Where to start with Wilco?

Brisk.

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Where do i start with Wilco?

fotd

The Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album then Sky Blue Sky then Wilco (the album). Anything prior to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot sounds much different and I found more difficult to get into. these are my three favorite albums of theirs in that order.

mfc2006

yankee hotel foxtrot. that's where i'd start. either that or Summerteeth.

Brisk.

just listened to yankee hotel foxtrot. Interesting stuff, will need to give it a few more listens i think!

aspoonfulweighsaton

Summerteeth is their most accessible album as far as first listens go. I think it's harder to understand the brilliance of YHF without first hearing the albums before it.

There is nothing wrong with starting at the beginning and hearing them develop and change their sound along the way.

UKDave

Don't have much Wilco myself yet but the new one is very good indeed...

Zoso

ANY album is great but I would purchase YHF and the new album at once. Than work your way backwards from Wilco (The Album) way back to Mermaid Avenue and A.M.

dieguito96

I'll throw in my pitch for Being There, and then Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Both are a joy to listen to... it just depends on your mood. Being There is arguably their most fun and pop-oriented record... and underrated in my humble opinion.

Lifted

dieguito96 wrote:

I'll throw in my pitch for Being There, and then Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Both are a joy to listen to... it just depends on your mood. Being There is arguably their most fun and pop-oriented record... and underrated in my humble opinion.

being there is a masterpiece, not that the three they released after it weren't as well, but i think that album is really their crowning achievement. the album is rock n roll, that's what all the songs are about. it's for the fans, it's perfect. it's definitely underrated by casual listeners, but i think it's a favorite among the wilco faithful. (kinda like no code) best double album since blonde on blonde if you ask me. misunderstood is one of the greatest songs ever written.

let the song protest

dieguito96 wrote:

I'll throw in my pitch for Being There, and then Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Both are a joy to listen to... it just depends on your mood. Being There is arguably their most fun and pop-oriented record... and underrated in my humble opinion.

I second this - Being There is a great place to begin. Their first album is okay, but Being There was a major step up for the sophomore album. I like all their albums, but my favorites are Being There and Yankee, I suppose. Summerteeth and the new one are both really good also.

dieguito96

Tiki Barber wrote:

being there is a masterpiece, not that the three they released after it weren't as well, but i think that album is really their crowning achievement. the album is rock n roll, that's what all the songs are about. it's for the fans, it's perfect. it's definitely underrated by casual listeners, but i think it's a favorite among the wilco faithful. (kinda like no code) best double album since blonde on blonde if you ask me. misunderstood is one of the greatest songs ever written.

Well said Tiki!

intodeep

I think a good intro to the band would be their live album Kicking Television. You would not have any music from their last two albums Sky Blue Sky or Wilco (the album), but it would give you a good overview of their earlier works.

Then you can look to see what albums each songs are from and see if you gravitate towards the earlier alt county ish work of am/being there, the pop brillance of summerteeth, the incrediable awesomeness of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, or the great song writing of a ghost is born.

that said if you are hell bent on a album get yankee hotel foxtrot it is their best, but don't give up on it. I listened to it a few times and wondered what all the fuss was about. I then put the album down for several months. Then i tried it again and the light bulb clicked.

Zoso

maybe this will help at first:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0isn2KiNd7s - this was on CBS this weekend.

Brisk.

I've listened to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Kicking Television and Sky Blue Sky. Im struggling to understand them tbh. There were a cool Neil Young type heavy songs on Kicking Television which were really cool. I watched that video too, will check out Being There later.

goldrush

Get 'Summerteeth' now! You owe it to yourself! It's one of those rare albums that is absolutely perfect as it is. 'Wilco (the album)' is also very very good.

keeponrockin

'Ashes of American Flags' the DVD comes with a download of all the audio. It kicks ass!

Zoso

and it came with a bootleg copy of their DC show in 2008. Awesome show by the way.

Brisk.

The jam at the end of 'At Least That's What You Said' on Kicking Television is immense! Wish there was more!!

*EDIT*

The same with 'Muzzle Of Bees'.

comebackgirl

Brisk. wrote:

The jam at the end of 'At Least That's What You Said' on Kicking Television is immense! Wish there was more!!

*EDIT*

The same with 'Muzzle Of Bees'.

also look up bull black nova from their latest record and well I guess you have heard spiders already.

intodeep

Brisk. wrote:

I've listened to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Kicking Television and Sky Blue Sky. Im struggling to understand them tbh. There were a cool Neil Young type heavy songs on Kicking Television which were really cool. I watched that video too, will check out Being There later.

I find that they are a band that doesn't grab you immediatly. I really like their lyrics. Give them time i'm sure they will grow with you.

As someone else said that Ashes of American flag DVD is pretty damn good and you would get a taste of their live show which like Pearl Jam is where they really shine. Perhaps you coudl rent it from somewhere?