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Wilco — Born Alone
Album: The Whole Love
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Released: 2011
Length: 3:48
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I have heard the war and worry of the gospel
Ferried fast across the void
I have married broken spoke charging smoke wheels
Spit and swallowed opioid

I am the driver at the wheel of the horror
Marching circles at the gate
Mine eyes have seen the fury
So flattered by fate

Tonight, I'd rather count the warm fuse internally
Subtract the silence of myself
I would rather choose the middle mind of mystery
Reverse the riddle for my health

I'll unwind strange rinds overpowering
Toss the chimneys in the sea
I believe I've seen the finger
Devine extremity

Please come closer to the feather smooth lens fly
Sadness is my luxury
Will you weather, join the cold, come before I die
More aware of it than me

The valves are blowing stone,
the kids are unabashed
Loneliness postponed
Mine eyes deceiving glory
I was born to die alone
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Great new site! I love it!
Posted 5 years ago by Mayagrafix    [ Reply ]
Beatles ending...
Posted 6 years ago by jacopo_7    [ Reply ]
Yes indeed, great live!
Posted 6 years ago by boltonblue242    [ Reply ]
One of the best live bands you'll ever see.
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
an easy 10.
Posted 7 years ago by Dazzerb    [ Reply ]
6 > 8. 
This gets better each time I hear it.
 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
"...I am trying to bore you to death..."
Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
Don't know if you were listening but Bill just read out your comment after the latest play of Wilco's 'Born Alone'. Good on you.

ycb661 wrote:
All the microbes on my skin start dancing when this song comes on!
 


Posted 11 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
I adore Wilco, have seen them several times in the UK and am so happy that they're playing in NZ in April. Missing out on great gigs was my biggest fear about emigrating here but we've got Wilco and Neil Young tickets in our back pockets so we're off to a good start ;-)
Posted 11 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
I wonder how low it would go if it didn't stop.....
 
"Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before."
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
All the microbes on my skin start dancing when this song comes on!
Posted 12 years ago by ycb661    [ Reply ]
I wonder how low it would go if it didn't stop.....
Posted 12 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
A bit of Big Country in this song
Posted 12 years ago by By_The_River    [ Reply ]
I like the last quarter of the song better than the rest. The verse section of this song sounds kind of dopey to me. I like the energy of the last portion though...like I mentioned.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Jeffrey wrote:


I saw them a couple of years ago on ACL, and it was the sort of typical buttoned down audience for that show,  Apparently they were not giving the sort of reaction that Tweedy was used to.  He finally looked out at the audience and asked "who are you people?" 
 
Good for him......yuppies piss me off, too
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
 bbryan wrote:
I recently saw Wilco on Austin City Limits. I don't think I have ever seen a band that tight. 5+ guys playing with one musical mind. The crazy thing is that it is controlled chaos - the best of spontaneity combined with studio-like precision. Truly amazing.

 

I saw them a couple of years ago on ACL, and it was the sort of typical buttoned down audience for that show,  Apparently they were not giving the sort of reaction that Tweedy was used to.  He finally looked out at the audience and asked "who are you people?" 
Posted 12 years ago by Jeffrey    [ Reply ]
 Troutnskibum wrote:

And WAY more awesome when you actually see them live in person. I saw them on ACL and also saw them live twice. ACL was good, but so much does not convey on TV compared to a live show. Go get some tickets!
 


Check out their perfomance on NPR Tiny Desk Concert.
Posted 12 years ago by watme    [ Reply ]
They've taken a page of out the Flaming Lips here with that screechin guitar bit.
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]

Two Wilco songs within 30 minutes of each other.  This is a good day.


Posted 12 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
 bbryan wrote:
I recently saw Wilco on Austin City Limits. I don't think I have ever seen a band that tight. 5+ guys playing with one musical mind. The crazy thing is that it is controlled chaos - the best of spontaneity combined with studio-like precision. Truly amazing.
 
And WAY more awesome when you actually see them live in person. I saw them on ACL and also saw them live twice. ACL was good, but so much does not convey on TV compared to a live show. Go get some tickets!
Posted 12 years ago by Troutnskibum    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
An autorate Ho-Hum, I'm afraid {#Sleep}. Roger, Wilco and out.

 
Too bad Fred that this is an auto Ho-Hum for you, but I get what you are saying.  There are certain bands out there that give me a similar reaction.

Posted 12 years ago by music_man    [ Reply ]
I recently saw Wilco on Austin City Limits. I don't think I have ever seen a band that tight. 5+ guys playing with one musical mind. The crazy thing is that it is controlled chaos - the best of spontaneity combined with studio-like precision. Truly amazing.

Posted 12 years ago by bbryan    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:
Thought this was Tom Petty singing. 
  What a horrible thing to say about any artist work!

Posted 12 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Outstanding Song!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Joe_G_Bear    [ Reply ]
Thought this was Tom Petty singing. Pretty good song. I can dig it....
Posted 12 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
nice riff on the chorus...
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Pretty darned catchy stuff!  It has their distinctive touch, for sure, but also a nice universal Pop sensibility that I think will serve them well...  THANKS to RP, as always, ever was, is now, and ever shall be, for alerting me to another new release!
 
Heavenly Pop Hit.

Posted 12 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Wilco on Steroids ........... not bad
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
Pretty darned catchy stuff!  It has their distinctive touch, for sure, but also a nice universal Pop sensibility that I think will serve them well...  THANKS to RP, as always, ever was, is now, and ever shall be, for alerting me to another new release!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]

I like it!   Some goof-ball at stereofile didn't think this album was their best shot.  Loser {#Rolleyes}

so everything should be as good as YHFT ?


Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
IMHO close to the top of the tree ATM....... great sound!
Little bit of Finn influence maybe?

Posted 13 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
...this catches my ears much more readily than most wilco i've heard in the past...
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 rtrudeau wrote:
Well, I guess I give them points for not sounding like Wilco ...
 
Maybe just like the first Wiico.
Which Mr. Tweedy has been trying to avoid since the "AM" album.
Why... I don't know.


Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

That was the whole point of the previous post... to list the shows they'd seen and "impress".  "Coding_to_music" from "Beantown", not impressed.
 
CTM's been at RP years longer than you but he doesn't come around much anymore. So someone unknown to most of us, and who's bagging on Wilco, will naturally be dismissed as someone who doesn't actually enjoy "good" music. To preempt that inevitable post, he listed some shows he thought were better.

Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 Darlington wrote:


Can't agree with you there. Saw them a couple of nights ago in Raleigh (for about the 7th or 8th time). Incredible show, probably one of the better shows by them I've seen.

To each her and his own, I guess. However, I do have to say that's a pretty impressive list of shows this past year.
 
That was the whole point of the previous post... to list the shows they'd seen and "impress".  "Coding_to_music" from "Beantown", not impressed.


Posted 13 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
My farvorite Song so far off their New CD
Posted 13 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:

Ok, saw my first Wilco show (with about 4000 other people) last night.

Overall, I won't see them again. So much of their music is rather forgettable, without enough melody. Just pleasant anonymous music.  Sometimes it is a bit loud and theatrical, but the song itself is ho-hum.

This year I also saw Peter Gabriel, Mark Knopfler, Manu Chao, Neko Case, Steely Dan, Dengue Fever, Steve Miller, Elbow, Lindsay Buckingham, Furthur, KT Tunstall, Gomez and some more
I would see all those bands again, very memorable, lots of hits.

Wilco?  Not so much.  Their hits are good, but so much of their music does not "ring" for me...

 

Can't agree with you there. Saw them a couple of nights ago in Raleigh (for about the 7th or 8th time). Incredible show, probably one of the better shows by them I've seen.

To each her and his own, I guess. However, I do have to say that's a pretty impressive list of shows this past year.
Posted 13 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Good stuff.
Posted 13 years ago by micman2b    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Seeing them in Boston tomorrow night, yay
 
Ok, saw my first Wilco show (with about 4000 other people) last night.

Overall, I won't see them again. So much of their music is rather forgettable, without enough melody. Just pleasant anonymous music.  Sometimes it is a bit loud and theatrical, but the song itself is ho-hum.

This year I also saw Peter Gabriel, Mark Knopfler, Manu Chao, Neko Case, Steely Dan, Dengue Fever, Steve Miller, Elbow, Lindsay Buckingham, Furthur, KT Tunstall, Gomez and some more
I would see all those bands again, very memorable, lots of hits.

Wilco?  Not so much.  Their hits are good, but so much of their music does not "ring" for me...

Posted 13 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
They are sold out at the Ryman here in Nashville for ALL shows.  Nuff said ...

Posted 13 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}YAY!!!!

 Alexandra wrote:
NEW WILCO!!!!
 


Posted 13 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
Well, I guess I give them points for not sounding like Wilco ...
Posted 13 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
An autorate Ho-Hum, I'm afraid {#Sleep}. Roger, Wilco and out.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I saw them Saturday in Toronto & they played this one & a few other new ones. Another week to wait for the new release.
Posted 13 years ago by hmulhall    [ Reply ]
Boy, this album really just popped up huh?
Posted 13 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
NEW WILCO!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Seeing them in Boston tomorrow night, yay
Posted 13 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]