― Marc, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david h(0wie), Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
I interpret this statement as Anti-Art.
I saw Wilco live last week. I enjoyed the record before, but more so now. It didn't feel "experimental" before, but when I saw them perform "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" I saw Wilco experimenting. There are no genuinely radical ideas, but there are no inhibitions either. It is experimental pop, exactly.
― Keiko, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dyson, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
So?? You didn't mean it, then?
― Indieholic Anonymous, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
keiko- can i ask what were they doing? how were they experimenting?
― julio Desouza, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
julio: it involved pipettes
― Josh, Wednesday, 24 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 25 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Josh, Thursday, 25 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Josh, you have done something no one has managed: I'm now interested in Wilco (not really).
― Julio Desouza, Thursday, 25 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Keiko, Thursday, 25 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
OK, gloaters, start your engines...
*insert sound of crickets chirping*
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 13 February 2003 23:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andrew L (Andrew L), Thursday, 13 February 2003 23:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 13 February 2003 23:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 13 February 2003 23:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
JEFF TWEEDY SPEED METAL! Best typo ever, Julio!
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Friday, 14 February 2003 00:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 22 March 2004 21:10 (twenty years ago) link
― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 22 March 2004 21:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 22 March 2004 21:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Andy Jay, Monday, 22 March 2004 21:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 7 November 2005 03:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 7 November 2005 19:28 (eighteen years ago) link
NTI, Wilco aren't really very big in the UK.
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 7 November 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 7 November 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 7 November 2005 20:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Chris O., Monday, 7 November 2005 20:22 (eighteen years ago) link
But their alltime best song will always be California Stars, off the Mermaid Avenue vol 1 Woody Guthrie cd.
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Monday, 7 November 2005 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― I Agree About The Fun Part, Monday, 7 November 2005 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 7 November 2005 21:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 7 November 2005 23:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Chris O., Tuesday, 8 November 2005 01:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 01:08 (eighteen years ago) link
otm
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 01:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 01:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― billstevejim (billstevejim), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 06:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx says DANCE!! TAKE A CHANCE!!! are you ready for... TRUE ROMANCE (baa, Tuesday, 8 November 2005 12:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Chris O., Wednesday, 9 November 2005 00:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 04:39 (eighteen years ago) link
OTM
There are only a few records I like better so far this decade.
― BeeOK (boo radley), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 04:51 (eighteen years ago) link
I didn't listen to this for a few years for some reason but pulled it out again yesterday and really loved it the way I did when I first heard it. I still think Summerteeth might have the edge but this is really fantastic and they haven't done anything since that touches it.
― akm, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 17:54 (sixteen years ago) link
and going back and listening to ghost is born and sky blue sky, I might have to say that jay bennet was more important to this band than they let on, because the albums since have been pretty flat; surprising considering the input nels cline and glen kotchke probably have. it's not just the lack of textures, but the songwriting has just lost something. bennet didn't get much credit for YHF (in fact until I saw 'i'm trying to break your heart' for some reason I was under the impression he quit before it was even finished) but I think maybe he deserves more of it than he gets.
― akm, Thursday, 21 February 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I like YHF a lot, but I like SBS almost as much (if not more). I don't really understand why the former is so lauded and the latter is, by comparison, at least, so pilloried.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 February 2008 23:28 (sixteen years ago) link
is it pilloried? i thought people liked it. it's fine, it's pretty good, but I think YHF has an edge and more memorable sounding songs
― akm, Thursday, 21 February 2008 23:30 (sixteen years ago) link
is it pilloried?
In some "hip" corners, yes. Then it turned up on a lot of Best of 2007 Lists, which led to a new round of dismissive "Dadrock!" comments.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 February 2008 23:51 (sixteen years ago) link