Sunday Morning Coming Down - Willie Nelson

Well it's a little over 100 degrees today so I'm happy the ac is working. The Wilco/VA trip went on without a hitch. The show was definitely worth the trip and reconnecting with old friends is always a plus. Wolf trap was a perfect setting for the experience. The weather was in the upper 60's, the stars were bright and Wilco sounded better than ever. Since I'm by no means a professional writer click here for a pretty solid review of the show. All i would add is that if the boys come to your town this summer or fall check em out because you won't be let down.

Alright let's get to today's post. For me Willie Nelson is the ultimate "Tear in my Beer" troubadour. His voice and deliver are so calming. Despite all the hardships he always provides a sense of hope in his songs. I really enjoyed two of his 90's albums. The first one being Spirit which goes back to the Red Headed Stranger era with just Willie on his acoustic guitar and sister Bobbie on the piano (and i little fiddle thrown in for good measure). For today we'll listen to a track from the follow up album, Teatro. This one has a little more instrumentation and was produced by Daniel Lanois. If you're a fan of the late 90's/current Dylan records I think you'll dig this CD. Oh yeah did i mention Emmylou Harris sings back up on most of the tracks? Enjoy the rest of your Sunday...............

Somebody Pick Up My Pieces

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Wilco Countdown

Alright gang we've come to the end of the countdown. Tomorrow afternoon I'll be hitting the road for the big show. I had a rough day of going to the beach and napping yesterday so once again I'm playing catch up tonight. Here's a couple tracks from Being There & A.M. Till we meet again.......

Sunken Treasure

Box Full Of Letters

Wilco Countdown

Happy 4th everyone! So today we're going to take a trip back to 1999 with a track off Summerteeth. This album featured very dark lyrics sometimes hidden by upbeat and poppy instrumentation. It was definitely a departure from the "rootsey" Being There & AM albums (we'll get to those in the coming days) It was also an introduction to the more experimental stuff that would later appear on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I'd suspect a lot of that influence came from the late Jay Bennett. Well I'm off to have some fun and i hope you are too. Till next time!!

In A Future Age

Wilco Countdown

I got a bit tied up yesterday so today we'll go ahead and represent two albums, A Ghost is Born & Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

The first time i saw Wilco i drove down to Norfolk from Richmond to a club called The Norva. I was about 10 feet from the stage and the guys played about a 3 three hour show with two encores (the picture to the left is from that performance). I'd put it in the top 5 live shows that I've attended. Enjoy the tunes. Tomorrow the countdown continues!!

Handshake Drugs

Kamera

Wilco Countdown

Hey Hey. Well if you're playing along with me at home you would know that today I'll be posting something from 2007's Sky Blue Sky CD. This was the first album to feature the man to your left, Mr. Nels Cline. I must say that he has brought an incredible amount of energy and passion to the live shows and in my opinion has been a great addition to the band. He definitely looks like a man possessed when it's time for his solos, you've got to see it live! That being said, the track i picked from this album doesn't showcase much of his contributions but instead this is a stripped down, relaxed acoustic based tune.(I'm a sucker for the old steel strings) Till next time.

Sky Blue Sky