peteboiler Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I must be in the minority, but I don't like it. Not a fan. I have listened many times waiting for it to grow on me. I feel like a shitty Tweedy fan now lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linclink Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 OK "Sukierae" now replaces whatever you used to consider Wilco's most underrated album...for me that is "Wilco (The Album)", for lots of others it's either that or "A.M.". I know this isn't a Wilco album, but then at the very least it's Jeff Tweedy's most underrated/overlooked/misunderstood album ever. If anyone else has some good year end list news to share in regards to this, feel free to chime in.Because as far as I can see, this album is just not getting anywhere near the recognition it deserves in year end Critic's polls/best of year end lists. It's making some, but if at all, it's not that high on the list, & certainly nowhere near as high as it deserves to be. This was an opus & then some, a great double album that sits with the best great double albums, & along with "St. Vincent" by St. Vincent, it was one of my two, head & shoulders, favorite albums of the year.Here's the most recent disappointing showing in the year end Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll...it finished #128 with 84 points & only 10 mentions (by comparison the St. Vincent album, which finished #4, garnered 1224 points & 112 mentions)http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/Here's the writers who did vote for it as being part of their top tenJames BradleyAndrew DansbyEric DantonMark DemingJill EttingerBill HoldshipMarianne MeyerSeth MnookinMichael PollockBonnie Stiernberghttp://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2014/U3VraWVyYWV8fHxUd2VlZHk=/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino4evr Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Since I still think this album is a grower, I think more people will appreciate it over time. When you look at past "Top albums of the year" lists you'll find a lot of stuff that hasn't aged very well. We happen to be Wilco fanatics, so we obviouosly have given the album a lot more time and patience then most would. It's ok that the mass, or even the critics aren't overally excited about this release. It's not a very "exciting" record by any means. Not every album has to be a fireworks display to be enjoyed. It's a very subtle record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mus2009 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I finally just ordered a vinyl copy of the album last night. Held off as long as I could. I still really enjoy it, much more so than Wilco's previous two efforts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Too boring for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 who knew that Miranda Lambert put out such a well-regarded album? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I've seen it in the top 50 of a fair few lists. Just noticed this too from Roddy Woomble, a guy whose solo albums I've been enjoying alot over the past few years. http://www.roddywoomble.com/blog/share-my-festive-well-wishing my album of the year was ‘Sukierae’ by Tweedy. Seeing him/them at the London Palladium in November was also my concert of the year. I have been a fan of Jeff Tweedy/Wilco/Uncle Tupelo since i bought the UT album ‘Anodyne’ in 1993. Over the years his music since has evolved in such a natural and interesting way. What a man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 It's not a very "exciting" record by any means. Not every album has to be a fireworks display to be enjoyed. It's a very subtle record.I agree with this. And because it is not a very exciting record, it is at #128 in the VV poll. Are there 127 better records from this past year? Doubtful. But will it be in a lot of people's top ten? Probably not. Five waltzes in twenty songs ---> #128 on the VV poll. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I don't give a fig what the critics think of this record; nor do I see any reason to try to rank it with Wilco albums. It's a collection of many astonishingly good songs, penned and sung as an intimate paean to Jeff's wife/ Spencer's mom. The songs are even better experienced live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 The notable thing for me at this point, listening to this record, is what a consistently good and engaging double album it is. I can name other 2xlp's with songs I like more (London Calling, White Album etc), but I can't remember a double with this consistency. It all works well to me, I don't find myself wishing one of the songs was cut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chanman1128 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hey all...I haven't posted here for years. I am completely blown away by this album though and felt like I needed to yell it out to people who may understand... I think this is his best work since YHF. I said it. Unbelievable set of songs, all of them amazing...the songwriting is freaking amazing.Even though it maybe does not sound like it, it gives me the FEEL of Being There..Summerteeth...the nostalgic..poppy..folksy sounds (with some darkness in between the lines) that I have missed for so long... Anyway, I think this album is the real deal, good job Tweedy. Can't get enough of it..have not been this excited about a new album for awhile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Welcome back, chanman. I love your post and agree. Real power to this album, such understated beauty that keeps unfolding with time and repeated listens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think it's remarkable that after so many years in so many projects, Tweedy can knock out 20 songs of this quality. This album really has a spirit to it. The past couple Wilco records sounded great, but I felt they were lacking character. Now there is no excuse for the next one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Picked this up when it was released. Finally getting into it. Saw some of the live stuff and it knocked me out. Right now I'm digesting the first disc. I totally hate the first tune (Please Don't Let Me...) so I dropped it and put I'll Sing It in for the opener. Totally works, especially with the Nobody Dies album closer. On the whole album is a little under produced, but some songs are real classics. World Away, High As Hello and Low Key being some. On to the second disc! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I vote that the album and songs are ALLSOMENESS squared!!Summer Noon, High as Hello, Low Key and Nobody Dies Anymore are all in the top class of Jeff Tweedy's output. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Presumably in the best category:- http://www.nme.com/photos/keeping-it-in-the-family-20-of-the-best-and-worst-collaborations-between-musicians-and-their-kids/378998 Not an earthshattering article, but I posted it because of the errors. The Tweeds made a album, and I liked the idea of "Spencer putting collage on hold to live the indie dream". Jeff Tweed & Spencer Tweed: When Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy decided to make a solo album, he started to demo the songs with his young son Spencer on drums. As they became more involved with the music that they were creating, however, it turned into a full recording and touring project, with Spencer putting collage on hold to live the indie dream. Now that's some liberal parenting. I wonder how long it will take them to make the corrections. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 He was just cutting and gluing all sorts of cool pictures and Papa Tweed was like "Spence Tweed! Quit your arts and crafts and drum out your indie dream!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 He was just cutting and gluing all sorts of cool pictures and Papa Tweed was like "Spence Tweed! Quit your arts and crafts and drum out your indie dream!" "Collage can wait, Spence!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muzzle of Dan Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Maybe Lotti was the author of that article... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 This place needs a like button sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 It's really fascinating to revisit Sukierae after hearing Star Wars... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomhemingway11 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I think there's loads of continuity between Sukirae and Star Wars. The sound first of all struck me straight away. More and Taste The Ceiling could have been holdovers, and the personal lyrics of Where Do I Begin and Magnetized make Star Wars way more of a Jeff & co. album than a Wilco one in the same sense as The Whole Love. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'd love to see all the song titles and how then ended up where they are. I also hope for another Tweedy album at some point. So great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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