Wilco

Ulysses · #1 06-09-2005, 05:26 PM

About to get on a plane right now to head back to SF so I can see Wilco on Saturday night at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. This concert will be great. The Court and Spark opens, which is cool. I would have preferred The Roots, though, who open the next couple of shows in LA and Colorado.

IndieMatty · #2 06-09-2005, 05:27 PM

You lost me at "I would prefer the Roots".

Ulysses · #3 06-09-2005, 05:28 PM

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You lost me at "I would prefer the Roots".

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I've seen The Court and Spark live a few times. Never seen The Roots live.

IndieMatty · #4 06-09-2005, 05:44 PM

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I've seen The Court and Spark live a few times. Never seen The Roots live.

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oh wait the roots were the openers to wilco?! I get it.

I thought for you Roots > Wilco.

BWebb · #5 06-09-2005, 06:16 PM

I'm going to be in SF on Saturday, but my buddies I'm going with have never heard of Wilco. I would have liked to check them out. Not a big fan, but I am starting to listen to their music.

Ulysses · #6 06-10-2005, 06:06 PM

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I thought for you Roots > Wilco.

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I'm somewhat insulted that you would come to that conclusion rather than think something didn't make sense and reread my post.

whiskeytown · #7 06-09-2005, 05:34 PM

I'm really ambivilent about this...

to be honest, I think Jay Bennett brought a lot to Wilco - a lot more then people realize, and I think it showed in that I didn't think "A Ghost is Born" was nearly the album that YHF was.

Time will tell, I guess, but I know Jay was an important part of the sound of that band (the bio and documentaries were both pretty cool) and I can tell on the last record something was missing.

GL

RB

Ulysses · #8 06-10-2005, 06:07 PM

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I don't think anyone can really argue against that statement.

Chiron · #9 06-10-2005, 10:37 PM

Meh, I hate it when people compare their albums. Each Wilco album is so vastly different from the next, and the band has evolved so much over the last ten years, that after such a great album as YHF people are going to have their expectations already set for what's to come. AGIB is different, and it is good. It's not as critically acclaimed or as popular, but I think it is damn near as good a follow up to something like YHF as it could possibly be. I'm just thankful they aren't pulling a Coldplay and embracing platinum record selling formula rock. Wilco is always coming up with something original.

That said, I saw them in Paris last year where I actually met Jeff Tweedy before the show and got pic with him to prove it [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] and in Phoenix this year twice, and they were brilliant. I'm sure you'll have a blast!

mason55 · #10 06-09-2005, 06:23 PM

the roots are super duper awesome live.

when i saw them they just alternated between an album track and a freestyle jam, with each member getting one jam where they got to solo for a bit.