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Story by Brett Taylor Wilco hit the stage with the subdued "Hell Is Chrome" from the A Ghost Is Born LP and continued the mellow mood for most of the first half of the show. Guitarist Nels Cline added his avant frenetic leads to many of the songs, drawing hoots and shout outs from the adoring crowd. During a lighter moment, Nels strutted the fashion catwalk after one audience member remarked on his tomato red high-water slacks. This sketch allowed for terminally somber Tweedy to show off his lighter side and comment that his jean jacket, (circa 1995) still smelled like ketchup, mulch and old band-aids. Along with Cline, the other musician that cannot be denied is Drummer Glen Kotche. One of the only true percussionists in rock music, he plays the drums like a painter flourishing brushes at a canvas. Original Wilco bassist John Stirrat tethers the group down with solid bass lines and often overlooked harmony vocals. As the band took the stage for the set of first encores they pulled out the feedback drenched "Misunderstood" from Being There. As the band became more comfortable with the room and were clearly having a good time, I could sense that they were going out to blow the roof off the Pabst. Multi Instrumentalist Pat Sansone flexing his guitar god muscles and posturing with Townsend windmills during the finale of "Winding Wheel" leaving the crowd wanting more. Drawing big cheers as well, was when Tweedy sported the hometown Milwaukee Brewers baseball cap gaining the easy approval of the crowd and eliciting boos from visiting Cubs fans. But as Tweedy declared earlier in the show "...We are laying down some roots in Milwaukee." We can only hope this will bring them back to the area this summer to show off some of the new material. |
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Wilco Set list Wednesday April 15, 2009 |
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1. Hell Is Chrome 2. Company In My Back 3. Remember The Mountain Bed 4. At Least That's What You Said 5. You Are My Face 6. She's A Jar 7. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart 8. Handshake Drugs 9. shouldn't Be Ashamed 10. War On War 11. Jesus Etc. 12. Impossible Germany 13. Forget The Flowers |
14. Walken 15. I'm The Man Who Loves You Encore 1 16. Misunderstood 17. Hummingbird 18. Shot In The Arm Encore 2 19. Hate It Here 20. Box Full of Letters 21. Late Greats 22. Red Eyed And Blue 23. I Got You 24. Casino Queen 25. I'm A Wheel |
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