AMY!
This is EXACTLY how I feel about Wilco and Westerberg. It is very weird
when someone is able to nail your exect take on things. Kinda like being
plugged into the same portal of The Matrix or something.
-jim
ps -- despite some good performances I sold the new Westerberg back for
cash yesterday . . .
On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Amy Haugesag wrote:
> I'm not sure it's accurate or justified to characterize me as a relentless
> Tweedy-basher. It's true that I didn't like them live, enough so that I
> don't plan to see them perform again. But I liked A.M. reasonably well and
> still listen to it from time to time. I liked parts of Being There very
> much and parts of it not at all, and I rarely find myself with the urge to
> listen to it. I love Mermaid Avenue, and though I'm more of a Billy Bragg
> fan than a Wilco fan, I like Jeff's songs on the record a lot too.
> Summerteeth, so far, just sounds like a big ol' muddle to me. Still, I
> remain convinced of Jeff's and Wilco's ability to make a great record; I
> just don't think they've done it yet. And I'll continue to pay attention to
> what he does, if not nearly as avidly as I do with his former bandmate.
> >
> I don't even pretend to be objective about Westerberg, but I've listened to
> the new record as open-mindedly as I can, and I think about half of it is
> almost embarrassingly bad. The other half, though, is probably Westerberg's
> best solo work, and it contains more (apparently) real emotion than I've
> heard in his previous solo work. It's not the masterpiece I hope he still
> has in him, but it's an encouraging step.
