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FatalFootstepsFatalFootsteps Posts: 46
edited December 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I was at the Neil Young show in Halifax the other night and Wilco opened for him, they were really good. I was wondering what albums to get for someone who is just getting started with this band. Any suggestions? Thanks
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  • Green Di$ea$eGreen Di$ea$e Posts: 158
    kicking television (live album I believe it was recorded at the vic in chicago)
  • pretextpretext Posts: 1,294
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    kicking television (live album I believe it was recorded at the vic in chicago)

    Good call. it's a fantastic live (double) album that covers a lot of their career. it also makes a few less accessible songs easier to digest.
    I might take the latest, Sky Blue Sky, as a first studio album. Very mature, clean album.
    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is considered the Wilco "masterpiece."
    My favorite is Summerteeth, more of a straight up pop album.
    The first two, AM and Being There, are great, but closer to Tweedy's alt-country roots going back to Uncle Tupelo.
    A Ghost Is Born is very good, but by far my least favorite.
  • florence151florence151 Posts: 597
    lralle wrote:
    Good call. it's a fantastic live (double) album that covers a lot of their career. it also makes a few less accessible songs easier to digest.
    I might take the latest, Sky Blue Sky, as a first studio album. Very mature, clean album.
    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is considered the Wilco "masterpiece."
    My favorite is Summerteeth, more of a straight up pop album.
    The first two, AM and Being There, are great, but closer to Tweedy's alt-country roots going back to Uncle Tupelo.
    A Ghost Is Born is very good, but by far my least favorite.

    Yup!

    Saw them twice In Northampton, MA and really enjoyed both shows.
    Hold On
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,341
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    kicking television (live album I believe it was recorded at the vic in chicago)
    kicking television is good, but i would go to etree and download the tanglewood show from this past august 8/12 I believe-I think that show is streaming on the wiilco website under the roadcase

    or the saturday night of the residency shows at the vic this past feb

    plenty of great live shows available for free



    records (my preference):
    yankee hotel foxtrot
    sky blue sky
    summerteeth
    a ghost is born
    being there
  • StellyStelly Posts: 170
    Fantastic band! I think thier catalog is one of the strongest going right now.

    In my order or preference:

    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
    Summer Teeth
    Being There
    A Ghost is Born
    Sky Blue Sky (by far my least fave)
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    8/26/98 - Cleveland
    10/7/00 - Detroit
    4/25/03 - Cleveland
    6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
  • The StugotsThe Stugots Posts: 306
    Listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and then watch the documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, which covers the making of the album.
  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    The Stugots wrote:
    Listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and then watch the documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, which covers the making of the album.

    Totally agree, great way to start listening to Wilco. Definitely my favorite of their albums!
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  • alpittalpitt Posts: 91
    Being There is my favorite...not near enough love for it here!
    "I'm an ideas man Michael, I think I proved that with F*ck Mountain" -GOB
  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    Definitely pick up Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It's what got me into them to begin with.

    My favorites, in order:

    YHF
    A Ghost is Born (wayyy underrated...some amazing songs on this album!)
    Sky Blue Sky
    Summerteeth
    Being There
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

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  • weekapaug19weekapaug19 Posts: 2,293
    Get_Right wrote:
    kicking television is good, but i would go to etree and download the tanglewood show from this past august 8/12 I believe-I think that show is streaming on the wiilco website under the roadcase

    or the saturday night of the residency shows at the vic this past feb

    plenty of great live shows available for free



    records (my preference):
    yankee hotel foxtrot
    sky blue sky
    summerteeth
    a ghost is born
    being there

    does anybody have the tanglewood show they could help me out with, I can't do torrents.....thanks
  • BinGnarlyBinGnarly Posts: 508
    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is up there in my top 5 favorite albums.
    Shows:
    San Diego 2003
    Grand Rapids 2004
    Grand Rapids 2006
    Detroit 2006
    Columbus 2010

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