Wilco (The Album)

MFC9289

I had heard it when they streamed it. Just went out and picked it up- it's great, one of their best.

Wait, it's only 11 songs...never mind, it sucks.

Kilgore_Trout

just ordered the vinyl... itll be nice to finally have a physical copy

gabers

I ordered the vinyl from www.wilcoworld.net and they actually send you a cd copy as well. Got it Saturday so have been listening to it many times now. Like every Wilco album, at first I like it, and then it just gets better with every listen. I will say they've made an effort to make more "radio friendly" songs than in the past. In that I don't mean top 40 type songs, but more conventional pop songs. But Wilco can do not wrong in my eyes.

mfc2006

Bull Black Nova is beyond awesome..

MFC9289

yeah bull black nova was nasty when they played it at bonnaroo...so was one wing. one of the best songs i've heard in a while.

Stu42

completely loving it the first 2 times through. even the songs im not that into seem to be screaming to me that they'll grow. Was definately hoping for tons and tons more nels though, and why oh why oh why did they take out the jam at the end of one wing? its great live, and this version gets you ready to hear the song really take off, but now i just feel empty when its done

pretext

I've actually heard "You Never Know" on the radio enough times that I've had enough of it. Still, a great song. One Wing still stops my list so far. And I got the vinyl they same day my Yield LP came in the mail. Wilco really will love you, baby.
Can't wait for my first show next month!

Kilgore_Trout

lralle wrote:

I've actually heard "You Never Know" on the radio enough times that I've had enough of it. Still, a great song. One Wing still stops my list so far. And I got the vinyl they same day my Yield LP came in the mail. Wilco really will love you, baby.
Can't wait for my first show next month!

thats why i never listen to the radio these days...

god knows VW ruined sky blue sky with their commercials

and i havent really listened to wilco enough to be either sick or super familiar with it... i like to grow into new material VERY gradually... basically as it come up on the shuffle

1STmammal2wearPants

decent album -- better than their last.

that being said -- i haven't heard anything as good from these guys as 'yankee hotel foxtrot' or 'summerteeth' was. jay bennett definitely had an influence on the band..............

tcaporale

I won't deny that it's not as great as Summerteeth or Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but it's a strong record in its own right, and a welcome addition to the Wilco catalog. I respect that Tweedy is going for more of a live sound rather than focusing on studio effects (like he did in the two before-mentioned albums). Plus, how amazing is "Bull Black Nova"? And "One Wing"?

At any rate, it's a step up from Sky Blue Sky and a better record than their debut A.M....I'd say it's about equal to A Ghost Is Born.

Zoso

tcaporale wrote:

I won't deny that it's not as great as Summerteeth or Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but it's a strong record in its own right, and a welcome addition to the Wilco catalog. I respect that Tweedy is going for more of a live sound rather than focusing on studio effects (like he did in the two before-mentioned albums). Plus, how amazing is "Bull Black Nova"? And "One Wing"?

At any rate, it's a step up from Sky Blue Sky and a better record than their debut A.M....I'd say it's about equal to A Ghost Is Born.

yeah agreed about on par with AGIB.. A really solid effort.

Get_Right

I think both SBS and ghost are better than this record.
but there are a few gems as always

perhaps my opinion will change after I hear the new suff live

intodeep

I like the album quite a bit, but it might be one of my least favorite of theirs.

Not a knock to the album but more a testamont of how good their discography is.

Zoso

Wilmington on Friday anyone else going to one of their 7 North-East shows starting Wednesday??? Cant wait this!

Get_Right

Zoso wrote:

Wilmington on Friday anyone else going to one of their 7 North-East shows starting Wednesday??? Cant wait this!

hell yeah
coney island and dutchess

should be interesting in the ball parks
wish I was hitting wolftrap, that should be REALLY good

soulsinging

It's a modest album to me, but I really enjoy it. A perfect fit for summer. I like it a hair more than Sky Blue Sky, but not quite as much as Yankee Hotel or AGIB or Being There. Summer Teeth probable ranks dead even with Sky blue Sky for me, with AM at the bottom.

I don't think that makes any sense. After a week, here's how I'd rank it:

Yankee Hotel
AGIB
Being There
Wilco
Summerteeth
Sky Blue Sky
AM

I dig the new album and it's only getting better with each new listen, but it's nothing mind-blowing.

PatricSaint III

Zoso wrote:

Wilmington on Friday anyone else going to one of their 7 North-East shows starting Wednesday??? Cant wait this!

Wilmington and Wappingers Falls baby!
We'll be there.....outside on a summer night with THE best live band in America these days...

Zoso

PatricSaint III wrote:

Zoso wrote:

Wilmington on Friday anyone else going to one of their 7 North-East shows starting Wednesday??? Cant wait this!

Wilmington and Wappingers Falls baby!
We'll be there.....outside on a summer night with THE best live band in America these days...

big call around these parts

there is a nice pitchfork review on the ABC website.... not there best effort but against the yankee, ghost & summerteeth, being there... nothing will ever beat them. bull black nova is one of their best ever tracks though.

tcaporale

soulsinging wrote:

It's a modest album to me, but I really enjoy it. A perfect fit for summer. I like it a hair more than Sky Blue Sky, but not quite as much as Yankee Hotel or AGIB or Being There. Summer Teeth probable ranks dead even with Sky blue Sky for me, with AM at the bottom.

I don't think that makes any sense. After a week, here's how I'd rank it:

Yankee Hotel
AGIB
Being There
Wilco
Summerteeth
Sky Blue Sky
AM

I dig the new album and it's only getting better with each new listen, but it's nothing mind-blowing.

Hm, I'd rank 'em like this:

Summerteeth
Being There
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
A Ghost Is Born
Wilco (The Album)
Sky Blue Sky
A.M.

intodeep

I think i would rank them like this i like them all so much it is tough:

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Being There
Sky Blue Sky
A Ghost Is Born
Summerteeth
Wilco (the album)
AM

Zoso

Wilco have such a consistent discography that it's so hard to rank them.. but here goes my list

Yankee
Summerteeth
Ghost
Being There
Wilco
Sky Blue Sky
AM

cbbjr

Saw them last night in the DC area. Great show.

I really enjoyed Deeper Down live. I have skipped it a couple times on the album, but for whatever reason it really worked for me watching them play it. Other highlight from the new album was Bull Black Nova.

A group of people near the stage wore shirts that spelled out "Wilco (The Fans)". Tweedy liked it.

Get_Right

cbbjr wrote:

Saw them last night in the DC area. Great show.

I really enjoyed Deeper Down live. I have skipped it a couple times on the album, but for whatever reason it really worked for me watching them play it. Other highlight from the new album was Bull Black Nova.

A group of people near the stage wore shirts that spelled out "Wilco (The Fans)". Tweedy liked it.

I heard it was really good except that they had to cut the encore short due to the curfew
nice place that wolf trapp

intodeep

cbbjr wrote:

Saw them last night in the DC area. Great show.

I really enjoyed Deeper Down live. I have skipped it a couple times on the album, but for whatever reason it really worked for me watching them play it. Other highlight from the new album was Bull Black Nova.

A group of people near the stage wore shirts that spelled out "Wilco (The Fans)". Tweedy liked it.

Wilco (the fans) that is awesome.

Deeper Down i like but not a lot. I'm glad it comes off well live i can't wait to hear it... maybe in 2010 they will swing into Atlanta.

I think Bull Black Nova is sonically one of the best songs they have ever made and i can't wait to hear it live.

springsteenfan

I am having a hard time getting into it. I do love solatire and I'll Fight, though.

SVRDhand13

This album is really good but one or two songs are doing nothing for me. I wish I could make it to their Brooklyn show next week.

tcaporale

SVRDhand13 wrote:

This album is really good but one or two songs are doing nothing for me.

Which ones?

cbbjr

Get_Right wrote:

I heard it was really good except that they had to cut the encore short due to the curfew
nice place that wolf trapp

Agreed. It is too bad that they had to cut a couple songs because of the curfew. I heard that Late Greats - another one of my favorites - was one of the two or three which were cut. It is always interesting when you are at a show near the curfew, as it seems like each song has more value due to the limited time remaining. This is one of the reasons why I get really mad when PJ plays Last Kiss. Not only do I not like the song, but because it is often played in the encores, I end up just staring at my watch hoping they get through it as quickly as possible. I'm sure some at the Wilco show thought the same when they started in on Spiders (although Spiders is great) with only 20 minutes or so until curfew.

Zoso

how goos were wilco last night in wilcoton, DE I was right up front second row of people! It was the third time I have seen wilco and by far the best. I thought the crowd was great and tweedy and co feed off that energy with a great set of tracks. I have to say that wilco are fast becoming the best live band in America. Misunderstood (which I requested online) into Spiders melted my face.

Conor Oberst and his band were out of this world as well and as far as I'm concerned should tour forever with wilco. I'm starting to feel that his mystic river band is much better than his bright eyes stuff.

If I had the money would be in MA for tonight show.

Zoso

Wilmington, DE, 07/10/09

Wilco (The Song)
Muzzle of Bees
Shot in the Arm
Bull Black Nova
You Are My Face
One Wing
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Handshake Drugs
Impossible Germany
Jesus Etc.
Sunny Feeling
Can't Stand It
Hate It Here
You Never Know (Jeff was tossed a few pieces of celery by a group on the right stage before this song..Nels and him each took a bite and threw the pieces into the crowd.)
Walken
I'm The Man Who Loves You
Hummingbird

1st Encore
Misunderstood> (58 Nothings by my count)
Spiders

2nd Encore
Box Full of Letters
Heavy Metal Drummer
I'm Always in Love
Hoodoo Voodoo

tcaporale

Ooh, "Box Full of Letters", nice!

I'm seeing them live in two days, I can't wait!