Wilco Roll Call

Maybe I'm biased because of my good seats, or because I've been listening to Wilco fairly non-stop lately, but that was easily the best set I've seen them do. I initially griped about a lack of older songs, but by the end of the night, I couldn't have been happier. True, I would've loved "Acuff Rose" (they never seem to play it in our area :mad: ), but each and every song last night was pretty much perfect.

I know a lot of purists gripe about such avant-garde influences in the band nowadays, but having both Nels Cline and Glenn Kotche in the band have really taken them to the next level live. They both know when to let loose but, more importantly, when to hold back. Neither even throw out unnecessary flourishes, but when they go off (uh, the noisy breaks in "Via Chicago"!?!?!), it's out of control. Really, even song was played with such new life last night that I'm still buzzing about it.

The entire evening was pretty charmed: very little traffic, great spot parking at the mall, excellent seats, no problems getting out of Columbia…hell, I even got a great new belt at the mall to hold up my shorts (problem with running a lot…you tend to lose weight!) for $2.09! And to top it off, Wilco just totally killed. They were so good, in fact, that I stayed through each and every encore. They were so on fire that I figured Panda Bear couldn't complete; hey, if I happened to miss a little of his set, I figured I wouldn't lose any sleep.

Speaking of which… (see the Panda Bear post)

Was it a pink belt to match your pink Fiery Furnaces shirt?

Originally posted by nkotb:
hell, I even got a great new belt at the mall to hold up my shorts (problem with running a lot…you tend to lose weight!) for $2.09!

I think most people are still recuperating from the Wilco show?

Originally posted by Shemp:

Originally posted by nkotb:
I wish! There are a ton of songs I'd love for them to play; hopefully the setlist will be a little more varied than the last 9:30 show.

I'd expect to hear 8 of the 12 from Sky Blue Sky.

Hey, I was finally right about something! Great show!

did anyone pick up a poster or have a link to a picture of one?

Originally posted by bizou311®:
did anyone pick up a poster or have a link to a picture of one?

Can't find a picture. I thought is was a disappointing poster and didn't purchase one (despite the good cause). If I recall correctly, it was two hands, one red and one blue, holding a white dove on a tan/brown background.

On a related note, I just took in my poster from the summer 2004 show for framing (washington monument on blue background).

i don't really have anything to say that nkotb didn't already. an awesome wilco show and just an overall awesome summer show. really did feel like a show at the Club, taken outdoors on a nice summer night. very solid, well-paced set and then ridiculously strong encores.

Great show. Once I left the floor and retreated to the lawn, it was a very enjoyable summer concert.

brilliant show, one of the best set lists i heard them do in ages and they sounded great!

Originally posted by root:
brilliant show, one of the best set lists i heard them do in ages and they sounded great!

hey man!!! i didnt know you were up in that cut, i would have looked for you.

not a big wilco fan (ok, not a fan at all), but they are definitely good at what they do.

wow, what a great show … i was surprised when they came out for their second encore (look at most of the setlists from this tour), and even more surprised when it kept going and going and turned into a third encore

outtasite outta mind was the highlight for me, but tons of great moments

its funny how different the experiences are seeing this band in a club and outside on the lawn in an amphitheater, but they totally work in both settings

Seemed like they amped up the volume midway through the show. Was it loud enough from the lawn? I was out there for Low and that is exactly what the volume sounded like.

Originally posted by Shemp:
Seemed like they amped up the volume midway through the show. Was it loud enough from the lawn? I was out there for Low and that is exactly what the volume sounded like.

well, my BAC also amped up midway through the show, so i can't quite recall … i do remember thinking it was a little quiet at first though, they were having some sound quirks

Lovely show. My co-worker got to hang out with them afterwards and snagged me an autographed flyer. Pretty cool since my husband proposed to me while playing YHF…

Had a nice time on the lawn, and was happy for the 3 encores and "Poor Places".

The show is available now on bittorrent:

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=507604

Enjoy!