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It would be interesting to do this for all of the albums, sort of an ultimate Wilco mix.

 

Here is my list with two stipulations.

 

1.) To keep my brain from exploding, I have not counted the Mermaid Avenues and only count the studio Wilco albums.

2.) Being There's second disc counts as tracks 11-19.

 

The Picks

 

1.) I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

2.) Far Far Away

3.) A Shot In The Arm

4.) Muzzle of Bees

5.) Jesus, etc.

6.) Ashes of American Flags

7.) Pieholden Suite

8.) How To Fight Loneliness

9.) Pot Kettle Black

10.) Poor Places

11.) Sunken Treasure

12.) Blue Eyed Soul

13.) Too Far Apart

14.) In a Future Age

15.) Kingpin

16.) Candyfloss

17.) Why Would You Wanna Live?

18.) The Lonely 1

19.) Dreamer in My Dreams

 

Track two was the toughest for me trying to pick between You Are My Face, She's A Jar and Far Far Away was quite the challenge. As was trying to pick between Reservations and Sunken Treasure at track 11. I was thrilled to legitimately get two A.M. songs on the mix, and though the last three Being There songs didn't have any competition , I think they're great additions. There you have it.

 

--Mike.

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It would be interesting to do this for all of the albums, sort of an ultimate Wilco mix.

 

following Mike's guidelines (no Mermaid Ave. stuff)

 

1. At Least That's What You Said

2. Far, Far Away

3. Radio Cure

4. We're Just Friends

5. I'm Always in Love

6. Handshake Drugs

7. Wishful Thinking

8. How to Fight Loneliness

9. Hotel Arizona

10. Poor Places

11. Sunken Treasure

12. Blue-Eyed Soul

13. Too Far Apart

14. In a Future Age

15. Kingpin

16. Candyfloss

17. A Shot in the Arm

18. The Lonely 1

19. Dreamer in My Dreams

 

that was tough

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1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

2. Hell is Chrome

3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

4. Muzzle of Bees

5. Hummingbird

6. Ashes of American Flags

7. Heavy Metal Drummer

8. I'm The Man Who Loves You

9. Pot Kettle Black

10. Poor Places

11. Less Than You Think

12. The Late Greats

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Cool thread idea.

 

My choices surprised me a bit, but not in their bias toward YHF:

 

1. I am trying to break your heart : At least that’s what you said : Either Way

2. Kamera : Hell is Chrome : You are my face

3. Radio Cure : Kidsmoke : Impossible Germany

4. War on War : Muzzle of Bees : Sky Blue Sky

5. Jesus, Etc. : Hummingbird : Side with the seeds

6. Ashes of American flags : Handshake drugs : Shake it off

7. Heavy metal drummer : Wishful Thinking : Please be patient with me

8. I’m the man who loves you : Company in my back : Hate it here

9. Pot Kettle Black : I’m a wheel : Leave Me Like You Found Me

10. Poor Places : Theologians : Walken

11. Reservations : Less than you think : What Light

12. The late greats : On and on and on

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At Least That's What You Said

You Are My Face

Radio Cure

Muzzle Of Bees

Side With The Seeds

Shake It Off

Wishful Thinking

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Pot Kettle Black

Poor Places

What Light

The Late Greats

 

 

It was almost like what's-her-name Mama Ock picking her favorite 12 children out of 14. I'm waiting for the AM-Being There Disc 1 & 2-Summerteeth challenge!

Bring it on suckas!

 

Kristofor

 

PS Let's hope Tweedy doesn't get any ideas and make setlists like this.

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Well, this proved to be almost depressingly hard.

 

1. At Least That's What You Said

2. Kamera

3. Spiders

4. Muzzle of Bees

5. Side With The Seeds

6. Shake it Off

7. Please be Patient With Me

8. Company in my Back

9. Pot Kettle Black

10. Poor Places

11. What Light

12. The Late Greats

 

Biggest challenges were:

 

Poor Places vs Theologians

Radio Cure vs Spiders vs IG...that one made me cry

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1. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

2. You Are My Face

3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

4. War on War

5. Side With The Seeds

6. Ashes of American Flags

7. Heavy Metal Drummer

8. Hate It Here

9. Pot Kettle Black

10. Theologians

11. Reservations

12. On & On & On

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1. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

2. You Are My Face

3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

4. Muzzle of Bees

5. Jesus, Etc.

6. Handshake Drugs

7. Heavy Metal Drummer

8. I

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For the hell of it: I decided to just take my favorite 12 songs from these albums and mold a playlist (who needs rules anyway). Here's what I came up with.

 

1.) At Least That's What You Said

2.) You Are My Face

3.) Hummingbird

4.) Handshake Drugs

5.) I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

6.) War On War

7.) Jesus, etc.

8.) Ashes of American Flags

9.) Muzzle of Bees

10.) Pot Kettle Black

11.) Poor Places

12.) Reservations

 

--Mike

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1. ALTWYS

2. Kamera

3. Spiders

4. War On War

5. Jesus, ETC.

6. H. Drugs

7. HMD

8. Hate it Here

9. PKB

10. Theologians

11. Reservations

12. Late Greats

 

 

SBS would've had two if not for having to choose between Spiders and Impossible Germany. War on War and Theologians are my two favs overall on this list. Good thread idea.

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My picks:

 

1) IATTBYH

2) Hell Is Chrome

3) Radio Cure

4) War On War

5) Jesus, Etc.

6) Ashes

7) Wishful Thinking

8) Hate It Here

9) PKB

10) Poor Places

11) Reservations

12) Late Greats

 

Wow - it's too obvious what my priorities are....but then again YHF towers over the other two records imo. A much tougher choice would be a YHF/ST/BT challenge.

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