It's a little like Charlie Haden or John McLaughlin joining the Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970.
In 1970 McLaughlin was recording Jack Johnson with Miles & rocking way harder than the Burritos ever did, not that rocking out was really their shtick (signed, "The Heretic who still doesn't really get the Gram Parsons fuss"). In 1970 Charlie Haden was leading the original Liberation Music Orchestra - I assume the version Nels Cline was in was one of Haden's/Carla Bley's periodic reformings of the group - and while he never joined the Burritos he did make a couple albums with Cream's Ginger Baker 25 years later. Going Back Home, which also features Bill Frisell, is really great.
I don't find it stylistically strange
Not stylistically - but from everything I've read and after seeing
I am Trying to Break Your Heart
(the movie about the making of YHF) it seems to me that
Jeff Tweedy is kinda crazy. Brilliant and crazy, while not an unusual combo for a band leader, isn't someone I'd want for a boss if I could help it. And Wilco is a band which has had many a member leave over the last few years. And - Cline seems like he was having a fine career on his own with the occassional collaboration. It's hard to tell how long his commitment to Wilco will be - but he is along for the whole of the tour to support their new album - which will be a big one, I would presume.
So - he just seems too mature and successful to want to do the crazy dramatic rock band thing - but - I'm not complaining - I just think it's odd. I can't wait to see them - like Hayden - imagining what he could do with some of their songs is pretty exciting.
I too am excited about the new Wilco lineup.
Another question, does anyone happen to know what song was played at the beginning and end of last night’s episode of the Sopranos?
They use music wonderfully on that show, yet give it no space in the credits. I hate that.
So - he just seems too mature and successful to want to do the crazy dramatic rock band thing
Ah. That makes sense with the not making sense thing.
In 1970 McLaughlin was recording Jack Johnson with Miles & rocking way harder than the Burritos ever did, not that rocking out was really their shtick (signed, "The Heretic who still doesn't really get the Gram Parsons fuss"). In 1970 Charlie Haden was leading the original Liberation Music Orchestra - I assume the version Nels Cline was in was one of Haden's/Carla Bley's periodic reformings of the group - and while he never joined the Burritos he did make a couple albums with Cream's Ginger Baker 25 years later. Going Back Home, which also features Bill Frisell, is really great.
Well, I tried to pick people that could conceivably have played with the Burritos, knowing Charlie's country music background, and figuring McLaughlin's fluid, melodic style would've worked better than...say, Sonny Sharrock.
Joe, I'm listening to a compilation titled
Jazz and Cinema
and its got Miles tracks from
Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud
and Art Blakey from
Des Femmes Disparaissent
and Mal Waldron/Dizzy from
Cool World
and
Duke Jordan/Art Blakey from
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
and
Coleman Hawkins and Oscar Peterson from
Les Tricheur.
Not bad for $4 in the cut out bin. It's oh so existential.
Joe, I'm listening to a compilation titled Jazz and Cinema and its got Miles tracks from Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud and Art Blakey from Des Femmes Disparaissent and Mal Waldron/Dizzy from Cool World and Duke Jordan/Art Blakey from Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Coleman Hawkins and Oscar Peterson from Les Tricheur.
Want. Really really a lot.
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Though I'm not Joe.
Want. Really really a lot.
Gee, if only I could burn it...
adds Teppy to the list of promised mixes and burns, which will be receiving some attention now that the ding dang book is done.
Still not Joe.
You can be Joe. From your part of Ohio it's almost required, Teppy Jo.
