Wilco & Fleet Foxes Cover Dylan

Submitted by eggs on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 01:29.

Recently, I read a pretty good article on Jambase about two of Wilco's August shows; one taking place on the east coast (8/12 in Lenox, MA), and one on the west coast (8/22 in Bend, OR). While it was a good short article featuring some nice photography, one particular passage stood out to me.

Wilco really turned up the heat late in the set with a spectacular triple threat featuring smoking versions of "Heavy Metal Drummer," "Hate It Here" and "Walken." The final encore let the crowd relax a bit as the Fleet Foxes joined in on the Dylan classic "I Shall Be Released."

After a quick Youtube search, I found a nice, high-quality capture of that said event for you all to enjoy:

I have always had much love for "I Shall Be Released," especially after first seeing the version on the seminal rock film The Last Waltz years ago which features The Band backed by a slew of guests including Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Dr. John among others. With my current love for Wilco and Fleet Foxes, I think this version might trump the greatness of the one on that film (at least for now...). I can't get enough of Tweedy's attempts to go soprano. Actually, it really works for him.

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Hi Eggs,

On behalf of Exile Productions and Exile Publishing, many thanks for plugging Van Morrison and, for your readers’ info, up-to-the-minute news on Van’s latest album - Keep It Simple - and 2008 shows is, of course, available on www.vanmorrison.com and www.myspace.com/vanmorrison and, for a limited period, you can still see Van's exclusive BBC sessions at http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/vanmorrison/video/ . We’re also pleased to announce that an increasing archive of exclusive film footage of Van Morrison performances has now been made available for fans on Exile’s official YouTube channel at http://uk.youtube.com/user/OfficialExileFilms .

Thanks again for your support.

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Re: WEB SHERIFF

Submitted by eggs on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 13:19.

Um...

We did not really promote or plug Van Morrison in any way. We just listed his name among several others. I would appreciate if you would not come on here and spam our website with promotions of VM's album (I am not gonna mention his name in fear you might spam us again, unless of course this spamming includes a complimentary copy of his new album. If that's the case then VAN MORRISON, VAN MORRISON, VAN MORRISON, VAN MORRISON, VAN MORRISON). By the way, tell Van to engage his audience when he performs live. He did not say a word to the crowd when I saw him in Manchester, UK a few years back, which made for a really boring show. Good thing he finished with "Gloria" because otherwise I would have demanded my money back (probably not, but it sounds tough).

I have heard of your antics throughout the online communities, and since we do not offer illegal MP3's, I would appreciate if you would leave us alone.

Regards,

EGGS SHERIFF