2 Nov 2011: it's... 1998

[Tinka Cat]

BOS2 Billy Bragg & Wilco (mostly Wilco) "Cali Stars"

Saw Billy Bragg at HSBG a couple years ago, and he was really great.   Just him and his guitar and his beliefs.  And those big-cuffed jeans.

Saw Jeff Tweedy at HSBG the year or two before that, and I think he did this one, too.  he was also great.   Just him and his guitar and his emotions.  And his scruffy hair style.

[sundaygal]

WOS3 "Closing Time".  Another song I hear daily on KFOG.  No fair!

[urth]

BOS2 Billy Bragg & Wilco (mostly Wilco) "Cali Stars"

Sledgehammer #2 in this set. Sarah and I were way into Wilco around this time as she'd known Tweedy in her college years (no, not THAT way--get your mind out of the gutter!) at Missou, so we saw them a lot between '96 and 2001. This one takes me back to their show in SF on New Years Eve 1997, where they debuted a whole lot of Mermaid Ave. material, including this one.

Once again, it seems AL is turning a potentially scary year into a piece of art.

ETA: Gotta give credit to Woody Guthrie as well for California Stars.

[RGMike]

so, "Mr Announcer Guy" is back again?

yeesh, another current-rotation staple, "Closing Time" -- I nearly predicted this one last nite. 

[RGMike]

WOS3 "Closing Time".  Another song I hear daily on KFOG.  No fair!

Thank you!  the problem with '90s sets in a nutshell.

[Tinka Cat]

WOS3 "Closing Time".  Another song I hear daily on KFOG.  No fair!

Sounds like he might be crying.

(I actually meant the singer, but maybe this applies to RGMike, too?)  

[radical347]

Closing Time...not quite WOS but completely not necessary.  DHM, maybe. 

[sundaygal]

BOS3 The Donnas, but was hoping for some Madonna....

[RGMike]

BOS3 The Donnas, but was hoping for some Madonna....

gimme gimme! BOS4. A set of wild extremes.

[urth]

The Shawn Mullins tune is called "Rockabye," innit? AL called it Lullabye in the backsell.

[radical347]

It is indeed called Lullaby, though he does say Rock-a-bye quite a lot.

[RGMike]

It is indeed called Lullaby, though he does say Rock-a-bye quite a lot.

it took me over a decade to get that right.

[sundaygal]

BOS2 Billy Bragg & Wilco (mostly Wilco) "Cali Stars"

Sledgehammer #2 in this set. Sarah and I were way into Wilco around this time as she'd known Tweedy in her college years (no, not THAT way--get your mind out of the gutter!) at Missou, so we saw them a lot between '96 and 2001. This one takes me back to their show in SF on New Years Eve 1997, where they debuted a whole lot of Mermaid Ave. material, including this one.

Once again, it seems AL is turning a potentially scary year into a piece of art.

ETA: Gotta give credit to Woody Guthrie as well for California Stars.

Heh.  We probably were at some of the same concerts together.  I've seen Wilco several times at The Fillmore.  I'm gonna see them again in January at The Warfield.  I like their new stuff OK, but actually prefer the pre-Ghost Is Born Wilco.  I guess they don't play a lot of their old songs anymore.  Yo, Tweedybird - There's nothing wrong with Passenger Side!

[sundaygal]

11/02/11 - Wednesday! Great Sounds from 1998 !
 
 1. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
 2. Wes Cunningham - So It Goes
(News: Local...Dana & Dave at 10)
 3. Garbage - Special
(Speech: President Clinton wants to move on)
 4. R.L. Burnside - It's Bad You Know
 5. Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
(Movie: There's Something About Mary - Hair gel)
 6. Jonathan Richman - True Love Is Not Nice
(Movie: There's Something About Mary - The 13-year yearning)
 7. Dave Matthews Band - Crush
 8. Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars (B.O.S!)
(TV: Seinfeld - The Last Episode - Jerry "kills" 'em in prison)
 9. Semisonic - Closing Time
(Ad: The iMac)
10. The Donnas - Gimmie My Radio

[urth]

BOS2 Billy Bragg & Wilco (mostly Wilco) "Cali Stars"

Sledgehammer #2 in this set. Sarah and I were way into Wilco around this time as she'd known Tweedy in her college years (no, not THAT way--get your mind out of the gutter!) at Missou, so we saw them a lot between '96 and 2001. This one takes me back to their show in SF on New Years Eve 1997, where they debuted a whole lot of Mermaid Ave. material, including this one.

Once again, it seems AL is turning a potentially scary year into a piece of art.

ETA: Gotta give credit to Woody Guthrie as well for California Stars.

Heh.  We probably were at some of the same concerts together.  I've seen Wilco several times at The Fillmore.  I'm gonna see them again in January at The Warfield.  I like their new stuff OK, but actually prefer the pre-Ghost Is Born Wilco.  I guess they don't play a lot of their old songs anymore.  Yo, Tweedybird - There's nothing wrong with Passenger Side!

Almost certainly. I saw nearly every show they did in SF between 1995 and 2002. Those Fillmore shows during that time were some pretty amazing shows. I'm not such a fan of the newer stuff either--truth be told, I kind of miss the Jay Bennett era. Since he left, I've only really liked one record of theirs: A Ghost is Born. Even Yankee Hotel Foxtrot didn't set my world on fire. And the last time I saw 'em (up here, two years ago), I was pretty unimpressed, so I'm taking a pass this time around.