well dive in with what really is a cursory list – there’s simply too many to mention, but here we go: From A.M.: The overall hazy, druggy sound of “Should’ve Been In Love”. Awesome. My favorite track on an already impressive 1st album. From Being There: In Misunderstood, just before Jeff tees off with the “I wanna thank you all for nothing”, the underlying sounds/noises, which had been building in intensity, start to feverishly oscillate, subtly, yet dramatically, underscoring the pent-up emotion about to spill out. An amazing moment in an amazing song. From Summerteeth: In Shot In The Arm, the forceful way the entire song shifts to G on the sixth ‘…maybe all I need is a shot in the arm’ - and then , after the last one, how the song slows waaaay down…almost like, well…drugs coursing through a needle into a vein. Wow. From YHF: In Ashes Of American Flags, as they start the last verse, they introduce a chord not heard at all in the rest of the song (around 3:24)…not sure if it’s a 6th chord or maj7th, but it’s sole purpose appears to highlight the last verse, ‘… I would like to salute’…beautiful touch. From AGIB: All the delicate guitar work in Muzzle Of Bees. From SBS: The back end (3:10 on) of Walken. From TWL: Around 11:16 in One Sunday Morning, the playful way the song chugs back into gear one last time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williamblanda Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Try to down play, bein' up tight. From Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again) The way Jeff's voice sounds when he sings "play". Just a sprinkle of delay/reverb/somethin' - whatever. It's total ear-candy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAK2112 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 The background synth/guitar work during One Sunday Morning right after the line "I fell in love with the burden" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 The pedal steel in "It's Just that Simple."The sweet strains of fiddle in "Passenger Side." And the voice cracks. Yes, I'm listening to AM. As another poster put it recently, it sounds like coming home. Sigh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 The pedal steel in "It's Just that Simple."The sweet strains of fiddle in "Passenger Side." And the voice cracks. Yes, I'm listening to AM. As another poster put it recently, it sounds like coming home. Sigh. There's not a damn thing wrong with listening to A.M. Hell, as of late, I've actually been in an Uncle Tupelo mood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Real Rival Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 In Born Alone, I love whatever Mikael (I think) does on the synth (I think-I have no idea about instruments) after Jeff sings "Subtract the silence of myself." It always makes me smile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 The subtle keyboard fills after Jeff finishes singing the first line in the second verse of "Born Alone." It's just two little notes. In Born Alone, I love whatever Mikael (I think) does on the synth (I think-I have no idea about instruments) after Jeff sings "Subtract the silence of myself." It always makes me smile. That's what I meant in my above post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eisler Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 In the middle of Sunken Treasure when the band is going crazy and you can hear someone shout and everything stops and the opening acoustic riff starts playing again.Also listening to the steel parts in California Stars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eisler Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I also love the country guitar fills/lead on Forget the Flowers.Jays snappy Tele leads are awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rbrenner911 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 What I call the kettle whistle scream on I'm a Wheel is my all time favorite. As an oldtimer and a long time fan of the Grateful Dead - I'm a Wheel - in the encore spot - has the same energy and excitement as One More Saturday Night. I love when Jeff does the tribal scream at the end similar to Bob Weir at the end of OMSN. Love this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rbrenner911 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Awesome! Being There has terrific background vocal arrangements all over it. "Someday Soon," "Forget the Flowers," "What's the World Got in Store." Very well done on all accounts. I love the background vocals on Summerteeth and Heavy Metal Drummer. Love when the audience gives it a shot at Tweedy's solo shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rbrenner911 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The trance like poetry of She's a Jar. That song stops me in my tracks. She says foreverTo Light a fuseWe could useA hand full of wheelAnd a day offAnd a bruised roadHowever you might feelTonight is real. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Fun to read through this. I agree with many. I like Hotel Arizona's end jam, Tweedy's shredding on At Least That's What You Said, Jeff's guitar playing on More Like The Moon, and I've always LOVED the guitar Jeff uses on Future Age on the "Sunken Treasure - solo" disc as well as many of his solo shows. I've longed wished Jeff would play a solo acoustic song during a Wilco show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spui Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 On Born Alone, I really like how Glenn hits the bell sounding thing right after the first guitar break and before the "Tonight I would rather count the warm fuse internally...". It is especially neat to see live. I like how Tweedy plays bass on It's Just That Simple live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I've just been noticing recently how much I like the way Jeff kind of slurs the V sound in the word "voice". It's most obvious on Dawned On Me but then I noticed it again in Jesus, Etc. And Poor Places. Maybe it's just that it's a soft, slippery word--one that sounds especially good coming from Jeff. And speaking of Dawned On Me, that song has really grown on me. I love the sentiment, and especially the lines "I've been taken by the sound / Of my own voice and the voices in my head" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Amaranthine Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 The trance like poetry of She's a Jar. That song stops me in my tracks. Well said! My favorite "Jar" lines:Are there really ones like these?The ones I dreamFloat like leavesAnd freeze to spread skeleton wings I'm into "Rising Red Lung" lately, especially the instrumental after these lyrics:As intimate as a kissOver a phoneAnd it goes... By the way, how intimate is a kiss over the phone, really? I'm trying to figure out if that means there's too much distance between lovers to be truly intimate since they are on the phone, or whether a phone allows for an intimacy even in a crowded place, where potentially only the two on either end of the phone can hear the conversation...or kiss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 In Hate It Here I love the drum role right after Tweedy sings "Hate it here...when you're gone" at the 3:23 mark...I think that's f**king cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 There's a spot in Misunderstood where you can hear Jay humming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eternal Instigator Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 The bright and dark sounds in "Radio Cure" - the constant underlying dissonance that sets the song's mood, but then there's the happy little guitar melody in the second verse and Glenn's bells in the chorus. Back to dissonance and then the super poppy chorus. Makes me think of a defense mechanism, putting on a brave face. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I'm into "Rising Red Lung" lately, especially the instrumental after these lyrics:As intimate as a kissOver a phoneAnd it goes... By the way, how intimate is a kiss over the phone, really? I'm trying to figure out if that means there's too much distance between lovers to be truly intimate since they are on the phone and not in person, or whether a phone allows for an intimate private conversation or kiss even in a crowded place, where potentially only the two on either end of the phone conversation can hear. At work one day, I overheard my direct supervisor saying goodbye to his girlfriend on the phone and he made a kissing sound into the phone. I'll be honest, it grossed me out. And when I hear that line in Rising Red Lung, that's what it calls up in my mind! But I love Glenn's drumming in the song, the snare fills towards the end. Just no kissy-face over the phone! Maybe it's TOO intimate (certainly for the workplace)! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Amaranthine Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 At work one day, I overheard my direct supervisor saying goodbye to his girlfriend on the phone and he made a kissing sound into the phone. I'll be honest, it grossed me out. And when I hear that line in Rising Red Lung, that's what it calls up in my mind! But I love Glenn's drumming in the song, the snare fills towards the end. Just no kissy-face over the phone! Maybe it's TOO intimate (certainly for the workplace)! Maybe a super-quiet kiss is appropriately intimate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
opsopcopolis Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Somebody might have said this already, but Jeff playing the muted strings under the solo at the end of Muzzle of Bees has to be one of my all time favorite moments. So perfect and so so simple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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