bourbonbreath Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Overrated: Lonely 1, Dash 7, and What Light Underrated: Too Far Apart, Someday Some Morning Sometime, Hell Is Chrome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
astronaut888 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Agree with those who feel most all of AM is underratedInteresting to know how many here have been listening since day one with AM and seen the band's progression throughout the yearsI still remember hearing "Passenger Side" on radio in ~94 (95?) when it first came out while studying in college.....Loved it and picked up the album the next dayThey Played my radio station's summer fest in 95 and 96 - in charleston, SCOur local radio station (96 WAVE) was way into Uncle Tupelo early on too..... So, if you were around when AM came out, I think you probably like it more..........Hell, I thought Being There was quite a departure - enough that it took me quite some time to get into I guess those who came to Wilco later on may listen to AM and not appreciate it as much. Sorry so long winded.......... Overrated: Impossible Germany, in that if you like it at all, I feel you are overrating it...bugs meUnderrated: Too Far Apart.....should be played at every show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Over Rated: Impossible Germany (studio version), Hate it Here.Under Rated: Well first of all Summerteeth (the album) alone has several.. In a Future Age, Pieholden Suite, When You Wake Up Feeling Old, Summerteeth. Why Would You Wanna Live?, Pot Kettle Black, Kamera, Should've Been In Love --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Overrated Song - Heavy Metal Drummer... easily the worst Wilco songi really don't know how you can say that. i mean, it's by no means my favorite, but easily worst? seriously? worst? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Overrated: Impossible Germany Underrated: We're Just Friends Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DAngerer09 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Underrated: Forget the Flowers, Pot Kettle Black, ELT, and More Like The Moon Overrated: Via Chicago, Passenger Side Quote Link to post Share on other sites
damo Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 underrated: company in my back, forget the flowers, panthers overrated: meh, not many if i say one il go with HMD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 overrated: panthers & pieholdenunderrated: too far apart & when you wake up feeling old Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I think a lot of songs on YHF are overrated... I don't get why SBS is called mellow and boring when you got snoozers like 'Kamera', 'Radio Cure', 'Poor Places', and 'Ashes'.I know these are just opinions man. But to me Poor Places & Ashes are just about the best songs Wilco has ever made. overrated: Pieholdenunderrated: most of A.M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
giraffo Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Over rated: the entire AM album, Muzzle of Bees, Airline to Heaven is also garbage IMO.Under rated: I'm the Man Who Loves You, Company in my Back, Kicking Television Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rags Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Over rated: Jesus Ect.Under rated: Misunderstood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I think a lot of songs on YHF are overrated... I don't get why SBS is called mellow and boring when you got snoozers like 'Kamera', 'Radio Cure', 'Poor Places', and 'Ashes'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kissingthelipless Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 overrated - altwys, spiders underrated - box full of letters, hotel arizona Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theologians Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 underrated-- Hotel Arizona, Monday, Poor Places, When you wake up feeling old, passenger side, say you miss me overrated-- i dont believe there is such a thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 When Jeff explained Heavy Metal Drummer in the Spin magazine interview when AGiB came out it gave me a whole new appreciation of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 When Jeff explained Heavy Metal Drummer in the Spin magazine interview when AGiB came out it gave me a whole new appreciation of it. SPIN Interview July 2004 But the most telling thing Tweedy says regarding his past comes when I ask about "Heavy Metal Drummer," the best song off Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. What he says probably illustrates more about his personality than anything that could be deduced from his songs. "People always get confused about 'Heavy Metal Drummer' because they think I was the drummer in a band that covered Kiss songs. I can tell you what it's [really] about. Hopefully, it won't ruin it for you." For the first time, Tweedy becomes almost goofy, gesturing with the cigarette lodged in his right paw. This is clearly a story he enjoys telling. "That song is really just another reminder about not being judgmental and reductive," he says. "There were many, many nights in St. Louis where me and my friends would go see some punk band, and then we'd all go to the landing on the Mississippi River, because the bars on the landing had a 4 a.m. liquor license. And all us punk guys would sit there and scoff and feel superior to all the heavy-metal bar bands with the big hair and the Spandex, most of whom were having the fucking time of their fucking life. So who was losing? Me. Those guys were getting laid, they were deluding themselves into thinking they were gonna be huge stars, and they were living. And I was dead. I was staring into my drink." He laughs. "I don't think we'll play that song anymore." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmackey34 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 i really don't know how you can say that. i mean, it's by no means my favorite, but easily worst? seriously? worst? I stand by that statement... for whatever reason I find no thrill in that song. It's the only Wilco song I will skip (although the opening drums are killer). HMD just doesn't get it done for me. If the argument is that "it's just a good pop song" I would rather listen to I'm Always in Love, ELT or Pot Kettle Black in terms of pop songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leftridge Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Overrated: Passenger Side, Impossible Germany, Heavy Metal DrummerUnderrated: Theologians, California Stars, You are My Face Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I think a lot of songs on YHF are overrated... I don't get why SBS is called mellow and boring when you got snoozers like 'Kamera', 'Radio Cure', 'Poor Places', and 'Ashes'. go away Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 SPIN Interview July 2004 Thats the one. That may be my favorite Jeff Tweedy related article, as well. Klosterman is an amazing writer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williemood Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Underrated: You Are My FaceOverrated: Casino Queen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Overrated: Via Chicago I thought I was the only one... Hell, the website was even named for this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 When Jeff explained Heavy Metal Drummer in the Spin magazine interview when AGiB came out it gave me a whole new appreciation of it.I bet Billy Joel has a good story about what inspired "The Longest Time" but it's still a shit song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BewlayBrother Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I'm psyched to see Too Far Apart pop up so much in the underrated category. I've always thought that song was great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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