Wilco 2/26 and 2/27 9:30

I agree…I'd fallen more on the Son Volt side of post-Tupelo until seeing Wilco live on the Being There tour.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
As someone who saw Wilco at the old 9:30 Club in 1995, and who has seen a number of Friday Night Iota bands, I'm going to have to disagree with them. Wilco 1995 was better than anyone who I've ever seen at Iota.

Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the only reason it gets lumped by most as the weakest album is because it's not really a surprising album. The songs are straight-forward with no frills. Still, I find myself playing AM more than most of the other records…or at least wanted to hear it more often.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i commented earlier on that post-rock thread but it didn't seem to go through

hard to put AM at the bottom, so many classic tracks on there and they sound "limber", like they're actually having fun while making the album

"i've been gamblin like a fiend / on your tables so green…"

and, in other news, Wilco is scheduled to play Saturday Night Live this weekend (3/01).

:)

Wow. I guess all of Jeff Tweedy's talk over the past year about being frustrated with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot lately is pretty true. That was some serious country-fried Wilco. Very good show, but it felt like this band's goal is now to turn almost everything in their catalog into something off Being There. Of course, if that means sets ending like this:

Red-Eyed and Blue
I Got You (At the End of the Century)
Monday
Outtamind (Outtasite)

then I'm pretty cool with that. What a run they pulled off there.

I wonder if tomorrow is gonna be the same sort of show, or if they saved up all the noise-rock shenanigans for one show. I'm very much wishing I bought tickets for both nights now.

great, great show. i'm so giddy for tomorrow!

ohhhh yes. glad I finally got to see "the thanks I get".

Great show…seven and counting and I have never been disappointed.

Full set list (from Via Chicago):

(Was I) In Your Dreams (w/Total Pros horn section)
Blood of the Lamb (w/clarinet only)
You Are My Face
Pot Kettle Black
A Shot in the Arm
Side With The Seeds
Pieholden Suite (w/Total Pros; Nels on banjo and tambourine)
Impossible Germany
Sky Blue Sky
Handshake Drugs
Too Far Apart
Summer Teeth
Jesus, etc.
Walken (w/TPs)
I'm The Man Who Loves You (w/TPs)
Hummingbird
A Magazine Called Sunset
Red-Eyed and Blue>
I Got You (At The End of the Century)
Monday (w/TPs)
Outtasite (Outta Mind)
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Hate It Here (w/TPs)
Can't Stand It (w/TPs)
The Thanks I Get (w/TPs)
Just A Kid
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Shouldn't Be Ashamed
War on War
Heavy Metal Drummer
The Late Greats (w/TPs)

WTF? No 'Box of Letters' or whatever the fuck that was called?!

dude, be happy that there's some A.M. songs in the setlist…

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
WTF? No 'Box of Letters' or whatever the fuck that was called?!

I'm crossing my fingers for that one tonight. All in all, great setlist, and I was happy to hear a bunch of songs I never thought I'd hear live, being on the newer side of Wilco listening.

I couldn't have been more psyched for "Too Far Apart."

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
WTF? No 'Box of Letters' or whatever the fuck that was called?!

Were you the douchebag behind me who kept yelling "Box, Box, Box" along with "Wear your green sportcoat, the one you wore on Conan?"

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
WTF? No 'Box of Letters' or whatever the fuck that was called?!

Amazing. They blew me away. Can anybody help me with some more board cliches?

Definitely ranked among the best Wilco shows I've seen. I want to say the best, but how can you compare the Wilco of today with the Wilco of 1995? Sure, maybe they're headed back in the direction, but it still seems like a different band.

And thanks to the chubby, dark haired beauty behind me. Your off-key and incredibly loud singing was so fucking pretty. You even managed to drown out Jeff's singing in my ears quite a bit. And your shouts of "Tweee-dy, Tweeee-dy"…very creative! Thanks for enhancing my show experience!

I thought I saw you as I was heading out last night, but the crowd was a little too stifling for me to try to say hello.

I was wonder what your taken would be several times through the show, especially with comparing the former line-up with the current on. As a relatively new fan (probably only been listening for 8 or 9 years, I guess), I'm shocked by how fierce they can be, but also how mellow and downright pretty. Still, I could see how someone would prefer the more straight-ahead approach of the line-up that (I'm guessing) you saw. Glad to hear you liked it…I'd worry if you didn't :D

By the way, does the second guitarist/keyboardist annoy anyone else? I get it, you like to windmill and hold the guitar at funny angles. Too bad your stuck to the side of the stage for a reason…

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Definitely ranked among the best Wilco shows I've seen. I want to say the best, but how can you compare the Wilco of today with the Wilco of 1995? Sure, maybe they're headed back in the direction, but it still seems like a different band.

Very balanced setlist. Definitely one of the best Wilco shows ever. And I still can't believe they played "Too Far Apart"! I don't think I've seen them play it (11 year wilco concertgoer here…)

I was hoping to hear "nothingsgonnastandinmywayagain". They played it in Philly…*sigh*

Dean & Britta tonight. Have fun tonite!

You mean KEREN ANN tonight!

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Very balanced setlist. Definitely one of the best Wilco shows ever. And I still can't believe they played "Too Far Apart"! I don't think I've seen them play it (11 year wilco concertgoer here…)

I was hoping to hear "nothingsgonnastandinmywayagain". They played it in Philly…*sigh*

Dean & Britta tonight. Have fun tonite!

Originally posted by allmy$to930:
Outtasite (Outta Mind)

"I know where I'll be tonight, alright"

It looked like Brendan Canty's film crew was there. I know they did Tweedy's solo dvd and I really like their Burn to Shine discs. I hope something good comes out of that footage, it was probably the best I've ever seen them. The horns took some of the sky blue sky songs to the next level and the ending to the main set was amazing.

really, really good show. one of the most consistently excellent wilco shows i've seen over the past few years. the last four songs of the main set were perfect. give tweedy credit, he knows how to hire – nels cline and glen kotche have got some serious skills and only seem to get better. although that extra guitarist/keyboardist is definitely a major tool.

awesome.
even with the lumberjacks in front of me.
actually, they were entertaining….mostly.

Were you near those two incredible tall guys? I was directly behind the one in orange, and man, he had to be at least two heads taller than I am. The odd part was that they weren't related; they never spoke and went their separate ways afterwards. What are the odds that two guys that tall would stand right next to each other???

Originally posted by tigers scare me:
awesome.
even with the lumberjacks in front of me.
actually, they were entertaining….mostly.