Wow, What a show. I've seen Wilco before,
and many great concerts, but this was as good as it gets...
- Photos from Zach Delph
(Thanks Zach!)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeejaydee/sets/72057594084592731/
Saved by Rock and Roll...
- Story and photos from: Nashville
Scene:
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http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Arts/Music/The_Spin/2006/03/23/The_Spin/index.shtml
Sometimes we lament the fact that we
weren’t born earlier, so that we could have experienced the great rock acts of
the ’60s in their prime. What was it like to see Jefferson Airplane at the
Fillmore or Bob Dylan at Royal Albert Hall? Sadly, we will never know, though we
imagine WILCO’s Saint Patrick’s Day performance at the Ryman must be what the
heyday of rock felt like—assuming everyone in the ’60s wore green shirts and
drank a lot of beer.
Wilco may be indie darlings, but their live
performances are pure rock ’n’ roll, clean and simple. JEFF TWEEDY brought out
the guitar solos in full-force, but instead of wandering aimlessly into mediocre
jam band territory, he kept the solos tight and compelling, proving that he’s
more than just a gifted lyricist. We always wondered how the instrumental melee
in “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” was created, and now we know—PAT SANSONE
pounded on a keyboard with his fists, then picked up his tambourine and dropped
it on the floor.
During the set, Tweedy limited the
between-song banter to an observation that “playing here is really fun,” and a
subsequent self-deprecating remark about his ineloquence. But in the first of
two encores, he opened up and explained to the drunken St. Patrick’s Day throng
that the world was miserable and they needed to scream during “Kingpin” to help
“move energy around the world”—and the crowd happily obliged.
Then something happened that our kids can
fantasize about having been alive to witness: Tweedy came out to the front of
the stage with his acoustic guitar, asked everyone to be real quiet and played a
solo version of Uncle Tupelo-era “Acuff-Rose” without any microphones, letting
the exquisite acoustics of the Ryman carry his words out to the awestruck
multitudes. “Early in the morning, sometimes late at night, sometimes I get the
feeling that everything’s alright....”
Wilco
Set list
2006-03-17
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN
1. Sunken Treasure
2. Remember The Mountain Bed
3. Airline To Heaven
4. At My Window Sad And Lonely
5. Forget The Flowers
6. When The Roses Bloom Again
7. California Stars
8. Muzzle Of Bees
9. Hell Is Chrome
10. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
11. Jesus, Etc.
12. Walken
13. Handshake Drugs
14. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
15. A Shot In The Arm
16. At Least That's What You Said
17. The Late Greats
Encore 1:
18. Hummingbird
19. new song (Maybe The Sun Will Shine Today)
20. Theologians
21. I'm The Man Who Loves You
22. Kingpin
Encore 2:
23. Passenger Side
24. War On War
Encore 3:
25. Acuff-Rose (Jeff solo acoustic unplugged)
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Another good review:
opening act:
The Latebirds (from
Finland)
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