Wilco Tour: 5 Nights in Chicago

5 nights in the greatest city in the world! This run should be one for the ages.

Listen.. Sky blue sky is not ROCK!!!!

if someone wants to divide up all the kinds of ROCK in the world and describe them to me, I will be happy to listen.

impossible germany is a good song. and its not ROCK.

None of this album is ROCK.. ROCK IS GOVT MULE OR WSP. or TLG.

maybe its rock for nonesuch records I have no idea. but to me its not rock, not even close. regards.. M.

Never listened to Wilco, but I live in Chicago. I feel like I need to hit up at least one of these shows

Wilco is niiiiice.

I friggin love me some Wilco, they've really never made a bad album and they've made some absolute beauts too. I've seen em about 5 times I think and have never been disappointed. caught two of the kicking television shows at the vic and the saturday night show Tweedy's amp was shcoking him and they're was somethign wrong with the outlet so they took acoustic requests for about an hour or so before they fixed the electric situation. theyre that type of band, theyre not technically a jamband per say but theyre guitarist nels cline can definately rip and their drummer Glenn Kotche is probably one of the most unique, impressive drummers I've ever seen. definately worth your time and money and definately deserving of the hype. searching for a home via chicago...

milesgone, quit your whining. What makes you the authority on rock?

Wilco most definitely falls into the rock category; it is the category for those with a discerning taste for rock. The listener engages and is rewarded by a band that puts out mesmerizing studio albums full of intricate touches and live shows that rock. It's music for people who don't want their music spoon fed to them.

I one time saw Wilco open for the Stones, and about 3/4ths of the way into their set, Tweedy stepped up to the mic and said, "Thanks for coming out tonight. Everyone stick around, the Rolling Stones are next." He then started laughing, and said, "I can't believe I just said that."

I would like to be in Chicago for the Being There portion of there catalog.

god i only wish to be there on one if the nights and get a magical album played like a.m. or ghost is born or any, WILCO is def. in my top 5, i saw them twice this past year, very similar shows, but it was so worth it, i wonder when tweedy will do another solo tour, i miss those...

Will the "complete Wilco" include Dash 7? From my limited knowledge, Jeff won't play it.

Lame. Now i HAVE to go to 5 shows in a row!!!! theres nothing worse than missing a Wilco show...

Every time i've seen them, its been just that much better than the last show. And their last ACL show was electric!!

And i was at that same show, theivywall!!

hmmm i dunno this band but a quick myspace listen tells me they sound decent and have some pretty cool jams. i might check out one of those chicago shows but $45ish after ticketbastard fees is pretty steep...are these guys gonna sell out?

I really hope that they're using the five-night stay in Chicago to do some filming for a DVD. I believe that the Vic shows during the Kicking TV tour were filmed for a DVD but they didn't like the video quality. Perhaps that's why they chose a different venue. Love that they're planning to break out the older stuff and hope it carries over to the Des Moines show.

briank67 its worth every penny.. they always sell out their chicago shows but i dont think they've done 5 in a row. I bet they still sell out.

The Riv is pretty small

oh excuse me cleofus. its folk rock?

u offer no alternatives so I guess I am the authority. thanks!!

The title track from SBS and What Light could be considered folk rock, but Hate it Here, Walken, You Are My Face (to name a few) are very much rock. In general, I don't think you can put Wilco in one genre because their songs are so different even within one album.

Exactly. Wilco have changed on every album, from the alt country beginnings, to almost Beatles-like pop, to experimental folk, experimental rock, psychedelic rock. You mentioned Impossible Germany - that extended dueling electric guitar coda isn't exactly folky, it's more Allman Brothers-ish. So yeah, in general, I would say the best description to encompass all of Wilco's sound would just be rock in general. I don't see how there is even an argument about this.

hey...milesgone...what is it then? huh? just wondering, you never told us what it is

Call it what you will, Wilco is the best thing to happen to music in a long time.

If you lock “rock” up in a nice little box for the ages, God only knows what you would call The Beatles, Hendrix, Dylan, Phish or anyone after Buddy Holly.

Even by a conservative evaluation, there is lots of rock on SBS. Hate it Here, Walkin’, Shake it Off, Side With The Seeds. Other songs may dabble in other genres, but more rock than anything else.

Who else is nominated in the Rock Album category??? Springsteen (for the same old, same old), John Fogerty, Daughtry (you got to be shitting me) and Foo Fighters??? Wilco don’t stand a chance. When brilliance floats in a sea of shit, the Grammies reach for the turd.

This will be a lot different from the Vic run. I get the impression that they will play different songs each night without repeating over the 5 night run? To do so would run their catalog.

Also worth nothing from the Wilco site: “Wilco's September 12 show at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago raised over $75,000 for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.” Add that to the thousands they have raised for local charities with poster sales, Tweedy’s solo shows and his other philanthropic efforts. Very cool.

I saw them last time they played in Philly. Front row center. My Morning Jacket opened up for them and there was a dance club next door which Tweedy said sounded like "a shoe in a dryer."

I'll definitely be there in Philly. Can't wait!

Anyone know how to get the pre-sale password for the New Haven show at the Schubert

flat5 I will call it indie folk rock. cos its light usually, not very aggressive. and I only say this from a couple of albums I have listened to.

I guess I mean light rock. Ohh forget it.. I give up.

impossible germany is a really nice number though.

flat5 give me your description plz.

miles why do I consistently see you on threads bitching, never have you not been bitching.

apparently I gripe only on threads that interest you bobert.

if u saw the other posts I have made on bands I love, u would not see all gripes... its true!! peace out.