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And I got it used!blackwasp said:That's a cause for celebration.In my opinion, it's their best album, but I'm still trying to figure out why "A Ghost is Born" received only mediocre reviews.
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Ahhh. A Ghost Is Born recieved mediocre reviews because it is mediocre.blackwasp said:That's a cause for celebration.
YHF is a good album... but I don't think it's quite thier best. PARTS of YHF are the best thing they've done... but it's not their best work as a whole cohesively.
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It may not be as good as YHF on the whole, but some songs ("Wishful Thinking", "Company in My Back") are the best Wilco songs I've heard.
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What is your favorite album? I heard that "A.M." isn't anything special, and "Being There" is a little too country for me to get into on the whole.
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Dude, Being There is awesome.
Though, if you're not fond of the "country" feel and you haven't heard summerteeth, you definitly should.
I didn't like AM for the longest time. But a year or so ago I just sat through the whole thing while reading a write up on the album in The Wilco Book and it clicked with me. Still not an album I ever crave to listen to... but a decent alt country album.
Back to Being There... on disc one, songs like "Misunderstood" (who's ending is amazing.. especially live!), should really appeal to the fans of YHF and A Ghost Is Born. "Monday" is just a great all-out rocker. "Red-eyed and Blue" has this an empty room feel with it's ringing piano and acoustic guitar before it kicks it up a notch with some cool bar-room guitar and piano licks and some sweet whistling. Despite the banjo "What's The World Got In Store" is definitely not a country song and is just a great indie rock song. "Hotel Arizona" has some fun, New Pornographers-esque "doo do de doos" on the chorus.
of the 4 country songs on disc one, "Forget The Flowers" is a pretty damn fine song regardless what genre of music you wrap it up in. "I got You (At the End of The Century)" shall be put into this category, too, even though it's rocking, has a fun anthemy sing-a-long chorus, and some sweet as hell hand-claps. "Say You Miss Me" has a simply outstanding vocal performance.
disc two may lean a little bit more country... but it has songs like "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)", "Kingpin," "why would you wanna live", "the lonely 1", and "dreamer of my dreams".
it just shocks me to hear blackwasp call "Being There" too country. How do you enjoy any indie music at all, then??
By the time Summerteeth rolls around most of the country sound has been purged and it is just a really good indie-pop album.
Though, if you're not fond of the "country" feel and you haven't heard summerteeth, you definitly should.
I didn't like AM for the longest time. But a year or so ago I just sat through the whole thing while reading a write up on the album in The Wilco Book and it clicked with me. Still not an album I ever crave to listen to... but a decent alt country album.
Back to Being There... on disc one, songs like "Misunderstood" (who's ending is amazing.. especially live!), should really appeal to the fans of YHF and A Ghost Is Born. "Monday" is just a great all-out rocker. "Red-eyed and Blue" has this an empty room feel with it's ringing piano and acoustic guitar before it kicks it up a notch with some cool bar-room guitar and piano licks and some sweet whistling. Despite the banjo "What's The World Got In Store" is definitely not a country song and is just a great indie rock song. "Hotel Arizona" has some fun, New Pornographers-esque "doo do de doos" on the chorus.
of the 4 country songs on disc one, "Forget The Flowers" is a pretty damn fine song regardless what genre of music you wrap it up in. "I got You (At the End of The Century)" shall be put into this category, too, even though it's rocking, has a fun anthemy sing-a-long chorus, and some sweet as hell hand-claps. "Say You Miss Me" has a simply outstanding vocal performance.
disc two may lean a little bit more country... but it has songs like "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)", "Kingpin," "why would you wanna live", "the lonely 1", and "dreamer of my dreams".
it just shocks me to hear blackwasp call "Being There" too country. How do you enjoy any indie music at all, then??
By the time Summerteeth rolls around most of the country sound has been purged and it is just a really good indie-pop album.
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I don't follow.
I don't think "Being There" is bad at all, but I have a harder time getting into the alt-pop-country stylings. Some of the musicianship on the album is just too poppy (and predictable). "Misunderstood" is probably my favorite track off "Being There"...probably because it reminds me of "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart", "Reservations", and "At Least That's What You Said".The Theory said:
Yeah, that will probably be my next purchase. You can pretty much chalk it up.
Thanks for the breakdown, Jacob.
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It's just that so much of the indie rock stuff is so heavily influenced by the alt country stuff.... the two genres are very complimentary.blackwasp said:I don't follow.
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Holy crap, the lead singer of He is Legend is absolutely psychotic in concert...Macewindu77815 said:
That said, the video for The Seduction confuses me a bit.
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Courtesy of the Record Show:
The Fiery Furnaces- Rehearsing My Choir
Dangerdoom- The Mouse and The Mask (thank god it was cheap. i didn't realize it was the edited version. garrr)
Various- The Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute To The Beatles' Rubber Soul (the sufjan track is pretty incredible)
Dungen- Ta Det Lugnt
Eels- Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
Neko Case- The Tigers Have Spoken
The Fiery Furnaces- Rehearsing My Choir
Dangerdoom- The Mouse and The Mask (thank god it was cheap. i didn't realize it was the edited version. garrr)
Various- The Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute To The Beatles' Rubber Soul (the sufjan track is pretty incredible)
Dungen- Ta Det Lugnt
Eels- Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
Neko Case- The Tigers Have Spoken
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white_frog914 said:
The album as a whole is sorta confusing...I think there's a story in it but trying to find it and connect it is crazy...
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Well I'm just like..Macewindu77815 said:
"Wait...they just saw the monster eat her! Why are they arresting him?" etc.
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