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Post by Paul on Feb 28, 2006 10:00:04 GMT -5
Damn! All this Wilco talk and I missed it.... I already talked a bit about them back on page 1, but so much discussion since....I'm glad to see "Casino Queen" got some love! This is just a fantastic song to hear live. Has anyone heard it live? This is embarrassing, but for some reason I don't have either of the Mermaid Ave. albums...Don't know why, I have everything by Wilco, but not those albums. I remember back in 1999 I started to listening to them, around 2001 I started preaching about them to my friends, and now in 2006 everyone I know likes this band. I've been fortunate enought to see them live 4 times, and two of those gigs at the 9:30 Club. It's such a treat to see a band like Wilco in a very small (1500 people tops) venue. Both shows there were incredible, but the first one was a bit more fun as Tweedy must have been in a country rock mood b/c they played a bunch of the foot stomping songs from the early days. The second show at the 9:30 was during the Ghost tour, and that was a trippy experience....All the weird noise, and the calm but chaotic vibe really messed w/ my senses; it was a blast. Anywho, some favorites off the top of my head (read I'll forget a few) and in no particular order: I'm the Man Who Loves You Kamera Pot Kettle Black At Least That's What You Said Hand Shake Drugs Theologians That's Not the Issue (have I mentioned I love banjo?) Casino Queen Box Full Of Letters How To Fight Loneliness A Shot In The Arm Summer Teeth Candy Floss (they played this gem at the 2nd 9:30 gig  Misunderstood Forget The Flowers (did I mention I love banjo?) Hotel Arizona Dreamer In My Dreams (nothing like a drunken hootenanny) Outta Mind (Outta Sight) I'm sure I forgot multiple songs, but those are a few I really like. |
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Post by rockysigman on Feb 28, 2006 12:03:34 GMT -5
I'm glad to see "Casino Queen" got some love! This is just a fantastic song to hear live. Has anyone heard it live? I have. I've seen Wilco five times now and Tweedy solo once. And "Casino Queen" was played twice, at the very first and third of their shows that I was at. Both on the YHF tour. |
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Post by Galactus on Feb 28, 2006 12:13:50 GMT -5
I heard Casino Queen once back in 95...last time I saw them they played Kingpin though which which rocks just as much ass. Here's the setlist from the last time I saw 'em in 2004- 1. Muzzle Of Bees 2. Company In My Back 3. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart 4. A Shot In The Arm 5. Via Chicago 6. Hell Is Chrome 7. Hummingbird 8. Handshake Drugs 9. Jesus, Etc. 10. At Least That's What You Said 11. I'm The Man Who Loves You 12. Theologians 13. Poor Places 14. Spiders (Kidsmoke) // E1: 15. Christ For President 16. Far, Far Away 17. Kingpin 18. The Late Greats // E2: 19. I'm A Wheel 20. Be Not So Fearful 21. Ashes Of American Flags 22. California Stars Can't remember what they played when you saw them? Look it up here- wilcobase.com/venues.phpThey unfortunately don't the have the setlist from the 95 show I saw... |
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Post by Galactus on Feb 28, 2006 12:18:52 GMT -5
I don't remember the whole set but I remember they ended with I Got You/Casino Queen/Passenger Side...holy shit, that'll stick with you...
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Post by melon1 on Feb 28, 2006 15:41:55 GMT -5
Top 5 Wilco Songs:
1. At Least That's What You Said
2. Jesus etc.
3. Hell Is Chrome
4. How To Fight Loneliness
5. She's A Jar
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Post by frag on Mar 1, 2006 18:43:56 GMT -5
I genuinely love "Company in my Back." I'm going back to Chicago, Rocky...just so I can get you ripped and show you why it's a great song. So there.
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Post by rockysigman on Mar 1, 2006 18:51:33 GMT -5
So long as you get me ripped...
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Post by frag on Mar 1, 2006 21:13:05 GMT -5
fair enough...but remember...
heard that you are new in town
someone said you party down
well, later I'll be comin' round
we'll rack 'em up and suck 'em down
don't call your mother - don't call your priest
don't call your doctor - call the police
you bring the razor blade - I'll bring the speed
take off your coat - it's gonna be a long night
there'll be no second chance for you
tomorrow you'll be black and blue
show your friends your new tattoo
911 won't help you, fool
you're gonna suffer - you're gonna bleed
I've heard it all before - you will concede
I'm takin' everything - you're goin' down
lock up the doors - it's gonna be a long night
it's gonna be a long night
it's gonna be a catfight
it's gonna be a gang-bang
-ween
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Post by melon1 on Mar 2, 2006 1:29:41 GMT -5
Lurve Ween. Their best album is certainly Chocolate and Cheese.
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Post by melon1 on Mar 2, 2006 1:30:10 GMT -5
I honestly can't believe that I was the only one who voted for AGIB.
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 2, 2006 1:41:55 GMT -5
I can't believe that anyone voted for AGIB.
You did inspire some great Wilco related talk, though.
BTW, I'm better than half-way sure that Jesus, Etc. and Ashes of American Flags are the two most beautiful songs of the last ten years. And Misunderstood, all by itself, should be enough to get Wilco into the R and R Hall of Fame.
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 2, 2006 1:42:49 GMT -5
Who were the two people who voted for A.M.? At least one of those should have been for Being There.
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Post by rockysigman on Mar 2, 2006 2:08:52 GMT -5
I didn't consider voting for AGIB for a second, but that, IMO, is a much more understandable vote than a vote for AM. There's nothing on AM that wasn't done a thousand times better both before (on all the Uncle Tupelo albums) or after (on either Being There or the Mermaid Avenue discs). AM is, without question, Jeff Tweedy's lyrical lowpoint. It's also the least musically interesting Wilco disc. It's a good album, don't get me wrong, but I can't think of a single aspect in which it is better than another Wilco album.
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 2, 2006 2:16:46 GMT -5
I didn't consider voting for AGIB for a second, but that, IMO, is a much more understandable vote than a vote for AM. There's nothing on AM that wasn't done a thousand times better both before (on all the Uncle Tupelo albums) or after (on either Being There or the Mermaid Avenue discs). AM is, without question, Jeff Tweedy's lyrical lowpoint. It's also the least musically interesting Wilco disc. It's a good album, don't get me wrong, but I can't think of a single aspect in which it is better than another Wilco album. As much as I love Wilco's debut, I can't argue with this last sentence. Passenger Side is the only song from A.M. that I would rank with the band's very best work. And even there, it's hard to say that it's better than any particular track from Being There. And as bad as I think AGIB is, I certainly can understand that if you're into pretentious wankery (and cold, impersonal production) that this would be your favorite Wilco release. (Sorry if that offended any big fans of AGIB, but I'm really getting grouchy now). |
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Post by rockysigman on Mar 2, 2006 2:20:06 GMT -5
I didn't consider voting for AGIB for a second, but that, IMO, is a much more understandable vote than a vote for AM. There's nothing on AM that wasn't done a thousand times better both before (on all the Uncle Tupelo albums) or after (on either Being There or the Mermaid Avenue discs). AM is, without question, Jeff Tweedy's lyrical lowpoint. It's also the least musically interesting Wilco disc. It's a good album, don't get me wrong, but I can't think of a single aspect in which it is better than another Wilco album. As much as I love Wilco's debut, I can't argue with this last sentence. Passenger Side is the only song from A.M. that I would rank with the band's very best work. And even there, it's hard to say that it's better than any particular track from Being There. And as bad as I think AGIB is, I certainly can understand that if you're into pretentious wankery (and cold, impersonal production) that this would be your favorite Wilco release. (Sorry if that offended any big fans of AGIB, but I'm really getting grouchy now). You need to spend some serious time alone in a dark room with "Wishful Thinking". |
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