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I really enjoy transition albums. This one is just so special, being the bridge between the alt-country, rootsy sounds of AM/BT (and yes, BT had some flourishes of more complex sounds) -- and the complete metamorphosis in sound achieved during the YHF/AGIB era. It's really no wonder that it was forgotten during its time, but like I said before, it has held up incredibly well. A masterpiece.

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I really enjoy transition albums. This one is just so special, being the bridge between the alt-country, rootsy sounds of AM/BT (and yes, BT had some flourishes of more complex sounds) -- and the complete metamorphosis in sound achieved during the YHF/AGIB era. It's really no wonder that it was forgotten during its time, but like I said before, it has held up incredibly well. A masterpiece.

Well said. I remember being underwhelmed the first few times I listened to it - I was wanting more of the Being There rockers at the time. Then I got overwhelmed listening to it, in a good way. Via Chicago was the first to stand out, then She's A Jar, Pieholden Suite, I'm Always in Love.....

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Ah, Summerteeth. The one where I fell deep into the Wilco well. All the studio tomfoolery intrigued me (birds chirping! opera samples!) but the lyrics are what cemented it. Sleepy kissers, fragile family trees, cups cracked and hooked. Sigh.

 

same here, and i happen to be listening to it right now. mermaid avenue got me interested for the woody guthrie content, but Summerteeth was the first full wilco album that got me hooked. and they played When you wake up feeling old when i requested it which was a rarity in 2010!

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same here, and i happen to be listening to it right now. mermaid avenue got me interested for the woody guthrie content, but Summerteeth was the first full wilco album that got me hooked. and they played When you wake up feeling old when i requested it which was a rarity in 2010!

Not really on topic, but Jeff mentioned that he was sounding "a bit froggy" either in Louisville or last night in Atlanta because he was battling a "warm weather cold" (plus nearly three weeks of shows) and I was thinking someone should cut that audio snippet for you...

 

Beyond my technical skills, but surely somebody can do it when the recording surfaces.

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Not really on topic, but Jeff mentioned that he was sounding "a bit froggy" either in Louisville or last night in Atlanta because he was battling a "warm weather cold" (plus nearly three weeks of shows) and I was thinking someone should cut that audio snippet for you...

 

Beyond my technical skills, but surely somebody can do it when the recording surfaces.

 

gee, he's still talking about me on stage :lol  love to hear that comment!

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Summerteeth is my favorite Wilco album and I think their best. It felt really magical at the time and I still get enjoyment from it.

 

Just a few months before,  R.E.M.'s "Up" and Mercury Rev's "Deserter's Songs" were released. The Flaming Lips' "The Soft Bulletin" arrived 3 months after Summerteeth.

 

I can't think of a better run of cd releases. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've listened to one of those 4 cd's. 

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Summerteeth is my favorite Wilco album and I think their best. It felt really magical at the time and I still get enjoyment from it.

 

Just a few months before,  R.E.M.'s "Up" and Mercury Rev's "Deserter's Songs" were released. The Flaming Lips' "The Soft Bulletin" arrived 3 months after Summerteeth.

 

I can't think of a better run of cd releases. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've listened to one of those 4 cd's. 

 

The first time I saw Wilco was when they opened for REM during their Up tour, down in St. Louis.

 

Summerteeth is still my favorite. I was able to catch some Tweedy solo shows at Lounge Ax where he played some Summerteeth tunes prior to its record release -- I was amazed to hear the studio versions when the record came out.

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