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It had been hard for me to come to terms with the fact that Wilco is simply a band on the creattive decline.

 

Sky Blue Sky and (The Album) are indicative of the creative demise that we've all witnessed in many other bands in the past.

 

ie. The Replacements, The Grateful Dead, the Stones, and My Morning Jacket just to name a few.

 

While they still play great live, I find myself less pysched to see them live since the setlists are dominated by the newest lame material.

 

Is anybody else depressed by Wilco(The Decline) ?

 

Is a bounce back possible? I am doubtful unless Tweedy starts smoking weed again.

That you, Jay?

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It had been hard for me to come to terms with the fact that Wilco is simply a band on the creattive decline.

 

Sky Blue Sky and (The Album) are indicative of the creative demise that we've all witnessed in many other bands in the past.

 

ie. The Replacements, The Grateful Dead, the Stones, and My Morning Jacket just to name a few.

 

While they still play great live, I find myself less pysched to see them live since the setlists are dominated by the newest lame material.

 

Is anybody else depressed by Wilco(The Decline) ?

 

Is a bounce back possible? I am doubtful unless Tweedy starts smoking weed again.

 

 

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Saying Wilco is on the decline is typical hyper-criticism of musical art. Wilco has 7 albums and probably 5 albums worth of B-sides, singles, Woody Guthrie material, etc. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born are two of the best rock albums of the past 20 years, no question. Sky Blue Sky and the Album are excellent rock records, though they may not be as groundbreaking creatively. But so what? I offer a comparison.

 

Neil Young has something like 30 albums. Probably 20 of them I wouldn't listen to for 15 minutes. Much of his music is atrocious. But on the other hand he is one of the great folk songwriters and performers of the 20th century. He is an artist, a whole artist. He's written amazing songs and terrible ones and hundreds in the middle. So give Wilco a little wiggle room. Just because you don't love every alum doesn't mean the band is on the decline. They'll keep creating and playing amazing shows. Take a second look when you criticize Tweedy's later songwriting. I'm thinking of You Are My Face, Please Be Patient With Me, Country Disappeared, Solitaire; these songs would stand out YHF, Ghost, or any of the previous albums.

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Saying Wilco is on the decline is typical hyper-criticism of musical art. Wilco has 7 albums and probably 5 albums worth of B-sides, singles, Woody Guthrie material, etc. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born are two of the best rock albums of the past 20 years, no question. Sky Blue Sky and the Album are excellent rock records, though they may not be as groundbreaking creatively. But so what? I offer a comparison.

 

Neil Young has something like 30 albums. Probably 20 of them I wouldn't listen to for 15 minutes. Much of his music is atrocious. But on the other hand he is one of the great folk songwriters and performers of the 20th century. He is an artist, a whole artist. He's written amazing songs and terrible ones and hundreds in the middle. So give Wilco a little wiggle room. Just because you don't love every alum doesn't mean the band is on the decline. They'll keep creating and playing amazing shows. Take a second look when you criticize Tweedy's later songwriting. I'm thinking of You Are My Face, Please Be Patient With Me, Country Disappeared, Solitaire; these songs would stand out YHF, Ghost, or any of the previous albums.

 

Couldn't agree more with this sentiment...

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Saying Wilco is on the decline is typical hyper-criticism of musical art. Wilco has 7 albums and probably 5 albums worth of B-sides, singles, Woody Guthrie material, etc. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born are two of the best rock albums of the past 20 years, no question. Sky Blue Sky and the Album are excellent rock records, though they may not be as groundbreaking creatively. But so what? I offer a comparison.

 

Neil Young has something like 30 albums. Probably 20 of them I wouldn't listen to for 15 minutes. Much of his music is atrocious. But on the other hand he is one of the great folk songwriters and performers of the 20th century. He is an artist, a whole artist. He's written amazing songs and terrible ones and hundreds in the middle. So give Wilco a little wiggle room. Just because you don't love every alum doesn't mean the band is on the decline. They'll keep creating and playing amazing shows. Take a second look when you criticize Tweedy's later songwriting. I'm thinking of You Are My Face, Please Be Patient With Me, Country Disappeared, Solitaire; these songs would stand out YHF, Ghost, or any of the previous albums.

 

I started this topic and I have to say that is an excellent point.

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