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I am really into Wilco's Heavy Metal Drummertoday.

I've been digging that song a lot lately, too. It seems like the poppiest song I've heard by them. The synth part is awesome, though bordering on disco-y at times.

that song is a great driving in the summer with the windows down song.

Fun tune. Thanks!

huh, that's funny. just today that exact song came onto the pandora as i was listening. i hadn't heard the band before, but had heard lots of recommendations. i thought it was pretty good, definitely listenable, but i wasn't jumping up to buy it or anything.
funny coincidence.
-bill

I think if you gave Wilco a chance, you would get into it. Find one of their albums for cheap and give it a few listens.

Ken

HeuristicsInc wrote:huh, that's funny. just today that exact song came onto the pandora as i was listening. i hadn't heard the band before, but had heard lots of recommendations. i thought it was pretty good, definitely listenable, but i wasn't jumping up to buy it or anything.
funny coincidence.
-bill

I played "Jesus, Etc." (from the same album) as the second song on <a href="http://www.spewgrass.com/podcasts/glenn ... u">episode 17</a> of the House of Delusions. I think it's a REALLY good song.

I particularly recommend starting with <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Wilco/A.M.">"A.M."</a>, or <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Wilco/Summerte ... rteeth"</a> as a starting point for Wilco, should you choose to check them out further.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)
http://glenncase.songhole.org

Glenn, are those recommendations based on what you already know I like (e.g. from my reviews), or on your personal preferences? Just wondering.
-bill

GlennCase wrote: I played "Jesus, Etc." (from the same album) as the second song on <a href="http://www.spewgrass.com/podcasts/glenn ... u">episode 17</a> of the House of Delusions. I think it's a REALLY good song.

that's definitely in my top five wilco songs. god, it's so good. that violin and the smooth, smooth chorus are beautiful.

Sunken Treasure > all

HeuristicsInc wrote:Glenn, are those recommendations based on what you already know I like (e.g. from my reviews), or on your personal preferences? Just wondering.
-bill

It's more my personal preferences than anything. Having said that: based on your reviews, I wouldn't think these albums would be too far off the mark from what you would normally enjoy. I could be wrong, of course.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)
http://glenncase.songhole.org

fodroy wrote:

GlennCase wrote: I played "Jesus, Etc." (from the same album) as the second song on <a href="http://www.spewgrass.com/podcasts/glenn ... u">episode 17</a> of the House of Delusions. I think it's a REALLY good song.

that's definitely in my top five wilco songs. god, it's so good. that violin and the smooth, smooth chorus are beautiful.

I think it's a really great track, one of the best on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but I was talking with a friend one day and he said he loved YHF except for the track that sounds "like Fleetwood Mac." then I found out he meant Jesus, Etc. and was really bummed.

Heavy Metal Drummer's great too though. The video's good.

ALSO RECOMMENDED: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, the Wilco docu about the making of YHF.

For some reason on first listen I didn't really like any of their stuff, but the more I listen, the more I grow to like it. This was the case with 'A Ghost is Born' and now I LOVE it. It's currently my favorite Wilco album out of the three I have. The production is so nice and smooth and thick. I'd agree that 'Jesus, Etc.' is the best song on YHF. Anyone here seen them live? Should my expectations be high?

This is the best song that Pavement cut from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.

Yeah,'Jesus Etc' is the best.

Calfborg wrote:FAnyone here seen them live? Should my expectations be high?

they are an amazing live band.

i wouldn't call them amazing but they are very tight live. tweedy can be a moody fuck though, and the show swings with his mood. i saw them a couple times in the jay bennett days and they were excellent, very tight. i always thought jay bennett was a huge part of what i liked about wilco too.

Man, the Old 97s / Wilco show at the Phoenix was one of bthe best I've ever seen. It was on the Summerteeth tour, and it blew me away how well they reproduced the feel of the album. Specifically, She's A Jar. Jaw-dropping.