tinnitus photography Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 eventually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Such co-dependent lyrics. Probably another reason why I don't like the song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I still think "Deeper Down" is the best song on the album, but there aren't any masterpieces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I think "One Wing" and "Country Disappeared" are two of the weakest songs they've written, especially lyrically. I can see how people would like "I'll Fight," but it does absolutely nothing for me. I heard "One Wing" in the grocery store the other day. I didn't realize how grating the vocals are until that - I didn't initially recognize it as "One Wing," I just heard the opening lines and cringed, then heard the riff and recognized it. Not a song that should ever be played over a PA system. i was never crazy about ''one wing'' until hearing jeff play it solo. completely changed my opinion of the song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 One Wing is a great song, but they should have kept the original version that they played live for while before the album was released. The one with the really long and intense instrumental part at the end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 One Wing is a great song, but they should have kept the original version that they played live for while before the album was released. The one with the really long and intense instrumental part at the end. Oh Impossible Germany/Side With The Seeds/Handshake Drugs Part 2? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsjCzx89uvM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Oh Impossible Germany/Side With The Seeds/Handshake Drugs Part 2? Precisely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'll say it before and I'll say it again: the opening guitar line for One Wing (Lolla version) sounds almost identical to Interpol's opening (10 seconds or so) for Hands Away.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGOhKcOEGp0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Or the guitar line being pretty close to this: Throwing a big guitar freak out/noise ending is a pretty cliched way for Wilco to end a song, I'm glad they chose differently for One Wing. I'm also glad they changed the key, F# minor is much nicer for this tune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Throwing a big guitar freak out/noise ending is a pretty cliched way for Wilco to end a song. Yes to some.. Maybe even to many.. But not for me sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Not to hijack this thread, but more people should note the key change from the Bb live versions to the G major album version of What Light. IMO the Bb version is way way nicer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DiamondClaw Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Or the guitar line being pretty close to this: Throwing a big guitar freak out/noise ending is a pretty cliched way for Wilco to end a song, I'm glad they chose differently for One Wing. I'm also glad they changed the key, F# minor is much nicer for this tune.Ha! I never realized how similar the riffs are in those two songs! Also, I agree that "One Wing" sounds better in F#m. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I am a Bottle Rockets fan and while they continue to be sort of alt.country, they are a very fine band which has survived and are actually prospering. They rock like crazy in concert and still write excellent songs. They aren't Wilco, but they are still a very fun band. There was never a question about Brian Henneman staying with Wilco. He was a hired hand for AM and continued to front the Bottle Rockets. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I am a Bottle Rockets fan and while they continue to be sort of alt.country, they are a very fine band which has survived and are actually prospering. They rock like crazy in concert and still write excellent songs. They aren't Wilco, but they are still a very fun band. There was never a question about Brian Henneman staying with Wilco. He was a hired hand for AM and continued to front the Bottle Rockets. LouieB I thought I remembered reading in "Learning How to Die" that Henneman was offered the full-time gig after he was hired for A.M., but he declined because the Bottle Rockets were just starting to...launch? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I thought I remembered reading in "Learning How to Die" that Henneman was offered the full-time gig after he was hired for A.M., but he declined because the Bottle Rockets were just starting to...launch?You may very well be correct about this. I could never bring myself to read the book. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 i kept confusing Brian Henneman w/ Brian Hageman, and if Tweedy made the same mistake it would have been awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Did Henneman ever play on stage as a member of Wilco or did he leave after the recording of AM? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Did Henneman ever play on stage as a member of Wilco or did he leave after the recording of AM?I think I actually know the answer to this...no and yes. (Again I could be wrong....!!) He did not play with them in the wake of releasing AM, but Jeff did join The Bottle Rockets during the Gary Scheppers benefit back in 2006 and played a couple AM numbers then. Apparently Brian had not played with Jeff since the AM sessions up until that point. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 the Bottle Rockets were just starting to...launch? I saw that. Consider this your warning. I could never bring myself to read the book. Picture your worst-case scenario for this book then add the number of former members and multiply it by recording sessions. I read it with one eye closed, and mostly didn't look directly at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I saw that. Consider this your warning. Picture your worst-case scenario for this book then add the number of former members and multiply it by recording sessions. I read it with one eye closed, and mostly didn't look directly at it. The best part of that book is our very own kidsmoke getting a special thanks in the acknowledgements. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 he declined because the Bottle Rockets were just starting to...launch? very well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 very well done. Well, I suppose we can't agree on everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 WTA sounds like Wico and I'm fine with that! I don't think it's disappointing at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 WTA sounds like Wico and I'm fine with that! I don't think it's disappointing at all.That's all well and good if you are a Wico fan. Most people here would probably prefer that Wilco(The Album) sounded like Wilco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 W(TA) was not a bad record - I listened to it a lot when it came out, but unlike every other Wilco record before it, I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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