lost highway

I think what was meant by "official" is the band had an idea of how the album should flow, and they came up with a sequence. That is the CD and the digital download. When applying this to the economy of vinyl it didn't evenly fit on the sides with the limited length each one can hold. So rather than stick to the regular sequence and have a 5th side of lp, more weight, and nothing on the 6th side, they swapped a couple tracks so every side would be full. It's not which format is more "official", just art interacting with format in different ways. You put a picture in a different frame and

Yeah, here is a glut of unreleased Wilco recordings out there. Every time they make a record I think it expands. Some day it could make a triple disc. They could put in the B-Sides we all know, and things that have never seen the light of day. I would buy that.

There's more verses than the ones Knotgreen grabbed. I have started to get a nebulous idea about the songs meaning, but I need to hear it more/ read the other verses.

Crap, I was gonna wait for my preorder to be delivered but this album is now firmly wedged into my mind. Anyone got a PM for me?

I wanna throw this out there again to see if anyone else agrees: the piano on One Sunday Morning reminds me of Leroy.

I've made up my mind I won't like any new threads as much as the old ones, no matter what goes on them.

The record is better than the forum.

I think of "Pieholdin Suite" as a bittersweet second act of a musical and "Capitol City" as a silly/ triumphant third act. Anyone else get that?

This is what I love about it.

I admit that ecstatic was more my M.O. on that than reasonable.

They did it! Ladies and gentlemen it is a fantastic day to be a Wilco fan. Here is my reaction, as hyperbolic and premature as it may be: The Whole Love is the best record these guys have made in 6-7 years. Every song stands up, they all transcend their respective genres, they all go beyond the other Wilco albums you could compare them to. More than anything this LP is incredible because it creates its own world the way BT, AGIB, YHF and ST did, the way SBS partially did, and the way W(TA) failed to. The acoustic based songs don't sound like a Tweedy solo track with overdubs added late

The piano colors on One Sunday Morning remind me of Leroy.

I propose a video for Capital City with Jeff riding one of those bikes with the giant front wheel. Yes, this must happen.

me too

Totally. These are the best strings I've heard on a Wilco record. They sound so gritty and organic, you can hear the bows. On other albums they often sounded like an extra touch, but not so central to what you're hearing.

This album is making me feel really good.

"I might" sounds like a different song after "Art of Almost", it's almost like a relief. After constant tension for eight minutes you can just groove.

Yes, what other people said. "Art of Almost" actually sounds like Radiohead..... weird. But in a way that is really cool and probably incidental. John has some great stuff going on.... holding together a bubbling cauldron of sounds.

I have seen videos of her rocking live incredibly hard. She is obviously a musical genius. If her records were just a pinch less progressive and didn't feel so..... overcooked. I might be a superfan. But I figure it's time to really dig into one and listen more than twice. This album might be the one.

It's cool when people don't get mad about strange things. I'm trying to decide why discussing an album that most people haven't heard is so aggravating. It's ok to take a break from this message board if it doesn't make you happy. Hey OP, I'm glad you heard the song. I'm glad you shared some lyrics. I look forward to hearing it too. Sounds cool. This is like being "Rick-rolled" hee hee.....

Dude, wait another day to hear the record and GO SEE ELBOW. That's awesome!

Yes.

Wilco the album: Deeper Down, Bullblack Nova, You and I, Solitaire, I'll Fight, One Wing..... all solid to me. The rest..... all enjoyable but not nearly as engaging. There are some great lyrics on the record, I'm not sure if any of them are on Sonny Feeling, but if I have to hear a fun rocker I'll take it over You Never Know.