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Wilco
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:16 pm
I have heard this band mentioned many times on this board but I have never listened to any of their stuff. What is a good album to listen to as a starter? Who are they similar to? Thanks.
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Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:22 pm to CBandits82
Start with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:25 pm to JombieZombie
quote:And then go to A Ghost is Born
Start with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
Everything before those two is also pretty good
Everything after Sky Blue Sky is not all that great
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:29 pm to CBandits82
quote:
Who are they similar to?
Uncle Tupelo
Son Volt
The Silos
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:39 pm to CBandits82
AM is great.
Yankee Foxtrot i dont care.for....nor anything else of theirs.
Yankee Foxtrot i dont care.for....nor anything else of theirs.
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:39 pm to danman6336
quote:
Everything after Sky Blue Sky is not all that great
I agree with this. Poor me, Sky Blue Sky was the first album I bought.
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:39 pm to CBandits82
Start at 'Sky Blue Sky'
Top 10 album for me. great, great stuff.
Top 10 album for me. great, great stuff.
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:48 pm to K9
Awesome. I'll start with sky blue sky and then I'll dive into Yankee. 
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Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:50 pm to CBandits82
summerteeth
Posted on 4/15/13 at 10:11 pm to CBandits82
The mermaid sessions are great as well, with billy bragg doing woody guthrie songs. I like all wilco though.
Posted on 4/15/13 at 10:12 pm to CBandits82
YHF.
probably my third favorite album of the 00s.
probably my third favorite album of the 00s.
Posted on 4/15/13 at 11:36 pm to CBandits82
It really depends on if you're coming from a folk, country POV or an indie rock POV.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 12:02 am to CBandits82
quote:
I have heard this band mentioned many times on this board but I have never listened to any of their stuff. What is a good album to listen to as a starter? Who are they similar to? Thanks.
YHF is a classic, imo. Listen to that.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 12:45 am to CBandits82
Being There, YHF, and A ghost is born are three incredible albums. The others are awesome too.
One of my favorite bands.
One of my favorite bands.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 7:00 am to CBandits82
I would rank them as follows:
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Summerteeth
A Ghost Is Born
Being There
Wilco (The Album)
Sky Blue Sky
The Whole Love
AM
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Summerteeth
A Ghost Is Born
Being There
Wilco (The Album)
Sky Blue Sky
The Whole Love
AM
Posted on 4/16/13 at 7:43 am to CBandits82
I don't think they've released a bad album ever, but they do change a lot over the years. AM is pretty alt country and every album after gets less so. But I'm a bit partial, top 5 bands on my list.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 7:53 am to LucasP
Sidenote: Because they've changed so much over the years they make for a really good Pandora station. Bunch of indie, alt country and classic Zeppelin pops up.
Also and amazing live band if you ever get the chance.
Also and amazing live band if you ever get the chance.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:06 am to CBandits82
AM is great. Do not like much else.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:12 am to LucasP
They have changed the band members (only Tweedy and Stirratt remain) over the years and with it, their sound...
I would suggest starting at the beginning with AM, which isnt a big departure from the country-ish tunes Tweedy was writing with Uncle Tupelo.
Being There (my personal favorite) sees him really stepping out from Jay Farrar's shadow and coming into his own and having a better vision of where he's taking the band... still rootsy..
From there, they start veering more towards the poppier side of things with the next couple of records...
After YHF, is when you really start seeing the band as it is today, Jay Bennett (major creative force) left and Nels Kline is brought in... Now they've kind of evolved into a very eclectic sound thats very experimental... You can see all the new member's, over the years, influence..
That said, to some degree they've always kept atleast one toe in the rootsier side of things...
I would suggest starting at the beginning with AM, which isnt a big departure from the country-ish tunes Tweedy was writing with Uncle Tupelo.
Being There (my personal favorite) sees him really stepping out from Jay Farrar's shadow and coming into his own and having a better vision of where he's taking the band... still rootsy..
From there, they start veering more towards the poppier side of things with the next couple of records...
After YHF, is when you really start seeing the band as it is today, Jay Bennett (major creative force) left and Nels Kline is brought in... Now they've kind of evolved into a very eclectic sound thats very experimental... You can see all the new member's, over the years, influence..
That said, to some degree they've always kept atleast one toe in the rootsier side of things...
This post was edited on 4/16/13 at 10:01 am
Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:31 am to TFTC
I dove into YHF and sky blue sky and they did not disappoint. Great sound, really enjoyed it.
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