rwilson580 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 All this talk about the best album opener and closer over the last couple weeks has made me think about the next logical step. The ultimate Wilco album, songs 1-n. Best opener…best second song…best third, etc. It’s a sad endeavor for people with way too much Wilco time and energy on their hands. I know there are a few of you out there. Here’s my personal list:IATTBYH (Runner-ups: ALTWYS, Misunderstood)She’s a Jar (Runner-ups: Far Far Away, You Are My Face)Impossible Germany (Runner-ups: Spiders, Shot in the Arm)Muzzle of Bees (Runner-ups: Outtasite (Outta Mind) , Bull Black Nova)Jesus, Etc. (Runner-ups: Side With the Seeds, Hummingbird)Ashes of American Flags (Runner-ups: Handshake Drugs, Born Alone)Pieholden Suite (Runner-ups: Wishful Thinking, Country Disappeared)Company in My Back (Runner-ups: ITMWLY, What’s the World Got in Store)Via Chicago (Runner-ups: Pot Kettle Black, Hotel Arizona)Poor Places (Runner-ups: Theologians, Rising Red Lung)Sunken Treasure (Runner-ups: Dash 7, Whole Love)One Sunday Morning (Runner-ups: On and On and On, When You Wake Up Feeling Old)Why do I finally feel like I've hit rock bottom? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Something makes me think we've done this before (not that I mind revisiting it). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a-me-with-a-you Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 01. Sunken Treasure02. She's a Jar03. Radio Cure04. Muzzle of Bees05. Black Moon06. Ashes of American Flags07. Pieholden Suite08. Capitol City09. I'm a Wheel10. Theologians11. Reservations12. One Sunday Morning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAK2112 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart2. Casino Queen3. Spiders4. Bull Black Nova5. Side with the Seeds6. Ashes of American Flags7. I Got You (at the end of the century)8. Capitol City9. Pot Kettle Black10. Walken11. Reservations12. One Sunday Morning13. Summerteeth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theremin Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'm bored 1. At Least That's What You Said (IATTBYH, Art of Almost)2. Far, Far Away (She's a Jar)3. Impossible Germany (Radio Cure)4. Muzzle of Bees (Bull Black Nova)5. Jesus, Etc. (Black Moon)6. Ashes of American Flags (Handshake Drugs)7. I Got You (Country Disappeared)8. How to Fight Loneliness (What's the World got in Store)9. Pot Kettle Black (Via Chicago)10. Poor Places (ELT)11. Sunken Treasure (Reservations)12. One Sunday Morning (On & On & On) 7 seems to be the throwaway spot on most albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DiamondClaw Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart2. Casino Queen3. Spiders4. Bull Black Nova5. Side with the Seeds6. Ashes of American Flags7. I Got You (at the end of the century)8. Capitol City9. Pot Kettle Black10. Walken11. Reservations12. One Sunday Morning13. Summerteeth I played this playlist while I was working today (with one substitution- "Say You Miss Me" for "Walken"), and I have to say it is awesome! What a great mix of Wilco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 1.Hell Is Chrome (hummingbird, the late greats)2.I Might (Open Mind, Standing O)3.One Wing (Bull Black Nova, You & I)4.Impossible Germany (What Light, Walken)5.Airline To Heaven (Secret Of The Sea, Remember The Mountainbed)6.Pot Kettle Black (Kamera, Poor Places)7.What's The World Got In Store (Someone Else's Song, Say You Miss Me)8.Candyfloss (alternate Shot In The Arm, Summerteeth)9.Too Far Apart (Dash 7, Box Full of Letters)10.Walt Whitman's Niece (Another Man's Done Gone, Way Over Yonder) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rwilson580 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Definitely have multiple games going here. I guess that's what happens when the OP is so freaking inarticulate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeShakey Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I think Jim's playing his own game (nothing wrong with that). My list, with the other songs I considered listed in descending order of preference - 1. At Least That's What You Said (Art of Almost, Wilco (The Song), IATTBYH)2. I MIght (Casino Queen, Kamera)3. Spiders (Impossible Germany, A Shot in the Arm, One Wing, Monday)4. Bull Black Nova (Muzzle of Bees)5. Jesus etc (Hummingbird)6. Handshake Drugs (Born Alone)7. Heavy Metal Drummer (Wishful Thinking)8. How to Fight Loneliness (ITMWLY)9. I'm a Wheel (Pot Kettle Black, Standing O)10. Walken (Theologians, ELT, Passenger Side)11. Whole Love (What Light)12. One Sunday Morning (Late Greats) 1, 3, 6, 9, 11 and 12 were line calls and would probably be different on a different day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Disc One 1) I am trying to break your heart (6:57) 2) I Might (4:02) 3) Outtasite (Outta Mind) (2:34) 4) One Wing (3:42) 5) Impossible Germany (5:57) 6) Secrets of the Sea (2:42) 7) Box Full of Letters (3:05) 8) Muzzle of Bees (4:56) 9) California Stars (4:57) 10) Hotel Arizona (3:37) 11) Cars Can't Escape (3:00) 12) Pot Kettle Black (4:00) 13) One Sunday Morning (12:04) Disc Two 1) Art of Almost (7:17) 2) Shot in the Arm (4:19) 3) A Magazine Called Sunset (2:39) 4) Jesus etc (3:50) 5) Ashes of American Flags (4:43) 6) Country Disapeered (4:02) 7) Hummingbird (3:11) 8) Pieholden Suite (3:26) 9) Via Chicago (5:33) 10) Theologians (3:36) 11) Remember the Mountain Bed (6:26) 12) Poor Places (5:15) 13) Reservations (7:22) 14) Another Man Done Gone (1:34) The first single off the album will be 'Outtaside (outtamind).' There will be two 'b-sides': Minsunderstood (6:54) and Someday Soon (2:33) Hope that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 1.Hell Is Chrome (hummingbird, the late greats)2.I Might (Open Mind, Standing O)3.One Wing (Bull Black Nova, You & I)4.Impossible Germany (What Light, Walken)5.Airline To Heaven (Secret Of The Sea, Remember The Mountainbed)6.Pot Kettle Black (Kamera, Poor Places)7.What's The World Got In Store (Someone Else's Song, Say You Miss Me)8.Candyfloss (alternate Shot In The Arm, Summerteeth)9.Too Far Apart (Dash 7, Box Full of Letters)10.Walt Whitman's Niece (Another Man's Done Gone, Way Over Yonder) This made my head explode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I thought we had done this before (of course, it was before The Whole Love): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I Loathe the Sun... Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 1. IATTBYH (I Must Be High, Can't Stand It)2. She's a Jar (Hell Is Chrome, Far Far Away)3. A Shot in the Arm (Impossible Germany, Radio Cure)4. Outtasite (Outtamind) (Bull Black Nova, Sky Blue Sky)5. I'm Always in Love (Forget the Flowers, Hummingbird, Jesus, etc.)6. Handshake Drugs (Ashes of American Flags, Red-Eyed and Blue)7. Please Be Patient With Me (Heavy Metal Drummer, Wishful Thinking)8. Company in my Back (How to Fight Loneliness)9. Via Chicago (I'm A Wheel, Pot Kettle Black)10. Rising Red Lung (Passenger Side, Poor Places)11. Sunken Treasure (Whole Love, Reservations)12. The Late Greats (One Sunday Morning, When You Wake Up Feeling Old) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rwilson580 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 I thought we had done this before (of course, it was before The Whole Love): Jeesh, that wasn't very long ago. And I have no recollection of it at all. I must have been on Wilco hiatus for a while last spring. Sorry, Yaz Rock...did not mean to ignore your earlier thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Here's my old list, with some changes: 1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart2. Hell is Chrome3. Radio Cure4. Muzzle of Bees5. I'm Always in Love6. Handshake Drugs7. I Got You (At the End of the Century)8. How to Fight Loneliness9. Hotel Arizona10. Poor Places11. Reservations12. One Sunday Morning13. Too Far Apart14. In a Future Age15. Candyfloss My honorable mentions in the tough slots: 1 - Misunderstood, Sunken Treasure (two of my all-time favorites beaten by my number one Wilco song), At Least That's What You Said3 - Spiders, A Shot in the Arm, Impossible Germany, Box full of Letters5 - Side With the Seeds; Jesus, Etc.8 - I'm the Man Who Loves You, Company in My Back9 - Pot Kettle Black, Via Chicago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yaz Rock Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Haha, no problem. Not the first and won't be the last time any topic gets double-posted. I don't have enough time and energy to have actually made that compilation on CD yet, but maybe now I'll be motivated to! Oh, man, now with The Whole Love, I might have to bump Handshake Drugs off my list for Born Alone. Helluva tough choice. And likely substitute One Sunday Morning for The Late Greats as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airtaco Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 1. Art of Almost (ALTWYS)2. I Might (Kamera)3. Spiders (One Wing)4. Outtasite Outta mind (Bull Black Nova) (Dawned on Me)5. Jesus, ETC. (Always In Love)6. Handshake Drugs (Born Alone)7. Pieholden Suite (I Got You)8. What's The World Got In Store (Solitaire)9. Hotel Arizona (Pot Kettle Black)10. Theologians (Poor Places) (Say You Miss Me)11. Reservations (Everlasting everything)12. One Sunday Morning (Late Greats) My totals:AM: 0BT: 3, 2 runner upsST: 1, 1 runner upYHF: 2, 3 runner upsAGIB: 3, 2 Runner upsSBS: 0WTA: 0, 4 Runner upsTWL 3, 2 Runner up Slot #6 was the weakest group overall. That is all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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