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Yeah. I was thinking of taking the best songs off of Brothers and the best songs off of El Camino and making one hell of a powerful cd until I realized that El Camino really doesn't need any help. Beginning to end it pretty much f'ing rocks.

Any fans here? I really like this new album. The louder the better. I like that they're playing to their poppier side. Fun catchy choruses and driving rhythms. Anyone else listening to it?

Yes the first two songs on Mule Variations are among my favorites.

I don't know man it's kind of you either get it or you don't. Listen for the old rundown porch. Listen for the smoky pool hall. Listen for the gin joint at 3 In the morning. Listen for the beat up rusty old truck. Listen for the funhouse mirrors and the bearded lady. Listen for the dark puddles reflecting the street lights in some shadowy back alleyway.

Why is no one talking about this new album. I for one think it's pretty good but very reminiscent of other songs on other albums by Tom. I feel lucky to have it nonetheless.

TWL last? Really?

Good post. I thought about ol Odysseus the first time I heard that lyric.

So ST BT YHF TWL AGIB Am SBS WTF

I had BT and listened to it quite a bit but I didn't really get into Wilco until ST came out. The whole album still blows me away. Not a weak song IMHO. Not that I think there's a weak song on BT it's just that ST really got my attention.

I have that soundtrack. To me the song is so good even those guys can't totally F it up. To be fair though, I haven't seen the movie.

I have no idea what could possibly be wrong with The Lonely 1 or In A Future Age for that matter. Please enlighten me.

I mentioned that low part on Born Alone in the one line thread. Love the way he sings that.

True. Guess I just feel a little responsible for bringing up the White Album in the first place. But hey, how bout that Being There album? Great stuff.

I'm ashamed to say I've had TWL on vinyl since before the release date and I just now got around to listening to OSM through headphones. Amazing. Just beautiful. Amazing.

It could quite possibly qualify you to form an opinion on whether you like a bands sound or not. I believe that's all he was trying to say. Just saying.

To be fair a person could probably get away with never listening to a complete Beatles album and still know most of their singles by heart. They're played everywhere all the time. They're such a huge part of pop culture in general that you can't really get away with never hearing them.

Agreed. There's been a Wilco revival around the house because of TWL. It's why I'm re-buying the entire catalog on vinyl.

Just bought BT and AGIB on vinyl today. Can't wait to slap on the headphones tonight. TWL vinyl inspired me to go ahead and fill in my Wilco LP collection. Does anyone know if ST is out of print?

I love Bukowski. Not as much as my twenty year old son who has a portrait of Bukowski tattooed on his leg with the caption "dirty old man" underneath. That's real love because that guy wasn't pretty.

Took the time this morning to read all the lyrics. Very cynical and humorously bleak. Just how I like my Tweedy.

I appreciate it.

Yeah I like the fact that there's a little loathing and self loathing in the lyrics.

Just thought I'd start a discussion about this song. I listened to it about four times on my way home from work today. It's really grown on me. There are parts of the verses that remind me of the verses on Whiter Shade of Pale. It has a great country feel and the chaotic break down near the end is cool. Anyway, just thought it should have a thread.

I love the new album and I think part of the reason is that there are elements in each of these songs that remind me of past Wilco efforts while still sounding fresh. I really don't think they're doing anything new. They're just doing what they normally do very well. I could chart out a list like Art of Almost = Spiders+ALTWYS+BBN but that would be painful. My original point was that the eclecticism has been there on every album. I don't understand why it's being discussed as if it's something new.

What I don't understand is how this album is different from any other Wilco album. I think of BT, ST, YHF, AGIB, hell even the last two. They all have rockers and moody folk pieces and country ballads and experimental songs. I thought that was the point all along. That blending of different styles is what made me a fan way back when BT was released.