Tweedy actually stopped the song completely: "You know, I don't care how
fucking far you drove to see us. You don't give the band directions."
And really, for me, that sort of sums it up. Abstaining Tom caught these
details about these guys, and I wonder how much patience on-the-wagon
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some of Wilco's new pop songs are OK, but overall I wasn't impressed by
the new stuff. I can't see myself humming any of them in the shower,
which is my simplest criterion for a good, catchy pop tune.
Agreed. With the exceptions of "ELT" and
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know life on tour can be
a drag, but am I expecting too much when I think a performer should at least
try to look like they're having a good time?
I saw Jeff and Jay perform a few songs last week at some club across the
street from Wrigley Field as part of
Tom Stoodley noted in response to Kevin Fredette's observation:
Maybe Tweedy's getting road burnout, but for most of the evening, he
looked like he'd rather be almost anywhere but onstage. I know life on
tour can be a drag, but am I expecting too much when I think a performer
should
Bill Silvers said:
But how the audience's bad behavior affects the
performance needs to be taken into account.
I totally agree. An indifferent or drunkenly annoying crowd can't expect
the band to be having a good time. But other than the two drunk guys I
mentioned earlier, the crowd as a
Bill comments:
And really, for me, that sort of sums it up. Abstaining Tom caught these
details about these guys, and I wonder how much patience on-the-wagon Tweedy
needed to have with these obnoxious idiots. If the club can't take steps to
quiet, or remove drunken-stupid patrons who are
In a message dated 4/20/99 2:38:17 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It has struck me that Tweedy has gotten to be much more of an attitude
performer as the years have rolled on. In UT, he was quite the ray of
sunshine and the entertaining one compared to Farrar, and he continued to
have an
jr. "on the money"
It has struck me that Tweedy has gotten to be much more of an attitude
performer as the years have rolled on. In UT, he was quite the ray of
sunshine and the entertaining one compared to Farrar, and he continued to
have an entertainer's approach and worked his intrinsic charm
Neal:
I dunno tho, sure he might be more the artiste nowadays, but I still think
he
tends to be very charming onstage. At least I've never seem him be anything
but. I even saw him do an acoustic performance once in LA before AM came out
where he was sick from bad Mexican food. He had to excuse
At 4:18 PM -0400 on 4/20/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I dunno tho, sure he might be more the artiste nowadays, but I still
think he
tends to be very charming onstage. At least I've never seem him be anything
but. I even saw him do an acoustic performance once in LA before AM
came out
where he
That was gorgeous, Carl.
man, what the hell am I doing in this business. . .
Linda
Greg Harness wrote:
I hereby nominate Max Johnston as Sideperson of the Decade.
No contest: Greg Leisz.
Dave
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No contest? What about Benmont Tench!?
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From: Dave Purcell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, April 12, 1999 9:53 AM
Subject: SOTD (was re: Wilco)
Greg Harness wrote:
I hereby nominate Max Johnston as Sideperson of the Decade
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Apr-99 SOTD (was re:
Wilco) by Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I hereby nominate Max Johnston as Sideperson of the Decade.
No contest: Greg Leisz.
Lloyd Maines.
Carl Z.
On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:55:05 -0400, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Uh, what are the criteria here?
Criteria? We don't need no stinkin criteria!! g
If we're going to make this official, how about this: The Sideperson of the
Decade (SOTD) is the musician who has appeared in a supporting role for
In a message dated 4/12/99 10:57:22 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Uh, what are the criteria here?
none whatsoever. Just pure subjective interpretation. Try it sometime!
Slim
np: Restless Wind: The legendary Billy Joe Shaver
Sorry to be dense about this g, but are you talking about studio
musicians, or folks who have toured with various acts, or both? If the idea
is to include the former, exclusively or otherwise, then it seems to me
you'd have to start with Paul Franklin, Brent Mason, Stuart Duncan and maybe
Rob
In a message dated 4/12/99 8:52:55 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I hereby nominate Max Johnston as Sideperson of the Decade.
No contest: Greg Leisz.
I vote for Buddy Miller.
Slim
Dunno... If I read the thread correctly, Slim just referred to it being
pure subjective interpretation... Hopefully he was talking about this
list. g If not, let's take his cue and run with anything goes...
Morgan
At 01:30 PM 4/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
Sorry to be dense about this g, but are
Paul Franklin, Brent Mason, Stuart Duncan and maybe Rob Hajacos
Aren't these the guys responsible for almost every record that comes out of
Nashville?
Jim, smilin'
In a message dated 4/12/99 2:20:01 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do I know how to bait Mr. Weisberger or what? g
That was too easy.
I think he is losing his edge these days, Jim. too easy to flame and never
quick enough on the rebound. Maybe we should leave the old
Does anyone happen to know the specific date of Wilco's show in Boulder,
1995? I just got a video copy of the show on loan for a few days, haven't
watched it yet, and thought I'd ask before I did. Why? Who the hell knows?
Thanks bunches.
Lance . . .
Hey, I was wondering if anyone knew exactly how long Wilco's All Over the
Place EP is?
Thanks, Lance . . .
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
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
My only question: more mellow than the last album. I thought 'Being There'
was pretty darn mellow overall.
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos. If pianos = more
mellow, than so be it. There's
At 01:12 PM 2/2/99 EST, Neil wrote:
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos. If pianos = more
mellow, than so be it. There's still plenty pop, that's for sure.
I agree, mellow is hardly a word I'd use
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that
the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos. If pianos = more
mellow, than so be it. There's still plenty pop, that's for sure.
I would have to agree, wilco has gone in a sort of pop direction with some
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My only question: more mellow than the last album. I thought 'Being There'
was pretty darn mellow overall.
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos.
In a message dated 2/2/99 12:45:46 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
You're probably right, though, about the reason why it'd get called
that--pianos instead of guitars, so of course it MUST be mellow. Oh
brother... --dc
It's not just the pianos. There's a whole LOT of
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
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