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We are on the cusp of a new Wilco release - something those of you who post on this board with a alert frequency bordering on the frenzy. Frankly, I worry that they can release the actual record at this point, mostly because so many have seen this event as an extension of Wilco: the Album. A record which all of you seem to have evaluated as a lie, a cheat, a crime and something that might be akin to Wilco actually having re-recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Movie Soundtrack" and then holding forth for two weeks in Chicago playing it over and over and over again.

 

I heave heard yet from the new record: one single: I Might

 

I have seen shaky You Tube videos from Solid Sound: born alone, whole love and a few others - most of which makes me wonder whether the holder of the phone had polio and had been drinking for a week before actually getting to the show.

 

And yet, so much negative grokking about a record no one has actually heard! The record will suck! It will be their best since (fill in the blank) but not as good as (fill in here).

 

Has Jeff lost his edge? Why is Jeff not sad? Why won't he be sad so he can write with an edge? I liked it more when he had migraines (panic attacks) and had 30 minute torment songs about pain! Is that the thanks I get for loving you?

 

Lord, have we not heard the Starship when they sang, "Fuuuuuck you, we do what we want!" My point is, please let's see what actually is on the record and enjoy for what it will be. Is it a double record? Possibly. A single long CD? Great! Full of pop songs? Cool! Are you along for the ride? I HOPE SO. And anyway, if this is the record they want to record, well.......that's what it is going to be! They call the tune and we follow or we can follow Coldplay. Your choice.

 

I have my personal favourites and I am sure Wilco will challenge me but FUCK is that not what we ride with them to find out where they are going? There's a Coldplay record coming out soon (or at least I hear they are threatening to release something) so perhaps we can worry about what they are doing.......oh honey let's not get carried away......

 

Actually there are many parallels with my days worshiping at the temple of the Replacements, hoping, wishing, praying they would not be taken away by the gods of suck and WHAT WOULD THEY DO NEXT? Well, actually, actually, they actually did nothing, Wendy, but we all grew up and got old. We all got old and are still marooned on the island of rock and we will NEVER GET OFF. We care a lot. But in this case, they have given so much to us already, let's let them breathe and when the record is actually released, let's enjoy it. Fucksake, it's POP. And Fountains of Wayne has a record coming out TOO! Hope abides.......................................................

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I feel like this is year or two's worth of Via Chicago posts, disagreements, and conclusions all rolled into one person's voice. The key word in that last sentence being conclusions. But thanks for the re-heated burrito :thumbup

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We are on the cusp of a new Wilco release - something those of you who post on this board with a alert frequency bordering on the frenzy. Frankly, I worry that they can release the actual record at this point, mostly because so many have seen this event as an extension of Wilco: the Album. A record which all of you seem to have evaluated as a lie, a cheat, a crime and something that might be akin to Wilco actually having re-recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Movie Soundtrack" and then holding forth for two weeks in Chicago playing it over and over and over again.

 

I heave heard yet from the new record: one single: I Might

 

I have seen shaky You Tube videos from Solid Sound: born alone, whole love and a few others - most of which makes me wonder whether the holder of the phone had polio and had been drinking for a week before actually getting to the show.

 

And yet, so much negative grokking about a record no one has actually heard! The record will suck! It will be their best since (fill in the blank) but not as good as (fill in here).

 

Has Jeff lost his edge? Why is Jeff not sad? Why won't he be sad so he can write with an edge? I liked it more when he had migraines (panic attacks) and had 30 minute torment songs about pain! Is that the thanks I get for loving you?

 

Lord, have we not heard the Starship when they sang, "Fuuuuuck you, we do what we want!" My point is, please let's see what actually is on the record and enjoy for what it will be. Is it a double record? Possibly. A single long CD? Great! Full of pop songs? Cool! Are you along for the ride? I HOPE SO. And anyway, if this is the record they want to record, well.......that's what it is going to be! They call the tune and we follow or we can follow Coldplay. Your choice.

 

I have my personal favourites and I am sure Wilco will challenge me but FUCK is that not what we ride with them to find out where they are going? There's a Coldplay record coming out soon (or at least I hear they are threatening to release something) so perhaps we can worry about what they are doing.......oh honey let's not get carried away......

 

Actually there are many parallels with my days worshiping at the temple of the Replacements, hoping, wishing, praying they would not be taken away by the gods of suck and WHAT WOULD THEY DO NEXT? Well, actually, actually, they actually did nothing, Wendy, but we all grew up and got old. We all got old and are still marooned on the island of rock and we will NEVER GET OFF. We care a lot. But in this case, they have given so much to us already, let's let them breathe and when the record is actually released, let's enjoy it. Fucksake, it's POP. And Fountains of Wayne has a record coming out TOO! Hope abides.......................................................

 

:wub This had to be said.

I love Wilco and I like coming to this message board but then I always have to leave again because of the insanity that you describe. Thank you.

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:wub This had to be said.

I love Wilco and I like coming to this message board but then I always have to leave again because of the insanity that you describe. Thank you.

listen, don't get me wrong: it's annoying as hell to read dissenting opinions. i mean, that's what a message board is mostly: fans' opinions.

 

there's also the beauty of never knowing what you'll get, like a treasure hunt.

 

true, folk can bellyache a bit here and there...and there are some true assholes, but also many more nice folks here. but, exposing yourself to opposing views has to be healthy because it forces you to rationalize with yourself why your opinion is what it is. that is to say, it's challenging.

 

i hear ya, though: it can be frustrating.

 

but if you go outside on a beautiful night in the summer, you're bound to get a mosquito bite or three (or if you're me, thirty three), but don't let those lil bastards scare you back into the house! the air is so fresh out here!! just swat em away!

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I'll never understand why so many people on this forum are so sensitive to negativity. Entirely positive forums are worthless.

 

I'm not sensitive to negativity. I just think it's a tad bit insane to speculate about how badly you think something may suck before it even happens.

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This is gonna be good...
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But people have been speculating based on information we do have, like album name/cover and live performances. Obviously not the same as hearing the album itself, but not baseless or anything.

 

And even if it is baseless, message boards are awful when they're nothing but glowing positivity. Wilco's a favorite band of mine, but they're not perfect. There's plenty to potentially not like.

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And yet, so much negative grokking about a record no one has actually heard! The record will suck! It will be their best since (fill in the blank) but not as good as (fill in here).

 

 

I don't hear much negativity. Posts about the one song off the album that we've heard has been overwhelmingly positive. Not one person has said that they hate it thus far. 'Eh it's o.k' is the most negative criticism I've seen for it yet.

As for the limited peek we've had at other tracks. I feel like in terms of numbers posts have been 30% super psyched 60% this not bad/ pretty good 10% This is doing nothing for me. Also most of the feedback from those who've seen new stuff live has been good too.

 

Once the album comes out I don't doubt that some blood will be spilled for sure. But thankfully there are many members of this forum who are good at writing intelligent comments both negative and positive.

 

I think the lame jokes are my least favorite part about the forum.

 

Sorry! :cheekkiss

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Even without having heard the album, I'm feeling pretty confident that this will be the only way to classify Wilco's albums:

 

AM

BT

ST

YHF

AGIB

SBS

W(TA)

TWW

 

Debate all you want. But you know it.

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I didn't want to lay no bum trips with my semi-flame - it was probably the music talking. But as one person noted earlier it was an annotated comment after watching something like a year of round-robin debate about W (TA) and what horrors likely lay in store if Jeff continues to draft such piffle. I am probably overreaching here in that I don't think anyone has said ``piffle,'' of course, but it seemed to go on and on. I wouldn't want 100 percent slavish devotion to the cause either and the debates can be interesting. To a point. In the end I was amused by recent comments on songs that haven't been released yet and performed perhaps once.

 

That said, Coldplay, as of this morning, is STILL threatening to release something, a development that is frankly troubling me.

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