mfwahl Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 4. Wilco, Being There (Reprise, 1996)Okay, this is where the shouting match starts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Tough to argue with the list (or extremely easy depending on how you look at a subjective list), however, putting Wilco behind Whiskeytown is a bit sacreligous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willywoody Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 that's a fair list. i'd add the old 97's too far to care, the first bottlerockets disc, one of the first two blue mtn discs, that first v-roys disc, and gillian's time the revelator ( in no particular order) to make a top ten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 that's a fair list. i'd add the old 97's too far to care, the first bottlerockets disc, one of the first two blue mtn discs, that first v-roys disc, and gillian's time the revelator ( in no particular order) to make a top ten.V-Roys, just add ice. Man that's a great CD!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Gawd...whatever... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Add Neko Case's Furnace Room Lullaby to the list and she will kick your ass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thagle Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 can the alt-country thing die already please besides the 5 they listed are there really any other alt-country bands in the world....i agree with Louie for the record, being there may be my favorite Wilco album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I still listen to 3 of the 5 on occasion. The Jayhawks and Son Volt ones I haven't listened to in years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Being There is my favorite, but it's almost like picking your favorite child. You love them all with all of your heart. The Alt-country title has never made much sense to me as far as Wilco is concerned. The "country" songs on Being There sound more like classic country to me. They could fit in with Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Hank Williams or any other true "country" artist. A.M. always sounded more like pop country(but not like the bad pop country radio of today). I grew up on old country and the "country" songs from Being There always sounded more authentic than anything Jeff had done since March 16-20 1992(Anodyne was a beautiful blend of old country and pop). When Summer Teeth and YHF came along and people continued to refer to Wilco as an Alt-country band it just confused me. There was not much "country" left, just kick-ass pop brilliance. I remember reading a review in Rolling Stone about what a great Alt-country album YHF was and thinking WTF? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willywoody Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 can the alt-country thing die already please besides the 5 they listed are there really any other alt-country bands in the world....i agree with Louie for the record, being there may be my favorite Wilco album please, on the way home i was contemplating slobberbone's, marah's, and the dbt's place in such listings. are they alt-country , who knows. i mean there was this brief time in the 90's when it meant something and it coincided with my renewed interest in music after my postgraduate training. if it wasn't for those 5 cd's listed i very well would be quite a different person. maybe if i was 80 years old like louie b and had seen it all before it would be different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patrickhayes Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 can the alt-country thing die already please besides the 5 they listed are there really any other alt-country bands in the world....i agree with Louie for the record, being there may be my favorite Wilco album Remember the time they had that one magazine that was only about 5 bands and yet it managed to publish 75 issues and a few books? ...That was cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phish907 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 V-Roys, just add ice. Man that's a great CD!! The V roys were nice, good mention, it does have its place!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 maybe if i was 80 years old like louie b and had seen it all before it would be different. No offense but actually you got it wrong. If you interpreted my non-interest as non-interest in these bands and these albums, that was not my point. I was reacting to "another stupid list that means nothing because it is obvious and way too short." In point of fact these albums (with the exception of Whiskeytown) also resparked my interest in live music (mix in the Bottle Rockets "The Brooklyn Side" which is one of the greatest albums of any genre ever and that could be my top 5) and I started going to see Wilco, the Waco Brothers, etc. as well. I am not 80 and yes I had seen country rock come and go a time or two (I was playing a late career Poco album yesterday), but I am never indifferent to country rock, country, alt.country, insurgent country, modern honkytonk or any other title connected to this type of music. In fact every year someone reinvents this stuff. This year for me it is Justin Earle, who has bested his old man this music cycle, with a wonderful CD (and a half) on Bloodshot; a label that still produces some of the best of this type of music around. Unfortunately I was misinterpreted, but it won't be the first time or last time here....so it goes. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Car Wheels on A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams should be on that list, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Moses Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Car Wheels on A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams should be on that list, IMO. i could not agree more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willywoody Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 sorry to get at ya. i've been around here enough to know you hate lists, or at least the ones i've seen you post about and figured you're closer to my age than most here, that's all i was alluding to. and while i'm well over traditional sounds and flew off on a tangent somewhere around a ghost is born, i follow the alt-country scene some. i just haven't heard enough alt in what i've heard of lately, plenty of good songwriting, though. No offense but actually you got it wrong. If you interpreted my non-interest as non-interest in these bands and these albums, that was not my point. I was reacting to "another stupid list that means nothing because it is obvious and way too short." In point of fact these albums (with the exception of Whiskeytown) also resparked my interest in live music (mix in the Bottle Rockets "The Brooklyn Side" which is one of the greatest albums of any genre ever and that could be my top 5) and I started going to see Wilco, the Waco Brothers, etc. as well. I am not 80 and yes I had seen country rock come and go a time or two (I was playing a late career Poco album yesterday), but I am never indifferent to country rock, country, alt.country, insurgent country, modern honkytonk or any other title connected to this type of music. In fact every year someone reinvents this stuff. This year for me it is Justin Earle, who has bested his old man this music cycle, with a wonderful CD (and a half) on Bloodshot; a label that still produces some of the best of this type of music around. Unfortunately I was misinterpreted, but it won't be the first time or last time here....so it goes. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 sorry to get at ya. i've been around here enough to know you hate lists, or at least the ones i've seen you post about and figured you're closer to my age than most here, that's all i was alluding to. and while i'm well over traditional sounds and flew off on a tangent somewhere around a ghost is born, i follow the alt-country scene some. i just haven't heard enough alt in what i've heard of lately, plenty of good songwriting, though.No offence on either side. I am just tired of top whatevers listing obvious stuff. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Grievous Angel or G.P. by Gram Parsons, anyone? He invited this alt-country thing. The list is silly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Grievous Angel or G.P. by Gram Parsons, anyone? He invented this alt-country thing. The list is silly.Actually he "invented" country-rock. The genre of alt.country was still nearly 2 decades off when he died. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Actually he "invented" country-rock. The genre of alt.country was still nearly 2 decades off when he died. LouieB Damn spelling thing! I think invited works too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Moses Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 am i the only person that thinks Straightaways is far and away better than Trace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Probably one of few, but I like them both a whole lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 am i the only person that thinks Straightaways is far and away better than Trace?No. I'm sure there are other wrong people on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Moses Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 No. I'm sure there are other wrong people on here. you must have misread my statement. as i am obviously correct. and yeah, i like both a whole lot too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 took me a while to realize it, but i think The Search may be as good as any of 'em & I love Straightaways, Trace & okehmah and if i had to pick one Uncle Tupelo record for such a list, it would be Still Feel Gone & not Anodyne love 'em both, but Still Feel Gone is iconic ... Anodyne is just a great record Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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