There's Something About Wilco

Wilco has been on the music scene for nearly two decades but, as Cynthia Bowers reports, they might be finally getting the mainstream popularity many say they deserve.

[@bull-black_nova]

0:01- Cissy Strut (The Meters), 0:50- Wilco the song, 1:39- Either Way, 1:55- You Are My Face, 2:40- What Light, 3:32- You Never Know, 4:07- Handshake Drugs, 4:56- Side With the Seeds, 5:40- Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (traditional), 6:01- Monday, 6:20- What's the World Got In Store, 7:21- You and I, 7:32- The Thanks I Get.

[@peelslowly28]

You are a hero

[@erikroyce6949]

@Salvador Madden yup, I've been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D

[@jackweiss5480]

Can't believe they didn't choose a single song from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot!

[@ruimanel3199]

@@jackweiss5480 Doesn't matter. These are great as well.

[@Chadrscott]

You're right, CBS. You finally get respect when you land in a car commercial. Bravo Wilco! Wow.

[@LiberTBo]

This is a classic example of the depth and universality in America's new musical paradigm. Literally hundreds of bands are out there poised for the right moment to come into the auditorium after such a lengthy time of beating down the doors with their instruments while the public eyes and ears have been filled with the music industry's hype groups and trend followers. The Wilco's and Black Keys of our nation are demanding their time has arrived. Clearly it has, so take notice.

[@daronandbill]

My favorite band of all time.

[@thesleepingbag8650]

Boo Radley same man

[@thvndaga]

i love wilco so much; they're probably my favourite band, and it's pretty much one of my life's goals to catch a show of theirs (haven't had any luck haha). whether or not wilco become even bigger than they already are makes no difference to me, as long as they continue to make the amazing music they make . . . wilco are always going to be something special!

[@mikepryor7467]

well it’s 12 years later. have you caught a show?

[@elmich926]

I gaved Wilco a ride yesterday here in Denver before his concert and god they are great guys! Forgot to get pictures with him or even his autograph. (I’m a lyft driver)

[@houseatreides6683]

Did you mean to say you gave Jeff Tweedy a ride

[@SunnyBear]

He is as well spoken and witty as his lyrics, love it!

[@theageoftheawakening4806]

What an amazing band.

[@knopfler720]

My favorite band!

[@NoSuchThing99]

Wilco are superstars in my mind, have been for a wile

[@HurricaneForceGaming]

0:20 Tweedy in the making

[@dillmandilley]

I’m glad I found Wilco shortly after the Sky, Blue, Sky album. I’ve been a fan for years.

[@Jojoseahorse]

OMG was he gorgeous! So talented too.

[@frame3139]

Lets get something straight, Wilco/Jeff Tweedy got their start literally 2 miles from my fucking house in Belleville, Illinois, not fucking Chicago........

[@suckLmydick]

Exactly. He's a cardinal, not a cub. (even if he pitched for them)

[@drago6769]

By the time Wilco formed he was living in Chicago. Yes when he formed Uncle Tupelo it was Belleville

[@Griviouz]

No one cares about your rat town

[@rubbersole79]

Intelligent, nice guy living the life. Good for him man.

[@NorthWriter]

@fenhen It's an old folk song, and the video is from Jeff's solo DVD, "Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest." It's totally worth buying.

[@ziffyziffelstein2462]

Summerteeth is one of the twenty best records ever.

[@brumd]

When I was ~18yo, coming from a background in (post-)punk / garage rock, I was broadening my musical horizons and became interested in funk. Someone gave me a tape with Meters songs: "here, learn this! It's the funk 101. It's good for you." So great to see Tweedy educating his son with these deceptively simple, yet so powerful, songs. Every musician should study The Meters, and learn the art of stripping music to its core.

[@thvndaga]

(also, i couldn't help but notice the marquee moon vinyl spencer was toting, haha. awesome)

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

Look at 6:50 - Spencer is holding a vinyl copy of Marquee Moon by Television! Great taste for great albums.

[@sarahbellum4904]

❤️

[@CheckVerb]

CISSY STRUT!! By The Meters!!!!

[@TheMrQwertyify]

The song Tweedy is playing at the beginning with his boys is "Cissy Strut" badass song

[@bonhamhouse1169]

The Meters

[@MaddenManification]

"You Are My Face" on Sky Blue Sky Album

[@juliebirdgirl9059]

Me "favorite-est" band, ever!!!

[@joygimbel7760]

I adore how Jeff plays with his sons, passing on his genius

[@ShanOakley]

Tweedy played at a bar I tended in Minneapolis back in the '80's. I think. Huh? Yeah, that was him and them.

[@aefkjj]

@dodie2casey Do you know what? I agree about the Mermaid Avenue recordings! Billy Bragg was the perfect coupling for that. As far as Son Volt's second configuration, I'm going to check that out. :)

[@NoSuchThing99]

yeah, to have their level of of fame at present day, I think would be perfectly satisfactory, personally.

[@JamesFordJamesRFord]

A fan of Wilco. Tweedy. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Sky Blue Sky and more. We are fornunate. We are fans. #wilco

[@mpwiest70]

that kids fucking good at drums haha

[@jasonbloss]

@polykuromu they're amazing live. probably in the top 3 shows i've ever seen. lucky enough to have seen them twice. you won't be disappointed :)

[@aprylrittenhouse4562]

You forgot how you fight lonliness

[@saltemann3581]

trish takanawa reporting, I presume?

[@campbellpaul]

Shhhhh! Don't tell everybody...

[@cellojordan]

Ha, his son is carrying around "Marquee Moon." Raising the kids right.

[@NorthWriter]

Wow...Spencer is good. Not surprising, though, since Glenn Kotche is his drum teacher.

[@aefkjj]

@dodie2casey I wouldn't say UT was much better or even better. But if you really like that sound you can listen to Son Volt. Jay is still playing the same lick.

[@lupe556]

the percentage is higher now

[@PedroPetracco]

Spencer owns his dad Meters-groove-wise!

[@brooklynboy1000]

they only have one album that has great pop songs.. and those are the songs they play at the end of their gig.. the rest of their music - they try to be experimental, with noise and weird dynamics.. dont get me wrong i like Wilco... but they dont try to write hits.. only people who appreciate music for its purest sake like WILCO.. Get Being There. thats their best album. Geez he looks like a kid here..

[@gravysopper]

@CheckVerb AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, YEAH...

[@dolgorukij]

are they jammin' on "elephants" riff, from "them crooked vultures"??? that's funny!

[@Bahptiste]

@KrisWRose123 Well Depending on your age and location we can maybe hang out with them/ Jeff himself

[@bneg303]

@samashby08 yeah, as long as i have my ipod.

[@wesleyalan9179]

I do this with my kids

[@KevinPaul444]

what makes this video have a 30 sec add? Is it special or something lol

[@mguygh]

jeff is the fucking man

[@pleasenononsense]

this piece is a disgrace to Jeff Tweedy. Interviewer does not get it

[@phildirt3]

I d like be a random name generator

[@fenhen]

Anyone know what the song is at 5:50? And what CD it's on?

[@tripperdelaluna1]

"Satan your kingdom must come down" Uncle Tupelo recorded it on March 16-22 1992 album.

[@MaddenManification]

I think they actually live in Chicago, and not "Suburban Chicago".

[@frankbrenner4852]

We don't have a hit ... cut to Handshake Drugs ... a song that today makes most people sh-t themselves. Oh Jeff ... the modesty.

[@fin121196]

jay farrar downvoted this seven times

[@piojosoricotero]

now more folk for tweedy, just pop now. =(

[@MrAckeh]

The only thing they need is good advertising and they will be a hit

[@Bahptiste]

I live there block Im friends with them

[@1stdayofschool]

whats the song on 1:56 ??

[@tripperdelaluna1]

"Either way"

[@YeaImHigh100]

7:03 smokin hot babe...marry me

[@bandawhat33]

I'm gonna make a bold statement here and say that jeff tweedy/ wilco is way better than bob dylan and neil young put together. wilco = under rated ... neil young/ bob dylan = over rated. ESPECIALLY bob dylan.

[@frame3139]

+bandawhat33 not only is that dumb its fucking asinine............if I may be bold.

[@bandawhat33]

Frame 313 fuck you

[@frame3139]

thats the best you can do.......... wow, your grasp of the kings language and razor wit is blowing me away.

[@frame3139]

dude........stop, you have the lexicon of a 10 yr old.

[@bandawhat33]

Frame 313 go home and get your fuckin shine box

[@bsm6776]

They aren’t that good lol

[@dylanharkin8198]

their second and fourth albums are pretty great