Wilco

Captain Darling

Just a quickie.

I need some recommendations on where to start with Wilco?

lordgoat

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or A Ghost is Born are prob the best albums.
Both are pretty accessible, others will possibly recommend Summerteeth, so these three would be where i'd go.

Listen to the first track on A Ghost is Born really loud. Trust me.

Phlann

YHF will do you for starters.

Just don't believe the hype... there's some crazy, crazy Wilco fans out there who'll try to tell you it's one of the greatest albums ever made. It's not even close.

But it is worth listening to.

Captain Darling

lordgoat wrote: »

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or A Ghost is Born are prob the best albums.
Both are pretty accessible, others will possibly recommend Summerteeth, so these three would be where i'd go.

Listen to the first track on A Ghost is Born really loud. Trust me.

Phlann wrote: »

YHF will do you for starters.

Just don't believe the hype... there's some crazy, crazy Wilco fans out there who'll try to tell you it's one of the greatest albums ever made. It's not even close.

But it is worth listening to.

Cheers!!!! That'll get me started. Am all out of thanks for today!

eoinf

impossible germany of the latest album , brilliant song

Bubs101

Phlann wrote: »

Just don't believe the hype... there's some crazy, crazy Wilco fans out there who'll try to tell you it's one of the greatest albums ever made. It's not even close.

It is, without doubt, the best album of all time in my view.

Either start with that or A Ghost is Born and work your way back to Being There. Then, hit up iTunes to get the Wilco songs from the Mermaid Avenue albums (Hoodoo Voodoo, remember the Mountain Bed, Airline to Heaven and Christ for president being the key cuts). Get Casino Queen when your at it because unless you love absolutely everything by them, A.M. is a useless album. Sky Blue Sky, is good, but passable. Kicking Television is great but the studio versions are better and Wilco release the large majority off their live gigs for free online so it's a waste of money

ronanoc

eoinf wrote: »

impossible germany of the latest album , brilliant song

+1

JLemmon

YHF is a briliant album, it needs time, so give it time.

Captain Darling

JLemmon wrote: »

YHF is a briliant album, it needs time, so give it time.

I got it there last night. I've had a few listens and they sound like a mixture between Beck and Pavement.

Thats not a bad thing at all in my book. The two tracks that stand out for me at then moment are Heavy Metal Drummer and Jesus, etc.

Not bad at all.


[edit] I think they owe the Cure a few quid for the intro to Pot Kettle Black.:)

sweetie

have to say Being There is still my fave, closely followed by YHF.

FX Meister

But would you not wonder why only super crazy wilco fans think this? And then realize that maybe it's not true, so it mustn't be the best album of all time.

Bubs101 wrote: »

It is, without doubt, the best album of all time in my view.

lordgoat

FX Meister wrote: »

But would you not wonder why only super crazy wilco fans think this? And then realize that maybe it's not true, so it mustn't be the best album of all time.

Yankee is an amazing album it literally changed my life for the better. I remember walking around Galway late at night listening to this over and over on a discman. There's not a bad song on it. I found the ones i wasn't too gone on at the start are now my favourites while i still enjoy the more accessible tracks.




All my lies are only wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new

I would like to salute
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags

pinksoir

Did you ever see 'I Am Trying To Break Your Heart'? It's the making of YHF documentary. It's deadly. Only really had a passing interest in Wilco before I watched it.

Great band.

lordgoat

Have that and sunken treasure the jeff tweedy dvd. both essential watching.

Bubs101

The MP3 download from the Sunken Treasue DVD is great actually. Some really good accoustic versions

FX Meister

Never really in to them but I'll give them another shot. Saw them in Spain last year and thought they were just mediocre

chris d

How you enjoying the Wilco Capt Darling?

Tweedy is my favourite song writer, of all time i think. Yankee is probably the Number 1 album, but every release is worth getting & spending a bit of time with.

If you were looking for something quick to get in to for their EP slot, the recent sets are still fairly Sky Blue Sky heavy.

They are great.

Captain Darling

chris d wrote: »

How you enjoying the Wilco Capt Darling?

Tweedy is my favourite song writer, of all time i think. Yankee is probably the Number 1 album, but every release is worth getting & spending a bit of time with.

If you were looking for something quick to get in to for their EP slot, the recent sets are still fairly Sky Blue Sky heavy.

They are great.

I have Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Sky Blue Sky, and i think they are fairly amazing. All credit to him, Tweedy writes really simple lovely songs. My favourite tracks at the moment are War on War, Ashes of American Flags and Impossible Germany.

They are playing Electric Picnic this weekend, i'll be there!! Has anybody seem them live? And were they any good??

quarryman

lordgoat wrote: »

Yankee is an amazing album it literally changed my life for the better. I remember walking around Galway late at night listening to this over and over on a discman.

as good a recommendation as you can get...

*loads up Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in winamp*

lordgoat

Saw em twice last year in vicar st. Better live than anyone else i've seen.

sweetie

Captain Darling wrote: »

I have Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Sky Blue Sky, and i think they are fairly amazing. All credit to him, Tweedy writes really simple lovely songs. My favourite tracks at the moment are War on War, Ashes of American Flags and Impossible Germany.

They are playing Electric Picnic this weekend, i'll be there!! Has anybody seem them live? And were they any good??

Saw them in Whelans on the Being There tour. Still the best gig I was ever at. Saw them in the Ambassador around YHF and they were excellent. Saw them at Oxygen supporting A ghost is born and they were good not great. Saw them in vicar st and barcelona last year and they were better in vicar st (indoors) and Tweedy was great solo in vicar st too.