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After all this time, I can definitely say I have a stronger emotional connection with the *song* 'Whole Love' than any other in the Nels era.

Can't disagree with that. I get sucked in to these threads, because I'm always curious how other Wilco fans hear things. But when I submit a ranking of my own, I feel kinda dirty afterwards. I remember all the times when one of the celler dwellers was just what I needed.

(these are mine, roughly to scale, vertically) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Being There A Ghost Is Born Summerteeth The Whole Love Sky Blue Sky Wilco (The Album) AM

It's odd to me that the popmatters article made no mention of Arcade Fire. To me, they continue to demand people's attention with what can only be called rock. I think the article's quite an overreaction. Rock may be in a transitional period, but it's not going away. Rock is arguably the most flexible of genres, itself a hybrid of the most organically emotive genres: country, folk & blues. I think Wilco & Radiohead are both, in different ways, groping around a bit these days to find a new, more compelling, iteration of rock. They are the standard-bearers in my opinion. Radiohe

True, but I must say, while maybe not legendary, Bad as Me keeps growing on me. Definitely creeping into my top 10 of this year.

I thought the blurb on TWL was well written. These lists are gonna be so all over the place this year. I'll be happy if Wilco shows up on most top 10s.

I'm guessing Foo Fighters, since they got the Album of the Year nomination, are the clear favorites. Still, this is very fulfilling as a Wilco fan. They got the category exactly right this year.

Oh yeah, I should hope so. But not the big prize.

I had the same thought (about Wilco being this year's Arcade Fire statement by the Grammy awards) just after the album came out...but not only did TWL not sell as well as The Suburbs, I also just can't see the Grammy Awards making essentially the same statement (look we're cool, or look we still care about rock n' roll) two years in a row. I mean, they have a lot of pop fans to appease who were pissed about Arcade Fire's win.

Without a doubt my favorite part of any Wilco song. The acoustic guitar part, leading into the rhodes part, leading into the drum roll, leading into the crazy polyrhythmic jam. Me too. Shivers. Every time. I also have lots of favorite parts on TWL. I could listen to John's bass line and Glenn's fill at the beginning of Born Alone over and over...

Yes, I know. Here's really what I was thinking: A.M (Uncle Tupelo) Fixed?

It is. And reading that inspired me to put together a playlist of Beatles songs that either shared aural features or flat out reminded me of Wilco songs (and vice versa, of course). Here's my 'Beatco' playlist: Something (Abbey Road - Beatles) Sunloathe (The Whole Love - Wilco) I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Abbey Road - Beatles) Spiders (A Ghost Is Born - Wilco) Think For Yourself (Rubber Soul - Beatles) Standing O (The Whole Love - Wilco) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles) My Daring (Summerteeth - Wilco) Sexy Sadie (The White Al

Enjoyable reads, both of them. Though, for the baseball great Dale Murphy's first post, I'm gonna have to quell the enthusiasm a bit: Um, no. More like Abbey Road is the album The Whole Love wishes it was. Again, I love Wilco as much as anyone, but no. It's the other way around. Actually, yeah, maybe.

I'm sure some version of this thread already exists somewhere on VC. But, just in case it doesn't, here goes... I just love this quote (all due credit to Mr. Wikipedia) from Jeff Tweedy, circa 1988: Got me to thinkin', if I were to name one overriding influence for each Wilco album, what would I name? A.M. (Bob Dylan / Dinosaur Jr.) Being There (Rolling Stones) Summerteeth (The Beatles) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Neutral Milk Hotel) A Ghost is Born (Television) Sky Blue Sky (The Byrds) Wilco (The Album) (Wilco) The Whole Love (Garage Rock in general: maybe The Music Machine, if I had to pic

Aw, man, couldn't resist posting this version, lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhFupMCgv8Y&feature=player_detailpage

The Seeds' "Pushin Too Hard:" another fun garage stomp:

I'm not sure where, but I would definitely add 'Nothin up my Sleeve.' I might even swap out I'm The Man Who Loves You for Cars Can't Escape...(heresy!)

Oh yeah, I go through these spells as well, but then I also think most (though certainly not all) of Wilco's catalogue is a tribute to some previous expression of rock/country music, and so it's fun to act like a crack musicologist of Wilco to find to whom the tribute is directed. Check out the thread on 'I Might' as an example of this search. Kudos to the poster who found the 'Black is Black' youtube. Bingo!

Very well said. I should be more content with my own enjoyment of Wilco, but sharing it with others is my passion, so I continue let some of the critics get under my skin.

Should be a new thread topic, but I agree. On TWL they seem to have found a new, better balance between a collaborative song writing method (Sky Blue Sky) vs. just being like studio musicians doing awesome overdubs for the songs Jeff brings (W(TA)).

Hah! Touche.

I've really enjoyed reading through this thread. Love the song, and I love how it's positioned much like Theologians, with the lyrical climax containing the album title. 'Spiritual pop music' is exactly what it is. It's chicago meeting the deep south. It's also interesting to compare the 'ghost is born' image to 'i'm a spirit dove.' Hell yes. My favorite part too. It's like the song all of sudden becomes 3D. My other favorite part is the chord change at 2:44. I interpret it as emotionally cold. As too cool to be swayed by temptation/emotion. cussin' brilliant.

Wow. I've never made a post on VC that got so many serious responses. Thanks. Of course I don't actually think hipsters only like hoppy beers. The suggestion I'm trying to make is that many who write off Wilco do so because they lack patience, and they can check into Pitchfork or 30 second samples to conclude Wilco isn't the lastest most-edgy album to tell friends about in an effort to bulster their hipster cache. And I'm sorry if my view is polarizing, but, in my experience, there's nothing more conformist than many a hipster whose busy trying to appear nonconformist. Wilco couldn't p

These days, if something doesn't smack you in the face, it's 'meh.' If I might use the world of beer as an analogy: This is why hipsters only like hoppy beers, and more and more don't have the patience to appreciate the subtleties of lagers, pilsners, saisons, etc. I like hoppy beers, St. Vincent, dubstep, etc, but I also want to celebrate songcraft and beercraft for the honed arts they are. I can't imagine anyone giving TWL a 'meh' after 5 serious listens. But who can spare the time when tripped out on streaming the latest hipness? Given time, TWL will go down as a classic. Same wi

It's easy to hear the two. On first listen, I felt like I was riding a see-saw against my will. However, with each listen I find myself increasingly enjoying the flow, the contrasts, and the transitions. I think their instinct was right; they met the challenge, and the result is a finely crafted multi-dimensional album that won't be easily filed/categorized over time.