Reviews (page 11 of 14)
Lovely!
A amazing album low 9
An obvious 5 star Wilco album, with a fair share of Wilco classics.
This album combines the finest songs (Jesus, Etc. as highlight) with carefully dosed raw edges. Absolutely fantastic.
Best country album of all time. So many classics and the mix of different genres just make it so much better.
De eerste 3 tracks zijn een verrassende combinatie en veel belovend. Ik dacht zelfs even op 5 sterren af te stevenen. Opvallend genoeg is de grootste hit (qua streams iig) het saaiste nummer van het album. Die mist het experimentele wat de nummers er voor zo lekker maakt. Daarna krijgt het album wat mij betreft een iets te hoog U2 gehalte. Uiteindelijk kom ik dan ook niet uit op een 5, maar zweeft het ergens tussen een 3 en een 4.
Close to 5
This is ok easy listening. 3 out of 5.
kinda mid, not huge on the sound or the singing
Too noisey
Um. I'm hesitant to dismiss as boring as others have. It was nice as background, however nothing particularly grabbed me. The first track was quite intriguing, however things kind of continued on in that vein without changing it up enough. Like a less engaging, slightly more polished Pavement. I will say it gets better towards the end, the last couple of tracks are pretty good.
love it so much.
Love
Very dull.
Not a fan.
A real solid album with great vocals and instruments.
the internal issues and changes that were happening within the band can be heard through the album
Maybe I'm not the target audience for this album but I couldn't get into this at all, it was too slow and it didn't grab my attention. From a quick Google search on Wilco, I found they were listed as alt-rock but I think they're much more alt than rock as alt-rock is a genre I usually enjoy. The bright spots in the album were the instrumentals and the lowest point was definitely capping off what I would consider to be a snoozefest with a 7 minute song. Overall yankee hotel foxtrot is more boring than bad, but honestly, I'd rather cringe than yawn. Best song: Jesus Etc. Worst Song: Reservations Skips: The whole album
I think this album is a grower, but I don't think I was grabbed enough initially to give this album the time it deserves. That said, I didn't hate it. It's a melancholic album about self-love, relationships, and struggling with the state of modern life (depression, "distance", and expression), and in that sense it reminds me a lot of Kid A -- a good thing thematically. The difference here being that Kid A brings a lot more intrigue and sonic variety, whereas this album kind of blurred together in my first two listens. I also couldn't get into much of the vocals; again, so much sameness. Overall, it's just another one that won't be making it into the rotation, respectfully. Fav Tracks: Jesus, Etc.; I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
This album is certainly more my thing than The Chronic, but I wasn't gripped by it, especially throughout the first half. It was great music to work to but part of the reason why is that nothing stood out and grabbed my attention. I thought it was vaguely reminiscent of In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel, one of my favorite albums of all time and so I found myself wishing I was listening to that instead. Props to Wilco for including a couple of longer songs, I tend to love a 6-7min+ track.
Eh
Enjoyed this quite a lot. Really nice melodies and chord progressions and reminded me of Eels who are very good. I'd heard this album years ago but glad it came up here.
I really really like this
Middle of the road indie rock strikes again, it’s fine
Solid work but did not inspire me as much as Being There
Offensively boring
I have a lot of nostalgia for this coming out and not quite getting it. Some kind of disconnect happened, the fact that it was dumped online at the height of napster. Took the truffle hunt away from us pigs. It's like, of course this is 'good,' but I wasn't ready to actually understand it on its own terms. Looking back, this seems like the apex of pop production. Truly the end of an era. 4 stars only just because somehow after all that it still exists at a cool distance for me. Something I can admire more than love.
Immaculately composed and a feat of production. You never know what is next with this album. It does sound a bit dated in places, but in many ways, the remarkable way it has been put together will make it compelling for many years to come.
5/5. All time album.
I never understood this album. Not all that interesting to me.
Album started really strong musically but didn't pull it through to the other songs. Will have to listen to it a few more times to really appreciate it I guess.
Just sounds like a well shitter Radiohead
Is there any band that better encapsulates dad rock than Wilco? Is there an album that better represents Wilco’s canon than YHF? Is…is this…the holy grail of dad rock!!?? I’ve liked this band for as long as I can remember and this album overshadows the rest of a really great catalogue. I also recommend the documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart which follows the release of and tour for this album. And Jeff Tweedy’s books. And going to Chicago and seeing the parking structures featured on the front of this album and then going, “hey - it’s the corn cobs on the front of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot!” This album has some of the band’s best songs - “Jesus, Etc.,” “Heavy Metal Drummer,” “Kamera” - but each song has cleverness and style. Have been meaning to pick up the reissue on vinyl and this may be just the nudge I needed. A great way to start the week!
Definitely has some decent tunes, and others that seem like they might take more time to reveal themselves to me. Good album overall.
BRITPOPBRITPOPBRITPOP Godverdomme. Hou ik dus he-le-maal niet van. Maar goed, we gaan dit toch objectief proberen te beoordelen. Ik doe net alsof dit het eerste britpop album op de lijst is, in plaats van het 100e. Het is misschien geen britpop maar gewone Indie. Ik weet het niet, wat ik wel weet is dat ik dit dodelijk saai vind. Jesus, Etc... is wel te doen, het is gewoon niet heel spannend allemaal en vrij poppy/indie. Nu is Jesus, Etc.. ook het populairste nummer, dus dan blijkt maar weer eens wat een ontzettende basic bitch ik ook eigenlijk ben.
Spacey and mellow, it's good for introspection and really needing a break. Not my usual jam but definitely good.
Bien.
I enjoy this album and a lot of the songs. The noise elements are too much for me. Wilco is always a band I want to like more than I do.
Just bad. Didn't enjoy it at all
Holds up all these years later. Takes me back to the high school days.
Radio music, more my brother's taste than mine. I enjoyed some songs, the rest were kind of indifferent. The last two songs go on too long, I'm knocking a point due to them. Stand-out: Pot Kettle Black
fine. nondescript.
Music for sad dads, of which I am neither. 3 for now, but I feel like that could go up after multiple listens.
Bon petit album d'automne. Plutôt calme et discret, ce qui joue un peu en sa défaveur, puisqu'on n'en rien pas grand chose au final, mise à part la pièce Jesus, Etc qui ressort du lot.
My dad’s response when I asked him what he thought of R.E.M. is apt here: “They have good arrangements.”
The first Wilco album I heard, and the reason why I expect the others to be so much better than they actually are. This is really good, a lovely set of songs enhanced by electronic fiddling and distortion. Kamera, War on War, Jesus etc, are all great, and the eponymous numbers station broadcast integrated into Poor Places is a stark and haunting climax. I can even tolerate Heavy Metal Drummer this time around. Happy to spend the day with one of the more interesting indie albums of the 2000's once again.
Not great, kind of forgot I had it on to be honest
The use of sound and noise in this album is great. Textbook indie rock in my opinion. I found the second half to be better than the first.
it's like a warm blanket. but not too much warm
Well done but unmemorable; I liked this more than I anticipated; sounds more modern than most records from 2002; Jeff Tweedy's voice was chilling.
ngl the first track bored me. it worried me about the rest of the album. It's not really my type of vibe, but I can appreciate it. I think there's a lot to be said for the varied instrumental elements, but I felt that the tempo wasn't my speed until Heavy Metal Drummer. Pot Kettle Black and Jesus, Etc. were my favorites. I can see why this got so much acclaim, and I think it would be a great fall album if I had any connection to it.
This was different. I've never really listened to Wilco, but I can see the appeal. I can also see why people wouldn't like it. I think on some days I'd like it and on others I wouldn't. Some of the random sounds get strange, but the base of the music is good and it seems like the lyrics are pretty good. Humm. I'll listen to more Wilco.
I know people love Wilco and I’ve tried in the past to get into them. I love a lot of adjacent bands to them and I even like some of Tweedy’s stuff in Golden Smog but this was such a drain. It just bores me.
Wilco isnt for me. It was fine but forgettable, no real standouts
Cool concept album where the songs play together. I enjoyed the songwriting and instrumentation. The lead vocals aren't a style I like but it was only a problem for certain songs or solo singing. I'd listen again to get some more out of it.
Sounded okay, but I was always startled by the dissonance between songs.
argh.....well layered but not my thing so far
Indie group that reminded me a bit of Father John Misty
It's ok.
Very sleepy album. Was not feeling it. I'm the Man Who Loves You, and Pot Kettle Black weren't bad. Just not a fan.
They’re trying something here that just doesn’t hit right for me. There’s some parts of this album that I find myself nodding along to, but there’s also a lot of discordance for the sake of being discordant. It’s not a tedious listen, but I really wanted this album to be 20-25 minutes shorter.
This was so dreadfully boring I could only get through 4 songs. The singer’s voice is dull and unispired.
Maybe I expected a bit too much from this record, since anybody loves it. It didn't click, though. Some songs are good and fun but many others... Oof. (I don't like numeric ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)
Minimalist. Couple songs that have reverberated thru the ensuing decades.
7/10
I am Trying to Break Your Heart - 2/5 Kamera - 3/5 Radio Cure - 2/5 War on War - 3/5 Jesus, Etc. - 3/5 Ashes of American Flags - 2/5 Heavy Metal Drummer - 2/5 I'm the Man Who Loves You - 3/5, could have been a 4, except for a few things. They could have removed the woo's over the guitar solo and could have also removed the guitar solo. Awful. Pot Kettle Black - 3/5 Poor Places - 3/5 Reservations - 2/5
Nope. Don't like vocals.
#31. This one is pretty standard hipster rock fare. Decent enough I suppose if you're into that kind of thing. There isn't anything offensively bad about it, but I'm not on nearly enough drugs for you to convince me it's good either. 2/5: meh Song added to playlist: Kamera I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Critically acclaimed, but I did not necessarily enjoy it all that much. Can hear the quality and diverse use of synthesisers and distortion. But it is not a 5/5 for me. 3/5
Na primeira música eu tava meio em dúvida sobre esse álbum. Mas da segunda pra frente melhorou muito, pra mim. As músicas são uma mistura de vários elementos e para mim funciona muito bem em algumas e não tanto em outras.
I enjoyed a couple of the songs a lot and probably would have given 4 stars but the awful overly long dissonance at the end of multiple songs was terrible and ruined it a bit, had to skip the ends of those songs
This was actually one of my least favorite Wilco albums and put me off from listening to them for a while. However, listening now, I appreciate it more.
I'm just gonna review this right now cuz I think I listened to this like 3 times out of order. I'm bumbling around Chicago and just taking trains around. I listened to this album music while staring at the corncob towers from the exact spot where the album cover is taken and I took a pic. This album is really good I already had it downloaded so that tells you how much I liked it. It's also a moment of pure synchronicity that this is the album for today when I'm literally enjoying the corncobs for the first time. Yeah this one really does it and captures my angsty youth in a timeless why unlike some other shit. I discovered it later in my music journey but it holds a special place in my heart. They played it on prairie home companion. Idk what to say, it was an honor to listen to a timeless piece of art while enjoying something that might have been an inspiration for it.
11/06/23 1:30 S Tier————————— A Tier————————— I Am Trying To Break Your Heart War on War Heavy Metal Drummer Jesus etc Kamera B Tier————————— I’m The Man Who Loves You Pot Kettle Black Ashes of American Flags C Tier————————— Radio Cure Poor Places Reservations D Tier—————————
Monday 11/6/2023, 1:13, office A Tier————————— War on War Pot Kettle Black I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Heavy Metal Drummer I’m the Man Who Loves You B Tier————————— Jesus, etc Kamera Poor Places C Tier————————— Ashes of American Flags Radio Cure Reservations
Interesting enough listen, nothing special but it was nice
I think if I listen to this more it could be a 5.
Classic. Love this record. Favorites are Pot kettle black, Jesus etc, Heavy Metal Drummer, and I’m the Man Who Loves You. I would also like to go back and change my rating of Being There from 4 to 5. Hope to get Sky Blue Sky and A Ghost is Born.
This album is so important to me and I think really shaped the way I listen to music. The balance between folky Melodies/songwriting and avant- grade/noise is just perfect throughout this record. The songwriting and layering are so unique and amazing on every song.
I really like this album. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart was my favorite
Less intelligible Radiohead with Coldplay vibes.
Easy listening, a bit unique in places, a bit annoying in others
One of my favorite albums
Had some good tunes. I can see how it influenced contemporary alternative/indie, but I couldn’t just get into it.
Paar echt goede nummers, paar saaie, maar over het algemeen rommelig.
While I Really love Wilco and think Jeff Tweedy is an incredible songwriter, this is not my favorite Wilco album. Yes it has some iconic songs (Jesus, Etc, Kamera, War on War and I am Trying to Break Your Heart) it feels like the beginning of a sound. Their next two albums, where the new lineup was firmly established, are much more cohesive, fun and beautiful.
Perfect album
Not great.
Such a lazy insipid album. I'll never understand the adoration of Wilco fans for this music. Poor Places seems like the highlight of the otherwise lackluster album. But even here the vocals seem uninspired and everything is just downbeat and dreary.
I know people swear by Wilco and this album like it was the Fleetwood Mac album ... but I found this really boring almost as if I had ducked out of work early and found myself in a college level statistics class. There's definitely something here, but I'm not smart enough to be on Jeff Tweedy's level and don't have the patience to figure it out. Let's drink beer!
Wilco is an overrated band. That doesn't mean they're bad though. But they've been long been heralded as darlings of indie rock, when the truth is they're fine, but not extraordinary. Jeff Tweedy's vocals are ok - not horrible - but not enough to fully draw in the listener or hook them. There is a lot to like on "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot," Wilco's most acclaimed album. But you have to be patient first through "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," which is the overindulgent epitome of mocked indie rock. After that first track things improve, peaking at "Jesus Etc." Although critics lauded the album as a masterpiece and praised its complexity, I don't see it. Maybe the last 20 years of indie rock inspired in part by Wilco has simply passed it by.
Wilco occupies that early 2000s indie rock space where Conor Oberst and Ben Gibbard also reside. None of them have traditionally "good" voices but they are emotive and distinct and somehow just work with their song writing. YHF gets better the more I listen to it and thanks to the 1001 albums project, this will be back in my rotation more frequently.
Vocals are more bland than grits with no additives. Get a new vocalist.
This album was for national to my love of music.
Ok, some good hits in between. Overall a bit flat
3. I respect it for its instrumentation but the way they make it sound good using all of it is amazing. They made amazing soundscapes.
Я не могу сказать, что это ужасно плохо и так далее. Я не могу сказать, что это прекрасно и хочется писаться от счастья, что я этот альбом послушал и услышал. У нас не заладилось с кантри со всем. А тут нам пытаются пропихнуть что-то прогрессивное под видом альтернативного кантри. Как по мне, я бы этот альбом даже лучше заценил, если бы не все эти шумы, помехи и прочие эксперименты с добавлением потусторонних звуков. Есть места, где это уместно, например Jesus etc. Есть места, где это прям сильно губит всё вообще, например I'm Trying To Break Your Heart. Ну прям плакать хочется. Я прочитал свой прошлый отзыв на вилко, на их двойной альбом. В тот раз это было видимо настолько плохо для меня, что я реально умирал, дослушивая двойной альбом. И если ценители музыки и критики считают, что это достойно нашего внимания, то простите ребят - мне кажется, ваше чувство прекрасного засунули вам в жопу. P.S. Словил на первом треке флешбэки от Pink Floyd - Time
Wish this had a bit more variety as it’s an otherwise really strong album, just gets a bit samey as it goes on. The opening track is incredible and Heavy Metal Drummer is fun, everything else kind of blends into one for me but it’s an enjoyable blend
Didn't suit my taste
shitty
Whatever
Nice and mellow
I kinda dig it... It's too dramatic. Even for my taste. It mixes the important topics with less important. It shows the knowledge and wit of the artists, but lacks in the substance department.
I could not make it through this album. The lead singer's voice drones like a dying man.
If you remove all the production, the layered strings and reverb and sound effects, what you're left with is this kind of milquetoast singer-songerwriter sound. But of course you can't remove all that, because it's part of the album. I mistakenly read a 1-star review of this album before listening that called it boring, setting up my expectations (and expectations are everything) Unfortunately, I think I probably agree. I don't feel worse-off for having listened to this album but it didn't really do anything for me.
This is... not a great album. I wouldn't listen to it again voluntarily. It kinda works as noise in the background.
heavy metal drummer and radio cure
Melancholic. nice guitar work with some experimental stuff. Thom Yorke-esque vocal.
Fantastic album
Not as excellent as I had remembered, but still has some key awesome songs. Not something I would listen to too often but an obvious all time album.
There was one song I liked, with a melodic lilting melody. Overall- his voice was nasally and the music was meandering. It could mesh into something really enjoyable, but just didn't.
Masterpiece.
Nette Stimme, neue Klangarten.
Easy listening record, but couldn't name a stand out track. Would listen again
Bra, likte best siste halvdel
3.5
Oli taustalla kun pelasin civiä eikä jääny mitään oikein mieleen
Perjantai meni pilalle kun kuuntelin. Tää sai mut katumaan kaikkia yhden tähden arvosteluja, mitä oon tähän mennessä antanut, koska ne on ollu kaikki helvetisti parempia, kuin se mitä just kuulin.
oikeen hyvä
That was cool to listen to. I really enjoyed it! Never really listened to Wilco, but I will do it more often now!
A nice album that never strays to any particularly bad notes but also never truly hits several highs either. Some of the drum work and instrumentation is very good on here.
Enjoyed the mellowness of some of the songs.
More offerings from the 1001 I’ve not encountered before but heard off. Decent album.
Muy bueno, me recuerda a Coldplay y Radiohead, probablemente fue antes de ellos, pero no había nacido todavía al 100 como para recordarlo
It was OK.
Ok, but not memorable
I have always given Wilco "a hard time," because I was an Uncle Tupelo fan and then sided with Jay Farrar and Son Volt after the split, liking the more rough alt. country sound than the poppy smoothed-out version that Jeff Tweedy went with. However, I have gone back and listened to them a little more over the years, and I definitely can appreciate this album a lot more now that it is in the past and doesn't feel just like the thing everyone was giving their attention and support to while Farrar and other alt. country were ignored. They remastered this album last year, and it sounds very well produced. There are lots of little details that reward listening on headphones. And the songwriting can't be denied, really. I highly recommend listening to "Being There," if you like Wilco at all (and haven't already, of course), because that is the one thing I always really did like by them, as it is stripped down and more to the roots of alt. country. "A.M." is also good, as it is the least poppy of the Wilco output (because it was their first album). When the album came out, I would have given it 2 stars. 10 years ago, I would have given it 3 stars, but it continues to grow on me.
stand out track - Pot Kettle Black/Heavy Metal Drummer
Very much a product of it's time, a nice quaint listen
Upon relisten it is a 00's indie rock outing - not bad but not great
This album was largely responsible for pulling me out of a deep classic rock rut.
Terrrible
boring didn’t finish
El mejor álbum de rock indie de los '2000s. Una espectacular colección de innovadoras canciones con las que Jeff Tweedy dió un vuelco en 180° en su carrera, adentrándose en la experimentación sin dejar sus raíces country de lado. La producción de Jim O'Rourke es perfecta, creando un LP lleno de hermosos paisajes eléctricos adornados con guitarras acústicas, creando la obra más importante de la banda más importante del Midwest Estadounidense.
just the sounds i needed today.
A couple songs I know & like, and the rest aren’t bad.
Some decent indie sounds mixed with some more weird moments
Soft lyrical
2/5 very soft and light. instrumental, naah
High energy music, great sounds…until they start singing. Voice doesn’t match energy level- so depressingly deep and slow.
Not my favorite. His voice is a bit boring for me and the overall vibe is monotonous and forgettable
Pretty alright
I am trying to break your heart. Radio cure sounds like beatles. I'm the man who loves you. Poor places. Pot Kettle black. Reservations.
Too artsy fartsy
Psychedelic bis Indie Rock. Bleibt gleichförmig ereignislos. Erinnert teils wenig glaubhaft an die Melodie von Yellow von Coldplay.
Slow starting, really enjoyed the second half.
nah
I am seriously judging anyone that would call this album boring. It's the music equivalent of being so used to marvel films that you can't stand to sit through 5 minutes without a silly quip or a CGI action scene. Just sit back and take in the great songwriting here. Pretty much every track on here is gorgeous, couldn't pick a weak one.
inoffensive but kinda whatever
Sorry. Not for me.
J'ai beaucoup aimé, très bonne guitare électrique saturée. /War on war/ était très bien, notamment
C'était franchement cool. Je connaissais un peu quelques titres, mais l'effet d'ensemble rend très bien. Je ne sais pas pourquoi ça marche mieux que les vingt albums un peu identiques sur le papier qu'on a déjà eus, mais je suis client.
Absolutely perfect LP
amazing
Super, super meh
J'ai pas tout écouté c'est vraiment trop nul
Wonderful album, a joy to listen. Will be added to my personal list of repeat listens.
I loved this album a lot. I could hear the country roots of the band, but there were so many interesting design decisions that pushed it into the realm of alt-pop or alt-rock. I loved the textures and how it sounded almost like it was coming to me through a military radio. Also, the messages of a lot of the songs were sweet but slightly dark. I'm not really sure what else to say but I loved the album and want to listen to Wilco a lot more!
Not a single song that I liked.
I don't like it. Not one song. I'm so sorry Wilco.
Good album, liked it a lot. A bit nostalgic, I dunno. Favourite song I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.
Bravo oscar romeo india november golf. Dull and devoid of any charisma whatsoever, mainly due to monotone vocals. I think a morgue has more personality.
So forgetable, i forgot about it! Stil makes you wonder how can a candle cost £60 plus, what are they putting in them? I guess the value of something is only what people are prepared to pay for it. Well I aint paying for it goddamn it!
Weird album. Not exactly bad, but every time I actively took notice I just thought "this is a bit dull"
Inoffensive benign jingle janglery
Catching up on missed albums. Having just listened to Wilco's other album on the list (Being There), I thought I best get this one out the way too. Ripping the plaster off, so to speak. I'm sure in a different life, I may have enjoyed Wilco, but unfortunately today they bore the tits off me! The only interesting thing I found was that this album was released a week after 9/11, and it's got two towers on the artwork. 1.5
4/11, 36%
Solid album from start to finish
Listened to it because it was on the list. Gave it a second listen just to be sure I wasn’t distracted the first time around. Boring and repetitive. I am not particularly drawn to this type of music, but I can appreciate it if it’s good. This is not.
I liked it. Good stuff
Made me quite sad
I've listened to so much Wilco over the years but never this one all the way through. Is it my favourite Wilco? No, not even in the top 3. But still a great album.
I expect this is a grower; there are some excellent ideas on this. Nothing immediately hit me but I'll give it more listens for sure.
Interesting to listen to once but not much about it draws me to listen to it again.
Boring.
painfully boring
I haven’t listened to this one in a long time and I remember enjoying it more then than I do now. There are many places where the sonic affects add color and depth to shifts in mood. Other times it feels like they’re filling lulls in songs that don’t have the stamina to speak for themselves. All that said, I think there are a lot of great songs here, Jesus, Etc and Ashes of American Flags among them.
I hate it... It was really disgusting!
Eh, didn’t love it. Lyrics are fine but didn’t move me/speak to me, so I think I’m not the audience for this album
Um nope... I got a headache listening to the first track
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, although it had been quite sometime since I listened all the way through. It's still the same flawless, and incredibly moving collection of Indie America style tracks, strung together with strange soundscapes and tweedy's beautifully absurd lyricism. Flawless, 5/5 FAVORITES: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Jesus, Etc. , Ashes On American Flags, Heavy Metal Drummer, Reservations. LEAST FAVORITES: N/A
Such a perfect collection of songs. Captures a great moment in music.
Ei niin hyvä kuin wilcon toinen levy minkä kuuntelin. Vähän erikoisempaa soundia
Rennon letkeä yllätys. Innostuin kuuntelemaan muutaman kerran ympäri ja vaikea sanoa mikä tässä oli se koukku, mutta viihdyin mukana.
Meni huti tämäkin, ei erityistä huomioitavaa
I literally listened to this only one day before writing this, and I don't remember it at all. Slid directly off my brain.
I've listened to this album and band before. Solid Americana.
Given the genre isn't my taste, i did think it was a good album. However, i can't understand what was special about it to the point it would be considered for a list like this.
The songs feel original, but not so experimental that it’s alienating. Just building on a common genre. There’s just enough range to keep you on your toes. It fun and danceable while also having slower songs. It’s a well done album. I enjoyed it the first time I listened. I enjoyed it this time. I will enjoy it again someday. 4/5
There are, in my estimation, only a couple of sins related to *opinions about music* that are entirely unforgivable, and chief amongst them is to display bad faith. When you have Willie Nelson' *Red Handed Stranger* and Brian Eno's *Ambient 1: Music For Airports* on your "wall" of favorite albums, complaining about Wilco's *YHF* for being a "monotone-sounding collection, unvarying in tempo, tone or ambition" takes the cake a little. I get that *Yankee Hotel Foxtrot* can be "boring" for some ears not attuned to its admittedly understated, peculiar dynamics. But maybe you can express your subjective distate for those dynamics in ways that would at least not resort to vague generalizations, while also not contradicting your takes about other essential albums. Food for thought for folks highlighting that one-star review currently topping this section, maybe? I do agree that Tweedy's voice is indeed "monotone" in *some* parts of *Yankee Hotel Foxtrot* (*some*, I insist). But that supposed "flaw" is actually part of the melancholic sepia aesthetics displayed on the album cover (more on that later). So it's more an asset than a flaw. And the music in that LP is anything but "monotone" or "unvarying in tempo, tone or ambition" anyway. Actually, it goes to an incredible amount of different directions, either through the off-kilter-yet-enticing chord progressions, or through a treasure trove of rowdy/noisy experiments with instrumentation, smearing things with the right number of messy brushstrokes in the background of those tunes. Very often, Wilco use *both* admirable tricks at the same time, which takes the listener to a fascinating chiaroscuro world, filled with delicate fall lights, bittersweet moods, and compositions that are in turns lively or meditative. It's a world where ghosts from the past gently whisper inside your soul as you contemplate overcast late-afternoon skies. After all, with the right mindset, large grey clouds looming on the horizon can turn into a gorgeous spectacle. Given their respective artistry, Brian Eno and Willie Nelson probably know about this themselves. I love those two musicians by the way, and I'm glad that the unhappy reviewer I mentioned earlier unwittingly provided such an interesting spectrum to explain what Wilco does in *YHF*. In a way, Tweedy, Bennett and co. took a regular indie-country-folk landscape and painted abstract hues and "ambient" colors over it. It's a palette that's admittedly very different from the one Brian Eno would have drawn from, sure. But you get the idea, I hope. There's a very postmodernist sort of layering in this LP, with blink-and-you'll-miss-it leftfield flourishes that turn those songs into fascinating "trompe-l'oeil" canvases. On one level, the tunes are a reenactment of more innocent times, with nostalgic lyrics about lost/unrequited loves, or ones about adolescent memories (see "Heavy Metal Drummer", for instance). But on another level, the impressionistic layering messing up with those tunes, along with the collage-like surrealism used by Tweedy in his lyrics (the drunken ramblings of "I Am Trying To Break You Heart", for example), suggests that Wilco were deeply aware that the good ol' days might either be an illusion that needs to be deconstructed, or that it was just something that you simply need to move on from. "Every moment's a little bit later," as Tweedy muses in "Pot Kettle Black". Incidentally, it's a philosophy that was also very fitting to the time where *YHF* was released, i.e. a week after 9/11. Tweedy "salutes the ashes of American flags" at one point of this album. In the pastoral earworm "Jesus, etc.", "tall buildings shake" and "voices escape, singing sad sad songs". Those lyrics probably helped some listeners coming to terms with the tragedy that had just taken place, even if the record never consciously intended to catch this particular zeitgeist in the first place. Strangely soothing, with a touch of the uncanny in its meandering soundscapes, *Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" thus reflected the strange concerns of its day and age. That's also how it captured imaginations. And at the time, you couldn't fail to notice the eerie coincidence of that artwork showing two ghostly towers, of course. Those towers are not in New York, by the way, they're in Chicago: I remember bumping into that vista from another age as I visited the Windy City ten years ago, and how said vista stopped me on my tracks for ten or fifteen minutes. I'm not even sure I knew who Wilco were in 2012, and I had certainly not listened to *Yankee Hotel Foxtrot* back then. Yet observing those part-brutalist/modernist, part-usonian/organic corncobs sticking out like two sore thumbs in the middle of the city's skyline, I remember that I couldn't help thinking about utopias of the past and how the signs of their demise said a lot about our perception of history, both personal and communal. How you always mourn or grieve about your past in one way or another--whatever that past is--build interior monuments and memorials to celebrate it, and yet have to learn about the best ways to keep on going and live the rest of your life. As Tweedy sings in "War On War"--whose title also had peculiar involuntary connotations post-9/11--, "You have to lose / You have to learn how to die / If you want to be alive". I may not have *exactly* thought along those lines as I beheld Chicago's Marina City Complex ten years ago. But the thought was there, somewhere. And it still is today. Number of albums left to review: 455 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 255 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 130 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 162
2.5 just can't get into them
Seems to be a fairly popular album, but I'm not quite sold. Sounds a bit like a mix between Radiohead and Eliott Smith, but especially Radiohead are way better in my opinion. I think overall there's not enough interesting stuff going on, quite bland in general so to speak. 'Jesus, Etc.' was quite a cool song, changes sounds completely with violins and everything. But other than that it wasn't for me.
Certainly unique, with great lyricism, but I was quite bored with the exception of the final two tracks.
NFM
I hadn't heard of this band or album before, but Angus had! If LCD Soundsystem and Radiohead had a bad Brooklyn warehouse band baby, this album would be the result. Easy listening, but nothing that exceptionally stuck out for me - it was the perfect album to listen to while writing my syllabi for the fall (slow, long and boring😂)! I also didn't realise I was listening to the deluxe edition and was confused as to why this album was 3 hours long lol Fave song: War on War Honorable mention: honestly none, War on War was the only one that made me look up and check the name of the song lol
Heard before: some There's a long-standing tradition in complaining how "selling out" with studio sheen dulls a band's edge, but not enough people talk about how "experimentation", when applied the wrong way, can do the same thing. This record always kind of bored me, and there are still examples of sad boy, 2000s indie-pop-rock that I prefer (Spoon, even Pavement, my niche fave Beulah). Taking a breath and re-visiting, there's a lot of good stuff - good songs, nice atmosphere. I recently saw them live too, and I underestimated their chops, esp the lead guitarist. I'm missing the energy though. There's an admirable amount of stubbornness here but not enough drive. Top tracks: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, I'm The Man Who Loves You, Pot Kettle Black
There are a few songs in here that definitely click for me, such as I Am Trying to Break Your Heart and War on War. But a large majority of the album falls too far down the Indie rabbit hole for my liking...I prefer when it's closer to Alternative on that spectrum. Too much dreamscape, moaning singing voice feel for me. Favorite track: War on War
Having read the Wikipedia blurb, I was expecting more than I got.
The voice fits the genre perfectly. This is the guy with the guitar that sings about the troubled of the world. Yet he gets you. His song pulls you in and next thing you know you understand what he's talking about. The album is vey mystical.
Fine album. Could see how folks dig, just not my style of music
this is such a weird thing to say but this is an album that i love that i haven't really gotten that into. in my opinion, it's a great listen, one of the pinnacles of 00s indie, and yet i haven't really come back to it all that often. but it was an important album to me during my sad boy era. in particular, "jesus, etc." is one of my favorite songs of the last 20 or so years. it was nice to revisit this album, like seeing an old friend. favorite song(s): i am trying to break your heart war on war jesus, etc. i'm the man who loves you
Still don’t know after two listens if I enjoyed this album, but I appreciated the layers of sounds and rhythms on the second listen. 3 for now, might listen again at a later date to reevaluate.
Instant 5 out of 5
I know nothing about this band, but as a first listen to this, I am a little intrigued. Some really nice melodies and arrangements in amongst a little weirdness! My gut feel says a 3 star rating, as I’m definitely going to give this another listen when I have the time as it deserves an hour of my undivided attention!
Interesting eclectic style, definitely worth another listen. Lots of laters and textures to their sound, maybe a bit to folksy/ bluesy for my normal tastes, but there is something about them. A low 3, which may change with a few listens.
Not as good as I was hoping.
Don't know what to say about this. I can hear it's good but it's also a bit whiney
3/5. The first few songs are very beautiful and a few later but the whole album is quite long and drags on too often to make any higher. I would listen to it again but maybe in parts.
Not a bad album with a few standouts in Kamera, Jesus Christ Etc, and Heavy Metal Drummer.
I learned that this isn't the band for me. I didn't find this album engaging.
That's a fantastic album from start to finish, super melancholyc, and right on the feels
fine?
I liked it!
Solid with a late night vibe. Enjoyed the soundscape but never quite blew me away. Began to feel a bit samey and soporific but it would be great to have in the background surrounded by friends, food and beer.
I love this record, with its mysterious lyrics and experimental (for them) sounds. I was (and still am) sad that they didn’t continue in the vein of Summerteeth but the ‘sonic landscape-mess’ of YHF grew on me. This is the last album of Wilco’s that I really cared about.
I have a strange relationship with this band. For years, I tried to get into them, I could hear the elements that make them great — signature songwriting, a penchant for going off the rails and bringing it home, a jam vibe without being a jam band, a tortured soul on vocals — they've got a rich tapestry to work with. But somehow, the music never grabbed me. Albums like Summerteeth and Being There and Foxtrot, they'd fade into the background and then, just as something catches my attention, it devolves into a noisy mess and I don't feel like I get the payoff. Then, I bought A Ghost Is Born for Marianne (a big Wilco fan) and gave it a spin and LOVED it. And Sky Blue Sky, and The Whole Love. All amazing albums that I really like. So, maybe that flipped a switch and now I can listen to the older stuff with a new understanding and I'll get whatever it was I was missing. Strange, but nope. I had the same reaction to Foxtrot on this listen as I did in the past. I'm certainly more familiar with the band, and I hear all the same elements I like in the later stuff, but something just isn't there for me. I'm having a difficult time figuring out what it could be.
I never quite got the hype around this one. It's all right, but it's also kinda boring? I don't think the noise experiments work very well, and this is coming from a guy who likes his noise. There are a couple of ok songs, but ultimately, I couldn't wait for it to end. love the cover, though
Every song grooves. I know Jeff Tweedy wrote Heavy Metal Drummer about Pam Anderson but even back then, I played with the idea that he knew me. How could he not because this album hits every single fucking chord in the things-i-love category. LOVE the cover too--great font, beautiful cream, amazing architecture. (Jen and I just cruised past these towers in Chicago! Such cool buildings.)
It's nice and well put together but a little sleepy for my tastes without enough to break up the flow or tempo (except for the excellent I'm The Man Who Loves You). Just a solid 3.
Knew this one already. It's a really nice listen, but lacks a little bit of spark to get it up to a properly top score. It's 5/5 background music, but doesn't stand up to that if you really listen, there are a few too many places where it's a bit lacking in energy and excitement, and the songwriting is maybe a bit too clever for its own good. That said, it blends a really nice variety of styles (although sometimes a bit jarringly). Just about a 4/5.
I had a few listens to this and it grew on me steadily. Quite a few changes in tempo and tone but generally pleasant indie rock
Just gonna go ahead and say it. This is one of my favorite albums so I am biased. I definitely was not crazy about this album when I first heard it, but now its one of my favorites. This is a mastapiece Favorite song: Jesus Etc./Poor places/The whole album Least favorite song: Radio cure/Kamera
Listening back its remarkable that this record caused such a fuss with the bands record label, Reprise. The songs aren’t a massive departure from what the band had being doing prior to this. You’ve still got that distinctive Tweedy drawl. But what makes this so interesting is that the arrangements are expanding the Wilco sound. Moving them away from the more traditional Americana sound and rebooting them as an alternative rock band.
It wasn't bad, but I don't feel like I need to listen to it again
How is this influencial. Boring
This was on the 500 greatest alternative albums according to rolling stone magazine
its ok
особо не запомнила. вроде приятно слушать, но с другой стороны кто-то всё время под нотами поёт, долго так не выдержать
Modern classic
- Heard this many times before - Absolute classic, love this album, think it's quite easily Wilco's best - Really consistent, there's not a bad song on this - Could easily pick any of the tracks as second best to Jesus, etc - Fav tracks: Jesus, Etc.; Ashes of American Flags; Pot Kettle Black
BEST SONGS: -Poor Places -Heavy Metal Drummer
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Wasn't particularly impressed by the vocals... A little bit whiny for my taste. The most interesting aspect for me was all the strange little noises going on in the background - It has some good ambience / mood in those parts. I also appreciated the variety of genres the album pulled from but I wouldn’t call it anything ground-breaking.
Mid 3
Familiar with the band, but never heard them. Pretty average stuff. Nothing really rememberable to me.
Meh
This album was a little too laid back and mellow for me, especially after the neo-punk Arctic Monkeys album that came before it.
no idea why but i adored this. i think it's mostly because it's the very specific genre i've been craving recently - it feels like radiohead's calmer songs had a baby with the mountain goats. i really enjoyed the two more upbeat songs in the middle and didn't feel they took away from the overall feel of the album, which can often be the case when trying to integrate faster/less quiet songs into an otherwise more subdued context. my top three were radio cure, heavy metal drummer, and pot kettle black, although the end of reservations really had me too - what a great album closer. the only part i didn't love was the very end of poor places, but that wasn't significant enough for me to reduce my rating at all. amazing stuff, will be listening again immediately.
Au départ, le ton monocorde, un peu plaignard, ne m'inspire pas. Cet album me fait penser à plusieurs groupes dans cette veine (Radiohead, The Nationals). J'arrive à percevoir une originalité dans certaines ambiances et l'utilisation des claviers.
I spent most of the album feeling like it was generic apathetic indie. That said, by the end it was starting to grow on me a little bit.
Meh, there's only room for one pavement
Steve loved it. I thought voice depressing and instruments discordant though I liked the last three songs not enough yo push it up to 3
Nope
Meh. It's OK.
After listening to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot a couple of times, I started to understand what's all the fuzz around it. It is a great album that explores a tasty range of indie sounds, uses a delectable sound palette, and conveys charming stories. Also, could I be labeled as demented if I say that some songs in this album reminded me of the late Beatles' (Get Back) and Beach Boys' work? I am not a Wilco fan -at least, at this very moment- but I need to recognize why this album is constantly listed among the best 00s albums. I will be revisiting Yankee Hotel Foxtrot constantly, for sure!
I listened to a ton of Wilco during the early 2000's and this album in particular. They seem to hit this stride around this time, blending folk, country, jam rock, noise rock all together into something that sounds like none of those genres. I always seemed to struggle describing them. Anyway great album.
Brilliant record showcasing Jeff Tweedy’s excellent songwriting.
I've listened to this a lot since it came out. I own it on multiple formats. I've watched the documentary about the making of the album. This is a classic and if i could give it 6 stars I would.
This is my favorite Wilco album and it's great. I listened to this album a ton when it came out and it's stayed in heavy rotation since then. It's got a great blend of diferrent musical styles. Simple yet compelling, and great studio work. This is just a great album.
Loved this when it came out. Stands up now.
This album is the utility belt of albums, it works in any setting. Dinner party, park hangs, rainy day, sunny day, bbq. There’s not a miss on this one, it’s airy and moody with the whole band at the top of their game. 5 stars
Favourite track of the album Heavy Metal Drummer.
This has to be peak Wilco. The song writing and creativity on this album is high level. Lots of interesting sounds, use of dynamics, many different instruments. Beach boys-esque sans harmonies. However, the album really lacks gusto. Much prefer the live versions of the songs as seen on "kicking television" weak five.
I liked this a lot more than expected.
I really liked two of the songs on this album. The rest was too sappy for me to really get into
It was a little weird but got better as it went on. I listened to it a few times and it got better each time but I still can't get behind the first few songs. I would say like 2.5 rounded to 3
Was not a fan
"Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" is the fourth studio album by American rock band Wilco. This album has quite the history; it was initially rejected by their label at the time Reprise as they did not like it. Wilco was somehow able to acquire the rights and self released via their website the album a week after 9/1. They eventually signed with Nonesuch Records who released the album commercially on 4/23/2002 where it reached #13 on the US charts and is still Wilco's best selling album. There was also plenty of drama with the recording as documented in the film "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" as they fired drummer Ken Coomer (replaced with Glen Kotche) and it was the last album with multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett. The album and sound itself were more atmospheric and experimental than previous three albums. The album received very high critical acclaim making it toa lot of top ten lists for best albums of the 2000's. An electronic drone and drum beat open "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart." This is a gutsy way to open an album. Acoustic guitar. Bells. Jeff Tweedy's smoky voice. Clever lyrics. I think longing for love but he'll only break her heart. The song ends with distortion and Tweedy screaming. "Kamera" is more pop and has a groove and great backing vocals. He needs an objective view of himself. "Radio Cure" is stark and ominous with the drum beat and pace. The pace picks up and ends more optimistic. Music is the cure sometimes. Strings open and dominate the melody in "Jesus, Etc." Great lyrics and chorus. "Turning Your Orbit Around." We're small to the universe but need each other. One of Wilco's best. A drum machine beat and we're off with their pop song "Heavy Metal Drummer." Oh, to be young again at The Landing playing KISS covers beautiful and stoned. "Poor Place" is another stark song with a hushed drone, Tweedy's voice and piano. The song builds with swirling keyboards. A robotic female voice repeating Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in the background. I'm guessing he's telling the story of a soldier coming home with PTSD. More hushed drones is used on the closer "Reservations." A guy who's down on himself but has no reservations about his lover. The song ends with a three to four-minute church organ fade out. Suzy Cream Cheese was not around either. This album still sounds fantastic. You really notice the space which gives these songs time to breathe. The meticulous arrangements and sound details. Tweedy's voice is strained, emotional and exhausted and contributes to maybe his best performance. Picking a favorite Wilco is impossible for me. Everything from " Being There" through "A Ghost is Born" has been my #1 at some time. This one is defintely worth going back for a listen.
In a decade dominated by indie rock, nothing comes remotely close to sounding like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and it is just gorgeous. 5 stars alone for 'Jesus, Etc.'.
Calling Jeff Tweedy a minor genius after listening to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot would be an easy feat. So that’s exactly what I’ll be doing.
Great stuff
4.5/5. What an incredible album, can’t believe that the record label were unhappy with the end result of this early 2000s masterpiece. Jesus, Etc. is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and I can’t count the number of times that it’s made me cry.
Didn't do much for me, some of it sounded good but it mostly faded into the background
I was yearning for this one to end
Lovely, lonely, longing, like a poem written by a weedy traveler left on the table of a diner. Who knows where it will end up, but it needed to be said. The waitress picks it up - at first she thought it was some shitty attempt at a tip - and reads a few lines between orders. It stirs something unknown in her. Maybe she’ll give it to her son and he can pass it around. To someone who appreciates this kind of thing. “The sound of clouds above the world” is a lyric that plays repeatedly in her head.
Good album but not even my favorite wilco album. I respect the dark themes and somewhat ambient instruments, I just don't like them that much tbh. It's still got some bops in some of the more upbeat songs though
banger yuh
Big fan of both Wilco and YHF. Not sure it's not a bit over-loved in the must world though.
Insipid rather than insidious? On first play I found little of inspiration. Third of fourth time through I'm warming a little but it still kind of fades into the background an is hard to concentrate on. Not actually offensive though. Great album for doing something else to. (Not to say I won't someday love it.)
Wow what a record, i didn’t realise it was just a headphone masterpiece. Such subtleties in background noise and song composition, if you care to listen closely. Still not my favourite Wilco record but not a bad note played nor any albums fillers to be found. It is also very educational, as an album, taught me about the phonetic alphabet, KISS, the war on war. probably would give it 4.8, but definite 5 star on this rating scale. "Every song is a comeback every moment is a little bit later" Giddyup
What a weird album. There are some utterly dismal dirges on here that make you question your ability to stomach listening interspersed quite liberally with some actually quite fun upbeat stuff. Were there fewer utterly awful bouts of pure misery, this would probably get much more attention from me.
Really enjoyed it: sounded like a west country emo style radiohead and I loved it. Recognised the album cover but not the band name nor the songs and honestly so thankful this record came. Gonna have to list to other music from the band bc I really enjoyed this album.
Alt-country greatness.
How to trick people into thinking your album is a masterpiece: 1. Record a generic alt-country album; 2. Add glitchy distortion and cool spaceship sound effects to some songs; 3. Watch as music critics laud you as the second coming of Jesus Christ himself. It's a cute album with some great songs ("Jesus, Etc." my beloved), but one of the best albums of all time? I don't think so, buster. More of a 7/10 in my book. Jeff Tweedy is a really boring singer.
i didnt even really notice it was playing
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Hay otros discos de Wilco que me gustan, pero no este. Curiosamente es el más alabado unánimemente, pero a mi me aburre.
Well I never fully got into Wilco, this album is a vibe. Honestly, the most re-listenable track on the album is the first one. After that, much of the same in my opinion.
Not a bad album, just nothing that grabs my attention.
I think Wilco are a great band, one of the greatest. And this album is beautiful.
I can’t figure out it if this is good or bad, interesting or dull, a revelation, or the emperor’s new clothes. It’s fascinating in some parts, dull as dishwater in others. Sometimes compelling, sometimes boring as batshit… you get the picture.
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, War on War, Jesus, Etc, Heavy Metal Drummer (best song), and I’m the Man Who Loves You. This wasn’t Trentcentric. Boring as fuck besides these songs. ^ I don’t care about this. 5/10
your granny with dementia thinks this is nirvana. it's just a long stream of depressing rock music with nothing to latch on to. it got a tiny bit better at the end. overall, it made me feel bad and not in a good way. pot kettle black
A few good songs but mostly very boring. 2.5/5 FS: Jesus, Drummer, I'm the Man
Tylsää peruspoprockindietä, ei oikein muuta sanottavaa. Paitsi hittibiisi Jesus etc. toki toimii tosi hyvin
Siedettävät kivan äänen tuottamisen taidot; heikot ja/tai laiskat biisintekotaidot. Ei pelastavia tekijöitä ensi kuulemalta.
Album #3 Indie rock is really not a genre I find a lot of interest in so this really didn't do much for me. I feel like I have heard these same drowsy vocals on pretty much every other indie rock album I've given a listen. Most of the album feels like a blur to me and I really cant remember any interesting or intriguing moment. Overall it was a pretty boring couple listens but it wasn't insultingly bad to deserve the lowest score. Favorite Track: I'm the Man Who Loves You
this is a mid 00s phase that I wasn't in and it makes me feel like this 😐 it's like death cab but more boring? mostly I feel nothing
This is so unremarkable that I'm inclined to believe that this albums inclusion on this list is the result of someone's having been paid off. I mean really. I make it a point to listen to each of these albums at least once through, but this one was a real challenge to not skip the aggressively boring tracks. 1/5
I had never gotten around to listening to this one, though it is highly recommended. I only got through one run through but it was a great concept album, missing some hits but maybe it would grow more on me with multiple listens
I knew a couple songs on this album. That was enough to give it a good rating. Outside of those two songs... meh. Big meh. I'd give it a 2.5 if I could.
Not bad
I really like this album - it's a solid indie rock album but it has some of that atmospheric sound that I like.
Willy. They kind of have this “status” in the music scenes, but I’ve never gotten into them. I had a few Reservations on a few songs that kinda lulled me to sleep with nothing super interesting going on in them. But overall, some decent musicianship here. I won’t be The Man Who Loves Them, but I may be the man who kinda, sometimes likes them.
Big fan of Wilco. This album is not for everyone I don't think but I love it - how it ebbs and flows. It gets weird and atmospheric and then they pull you right back in with a song that just rocks (ex. Radio Cure to War on War). I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Jesus, Etc., Heavy Metal Drummer are highlights for me but I like it all. Was obsessed with this album around 2009 so it was fun to go back to it. That's a 5 from me, dogs 🐕
You know what? This is decent stuff. It just really didn't do much for me.
tracks : i am trying to break your heart [3] kamera [4] radio cure [3] war on war [4] jesus, etc. [5] ashes on american flag [3] heavy metal drummer [3.5] i'm the man who loves you [2] pot kettle black [3] poor places [4] reservations [5] RATING 3
Chill and depressed album. Soft, but determined singing. Heard before. + I Am Trying To Break Your Heart + Kamera + I'm The Man Who Loves You
average folk rock, nothing much extra to write home about. All the songs sound the same. 2 stars at best
I should listen to more Wilco