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It's a really pleasant album. Not exactly as moving or as challenging as their earlier works, but I don't really need them to make Foxtrot again, I have that record, it's fucking wonderful. I think there's something here for everyone the Tupelo fans will dig on I'll Fight, the Summer Teeth fans have Sonny Feeling and You Never Know, and while nothing on here really sounds like Foxtrot Bull Black Nova will appease a lot of the fans of the more experimental side. For a lot of us at this stage the Wilcos have already made their perfect record for our tastes whether it's YHF or Ghost, Summertee

D'Oh! Actually I got my song titles confused, my comments on that song pertained to Deeper Down. I'll go back and fix it. --Mike.

No problem, it was my pleasure spreading this one around. No one should have to venture into @ease as many times as I did these last two weeks waiting for the leak. Also if you're reading this and don't have the album yet, I am caught up on my e-mailing, feel free to hit me up, though at about two I'm either going to go sleep or try to get some work finished up for tomorrow. --Mike.

A song by song running commentary. 1. Wilco (The Song)-- I was a little on the fence about this one when I first heard it, but so far it's working for me pretty well-- Jeff's guitar lines remind me a bit of his work on the live versions of Can't Stand It circa 2001-2002 and Werewolves of London. Solace hit the nail on the head, this is the best "dumb rocker" they've done in awhile. 2. You Never Know The Name of this Song is Deeper Down-- Wow. The sound sort of reminds of Summerteeth or Down With Wilco, I like Nels here a lot, good lyrics, very strong overall. 3. One Wing-- I like this on

Wow, Solitare kind of snuck up one me on the second listen, I love the double tracked vocals and the subtle keyboards. --Mike

Yeah, it has a 8.1 on metacritic. Sky Blue Sky's reviews were actually pretty good too overall. --Mike.

Bull Black Nova, wow. Nels sounds like Adrian Belew, wow, everything I wanted from this record is on this song. --Mike.

Well I was going to try to get some work done tonight.... Ah well. --Mike.

Wait! Before your post your e-mail here. It's a lot easier for me if you hit me up directly. I have been copying and pasting e-mails in, but as you'd imagine it's a lot easier for me to do it direct. I am not backed up with e-mails either and have been turning these around pretty quickly. So if you want it mpolak21@gmail.com. Thanks, and happy listening. --Mike.

Listening to Bull Black Nova on repeat now that I've finished the first listen, I did this with I am Trying To Break Your Heart, six years ago. --Mike.

Yeah, just as a PSA there is a bad-link going around without You Never Know on it, I think there were some sound quality issues on that as well. --Mike. Oh Daniel, check your e-mail.

Yeah, they really beefed a lot of these arrangements up in the studio. Still haven't quite made it to the end yet, but so far, so good. --Mike

You got it!

Halfway in, loved Deeper Down and Bull Black Nova, the slower songs haven't quite hit me, but it's pretty good so far. --Mike

I am getting a like a Mounts of Sunday-Chamber Strings vibe from this one so far, that's high praise btw, I can't wait to kick back with this and just listen, I have had on as background music thus far. --Mike

Instead of posting e-mails here, it'll probably be faster if you e-mail me directly if you want it. I have my g-mail window open, just hit me up at I'll pass on the link and again it's mpolak21@gmail.com. --Mike.

Bull Black Nova and Deeper Down have both given me goosebumps. It's even better than you guys described it. --Mike

Four songs in, I may have a lot of old posts worrying about this new set of songs to re-write . --Mike

Yeah, I just hit as many people as I could, e-mail me at mpolak21@gmail.com if you're still looking for it. --Mike.

Check your e-mail.

Mine is transfering in, when I get it, I'll hook you up. --Mike

Five Years Pushing thru the market square, so many mothers sighing News had just come over, we had five years left to cry in News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying Cried so much his face was wet, then I knew he was not lying I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies I saw boys, toys electric irons and T.V.'s My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought I'd need so many peop

Yeah, I buy all my records there as well. --Mike

Yeah, he's wonderful, he's given me a reason to care about Rolling Stone again and I just sat through a clip of Chris freaking Matthews to hear what he had to say. --Mike.

Of course all Tweedy really said was that Wilco was bigger than Rod. Rod Stewart hasn't been big for several years. --Mike