Kalle Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/03/hear-a-new-jeff-tweedy-possibly-wilco-song.html Who knows how long it'll be up but it sure sounds pretty great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 ...it sure sounds pretty great! Thanks for the link! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Very nice JT. My problem with many of the songs on WTA was that there was too much 'forced' rhyming and random phrases thrown together (i.e. like listening to an Oasis album) to the point of irritation. This on the other hand, flows properly and sounds natural as a song. I could also imagine it more up-tempo, so all bets are off as to how it may sound as a Wilco track. (As an aside, some of my favourite songs don't even have rhyming lyrics at all - when they are interesting enough and the tune is strong enough that's fine e.g. alot of Weller's stuff with The Jam) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I dig it. Catchy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KramkonG Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I like...I hope he plays it tonight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 me likey. first indications suggest this might me an improvement on W(TA) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muzzle of Dan Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Cool guitar riff. Nice melody. I dig it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hwllo Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 kinda reminds me of something in the same vain as impossible germany and one wing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 kinda reminds me of something in the same vain as impossible germany and one wing Funny slip of the keyboard there if you're not into either of those songs. I still haven't had a chance to listen to this yet, and I'm a bit anxious based on my opinions of the previous two albums. Hopefully I'll remember to give it a listen this evening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 anyone care to help transcribe the lyrics? i know i've butchered this, but it's a start. i really like this song, and am eager to hear how it will translate to a wilco song. I have heard the (?) worry of the gospelvery fast across the voidi have married broken spoke charging smoke winds spit and swallowed opioidsi am the driver at the wheel of the horrormarching circles at the gatemy eyes have seen the furyso flattered by (fear?) tonight i'd rather count the warm fumes eternallysubtract the silence of myselfi would rather choose the middle mind of mysteryreverse the riddle for my health i want (wine's?) strange overpoweringtoss the chimneys in the seai believe i've seen the finger divine extremity please come closer to the feathers smooth lens flysadness is my luxurywill you ever choose the cold calm before i die more aware of it than me(with vows?) blowing stonethe kids are unabashedloneliness postponedmine eyes deceiving gloryi was born to die alone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nice tune. Don't dislike it by any means, but not immediately in love with it, either. Curious to hear how it gets translated by the band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 kinda reminds me of something in the same vain as impossible germany and one wing I don't hear either of those two songs in this one at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I've listened to this 5-6 times now. First impression: Jeff is often at his best mixing dark lyrics with a bouncy melody, and the bounce here feels less forced than much of WTA. So far, so good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hwllo Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I don't hear either of those two songs in this one at all. really? i'm speaking strictly musically, the rhythm guitar since that's all we have, to me at least sounds similar to this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 anyone care to help transcribe the lyrics? i know i've butchered this, but it's a start. i really like this song, and am eager to hear how it will translate to a wilco song. I have heard the (?) worry of the gospelvery fast across the voidi have married broken spoke charging smoke winds spit and swallowed opioidsi am the driver at the wheel of the horrormarching circles at the gatemy eyes have seen the furyso flattered by (fear?) tonight i'd rather count the warm fumes eternallysubtract the silence of myselfi would rather choose the middle mind of mysteryreverse the riddle for my health i want (wine's?) strange overpoweringtoss the chimneys in the seai believe i've seen the finger divine extremity please come closer to the feathers smooth lens flysadness is my luxurywill you ever choose the cold calm before i die more aware of it than me(with vows?) blowing stonethe kids are unabashedloneliness postponedmine eyes deceiving gloryi was born to die aloneGood job. Some of the lines are pretty hard to make out. I pretty much got what you have with a few exceptions: I have heard the war and worry of the gospelvery fast across the voidI have merry broken spoke charging smoke wheelsspit and swallowed opioidsI am the driver at the wheel of the horrormarching circles at the gateMine eyes have seen the furyso flattered by fate Tonight I'd rather count the warm fuse internally (???)subtract the silence of myselfI would rather choose the middle mind of mysteryreverse the riddle for my health I want one strange rise overpowering (????)toss the chimneys in the seaI believe I've seen the finger divine extremity Please come closer to the feather smooth lens flysadness is my luxuryWill you ever choose the cold calm before I diemore aware of it than meThere's a blowing stoneThe kids are unabashedloneliness postponedMy eyes deceiving gloryI was born to die alone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 your corrections look good, gtrplyr! i think we both might be mistaken on the 'blowing stone' line. i can't decipher what he's singing. there's something about the 3rd line too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 your corrections look good, gtrplyr! i think we both might be mistaken on the 'blowing stone' line. i can't decipher what he's singing. there's something about the 3rd line too...There's definitely a few lines that don't seem quite right yet. I think we may need to hear another recording or two to help clarify things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redpillbox Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Interesting that the vid's been pulled now and listed as "WMG" copyrighted material, which I'm assuming means Warner Music Group...would think that this new tune falls under the new label's copyright. Could be wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Last night Jeff played it and afterward announced that it was a new song. He said the night (or two?) before, he made the mistake of announcing that it was a new song beforehand and then people recorded. He thought by announcing it afterward, he could avoid that problem. (He followed that up with, "Not really; I've given up all hope.") It was really pleasant not seeing a lot of glaring screens in the crowd last night, and I'm bummed Paste picked up the recording. It seems there are two choices for Jeff/Wilco: be hard-core about recording/cameras/etc., much to the ire of some attendees, or just let people do whatever they want and have your works-in-progress publicized across the web. I think it was last year at one of the Vic shows that Jeff announced the next song was written for Mavis Staples and that no one could record it--he was going to trust us. (He intimated, of course, that he knew he couldn't.) The guy in front of me immediately nudged his buddy and then started recording with his iPhone. Seriously, wtf? From what I heard last night, I like the song a lot. Of course, who knows what it will sound like with the full band, and that's part of the excitement of waiting for the new album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well, if it helps make Jeff feel more human I think every one of us can identify to people not listening to our clear requests in the workplace. When what you do is actually interesting, and you specifically ask people not to create a memento (especially when tracking the evolution of a song is one of the more exciting parts of collecting live recordings), it's only that much harder for people to comply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 If Jeff honestly expected people to not hear in-progress songs after he plays them live, he would either stop allowing audio recording (as far as I can tell, the policy hasn't changed) or stop playing new songs live. I highly doubt if his problem is the song being heard and not the camera screens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Melinda Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks to those who transcribed the lyrics. I'm pretty sure it's ferry fast across the void. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eternal Instigator Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 He announced it as a new one before he played it tonight. I wish I would have checked in before the show so I could have listened for the lyrics in question *kicks self* I liked it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Whoah! These lyrics have some of the collaged/nonsequitur feeling of the YHF stuff but with a clearer theme. Really well written. Man, it's much too early to get "new Wilco album" fever. Best forget the impending excitement and live in the now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chinese Apple Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 When what you do is actually interesting, and you specifically ask people not to create a memento (especially when tracking the evolution of a song is one of the more exciting parts of collecting live recordings), it's only that much harder for people to comply. Hear, hear! I notice this with small kids too, that telling them NOT to do something that they hadn't thought of puts the concept irresistibly in their heads. Some folks forget they can video on their phones until someone reminds them not to use it. (Maybe this is a savvy way to get a new song to go viral, by forbidding it.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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