Re: Wilco (ST)
In a message dated 2/2/99 8:23:46 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Or maybe Neutral Milk Hotel? good call! hadn't thought of that. lr
Re: Wilco (ST)
Lance wrote: Well, I've heard the Kinks, the Beach Boys, and the ubiquitous Beatles referred to, but does anyone else think of the Flaming Lips when they listen to this new album? Or maybe Neutral Milk Hotel? I'm not necessarily suggesting an influence here, but in their space-age orchestration and dense layering of sounds... Sure, but 'soon as you start talking about orchedelia bands like the Lips and especially NMH you're talking about the sixties-production, and especially Beach Boys, -influenced stream of 90s indie. I haven't heard the new Wilco (though the things I've read and the hopes that JT has learned something from the Mermaid Ave. experience make me more interested in it than I was in Being There), but I think there's something Brian in the water the past couple of years. Pre-millennial van dyke sparks. And Tweedy is nothing if not a well-tuned antenna for available pop options. (poptions?) carl w.
Re: Wilco (ST)
Well, I've heard the Kinks, the Beach Boys, and the ubiquitous Beatles referred to, but does anyone else think of the Flaming Lips when they listen to this new album? Or maybe Neutral Milk Hotel? I'm not necessarily suggesting an influence here, but in their space-age orchestration and dense layering of sounds, both of these bands seem to be doing similar things to Wilco. Differently, granted, but they do sound like they're all in the same time zone. And while listening to the new Lone Justice, it occurred to me that Maria has been going through some remarkably familiar changes toTweedy. In fact, aside from the obvious fact that Life is Sweet is guitar-driven and ST is piano-driven, they both seem to be experimenting with hyper-orchestrated pop songs. And that, to me, is a good thing. Not two cents. More like double nickels. Lance . . .
