Wilco - I’m Always in Love
Posted by frightwig on Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 12:01 am
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I'm picking up the new Wilco over lunch today.
I got the new Golden Smog last week. I'd recommend just downloading the new Golden Smog from iTunes (or wherever). It's 8 songs and 2 of the songs are just filler (Magician and the last song). It's a lot cheaper to download the 6 decent songs than to buy the disc for $12.
I remember the first time I listened to Summer Teeth, I couldn't get past the "new wave" synthesizers weaving through it. There are some great songs on that record, but I like the stripped down live versions I've heard of them on some Tweedy bootlegs better.
While Sky Blue Sky may be getting mixed reviews, I don't see how any true Wilco fan won't like it.
I have the same reaction to Summer Teeth. Great songs but with too much "noise."
Another note on the Golden Smog - there are no Tweedy songs, one Dave Pirner song, and two cover songs. It's probably most like their first EP but more Jayhawks than Soul Asylum. (If that makes any sense.)
Four things I especially like about this clip:
1) Great melody, and it rocks.
2) They look like they're having a lot of fun.
3) The subversive backup vocal on the bridge, which I heard for years before I made out what he's singing.
4) That groovy synth. It's the icing on the cake.
I got Sky Blue Sky on Tuesday. I like it so far. Also, on your recommendation Algonad, I finally picked up A.M. I'm glad you brought it to my attention that I was missing it.
Wilco fans would get a kick of this Uncle Tupelo clip from St. Louis cable access in 1989. If my math is correct, both Farrar and Tweedy would've been 21 or 22. Tweedy looks even younger than that. Production values aren't great--hey, it's cable access--but the performances are. They do Graveyard Shift and Factory Belt from what would be their debut record released the following year.
I was in college when No Depression came out, and that semester I played "Graveyard Shift" on my radio show practically every week.
That's a fantastic find, E-6. Too good to throw away with a link in comments.
That's just the way I roll, fright.
My first exposure to Uncle Tupelo was when they opened for the Jayhawks at the Uptown bar in '90 or'91. They opened with a blistering Factory Belt and by the time they'd finished with a cover of the Soft Boys' I wanna Destroy You I had a new favorite band. I saw them four more times before they imploded. I was always more of a Jay fan at the time. His weary baritone gave crushing weight to his numbers.
When the band splintered, I was still in Farrar's camp. I, and many others (critics), thought Son Volt's Trace was a far better opening salvo than A.M. I was also thrilled that my friend Jim was playing bass for Jay's new line-up. He put me on the guest list for the duration band's 3-night stand in the 7th Street Entry. The band was tighter than tight, Jay's voice was strong and clear and I'm thinking, next stop: world domination.
Well, as you know, it didn't quite turn out like that. Son Volt essentially released two carbon copies of Trace, while Wilco took a big step forward with the sublime Being There, and then continuing to grow and change and take musical risks with Summer Teeth, YFH, etc. These days, there isn't much argument as to who the better band, but at the start, it was a whole 'nother story.
Good interview with Tweedy in the latest Onion. He discusses his relationship with Jay at some length. Don't hold your breath for a reunion.
Thanks for the link, E-6. That's a good interview.
I was always more of a Jay fan at the time. His weary baritone gave crushing weight to his numbers.
I felt the same way. Tweedy was sort of the lightweight partner whose songs mainly served just to give you a breather between the real deep, heavy stuff. But then he kept growing, and Jay seemed to box himself in.
It is interesting how Tweedy has such a problem feeling comfortable to be himself around powerful personalities, though. That came up with Jay Bennett, too. Psychologists might have a field day with that.
I'm glad I could help on A.M.
Uncle Tupelo actually played at the Drake Relays in 1994. They opened for Matthew Sweet. I had no idea who they were, but I was among the only 500 or so people who were at the show.
Man, they had some pretty lackluster Relays concerts. The best one by far was Ben Folds freshman year. Then it was Jason Mraz, but he got sick in KC the night before and cancelled. Then Motion City Soundtrack, whoever they were, sponsored by MTV or some crap like that. Then this year was Jet. Uncle Tupelo would have been much better than most of them. Ben Folds was cool, but the rest, meh.
I think the problem at Drake is the size (small) and the students (not real "hip"). Hardly anyone attended the Matthew Sweet/Uncle Tupelo show. I think they sold out the previous year with The Violent Femmes. In 1994, Sweet/Tupelo were at the top of their game while the Femmes were still living on their 80's fame.
A big problem is that they don't really have a proper venue to host. The Knapp Center isn't really built for for concerts, and they know if it's held anywhere off campus no one will bother to go. They had a Lucky Boys Confusion concert upstairs in Olmsted which was pretty well suited for the smaller crowd size, but you could feel the floor bending so you can't have a big crowd up there.
btw, apologies to AMR? for the "byatches ain't she-it" comment the other day. That should have been directed at bjhess. I mis-remembered from the Request Line.
bjhess, that Dr. Dre clip rools! But I think we need to consult with the Boss Man about it's ... appropriateness for this family-oriented site.
That was me, bS. Had no idea what you were rambling on about. Thought maybe you were having a personality crisis.