DAngerer09

i don't know man. I don't think so. Bon Iver's first album and The Tallest Man on Earth on both fairly simple/straightfoward/built totally around an acoustic guitar sounds (for the most part) and the "indie crowd" you refer to has embraced them whole heartedly. I just think many people don't want to hear a record full of throwback 70s style songs (not saying the album is that, but much of SBS and some of this album seems to come from that direction to some extent). "They" want to hear something fresh, or at least I do. The first four songs on this album sound really fresh and a few of them a

I agree. It really falls flat and it feels like a SBS outtake, which is not a good thing.

yeah, whoever mentioned that is was really sonically dense/complex was a bit off I think. Solitaire is really growing on me and there's a lot of nice subtleties going on in that song. I guess the only song I really don't like is Country Disappeared and I'm still not diggin the Feist duet at all- its nice and her voice is beautiful, but I don't think it really fits coming in right after Bull Black Nova. well yeah, the bulk of that was recorded live, with a few exceptions. there aren't many layers to that album at all.

i'm sorta bummed One Wing is shortened quite a bit from the live versions.

put me on the medium sized bus for now...

i agree with giraffo's comment as well on the album title. makes a lot of sense.

I still think Born Again in the USA is the best album since Ghost.

No, the RS description isn't keeping me from enjoying it. I just wish it was more experimental, edgier, adventurous. The first 4 tracks are fantastic, then it just sorta trails off for me ( so far)

yeah i guess you're right about Rolling Stone, but geez, there is nothing really experimental AT ALL on most of these tracks. i mean, i know they aren't they aren't the beacon of musical criticism and such, but man..... they were way off.

Alan, I think you and I are on the same page here.

i don't think i'd go as far to call it "lazy" (thats pretty extreme), but I just wish they'd inject a little more intensity into their music. its just not there at all. but i am enjoying the textures and details that SBS really really lacked. I just keep going back to the rolling stone headline of "Wilco gets experimental on new album" -- this really isn't experimental at all, save for BBN

nope, you're not alone. the first 4 tracks blew me away and I love them. and then they sorta fall back to the soft rock format (complete with cheesy electric piano flourishes throughout). You and I will probably end up on Grey's Anatomy (I will put money on that), but I think that song really falls flat. The album never really picks back up for me until Sunny Feeling- fun song. Country Disappeared was a tough listen for me- I think its a really boring song, especially with Glenn's 1-2-3 drumming that a 3 year old could play. Maybe it'll grow on me and I'll definitely be listening to this

i defended him from the start....

my god i am so excited to listen to this all night long. almost done d/l'ing....

interesting. i don't doubt that its floating out there somewhere, because all those premium torrent sites require fairly high bit rates in order to be posted.

what's the difference? why wait?

Kalle, I'll give it a listen if you put it up again. EDIT- i got it, sendspace link still works.

yeah, that is a great bill- vanderslice puts on a pretty dang good live show as well. I would totally be at the Southgate House show, but I'm away on internships right now.

For all the people who think Pitchfork hates Wilco and has totally written them off, just read the last line of the Sky Blue Sky review: Perhaps after giving the band-member carousel another spin, Tweedy merely ended up with the wrong personnel to articulate his mood here. If that's the case-- as long as his restless habits hold-- we may only need to wait one more album for message and messenger to click back into alignment.

News about the next Shins album, lineup changes, etc. from Pitchfork:

I think Pixel Revolt it still my favorite by far.

i was sorta let down at first, but after a few listens it started to sink in nicely. sometimes I wish he'd try something a bit more adventurous, but he never fails to put out a solid album that's worth coming back to again and again.

the album will get between a 5 and a 7. either way, its not going to affect sales or affect the band in any way.

i've got to think that if there are this many promo copies floating around, we'll it see surface online somewhere by next week....

alright, I apparently don't have a solo version of Panthers.... anyone want to share?