southern hotel foxtrot Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I was thinking about buying the Minus 5 Down with Wilco. Is it worth getting? Does Jeff sing any songs? Any information would be appriciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BewlayBrother Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Down With Wilco is one of my all time favorite albums. It's no Doolittle or London Calling but it's chock full of catchy tunes and witty lyrics and Jeff sings The Family Gardener. The LP even has some bonus tracks. Don't spend another second of your life without it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 An interesting collaboration.. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Down With Wilco is one of my all time favorite albums. .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Down With Wilco is one of my all time favorite albums. It's no Doolittle or London Calling but it's chock full of catchy tunes and witty lyrics and Jeff sings The Family Gardener. The LP even has some bonus tracks. Don't spend another second of your life without it. There is also a song he sings a little part of. Can't remember the name right off hand. 'tis good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 The first time I saw Wilco live The Minus 5 opened. I hated them with a passion and since then haven't yet been able to convince myself that I should give them another chance. I found them annoying, especially the lead singer guy. I was also severely distracted by their keyboard player - I spent most of my time trying to figure out whether or not he's the guy from the original Alexander Hamilton "got milk?" ad. Is he? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 There is also a song he sings a little part of. Can't remember the name right off hand. 'tis good! "The Town That Lost Its Groove Supply" is the song. It is good. They even played it on Letterman. Buy the album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BewlayBrother Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Down With Wilco is one of my all time favorite albums.I figured I'd take some heat for this. I'm not saying it's a "great" album, just that it's one of my favorites. Other Just-Strike-A-Chord-With-Me discs include Plastic Letters by Blondie and Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane. Not necessarily their best, but still my favorites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 personal fave song of mine on that album, "Dear Employer." I believe Tweedy plays it at his solo acoustic shows from time to time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 its good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pizatton Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I really like "Retrieval of You", but overall, the album just never really clicked for me. I had kind of forgotten about it in all honesty, maybe I'll give it another chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skian Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Good Stuff!The Family Gardener, The Old PlantationThe Way You Won > I'm Not Bitter.Dear Employer (is it an anthem yet?)Good Music!This disc can get stuck playing in the carfor days on end.Get it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 incredible album, filled with great songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
purplestallion Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I really like the album, but I must admit I saw the "lead singer guy" Scott McCaughey open for Tweedy on his last solo tour (in Dallas) and he was pretty bad. He's the kind of guy who needs to play in a band, not solo. He played a lot of songs alone with an electric guitar. It wreaked a little too much of "college roommate got a new electric guitar and spent all night playing it in the living room" for me. Most of the audience seemed to agree.But I really do like that album. I don't know if I'd really be interested in any other Minus 5 stuff or not, but down with Wilco is worth owning. And, as mentioned above, it is likely to get stuck in your car's CD player for days, if not weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 also love it too.. days of wine and booze, retrieval you & where will you go are my faves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barnyard pimp Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 i had the same sort of issue w/ this album.. bought it for the 'wilco' aspect, was frightened by scott, and put it on the shelf. revisited it recently and once i really started to listen, i could not stop. just one amazing song after another, and once i accepted that it wasn't a 'wilco record' (ie: jeff on lead vocals), it became one of my favorite albums of recent rediscovery. "the gun album", the minus 5's self-titled release from last year, is also phenomenal, possibly better than 'down w. wilco'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I absolutely love this album and the Minus 5/Wilco shows from 2003 are worth tracking down as well. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 i say buy it. it's pretty solid and catchy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 it's a wonderful pop album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rrnate Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Another interesting thing about this album is that it was recorded so soon after YHF, and it has a sort of half YHF/ half Summerteeth vibe to it. It's like Summerteeth, except sloppy, and with a different singer. I never really liked the Minus 5 before this record, but this particular one is awesome. Even though Scott M. wrote all the songs, there is definitely a Tweedy influence on the writing, and I believe Wilco (and particularly Tweedy & John Stirrat) played a large role in the arrangements. --nt-- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Shackleford Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 It's a good record with several catchy tunes. Oddly, it was the first "Wilco" record I bought--I got it because I liked R.E.M. and the Minus 5 is a Ken Stringfellow/Peter Buck side project. I got into Wilco after they opened for R.E.M. on their 2003 tour. If you like Down With Wilco, I would also recommend the Minus 5's latest, self-titled, album (aka the "Gun Album"). Good stuff in there too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raquelita Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Down with Wilco is the best random purchase I ever bought!! I found it in a record store, browsing the vinyl with no intention of buying, had absolutely no CLUE what it was, and I couldn't imagine life or my vinyl collection without it! I absolutely love it. Scott is the king of poprock to me. He's totally in love with Jeff and I totally dig that!! There are some really fantastic songs on this album... I would tell you the "good" ones but honestly I can't leave any of them out. Scott's lyrics + Wilco's music = WOW. Scott can be pretty out there and the vocals take some getting used to... "With The Minus 5, I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 incredible album, filled with great songs. What he said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Magnet:What were the Down With Wilco (2003) sessions like? How do you think the record turned out?Scott:We started recording it on Sept. 10, 2001, so obviously the sessions got a little tainted the next day. It was really fucked up, but somehow we managed to produce some good music. Magnet:So you ended up working on 9/11?Scott:Yeah. We weren Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I never really liked the Minus 5 before this record, but this particular one is awesome. Even though Scott M. wrote all the songs, there is definitely a Tweedy influence on the writing, and I believe Wilco (and particularly Tweedy & John Stirrat) played a large role in the arrangements. --nt-- Tweedy wrote The Family Gardener. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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