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15/11/07 01:00 Filed in: Music
Just home from the
Wilco gig at Vicar Street. What a gig! They were
easily as good as the last time I saw them in 1999.
Mind you, the only members of the band to have been
there in 1999 and again tonight were Jeff Tweedy
himself and bass player John Stirratt.
Jeff Tweedy has managed the evolution of his band very skillfully. Not only is he writing such brilliant material, but he has gathered around him a band of immense talent. To borrow a phrase from the world of sport, Nels Cline, Glen Kotche, John Stirratt, Mikael Jorgensen and Pat Sansone are all "wuuurrld class." If they were a football team they would be the sum of AC Milan and Barcelona. If they were a rugby team, they would be the All Blacks (and it would not be a World Cup year.)
Here's a bit of video I shot on my phone from tonight. "Walken" from Sly Blue Sky. (Please excuse the crappy picture quality. And the crappy sound quality too.) Still, if you're going along on Thursday, this will give you a flavour of what to expect.
Jeff Tweedy has managed the evolution of his band very skillfully. Not only is he writing such brilliant material, but he has gathered around him a band of immense talent. To borrow a phrase from the world of sport, Nels Cline, Glen Kotche, John Stirratt, Mikael Jorgensen and Pat Sansone are all "wuuurrld class." If they were a football team they would be the sum of AC Milan and Barcelona. If they were a rugby team, they would be the All Blacks (and it would not be a World Cup year.)
Here's a bit of video I shot on my phone from tonight. "Walken" from Sly Blue Sky. (Please excuse the crappy picture quality. And the crappy sound quality too.) Still, if you're going along on Thursday, this will give you a flavour of what to expect.