Wilco & Neil Revisited

[jeremy52]

"Sky Blue Sky" is to 'A Ghost is Born' what "On the Breach" is to 'Tonight's the Night'. Anybody agree?

[Sir Stewart]

[TCP]

No, Sky Blue Sky is to A Ghost is Born as Zuma is to Prairie Wind.

[peqger]

Close, but no cigar. Let's try this:

 

Sky Blue Sky is to A Ghost is Born what Silver And Gold is to Broken Arrow.

 

Much better.

[owl]

I can't do this.

[Atticus]

when I first saw this thread title, I thought "finally someone is addressing my love of wilco."

 

then I thought "what the hell is the rest of the thread (sub)title about."

 

I wish I could join in on the Neil Young analogy, but I'm not well-versed enough. Pocahontas, where are you?

 

--Neil

[So Long]

Sky Blue Sky is to A Ghost is Born as CSNY American Dream is to Trans

[entropy]

I can't do this.

[Dreamin']

I won't do this.

[dannygutters]

"On the Breach"

 

Is that the Japanese Release?

[hwllo]

if you're looking for consecutive albums, then your best bet it

 

sky blue sky, is to a ghost is born what after the goldrush is to everybody knows this is nowehere

 

or, more logically

 

sky blue sky, is to a ghost is born what harvest moon is to ragged glory

[bjorn_skurj]

I seem to recall these questions being on the SAT.

[aricandover]

I seem to recall these questions being on the SAT.

 

 

no wonder I scored so poorly

[owl]

I keep trying, and failing, to participate in this thread.

[honestgabe]

Well the analogy section is no longer part of the SATs. Its been replaced by series of essays...heh

[intodeep]

Well the analogy section is no longer part of the SATs. Its been replaced by series of essays...heh

Really?

 

Damn I'm old.

[Willkoman]

Close, but no cigar. Let's try this:

 

Sky Blue Sky is to A Ghost is Born what Silver And Gold is to Broken Arrow.

 

Much better.

 

I like it.

 

Edit: A lot.

[peqger]

 

BTW, awesome avatar. I wish I had that original poster.

[LouieB]

no wonder I scored so poorly

My thought exactly. Me too.

LouieB

[J_Lefty]

A Ghost is born is to Sky Blue sky as Tonight's the Night is to Comes a Time (or silver in gold)... imo.

[Is Chicago Is Not Chicago]

at about 1:30 into "you are my face" I feel it becomes very remincisent of "southern man" during the instrumental break...

[thermocaster]

"Sky Blue Sky" is to 'A Ghost is Born' what "On the Breach" is to 'Tonight's the Night'. Anybody agree?

 

No. But it's close.

 

'Sky Blue Sky' sounds closer to Zuma than Tonight's the Night. (Good call Halcyon)

 

The closest thing in Neil's catalog that I can compare 'A Ghost is Born' to is Sleeps With Angels.

 

 

It's ironic, because in that other thread that was comparing Wilco albums to Beatles albums, I was trying to come up with their analogues to Neil Young albums. I got this far:

 

AM - American Stars & Bars

Being There - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere

Mermaid Avenue 1 - Comes a Time

Summerteeth - ????

Mermaid Avenue 2 - Old Ways

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - The bastard child of Rust Never Sleeps and Trans

A Ghost is Born - Sleeps With Angels

Sky Blue Sky - Zuma

 

 

Nothing makes sense in the "Summerteeth" hole, unless you want to count the Buffalo Springfield tracks.