tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014084192885681994.post3995799819060547356..comments2023-10-22T03:44:49.324-04:00Comments on the collapsaform libraries: Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenuecollapsaformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078177234380615640noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014084192885681994.post-24948593030751715942010-12-17T19:00:26.498-05:002010-12-17T19:00:26.498-05:00Thanks a lot, I love Wilco!Thanks a lot, I love Wilco!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014084192885681994.post-53868441971920129792008-03-12T22:22:00.000-04:002008-03-12T22:22:00.000-04:00i probably didn't write that first comment well. ...i probably didn't write that first comment well. i think Mermaid Avenue is a good album. <BR/><BR/>whenever two rather-different groups/artists collaborate on a project like this (see Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, for example) the cliché that's always rolled out is "they blended so perfectly together".<BR/><BR/>i didn't feel that way here. as you point out, there are Tweedy songs, and there are Bragg songs. but nothing in between. so i got the feeling there wasn't that 'cosmic oneness' between them.<BR/><BR/>does that make it a bad album? heavens, no. i still it's one of the best alt-folk albums in the past 10 years. but i think that reflects how talented both Bragg and Tweedy are; not how well they worked with each other.<BR/><BR/>have you listened to Mermaid Avenue 2? it would be interesting to see if that's "more of the same", or if there was more synergy between them the second time around.terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440889257822853097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014084192885681994.post-8381211965728506592008-03-10T21:48:00.000-04:002008-03-10T21:48:00.000-04:00Well I never called them a "blessed union of souls...Well I never called them a "blessed union of souls," not sure where you got that. <BR/><BR/>Some of the songs are more owned by Tweedy and others are more owned by Bragg. It depends what you call "effective."<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm just talking about this record from my heart and exploiting the feelings the songs evoke. A lot of the songs I associate with some pretty happy and grimly miserable moments in my life.<BR/><BR/>Aside from that I think both of them have badass voices. Their musical style coupled with the lyrics on the tracks make some really great friggin' music.<BR/><BR/>The fact that they created this record and have given me the momentum to write about this and engage in a reply to you, I'd say that makes them as effective as possible. <BR/><BR/>I wonder what they would call effective. How much more or how much less would my reaction need to be for them to consider themselves effective? Thats the more interesting question, IMHO.collapsaformhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078177234380615640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014084192885681994.post-32803409737604068982008-03-09T20:18:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:18:00.000-04:00how effective do you think were Wilco and Billy Br...how effective do you think were Wilco and Billy Bragg in blending together their collective talents? this is a good album IMHO, but not great. i don't sense a great "blessed union of souls" between Bragg and Tweedy.terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440889257822853097noreply@blogger.com