Dunno if any of my old homies have already posted this, since I'm a
little behind. Sorry if you've already seen it...
ROCK NOTES
Chesnutt and Wilco: works in progress
By Jim Sullivan, Globe Staff, 04/23/99
About 10 years ago, Vic Chesnutt - singer-songwriter-guitarist - spent
an evening he
Bob, thanks for posting that.
Deb
. And this audience wanted badly to rock.
Beyond the unfamiliarity factor, the audience simply wanted the old Wilco back. Even
the Mermaid Avenue constitutes as old Wilco these days. Not to say that the crowd
didn't respond positively to some of ST but when the band dished out the old, the
audience
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Sohn [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Beyond the unfamiliarity factor, the audience simply wanted the old
Wilco back. Even the Mermaid Avenue constitutes as old Wilco these
days. Not to say that the crowd didn't respond positively to some of
ST but when
Hi, sorry to bother everyone, but I was wondering again if anyone has an
extra ticket, or two, for this show...???
Please e-mail me if so. I can pay whatever.
love,
A/D
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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
My favorite "shut up" line was from Henry Rollins of Black Flag:
"Lose the 'tude, dude."
At 09:22 AM 4/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
My favorite "shut up" line was from Henry Rollins of Black Flag:
"Lose the 'tude, dude."
A good shut up line, no doubt, but if reversed and shouted at Rollins
instead, it would make a more than appropriate heckle. --david cantwell
-Original Message-
From: David Cantwell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Lose the 'tude, dude."
A good shut up line, no doubt, but if reversed and shouted at Rollins
instead, it would make a more than appropriate heckle. --david
cantwell
[Matt Benz]
A heh heh heh.
Last night, fellow P2-er/Albany denizen Jeff Sohn and I saw Wilco with Vic
Chesnutt at Pearl Street in Northampton, Mass. A couple of random drive-by
observations:
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
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
had never even listened to but had heard
it was good.
Seeing that and thinking about all of the Wilco and UT shows I have seen, I
began to wonder how much of this is posturing. He seemed to really be
enjoying himself onstage with UT and on the AM tour, but beginning with
Being There, he see
of the Wilco and UT shows I have seen, I
began to wonder how much of this is posturing. He seemed to really be
enjoying himself onstage with UT and on the AM tour, but beginning with
Being There, he seems to have become the disenchanted rock star.
The issue of what kind of performance and stage
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
an entertainer's approach and worked his intrinsic charm during the
early Wilco tours. Last couple of years, however, as best I've been
able to observe it, he has definitely caught the artiste bug, in terms of
his performance style.
I dunno tho, sure he might be more the artiste nowadays
nsic charm during the
early Wilco tours. Last couple of years, however, as best I've been
able to observe it, he has definitely caught the artiste bug, in terms of
his performance style.
Which is too bad. I infinitely prefer performers who come out and do
their best to "entertain" th
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
A review of last night's show - with a tip o' the Hee-Haw straw hat to
David Cantwell for the illumination of the ELO emulations on Summer
Teeth.
Carl W.
* * *
WILCO WITH VIC CHESNUTT
at The Guvernment on Saturday
by CARL
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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Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport
Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
No contest? What about Benmont Tench!?
-Original Message-
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.
Don't recall if this has been mentioned here:
SOUND OPINIONS
Tuesday Nights at 10PM
With Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot and Marty Lennartz
APRIL 13
"WILCO Live in the Studio."
On the heels of their critically acclaimed new album,
"Summerteeth," Jeff Tweedy and the m
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
Feel free to participate, but DO NOT come in here and insult folks who
have
been part of this community for years. You are out of line.
::whispering:: hey everyone, this is where Jezzy either apologizes
for being a putz or tells us all to fuck off. If it is the later, I
can't wait for the
In a message dated 4/9/99 8:43:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My apology, that you so rightly
anticipated, was for inadvertently insulting the folks in this
community, and I guess if apologizing is lame well so be it.
That's mighty big of you. I have been fighting
Anyone who is going to this show, or thinking about going, please let me
know off list...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hope this one is alright Don. g Wilco is on Letterman next Monday.
It was good to see everyone again this year although my recollections
are foggy at best. Something about having a song written about you
drives you to drink even more than usual.
Chad
No wonder I cancelled my subscription to SPIN. Here's the first
paragraph of their Wilco review, forwarded to me by a pal (and
intended to piss me off, though it didn't because SPIN is such a
joke).
***
Jeff Tweedy is a big daddy in the alternative country movement, half
the heart
...PBS country for people embarrassed by The Nashville
Network.
Are we to take it, then, that SPIN isn't embarrassed by the Nashville
Network? Or that it is, but it's embarrassed by PBS, too?
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Are we to take it, then, that SPIN isn't embarrassed by the Nashville
Network? Or that it is, but it's embarrassed by PBS, too?
Doesn't matter. The people at SPIN are cooler than you and me
either way, doncha know.
Dave, whose also glad to see from that Buckner quote
Dave Purcell wrote:
No wonder I cancelled my subscription to SPIN. Here's the first
paragraph of their Wilco review, forwarded to me by a pal (and
intended to piss me off, though it didn't because SPIN is such a
joke).
***
Jeff Tweedy is a big daddy in the alternative country movement
http://www.twomp.com/amplifier/summer_t.htm
I haven't gotten it yet so I have no opinions.
About anything.
keep dancing,
-ldk
Um, please tell me that this is the actual title of the song and not a
cover of "Cash on the Barrellhead." Then again, if _that_ tune is the
weakest on the disc it _must_ be pretty amazing. g
No, it's not a cover but a Murry original, and IMHO, maybe the most
interesting song on the album,
reat lines and
sometimes, like "One Brown Shoe," its a great composition.
The new Wilco is cool but not as immediately accessible as the Old 97's.
Sure does sound like the Beach Boys. I admire Jeff Tweedy for being willing
to risk failure and opening himself up to a lot of criticism. I w
I'm pretty well convinced that Rhett is the
best pop lyricist of the past 5 years.
Joe Pernice has more songwriting talent. So there.
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 . . .
I started to post this article from the Dallas Observer but it is really
long. If someone really wants to see it I will post it to the list. I
haven't read it all but I have heard several folks are pretty steamed.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999/current/music1.html
Jerald
NP: Mike Ness 4
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Jerald Corder wrote:
I started to post this article from the Dallas Observer but it is really
long. If someone really wants to see it I will post it to the list. I
haven't read it all but I have heard several folks are pretty steamed.
Jerald Corder wrote:
I started to post this article from the Dallas Observer but it is really
long. If someone really wants to see it I will post it to the list. I
haven't read it all but I have heard several folks are pretty steamed.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999/current/music1.html
Interesting piece Jerald, thanks. But aside from Wilonsky's occasional
editorializing, where's the controversy from it?
b.s.
There's a little steam rising over on Postcard. I would say that anyone who
claims Jay Farrar has
n.cgi?Artist=Wilco"Pollstar -- The
Concert Hotwire/A (if your e-mail will take the link)
http://www.pollstar.com/tour/an.cgi?Artist=Wilco(if you have to do it
the ol' fashioned way).
The things I run across while trying to find the quickest way to Mardi Gras.
=)
-Marc Peterson
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
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
Hi all,
Just got an advance of the new Wilco... Here's the track listing...
1. Can't Stand It (3:46)
2. She's A Jar (4:41)
3. A Shot In The Arm (4:18)
4. We're Just Friends (2:44)
5. I'm Always In Love (3:40)
6. Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway
My only question: more mellow than the last album. I thought 'Being There' was pretty
darn mellow overall.
CD
--
Date: 2/2/99 7:26 PM
From: greg randall
Wilco Looks To Cut Its 'Teeth' On A Larger Audience
BY CARLA HAY
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
Chaco clipped:
Wilco, booked by Frank Raleigh of Peninsula Artists, has developed a reputation
as a
crowd-pleasing live act. Tour plans for "Summer Teeth" are under way, and Tweedy
says, "We want to put together a more organized show than we did on the las
Reply to: Re: FWD: wilco
No, the original said something else.
(Blame my inferior clipping skills. I'm just a Caveman. Your system of modern checks
and balances frightens me)
I've already trashed it though. Don't worry though, it wasn't as controversial as,
say, Jeff writing 40
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
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
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