Fat Camp was a lot of fun, thanks for coming out. Next up is Jesus Camp, with the Mixtape DJs and myself providing some background music for pool fun times. Let's do some Jesus songs.
Remember back in 2001-2002 when Yankee Hotel Foxtrot lived up to all the hype and more? It's sordid backstory of mismanagement and near sightedness at times overshadowed the content, until you actually sat down and listened to it. I don't care if Wilco puts out mediocre records for the next 20 years, this modern classic can never be tarnished. From beginning to end it is a beautiful record, but one of it's finest moments comes right in the middle with Jesus, Etc. Violin, steel guitar, and Tweedy's voice make such a perfect combination, I'd vote it one of the best songs written this decade. Even if you're some jaded hipster that pretends to hate Wilco now, you secretly love this song. Fwd it to your mom, she'll like it too.
Previously in Downloads:
- 1/27: Download: Axel F 1 Yeah Anniversary Mix
- 1/20: Download: Fatback Mix XXXIX
- 8/22: Download: Ferris Presents; School's out 4EVER!
- 8/19: Download: FATBACK MIX #33
- 8/17: Download: QUE SERA Slaughterhouse Mix
- 8/4: DOWNLOAD: A Busy Season for DAWES
- 7/25: Download: HELL IS FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, Denman Summer Mix
- 6/17: Download: FATBACK MIX 3.3
- 3/17: Download: Fatback Mix #30
- 2/22: Download! Stereo Faith & Micah Vellian "Fr33k3rs"
God loves a cheerful giver.
Nice call. It's hard for me to remember how much I really enjoyed Wilco at this point. I haven't heard a single "song" or much that I like in the new stuff and this may be the first record by them I don't even bother to purchase.
That said - YHF and Summerteeth are pure magic from end to end. Hearing this today was like stumbling on Liz Taylor in Giant/National Velvet or Eddie Murphy in Trading Places.
john, you really should give the last cd a chance. i wasn't impressed by the song i heard on the radio at first at all, but listen to the whole thing through again. it seriously grew on me and now i like it a lot. btw, summerteeth is one of my favorite albums of all time.
funny that this song should come up.
~two weeks ago the radio dial was on the oldies station was tuned in, and I hadn't realized that "Jesus, Etc." cherry picks a couple of elements of "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners:
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