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Guest Speed Racer

AM: Dash 7 > Blue-Eyed Soul

BT: Dreamer in My Dreams > The Lonely 1

ST: I'm Always in Love > My Darling

YHF: Poor Places > Reservations (love the song, but it just...keeps...going)

AGIB: Spiders (Kidsmoke) > Company in My Back (love the song, but I had to pick one)

SBS: Walken > Leave Me (I can't even bear to write the whole title I hate that song so much - worst in Wilco's catalog, easily)

WTA: Sonny Feeling > I'll Fight (SF isn't the best song ever written, but these days I love it)

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AM: Shouldn't Be Ashamed > I Thought I Held You

BT: I Got You > The Lonely 1

ST: I'm Always In Love > My Darling

YHF: War on War > Heavy Metal Drummer

AGIB: At Least That's What You Said > Less Than You Think

SBS: You Are My Face > What Light

W(TA): One Wing > Everlasting Everything

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AM: Dash 7 - It's Just That Simple

BT: Red-Eyed And Blue - I Got You (At The End Of The Century)

ST: Summerteeth - Pieholden Suite

YHF: Poor Places - Heavy Metal Drummer (but i do like it)

AGIB: Company In My Back - I'm A Wheel (but i do like it)

SBS: You Are My Face - Shake It Off (although most of the other songs apart from Walken, Either Way and What Light could've gone here)

WTA: I'll Fight - the rest of the album is all equally bad

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AM: favorite: Pick Up The Change Least favorite: Nothing on this record really sticks out like a sore thumb, they're all not quite as good as what would come later, but I don't have a least favorite on this record.

Being There: favorite: Sunken Treasure Least favorite: Sesame street version of Outtamind

MA: Favorite: One By One least favorite: Christ For President

Summerteeth: favorite: She's A Jar least favorite: My Darling (Sorry Jay)

MAII: Favorites: Mountain Bed/Someday Some Morning Sometime, least favorite Blood of The Lamb

YHF: Favorites: I think it's a tie between tracks 1-11, least favorite: rubbish there isn't one on this record.

AGIB: Favorites: Muzzle of Bees, Wishful Thinking, At Least That's What You Said. Least Favorite: I'm A Wheel.

 

--Mike

 

Updated for the new albums.

 

SBS: Favorite: On and On and On. Least Favorite: Shake It Off or What Light

WTA: Favorite: Bull Black Nova. Least Favorite: You and I or Everlasting.

 

--Mike

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AM-Too Far Apart/I Thought I Held You

Being There-The Lonely 1/Why Would You Want To Live

Mermaid Avenue 1-Another Man's Done Gone/anything Billy Bragg touched

Summerteeth-I'm Always In Love/Can't Stand It

Mermaid Avenue 2-Remember The Mountain Bed/anything Billy Bragg touched

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot-Poor Places/Kamera

A Ghost is Born-Theologians/Company In My Back

Sky Blue Sky-Side With the Seeds/Leave Me Like You Found Me

Wilco (the album)-Bull Black Nova/You Never Know

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Shocked by much of the board's dislike for Company In My Back and Wishful Thinking. Company In My Back has a skeletal beauty similar to She's A Jar with excellent arranagements.

 

A.M. : Dash 7 / It's Just That Simple

Being There : Sunken Treasure / (Was I) In Your Dreams

Summerteeth : Via Chicago / ELT

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot : Ashes Of American Flags / Kamera

A Ghost Is Born : Wishful Thinking / The Late Greats

Sky Blue Sky : Side With The Seeds / Hate It Here

Wilco : Bull Black Nova / I'll Fight

 

Mermaid Avenue Vol. I : At My Window Sad And Lonely / Hesitating Beauty

Mermaid Avenue Vol. II : Airline To Heaven / Joe Dimaggio Done It Again

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AM: Too Far Apart > Pick Up the Change

BT: Misunderstood > The Lonely 1

ST: I'm Always in Love > We're Just Friends

YHF: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart > Heavy Metal Drummer

AGIB: Handshake Drugs > Less Than You Think

SBS: Side With the Seeds > Leave Me (Like You Found Me)

WTA: Deeper Down > You and I

 

It was really hard to find least favorite songs on AM, YHF, and WTA. Of course, WTA was hard all the way around...it's just too new.

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AM: Casino Queen > Shouldn't Be Ashamed

BT: I Got You > Someone Else's Song

ST: She's A Jar > We're Just Friends

YHF: Kamera > Reservations

AGIB: The Late Greats > At Least That's What You Said

SBS: Impossible Germany > What Light?

WTA: I'll Fight > Solitare

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AM- Box Full of Letters > It's Just That Simple

BT- Sunken Treasure > Outta Mind (Outta Site)

ST- ELT tied with I'm Always in Love > We're Just Friends

YHF- I'm The Man Who Loves You > Radio Cure

Ghost- Muzzle of Bees > Hell is Chrome

SBS- Impossible Germany > Leave Me Like You Found Me

WTA - One Wing > Everlasting

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might update mine:

 

AM: too far apart / dash 7

 

BT: sunken treasure / sesame st version of Outtasite

 

MA1: one by one / she came along to me

 

ST: when you wake up feeling old / pieholden suite

 

MA2: mountain bed / i was born

 

YHF: kamera / heavy metal drummer

 

AGIB: hummingbird / hell is chrome or ALTWYS

 

WTA: you never know/ you and i

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Guest Francis X. Hummel

AM: That's Not the Issue - It's Just That Simple

BT: Sunken Treasure - Why Would You Wanna Live

MA1: At My Window Sad and Lonely - She Came Along to Me

ST: I'm Always in Love - My Darling

MA2: Remember the Mountain Bed - Any of the Bragg tunes on this one.

YHF: Pot Kettle Black - Heavy Metal Drummer

AGIB: Muzzle of Bees - Hummingbird

SBS: Impossible Germany - What Light

WTA: One Wing - You and I

 

That was pretty tough to do. ST, MA2, SBS and WTA all have an obvious favorite and least favorite for me. AM, BT, MA1, YHF and AGIB were almost impossible to pick.

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A.M.--Casino Queen > Dash 7

Being There--Misunderstood > Someone Else's Song

Mermaid Avenue--California Stars > Hoodoo Voodoo

Summerteeth--Via Chicago > In A Future Age

Mermaid Avenue, Vol 2--Remember the Mountain Bed > Someday Some Morning Sometime

YHF--Jesus, Etc. > Pot Kettle Black

A Ghost Is Born--Hummingbird > Less Than You Think

Sky Blue Sky--Sky Blue Sky > Leave Me (Like You Found Me)

Wilco (The Album)--One Wing > Country Disappeared

 

This was really hard, especially considering the fact that I find Mermaid Avenue, volume 1 and Being There to be absolutely perfect.

 

And "It's Just That Simple" is an awesome song. Y'all need to stop hatin'.

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AM: Box Full of Letters/I Thought I Held You

BT: Sunken Treasure/Outta Mind

ST: How to Fight Loneliness/We're Just Friends

YHF: Poor Places/Heavy Metal Drummer

AGIB: Theologians/Less Than You Think

SBS: You Are My Face/Leave Me (Like You Found Me)

WTA: One Wing/Wilco (the Song)

MAI: California Stars/Hoodoo Voodoo

MAII: Remember the Mountain Bed/Blood of the Lamb

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AM: Too Far Apart/I Thought I Held You

BT: Someday Soon/Was I In Your Dreams

ST: ELT/Shot in the Arm

YHF: Pot Kettle/Heavy Metal

AGIB: Handshake Drug/Spiders

SBS: Either Way/Leave Me

WTA: Bull Black/You and I

MA1: One By One/She Came Along

MA2: Feed of Man/I Was Born

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AM: Passenger Side/I Thought I Held You

BT: Red-Eyed and Blue/Why Would You Wanna Live

ST: Summer Teeth/Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)

YHF: Heavy Metal Drummer/Radio Cure

AGIB: Wishful Thinking/Less Than You Think

SBS: Impossible Germany/Leave Me (Like You Found Me)

WTA: Bull Black Nova/Country Disappeared

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AM: Casino Queen or BFOL (can't choose)/That's Not the Issue

BT: Outtasite (disc 1)/Outtamind (disc 2)...

ST: ELT/In a Future Age

YHT: I'm the Man Who Loves You/Reservations

AGIB: The Late Greats/Less Than You Think

SBS: Impossible Germany/You Are My Face

WTA: You and I (sorry, I really like this tune)/Everlasting Everything

 

 

Going back to Being There, does anyone else think the Disc 1 version of Outtasite is the "Stones" version, while disc 2 is the "Beatles" version?

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A.M.: Should've Been In Love / Just That Simple (sorry John)

Being There 1: I Got You (at the end of the Century)/What's the world got in store

Being There 2: Sunken Treasure/Why would you wanna live

Summerteeth: She's a Jar/We're Just Friends

(considering Wilco songs only-No Billy Bragg)

Mermaid Avenue 1: Hesitating Beauty/Christ for President

Mermaid Avenue 2: Airline to Heaven/Blood of the Lamb

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Disqualified from being on list

A Ghost is Born: Spiders tied with Theologians/Wishfull Thinking

 

I think this list still stands three years later. Although I really do love Wishfull Thinking. I'm wondering if AGIB should be disqualified from my list. And every time I see Should've Been In Love listed as a least favorite, I want to go punch something. Anywho...

 

Sky Blue Sky: Impossible Germany/Leave Me Like You Found Me

Wilco(The Album): Bull Black Nova/Sonny Feeling

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A.M.: I must be High/It's Just That Simple

BT: Sunken Treasure/Why Would You Wanna Live

ST: ELT/We're Just Friends

YHF: Poor Places/I'm The Man Who Loves You

AGiB: Muzzle of Bees/Hummingbird

SBS: On & On & On/What Light

W(TA): Bull Black Nova/I'll Fight

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AM - Passenger Side/That's Not The Issue

BT - Outtasite/Outta Mind

MAI - At My Window Sad and Lonely/Another Man's Dead Gone

ST - Shot In The Arm/We're Just Friends

MAII - Secret of The Sea/Jo DiMaggio Done It Again

YHF - Ashes of American Flags/Kamera

AGIB - Muzzle of Bees/Hummingbird

KT - One by One/I'm The Man Who Loves You

SBS - Impassible Germany/Please Be Patient With Me

W(TA) - Bull Black Nova/Everlasting Everything

NAT - Venus Stopped The Train/Woodgrain

 

It was tough because some of the songs that were my least favorites were songs that I really liked. Like Kamera and We're Just Friends.

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A.M. - That's Not the Issue / Casino Queen

Being There - Sunken Treasure / Hotel Arizona

Mermaid Ave. 1 - At My Window Sad and Lonely / Christ for President

Summerteeth - A Shot in the Arm / My Darling

Mermaid Ave. 2 - Someday Some Morning Sometime / All You Fascists

YHF - I am Trying to Break Your Heart / Reservations

AGIB - Company in my Back / I'm a Wheel

SBS - Impossible Germany / What Light

W(TA) - I'll Fight / You and I

 

I like most of the songs that are i have listed as my least favorite from the albums, so this isn't really saying much. Also, i think all of the Wilco albums, collectively, are greater than any single from the album. And this is the very reason they are one of my favorite bands.

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