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I listen to A.M. a lot and think its a magnificent record. My favorite on the record is either Shouldn't Be Ashamed or That's Not The Issue. But I also love every other track, save for the mediocre Stirratt tune

 

 

I love that song.... I've been hoping to catch one since the residency debut. I haven't caught one yet, but time's on my side (I tell myself).

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If it weren't for "Box Full of Letters" being played on the college radio station my girlfriend had blasting in the background at her job cleaning out animal cages at the local vet's place I may never had learned the pure joy of Wilco, Son Volt, or (in reverse) Uncle Tupelo and consequently have never found this board or thread or all you good people to hoist this massive run-on sentence upon. Yeah, I love that record.

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A.M. is a good record. I probably listen to it twice a year. ("It's Just That Simple" only gets listened to once every two years, though.)

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summerteeth was my first love.

then: AM (and later in the story Uncle Tupelo and son volt) and i was not convinced it was the same BAND.

 

but

not un

 

like some finewine

and many repeated listenings...

 

it just keeps getting better.

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and i also love I thought i held you................................. (yes, i'm looking at you, jeffy!) :shifty

I will second this - I don't care what the author says.

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LOVE IT. i'm not a big fan of Dash 7, but the rest is great. i cant even hear the "country music" in most songs.

 

and i also love I thought i held you................................. (yes, i'm looking at you, jeffy!) :shifty

 

 

dash 7 is my favotite track on the album. i love the live version with niles on lap steel and jeff on guitar and vocals. for me, the problem with a.m. is the production. it feels to clean. gotta love Brian Henneman from the bottle rockets on lead guitar for this album. anyway.....different strokes for different folks.

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I listen to the hits and a few others that I have on some playlists, but it has been years since I sat down and said "Hey, I should put on AM." Last time I remember not making it all the way through, whether it was my mood at the time or whatever reason.

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I think with Wilco, as with any band, it all depends on where you pick them up. For example, if YHF was the first Wilco album you heard and fell in love with, you've got an idea of what Wilco "should" sound like and when you explore the rest of the catalog, you're comparing everything else to YHF. Sometimes with a band you'll get past that initial reaction and look at the other albums in their catalog differently. Sometimes you won't and that's OK.

 

I'm kind of going through a Blitzen Trapper phase right now. I heard of them before then picked up Furr on a whim and it has been on non-stop for a few weeks now. I'm trying to keep an open mind to the rest of their catalog but I know it's going to take a little effort to not compare everything else by them to Furr. I'm really liking Wild Mountain Nation now and after initially comparing it to Furr, I'm looking at it on it's own merits now. It's kind of a fun process.

 

I remember buying AM back in 1995 and listening to it like crazy so I'll always like that album. I love the way I Must Be High kicks off the album. Wilco won me over with that tune after Uncle Tupelo.

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I think with Wilco, as with any band, it all depends on where you pick them up. For example, if YHF was the first Wilco album you heard and fell in love with, you've got an idea of what Wilco "should" sound like and when you explore the rest of the catalog, you're comparing everything else to YHF. Sometimes with a band you'll get past that initial reaction and look at the other albums in their catalog differently. Sometimes you won't and that's OK.

 

I'm kind of going through a Blitzen Trapper phase right now. I heard of them before then picked up Furr on a whim and it has been on non-stop for a few weeks now. I'm trying to keep an open mind to the rest of their catalog but I know it's going to take a little effort to not compare everything else by them to Furr. I'm really liking Wild Mountain Nation now and after initially comparing it to Furr, I'm looking at it on it's own merits now. It's kind of a fun process.

 

I remember buying AM back in 1995 and listening to it like crazy so I'll always like that album. I love the way I Must Be High kicks off the album. Wilco won me over with that tune after Uncle Tupelo.

 

100% true..I got into them when Being There came out so it was a relatively easy transition!

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The original post hurt my heart.

 

AM was the world to me. Sometimes I hate to hear people (including Tweedy) dismiss it as some half hearted quickie that they tossed around willy nilly. I agree with the earlier post about it all comes down to where you started with Wilco, but I would take the playful innocence of the early records over the serious art rock of YHF anyday. But that is just being picky because I love every Wilco record.

 

You know I even prefer the long hair Tweedy from the AM album pictures. I saw them on the AM tour and it was real nice. Solo acoustic encores of Gun and Long Cut. Anyway, oh the days.

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I think with Wilco, as with any band, it all depends on where you pick them up. For example, if YHF was the first Wilco album you heard and fell in love with, you've got an idea of what Wilco "should" sound like and when you explore the rest of the catalog, you're comparing everything else to YHF. Sometimes with a band you'll get past that initial reaction and look at the other albums in their catalog differently. Sometimes you won't and that's OK.

 

Not really in my case, as I first got into Wilco a few months after AM was released. I just don't listen to that type of music much anymore, and when I do, it tends to be in the car or outside with a mix playing rather than when I sit down to listen to an album.

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A.M. was my first introduction to Tweedy/Wilco (obviously). I heard about Uncle Tupelo in high school (early-mid 90s) but i got AM first and then the UT albums.

 

Wasnt much of a departure for Tweedy from the UT records but great songwriting nonetheless. It showed promise. I like the unpretentious tunes, rockers, country ditties. i know Tweedy doesnt like some of the songs anymore but im glad he still plays a lot of them. I was very happy when I got in on vinyl!!!!

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It doesnt matter where you start with Wilco. I started with YHF and I love AM too.

What matters is if you like AM.

 

I completely agree. I started with YHF and picked up AM last summer. It's a great record for long drives and those late night summer drinking binges... :thumbup

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