Sep 4th '14 by Chris DeVille @ 4:32pm1 Comment
“We haven’t played in about a year,” Jeff Tweedy smirked, “so you guys are getting us fresh.” It’s true; the concert Wednesday in Columbus was Wilco’s first of 2014, and at first it felt like a dusting off. They began with a batch of their oldest tunes — “Misunderstood,” “Forget The Flowers,” and “Passenger Side” — all of which fell flat. The climactic “I’d like to thank you all for nothing!” section of “Misunderstood,” in particular, was a series of dull thuds rather than the usual wallops. Be it because of a quiet mix or veteran bandmates feeling each other out after many months off, Wilco sounded like they were gradually waking up.
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