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This Chicago outfit has covered much ground on their first 5 albums, from A.M. and Being There’s rootsy country-rock, to Summerteeth’s Big-Starry power pop, to the wild and strange Radiohead-Americana experimentalism of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born. With new member Nels Cline on freaky guitar, the band went into the studio to compose and emerged with Sky Blue Sky, which turned out to be… a gentle return to their warm, rootsy side. The songs are simple and harmony-laden, the lyrics are sweet and wondering and the instrumental firepower is mostly kept in check. There’s a bit of Wings and Nilsson-style soft-rock at times, but mostly this recalls the finer moments of the oft-maligned Grateful Dead, another band capable of psychedelic freakouts and prog-jazz soloing that often chose instead to channel their abilities into deceptively simple, stoney country-pop ballads. And like the Dead’s best, these moody tunes will stay with you.Read full review
I read a lot of reviews of this album before I bought it and am happy to say that they all missed the point. This is not a return to roots, it is a highly musical expansion of Jeff Tweedy's musical vision. It reminds me of Steely Dan with its emphasis on flawlessly executed, musically literate guitar solos (some tracks remind me of "Abbey Road"). At first, I was taken aback by this--after all, didn't Jeff say in the "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" documentary that he didn't see the point of the two guitar thing. But here comes another almost too perfect guitar line in song after song. This is an ambitious album that succeeds because it dares to be intelligent both musically and lyrically, not "experimental". However, I have come to this conclusion after listening to it, oh, about ten times in the past week, so caveat emptor and enjoy--it is worth the effort.Read full review
If you are going to turn someone on to Wilco, this is a great choice. I have never missed setting the hook with this album. I have all of the Wilco albums and it’s cerainly one of my favs.
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GREAT driving music.. I bought this on a auction ending quickly and later realized it didn't have my favorite songs on it. I put it on anyways and fell in love with the songs! I like Either Way, Please Be Patient With Me, Sky Blue Sky, and Shake It Off. Now I'm a Wilco fan & I hear their concerts are fantastic, would love to go to one. Buy this CD, you won't be dissapointed!!
I decided to buy this cd because of the radio play track 1 has been receiving. This is an EXCELLENT compilation of Wilco's great talent -- all new music. Wilco proves to be a consistent group with fabulous music and lyrics.
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