yeah…tons have already been sold today for $200/pair. i had to chuckle because one of the idiot scalpers actually had his/her tickets listed as "PIT" tickets. like the 9:30 has an orchestra section or something?!? then i got pissed when i saw "frontrowordie" who has 18 tickets listed at $150 a pop "buy it now". what an asshole.
WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
I don't know whether to be more annoyed at the scalpers themselves or their market of jackasses who are willing to pay that much.
Originally posted by pollard:A.M. is better than A Ghost Is Born? "Casino Queen"?
Originally posted by dotdot:who knew, they were touring for A Ghost is Born back in 1995, wow
Oh wow, you saw them touring for their worst record. You're so cool, Rhett.
Casino Queen is a Stones ripoff.
Ghost is Born is a Sonic Youth ripoff.
No disrespect to Thurston and the gang, but I'll take the Stones over Sonic Youth anyday.
Ghost is Born is a Sonic Youth ripoff.
No disrespect to Thurston and the gang, but I'll take the Stones over Sonic Youth anyday.
Originally posted by dotdot:
Originally posted by pollard:A.M. is better than A Ghost Is Born? "Casino Queen"?
Originally posted by dotdot:who knew, they were touring for A Ghost is Born back in 1995, wow
Oh wow, you saw them touring for their worst record. You're so cool, Rhett.
OK, i'm listening to "summer teeth" and really getting amped for thursday's show …
shouldnt you be listening to all 15 minutes of "Less Than You Think" to get ready for this show
Originally posted by ratioci nation:Yes, I listen to it everyday.
shouldnt you be listening to all 15 minutes of "Less Than You Think" to get ready for this show
So… if a friendly forum member should, let's say, have a friend bail and thus be left with what could be considered a superfluous ticket to the Wednesday night show…
would someone whose handle i recognize be interested in pm'ing me with suggestions of worthy recipients for this lonely ticket?
would someone whose handle i recognize be interested in pm'ing me with suggestions of worthy recipients for this lonely ticket?
Well Chimbly Sweep, if you're interested in passing along said superfluous ticket to someone whose handle you don't recognize, lemme know…
Jimmy Buffet - ha, ha
Wilco performance lacks passion
By John Lovell / Managing Editor
Published: Monday, February 21, 2005
The moment I stepped out of my car, I couldn't help but think I had mistaken the Wilco concert I had driven to for the Jimmy Buffett show later that weekend. Fat, middle-aged men flashed me drunk, dirty looks while tail-gating at the back of their SUVs with coolers of cheap beer - I couldn't resist pointing out the stereotype. I was struck with more disbelief as I watched an older crowd outnumber the younger one.
When Jeff Tweedy and company finally took the stage and broke out into their first song, I started to think I really was at the Jimmy Buffett concert.
The tail-gaters were now sloppy; they were in the aisles yelling with all the might and power their beer bellies could muster. Some of them even wielded flaming lighters over their heads.
Where the hell was I?
I was at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater, and I like to say it's the place in South Florida where old bands go to die. When it's not being used for summer pop-punk festivals, it's where soggy '70s and '80s rock stars wash up.
How inappropriate for a band like Wilco, who has made quite a name for itself in the college music arena for several years now with the albums Summer Teeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. (Let's just forget about A Ghost is Born.)
Tweedy knew exactly what I was thinking after he encouraged the crowd to rush the stage. He even made a comment about the Jimmy Buffett atmosphere - damn, I love it when I'm right!
The evening went on, and the band changed pace shortly after Tweedy invited the crowd to come closer. After a slow start, this was most welcome. I can't complain about the band's execution, which was just as crisp as its studio recordings. The song selection was a democratic mix of the greatest releases; it even included a couple of songs off the Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg/Woody Guthrie projects : "California Stars" and "Somebody Some Morning Sometime."
I have a rather large dilemma about the concert. All the songs were memorable, clean and well rehearsed. There was something amiss however, and I think it was Tweedy. I felt that the set was passionless and could have used more sincerity.
The bittersweet songs like "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" and "A Shot In the Arm" lacked the heartfelt melancholy I'm used to hearing on the albums. The same goes for the band's faster and harder rock tunes like "I Am the Man Who Loves You" and "Spiders (Kidsmoke)," which is the only song worth listening to on A Ghost is Born.
I think they were afraid to be dangerous and ended up being too polite. As nice as it was to see a chummier, chattier, plumper Tweedy, I would have preferred a more aggressive approach to the show.
The finale was also rather uncharismatic. I would have been content walking away from the concert with some of their more endearing songs, like "How to Fight Loneliness" or "Ashes of American Flags" ringing in my ears. Instead, they encored with a few dull songs for which I could not have cared less.
I was a little disappointed, but it wasn't a terrible performance. Wilco should reevaluate itself and its attitude toward the music it plays live before the band ends up actually belonging in such a deplorable place as Pompano Beach.
Wilco performance lacks passion
By John Lovell / Managing Editor
Published: Monday, February 21, 2005
The moment I stepped out of my car, I couldn't help but think I had mistaken the Wilco concert I had driven to for the Jimmy Buffett show later that weekend. Fat, middle-aged men flashed me drunk, dirty looks while tail-gating at the back of their SUVs with coolers of cheap beer - I couldn't resist pointing out the stereotype. I was struck with more disbelief as I watched an older crowd outnumber the younger one.
When Jeff Tweedy and company finally took the stage and broke out into their first song, I started to think I really was at the Jimmy Buffett concert.
The tail-gaters were now sloppy; they were in the aisles yelling with all the might and power their beer bellies could muster. Some of them even wielded flaming lighters over their heads.
Where the hell was I?
I was at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater, and I like to say it's the place in South Florida where old bands go to die. When it's not being used for summer pop-punk festivals, it's where soggy '70s and '80s rock stars wash up.
How inappropriate for a band like Wilco, who has made quite a name for itself in the college music arena for several years now with the albums Summer Teeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. (Let's just forget about A Ghost is Born.)
Tweedy knew exactly what I was thinking after he encouraged the crowd to rush the stage. He even made a comment about the Jimmy Buffett atmosphere - damn, I love it when I'm right!
The evening went on, and the band changed pace shortly after Tweedy invited the crowd to come closer. After a slow start, this was most welcome. I can't complain about the band's execution, which was just as crisp as its studio recordings. The song selection was a democratic mix of the greatest releases; it even included a couple of songs off the Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg/Woody Guthrie projects : "California Stars" and "Somebody Some Morning Sometime."
I have a rather large dilemma about the concert. All the songs were memorable, clean and well rehearsed. There was something amiss however, and I think it was Tweedy. I felt that the set was passionless and could have used more sincerity.
The bittersweet songs like "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" and "A Shot In the Arm" lacked the heartfelt melancholy I'm used to hearing on the albums. The same goes for the band's faster and harder rock tunes like "I Am the Man Who Loves You" and "Spiders (Kidsmoke)," which is the only song worth listening to on A Ghost is Born.
I think they were afraid to be dangerous and ended up being too polite. As nice as it was to see a chummier, chattier, plumper Tweedy, I would have preferred a more aggressive approach to the show.
The finale was also rather uncharismatic. I would have been content walking away from the concert with some of their more endearing songs, like "How to Fight Loneliness" or "Ashes of American Flags" ringing in my ears. Instead, they encored with a few dull songs for which I could not have cared less.
I was a little disappointed, but it wasn't a terrible performance. Wilco should reevaluate itself and its attitude toward the music it plays live before the band ends up actually belonging in such a deplorable place as Pompano Beach.
Damn; 10:00 start time? Guess those of us taking the metro home will be fucked if they go on that late.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:That's a completely normal start time for a band with one opener – this Club is the best of any in town at trying to be aware of Metro's hours, but bands are bands and they don't give a fuck. Chill and enjoy. You're lucky, a lot of shows start later…
Damn; 10:00 start time? Guess those of us taking the metro home will be fucked if they go on that late.
has anyone else been checking out the setlists at wilco base? seems like they are changing it up a teeny bit, while sticking with the majority of the same stuff off ghost and yhf. changing around mermaid songs. anyways, over the 2 nights, i hope there isnt too, too much repetition. what are your hopes dreams and desires for the next 40 hours? seems as if we will be getting a 25 song set night, both nights, so thats pretty fuckin hot.
Anyone ever heard of the opener (Deholtz!)? Any word on whether I should sacrifice a trip to the gym to get there in time to see them? Always a little wary of any band with unnecessary punctuation in their name. But at least it's not an umlaut.
fyi - both shows will be webcast live via wilcoweb.
Originally posted by xcanuck:"Like a very pissed-off Devo -- with their amps turned all the way up -- battling Mothra to the death."
Anyone ever heard of the opener (Deholtz!)? Any word on whether I should sacrifice a trip to the gym to get there in time to see them? Always a little wary of any band with unnecessary punctuation in their name. But at least it's not an umlaut.
Originally posted by GabrielG54:And simulcast on NPR.org
fyi - both shows will be webcast live via wilcoweb.
Originally posted by GabrielG54:looks like i'm not going to get my favorite song, "I Got You (At the End of the Century" … sucks …
has anyone else been checking out the setlists at wilco base? seems like they are changing it up a teeny bit, while sticking with the majority of the same stuff off ghost and yhf. changing around mermaid songs. anyways, over the 2 nights, i hope there isnt too, too much repetition. what are your hopes dreams and desires for the next 40 hours? seems as if we will be getting a 25 song set night, both nights, so thats pretty fuckin hot.
Needed to see them Summerteeth era and before for this…they used to play it all the time. Personally I'd like "That's Not the Issue", although I think I've seen them play that one (can't remember).
It's too bad they're not playing more of an even mix of old and new since they've already toured in support of A Ghost Is Born.
It's too bad they're not playing more of an even mix of old and new since they've already toured in support of A Ghost Is Born.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
looks like i'm not going to get my favorite song, "I Got You (At the End of the Century" … sucks …
Originally posted by Chip Chanko:Looks like from Wilcobase that they were playing it regularly as recently as '03
Needed to see them Summerteeth era and before for this…they used to play it all the time. Personally I'd like "That's Not the Issue", although I think I've seen them play that one (can't remember).
It's too bad they're not playing more of an even mix of old and new since they've already toured in support of A Ghost Is Born.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
looks like i'm not going to get my favorite song, "I Got You (At the End of the Century" … sucks …