Dondante Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 holy fuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williamblanda Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 What about them? I liked their cat video... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Radio Cure Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Wow! I need to hear it more, but upon first listen I really am into this album. "snot-nosed obnoxious pop" at it's best. I enjoyed every track. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Upon first listen I'll take a stab and say One Sunday Morning is easily the best closer on any of their records. Also there is a huge Nick Drake influence over a lot of the songs I think, especially Rising Red Lung and OSM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 The piano colors on One Sunday Morning remind me of Leroy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Radio Cure Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Upon first listen I'll take a stab and say One Sunday Morning is easily the best closer on any of their records. Also there is a huge Nick Drake influence over a lot of the songs I think, especially Rising Red Lung and OSM. you're definitely right about Nick Drake. I feel like he's been a big influence on a lot of songs in the past (Muzzle of Bees, etc.), but his influence is especially apparent on this record...in a good way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Jane Smiley's Boyfriend should be happy with that song, a spectacular song, perfect way to end an amazing record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I wasn't going to listen! But I caved. Really loving it! Half-way in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Black Moon sounds like a song Iron & Wine would do. wow, really great. was thinking a mellow DBT song myself. very strong record, excellent recording quality. "capitol city" is the weakest track so far but it's not offensive by any stretch.  let's hear some more Nels wigouts, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 First four songs are ace! I'm really happy that it doesn't feel phoned-in like the last couple records. Also, is it just me or is Dawned On Me gonna get them sued? I still haven't figured out what it sounds exactly like, but it's definitely giving me a Fight Test/Cat Stevens vibe. Powerfully so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willywoody Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, I actually was thinking I wasn't going to be buying this lp. Boy, I was wrong. The single is even growing on me. Gotta go preorder now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jtn191 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 "Capitol City" reminds me of "When I'm 64". First Beatles song I really got into My favorites are Art of Almost, Sun Loathe, Open Mind, Born Alone, Red Rising LungThe drum sounds in Almost are ridiculous Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011  was thinking a mellow DBT song myself. very strong record, excellent recording quality. "capitol city" is the weakest track so far but it's not offensive by any stretch.  let's hear some more Nels wigouts, though.First few notes of Black Moon are basically Sounds Better In The Song Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dondante Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 can't figure out why people aren't digging capitol city. i love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazel Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 one sunday morning has brought tears to my eyes and i don't even know the lyrics yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 They did it! Ladies and gentlemen it is a fantastic day to be a Wilco fan. Here is my reaction, as hyperbolic and premature as it may be: The Whole Love is the best record these guys have made in 6-7 years. Every song stands up, they all transcend their respective genres, they all go beyond the other Wilco albums you could compare them to. More than anything this LP is incredible because it creates its own world the way BT, AGIB, YHF and ST did, the way SBS partially did, and the way W(TA) failed to. The acoustic based songs don't sound like a Tweedy solo track with overdubs added later. They sound like perfect jigsaw puzzle arrangements written with a top shelf six piece band taking complete ownership of every second. The high energy songs don't sound like "easy rockers" put in "for fun", but substantial additions to an already formidable catalog. I enjoyed the last record as a new album from one of my favorite bands that fell between serviceable and great at various moments. I've already fallen in love with the Whole Love as an incredible record. No qualifiers needed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williamblanda Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 can't figure out why people aren't digging capitol city. i love it.I dig it, it's just an... interesting song for Wilco. My sister really likes it, enough to tell me about it on the telephone "Got me on the first line!". We're a Wilco family... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dondante Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 They did it! Ladies and gentlemen it is a fantastic day to be a Wilco fan. Here is my reaction, as hyperbolic and premature as it may be: The Whole Love is the best record these guys have made in 6-7 years. Every song stands up, they all transcend their respective genres, they all go beyond the other Wilco albums you could compare them to. More than anything this LP is incredible because it creates its own world the way BT, AGIB, YHF and ST did, the way SBS partially did, and the way W(TA) failed to. The acoustic based songs don't sound like a Tweedy solo track with overdubs added later. They sound like perfect jigsaw puzzle arrangements written with a top shelf six piece band taking complete ownership of every second. The high energy songs don't sound like "easy rockers" put in "for fun", but substantial additions to an already formidable catalog. I enjoyed the last record as a new album from one of my favorite bands that fell between serviceable and great at various moments. I've already fallen in love with the Whole Love as an incredible record. No qualifiers needed.wonderful review, and it sums up my feelings perfectly. has wilco just recorded their best album? maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Let's be reasonable and not declare an hour-old album Wilco's best, or even their best in 7 years. It's very good. But that's as much as I can say after one listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Art Of Almost = Holy Sheeeeeeet! I haven't been that excited since ..... I Might definitely sounds like a different mix. Sunloathe is very nice. Definitely very Beatles, Beach Boys and late 90s/early 00s R.E.M (Parakeet, At My Most Beautiful etc). Dawned On Me sounds so good. There really is so much going on in each song. Love the backing vocals and phrasing a la Madonna's Like A Virgin. LOL Black Moon is quite gorgeous. Really enjoy the orchestral arrangement that comes in late. Born Alone sounds great. Love the outro. Great lyrics. Open Mind is another beauty. Love the musical arrangements. Interesting how this turned out after playing the "Strombo" version for awhile. Capitol City is a fave of mine. I loved the surprise of where the song was going. Like was said very Broken Arrow. Standing O - Is it just me or is anyone else reminded of Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. I hear elements of it throughout the song, but mostly in the intro. Otherwise very 80s New Wave. Bit Elvis Costello. Excellent keys. Nice handclaps. A bit better here than at Solid Sound. Rising Red Lung is nice, but I need to listen to it once more to really remember it. It's lost in my memory amongst the slower tracks on here. Maybe it's due to not having the title sung in the song. Maybe it was, but I never heard it. Whole Love is fucking sweet. Love the Prince falsetto. "I won't ever fuck it up!" is awesome in falsetto. Once again nice arrangement going on here. One Sunday Morning obviously has a lot going on in it. Lots of instruments bleeding in and out. Love Jeff's low voice on it. Edit: Just finished it and that didn't feel like 12 minutes. Going to need a lot of listens to really absorb everything on this one and in the "whole" album.  The only thing that leaves me sad is that we might not get PMs of it. I really want to drive around and listen to this. Maybe it already is?Big smile on my face the whole way through. Amazing!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Let's be reasonableWhy start now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 First few notes of Black Moon are basically Sounds Better In The Song   thanks for solving that internal mental block!  "Whole Love" sounds a bit like Nick Lowe's "And So It Goes"...wonder if that was intentional or not... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Certainly not in terms of backstory or anything but in terms of sounds, songs, and overall feel it's a lot like Abbey Road to me. Sort of in the same way that AGIB has been compared to the White Album a lot in terms of sounds etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dondante Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Let's be reasonable and not declare an hour-old album Wilco's best, or even their best in 7 years. It's very good. But that's as much as I can say after one listen. BORING! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Let's be reasonable and not declare an hour-old album Wilco's best, or even their best in 7 years. It's very good. But that's as much as I can say after one listen. I admit that ecstatic was more my M.O. on that than reasonable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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