mpolak21 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Only got to hear the first three sides. Before my stream kicked out. Loved what I heard, Capitol City is an early fav. Lot of great layers, strong songwriting. Nels and Glenn have rarely sounded better and the keyboard sounds are incorporated brilliantly. Somewhere Jay Bennett, cig in hand, smiles approvingly. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mus2009 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Capitol City may be my favorite song of all time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wholeloveandmore Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Would someone be kind enough to send me a PM with the rip? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blindgonzo Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Wow. I didn't really have any expectations for what the new album would sound like, but I think this is pretty fantastic after the first listen. The only song that I didn't really connect with was Sunloathe. Art of Almost is an amazing opener and One Sunday Morning is kind of breathtaking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortuleo Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I read somewhere that Capitol City dates back a long time. Jeff hasn't written such a good set of pop chord changes since hummingbird, which itself was from the Bennett era. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-seven Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Black Moon sounds kinda like an updated version of Black Eye.I've been listening to Open Mind from the video of the Strombo show and wondering what it would be like with the whole band. I was imagining something fuller but now I think I like the solo version better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Very promising after first listen. But I will hold judgement until a few spins. Really liked AoA , Black Moon & One Sunday Morning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I think the worst thing about this record is that according to the shorthand notation system used here Black Moon becomes BM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ye dewy eyed few Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 ¡me parece bien! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I'm not sure if this was posted before but here's one of the dudes from Uncut's semi-review. http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/index.php?blog=6&p=1722&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Really weird that he's had the album for over a month! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 ¡me parece bien! this. this. this. the record blows my expectations outta the water edit: ps- thanks Kalle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 i love born alone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 fucking fabulous. great record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I think the record is better, to me, than SBS and W(TA). but for me, nothing will be better than the early lineup therefore Being There will ALWAYS be my favorite record. That era, if you were a fan back then and saw them in concert, was a special time, you felt you were witnessing a band being on the cusp of accomplishing something great. it was a truly special time!! edit: HAHA, perhaps i am living in the past.... Couldn't disagree more. I've been with them since the beginning, have seen all the incarnations. To my ears, Nothing beats this current lineup as a live band. Not even close. But I still love Being There! On my second listen, and all I will say is I am a very happy Wilco fan today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Just started listening, couldn't bring myself to skip I Might even though I was in a hurry to hear the other stuff. I wanted to hear it in the context of the entire album (or should I say the Whole album). I really enjoyed catching up on all the previous posts and hearing peoples thoughts. I have to say this album is just an immediate grabber, sounds so good. Wish it came out in May so I would have the whole summer to be driving aroung and listnening to it. Whoa, Black Moon just started... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 is Art of Almost as good an opener as IATTBYH ?it's right up there, for me, with IATTBYH and ALTWYS. can't decide which order though. either way (ha)...awesome track; great opener. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muzzle of Dan Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't even know where to begin... There is just so much happening on this record. I have officially pre-ordered my vinyl copy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 hey look! i'm posting listening and enjoying all at the same time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 This is actually feeling stronger after a second listen. The highs aren't really overshadowing the middles and the lows are staggered around enough that they don't seem to drag the listening experience down. The only BAD songs here are "Open Mind" and "Standing O," which aren't awful so much as they are unfathomably plodding, predictable and dull. "Open Mind" especially feels like something Tweedy wrote on the can one day ("Okay, so I'll come up with some lyrics that literally anybody could have written and I'll play my favourite chords in the usual sequence...") and tossed onto the album because it sounds pleasant enough to jumble up the flow a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazel Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 on my 3rd listen,..'one sunday morning' is my favorite..these songs are gonna be amazing live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 "Open Mind" especially feels like something Tweedy wrote on the can one day ("Okay, so I'll come up with some lyrics that literally anybody could have written and I'll play my favourite chords in the usual sequence...") and tossed onto the album because it sounds pleasant enough to jumble up the flow a bit.But hey, it's in 6/8! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazel Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 This is actually feeling stronger after a second listen. The highs aren't really overshadowing the middles and the lows are staggered around enough that they don't seem to drag the listening experience down. The only BAD songs here are "Open Mind" and "Standing O," which aren't awful so much as they are unfathomably plodding, predictable and dull. "Open Mind" especially feels like something Tweedy wrote on the can one day ("Okay, so I'll come up with some lyrics that literally anybody could have written and I'll play my favourite chords in the usual sequence...") and tossed onto the album because it sounds pleasant enough to jumble up the flow a bit. i love open mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Somebody has to, I guess! It's just hard for me to not skip it when I know that an acoustic song as strong as "Rising Red Lung" is waiting for me a few songs ahead in the tracklisting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Glenn's drum beat on AoA is sick. It's so good there's no way it can be legal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Black Moon makes me feel like Im using drugs again That song is FUCKING GREAT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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