I just want to go on record as saying I LOVE THE NEW WILCO ALBUM.
I was kind of skeptical of the good reviews I've read because many friends who have listened to it online were not taken with it (though a few have loved it, of course). And I thought maybe the critics were being benefit-of-the-doubt-y with it because of
Yankee Hotel.
And the first time I heard it, I was suprised by the lack of either stand-out classic Wilco/or stand-out new-skronky Wilco tunes. But it does not lack. It just took a more concentrated listen.
It's great. For the moment, I especially like "Spiders (Kidsmoke)".
Wilco was interviewed & performed yesterday on Soundcheck, tina. I had it on but was actually doing my work (what's up w/ that?) so can't tell you if it was any good.
I had it on but was actually doing my work (what's up w/ that?)
We've discussed this before, joe, that will come to no good.
I'm listening to soundcheck right now. Thanks for the link.
There is exactly one song on Jon's playlist I'm positive that I know, plus three others I'm pretty sure I have heard but cannot call to mind.
And Jim, *snerk.* Superlatives always bite me in the ass.
There is exactly one song on Jon's playlist I'm positive that I know
Liz Phair?
plus three others I'm pretty sure I have heard
Hmmm... Helium? Nirvana? Pavement? Maybe Versus?
Oooh, Helium. Which song?
</too lazy to look at Jon's playlist>
Not telling. I'm no laziness enabler.
It's an excellent playlist. I'm looking forward to hearing the archived version.
Liz Phair?
Yep.
plus three others I'm pretty sure I have heard
Hmmm... Helium? Nirvana? Pavement? Maybe Versus?
Yes to Helium and Nirvana; the third is Huggy Bear. I might have heard the Pavement and Versus, but there's not as much bell-ringing going on for me with them.
(If you do not mind a wordy answer: The Huggy bear song was on a LOT of indie/riot grrrl mix tapes I got when I was doing a zine in high school, but I had to look for the words on Google to remember what it sounded like. All Helium songs sound basically the same to me, but I've heard most of them. The Nirvana is the most iffy -- I've *probably* heard it just because I've heard so much Nirvana, but it wouldn't surprise me if it passed me by.)
