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scenario: someone asks for a sampling of wilco songs because they've never heard any wilco before and are really interested in the band. you can fit 18 songs on a disc, what would those songs be?

 

Here's my list (it was extremely hard to narrow it down), am curious to what others would do.

 

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

I'm The Man Who Loves You

She's A Jar

Forgt the Flowers

Either Way

How to Fight Loneliness

Muzzle of Bees

Airline to Heaven

It's Just that Simple

Via Chicago

Poor Places

Jesus, Etc.

Theologians

Impossible German

Hell is Chrome

Side With the Seeds

Hummingbird

What Light

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I just did this about a week ago for a friend ... I tried to include a good mix of all albums (up to SBS which wasn't officially released yet) and added a taste of the live stuff and some of my preferred recordings of songs such as Via Chicago and She's a Jar ...

 

Jesus, etc. - Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

Airline to Heaven - Wilco (LIVE)

Via Chicago (demo) - Wilco (A Shot in the Arm CD single)

She's A Jar (demo) - Wilco (A Shot in the Arm CD single)

California Stars - Billy Bragg and Wilco (Mermaid Avenue)

I am Trying to Break Your Heart - Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

I'm the Man Who Loves You - Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco (Kicking Television: Live In Chicago [Disc 2])

Box Full of Letters - Wilco (A.M.)

outta mind (outta sight) - Wilco (Being There disc two)

kingpin - Wilco (Being There disc two)

Hummingbird - Wilco (≤ a ghost is born)

Theologians - Wilco (≤ a ghost is born)

Shot In The Arm - Wilco (Kicking Television: Live In Chicago [Disc 1])

One By One - Wilco (Kicking Television: Live In Chicago [Disc 2])

Acuff-Rose - Jeff Tweedy (Live at the Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, 03-05-2005)

Christ For President - Billy Bragg and Wilco (Mermaid Avenue)

Please Tell My Brother - Jeff Tweedy (February 25, 2006; Mandel Hall, University of Chicago)

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I've been thinking about this. Here is my list (in order):

 

At Least That's What You Said

Airline to Heaven

Outtamind Outtasite

Sunken Treasure

Hummingbird (Soma) (Wilcobook)

Hell is Chrome

Dash 7

Blue-Eyed Soul

(Was I) In Your Dreams

Mountain Bed

Via Chicago

Radio Cure

Please Be Patient with Me

Panthers (AGIB EP)

Ashes of American Flags

California Stars

Summerteeth

On and On and On

 

And it actually clocks in at just over 80 minutes. Amazing!

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I just did this about a week ago for a friend ... I tried to include a good mix of all albums (up to SBS which wasn't officially released yet) and added a taste of the live stuff and some of my preferred recordings of songs such as Via Chicago and She's a Jar ...

 

nice list. i started with this approach and had 30+ songs.

 

thanks for reviving this amidst the sky blue sky excitment!

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How about adding One by One or Another Man's Done Gone? Woody's words and Jeff's voice are mesmerizing.

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01. Poor Places

02. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

03. Muzzle of Bees

04. What Good Am I

05. A Shot In The Arm

06. You Are My Face

07. Monday

08. Blue Eyed Soul

09. Dash 7

10. Jesus Etc.

11. What Light

12. Sunken Treasure (Tweedy Solo)

13. Box Full of Letters (Complete Singles Disk 2)

14. Cars Can't Escape (Full Band)

15. Impossible Germany

16. Misunderstood

17. Radio Cure

18. Via Chicago

19. Dreamer In My Dreams

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How about adding One by One or Another Man's Done Gone? Woody's words and Jeff's voice are mesmerizing.

 

I forgot Laminated Cat (Not for the season) - Loose Fur album version.

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