Wilco "Jesus Etc." Live RAVE-HD

This is an outstanding live performance of "Jesus Etc." by Wilco which recently aired on the excellent all HD commercial free cable channel RAVE-HD.
This song, from their "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" album, is a favorite of mine and this version is just about as good as it gets. I discovered Wilco with YHF and after playing it every day for a year on my iPod, in my car and at work I bought all their previous albums beginning with Summer Teeth and working backwards. Sky Blue Sky came out and I bought that too.
Have Wilco ever made a bad album? Not that I've heard...
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............Lyrics............
Jesus, don't cry
You can rely on me, honey
You can combine anything you want
I'll stick around
You were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun
Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords
Strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around
Don't cry
You can rely on me honey
You can come by any time you want
I'll be around
You were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun
Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords
Strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around
Voices whine
Skyscrapers are scraping together
Your voice is smoking
Last cigarettes are all you can get
Turning your orbit around
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[@MarianaLopezz]

why are they so good. they're unbelievably good. i'm going crazy listening to them

[@thatpageguy1]

Read about their performance in LA yesterday and saw reference to this song. My first listen, I love it. This reminds me of the Sultans of Swing, very smooth, cool sound.

[@dcdude171]

This has quickly become one of my favorite songs

[@groovy65baby]

Being There. Without a doubt. Hands down their best.

[@Croutonza]

I am going to see them at Red Rocks on July 3rd. Can't wait!

[@edwardribeiro]

Have just discovered this amazing song, and wondered the same thing, but from the next line it ("you can rely on me, honey") makes clear (to me, at least) that he's bending towards the "Jesus! Don't cry..." option.

[@Bobafatt2341]

This is a simple yet lovely song. It's very well put together, A good combo of vocals drums guitar and keyboard parts. The harmony is also very nice!

[@arnna715]

fabulous thanks

[@okrajoe]

Amazing performance by Wilco.

[@ACWerling]

Saw them at the Civic Opera in Chicago last December. Tweedy's voice filled the house

[@tcorourke2007]

Great performance, great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@albameful]

When I hear this song I feel sadness, you came I did love "Wilco", then you left in my life. Without any reason.

[@bijoubabybaby]

This was a nice find as I leave the decade. This song makes me smile. Happy New Year, random Wilco fan.

[@revowithin]

they r one f**king awesome band

[@grewuz]

very good song!!!

[@BradWest96]

Love this version with the organ!

[@lavamoonmusic]

Awesome song!

[@Croutonza]

Really, really good. Not that I needed it , but some extra visual entertainment was...lightning and fireworks behind the stage. Excellent.

[@martinhoper]

oh yes, this is divine!

[@lescarius]

such a great love song

[@pipcork]

amazing tune

[@greendan93]

his voice is even better live

[@iwn2]

awesome song

[@apolitikmusic]

To back that up in a small way: "The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading. I cannot, therefore, feel that he deserves to be put on a level with the best philosophers either of Greece or of modern times." -Russell

[@becomealive]

Mmmm, I love this song.

[@TheNewVocal]

Hi from Singapore! I wish you'd have a wonderful day =)

[@shatterblast]

definitely definitely "jesus! dont cry.."

[@rdoglb]

seeing wilco on july 8th!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joecooper9707]

its good to take the time to really think about stuff bro ;)

[@magroves]

the live album, Kicking Television, is freaking awesome! It's got neat versions of Yankee songs. Also, it has live versions of many songs album after Yankee, a Ghost is Born, that I like even more than the album versions.

[@IAMJESUSmovie]

Jesus Christ has returned. I AM.

[@drjoshuab11]

"Our love is all of god's money." wow

[@OurFantasyLife]

Jesus, don't cry. You can rely on me, honey. You can combine anything you want.

[@tasilium]

As Always Tweedy knocks it out of the Park..

[@masterjareth]

download is the way to go >.> and idk what other cd's are good

[@halmarkman]

@rfao90 Ghost is Born!! AMAZING stuff.

[@jogabola]

my favourite line is "our love is all of God's money"

[@bgmiller5]

Check out the YHF demos if you haven't. couple great ones that didn't make it to the record but the raw recordings are almost as excellent as the released songs.

[@alphatyrone]

I like to think that someone very lovely told him that once.

[@TruthPiper]

This is us brought me here

[@blindriv3r]

@urwholefamilydied yep great lyrics, reminds me of Neil " every junkie's like a setting sun"

[@ranran19701]

Definitely a Barney Kessel Gibson, custom. There's one on ebay right now under 1967 gibson barney kessel guitar

[@kaisamsa]

Wilco has never made a bad album, but they've made some that are just Ok. YHF is the best, without a doubt. It's, actually, one of the best albums of the decade, along with Funeral (Arcade Fire) and Kid A (Radiohead). BUY THE ALBUMS!

[@badname1986]

This was before he was in the band, considering Leroy is in this video.

[@pbr2424]

If there is a better song I would like to hear it.

[@tracehazarrrrd]

k, maybe I'd like to hear the pace switched up sometime. After all, Dylan used to do it all the time. I saw them at red rocks, they had good energy there, and surely the energy hear is just fine for wilco, perhaps they're fine with it this way, I would simply be interested in hearing it another way, they don't seem to ever vary it up in all the videos I've seen of it

[@genez0r]

the new one is tight... self titled.... but being there is great!

[@tcoreyb]

This is a great song. It reminds me of the sound of Bob Dylan circa 1975, only much better

[@apolitikmusic]

Peace to you :)

[@HiHo44]

Oops, I meant to write Sky Blue Sky but my brain took a mini-vacation. I changed my text, thanks for pointing this out!

[@HiHo44]

It's actually a Gibson Barney Kessel made between 1961 to 1974. Pretty rare these days.

[@frankxmahoney]

beautiful song, miss the violins from other versions tho

[@wxrocks]

@kaisamsa IDK - Being There always seems to be the one album that gets played start to finish for me.

[@Chris_Mann_2020]

@ryantp I like to buy the albums of bands I like. I wouldnt feel right about copying or downloading a Wilco album unless it's something they put on their website or something like that.

[@apolitikmusic]

Agreed, although the reference is weirdly unintentional, since this was written before 9/11.

[@hmn999]

Can't see Pat Sansone anywhere, and that looks like Leroy Bach from a previous incarnation of Wilco on keys/organ (stage right), presumably in his place.

[@spdodger]

@LedZeppelin1979 Maybe combining a little Summerteeth with Sky Blue Sky.

[@exotool]

would it be too much to get a violinist for this song? I think it's tweedy's best work to date.

[@HiHo44]

I think it's a 1960's Gibson Trini Lopez. It's seriously cool.

[@groovy65baby]

@rfao90 Being There! Their best by a long shot!

[@MrVictor555]

Wow

[@mscupcakes]

Wilco (The Album)

[@mickyvaley1344]

I remember seeing this concert on an online platform, and it is absolutely impressive, please does someone remember the place where it was recorded and what is the name of the concert?

[@mandygrant4291]

It took me a while to appreciate why this is the best band on the planet, but this song epitomises why Jeff Tweedy is the equal of Lennon/McCartney/Jagger and Richards.

[@ShogunZIlla]

The besr 9/11 song not written about 9/11

[@apolitikmusic]

And finally, while we're on the topic of creating a syllabus/reading list for sound thought (or 'great' as you put it), read some David Hume. It'd be a nice start for you.

[@sonick808]

so odd to see them with laptop rigs listening and responding to midi (or probably CV to midi) on their gear

[@sonicyouthinphants]

..soothe..

[@veitchimages]

I'm here due to Billions... S2E4

[@nickfromCO]

he looks like a young eric burdon of "the animals"

[@JonnySoonami]

no mikael? check out 25 seconds into the video. but you are right, no nels or pat.

[@flooberbloob]

nice post hiho...I too am working my way backwards through their catalog and have yet to find bad, mediocre or anything short of excellent. How did they fly under the radar for so long? RIP Jay Bennett.

[@NRudiak]

@tracehazarrrrd. I dunno, i couldn't see a more fiery version of this song. They have stuff like I'm Always in Love for that. Your comment reminded me of the punk version of "Firecracker" Ryan Adams sometimes plays live. It's fun, but it loses a lot of the significance of the song for me at least. To everyone else - what's the point of being a douchebag about a perfectly valid point if you disagree with it? I may disagree, but at least the guy makes a decent arguement and isn't like "lolusuk"

[@semperfidelis3100]

I HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. How do the opening lyrics "Jesus don't cry" read? Is he trying say, as if exasperated towards someone: "Jesus! Don't cry..." or directly speaking to Jesus saying "Jesus, don't cry." Two different ways to read it... always wondered which was his original intent. Any ideas???

[@TheFishJuggler]

Yeah, Tweedy is funny that way. Like Nostrodamus! ;)

[@superskyler20]

ya where is nels. and who is the other key board player? also what kind of guitar is that? i want it so bad.

[@bmcg8888]

Jesus etc live at a rave

[@TheFriendlyPig]

He played different chords for the chorus at the end.

[@saramcgibany]

Hey what is the organ he's using? Any ideas or one that comes close?

[@rasputinsghost]

Second one, I think

[@superskyler20]

what kind of guitar is that? I want it so bad.

[@michaelkluver]

No Nels Cline?

[@apolitikmusic]

I don't interpret 'Jesus' as an expletive. In secular terms, Jesus can be thought of as one of many symbols for good. That's why it's 'etc.,' it's not just Jesus. I think Jeff is personifying and addressing goodness itself and saying, "Don't despair, humanity will overcome through connection with one another." That's also why he sings, "Our love is all of God's money." Perhaps it's an appeal to religious and non-religious folks, saying, "Love and connect with one another and we'll be okay."

[@gearheadrumbum]

great version, but the snare tone sounds like casio tone

[@tracehazarrrrd]

Gee, I guess you're right...

[@chonches]

that;s a barney kessel...

[@tracehazarrrrd]

I have run to Wilco before, not this album of course, Ghost is Born...and Summerteeth is actually mostly quick paced...Yankee Foxtrot is really their slowest in my opinion... I just get bored, I know it's sacrilegious to say this, of Jesus. Etc always sounding the same...I dunno, it's a great song, I give Wilco their due, but something in me does want to see a more fiery version of this song. Don't break your heart over it, I'm probably just wrong like always...tending by reactions to my comment

[@seansnider3444]

Americana

[@jimrocklaw]

glad you have a sense of humor, but I don't take his "Jesus, don't cry" to mean anything more than "for goodness sake, don't cry," just an exasperated, "oh, Jesus, don't be a baby"

[@nilsonsls]

What's the name of this concert?

[@laxphil90]

@ryantp i assume this is hypocritical because you haven't bought it yourself

[@CTCJakinator]

no strings?

[@borrrrego]

@ZwienerZ ?????? Mejóralo si puedes...

[@badname1986]

Hmm, this must be pretty old, no Nels, Mikael or Pat.

[@apolitikmusic]

I'm not convinced that Jeff Tweedy is using Jesus' name in a disrespectful way; I believe it's rather the opposite. I interpret it as him talking to Jesus about the state of the world. I wasn't disagreeing with you on the veracity of religion. I respect your right to believe what you want.

[@theturtlesmasher]

Neat song about 9/11.

[@mafauko]

Not to steal your glory for sure...but if you think about it, all stars are in fact suns, which more than likely have planets around them that if on them their sun would appear to be setting. Saying that.....I have a bellybutton!

[@apolitikmusic]

Maybe you should think about how important Wilco's music is to some of us rather than disparaging what is dear to some people's hearts. My vacuous comment, "Aquinas sucks," was motivated by thinking about how you (Bruiser) have obviously found something really important for your life in Christ, yet you insult Jeff Tweedy and those who love his music. If Aquinas really is that important in your life, then I'm sorry I said that.

[@TheVinylBroadcaster]

So different without Nels...

[@rnamoff91]

The Vinyl Broadcaster I liked this lineup more, or even more so with Jay Bennett. He really changed the sound and dynamic of the band.

[@tracehazarrrrd]

motorhead is actually pretty good, mister "anything that contradicts wilco is sacrilegious" cynic-guy