Originally posted by Rhett Miller:Personally couldn't give a toss about Wilco, they've been complete bobbins from day one…they are responsible for making Billy Bragg shite though, and that is unforgiveable….you are right that the first two albums are his best work, I'll give you that.
Billy Bragg's descent into mediocrity predated his working with Wilco by 10 years with the release of Worker's Playtime in 1998. From that album on, his work has been hit and miss, whereas his first two albums were solid throughout.
I think a majority of music lovers would agree that Wilco managed to recover quite nicely from their brush with Mr. Bragg based on their fine followups, Summer Teeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
When I Went To This Show, I didn't Expect This
When I went to see Third Eye Blind, I didn't expect to see the 9:30 Club staff making fun of me!
Originally posted by mankie:if your Billy Bragg can be made "shite" by a band as purportedly shitty as you say Wilco is, then that makes him sound pretty weak
Personally couldn't give a toss about Wilco, they've been complete bobbins from day one…they are responsible for making Billy Bragg shite though, and that is unforgiveable….you are right that the first two albums are his best work, I'll give you that.
When I went to the Cracker show, I didn't expect to spend 8 hours in the Howard University Hospital to give me stitches for a wound suffered from an unprompted beer bottle attack from someone who had drank about 10 too many.
Originally posted by allmy$to930:you didn't?
When I went to see Third Eye Blind, I didn't expect to see the 9:30 Club staff making fun of me!
when i signed up for this board, i didn't expect that wilco/billy bragg and gbv were the only bands open for extended discussions
When I went to see the Grateful Dead, I didn't expect to see a guy get dragged off by security with his bare ass skinned on the concrete stairs as he defiantly jerked off. (I guess I was naiIve.)
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:you missed the halcyon days when the only band discussed around here was coldplay
when i signed up for this board, i didn't expect that wilco/billy bragg and gbv were the only bands open for extended discussions
Originally posted by pollard:didnt they record with layne Stayley?
you missed the halcyon days when the only band discussed around here was coldplay
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:Oh yeah, sorry about that..and I wasn't drunk, just an excellent shot!! ;)
When I went to the Cracker show, I didn't expect to spend 8 hours in the Howard University Hospital to give me stitches for a wound suffered from an unprompted beer bottle attack from someone who had drank about 10 too many.
Originally posted by Celeste:you just wanted to say "woody" …..
Originally posted by mankie:I believe that would be *Woody* Guthrie. Big difference, there.
When I went to see Billy Bragg and Wilco singing all that Arlo Guthrie stuff I didn't expect to be subjected to such utter utter shite.
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When I went to see Bindlestiff Family Circus, I didn't expect to see someone spin plates from *there*.