Wilco: The Thread

johnnYYac · Jul 03, 2013, 03:47 PM

As mentioned above, Wilco is selling soundboards from the two nights at Solid Sound.

http://wilco.kungfustore.com/categories/558-solid-sound

There's also a few cool posters.

~~The owl one is sold out,~~ Oops. Apparently, it is not! Ordered.

so I went with the subway map.

Shug · Jul 03, 2013, 04:01 PM

If you want to read nine pages of contentious opinions about Wilco The Album and how it is hated or loved, try this thread: http://viachicago.org/topic/47971-wilco-the-forgotten-album/] [url]http://viachicago.org/topic/47971-wilco-the-forgotten-album/[/url]

e_wind · Jul 03, 2013, 04:52 PM

I post very very rarely on via Chicago. I don't know why but it seems so damn elitist or something

radiatortunes · Jul 03, 2013, 05:33 PM

Quote from: markcel on Jul 03, 2013, 03:17 PM
Quote from: oistheone on Jul 03, 2013, 12:39 PM
I NEVER understood the hate for WTA. Who did hate it exactly? Pitchfork? What a shocker.

As a latecomer to the Wilco scene, WTA was one of the first albums I picked up, and it grabbed me immediately. "Wilco: The Song" is a great tongue-in-cheek rocker, "Bull Black Nova" is a pounding, circling psychedelic trip if there ever was one, and "Solitaire" is one of the most tender songs Wilco has ever recorded. Kotche's near-silent kick drum on "Solitaire" gets me everytime. It takes a master musician to bring out emotion using the most emotionless instrument there is.

But anyway, "You Never Know", "Sonny Feeling", great rockers I still listen to often. "Country Disappeared" is a fantastic song, another great tender ballad that Tweedy nails and Nels' guitar work on this track is so understated. People rip this album for not "featuring" Nels, but man, the fretwork is there, you just gotta listen for it.

The only times the album comes even close to "dissappointing" for me is "Deeper Down" as the second track -- this song never really did it for me -- and "Everlasting Everything" as the album finale. Both tracks are okay, but if I had to make a pared-down version of this album, those two would be my first cuts.

I don't hate WTA, it (and SBS) just fall to the bottom when I think of their albums. If I were to place them into tiers, Level 1 - I love Being There through Ghost, Level 2 - a little notch below, but still love AM and Whole Love. Then, for me, there is a separation and SBS and WTA. That said, I love Impossible Germany every time I hear it, love One Wing, but just don't find myself ever motivated to listen to the whole album of these two, whereas I don't have this issue with any of their other releases.

So no hate, just not absolute love for me. Hopefully that made sense.

This is pretty close to where I am although I think I'd move SBS up to Level 2 and leave WTA at Level 3. Like you, I have little interest in listening to all of WTA. I love Country Disappeared and One Wing, and I'd go as far as to say I'll Fight is quite good, too. But the rest is just really disappointing to me. I think The Whole Love proves how sub-par WTA was and that this incarnation of the band is capable of so much more.

As an aside...as much as I can't stand "You And I" I have to admit that when I saw/heard Jeff and Feist perform it at a Jeff solo show in Toronto, it was a pretty good, i.e. not awful.

Shug · Jul 06, 2013, 12:08 PM

Whatdayknow, they played Country Disappeared last night!

radiatortunes · Jul 06, 2013, 12:33 PM

Quote from: Shug on Jul 06, 2013, 12:08 PM
Whatdayknow, they played Country Disappeared last night!

And I'm pretty sure I read that they played "I'll Fight" in Tuscaloosa!

alienlanes · Aug 04, 2013, 11:23 PM

After seeing them twice again this summer I am fully back into my Wilco obsession. It had been 3 years since the last time I saw them, but they KILLED it in Toronto and Buffalo on Americanarama and now I am back on that bus.

Seriously contemplating buying those Solid Sound fest mp3s

Crayton09 · Aug 21, 2013, 08:59 AM

Looks like Wilco will be playing an aftershow for ACL Fest on October 11th. They posted on FB last night that they had two bits of Austin related news, one being that they're going to air their latest ACL taping in the near future and to mark your calendars for October 11th. There's an announcement sometime today, but I'm pretty sure it's for an aftershow and on my birthday no less!!!! Fuck yes!!!!!

radiatortunes · Aug 21, 2013, 10:46 AM

This is so exciting!

The Autumn Defense (John and Pat) have already announced a late night thingie for the 11th...if today's announcement is a Tweedy solo show I think my head is going to explode!

Crayton09 · Aug 21, 2013, 10:52 AM

didn't realize the autumn defense had an aftershow on the 11th as well. interested to see what exactly this announcement will be.

Crayton09 · Aug 21, 2013, 06:38 PM

fuck yes! I was right! apparently the autumn defense is actually the day before on the 10th so it will be WILCO on the 11th on my birthday no less. the presale tickets go on sale at 10am central manana! fuck yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

radiatortunes · Aug 21, 2013, 07:15 PM

Quote from: Crayton09 on Aug 21, 2013, 06:38 PM
fuck yes! I was right! apparently the autumn defense is actually the day before on the 10th so it will be WILCO on the 11th on my birthday no less. the presale tickets go on sale at 10am central manana! fuck yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A birthday show - nice! Good luck with the presale tomorrow! :happy:

justbcuzido · Aug 23, 2013, 10:19 AM

Quote from: Crayton09 on Aug 21, 2013, 06:38 PM
fuck yes! I was right! apparently the autumn defense is actually the day before on the 10th so it will be WILCO on the 11th on my birthday no less. the presale tickets go on sale at 10am central manana! fuck yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pumped for this show myself...

Now you can make up for missing them at both Forecastle and Americanarama this summer!

MrWhippy · Aug 23, 2013, 10:26 AM

In case anyone is interested, there is a reference to butt chugging during the Solid Sound all requests show on 6/21/2013.

I'm sure it's Fully's fault somehow.

EverythingChanges · Aug 29, 2013, 03:01 PM

"I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck"

radiatortunes · Sep 05, 2013, 11:53 AM

These Jeff Tweedy solo dates were announced yesterday. Apparently more shows to be announced soon. A Dec 8th Seattle (Moore Theatre) show was advertised by songkick.com yesterday, too, but that link is gone now.

http://www.jambase.com/articles/119309/jeff-tweedy-to-play-two-solo-shows-at-san-francisco-fillmore

johnnYYac · Sep 05, 2013, 12:28 PM

I shall "pray" for Tweedy's return to the Englert in Iowa City...

e_wind · Sep 09, 2013, 10:47 AM

yup. if no shows others shows get announced I think I'm gonna hit up the filmore. those shows are my first days as a person who graduated from college, so it'll be a gift trip to myself.

parkervb · Mar 11, 2014, 10:13 AM

this may have been posted before but I' not going back to check, but this is a pro shot set of Wilco playing at the Sydney Opera House last April. Love finding random pro shot sets on the Youtube

Live At The House: Wilco (Full Set)

I got Chromecast for my birthday and it's a must for anyone who watches a lot of live music on Youtube.

e_wind · Mar 11, 2014, 11:52 AM

I dont know anything about Chromecast other than its similar to Apple TV. What about chrome cast allows you to watch this that other products dont have? Etiehr way, Ive never seen this, thanks for posting.

If MMJ reads these boards, I hopethey dont read them too closely... they other day, for the first time, without missing a beat when asked what my favorite band was, I said Wilco. I felt dirty, like I cheated.