useme2305 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/reco...78-sky-blue-sky discuss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Is Chicago Is Not Chicago Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 hahaha are you suprised? Pitchfork always trashes anything remtoely main stream. they are so holier than thou Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Pretty much what I expected. and they used "dad rock" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Totally called this one right after I listened to the album for the first time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Also the last paragraph kills me. Every interview I have read of Jeff he has said that he didn't think they were experimental at all. And this guy is telling them their charm is in them thinking they're weird. Metacritic score of 79 right now http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wilco/skybluesky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nowhereman65 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Better for us, less pitchfork hipsters at wilco shows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Do all of these reviewers have one bucket of Wilco buzzwords and jargon that they summarily pour out on to the pages? When any of these guys have something fresh to say about Tweedy and Sky Blue Sky, give me a holler, will ya? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 to be honest i dont think it deserves anything higher than a 6 out of 10. the first paragraph was right on. or atleast, it sums up how i feel about SBS. after the first part the review got bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
entropy Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Pretty much exactly what I expected. For the most part, I really like Rob Mitchum's work on that site, but in this case it seems like he didn't give it the chance to grow on him. It's fair, when you're writing these things for a living, you've only got so much time to devote to each one. I hope the next album is straight up noise rock, just to show the nay-sayers who think they have the band pegged. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bedbug Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Another person over here who wasn't expecting pitchfork to dig it. Maybe SBS shouldn't be written about. It's great music. It feels good to listen to. What else can you say about it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I hope the next album is straight up noise rock, just to show the nay-sayers who think they have the band pegged.But that would be giving the naysayers what they want, and f them. I can't say I expected anything different from Pitchfork here. But "Dad-rock"? Really guys? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 dude called "ALTWYS" soft rock? all i can think of is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 hahaha are you suprised? Pitchfork always trashes anything remtoely main stream.they are so holier than thou Didn't Pitchfork name Justin Timberlake's album best of 2006? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Didn't Pitchfork name Justin Timberlake's album best of 2006?masochists. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 But "Dad-rock"? Really guys? That term can be misleading since I'm a dad times 3 over and it bores the hell out of me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Wow. So this guy doesn't like SBS too much, huh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Pretty much what I expected. and they used "dad rock"Isn't it time to retire that phrase? LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 drummer Glenn Kotche is given no room to stretch beyond routine time-keeping, and Cline is used for his capacity to rip and wail rather than his ear for texture and atmosphere.Crazy talk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Better for us, less pitchfork hipsters at wilco shows my thoughts exactly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 my thoughts exactly...Yea, mine too.....time for more dads..... Meanwhile it is time to move on to the next Wilco release. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Opuntia Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Crazy talk. I really like the album, but I do think that Glenn and Nels sound somewhat "restrained". I'm only saying that knowing that both of them are one of the best at their respective instruments. I was blown away the first time I saw Glenn. It's kind of like having a kid who gets C's at school without ever opening a book...you know that he/she could do better. I guess that's why both of them have their side projects which being in Wilco gives them the resources ($$$) to have those projects. I think that Nels even said as much on his webpage when he first joined the band. I'm just worried that Wilco won't give them the challenge that they need and they'll shop their talents elsewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilconut Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 See, the thing about Pitchfork is they suck! They just want more YHF is all, and are stuck seeing the band a Sonic Youth impersonators--who really aren' that innovative anyway after twenty years of the same music. I like them, but they're not that cutting edge anymore-- and avant-garde weirdos. They just can't see that this record is just as much of a statement as YHF or AGIB--it's just goes about making that statement much more quitely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 For a band website who can credit a hefty part of their charm to always thinking they're weirder than they actually are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I thought the line about Nel's solo sounding like the weather channel on the 8's was funny. While funny and true, it is a very tasteful lead for that song and I love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
entropy Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 But that would be giving the naysayers what they want, and f them. I can't say I expected anything different from Pitchfork here. But "Dad-rock"? Really guys? I suppose that's fair. I don't really want anyone to be pandered too, I just always love those "cram it in your cram hole" moments where people bash an artist for 'going soft' or 'losing relevance' or something when all they've done is shift styles, and then a year later, come back and blow everyone's minds and make them look like fools for having pronounced them dead in the first place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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