beadsman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Super Furry Animals White Stripes Broken Family Band Mekons Sonic Youth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I'll toss Bright Eyes in there and then back out with my flame guard on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H to the ickle Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I'll toss Bright Eyes in there and then back out with my flame guard on. Yuck. That is all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I like that new song... I like it a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beadsman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 The guy takes some chances--the extended voice overs on Fevers and Mirrors and I remember when he played Empty Bottle with the all-female, all dressed in white backing band, like a negative Robert Palmer video--they don't always work out that well. Wide It's Morning, fuck yeah. Lifted...Soil. Both great albums. He has a few side projects, and some contributions on other albums worth checking out, eg. Arab Strap 'Monday at the Hug and Pint'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Wide It's Morning, fuck yeah. Lifted...Soil. Both great albums.Those two albums are what I was specifically referring to, as well as Digital Ash. Wide Awake is one of the better albums of the decade, and Lifted is just phenomenal too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mybenito Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Los Lobos fits most of your categories. Except the mp3/dowload stuff, but they do allow tapers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I think the 2nd-4th MMJ albums are the building blocks of a great run, plus they are undeniably the best live band to me. Another extremely consistent, extremely prolific, albeit extremely reclusive band is Lungfish. Eleven albums in like fourteen years and they're all challenging, dense as hell, works of art, not too mention a totally captivating live act that rarely ever tours and never does interviews. It all adds up to a very mythic, timeless aesthetic and style, very solid band with an extremely obsessed fanbase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
guitman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 They dont make much money. This is probably why the boys in Wilco don't smash their guitars. Guitars are expensive, man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
guitman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 They dont make much money. This is probably why the boys in Wilco don't smash their guitars. Guitars are expensive, man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 the cure, belle, nmh, m83 are all up there with wilco, although theyre not quite as good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My Morning Jacket and Spoon are the only two bands still together I can think of that come anywhere close. Maybe Belle and Sebastian. You could add Sonic Youth in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 you could add a lot of bands in there. my morning jacket are incredibly boring to me, spoon are rad live. other bands up there with wilco: yo la tengo, pavement, modest mouse (only first 2 albums) guided by voices, deerhoof, and animal collective fo sho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 you could add a lot of bands in there. my morning jacket are incredibly boring to me, spoon are rad live. other bands up there with wilco: yo la tengo, pavement, modest mouse (only first 2 albums) guided by voices, deerhoof, and animal collective fo shoUntil Pavement reunites in 2009, they can't be on the list. They are the only band that I feel equals Wilco for me. As for modest mouse, did you not like The Moon and Antartica? Just wonderin... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nelk1985 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Honestly, to me Tool and Rammstein fall into these categories. They both are awesome! Finally, someone put Tool out there. I also agree with Pearl Jam. While not very popular, Pearl Jam has been creating great music for over a decade. As for Arcade Fire, I heard the first album and it just didn't do anything for me. There were a few good songs on there but maybe I also need to give it another listen. After listening to it, I just got the impression that they were somehow given cult status for no reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 ya the only 2 modest mouse albums i like are Antartica and the Lonesome Crowded West. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
justasdumb Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Okkervil River! Black Sheep Boy might be the best album in the last 7 years! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My current top seeds are Wilco, Spoon, The Flaming Lips, Super Furry Animals, Built To Spill, Silver Jews, and whatever Malkmus or Danger Mouse are involved with. TV on the Radio is sneaking in there, and The Gourds are the band that deserves much more attention than they receive. As far as all around studio craftsmanship, live performance, and consistently engaging songwriting- yeah, Wilco is pretty tough to surpass. ETA: Beck, too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobsRevenge Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I think Beck and Radiohead are on the same level as Wilco and Spoon is like... a third of a notch below. I'm not sure why I think that, because Spoon is possibly the only band I listen to as much as Wilco, but they don't really seem to ever reach that next level completely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco LP #7 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 you could add a lot of bands in there. my morning jacket are incredibly boring to me, spoon are rad live. other bands up there with wilco: yo la tengo, pavement, modest mouse (only first 2 albums) guided by voices, deerhoof, and animal collective fo sho unfort. GBV is no more either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Well for awhile it was the trifecta of Wilco, Elliott Smith and Grandaddy for me, though now sadly two of those artists in that trifecta are no longer making music. I consider Radiohead, Yo La Tengo, The White Stripes The Flaming Lips, Jon Brion and Califone to be in the same ballpark as Wilco, but they still are the leaders of the pack in my mind. At the moment I'm in a pretty heavy Smog/Bill Callahan and Eels period, so I have a feeling those bands will probably end up, up there soon enough. If Neutral Milk Hotel ever does anything active again I'd have them up there. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I think Beck and Radiohead are on the same level as Wilco I don't think Beck works to his potential, he's super incredibly talented, but then he half-ass-es his albums to make shitty videos with his friends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 unfort. GBV is no more either ...i know, i was at their last show at the metro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobsRevenge Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I don't think Beck works to his potential, he's super incredibly talented, but then he half-ass-es his albums to make shitty videos with his friends.lol I actually enjoyed watching The Information's DVD quite a bit. What can I say? It makes me laugh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shoesgetcold3 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Beck is a great musician but a step 3 or 4 steps below Wilco if you take everything into account.Radiohead is a great band but they are not nearly as freindly and accessible as WilcoJack White is a Lennon type god, but I go to see him, not his "sister" or Nashville buddiesThe Arcade Fire has put out 1 good album and 1 good EP (excuse me for not getting through the new album yet) so for longevity purposes, can not touch Wilco.Those would be 2-5 on my list, but much like the debate about the greatest basketball player ever, there is no question as to #1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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