bböp Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 That was a fun one, for sure! Kind of like an afternoon luau at a tropical resort or, as a friend said, the most relaxed festival ever. A great warmup for tomorrow at the Hollywood Bowl ("plenty of good seats available," according to Jeff) and a fine way to spend an beachside afternoon with friends... Let's just say the sun and/or Jeff's, er, "loathing" of it became a running theme of the show because of the ultra-early show time (Jonathan Richman played from 3-3:45 and Wilco from about 4:15-6:30). Alas, there was no Sunloathe live debut. Maybe someday. More later, but for now, here was the complete setlist as played (only one change from the printed list — A Magazine Called Sunset was cut from the encore in favor of Walken): One Sunday MorningArt Of AlmostI MightMuzzle Of BeesSpiders (Kidsmoke) (acoustic arrangement)Impossible GermanyBorn AloneShouldn't Be AshamedHandshake DrugsWhen You Wake Up Feeling OldWhole LoveI Must Be HighI'm Always In LoveHeavy Metal Drummer>I'm The Man Who Loves YouDawned On MeHummingbirdA Shot in the Arm-------------------------------Passenger SideCalifornia StarsCan't Stand ItWalkenMonday>Outtasite (Outta Mind)Hoodoo Voodoo (w/ bass/guitar/keyboard tech Josh on cowbell) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Whoa! I had no idea this was such an early show. In my dream world, all shows would be at this time. Was Ms. Y there for When You Wake Up Feeling Old? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 When You Wake Up Feeling Old! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonnyfeeling Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 It was my birthday (a fairly large number) so When You Wake Up Feeling Old was totally appropriate. Off to Hollywood. See everyone there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 No one has commented on the sound so far, but this show has my trifecta of favorite songs (Muzzle, Spiders (acoustic) and Monday) so if I'm lucky it will show up in the roadcase! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linclink Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I've gotta since Jeff mentioned the whole situation with there being only one song, "Sunloathe" off "The Whole Love" that they haven't played live yet at the Columbia, MO show...and in doing so highlighted the new video that's come out...and since that has come out...I'm really surprised that they haven't done a version of it yet...hope they do it someday...soon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Whoa! I had no idea this was such an early show. In my dream world, all shows would be at this time. Was Ms. Y there for When You Wake Up Feeling Old? Indeed she was! It definitely wasn't a perfect rendition of the song -- I'd have to go back and listen again, but I think Jeff was a tiny bit off rhythmically at the end (and even said afterward, "I don't know that song very well") -- but none of us cared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EatMorePez Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Here's a review and some great photos: http://larecord.com/photos/2012/09/30/wilco-jonathan-richman-avila-beach-golf-resort Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 And God created JoJo ... Also, this ends a lot of questions from over the years ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 A few other notes on the show... *The first few songs of the set were a bit marred by Nels' faulty Schroeder amp head, which drained a lot of the power from his guitar. Jeff was looking over a him quite a bit, so you knew something wasn't sounding quite right. And Nels was visibly frustrated as well. He soldiered through the Impossible Germany solo, but by then it was evident that an equipment change was in order.The technical issues did provide a very funny bit of banter, though, when Jeff said, "We're gonna take a minute. Nels needs to swap out his head." When order was restored, Jeff suggested that Nels summarize all of his solos up to that point. Nels jokingly played along for a bit, and then Jeff said he would also recap his solos and proceeded to play a skronky riff. "That's an entire career right there," he said, before launching into Born Alone. *Speaking of banter, Jeff also had a bit of fun with San Luis Obispo and the pronunciation thereof. He said, "No one's in too much of a hurry here, are they? You know, SLO." A bit later, he pronounced the town as "St. Louis Obispo" and joked, "I grew up near here." To which Glenn replied by hitting the audience laugh track on his sample pad. Jeff was mock incredulous, saying, "This is deadly serious, my man." Glenn simply shrugged and blamed the laugh track on his tech, Nate. Haha. *Another funny line by Jeff: Referring to how the sun was blazing down on his left side until it finally went behind a sand dune, he said: "By the end of the day, I can do a one-man play about race relations." *The band didn't have the "hanging ghosts" backdrop for the second time on this run (the first was in Redding, where I think the stage specs couldn't accommodate them). In SLO, they definitely could have been used but I think because of the early start time, much of the effect of the projections against the backdrop would have been lost so they probably decided it wasn't worth it. *Special to Maj. Gen. Wynne-Candy: Alas, we didn't get the hoped-for collaboration with JoJo (or even an acknowledgement by either party that this was their last show together on this run). I guess that was probably for the best if they didn't have a chance to work up a joint number, but too bad for our collective imaginations of what might have been... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Here's what Jonathan and Tommy played in SLO: My Baby Love Love Loves MeLet Her Go Into The DarknessNo One Was Like VermeerSa Voix M'AtisseOld WorldThe Bitter Herb"salute to the sun">I Feel Like A Morning Star (?)He Gave Us The Wine To Taste It (w/Spanish interlude)When We Refuse To Suffer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Also, this ends a lot of questions from over the years ... That answers a lot of questions...right up until it poses at least a dozen new ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 That answers a lot of questions...right up until it poses at least a dozen new ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonnyfeeling Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This show is now available from the Roadcase collection at the Kung Fu store. It is well worth it. (It was my birthday, we were stage front, the setlist was sublime, and you can actually hear some banter between Jeff and me at the end of Born Alone. Yes, that's me saying "You loathe it.") Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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