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million dollar basher · 12-21-2009, 02:01 PM

Wilco's been one of my favorite groups since I was a young'n. I've seen them live in Chicago, Santa Barbra, Hollywood, and San Fran. It's been very rewarding to be able to track their progress throughout the years and to see how Tweedy's songwriting has matured with each new collaboration and album release. Highly reccomend them to anybody wishing to expand their musical horizons. For me, "A Ghost is Born" was really the culmination of Tweedy's creative genius. The arrangements are very spacious and the content is very cerebral and mature. "Being There" is really reminiscent of "Exile on Main Street" by the Stones--it's really a conceptual collage, a collection of very promising ideas. The same might be said of "Yanke Hotel", especially if you have had the opportunity to listen to some of the B-Sides and alternate takes from the album. It was really a daring departure from what they were used to, and it propelled the group to new heights. Virtually every album serves as a landmark for Tweedy (as well as whatever fixed and auxiliary members were involved at the time). They're one of the greatest, most innovative live groups touring to boot.

Some very good documentaries to become familiarized with the band: "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart"; "Sunken Treasures"; and "Ashes of American Flags".

12-21-2009, 02:01 PM	#65 (permalink)
million dollar basher Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: trapped in a basement Posts: 184	Wilco's been one of my favorite groups since I was a young'n. I've seen them live in Chicago, Santa Barbra, Hollywood, and San Fran. It's been very rewarding to be able to track their progress throughout the years and to see how Tweedy's songwriting has matured with each new collaboration and album release. Highly reccomend them to anybody wishing to expand their musical horizons. For me, "A Ghost is Born" was really the culmination of Tweedy's creative genius. The arrangements are very spacious and the content is very cerebral and mature. "Being There" is really reminiscent of "Exile on Main Street" by the Stones--it's really a conceptual collage, a collection of very promising ideas. The same might be said of "Yanke Hotel", especially if you have had the opportunity to listen to some of the B-Sides and alternate takes from the album. It was really a daring departure from what they were used to, and it propelled the group to new heights. Virtually every album serves as a landmark for Tweedy (as well as whatever fixed and auxiliary members were involved at the time). They're one of the greatest, most innovative live groups touring to boot. Some very good documentaries to become familiarized with the band: "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart"; "Sunken Treasures"; and "Ashes of American Flags". Last edited by million dollar basher; 12-21-2009 at 02:17 PM.