Wilco Live: Ashes of American Flags
Wilco Live: Ashes of American Flags is a live performance DVD by the American alternative rock band Wilco.
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Released | April 18, 2009 | |||
Recorded | February–March 2008 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
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Source | Rating |
Chicago Reader | (favorable)[1] |
The film was released exclusively to independent record stores through Nonesuch Records on April 18, 2009, in coordination with Record Store Day. The wide-scale release of the DVD was April 28, 2009.[2] Ashes was assembled by longtime collaborators Brendan Canty and Christoph Green of Trixie Films, who previously worked on frontman Jeff Tweedy's solo DVD Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest.[3] The live performances were recorded in February and March 2008 at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Mobile's Mobile Civic Center, New Orleans' Tipitina's, and Tulsa's Cain's Ballroom.[4]
The DVD also features a Weblink, which allows the owner to download MP3s of the all 20 tracks on the DVD.
Track listing
- "Ashes of American Flags" (from "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot")
- "Side with the Seeds" (from "Sky Blue Sky")
- "Handshake Drugs" (from "A Ghost is Born")
- "The Late Greats" (from "A Ghost is Born")
- "Kingpin" (from "Being There")
- "Wishful Thinking" (from "A Ghost is Born")
- "Impossible Germany" (from "Sky Blue Sky")
- "Via Chicago" (from "Summerteeth")
- "A Shot in the Arm" (from "Summerteeth")
- "Monday" (from "Being There")
- "You Are My Face" (from "Sky Blue Sky")
- "Heavy Metal Drummer" (from "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot")
- "War on War" (from "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot")
Bonus tracks
- "I'm the Man Who Loves You" (from "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot")
- "Airline to Heaven" (from "Mermaid Avenue Vol. II")
- "It's Just That Simple" (from "A.M.")
- "At Least That's What You Said" (from "A Ghost is Born")
- "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" (from "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot")
- "Theologians" (from "A Ghost is Born")
- "Hate It Here" (from "Sky Blue Sky")
References
- Raymer, Miles. "Sharp Darts: Wilco Comes Alive | Music Column". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- Archived February 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Live Wilco DVD To Precede New Album". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- Cohen, Jonathan (2009-01-05). "Wilco live DVD, 'Ashes of American Flags'". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.