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I realize the album has not even technically been released yet...but...The new album has been on repeat for me since it leaked a little less than a month ago. Don't think it will ever be considered one of the "best" wilco albums but I just haven't really been able to put this thing down since i got a hold of it. For those of you who are not holding out till the end of june...are you still obsessed with WTA???

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I still play it but I've been listening a lot to Wilco at Toad's Place from back in Sept. 2000......The second half of the show is very The Who "Live at Leeds" sounding once the Wilco/Bragg song portion of the show is done. Jay rocks in that show. I admit when I play the new album I have a different favorite song each time. I still feel "You Never Know" is the best with "One Wing" a close second. Just wish the jam at end when they first played it live made the cut on the album.

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I've also moved on, thanks to wonderful new records by Eels and Hayden, to say nothing of the Neil Young Archives, which I still haven't given a proper listen. I don't hate the record, though, and I was very worried that I would, based on the tepid early live versions of most of the album tracks. That's saying something, I suppose!

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i still have it in my cd changer, and my old mp3 player, i've never tired of it,i'm still excited for getting the vinyl release and cd to which i'm sure both will have a clearer cleaner sound,of course the version i have now is pretty damn good!

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I think I listened to it a total of 5 times and I'm done with it for now. I'll come back to it eventually. I'll probably still listen to Bull Black Nova from time to time though.

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I will listen to it when it's in my hands. Can't believe some people have heard it so much they are tired of it... crazy! I haven't heard anything except for when Wilco did "Wilco The Song" on Colbert Report, and even that I can't remember what it sounded like... so I have no idea what the new album will sound like or if it's good. I've been avoiding reading the Wilco section of Via Chicago in fear of SPOILERS.

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I will listen to it when it's in my hands. Can't believe some people have heard it so much they are tired of it... crazy! I haven't heard anything except for when Wilco did "Wilco The Song" on Colbert Report, and even that I can't remember what it sounded like... so I have no idea what the new album will sound like or if it's good. I've been avoiding reading the Wilco section of Via Chicago in fear of SPOILERS.

Yet you ventured into this thread?

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Apparently I can't read.

And yes, I was feeling adventurous, you know how it goes. I actually couldn't believe the title of this topic, I did not realize it had been a month since the album leaked.

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I liked it a lot when I got the leak, but I vowed to listen for a week or two then not listen to it until it is realeased... But it gets tougher as each day goes by lol

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I retired it and subsequently AGIB and SBS from consistent rotation after Jay's passing in favor of YHF and Summerteeth, I plan on listening to it again soon, but I am still not quite ready to listen to Bennett-less Wilco again. I have still spun Solitiare and Bull Black Nova consistently, and I listened to My Country Has Disappeared a few nights ago. Country is a song I really feel Bennett could have made soar, it's fine the way it is, but a Poor Places-esque piano part layered in would have been wonderful. All right I don't want to start bumming everyone out... to end on a pleasant note I still smile every time I see the cover on my itunes cover flow.

 

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I retired it and subsequently AGIB and SBS from consistent rotation after Jay's passing in favor of YHF and Summerteeth, I plan on listening to it again soon, but I am still not quite ready to listen to Bennett-less Wilco again. I have still spun Solitiare and Bull Black Nova consistently, and I listened to My Country Has Disappeared a few nights ago. Country is a song I really feel Bennett could have made soar, it's fine the way it is, but a Poor Places-esque piano part layered in would have been wonderful. All right I don't want to start bumming everyone out... to end on a pleasant note I still smile every time I see the cover on my itunes cover flow.

 

--Mike

 

i've been feeling the exact same way regarding listening to Bennett-less Wilco. i've listened to a handful of tracks from W(TA) in the past couple of weeks but think its best to hold off listening to it again until 6/30. however, I'll Fight and Deeper Down will be playing regularly until then. :thumbup

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I've listened to it twice, then promptly retired it. Until I can get my hands on the uncompressed audio version that is the CD, I don't want to hear it anymore. MP3s just don't cut it as a proper listening experience for me.

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