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I'm feeling good about this one - it's the first time I've felt genuinely excited about a Wilco release since Sky Blue Sky (Star Wars doesn't count since it was a spontaneous drop.) I've had "If I Ever Was A Child" stuck in my head for a few days, I can't recall the last time that happened with a Wilco pre-album single/leaked track...maybe when I heard "You Are My Face" in early 2007 possibly.

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I'm feeling good about this one - it's the first time I've felt genuinely excited about a Wilco release since Sky Blue Sky (Star Wars doesn't count since it was a spontaneous drop.) I've had "If I Ever Was A Child" stuck in my head for a few days, I can't recall the last time that happened with a Wilco pre-album single/leaked track...maybe when I heard "You Are My Face" in early 2007 possibly.

 

I'm trying to contain my enthusiasm out of fear it won't live up to any hype. I'm sure I won't hate it, but I don't often return to the well to listen to anything after "A Ghost Is Born." That way any surprise will be of the pleasant variety. Still I pre-ordered it the day it became available and will anxiously await its release.

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I'm trying to contain my enthusiasm out of fear it won't live up to any hype. I'm sure I won't hate it, but I don't often return to the well to listen to anything after "A Ghost Is Born." That way any surprise will be of the pleasant variety. Still I pre-ordered it the day it became available and will anxiously await its release.

 

A similar case for me. I loved (and still love Sky Blue Sky) but it was a case of diminishing returns for WTA and The Whole Love. I've since come to enjoy WTA as a slight, yet enjoyable affair, however with The Whole Love (my thoughts on this album are fairly well known on this forum) it's still a case of a few highlights scattered among material I find frustratingly difficult to engage with emotionally. As for Star Wars, I think it's Wilco's best record since Sky Blue Sky and I still get a great deal of playability out of it. My white vinyl's become pretty much a staple of late Sunday mornings. 

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Yeah the fact that Star Wars was easily the best Wilco album since A Ghost Is Born only makes the excitement for Schmilco worse. I was definitely not this excited for The Whole Love or Wilco The Album.

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