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hammersavage

04-29-2009, 08:28 PM

Well, we finally have a name and release date for the new album from the greatest, hardest working band in America: WILCO

It's titled Wilco (the album) and it will be released on Nonesuch on Tuesday, June 30th.

Here's the official listing for all 11 tracks:
Wilco (the song)
Deeper Down
One Wing
Bull Black Nova
You And I
You Never Know
Country Disappeared
Solitaire
I'll Fight
Sonny Feeling
Everlasting Everything

Some facts I found on their message board:

* There's a song called Dark Neon that appeared and disappeared from the Wilcoworld tracklisting, and will likely be an extra track or B-side or something of that sort (perhaps like Let's Not Get Carried Away?)

* Besides Rolling Stone, some people heard the album at the start of the month at one of the private charity shows Jeff does. This was discussed in After the Show.

* Per the David Fricke interview with John at Jazzfest (secondhand for me; I think it was reported either in the other thread or the Jazzfest ATS thread), the duet with Feist was supposed to be a big secret until the album came out. That news broke a long time ago, though.

* John also indicated in the aforementioned interview (again, secondhand for me but reported elsewhere) that the album's title came about in part because the artwork didn't come together quickly, and they somehow fit together.

* Photo shoots in Milwaukee for possible album artwork (there were no guarantees that this will appear in the final product) included fans in line outside the Pabst Theater, including a few fans chosen to wear three of the band's Nudie suits. There was also a prop birthday cake.

* Nonesuch has the album page up, but no cover art or samples yet: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/wilco-the-album

Some of the tracks can be downloaded in live version here (https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=dVlwOU1kNEhTSUJMWEE9PQ). So far, I love 'You Never Know'. Can't wait for the album version.

So put all things about the album (expectations, reviews, etc.) here.

TheMojoPin

04-29-2009, 08:38 PM

On a random Wilco-tangent, I'm part of a local musical history research project for one of my classes and I've been able to get in contact with two of the three owners of Lounge Ax, but I did not know that the third, Sue Miller, is also Sue Tweedy.

I seriously doubt I'll be able to get in touch with her for an interview.

Thanks a lot, Jeff.

~Katja~

05-05-2009, 05:31 PM

did not want to start a separate thread... but I just downloaded this today

The Jolly Banker (http://beta.wilcoworld.net/guthrie/)

mikeyboy

05-05-2009, 05:36 PM

did not want to start a separate thread... but I just downloaded this today

The Jolly Banker (http://beta.wilcoworld.net/guthrie/)

Did you donate $2?

~Katja~

05-05-2009, 05:37 PM

Did you donate $2?

what do you think?

mikeyboy

05-05-2009, 05:37 PM

no?

hammersavage

05-05-2009, 05:38 PM

what do you think?

2 deutsche mark's?

~Katja~

05-05-2009, 05:43 PM

no?

it goes to the Woody Guthrie Foundation.

Donation made to Groundspring.org for The Woody Guthrie Foundation
Date: 05/05/2009
Transaction #: VTGA3DA8E97B-1126200
Donation Amount : $2.00
Total Value of your Donation (for tax purposes) : $2.00

I also paid for my Radiohead download. I appreciate music and gladly pay for it.

paulisded

05-05-2009, 05:44 PM

it goes to the Woody Guthrie Foundation.

I also paid for my Radiohead download. I appreciate music and gladly pay for it.

Another reason I love the beautiful and talented Katja.

TheMojoPin

05-05-2009, 06:35 PM

Another reason why you're in a creep bracket.

paulisded

05-05-2009, 06:46 PM

Another reason why you're in a creep bracket.

I am???

TheMojoPin

05-05-2009, 06:55 PM

Oh yes.

paulisded

05-05-2009, 06:59 PM

Oh yes.

Interesting...I think.

paulisded

05-08-2009, 08:38 AM

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/wilcothealbum.gif

hammersavage

05-08-2009, 08:38 AM

I love it

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 08:53 AM

Love the song on the site, but it's just setting me up for an even bigger let down when the album likely just furthers Tweedy's mad quest into bland, soft rock adult contemporary.

COME BACK, JEFF. Just grab a fistfull of pills, just this once. Stop having a boner for shitty, noodly, wussy guitar solos and come back to us. You already made an Eagles record, and we were all sad. Please don't do it again. The next time you won't even be the Eagles. You'll be America. Then it's just a short tumble to Bread-ville. It's not too late to turn back.

Another album with Billy Bragg might be what the doctor ordered.

paulisded

05-08-2009, 08:55 AM

Love the song on the site, but it's just setting me up for an even bigger let down when the album likely just furthers Tweedy's mad quest into bland, soft rock adult contemporary.

COME BACK, JEFF. Just grab a fistfull of pills, just this once. Stop having a boner for shitty, noodly, wussy guitar solos and come back to us. You already made an Eagles record, and we were all sad. Please don't do it again. The next time you won't even be the Eagles. You'll be America. Then it's just a short tumble to Bread-ville. It's not too late to turn back.

Another album with Billy Bragg might be what the doctor ordered.

Well, the word is that this album is more rocking.

~Katja~

05-08-2009, 08:55 AM

Interesting...I think.

don't worry, not many votes on you.
You are the least creepy!

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 08:58 AM

Well, the word is that this album is more rocking.

If it is I will know joy.

Honestly, did anyone here like most of SBS? I'm not saying it was awful, because it definitely has a few strong songs, but overall...meh. So bland. It's basically background music.

ToiletCrusher

05-08-2009, 09:01 AM

June 30th can't come fast enough.

hammersavage

05-08-2009, 09:02 AM

If it is I will know joy.

Honestly, did anyone here like most of SBS? I'm not saying it was awful, because it definitely has a few strong songs, but overall...meh. So bland. It's basically background music.

It's just a progression. Just another sound that they change on every album. Is it my favorite, no but it does have a couple of my favorite songs by them on it.

And it actually got a few people I know into the band because it is softer and more accessible than say, A Ghost is Born.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:05 AM

It's just a progression. Just another sound that they change on every album. Is it my favorite, no but it does have a couple of my favorite songs by them on it.

And it actually got a few people I know into the band because it is softer and more accessible than say, A Ghost is Born.

Which was just a softer and wankier version of YHF.

Just because something is different doesn't make it a progression. Different can also mean a regression. Wilco might just be one of those bands where they real fires burned out after a few albums. They can still make pleasant music, but the spark might be gone.

hammersavage

05-08-2009, 09:08 AM

What's wankier?

I don't think you can say the fire burned out. Just because they make less complex music. Their musicianship and how hard they tour shows me how much they love music and have so much more to share with their audience.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:15 AM

What's wankier?

I don't think you can say the fire burned out. Just because they make less complex music. Their musicianship and how hard they tour shows me how much they love music and have so much more to share with their audience.

I don't want complex. They never were a complex band. There's just something missing when I've heard the last couple of albums. I don't think it's coincidence that the albums since Tweedy took total control of the band and cleaned up have sounded so much more "flat" and bland and same-y. Again, it's not like they're making BAD albums, but it just sounds to me like they're going through the motions and jus doing whatever Jeff wants to do. It's like Prozac music now...now highs, no lows. Just the same middle all the time.

badorties

05-08-2009, 09:17 AM

If it is I will know joy.

Honestly, did anyone here like most of SBS? I'm not saying it was awful, because it definitely has a few strong songs, but overall...meh. So bland. It's basically background music.

i really miss the fun wilco ... i'm hoping for the best

JerseyRich

05-08-2009, 09:22 AM

i really miss the fun wilco ... i'm hoping for the best

The fun Wilco never left...Just show up on July 13th. The fun Wilco will be there.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:25 AM

The fun Wilco never left...Just show up on July 13th. The fun Wilco will be there.

That's cheating. Live they can always go back to the better music. They need to step up with the new stuff.

JerseyRich

05-08-2009, 09:37 AM

That's cheating. Live they can always go back to the better music. They need to step up with the new stuff.

Then go see them live...They definitely STEP UP with the new stuff.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:49 AM

Then go see them live...They definitely STEP UP with the new stuff.

I have seen them live many times. I want the Wilco back that ripped it up live AND dropped it like it was hot on the albums.

Power pop and twang, two great tastes that they deliciously blended...now both are all but gone.

GIVE ME SOME HAND CLAPS.

GIVE ME SOME TWANG.

The way they're going, I wouldn't be surprised if the next episode of Yacht Rock was about them.

epo

05-08-2009, 09:49 AM

Then go see them live...They definitely STEP UP with the new stuff.

The irony is that the new music isn't complex, which is one of his complaints. When played live, the new music absolutely rocks, which is one of his complaints.

Maybe Mojopin is actually a member of the official Jay Bennett fan club and wants a reason to whine?

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:50 AM

The irony is that the new music isn't complex, which is one of his complaints. When played live, the new music absolutely rocks, which is one of his complaints.

Maybe Mojopin is actually a member of the official Jay Bennett fan club and wants a reason to whine?

Keep up, Looney Bin.

epo

05-08-2009, 09:55 AM

Keep up, Looney Bin.

You might be the worst person ever. Enjoy the new music...it rocks and Tweedy doesn't need to do drugs to make your selfish ass happy.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:56 AM

Dear Jeff Tweedy,

You are not Joe Pernice. Joe Pernice has been doing what you're trying to do now for over a decade now and he's much, much, much better at it than you will ever be. Please go back to being Jeff Tweedy.

Yer pal,

Mojo

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 09:57 AM

You might be the worst person ever. Enjoy the new music...it rocks and Tweedy doesn't need to do drugs to make your selfish ass happy.

Shocker that the human neutral zone is all up in this.

Get outta here and go back to painting your place beige.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 10:06 AM

Let's each rate the studio albums:

Summerteeth
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Mermaid Avenue vol. 1
Being There
Mermaid Avenue vol. 2
A.M.
A Ghost is Born
Sky Blue Sky

paulisded

05-08-2009, 10:18 AM

Let's each rate the studio albums:

Summerteeth
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Mermaid Avenue vol. 1
Being There
Mermaid Avenue vol. 2
A.M.
A Ghost is Born
Sky Blue Sky

I don't necessarily disagree with this analysis, but I also don't believe there's a big difference in quality between the top and bottom selections.

It's not like, say, the Stones, with Exile on top and Dirty Work at the bottom.

epo

05-08-2009, 10:21 AM

Shocker that the human neutral zone is all up in this.

Get outta here and go back to painting your place beige.

I didn't know that we allowed personal attacks, especially from moderators.

JerseyRich

05-08-2009, 10:21 AM

I don't necessarily disagree with this analysis, but I also don't believe there's a big difference in quality between the top and bottom selections.

It's not like, say, the Stones, with Exile on top and Dirty Work at the bottom.

You are now going to feel the wrath of Mojo for not completely agreeing with him.

TheMojoPin

05-08-2009, 10:46 AM

I don't necessarily disagree with this analysis, but I also don't believe there's a big difference in quality between the top and bottom selections.

It's not like, say, the Stones, with Exile on top and Dirty Work at the bottom.

Definitely not. Like I said, as much as I found the last two albums to be let downs, we're talking relatively speaking here with a band with some stellar output. Even their "worst" albums have songs I really like.

badorties

05-08-2009, 11:37 AM

That's cheating. Live they can always go back to the better music. They need to step up with the new stuff.

The fun Wilco never left...Just show up on July 13th. The fun Wilco will be there.

i've seen them live a buch of times, and the last time really turned me off a bit (and it's been almost six years since i've seen them)

they were opening for R.E.M at red rocks, and jeff had to have a new guitar for each and every song ... if there's a fixed time for you to play, why not just play as much as you can ...? peter buck played two hours with such nonsense

i blame jim o'rourke and the rest of those sonic youth folks for corrupting jeff ... and nels cline isn't helping matters

the last two album were eh, and i have high hopes for the new one ... and from what i've heard, i really regret not seeing them in greenpoint

but it'll be hard to pass up a twin bill of yo la tengo and wilco by the sea ... with mermaid avenue being a few blocks away, i wonder how much will be played

badorties

05-08-2009, 11:44 AM

here's the cover

http://stereogum.com/img/wilco_album-lg.jpg

JerseyRich

05-08-2009, 11:51 AM

here's the cover

http://stereogum.com/img/wilco_album-lg.jpg

Here's the post. :wink:
http://ronfez.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2246175&postcount=14

badorties

05-08-2009, 11:53 AM

wow, how did i not see that ...?

JerseyRich

05-08-2009, 11:56 AM

It kinda reminds me of a mid to late 60's British Rock band album cover. Retro and silly.

paulisded

05-13-2009, 05:40 AM

An extremely good friend sent me the new disc last night...amazing! I'm really loving this even on the first listen.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 05:44 AM

An extremely good friend sent me the new disc last night...amazing! I'm really loving this even on the first listen.

How does one become an extremely good friend of yours? :tongue:

mikeyboy

05-13-2009, 05:45 AM

If it is I will know joy.

Honestly, did anyone here like most of SBS? I'm not saying it was awful, because it definitely has a few strong songs, but overall...meh. So bland. It's basically background music.

I haven't loved a Wilco release since YHF. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

paulisded

05-13-2009, 05:48 AM

How does one become an extremely good friend of yours? :tongue:

I see it also ended up on the torrent sites last night, so it shouldn't be too hard to find. I'd be happy to send it to you, though, if you can't find it.

paulisded

05-13-2009, 05:50 AM

I haven't loved a Wilco release since YHF. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

Well, there are some songs that detractors of the last two albums are going to hate. But there are also a few songs that at least melodically are reminiscent of Summerteeth.

The duet with Feist is pretty nice, but I expect a lot of people to hate it.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 05:52 AM

I see it also ended up on the torrent sites last night, so it shouldn't be too hard to find. I'd be happy to send it to you, though, if you can't find it.

I've sworn off torrent sites after my last bout with viruses...

I would love a copy!

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 05:54 AM

How does one become an extremely good friend of yours? :tongue:

I know :)

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 05:58 AM

I see it also ended up on the torrent sites last night, so it shouldn't be too hard to find. I'd be happy to send it to you, though, if you can't find it.

ooh, does your log in still work;)

badorties

05-13-2009, 06:19 AM

that wilco sigpic is creepy

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 06:35 AM

Which one now?

badorties

05-13-2009, 06:42 AM

the very white, airbrushed one with jeff's head slightly tilted

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 06:48 AM

the very white, airbrushed one with jeff's head slightly tilted

Its from SNL. The photographer's name is Jed Root.

What's creepy about it?

Or did you mean this one?
This one is creepy.

http://dbmpr.com/pressroom/wilco/photos/2008/SNL_MaryEllenMatthews/wilco_2008_photo_web.jpg

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 07:00 AM

Its from SNL. The photographer's name is Jed Root.

What's creepy about it?

Or did you mean this one?
This one is creepy.

http://dbmpr.com/pressroom/wilco/photos/2008/SNL_MaryEllenMatthews/wilco_2008_photo_web.jpg

I thought it was Marry Ellen Matthews...

and I wouldn't say it's airbrushed as much as some HDR techniques applied...

badorties

05-13-2009, 07:01 AM

it's just eerie, i can't put my finger on it

SHWA25GUNNER

05-13-2009, 07:01 AM

http://wilcoworld.net/discs/thealbum/

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 07:02 AM

http://wilcoworld.net/discs/thealbum/

Thank you!

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 07:06 AM

http://wilcoworld.net/discs/thealbum/

Man, they are good to their fans.

SHWA25GUNNER

05-13-2009, 07:06 AM

this song "One Wing" :smile:

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 07:07 AM

Man, they are good to their fans.

I know... right?! This will sweeten my hour to the R&F show :)

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 07:11 AM

Awesome!

This is why I love them so.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 07:12 AM

I thought it was Marry Ellen Matthews...

and I wouldn't say it's airbrushed as much as some HDR techniques applied...

You are correct...it's MEM.

RoseBlood

05-13-2009, 07:47 AM

that wilco sigpic is creepy

the very white, airbrushed one with jeff's head slightly tilted

it's just eerie, i can't put my finger on it
It's not creepy!!!

http://wilcoworld.net/discs/thealbum/
Grrr.. Blocked! :annoyed:

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 07:51 AM

It's not creepy!!!

Grrr.. Blocked! :annoyed:

It's really fucking good.

listen to it tonight.

paulisded

05-13-2009, 07:56 AM

Oh cool, they put it up themselves. I'm happy that they're one of the few bands that realize that pre-release leaks are primarily downloaded by the real fans who just can't wait until it's officially out.

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 08:04 AM

I absolutely love it, cannot pick a favorite song... there are some I replayed a few times.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 08:08 AM

Fan fuckin' tastic!

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:10 AM

Bull Black Nova just rocked my face

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 08:12 AM

Bull Black Nova just rocked my face

It's the new Spiders...

I'll Fight is the new How to Fight Loneliness...

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:12 AM

Only got halfway through it before my computer locked up, but I loved what I heard. If the rest is even as remotely as good I aready like the album a LOT more than the last two. Kicking off with "Wilco (The Song)" was a wise choice...takes me right back to Summer Teeth-y fun Wilco.

paulisded

05-13-2009, 08:13 AM

I haven't checked this out yet, but apparently a crazed collector put together live versions of the entire album.

http://onethirtybpm.com/2009/05/04/download-wilco-wilco-the-live-album-preview/

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:13 AM

Only got halfway through it before my computer locked up, but I loved what I heard. If the rest is even as remotely as good I aready like the album a LOT more than the last two. Kicking off with "Wilco (The Song)" was a wise choice...takes me right back to Summer Teeth-y fun Wilco.

But he's not all doped up!!!!!!!

paulisded

05-13-2009, 08:14 AM

Only got halfway through it before my computer locked up, but I loved what I heard. If the rest is even as remotely as good I aready like the album a LOT more than the last two. Kicking off with "Wilco (The Song)" was a wise choice...takes me right back to Summer Teeth-y fun Wilco.

OMG who would have predicted this??? :)

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:15 AM

But he's not all doped up!!!!!!!

Maybe he's sneaking some pills on the side! Just for meeeeeeee!

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:16 AM

Check out You Never Know. It feels like fun old Wilco and was my favorite of the live tracks I heard.

It could use some handclaps

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:17 AM

Everything can always use more handclaps and "whoa-whoa-whoa's."

That's a scientific fact.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 08:28 AM

Everything can always use more handclaps and "whoa-whoa-whoa's."

That's a scientific fact.

I'm taking notes for some new Blind Man Drive tunes...

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:30 AM

I'm taking notes for some new Blind Man Drive tunes...

Wilco tribute band. Call yourself Hand Claps. And if no one shows, change it to Hand Jobs

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:35 AM

Nooo, I don't want this to end. I'll never hear this for the first time again

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 08:36 AM

Nooo, I don't want this to end. I'll never hear this for the first time again

everything is everlasting

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:36 AM

Nooo, I don't want this to end. I'll never hear this for the first time again

Music creep.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 08:38 AM

Nooo, I don't want this to end. I'll never hear this for the first time again
Just look right here please...

http://top10kid.com/wp-content/uploads/t10neuralizer.jpg

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:42 AM

"You Never Know" is also straight up Summer Teeth. Muy bueno.

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:49 AM

everything is everlasting

Deep

Music creep.

Douche

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:51 AM

Please tell me you teared up as it ended.

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:52 AM

I'm sitting here, crying like a mojopin

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 08:52 AM

Please tell me you teared up as it ended.

much like with his first sex

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:53 AM

much like with his first sex

I didn't cry, I ran. IT'S SCARY!!!

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 08:55 AM

I didn't cry, I ran. IT'S SCARY!!!

It is always a bit traumatic when a young man enounters his first hammersavage.

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 08:56 AM

You calling me a set of hairy balls now? That's too far

stinkbud

05-13-2009, 08:59 AM

I just gave my first of what will be many listens of this great record. I concur, it totally goes back to Summer Teeth. Great stuff. The is something I love about hearing a Wilco album the first time. Its new but so oddly familiar.

Now its on to the new Steve Earle album and another thread :)

RoseBlood

05-13-2009, 09:02 AM

Please tell me you teared up as it ended.

I'm sitting here, crying like a mojopin

much like with his first sex

Why do chicks cry during sex?

hammersavage

05-13-2009, 09:03 AM

Why do chicks cry during sex?

Now I agree, this is calling me a chick

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 09:05 AM

Why do chicks cry during sex?

lube.

TheMojoPin

05-13-2009, 09:11 AM

A butal hammersavaging.

~Katja~

05-13-2009, 09:14 AM

lube.

I guess he would have had a better first experience with you then

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 11:01 AM

WilcoWorld email:

Well, we made it nearly a month with copies of Wilco (the album) floating around out there before it leaked. Pretty impressive restraint in this day and age. But the inevitable happened last night. Since we know you're curious and probably have better things to do than scour the internet for a download (though we do understand the attraction of the illicit), we've posted a stream of the full album at http://wilcoworld.net/records/thealbum/ . Feel free to refer to it as "wilco (the stream)" if you must.

We also have our usual guilt abatement plan for downloaders. If you have downloaded the record, we suggest you make a donation to one of the band's favorite charities, the Inspiration Corporation -- an organization we've supported in the past & who are doing great work in the city of Chicago. Information and donation button here: http://inspirationcorp.org/. (http://inspirationcorp.org/)

That's all. Enjoy the stream. Tickets for summer shows, etc. http://wilcoworld.net/tours/ Note that we'll be holding a free online midnight screening of the "Ashes of American Flags" film this Friday night (at both midnight US Central time and again at midnight Pacific). So get the popcorn or whatever together and be sure to log on and tune in on Friday.

Wilco HQ

KnoxHarrington

05-13-2009, 11:39 AM

What I like about what I'm hearing of it so far (and I'm just working my way through it for the first time) is that it seems to take in the experimentation of YHF and A Ghost is Born without going overboard with it, like those two albums could (seriously, Jeff, ten minutes of white noise?) They've really seemed to have learned how to bring everything together now. It's good.

JerseyRich

05-13-2009, 11:45 AM

What I like about what I'm hearing of it so far (and I'm just working my way through it for the first time) is that it seems to take in the experimentation of YHF and A Ghost is Born without going overboard with it, like those two albums could (seriously, Jeff, ten minutes of white noise?) They've really seemed to have learned how to bring everything together now. It's good.

It's a nice healthy mix of that stuff and the really poppy stuff like Summerteeth.

George Harrison anyone?

mikeyboy

05-13-2009, 12:02 PM

It's a nice healthy mix of that stuff and the really poppy stuff like Summerteeth.

George Harrison anyone?

"You Never Know" sounds a little George Harrison-esque

badorties

05-15-2009, 10:16 AM

gave it a listen to, and a big 'eh' overall

really liked "you and i," nice to hear the twang back ... "deeper down," "one wing," "i'll fight," and "sunny feeling" weren't too bad

"bull black nova" was dreadful ... i've become tired of the loose fur repetitious notes/hooks (jim o'rourke's insignificance is brilliant -- that song isn't), and i can see it being dragged out needlessly into a ten minute jam

"wilco the song" was nice, a bit silly (i wonder how it'll hold up), and "country disappeared" lost me as soon as jeff's new falsetto schtick kicked in

overall not too impressed or wowed ... propabably the weakest of the post YHF records

TheMojoPin

05-18-2009, 07:33 AM

Ton80

05-18-2009, 08:24 PM

I was pretty indifferent my first time through. I've decided to let it sit on the shelf a bit until I'm jonzing for some Tweedy. They've never disappointed me before, so I don't expect this to be any different.

although...it wouldn't be all that bad of an idea for jeff to go on a bender.

epo

05-18-2009, 08:40 PM

paulisded

05-24-2009, 03:45 PM

There's an unconfirmed rumor floating around that Jay Bennett has died.

TheMojoPin

05-24-2009, 03:50 PM

There's an unconfirmed rumor floating around that Jay Bennett has died.

I'm calling bullshit on that one. Jim DeRogatis would be all over that if true.

paulisded

05-24-2009, 05:08 PM

I'm calling bullshit on that one. Jim DeRogatis would be all over that if true.

Sounds like it is true. I'll have more details as soon as possible.

Bossanova

05-24-2009, 05:10 PM

The best part about this album that I will never listen to is that Mojo can put down his Dashboard Confessional cd

TheMojoPin

05-24-2009, 05:37 PM

The best part about this album that I will never listen to is that Mojo can put down his Dashboard Confessional cd

You hippie bastard.

TheMojoPin

05-24-2009, 05:39 PM

Sounds like it is true. I'll have more details as soon as possible.

Wow, this is fucked up if it's true. Complications from the hip surgery?

paulisded

05-24-2009, 05:44 PM

Wow, this is fucked up if it's true. Complications from the hip surgery?

Not sure yet, but Edward Burch and others close to him have privately confirmed his death.

TheMojoPin

05-24-2009, 05:46 PM

Damn, that's terrible.

bobstevens4

05-24-2009, 05:52 PM

"You Never Know" sounds a little George Harrison-esque

I heard "You Never Know" earlier today, and was thinking that it sounds like a Jeff Lynne production.

paulisded

05-24-2009, 06:11 PM

Little info, but confirmed by his label here. (http://undertowmusic.com/2009/05/jay-bennett/)

mikeyboy

05-24-2009, 06:17 PM

Very sad.

~Katja~

05-24-2009, 06:20 PM

sad indeed!

paulisded

05-24-2009, 06:58 PM

DeRogatis comments:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2009/05/jay_bennett_dead_at_age_45.html

Jay Bennett, a rock musician with deep ties to Chicago best known as a former member of Wilco, died early Sunday morning in downstate Urbana, where he had been running a recording studio, according to a spokesman for his family.

The singer and multi-instrumentalist was 45 years old.

"Early this morning, Jay died in his sleep and an autopsy is being performed," said Edward Burch, a friend and musician who collaborated with Bennett on the 2005 album "The Palace at 4 a.m." "The family is in mourning and is unavailable for comment at this time."

Born in the Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows, Bennett began playing in bands as a teenager. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned multiple degrees in secondary education, math and political science. In between, he co-founded the Replacements-like power-pop band Titanic Love Affair, which released three albums during the alternative-rock heyday between 1991 and 1996, when it was dropped from its label.

Bennett was working at a VCR repair shop in Champaign when he was tapped to join Wilco as it toured in support of its first album, "A.M." A talented arranger and versatile musician who could play virtually any instrument he picked up, from mandolin to Mellotron, Bennett formed a fruitful partnership with Wilco bandleader Jeff Tweedy. His contributions over a seven-year period were key to the albums that resulted in the band's national breakthrough, including "Being There" (1996), "Summerteeth" (1999) and "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (2002).

Relations between Bennett and Tweedy, both painstaking perfectionists, soured during the latter recording, as documented in the film "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," and Bennett left the band. Earlier this month, Bennett filed a lawsuit against Tweedy for breach of contract and unpaid artist's royalties, stemming in part from his role in the film.

In late April, Bennett wrote on his MySpace blog about dealing with intense pain from a hip injury suffered during a dive from the stage while playing with Titanic Love Affair. He was preparing to have surgery, but was concerned about his lack of health insurance. However, he also was looking forward to finishing his fifth solo album, "Kicking at the Perfumed Air," at his studio, Pieholden Suites, named after the song on "Summerteeth" that best encapsulates his talents as an arranger.

"This whole experience [with the hip pain] has really taught me to look both inward and outward for support, and I've learned things about myself that I thought I had completely figured out years ago," Bennett wrote. "Family and friends have helped me to keep faith in a future that will actually be much more carefree than my constricted present state. I encourage you all to tell me stories of recovery, as they really do help... All in all, I'm 'in a really good place' right now; I'm just waiting until I can make it all happen."

Bennett's former bandmates in Wilco are touring in Spain and could not be reached for comment. But Burch said he had spoken to bassist John Stirratt, and the band was "broken up" about the news.

"He was an extremely talented musician and a great person, and I'll miss him terribly," Burch added.

TheMojoPin

05-24-2009, 07:14 PM

paulisded

05-24-2009, 07:19 PM

paulisded

05-24-2009, 07:20 PM

epo

05-24-2009, 07:32 PM

Damn...what a shame for the guy. I always hoped that he would have some good music left in him.

thepaulo

05-25-2009, 04:58 AM

tragic....
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/05/jay-bennett.html

JerseyRich

05-25-2009, 05:57 AM

Sad News.

Jay was a force. There was obviously no love lost between him and Jeff, especially with that recent law suit.

Is it a horrible thing to say:

I guess heaven needed a multi-instrumentalist.

Wow, I am terrible.

RIP Jay.

thepaulo

05-25-2009, 06:14 AM

Sad News.

Jay was a force. There was obviously no love lost between him and Jeff, especially with that recent law suit.

Is it a horrible thing to say:

I guess heaven needed a multi-instrumentalist.

Wow, I am terrible.

RIP Jay.

What....God figured he could fix the back problems up in heaven and enjoy some good music.

JerseyRich

05-25-2009, 06:25 AM

I would also like to say that Glenn Kotche is my favorite drummer.

That is all.

epo

05-25-2009, 09:37 AM

From Wilco's website: (http://beta.wilcoworld.net/index.php)

We are all deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will miss Jay as we remember him -- as a truly unique and gifted human being and one who made welcome and significant contributions to the band's songs and evolution. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends in this very difficult time.

Jeff Tweedy

paulisded

05-25-2009, 09:57 AM

Today is a day to spend with Jay's solo material, along with his contributions to Wilco albums.

meanmrbill

05-26-2009, 12:30 PM

Jay Bennett, former member of Wilco, dead at 45.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/arts/music/26benn.html?_r=1&hpw

paulisded

05-26-2009, 12:45 PM

Jay Bennett, former member of Wilco, dead at 45.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/arts/music/26benn.html?_r=1&hpw

Welcome to yesterday.

Zipgun

05-26-2009, 03:51 PM

The "died in his sleep" part doesn't sit well with me. After all the emotional and physical problems, and the lawsuit and all... it just lends itself to thinking that he made that decision for himself.

paulisded

05-26-2009, 03:52 PM

The "died in his sleep" part doesn't sit well with me. After all the emotional and physical problems, and the lawsuit and all... it just lends itself to thinking that he made that decision for himself.

Possibly, but it could also mean a heart attack. He kicked drugs a couple of years ago, and reportedly then gained a lot of weight. Let's face it, he wasn't the healthiest guy around.

JerseyRich

05-26-2009, 04:22 PM

Possibly, but it could also mean a heart attack. He kicked drugs a couple of years ago, and reportedly then gained a lot of weight. Let's face it, he wasn't the healthiest guy around.

He was a picture of health!

How dare you! :smoke:

Zipgun

05-26-2009, 04:23 PM

I have to say, this really didn't sit well with me at all, on any level, actually. I've had real friends die recently, and I mean real friends, not just people I knew, and I handled that better. I actually openly wept when I heard about this.

Jay was a very large influence on me. The picture in my sig pic is of me during a recording session with my band. We (mostly pushed for by me) went for a completely diy approach entirely influenced by YHF/IATTBYH, primarily Jay's participation as performer/engineer, etc. When I try and come up with thoughts for a riff or a solo, I think WWJD, and it ain't Jesus I'm thinkin' about. I've got a dvd of random tv appearances and concert footage that I have gone over for hours just to try and figure out a particular fingering or riff of his.

I have no problem wearing his influence proudly, as he wore his influences blatantly (even if I'm not that good at it yet). Just listen to Summerteeth and it's obvious. There's nothing but Beatles, Elvis Costello, Beach Boys and others all over that thing. The Palace at 4am is a great example because that's still got all those influences, whereas after Jay was out of Wilco, not much of that sound lingered. Now the next two albums he did had more misses than hits, and honestly were kind of sad, and not in a good way.

It just always felt like he was still hurt by Jeff, to me. I still even think if you watch IATTBYH, it looks more like Jay is kinda in love with Jeff a little bit. His ousting was like watching two of your friends break up.

I just hope he's at peace.

paulisded

05-26-2009, 04:27 PM

I have to say, this really didn't sit well with me at all, on any level, actually. I've had real friends die recently, and I mean real friends, not just people I knew, and I handled that better. I actually openly wept when I heard about this.

Jay was a very large influence on me. The picture in my sig pic is of me during a recording session with my band. We (mostly pushed for by me) went for a completely diy approach entirely influenced by YHF/IATTBYH, primarily Jay's participation as performer/engineer, etc. When I try and come up with thoughts for a riff or a solo, I think WWJD, and it ain't Jesus I'm thinkin' about. I've got a dvd of random tv appearances and concert footage that I have gone over for hours just to try and figure out a particular fingering or riff of his.

I have no problem wearing his influence proudly, as he wore his influences blatantly (even if I'm not that good at it yet). Just listen to Summerteeth and it's obvious. There's nothing but Beatles, Elvis Costello, Beach Boys and others all over that thing. The Palace at 4am is a great example because that's still got all those influences, whereas after Jay was out of Wilco, not much of that sound lingered. Now the next two albums he did had more misses than hits, and honestly were kind of sad, and not in a good way.

It just always felt like he was still hurt by Jeff, to me. I still even think if you watch IATTBYH, it looks more like Jay is kinda in love with Jeff a little bit. His ousting was like watching two of your friends break up.

I just hope he's at peace.

That sucks, man. At least you got to spend some time with him.

paulisded

05-27-2009, 05:38 AM

I found this report about last night's Wilco show:

Wilco played a show in Spain last night. Here's a report (lifted from the viachicago message board):

Jeff commented after the first song of tonight's show, "a sad day in the Wilco camp." He went on to say that the band wanted to send its prayers out to Jay's friends and family and "take some time to remember our fallen comrade and fellow traveler." That was the only mention of Jay's tragic passing during the show, except when the band came out for its second encore and Jeff said, "This one's for Jay," before launching into a spirited version of "Monday."

I wouldn't say the band was subdued, exactly, but it certainly wasn't one of their looser, more goofy performances, as one might expect. I guess there probably was a hint of melancholy, but more than anything, they just seemed pretty focused on playing well. At one point, Jeff asked how the crowd was doing and then someone yelled back, "How are you doing?" And he replied, "I've been better."

Setlist: 1. Wilco (The Song) 2. Hummingbird 3. Hell Is Chrome 4. Handshake Drugs 5. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart 6. Pot Kettle Black 7. Ashes Of American Flags 8. Bull Black Nova 9. You Are My Face 10. Jesus, Etc. 11. Impossible Germany 12. I'll Fight 13. Poor Places 14. Reservations 15. Spiders (Kidsmoke) // E1: 16. The Late Greats 17. Hate It Here 18. Walken 19. I'm The Man Who Loves You // E2: 20. Misunderstood 21. I'm A Wheel

JerseyRich

06-01-2009, 06:56 AM

REQUEST A SONG IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE BROOKLYN SHOW! (http://wilcoworld.net/shows/request.php?s=215)

Furtherman

06-01-2009, 07:03 AM

REQUEST A SONG IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE BROOKLYN SHOW! (http://wilcoworld.net/shows/request.php?s=215)

Awesome. I can't wait to hear Wilco play Freebird.

mikeyboy

06-01-2009, 07:04 AM

Awesome. I can't wait to hear Wilco play Freebird.

It'll be right after Mighty Horse.

JerseyRich

06-01-2009, 07:06 AM

Awesome. I can't wait to hear Wilco play Freebird.

It'll be right after Mighty Horse.

Unfortunately they only give you the option to choose from their catalog. :thumbdown:

Furtherman

06-01-2009, 07:12 AM

Unfortunately they only give you the option to choose from their catalog. :thumbdown:

Taking "requests" my ass!!!

mikeyboy

06-01-2009, 07:15 AM

fucking bullshit

TheMojoPin

06-01-2009, 07:26 AM

"Radio King" would be so choice. Does that count, or is it officially a Golden Smog song?

JerseyRich

06-01-2009, 07:29 AM

"Radio King" would be so choice. Does that count, or is it officially a Golden Smog song?

Not on the list...only Radio Cure

TheMojoPin

06-01-2009, 07:30 AM

Dicks.

TheMojoPin

06-01-2009, 08:03 AM

Jay and John both have deserved slots on the new AV Club list. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/caught-in-my-shadow-21-unjustly-unheralded-sidemen,28556/?utm_source=homepage_recent_features)

JerseyRich

06-01-2009, 08:11 AM

Jay and John both have deserved slots on the new AV Club list. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/caught-in-my-shadow-21-unjustly-unheralded-sidemen,28556/?utm_source=homepage_recent_features)

Two of the most underrated musicians in that genre of music.

Can't get enough of em.

TheMojoPin

06-01-2009, 09:01 AM

Two of the most underrated musicians in that genre of music.

Whatever the fuck it is.

That picture of Jeff and Jay makes me sad.

mikeyboy

06-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Unfortunately they only give you the option to choose from their catalog. :thumbdown:

I'm going to request that song from the Spongebob movie.

paulisded

06-01-2009, 09:15 AM

I'm going to request that song from the Spongebob movie.

Does the Loose Fur material count?

JerseyRich

06-01-2009, 09:20 AM

Does the Loose Fur material count?

Nope...check the link I posted...its only from their catalog.

TheMojoPin

06-01-2009, 09:27 AM

I'm going to request that song from the Spongebob movie.

I only appreciate their work in Me, Myself & Irene.

JerseyRich

06-01-2009, 09:34 AM

I only appreciate their work in Me, Myself & Irene.

Any Major Dude for the win!

Zipgun

06-01-2009, 04:24 PM

I picked Magazine Called Sunset, just cuz I've never heard them do it live to my best recollection.

Ton80

06-01-2009, 06:05 PM

They should really allow write-ins. I'd love to hear I Wanna Be Your Dog.

paulisded

06-01-2009, 06:07 PM

They should really allow write-ins. I'd love to hear I Wanna Be Your Dog.

Or their Being There-era cover of "Color Me Impressed".

Ton80

06-01-2009, 07:46 PM

wouldn't mind hearing them do a mid-tempo rock version of Kick Out The Jams either

Ton80 (motherfucker)

~Katja~

06-02-2009, 12:02 AM

REQUEST A SONG IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE BROOKLYN SHOW! (http://wilcoworld.net/shows/request.php?s=215)

I requested Misunderstood...it just was on my mind right now and it seems to be on the top 10 list for that day as well.

Top Ten Requests for Monday Jul 13, 2009 Keyspan Park, Brooklyn - NY
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Zipgun

06-02-2009, 02:33 AM

Top Ten Requests for Monday Jul 13, 2009 Keyspan Park, Brooklyn - NY

California Stars
Impossible Germany
Jesus, Etc.
Remember the Mountain Bed
Theologians
A Shot In The Arm
Misunderstood
Pieholden Suite
Red-eyed and blue
Via Chicago

What I don't get is, outside of Remember the Mountain Bed, all of those other songs are part of a regular set. Why use your request on A Shot In The Arm, for example? It's virtually a given. And Katja, almost every time I've seen them, if not every time, they've opened with Misunderstood.

JerseyRich

06-02-2009, 06:44 AM

What I don't get is, outside of Remember the Mountain Bed, all of those other songs are part of a regular set. Why use your request on A Shot In The Arm, for example? It's virtually a given. And Katja, almost every time I've seen them, if not every time, they've opened with Misunderstood.
I don't understand people requesting Shot in the Arm either...

If anything I'd request them NOT to play it. It's been played at EVERY show since that album came out!

GreatAmericanZero

06-11-2009, 04:06 AM

my wilco concert is TOMORROW!

fuckin' awesome

Brillionaire

06-11-2009, 01:54 PM

I'll be there. The last time I saw them was at Tall Stacks and I was not impressed at all. It might have been because my group left MM&W to see Wilco, which I was not to thrilled with at the time.

~Katja~

06-11-2009, 01:59 PM

What I don't get is, outside of Remember the Mountain Bed, all of those other songs are part of a regular set. Why use your request on A Shot In The Arm, for example? It's virtually a given. And Katja, almost every time I've seen them, if not every time, they've opened with Misunderstood.
I haven't been that lucky to see them play live... I honestly don't care what they open with (picked that one just cause it was a mood of mine at the moment, today it would have been another) , I will be so excited just to be there ...

almost July...

oh and GAZ; enjoy! I am jealous your July comes in June

paulisded

06-11-2009, 02:37 PM

oh and GAZ; enjoy! I am jealous your July comes in June

I'm jealous of all of you fuckers...as usual.

GreatAmericanZero

06-11-2009, 02:59 PM

shit, i gotta remember to bring my flip cam.

GreatAmericanZero

06-12-2009, 08:31 PM

Great show! If I had a pussy it would totally be wet. They sounded great and Tweedy even had some really funny audience interaction. I was hearing people bitch after the show about what songs they didn't perform but they have so much great stuff that it would be impossible to do it all. I left feeling very satisfied with my Wilco-ness. I didn't record any of it (even though I had my flipcam) because i just wanted to enjoy the music. I had perfect seats too..it was awesome

GreatAmericanZero

06-13-2009, 08:19 AM

heres the posted setlist for the show

1. Wilco (The Song)
2. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
3. Company In My Back
4. Bull Black Nova
5. You Are My Face
6. One Wing
7. Handshake Drugs
8. Side With The Seeds
9. A Shot In The Arm
10. At Least That's What You Said
11. Sonny Feeling
12. Jesus, Etc.
13. Impossible Germany
14. California Stars
15. You Never Know
16. Hummingbird
17. Misunderstood
18. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

Encore 1:
19. The Late Greats
20. Hate It Here
21. Walken
22. I'm The Man Who Loves You
23. I'm A Wheel

mikeyboy

06-17-2009, 06:29 AM

Not the most obvious cover...

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badorties

06-17-2009, 06:35 AM

heres the posted setlist for the show

1. Wilco (The Song)
2. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
3. Company In My Back
4. Bull Black Nova
5. You Are My Face
6. One Wing
7. Handshake Drugs
8. Side With The Seeds
9. A Shot In The Arm
10. At Least That's What You Said
11. Sonny Feeling
12. Jesus, Etc.
13. Impossible Germany
14. California Stars
15. You Never Know
16. Hummingbird
17. Misunderstood
18. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

Encore 1:
19. The Late Greats
20. Hate It Here
21. Walken
22. I'm The Man Who Loves You
23. I'm A Wheel

don't forget the accompanying pie chart:

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p&chf=bg,s,efefef&chd=s:sa9sJJJ&chl=Wilco (the album) (5)|Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (3)|A Ghost Is Born (7)|Sky Blue Sky (5)|Summerteeth (1)|Mermaid Avenue (1)|Being There (1)|&chs=600x200

TheMojoPin

06-17-2009, 06:51 AM

badorties

06-17-2009, 07:23 AM

That's so depressing.

the breakdown ...? or the chart itself ...?

TheMojoPin

06-17-2009, 08:19 AM

the breakdown ...? or the chart itself ...?

The breakdown. Is this a show where the fans could vote for the songs played? If so, a ton of Wilco fans voting for a dozen songs off of AGIB and SBS bums me the fuck out. Hell, even if it wasn't the fans, the band picking a dozen songs off those albums while only 5 off of their 3 best albums makes me not regret at all it being years since I last saw them live.

Brillionaire

06-17-2009, 04:46 PM

Saw the show on Friday, I am not the biggest Wilco fan ever, but I enjoyed it (god damn there were a lot of fine young ladies there..). Tweedy sounded good and the lead guitarist was amazing. I could not really hear the mix on either of the keyboards and they seemed to have some rough sour sections where maybe the settings on a couple of pedals were off (me nitpicking).

Tweedy did a pretty good job of entertaining the crowd. At one point, he bent down at the front of the stage and held chords and plucked while an older gentleman in the crowd was given the responsibility of strumming the rhythm (which worked out beautifully). Later in the show Tweedy did some kind of "bicycle man" dance for a few minutes while twirling the mic with about 3 feet of leash. He topped this off at the end of the song by flinging the mic in the air and then striking some kind of Elvis style pose and then managed the catch the mic on the way down with little effort (pretty impressive considering the ear shattering thud that would have occurred if he didn't catch the mic).

On a little bit of a tangent: The bars/refreshment kiosks at this venue were called "The Oasis". I typically get a kick out of such clever marketing ploys but this one made me feel like I had a splinter stuck under my finger nail. After ascending what seemed like 500' of stairs, am I supposed to be so exasperated and crawling on my hands and feet begging for even a molecule of water that I should feel joyous that they are willing to part ways with a 12oz beer for $6? The "refreshment" that this "oasis" brought to me seemed to be more of a mirage than anything.

JerseyRich

06-22-2009, 01:24 PM

Wilco will be on Conan on Wednesday Night.

Furtherman

06-24-2009, 01:10 PM

The "died in his sleep" part doesn't sit well with me. After all the emotional and physical problems, and the lawsuit and all... it just lends itself to thinking that he made that decision for himself.

Possibly, but it could also mean a heart attack. He kicked drugs a couple of years ago, and reportedly then gained a lot of weight. Let's face it, he wasn't the healthiest guy around.

Ex-Wilco Member Jay Bennett Died Of Overdose (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/ex-wilco-member-jay-bennett-died-of-overdose-1003986858.story)

Authorities say former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of the pain killer, and that they're investigating his death as an accident.

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says tests show the 45-year-old musician died from fentanyl. The drug is found in patches commonly prescribed to treat chronic pain.

Bennett died May 24 after being found unresponsive in his home in Urbana.

JerseyRich

06-24-2009, 01:13 PM

on The Tonight Show with Conan tonight.

paulisded

06-24-2009, 01:43 PM

Ex-Wilco Member Jay Bennett Died Of Overdose (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/ex-wilco-member-jay-bennett-died-of-overdose-1003986858.story)

Yeah, I saw that. I guess I was hoping that it was from natural causes.

TheMojoPin

06-24-2009, 01:47 PM

Yeah, I saw that. I guess I was hoping that it was from natural causes.

Had he gotten the surgery already? Hell, even if he had, the guy was apparently in a lot of pain, so maybe he was still seriously hurting even if he got the surgery. The article says they're looking at is accidental, so it sounds like he might have just taken too many to try and dull the pain from his hip.

Such a shame.

TheMojoPin

06-24-2009, 08:37 PM

Yowza.

Between the spangly suits and the hair, Tweedy seemed to be going for a distinctly Ryan Adams-esque "WTF?!?!?"-look.

Damn, I love "You Never Know." So Summerteeth-y.

hammersavage

06-24-2009, 08:43 PM

I've always seen Jeff in those suits. But not the whole band. That was great.

hammersavage

06-29-2009, 08:26 AM

Album eve!!!

TheMojoPin

06-29-2009, 08:33 AM

Eh. I'm definitely buying it tomorrow, but it's hard to get worked up over an album release these days. Have any of you here not already had this album at some point within the last month?

JerseyRich

06-29-2009, 08:33 AM

I've always seen Jeff in those suits. But not the whole band. That was great.

They've been rocking the suits every once in a while since last year's Lollapalooza (http://www.lollapalooza.com/pressphotos/photos/ME_Wilco_005.jpg)

My Vinyl, CD and tshirt are in the mail...hopefully I'll get em today or tomorrow...

Wooooooooooooo!

Furtherman

06-29-2009, 08:34 AM

Have any of you here not already had this album at some point within the last month?

I haven't.

I look forward to listening to it tomorrow night. Drunk.

hammersavage

06-29-2009, 08:34 AM

Eh. I'm definitely buying it tomorrow, but it's hard to get worked up over an album release these days. Have any of you here not already had this album at some point within the last month?

Definitely not like it used to be. And I've heard the album various times already. But all those too lazy to go out and find it can go get it now.

hammersavage

06-29-2009, 08:35 AM

They've been rocking the suits every once in a while since last year's Lollapalooza (http://www.lollapalooza.com/pressphotos/photos/ME_Wilco_005.jpg)

Wooooooooooooo!

Do you think they will wear them JULY 13TH???? Woooooooo

JerseyRich

06-29-2009, 08:39 AM

Do you think they will wear them JULY 13TH???? Woooooooo

Hope so! Woooooooooooooooooooooo!

Furtherman

06-29-2009, 08:40 AM

July 12th?!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

JerseyRich

06-29-2009, 08:44 AM

July 12th?!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Nothing happening that day...

July 13th!!

Wooooooooooooo!

~Katja~

06-29-2009, 08:47 AM

Eh. I'm definitely buying it tomorrow, but it's hard to get worked up over an album release these days. Have any of you here not already had this album at some point within the last month?

no I have not, and I will buy this one.

TheMojoPin

06-29-2009, 08:47 AM

Well, that's just to be expected on your part, Killjoy Klink.

Furtherman

06-29-2009, 08:50 AM

Nothing happening that day...

July 13th!!

Wooooooooooooo!

July 12th is Sundayfunday.

JerseyRich

06-29-2009, 04:03 PM

Got the vinyl, the cd(included) and the tshirt today.

All rock.

The artwork with the album is really funny.

Good stuff! Get out there and get yours!

Woooooooooooooooo!

~Katja~

06-29-2009, 04:06 PM

I am not sure how much I can enjoy this now... being a killjoy and all

TheMojoPin

06-29-2009, 04:09 PM

I'm not sure how you enjoy anything.

JerseyRich

06-29-2009, 04:46 PM

I'm not sure how you enjoy anything.

Apprently she enjoys ass slappin'...

Just sayin'.

~Katja~

06-29-2009, 04:47 PM

I'm not sure how you enjoy anything.
I KNOW I will enjoy the hell out of July 13!!!!

hammersavage

06-29-2009, 05:14 PM

I'm looking at places to drink nearby. The boardwalk is right there and there are a few places.

Zipgun

06-29-2009, 06:51 PM

I'm looking at places to drink nearby. The boardwalk is right there and there are a few places.

Now that's thinkin'.

Thinkin' about the drinkin'.

hammersavage

06-30-2009, 08:41 AM

It's a national fucking holiday today

woooooooooooo

hammersavage

06-30-2009, 01:05 PM

It's so orange

JerseyRich

06-30-2009, 01:11 PM

Happy Birthday!

AF Mike

07-04-2009, 05:13 PM

Tomorrows NY Times Magazine Section:

Questions for Jeff Tweedy (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/magazine/05fob-q4-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Questions%20for%20jeff%20tweedy&st=cse)

hammersavage

07-07-2009, 08:40 AM

well, the show is less than a week away. i plan on getting there about 5pm. beers and wieners on the boardwalk. and maybe a hot dog too WAKKA WAKKA!!!!!

everyone else??

hammersavage

07-13-2009, 07:50 AM

Wooooooooo. Today is the day!!!

I suppose I will be at Ruby's for a few drinks before the show, which is right on the boardwalk. 1213 Boardwalk W. to be exact. If it blows, there is a bar at the entrance of the park.

~Katja~

07-13-2009, 07:54 AM

Wooooooooo. Today is the day!!!

I suppose I will be at Ruby's for a few drinks before the show, which is right on the boardwalk. 1213 Boardwalk W. to be exact. If it blows, there is a bar at the entrance of the park.

So we are all meeting there?
I am excited... yay!

JerseyRich

07-13-2009, 07:55 AM

Wooooooooooooooooooo!

hammersavage

07-13-2009, 08:02 AM

So we are all meeting there?
I am excited... yay!

I guess. I'm gonna lay out on the beach topless for a while first.

TheMojoPin

07-13-2009, 08:04 AM

I guess. I'm gonna lay out on the beach topless for a while first.

http://thesynopsis.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/nicholsondm0302_468x436.jpg

JerseyRich

07-13-2009, 08:09 AM

http://thesynopsis.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/nicholsondm0302_468x436.jpg

WHOA!

Where's the NSFW warning?!

~Katja~

07-13-2009, 08:11 AM

I guess. I'm gonna lay out on the beach topless for a while first.
me too

~Katja~

07-13-2009, 08:12 AM

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs198.snc1/6691_129595000420_8290410420_3536386_1396215_n.jpg

TheMojoPin

07-13-2009, 08:15 AM

me too

http://andykdocs.de/andykdocs/document/Nicht-Reiher-Garantie/Waynes-World-No-Honk-Guarantee-Garth-Image-04.png

evolution5v1

07-13-2009, 08:24 AM

The Wilmington show was great. The ballpark setting was pretty cool and laid back

paulisded

07-13-2009, 08:27 AM

Have fun, everybody.

Taking pics, Katja?

~Katja~

07-13-2009, 08:33 AM

Have fun, everybody.

Taking pics, Katja?

just with the point & shoot... and hopefully a few videos too :)

JerseyRich

07-13-2009, 08:39 AM

Please wear sensible shoes.

~Katja~

07-13-2009, 08:40 AM

tonight is a night for heels cause we wanna be tall :)

paulisded

07-13-2009, 08:48 AM

just with the point & shoot... and hopefully a few videos too :)

yay!!! can't wait to live the experience through you guys.

hammersavage

07-13-2009, 09:23 PM

Great show.

Besides my neck being sore from hoisting Rich up on my shoulders. And my neck is much colder.

~Katja~

07-13-2009, 09:33 PM

Great show.

Besides my neck being sore from hoisting Rich up on my shoulders. And my neck is much colder.

well thanks, and I had to stand on my tippy toes all night cause I chose to not wear heels

Furtherman

07-14-2009, 05:36 AM

I've seen Wilco about a dozen times and last night's show was one of the better ones. Just a great venue all around.

I was looking for my .net buddays on the field, but alas, to no avail.

And then I went to the mythical "Beer Island" that someone gave me a map to while waiting for a Nathans. Could such a magical place exist? It does, for I saw it with me own eyes.

I'm tired.

JerseyRich

07-14-2009, 06:16 AM

I've seen Wilco about a dozen times and last night's show was one of the better ones. Just a great venue all around.

I was looking for my .net buddays on the field, but alas, to no avail.

And then I went to the mythical "Beer Island" that someone gave me a map to while waiting for a Nathans. Could such a magical place exist? It does, for I saw it with me own eyes.

I'm tired.

Boo to you for not finding us!

Zipgun(aka Skidmark) found us!

That was a great show last night and the crowd was in a great mood(Thanks to the amazing weather) as well as the band being playful...

The show was filled with great moments and guest appearances from Lesley Feist and Dan from Grizzly Bear. As well as Yo La Tengo joining the band for a couple tunes at the end.

I've seen Wilco at outdoor venues 3 times now...and each time the sound was great...this was no exception. Good to hang with HS and Kat, and a brief hello from Skid.

Hopefully Kat will post some video and pics.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_107880181204_514676204_2640811_8233108_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_107879711204_514676204_2640810_1982834_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_107904656204_514676204_2641437_6972807_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_108069316204_514676204_2643866_1221482_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_108069151204_514676204_2643865_6142463_n.jpg

hammersavage

07-14-2009, 06:18 AM

The show was filled with great moments and guest appearances from Lesley Feist and Dan from Grizzly Bear.

Ed

Furtherman

07-14-2009, 06:37 AM

Boo to you for not finding us!

I looked! But judging from your pix, you guys were there early. I had gotten there about 15 min. before Wilco went on and I was to the right of the stage.

TheMojoPin

07-14-2009, 06:41 AM

Grizzly Bear?

Blargh.

~Katja~

07-14-2009, 07:07 AM

Boo to you for not finding us!

Zipgun(aka Skidmark) found us!

That was a great show last night and the crowd was in a great mood(Thanks to the amazing weather) as well as the band being playful...

The show was filled with great moments and guest appearances from Lesley Feist and Dan from Grizzly Bear. As well as Yo La Tengo joining the band for a couple tunes at the end.

I've seen Wilco at outdoor venues 3 times now...and each time the sound was great...this was no exception. Good to hang with HS and Kat, and a brief hello from Skid.

Hopefully Kat will post some video and pics.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_107880181204_514676204_2640811_8233108_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_107879711204_514676204_2640810_1982834_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_107904656204_514676204_2641437_6972807_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_108069316204_514676204_2643866_1221482_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5720_108069151204_514676204_2643865_6142463_n.jpg

uploading pix now... videos later... I could have had more but SOMEONE told me to stop and enjoy the show.... (which was true... so I did :) )

~Katja~

07-14-2009, 07:40 AM

well most of the pictures are blurry and grainy cause the P&S can only do so much from a distance without a tripod...

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5660_1151228991225_1542653461_383493_7127335_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5660_1151229071227_1542653461_383495_2883696_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5660_1151229471237_1542653461_383505_7965367_n.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5660_1151229671242_1542653461_383510_5293604_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5660_1151230471262_1542653461_383529_8311458_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5660_1151230871272_1542653461_383537_5158895_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5660_1151230951274_1542653461_383539_1645859_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5660_1151231031276_1542653461_383541_3308491_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5660_1151231271282_1542653461_383547_8128073_n.jpg

paulisded

07-14-2009, 12:32 PM

These pics make me sad.

JerseyRich

07-14-2009, 12:44 PM

More pics and setlist here... (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/07/wilco_yo_la_ten.html#more)

Wilco-Brooklyn 7/13/09 Keyspan Park
Wilco (the song)
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Shot in the Arm
At Least That's What You Said
Bull Black Nova
You Are My Face
One Wing
Handshake Drugs
Deeper Down
Impossible Germany
Jesus Etc.
Sonny Feeling
I'm Always in Love
Can't Stand It
Hate it Here
Walken
I'm the Man Who Loves You
Hummingbird
1st Encore:
Heavy Metal Drummer
You And I@
California Stars*
You Never Know*
Misunderstood
Spiders (Kidsmoke)#
2nd Encore:
The Late Greats
Hoodoo Voodoo*
@-Feist on vocals
*-Feist and Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear on backup vocals and percussion
#- Yo La Tengo played

~Katja~

07-14-2009, 01:26 PM

These pics make me sad.
me too, I wish I would have taken my SLR... there were a lot of people with then without the press passes...

~Katja~

07-14-2009, 01:37 PM

I think I was the only one not singing along :(

<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5594967&server=vimeo.com&sho w_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&ful lscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5594967&server=vimeo.com&sho w_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&ful lscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5594967">Wilco & Fans - "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/ericmtownsend">Eric M. Townsend</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

TheMojoPin

07-14-2009, 01:54 PM

More pics and setlist here... (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/07/wilco_yo_la_ten.html#more)

Wilco-Brooklyn 7/13/09 Keyspan Park
Wilco (the song)
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Shot in the Arm
At Least That's What You Said
Bull Black Nova
You Are My Face
One Wing
Handshake Drugs
Deeper Down
Impossible Germany
Jesus Etc.
Sonny Feeling
I'm Always in Love
Can't Stand It
Hate it Here
Walken
I'm the Man Who Loves You
Hummingbird
1st Encore:
Heavy Metal Drummer
You And I@
California Stars*
You Never Know*
Misunderstood
Spiders (Kidsmoke)#
2nd Encore:
The Late Greats
Hoodoo Voodoo*
@-Feist on vocals
*-Feist and Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear on backup vocals and percussion
#- Yo La Tengo played

Wow, one of the better setlists from them in a long time. Looks like a good show.

~Katja~

07-14-2009, 07:11 PM

since I am unable to upload to youtube today I browsed a few videos from last night...

completely awesome!

<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YARyAPXBPo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YARyAPXBPo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

paulisded

07-14-2009, 07:23 PM

since I am unable to upload to youtube today I browsed a few videos from last night...

completely awesome!

<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YARyAPXBPo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YARyAPXBPo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

Great quality...even the audio!

~Katja~

07-14-2009, 07:31 PM

Great quality...even the audio!
they are from the same guy who took the pictures in the article Rich linked... he shoots with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.. it has hd video and usually great quality

Zipgun

07-15-2009, 02:29 AM

Yeah, it was a pretty ridiculously awesome show. The only time I've seen them better in an outdoor venue was at Stubb's in Austin under a not-so-lone-starry Texas sky on my birthday.

Very good to see Rich and Katja and meet Sean and Rich's lady. Would've hung around by you guys longer, but my bandmates had a better spot to check out the show, so screw you guys.

JerseyRich

07-15-2009, 08:28 AM

TheMojoPin

07-15-2009, 08:43 AM

hammersavage

07-15-2009, 09:54 AM

The sound quality on that is great. Any way I can get my hands on an MP3 version?

use media converter to convert it to mp3. that might work

TheMojoPin

07-15-2009, 10:19 AM

I have absolutely no clue what you just suggested I do.

Furtherman

07-15-2009, 10:21 AM

use media converter to convert it to mp3. that might work

OH SNAP. You just got your hat handed to you Mojo!!

hammersavage

07-15-2009, 10:21 AM

I have absolutely no clue what you just suggested I do.

I'll do it for you. Give me a minute

TheMojoPin

07-15-2009, 10:23 AM

You're so sexy.

hammersavage

07-15-2009, 10:44 AM

Wilco and Feist on Letterman as mp3 (http://www.zshare.net/audio/62702715f8d39c12/)

Just download it from my zshare

JerseyRich

07-15-2009, 11:32 AM

Brooklyn Vegan blog caught our Hammersavage at the show...

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=1749

Furtherman

07-15-2009, 12:10 PM

Brooklyn Vegan blog caught our Hammersavage at the show...

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=1749

You're good at "Where Weirdo?"

JerseyRich

07-15-2009, 12:11 PM

You're good at "Where's Weirdo?"

There would be an infinite amount of red arrows in that picture if that were the case.