tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post5730091235764346259..comments2023-10-06T06:54:22.647-05:00Comments on there's NOTHING QUITE LIKE the blinding light...: Wilco--Riviera Theater, Chicago, Illinois (Days 1-5)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-91113301904666967062010-07-31T03:10:02.514-05:002010-07-31T03:10:02.514-05:00Yes, Chicagoans, but remember, the lyric in their ...Yes, Chicagoans, but remember, the lyric in their best song ever isn't "I sincerely miss those heavy metal bands/ We used to go see on Navy Pier in the summer".<br /><br />And the song is entitled, "Casino Queen", not... well, it isn't about all those shity casinos you have to go to all the way to Indiana to see.<br /><br />Just sayin'.JHittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215672386075183351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-91096547227291074302008-03-10T12:28:00.000-05:002008-03-10T12:28:00.000-05:00Hi There,I was fortunate to be there for all 5 nig...Hi There,<BR/>I was fortunate to be there for all 5 nights of the Residency. It'll go down as one of the musical highlights of my life, no doubt.<BR/><BR/>Have you heard any of the boots from these nights? The energy from the band, and the crowd too for that matter, is palpable. I am so glad I threw caution to the wind, ditched work for a week, and joined all the other "polar bears" outside the Riv for these shows.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your post-- it's been sweet to read others' accounts of the Winter Residency.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Kevinbigshouldershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373596367033947625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-51652904984649007442008-02-28T17:02:00.000-06:002008-02-28T17:02:00.000-06:00Last time I saw Wilco there was some guy grasping ...Last time I saw Wilco there was some guy grasping his knees rocking back and forth, singing at the top of his lungs and gesturing, on the outskirts of the crowd, who, from a distance, I was making fun of. I found out after closer inspection, that this was actually one of my friends that I came with...HOW EMBARRASSING!!!!Jebus Cripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468605911415710994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-74207960702870995122008-02-28T08:30:00.000-06:002008-02-28T08:30:00.000-06:00FYI: P.U.S.A. has a greatest hits album coming ou...FYI: P.U.S.A. has a greatest hits album coming out in March.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788886013913315140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-33343242741042178172008-02-27T21:36:00.000-06:002008-02-27T21:36:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jebus Cripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468605911415710994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-34161272006131788002008-02-27T19:39:00.000-06:002008-02-27T19:39:00.000-06:00Not to move off the Stl topic but I want to tell a...Not to move off the Stl topic but I want to tell a quick story from the show I was at (Day 4). They had been playing for nearly three hours and took their bows after railing against pointless and insincere encores. I thought for sure the show was over. The band left, the lights came on and they started playing music on the system. And by music, I mean "Peaches" by the Presidents of the United States of America. I don't think I had heard that song for ten years. Everyone went crazy. Jumping around, singing, etc. This guy in front of us had been quiet, almost seemingly annoyed, throughout the show but when that song came on he was having the time of his life. I was too. Audrey took a quick video of me singing and going crazy. Well, this got the crowd into a frenzy and began cheering and sure enough the lights went out and Wilco came back out and played "The Late Greats" and then left for real. This is one of my favorite Wilco songs and I'm convinced it was only played because "Peaches" proceeded it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go buy that song on iTunes so I can inevitably hate it again in six days.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622585337986072758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-48274362580396016272008-02-27T16:09:00.000-06:002008-02-27T16:09:00.000-06:00Further complicating matters, I have it on good au...Further complicating matters, I have it on good authority (my own) that 'Shot In the Arm' is an ode to the great McGwire/Sosa home run race of '98.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928148614540665905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-40909746571985786262008-02-27T16:04:00.000-06:002008-02-27T16:04:00.000-06:00And let's not forget the songs in their catalog th...And let's not forget the songs in their catalog that reference St. Louis. Those that quickly come to mind are "Via St. Louis" and "When You Wake Up Feeling Like Ozzie Smith".Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622585337986072758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-51691859753650358052008-02-27T15:17:00.000-06:002008-02-27T15:17:00.000-06:00I also loved all the footage of Missouri in "I Am ...I also loved all the footage of Missouri in "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart." Surely a classic that everybody in St. Louis owns.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788886013913315140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-15579356347489293992008-02-27T15:10:00.000-06:002008-02-27T15:10:00.000-06:00C'mon, Wilco is clearly a St. Louis band! Don't y...C'mon, Wilco is clearly a St. Louis band! Don't you see the Arch in their bumper stickers?<BR/> http://wilco.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=188_2325&pc=WCAS04<BR/><BR/>Also, don't you love the area of St. Louis where the buildings in the cover of YHF was shot?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788886013913315140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141139839966820748.post-25091985817671038712008-02-27T14:33:00.000-06:002008-02-27T14:33:00.000-06:00I'm assuming you think St. Louis is the natural ho...I'm assuming you think St. Louis is the natural home for Wilco. While I love the gateway (go Cardinals!) I have to disagree and let me use this ananolgy: Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky (in a small log cabin), moved with his family to Indiana before finally setting up shop in Illinois. Whenever anyone asks where Lincoln is from the answer almost comes back "Illinois!" (hence, "Land of Lincoln"). This is largely because he did his entire body of work in Illinois. Since Honest Abe is a pretty good standard let's look at the Wilco situation in light of it. Outside of A.M. (and c'mon, does that really count?) they're records are Chicago products. Ask someone where Wilco is from and the answer will always come back "Chicago!". How Sufjan Stevens missed this I have no idea. But Wilco is a Chicago band. Uncle Tupelo was a St. Louis band (well, Bellville, IL, actually).Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622585337986072758noreply@blogger.com