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MOG Photo Exclusive: Wilco OVER THE TOP In Berkeley

Posted over 2 years ago
friday night, myself and a slew of moggers (spencer, kate, supertopsecret, steve simon, gabe adiv, kb to name a few) went up to the greek theatre to see wilco.having seen dead shows at the greek in the 80's, it's always been one of my favorite venus and to now work and live 5 minutes away is real privilege. the night was warm, the crowd beautiful.the addition of nels cline as lead guitarist has taken my favorite american live act (radiohead still my number 1 live favorite) up a notch to the upper stratospheres of excellence.i said this about radiohead last year and i'll say it about wilco. watching these guys is INSPIRING. to be so good and to know they've worked so hard to get here inspires me to achieve greatness in everything i do. what more can you say about an act than walking out inspired? screw self help books like the secret. go on tour with wilco instead!tweedy's newly found sobriety seemed to be particularly sensitive to the amount of marijuan smoke in the air as he made more than a few comments to it, all in jest. at one point he begged the audience that they and everyone should stop using the expression "loves me some, as in i loves me some marijuana." another was that us the crowd, "smelled high" but stated that portland beat us hands down for quantity. the songs are a bit of a blur. impossible germany, either way, handshake drugs, sunken treasure, a shot in the arm, and a blistering spiders(kidsmoke). they're taking this stuff to the next level. i MUST MUST get some live recordings from this tour.what a treat! now, who's got the bootleg? we got mogger supertopsecret up close with a photo badge. enjoy his killer shots!......
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Comments (23)

  1. sonical
    sonical says Been getting into these guys over the last few years. They are incredible live and Nils adds a great texture to their sound. I agree best live US band playing now. Seeing them Wed at the Greek in LA. Can't wait!
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  2. kb
    kb says they sound SO GOOD. holy shit, that show was just epic. they do it all.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  3. gdolario
    gdolario says it's funny, i've been listening to wilco for years and have seen them live several times, but every time i see them again i forget how hard they shred! those 3-guitar lynyrd skynrd jams were sick! love the greek. love wilco. loved friday.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  4. slrevare
    slrevare says They're coming to KC in October. Haven't seen them since the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot tour. Thanks for the post. Now I'm really looking forward to it.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  5. jameson
    jameson says http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=25692 http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6720207 wish i was there!!!
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  6. Anna
    Anna says "but stated that portland beat us hands down for quantity" meh, as long as they don't beat you for quality :) Glad you all had fun. I need to stop smiling every time I read "the Greek" :)
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  7. goodmusiconly
    goodmusiconly says So envious, but I'll be seeing them this coming Sunday in Colorado and I CANNOT wait (especially to hear Nels rip it up on "Side with the Seeds"). Kudos to Eric for taking some excellent pics! You might check in on "this web site":http://www.archive.org/details/etree over the coming weeks to see if a live recording shows up...
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  8. steve simon
    steve simon says they are the best american band in rock n roll today. i loved hearing misunderstood( though i could do w/o the 40 some "thank you's" at the end of the tune......i had not heard that since 2001 maybe) though the way they re-did suken treasure didn't work IMO. they swapped the set list a bit from 2 months ago and even re arranged a couple of things mid tour, which is very rare! their new guitarist is worth the price of admission alone, what a frenetic trip( but good). that they can ignore so many of my old favorites( let alone a token something from Uncle Tupelo) and still blow me away, now that is a sign of a great band.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  9. Bryan
    Bryan says I saw them in Portland and I too was completely blown away. It was an incredible blend of power, beauty, lyrical genius and sonic bliss. Tweedy and Cline's guitar interplay was mindblowing, particularly during Impossible Germany. Wow! It's been a while since I've this, but this is a band I would go on tour for....
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  10. jameson
    jameson says a couple of sites to monitor. Wilco have allowed the free-trading of audience recorded bootlegs, so don't feel like you're stealing anything (....but you know that....) http://bt.etree.org/?search=wilco&cat=0 http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-browse.php?search=wilco&cat=0
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  11. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Not seen them live in person but have seen them on several live webcasts like Lollapoolaza over a year ago & Coachella or Bonnaroo this year & they were AH-MAZING. Nels just f'n shreds on his guitar he's such a wizard & the rest of the band were mind blowingly great. I actually prefer seeing them online cause you get closeups of their playing whereas in person even the big screens are usually far from the cheap seats. Sounds like you had a great time.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  12. elizabeth
    elizabeth says Ah, so jealous! I would have given anything to be at that show. The latest Wilco is on the heaviest rotation in this house, and that first song is a killer sunday-morning-slow-dance-with-the-baby-daughter kind of song. Glad it was a great show. Each time I have seen them they far exceeded my expectations.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  13. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says Awesome...it makes me happy that my lack of brain power helped a couple of those moggers to see Wilco! Wednesday is Wilco day here in Hollywood...and I love the Greek too...saw the Beastie Boys there last week..i think i may stick around awhile in Cali
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  14. rock or death
    rock or death says sounds great! GLad you all were able to enjoy. STS is as good a photographer as he is at Flash - bravo! Say hi to the crew for me!
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  15. ltg16
    ltg16 says Can't wait to see them wed at the greek in lala land..i haven't stop listening to am for the last month for some reason..oh yeah,it's a great record.....
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  16. NeilNathan
    NeilNathan says they have teased us something fierce here in nyc played warsaw, a tiny venue, then bailed, and i have no idea when they are returning i saw them new year's eve at the garden a few years back with the flaming lips, very fun show tweedy's voice is so much clearer and stronger since he got sober, loving it
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  17. KJean
    KJean says Hooray! I'm seeing them here in Milwaukee in about a month. I've never seen them live before, so now I'm excited!
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  18. amber
    amber says UHHHH, I have one word....*_SHOES????_*
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  19. pinkertonwasbetter
    pinkertonwasbetter says YES! I saw them last night at the Santa Barbara Bowl!!! The show was PHENOMENAL. Nels Clines was sick. Jeff was hilarious. It was mostly an older crowd (I'm pretty sure I was the only one not wearing some sort of shade of khaki) who took full advantage of their seats by sitting through the most 1/4 of the show. Initially the first row of seats was empty and Jeff Tweedy said something to the likes of "You Californians and your time. If these folks don't show up soon, I'm gonna hand these seats off to someone who deserves them!" A little while later, after the crowd got into "I'm Trying to Break Your Heart" and hands started to wave and fists started to pump, he said "now it's starting to be more like a show! i bet most of you folks were like (mock older man voice) 'i'm glad this is all seating! getting up would be simply...BARBARIC!'" when the show ended i felt as though i had awoken from a really good dream. i'm going to see them on Wednesday at the Greek in la and again on thursday for the taping of the Jay Leno show. ~Roxy
    Permalink posted 08/28/2007
  20. Charley Rogulewski
    Charley Rogulewski says Very cool!
    Permalink posted 08/28/2007
  21. kaluss
    kaluss says unbelievable pics dave. i didn't think i'd ever say this, especially after all the fantastic live music in the bay area...but "i'm jealous, good bands don't really play where i live". ugh.
    Permalink posted 08/28/2007
  22. pinkertonwasbetter
    pinkertonwasbetter says I should probably make a separate post for this, but I believe i have an extra ticket up for grabs to see the Wilco taping for the Leno show over at NBC studios in Burbank for any fans... ~Roxy
    Permalink posted 08/28/2007
  23. Paul Busch
    Paul Busch says Hey! Wilco are the best....and Tweedy is a genius! Dave...I have a CD of the show they did at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on this tour. If you have AIM I could probably send the files via there... Or happy to send you a copy if you like....just get me your snail mail. It's a good one! Peace Paul
    Permalink posted 09/03/2007

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