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Haven't heard "Deeper Down" in a while. (TA) doesn't completely work for me as a whole. But several of these songs rate with their best. "Deeper Down" always ends too soon for me...

If the Grammys said it, it had to be wrong. Nah, just kidding. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Sometimes they get things right by accident. I wouldn't ever attribute it to expertise, though.

You almost have to admire the Grammy voters' steadfast refusal to ever have a clue. How much easier it would be to listen just a little bit to what the rest of the world was praising (not with dollars, but reasoned arguments). How much easier to go out in the world and be congratulated for your choices, rather than universally sneered at and dismissed. But no, true to their convictions, against all odds, they consistently suck. It's impressive really.

For the clinically obsessed, it was ok. You guys are mean.

I always debate whether Pieholden Suite is more Brian Wilson or Paul McCartney. There's no mistaking "My Darling" -- that's all John Lennon. Nobody's going to nominate AGiB as a prime candidate in this discussion. But it does have its entry, song division, in "Hummingbird".

Perhaps this is the point of your post...but there IS a Wilco cover of that song available. I wish I had a link available for you... Edit: Jeff only -- http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/cover-wars-im-only-sleeping-edition/ Edit 2: Hopefully this one won't collect me any beatings from the intellectual property police: http://www.gappon.com/wilco-someone-else-s-songs-cover-collection-1861258.html

It's just odd to put on a Wilco album, any Wilco album, and be kind of "meh" about it, right? I like every song on it, really like about five of them -- but as a whole, the album doesn't take me to another place. I'm not sure why. I'm pretty sure part of it has nothing to do with the quality of the individual songs, though. It's that the collection of songs don't belong together, don't create a strong vibe, statement of any kind. The total is less than the sum of its parts. Maybe.

Unless I botched the Sunday Times puzzle today, "Wilco" was one of the answers. Of course the clue was "Ham radio catchword," not "Today's greatest band." But still...

I hate anonymous web drive-bys, so sorry for wrecking your day a little, Erik. You just happened to touch on one of my pet peeves there. The "oh Wilco is in such decline" crowd. As someone who knew nothing about the band until a couple years ago, and so got exposed to their back catalogue very quickly, one after the other -- I just don't hear it. I won't shanghai your thread by comparing AGIB and SBS to some of those acknowledged masterworks that precede it, other than to repeat that I believe they hold up very well. Just my opinion, but it gets tiresome listening to that refrain. So whe

1.) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2.) A Ghost is Born 3a.) Being There 3b.) Sky Blue Sky 5.) Summerteeth 6a.) AM 6b.) Wilco (The Album) *************** Totally extraneous side note. I was about to question all those people who keep putting the periods in AM (A.M.). But checking the album sleeve again...damn, looks like they're right. And, as usual, I'm wrong. Which makes me wonder...have I been misinterpreting this title all along? With the radio on the cover, I always thought it was an AM/FM thing. The periods make me wonder if it's actually an A.M. / P.M. thing.

I disagree strongly with your basic premise. AGIB is an incredible album, a trivial dropoff from the album of the decade. SBS is superb...perhaps not quite so creative as the two masterpieces that preceded it, but chock-full of that feeling / soul you seem to be looking for. (TA)...well, let's wait until you've done your homework to talk about that one.

I agree with your comments on (TA), MarkyMark. Just curious, though -- you didn't find Summerteeth guilty of some of the same charges? To a far worse degree, in fact? Or does Summerteeth's "uber pop" push it into another realm entirely?

You're kidding. I did it, just like I too everyday. (Step 135 of my thoroughly programmed life.) Two guys hitchhiking, right? I didn't even notice. I feel so ashamed.

Ouch, yes, that would be sweet. I love Country Disappeared, but how much cooler would it be knowing Neon was lurking on the other side? If I wasn't so anal I'd make that change on my Ipod right away...

The thing that gets me is how almost universal the admiration for this album is. I'm talking specifically about the Wilco community here, and I realize it's kind of a "duh!" comment. But pretty much all their albums inspire a certain amount of ambivalence. With the likely exception of "Being There," their other albums have some huge fans, but also some huge detractors. And you can understand consensus on BT -- if you're not a head banger, there's not a lot to dislike with BT. Strong songs built off a fairly conventional pop structure. With YHF, though -- damn, people who like their music

Our friends were showing us videos of their daughter's wedding last night. The couple's first dance was to "Jesus, Etc." Made me wish we'd taken that trip cross-country for the wedding. Well, maybe not.

One of the things I like the most about this band is that they're not afraid to try different things. And they do pretty damned well with them all. I don't think the existence of a song like "You and I" belies that at all. Recording 12 variations on BBN isn't particularly adventurous. Following BBN with "You and I" on your new album IS. So, again, I think it's a good, worthwhile song. And I don't think it says a damned thing about where this band is, or where it's heading. Other that they're capable of creating excellent songs in a lot of different styles. And that they're comfortable

Not sure if this is applicable to this thread -- but our local newspaper is profiling the candidates for mayor, and listing some of their special likes. Today's candidate included Wilco on his list, and his comments indicated that his interest was fairly legitimate. (Not just one of those people posing as a Wilco fan because of all the incumbent glory.) He also listed "The Wire" and "Battlestar Galactica," two more of my own passions. Luckily I live outside the city, or I'd have a real dilemma. The guy's a Republican....

Steely Dan was my favorite band for 30 some years, until I was randomly channel surfing a couple years ago. I lit for a moment on Austin City Limits and had one of those life changing moments. Turned out the name of the band was Wilco, and the song was "Sky Blue Sky." I acquired their entire catalogue over the next few months. Steely Dan is now my second favorite band all time. I like Wilco a lot.

I'm very old, and decidedly unhip, so it's a rare year when I can name a release that didn't come from one of my favorites. But I kept having the new Animal Collective album thrust at me, so I had to check it out. I agree that "Merriweather Post Pavilion" is a much better album than W(TA).

Actually the band's comments pretty much echo the post you were replying to. At the risk of getting beaten up myself:

I have to admit...when I first stumbled on this site early this year...one of my first thoughts was "Hmmm...Speed Racer is kind of cute." Even as I was also thinking "Hmmm...Speed Racer looks kind of familiar."

"You and I" is certainly a good song. I'm not sure Jeff Tweedy has it in him to write a bad one. (And that definitely includes "Leave Me Like You Found Me" for me.) That said...if you'd heard about Wilco over the years, and wondered whether you might like them...and "You and I" was your first actual exposure to the band...I can see where you might be underwhelmed. "Seriously? This is the cutting edge band I've heard so much about? It doesn't sound like I've missed much...". It's a nice, well-crafted song, but that's about as far as I can go. Kind of generic...and that's not a word I wo

Whoa, definitely have to read that post slowly.

I'm technically challenged, but wasn't Wilco's point that this particular film would not benefit from the Blue Ray treatment? Were they wrong, or has something changed?