a lolla thread poll-wilco vs rage against the machine

[unitedwestand]

this is your personal choice, who would u rather see live?
WILCO
vs
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
I've already seen rage twice, so I'm going to have to go towards Wilco simply because I've never seen them and they are suppose to be amazing live as well. Yours?

[BlackSwan]

seen Rage before, seeing them again.

[jigsaw]

I'm not too familar with Wilco but I think they are a jam band. I know they play the jam fests. And I cant seem to figure out if they sound more like Rod Stewart or Bob Dylan. : /

Anyways they're complete opposites, thats for sure.

Rage should be fun because they really haven't played up there in a while and the crowd should be pumped.

[BlackSwan]

I'm not too familar with Wilco but I think they are a jam band. I know they play the jam fests. And I cant seem to figure out if they sound more like Rod Stewart or Bob Dylan. : /


when you are not too familiar with a band you should try not to make generalizations about them, especially incorrect ones.

[jigsaw]

I am just checking out the schedule and it looks amazing.

Friday...The Kills > The Black Keys > Cat Power > The Raconteurs > Radiohead.

[jigsaw]

when you are not too familiar with a band you should try not to make generalizations about them, especially incorrect ones.

They sound like Rod Stewart thats for sure.

[johnnypolite]

Don't care too much for RATM and Wilco's set should be amazing. Wilco it is!

[Memorial_07]

pointless thread.

[Pixiessp]

They sound like Rod Stewart thats for sure.

do you even know who Rod Stewart is? they do not sound like Rod Stewart.

[JebusLives]

I'm not too familar with Wilco but I think they are a jam band. I know they play the jam fests. And I cant seem to figure out if they sound more like Rod Stewart or Bob Dylan. : /

"I don't know anything about X, but that won't stop me from saying something really, inanely stupid and misinformed about it."

[sbessiso]

this seems like a lose-lose to me

[jigsaw]

do you even know who Rod Stewart is? they do not sound like Rod Stewart.

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Is That The Thanks I Get...for telling you the truth?

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The live version sounds a little differnt because it is only the lead singer. Go to their myspace and listen to the recorded version and tell me that this song doesn't sound like Maggie May. http://www.myspace.com/wilco

[jigsaw]

"I don't know anything about X, but that won't stop me from saying something really, inanely stupid and misinformed about it."


Hey fuck you!

[MarkO]

I saw Rage twice last year and unless there is new material, I'd pass on them for a while. Wilco were one of the most enjoyable shows I saw last year. I'd go to see them anytime, anywhere.

[jigsaw]

And they are headlining the biggest jam fest on the west coast this year. The following is Sundays line-up for Outsidelands Music Festival:

JACK JOHNSON
WILCO
WIDESPREAD PANIC
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
ANDREW BIRD
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
STARS
ROGUE WAVE
ALO
JACKIE GREENE
MIKE GORDON
THE COOL KIDS
GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
LITTLE BROTHER
BON IVER
VIENNA TENG
IVAN NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK
THE MOTHER HIPS
NICOLE ATKINS & THE SEA
K’NAAN
BACK DOOR SLAM
CULVER CITY DUB COLLECTIVE

[faxman75]

That's ridiculous, Oustidelands isn't a jam fest. Fuck, Bonnaroo isn't even a jam fest anymore. lol.


Wilco is a jam band now? You people are out of control. I am choosing Wilco. I saw Rage several times and it's rarely an enjoyable experience. The coachella gig was the most amusing but really, they need a new schtick. I give them one thing though. They are a hype machine and while i'm watching Wilco I will be wondering if i'm missing out on some antics. Straight ahead music though, it's Wilco hands down. Nels Clyne is probably my favorite guitarist. I can watch that guy play for hours on end and will. I last saw Wilco night 1 of the Winter Residency and it was rocktastic. Wilco w/Calexico in phoenix was one of the best concerts I have ever seen period. However, I have seen dispapointing Wilco sets such as Coachella 05', a set comprised of slow jamz and little stage presence, very disapointing especially in contrast to their gig at Street Scene a couple years before when they played what I would call a good "festival" set. They were also a bit underwhelming when I saw them back in Chicago the night before Holloween in 2006. They can be hit or miss but when they are on they are fucking on.

I honestly believe if you have seen Rage then the set list is not going to be anything amazing.

[jigsaw]

In otherwords when they are jammin' they are jammin'.

I didn't mean to offend anyone with my loose assumption. Just trying to help a brother out by saying they are completly differnt from RATM. Anyways what would you classify them as?

Plus Outsidelands, on Sunday, will most definitely be jammy. Fuckin WSP in Golden Gate Park, come on.

[faxman75]

Jam Rock = Phish, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews


Wilco is about as straight ahead rock as I can think of but if we want to disect we can say alt rock or alt country. Their roots were quite obviously alt country. I was always partial to calling them adult contemporary. They have always been rock though, the variations have changed from album to album, just never considered them a jam band in any way.

[i_like_cake530]

pointless thread.

pointless post

[frozen pilgrim]

jack johnson is not jam rock.
he's a dude, not a band, and he therefore by definition does not jam.
it's like people referring to aphex twin as "they"

[faxman75]

Jack Johnson the dude always has "friends" that come jam with him. He's a jammer.

[paulb]

RATM.......take advantage while it lasts.

[sbessiso]

*eye roll*^^^

[frozen pilgrim]

Jack Johnson the dude always has "friends" that come jam with him. He's a jammer.

that's SO not jamming.
come on.
like...
okay.
victor wooten said it best
you can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket
and where the fuck are the groove-sized pockets on jack johnson's quiksilver board shorts?
exactly.
also, people who wear flip flops don't JAM. they twiddle.

[Pixiessp]

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Is That The Thanks I Get...for telling you the truth?

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The live version sounds a little differnt because it is only the lead singer. Go to their myspace and listen to the recorded version and tell me that this song doesn't sound like Maggie May. http://www.myspace.com/wilco


oh my god !!!

[faxman75]

that's SO not jamming.
come on.
like...
okay.
victor wooten said it best
you can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket
and where the fuck are the groove-sized pockets on jack johnson's quiksilver board shorts?
exactly.
also, people who wear flip flops don't JAM. they twiddle.

I can't argue with any of that. :rotfl

[john786]

i love rage been my faves since i was a kid