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Wilco, “At Least That’s What You Said”

Will never forget being at a Wilco show in L.A. right after this album came out. It was the hot show in town that night, which meant lots of idiots who didn’t know the music but just wanted to be where the cool kids were.  One such idiot was talking on her f-ing cellphone all through the opening of this song and everyone around us was getting all pissed. Fortunately, I knew what was coming. She kept blathering on through the intro piano/vocals and then BLAMMO! WALL OF FREAKING GUITAR HEAVINESS!!! Knocked the phone right out of her hand.

Nels Cline: banishing vacuous idiots with his merciless ax. Hero.