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09-24-2007, 12:16 AM
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So, my uncle gave me Sky Blue Sky and im a pretty big fan. Ive never heard them before this. Does anyone have any recommendations for other albums that are pretty good by them. Its rare to find albums these days that you can listen to front to back. |
09-24-2007, 12:34 AM
|  | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | This should probably be in recordings . . .
I'm a pretty big Wilco fan - they are a great live band.
One thing to understand is that Sky Blue Sky is a lot more straight forward than their last few releases. My favorite album of theirs is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but as I said, it is different from Sky Blue Sky. More experimental, but the foundation is still the same.
Actually, you might want to check out the live album Kicking Television. It's heavy on tracks from "A Ghost Is Born" since they were touring to support that album, but it is a great CD. |
09-24-2007, 04:31 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Southern Massachusetts | | | To understand the roots of their experimental phase (namely Ghost is Born & Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) you should dig a little deeper to their Amerciana pop and no depression phase with their two great albums "Summer Teeth" & "Being There", which is an EXCELLENT double album.
Also, dig a little more and look for some Uncle Tupelo, which was the songwriting duo of Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar, who later started the awesome "Sun Volt".
Start searching. Great music. |
09-24-2007, 04:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany | | | I'm a big fan of "Misunderstood" off "Being There", which kind of sounds like ... psychedelic alternative country?! Are there other Wilco songs that are a bit on the experimental side? |
09-24-2007, 04:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Geordie Delta, UK | | | +1 for Kicking Television. Great record.
As is Being There. |
09-24-2007, 08:45 AM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Rominee  To understand the roots of their experimental phase (namely Ghost is Born & Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) you should dig a little deeper to their Amerciana pop and no depression phase with their two great albums "Summer Teeth" & "Being There", which is an EXCELLENT double album.
Also, dig a little more and look for some Uncle Tupelo, which was the songwriting duo of Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar, who later started the awesome "Sun Volt".
Start searching. Great music. | +1. Even A.M. has some good songs on it. I like Uncle Tupelo, but I think it was dominated by Farrar rather than Tweedy. Son Volt is much more along the same lines. As for Wilco, it is important to realize that Jeff Tweedy has his roots in punk, not country. He also seems to have a myriad of influences from the Beatles to Krautrock.
For anyone who doesn't know, when Yankee Hotel Foxtrot came out that there was a huge buzz around it because their label (Reprise) refuesed to put it out and droped Wilco. The band streamed it online and it was eventually released by another label (Nonesuch) to huge critical acclaim. But what was funny is that it seemed reviewers didn't know anything about Wilco other than that they were an alt-country band. They seemed amazed at the experimental nature of the songs when there had been hints of that side of the band on Being There and quite a bit of it on Summerteeth. If anything, Sky Blue Sky is the departure record, though I love it. Quote:
Originally Posted by phxlbrmpf I'm a big fan of "Misunderstood" off "Being There", which kind of sounds like ... psychedelic alternative country?! Are there other Wilco songs that are a bit on the experimental side? | Absolutely there are. I'd recommend checking out the live CD Kicking Television. It happens to have an awesome version of Misunderstood among others. And if you dig that, check out some Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost Is Born and Summerteeth. Sky Blue Sky is very good, but outside of some of Nels Cline's solos, it isn't experimental at all.
For anyone who is already a fan, I'd recommend the DVD I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. I even love watching the opening credits. |
09-24-2007, 08:59 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Here, There, and Everywhere | | | when i got into Wilco it was in this order and i recommend it.... Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Summerteeth, A Ghost is Born, Being There, Kicking Television A+++, Sky Blue Sky, then dug into some Uncle Tupelo, my favorites though are Yankee and Summerteeth, and Stiratt is a great bass player imo!
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09-24-2007, 10:06 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Just recently got into these guys. My drummer introduced them to me. Sky Blue Sky was the first album I heard. Will go see one of the members of Wilco play with Banyan next week. Stephen Perkins and Mike Watt on drums and bass. |
09-24-2007, 10:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belgium | | My favorite is A Ghost is Born, though I really like Sky Blue Sky too, got it last week, and I've listened to it at least 2 times a day  , though IMHO Stiratt's playing is less interesting than before.
Ooh, and if there are any guitarists here, the solo on Ashes of American Flags on Kicking Television is AMAZING.
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