14th
Wilco (8/13 @ McCarren Pool)
Wilco played an outstanding 2+ hour concert last night at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn. I could not have been happier with the set list (plenty of Being There tunes) and Nels Cline’s additions to songs like ‘Kingpin’. I’ve never seen someone manipulate, bend, and dominate a guitar like Nels does. I’ve also never seen someone incorporate an eggbeater into their guitar routine.
Highlights for me were:
- ‘Kingpin’ and ‘Far Far Away’ from Being There
- ‘Can’t Stand It’ from Summerteeth
- ‘I’m the Man Who Loves You’ and ‘Pot Kettle Black’ from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
- ‘The Late Greats’ from A Ghost is Born
- ‘Hate it Here’ and ‘Side With the Seeds’ from Sky Blue Sky
As great as Nels was, when ‘Can’t Stand It’ came on I missed Jay Bennett quite a bit. I don’t know if Bennett wrote that song, but it sounds like him to me.
As Jeff walked off the stage after the second encore, he told the crowd they’d be back when the new album is finished. It can’t come soon enough.
Update: I did forget to mention that there was a totally sick Double-Clap.
None of the pictures from my iPhone turned out very good so here is a picture I found from someone who was at the concert last night.