Make a Wilco playlist for a (prospective) newB

[Kevan]

Im putting a Wilco mix together for a friend of mine who has never gotten into them and never heard more than a song or two. Im kind of a fresh fish myself, so I need your help. I need to get this guy hooked!

 

Im sending him Ghost is Born in entirety, cause thats closest to his taste of the Wilco canon, I believe, so no songs off Ghost. Every other album, including Mermaid (I suppose? I haven't gotten into that yet), can be included. Any suggestions welcome.

 

Thanks!

[Guest Francis X. Hummel]

Just give him Being There & YHF.

[Livin' in New Orleans]

I know it's the new album and all... but Wilco (the album) is very easy to get into, in my opinion...I mean, I could see how it would be very accessible to a new listener.

[perfectecho]

My wife did this for a friend of hers a few months back before (the album) came out, who had some pretty horrible taste in music (until Lowell this year, the last 3 concerts she had been to were... Journey, eek!) and I think she did a decent job (though it would have been a bit noisier per my favorite wilco). I know she's bought 4 wilco discs since getting these, so i think making 2 cds to spread the word was worth it. And yes, I know there's some non-wilco material, but it works for the collections

 

CD1:

 

The Late Greats

Passenger Side

California Stars

I'm The Man Who Loves You

(Was I) In Your Dreams

Somebody Else's Song

Radio King

Handshake Drugs

One By One

Walken

Kamera

The Thanks I Get

A Shot In The Arm

Remember The Mountain Bed

Hate It Here

Hummingbird

The Ruling Class

Heavy Metal Drummer

Dreamer In My Dreams

 

CD 2:

 

Wilco The Song (Colbert)

Airline To Heaven

Ashes Of American Flags

Outtasite (Outta Mind)

Box Full Of Letters

Kingpin

What Light

She's A Jar

At My Window Sad And Lonely

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Can't Stand It

Forget The Flowers

Hesitating Beauty

Either Way

Pot Kettle Black

Sunken Treasure

100 Years From Now

Red-Eyed And Blue

I Got You (At The End Of The Century)

[choo-choo-charlie]

Thanks for starting this topic - I was thinkin' about it! I've yet to make a CD for a friend who's a new(er) Wilco fan, but have played a variety of stuff for him. He can't stand any of the noisy stuff...couldn't listen to Bull Black Nova, Spiders, coda to Handshake Drugs, etc. Basically a lot of the great guitar work.

 

But, he does like Hummingbird, most of YHF, not too much of the A.M. through Mermaid stuff [the pop/rock/country] and a little bit of Summerteeth. He also digs Solitaire and I'll Fight quite a bit.

[choo-choo-charlie]

I burned my older brother a Wilco mix of material from A.M., Being There and Mermaid Avenue I about six months ago. I know his tastes well and if he were to get into Wilco, this is what I'd get him with.

 

So, finally, while driving to Tulsa today for a business trip, he finally popped it in his CD player. Called me after he finished listening, saying "why the hell didn't I listen to that earlier?" "These guys are AWESOME."

 

Name-checked "Passenger Side," "Casino Queen," and "Hesitating Beauty" as favorites.