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It's cool. Not in sound, but feel it reminds me of a lot of Sonic Youth stuff; it sounds really cool, it's pretty exciting, on a thematic level it doesn't engage the heart. It's just cool, no more, no less.

 

The interplay between various band member's skronks after the first loud part is one of a handful of brilliant moments on that record.

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The interplay between various band member's skronks after the first loud part is one of a handful of brilliant moments on that record.

 

^This. And it's hard not to like any song where all 3 guitarists are rocking away.

Having said that, I am pretty tired of hearing it (One Wing as well) and it always seems to have a predictable slot in the early part of the set.

But this is one of the problems that comes with going to every show I can and obsessing over each setlist I guess.

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It's cool. Not in sound, but feel it reminds me of a lot of Sonic Youth stuff; it sounds really cool, it's pretty exciting, on a thematic level it doesn't engage the heart. It's just cool, no more, no less.

I think the angst in this song makes it a lot more heart-engaging than e.g. Spiders (Kidsmoke) or even Art of Almost (and ftr, I like those songs as well but they're more cool artistic statements). It's the only W(TA) song I'm still listening to on a regular basis.

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I like it. A lot. And not just because it's the strongest song on a less than strong album. I love the three guitar assault, and the underpinning that Pat gives with his part.

 

Someone here called it the bastard love child of Via Chicago and Spiders, which I think is a very good description. I'd call it a keeper on the setlist.

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As trivial as it sounds, I think there need to be more than 2 "pickup!" screams at the end. In my mind the character of that song is completely freaking out at that point and he should be in full-on panic mode - at least 3, maybe 5 screams of increasing intensity.

 

Aside from that, I like the song a lot. Probably my favorite on W(TA).

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As trivial as it sounds, I think there need to be more than 2 "pickup!" screams at the end. In my mind the character of that song is completely freaking out at that point and he should be in full-on panic mode - at least 3, maybe 5 screams of increasing intensity.

 

I would support this movement! It's my fave part of the song, which is my fave song on the album and I love hearing it live.

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I think the angst in this song makes it a lot more heart-engaging than e.g. Spiders (Kidsmoke) or even Art of Almost (and ftr, I like those songs as well but they're more cool artistic statements). It's the only W(TA) song I'm still listening to on a regular basis.

Agree. It does have more of an emotional pull than "Spiders"

 

It's just plain intense for me. Having only seen it done live once, I'm hoping to see it on Wednesday and Saturday.

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If you have "Bull Black Nova" on your copy of SBS, I'd hold onto it. That's some rarity you've got there.

 

;)

 

Oops. SBS and WTA really run together for me as one album. I won't go into the details as to why because panties will get up in a bunch. To be correct, it's one of the better tunes on WTA. Half of SBS and half of WTA would make one great album.

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Its my least favorite song on Wilco The Album because of its disonance and angularity. It just doesn't sound or feel good to me. Figures its about the only song from that record that they are still playing on this tour :( . I guess the band's tastes go along with most of the fans here. I'd rather hear You Never Know or Country Disappeared.

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