cryptique Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Salon.com's "Audiofile" column has "What Light" as its song of the day today. I'm pretty sure that non-subscribers can access this page and the download (128 kbps MP3), though you may have to click through some advertising to do so. Here's the accompanying text: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Song of the Day: "What Light," Wilco "What Light" is the first I've heard from Wilco's upcoming "Sky Blue Sky" album, which is due out in May. After two albums in a row of restless experimentation, the song's straight-ahead country rock vibe comes as a bit of a surprise, albeit a comfortable, melodic one. Wouldn't it be great if the rest of the album followed "What Light's" template? As good as they were, I thought parts of "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "A Ghost Is Born" got bogged down in electronic experimentation. Gussying up a good song doesn't always make it better -- and the simple, airy treatment given to "What Light" makes it easy to tell just how good a song it is. -- David Marchese Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Song of the Day: "What Light," WilcoWouldn't it be great if the rest of the album followed "What Light's" template? -- David Marchese No, David, it wouldn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 AGIB and YHF = not electronic "experimentation" Yes, one has a noise track (Sonic Youth is not electronic experimentation) and a Krautrock inspired song and the other has a few bleeps and bloops to close out some tracks but these are still rock/pop/alternative/whatever albums, not something entirely made on a Mac. I know he says "parts" of it get bogged down, but I read so many times that these albums were some great electronic experiment or something to the effect of that. And it really doesn't even apply to AGIB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 No, David, it wouldn't. For reals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawthorne Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I thought parts of "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "A Ghost Is Born" got bogged down in electronic experimentation. I will never understand why some call AGIB "experimentation." To me it just sounds like a rock record... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Yeah, doesn't every album feature a ten-minute motorik epic? And there's nothing weird about 12 minutes of whale noises. Or squalls that sound like the guitar equivalent of the Holocaust, for that matter. Really, come on, people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Really, come on, people.Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Or squalls that sound like the guitar equivalent of the Holocaust.I think I may steal this description, if you don't mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I Elled O' L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I think I may steal this description, if you don't mind. Compared to Einsturzende Neubauten or Missing Foundation, that drone is like Weimar Republic German Army manuevers with wooden rifles and bicycle tanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Girl Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 No, David, it wouldn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pecan_Pie Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I thought you wanted the monkey on there going OOOOOOOOAHHHHHHHHHH. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Compared to Einsturzende Neubauten or Missing Foundation, that drone is like Weimar Republic German Army manuevers with wooden rifles and bicycle tanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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