When You Wake Up Feeling POLL - ILM Artist Poll #115 - WILCO/JEFF TWEEDY (Voting extended until Sunday, Sept 25)

My two favourite Mermaid Avenue tracks are Birds & Ships (no Tweedy) and The Unwelcome Guest (barely any Tweedy). Will probably vote for California Stars, At My Window and Remember the Mountain Bed.

yeah 5 albums is too little to vote for lol, there's too many to choose from.

nothing from mermaid avenue is going to make my ballot

as far as TWL goes beyond the bookends, "whole love" might have a chance of squeezing into my ballot. "black moon" is quite nice for sure but it's not enough of a standout to have a chance of making my ballot or anything

does anyone have any non-album track recommendations? i've listened to most of what i can find & i don't think i'll vote for any - best is "kicking television" and some of the yhf-era rarities like "cars can't escape", "the good part" "a magazine called sunset", "more like the moon"

if I actually get my ballot done in time, "Woodgrain" will be on it, and Being There outtakes "No Poetry" and "Blasting Fonda" are contenders for me as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ecZ4_v7kI

wild discovery from going through the summerteeth deluxe is that "locator" dates back to an early draft of the "can't stand it" riff or something like that?

really looking forward to the yhf deluxe which is partially out this week

Partially? As far as I can tell, it’s been pushed back two weeks to the 30th, for both the physical versions and the digital release (at least according to the bandcamp page).

ah the itunes page still says it's coming this week but maybe they just forgot to update that too

Trying to piece together my ballot, but not sure I’ll have it done in time. This was a lot tougher than I anticipated and just refreshing myself with the track lists of albums I haven’t heard recently proved insufficient.

Saw a little drama on another forum from people who pre-ordered the YHF box straight from Wilco for $120 when it is only $70 on Amazon right now, particularly since Wilco is charging a 5% cancellation fee.

If we need to extend voting by a week or two to get more ballots, let me know.

re: non-album tracks, "The Thanks I Get" is one of those incredibly simple Tweedy songs that is a joy to hear performed live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqRZ9E0DeSw

goddamit how is it that i can't find room on my ballot for "Reservations"

Before I build 77 of these...

https://i.imgur.com/TrLyS7D.jpg

is it wrong to characterize born again in the usa as proto-star wars lol

.... wow @ "wreckroom" aka jazz wilco

amazed that i am the first person to bring up "wreckroom" itt

xp Indexed, I know that I could get a ballot together for sure with another week, but I'll leave that up to you as the poll runner

bring on another week, i almost requested it myself (my ballot will be done tomorrow)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ3G1t0O8ic

i'm sorry but this is the greatest shit ever to me

Yes, "Wreckroom" kills. Not sure how I forgot that!

Also: wow I was digging around on wilcoworld, and in the "Credits & Notes" drawer on the Sunken Treasure page there's a link to a dropbox with all the mp3s from the DVD. As I mentioned upthread, this is well worth your time and has many great Jeff solo recordings, including the version of "The Thanks I Get" I posted this morning.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5i5hvkudi54lmc5/AAAmm7KLw7v1snlQ4s3T5swSa?dl=0

How fucking great is it that wilcoworld has every setlist and official show poster ever? Do other bands do this?

e.g.,

https://wilcoworld.net/tour_date_type/21-september-2012-greek-theatre-berkeley-ca/

https://wilcoworld.net/tour_date_type/1994-11-23-lounge-ax/

https://wilcoworld.net/tour_date_type/23-mar-2019-the-vic-chicago-2/

my ballot is almost done, but i will admit i have not listened at all to the two most recent albums so longer might get them on my ballot!

Wreckroom is monstrous. How have I never heard this before? Thin Lizzy plays Liturgy.

Another week it is! Mazel tov!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeGnjB_7phI

Thanks for the extension Indexed, going to probably need it.

So voting is now open until Sunday September 25 12 AM Pacific?

Officially, sure, though if possible to get your ballot in by Saturday, I'd appreciate a non-work day to start getting organized.

"wreckroom" is certainly the highlight from born again in the usa

dang, i sent in my ballot before really giving that one a chance. i did really like the first loose fur album, which i hadn't listened to until this poll. laminated cat and you were wrong are both high up on my ballot, and wouldn't have been before

the rest of the album is a bit less interesting than the first, but "wreckroom" is immense and going to be up there on my ballot

Y'all are sleeping on "The Ruling Class."

I listened to the first Golden Smog album last night for the first time in ages and couldn't believe how many hits there were. Much more power pop/alternative rock than alt-country, as I had misremembered. Going to give Another Fine Day a spin today.

"the ruling class" is indeed pretty sleepy

Also, I would politely ask that as many people submit a 3rd ballot as possible, even if you have limited knowledge of the various side projects! We have only received 1.5 so far, and I'd hate to have to scrap that one for lack of votes.

thank u poll for occasioning a deeper acquaintance btween me and the tweedy record, it is so dope

in an effort to comply with Indexed's request to submit a 3rd ballot, does anyone have anything approaching a comprehensive list of "side project" albums? Just considering Tweedy, I can think of

4 Uncle Tupelo
2 Loose Fur
2(?) Golden Smog
2 solo albums + "Tweedy"
Minus 5 - Down with Wilco

What am I missing? What other band members' stuff should I give a listen to? I know there are bands called On Fillmore and The Autumn Defense though I can't even remember which band members are in them. What's Nels Cline's other best stuff? I do want to revisit the Kotche solo records if I have time too

oh man warm is fantastic, why did everyone tell me this is boring

there are 4 jeff tweedy solo albums (though together at last is just acoustic versions of previously released songs)

The Autumn Defense is John Stiratt's Mellow Mafia-style side project.

with pat sansone, who was in it before he joined wilco

the b-side i ended up including in my ballot was "panthers." tbh as i get older i seem to only get more fond of the ghost is born material. has a sense of space (maybe the off-white psychic echo of a migraine?) that i can't say i've heard in any other record

record reminds me of the more ramshackle end of lindsey buckingham productions where every sonic element sounds faxed in from elsewhere. i love it

finally i think the alternate version of "hummingbird" is better than the album version but i feel like i understand why they went for the album arrangement, it's a welcome break in the tension

i do recall at the time that "less than you think" was widely interpreted as a sonic representation of tweedy's migraines

it's been confirmed by tweedy as well afaik

Listened to "Being There" for the first time in a while tonight and had so much fun.

the b-side i ended up including in my ballot was "panthers."

Same!

this was also my first brush with the golden smog catalog and another fine day was far and away my favorite. felt like a record i would've checked out of the library in the mid-2000s and privately fallen in love with and would've never had anybody to talk about it with

i did check out down with wilco from the library several times in the mid-2000s, i don't think i ever quite fell in love with it though. "the family gardener" remains a gem

revisiting cruel country before i submit my ballot and “the empty condor” is pink floyd wilco

cruel country isn't that different in sound from any of tweedy's solo albums, or even ode to joy, but the songs have stuck with me so much more

i think it’s pretty different from ode to joy, less of a pencil drawing more of a spirograph, especially in the adventurous middle

feels like it would be a v special record in literally any other band’s discog

The curse of being consistently good.

it has a similar sort of mood & atmosphere, just less intricate than ode to joy by virtue of being largely live takes rather than a studio construction

it seems like it'll sneak onto my albums ballot in fact