Calexico is a pretty solid band and a reliable live draw. I once saw them with Swell Season and, per the mix of backgrounds, they performed an awesome version of the Pogues' "Fiesta." Because how often do you have an Irish band and a Mariachi (sort of) band on the same stage?
Original line-up of Wilco was a blast, esp. circa "Being There" and "Summerteeth." "YHF" line-up was incredibly powerful, but almost austere. Band did not seem to be having fun, and I saw them several times on that tour. In retrospect, I blame the drugs, because once Tweedy came out of rehab he was clearly having a blast, enjoying the spotlight and reveling in fronting such a solid band. I've loved every show of theirs I've seen in the past few years, including the five-nights of the residency they player here where every Wilco song got performed at least once (including the one from the "Sponge Bob" movie).
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 19 June 2010 19:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Calexico is a pretty solid band
man i love this band too! i'd say they're far better than "pretty solid."
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 19 June 2010 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Wilco is overated, but they are not terrible.
― Lady, Monday, 21 June 2010 23:29 (fourteen years ago) link
I meant pretty solid in the sense that despite releasing nothing but good to great records, the differences between the two are negligible. Just totally consistent, in the zone, but rarely exception, save the group's consistency. They rarely fail, but rarely take risks. It's just the way Calexico rolls. Unlike WIlco, for example, whose riskiest move was ironically a shift from "experimental" stuff to (sublime) MOR.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 21 June 2010 23:51 (fourteen years ago) link
i like calexico's sound a lot -- but i'm not sure if they're great songwriters ...
― tylerw, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:39 (fourteen years ago) link
In my opinion Calexico took a risk when they went from moody southwestern experimenters to Wilco copycats (Garden Ruin- which is a very nice record I must say). So if anything its backwards compared to Wilco in that respect.
― Evan, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:42 (fourteen years ago) link
really, tyler? i think of songs like crystal frontier, which is a brilliant, layered song.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Spoke through Feast of Wire Calexico is one of my favorite bands ever. From there onward is just a band I really like.
― Evan, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:46 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, agreed.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:46 (fourteen years ago) link
but please let's get back to wilco, the GREATEST MUSICAL ENSEMBLE EVER TO WALK THE EARTH.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:47 (fourteen years ago) link
(and i kind of mean it. sorry, royal concertgebouw orchestra)
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:48 (fourteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/41061-wilco-announce-2011-solid-sound-fest/
― markers, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't think i've ever heard wilco
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
and that is notable why?
stfu
not saying it's notable, just saying the idea of country inflected indie neither intrigues nor horrifies me enough to bother
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Do you like Wilco?
― markers, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
"country inflected" : you are a very good writer
― Stormy Davis, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
is that even true? idk, just going on what i remember
i got the nels cline record w/ thurston moore which is really not all that tbqmfh
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
i am a very good writer tho ya
i've nvr consciously heard wilco
― history mayne, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i51.tinypic.com/24mc3go.gif
― markers, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno markers
u gotta pick yr fights but mayne might be a weight class too far at this point in yr career
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:34 (thirteen years ago) link
tryina think of the last person to completely pwn mayne on anything that wasn't a subjective movie contention
― One who would turn all to rodman (acoleuthic), Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i guess the answer is '51 of us' - the ppl always win
― One who would turn all to rodman (acoleuthic), Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:37 (thirteen years ago) link
― nakhchivan, Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:12 PM
― nakhchivan, Saturday, December 18,
― buzza, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Very confusing thread revive.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link
ik,r?
xp
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link
chill buzza the self-conversant sleep-deprived prolix british contingent is merely taking the fuck ovvahhh
― One who would turn all to rodman (acoleuthic), Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
w/e
kill the snark before it happens, sall
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
wilco are not rly a band who deserve 2b flamed imo
― One who would turn all to rodman (acoleuthic), Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I like wilco cause wilco can make you mine.
― buzza, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.slipoffs.com/files/imagecache/shoe_node/files/shoes/wilco.jpg
― Euler, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
it's snowing, im strandeddoubt anyone in england has ever heard wilco, ever
― history mayne, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah
it's rare for u.s. indie critfave to fail to cross the atlantic at all but wilco managed it
― nakhchivan, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf are the first three posts here
lol whoops guess someone fucked up
btw - I used to LOVE Wilco.
― ENBB, Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
citizen kane is like the best movie
― plax (ico), Sunday, 19 December 2010 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
ikr
― No Wicked Heart Shall Prosper.rar (nakhchivan), Sunday, 19 December 2010 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
ambersons, tho
yah but CK is so canon that u think its jus gonna be ok or kindof long and boring but "ahead of its time" ina way thats no longer accessibly exciting and basically "good for u" and then its really exciting and weird and awesome looking and has about 23 total wtf moments also
― plax (ico), Sunday, 19 December 2010 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
im about to listen to wilco
― moholy-nagl (history mayne), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
citizen tweedy, with joseph cotten as jay bennett
― buzza, Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
― plax (ico), Sunday, 19 December 2010 20:24 (53 minutes ago)
YES
saw this a few months ago and yes. yesyesyes.
― smexy fishy hawt joey martin (acoleuthic), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
first track of 'foxtrot yankee hotel' or whatever the hell this is called wasn't what i expected, but track two pretty much is, i.e. inconsequential blah blah indie guitar music
― moholy-nagl (history mayne), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP Wilco
― markers, Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
first track of that album is pretty much the best thing they ever did, along with 'poor places', 'handshake drugs' and 'less than you think'
maybe 'muzzle of bees' too if I'm feeling generous
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― smexy fishy hawt joey martin (acoleuthic), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
track three even worse
hoo boy, not sure if we're gonna work out, you and me, wilco
― moholy-nagl (history mayne), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
why are wilco good markers?
― No Wicked Heart Shall Prosper.rar (nakhchivan), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
im really bad at explaining why I like the stuff I like, so I really think itd be best if I didnt even try
― markers, Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
that started promisingly but it was actually a spotify ad for phil collins's album of 60s covers
― moholy-nagl (history mayne), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
all of the electronic-y, semi-interesting non-guitar bits on this record are just kind of pasted on unconvincingly
― moholy-nagl (history mayne), Sunday, 19 December 2010 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link