![]() This song contains a lot of layers both lyrically and melodically that I had a to listen a few times to fully appreciate its beauty. The whole album was a tribute to her and her strength fighting cancer. I believe I talked a bit about that back when I covered Tweedy. It has a very smooth down-by-the-beach feel, although the lyrics are a bit darker.Īnother quiet song, but this is more of a celebration of Jeff’s wife, Sue. It starts out very low and quiet, but then rises to a slight crescendo of electric guitar and drums. Out on the tollway, stopping at the tollsĪ song that evokes the loneliness that many people were/are feeling during this weird time. There’s nothing worse than a hearse driving slow I also get the feeling this one is about mortality in a way, given some of the lyrics. I get the feeling that Jeff Tweedy may have dusted off some of his old Uncle Tupelo riffs and melodies for this record. Eventually a smooth electric guitar solo unfolds, it sounds like Nels Cline, but it’s not. A lot of the songs on the album have a bit of a folky and country twang to them, but this one is classic low-fi Tweedy. As far as personnel goes, Tweedy has both of his sons playing on this record along with a few other assorted musicians. The original image is a bit darker, so it would seem Tweedy altered it to add a bit of contrast. The photograph was taken by Hungarian photographer, Robert Capa. I did a little digging on some internet forums and found that the cover image is of an American soldier in Tunisia in 1943 during WWII. Still hopeful but definitely discovering the limits of my own ability to self soothe.” -Jeff Tweedy Just a few weeks later things began to sound like ‘Love Is The King’ - a little more frayed around the edges with a lot more fear creeping in. “At the beginning of the lockdown I started writing country songs to console myself… ‘Guess Again’ is a good example of the success I was having at pushing the world away, counting my blessings - taking stock in my good fortune to have love in my life. In any event, the hype sticker just generally says “limited edition custom white vinyl.” I felt it was important to hold onto this one due to that slight inaccuracy. However, the bonus 7 inch I mentioned above is white. The vinyl itself is not, white, but silver. Sometimes, the hype sticker has a misprint, as is the case for this particular record. Me? I do it because sometimes the hype stickers are cool, and I am a weird completist.Įvery now and again records get misprints which increase their rarity and value. To some collectors, this practice is important. Oftentimes, I simply cut around the shrink wrap and pop it into the record jacket. If I get a clean peel, I attach it to an inner sleeve if it doesn’t obstruct the art. I have made it a habit of carefully (sometimes not so carefully) peeling these off and incorporating it with the rest of the record. ![]() Now, a word about “hype stickers.” Most new records come with some form of a hype sticker plastered onto the shrink wrap. I grew up along the banks of the Susquehanna, and I currently reside along the banks of its west branch. Preordering this particular LP came with a bonus 7-inch record, colored white, with a track called “Susquehanna River.” I’ll get to the music later, but I actually put this song on first. ![]() Tweedy’s last couple of solo efforts were pretty good, they took a little while to get into, but after a few listens, I discovered new things from each song. ![]() So, like Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams, you’re gonna see them here a lot. My collection contains nearly everything that has ever been physically released by Wilco and Jeff Tweedy. I have covered Wilco and Jeff Tweedy here a lot. While the rest of the band has been doing their own things, Jeff Tweedy is churning out a book and new music while putting on a weekly show on Instagram with his family. 1 Many of you might even remember that I briefly discussed this new LP on my 2020 Best Albums piece a few weeks back. As a dad, I subscribe to the dad rock, it’s just that simple. Jeff Tweedy Love is the King 2020 CommentaryĪs many of you folks know, I am a Wilco fanatic. Last week I took us a on a quiet, yet layered, journey through a classic Americana album. This week I will revisit one of my favorite artists and discuss hype stickers and why it is a never-ending war to remove and preserve them. This album was actually released digitally back in October, but I wanted to wait to give it a deep listen until the vinyl came in. The USPS delivered this one kind of on time as they emerge from the holiday volume-palooza they suffered.
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