A.M.

When I evaluate the user-submitted albums, I have the mindset of: Does this belong on the original list? Was it an oversight not to include this? I love Wilco, but this one is not it. It's a fine album, but nothing exceptional like much of their later work. 3 stars.

Wilco is a band that has been around long enough to become the butt of some jokes for its dad rock musical style. However their first album wasn’t much like that at all. This is a weird mix of rock with alternative country and kind of falls flat. I like Wilco’s later 90s and early 00s stuff but this album is the base and it’s good that they improved upon their sound and found their niche. 6.4/10

A.M. is the debut album of Wilco. Wilco has so many albums and so many great albums. This is not a great album. It has some nice songs, but in total it's just ok. Several band members consider it a failure. Summerteeth, A Ghost Is Born, Wilco (The Album), Sky Blue Sky, The Whole Love, Schmilco, Ode to Joy, Cruel Country and Cousin would be more deserving.

I have heard this album before and liked it. This time was interesting because I have heard where Wilco went and had pretty much forgotten this early sound. I like the stronger country tinges of this album. Terrific!

I initially kind of rolled my eyes when I saw this pop up. I love Wilco but I think what was included on the original list was appropriate for them. That being said I obviously love this album, and while listening to it for the thousandth time today, I couldn't bring myself to justify giving it anything less than a 5.

Early Wilco is alt country George Harrison and when I reconciled that in my heart the world was a better place

Some bluesy, country-rock. Enjoyable album

Alt-country, country rock. Entretenido. Un 4, venga.

The first Wilco record from which so much amazing music flowed. Very much in the alt country vibe. They would go on to be much more experimental but this will always have a soft spot in my heart.

Another record that's a struggle to be objective about, given one's deep (and longstanding) personal attachment to this band, in which this record played an eseential facilitating role. One had largely given up on pop and rock music (incvesting much more time and attention on jazz and classical) but then a friend gave me AM and Beint There and one felt a renewed sense of hope. This isn't as good as BT (or Ghost or YHF and maybe not even Sky Blue Sky or Summerteeth) but Wilco has a very high floor, in that their worst records still have a great deal to offer. Here, it's a handful of first-rate tunes starting with "Must Be High" and "Box Full" and quality consisently throghout. WIll be interesting to see if any one recommends Trace for this completer's list – funny to think about the days when everyone was convinced Son Volt was going to be the better/more important act. One's deeply grateful for all that Tweedy's given over the years -- and he continues to make thoughtful, meaningful and fun records. The memoir is terrific, too. Thanks recommender for providing an excuse to listen to a record one doesn't cue up very often anymore but is still worthwhile.

A solid debut from Wilco, but I’m not sure I would consider it essential

I like Wilco just fine! Surprised at how much this album sounds like early Flaming Lips

Everything apart from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is certified mid

Good album but Wilco have better

Enjoyed the more uptempo side of Jeff Tweedy's main project here, usually Wilco albums feel way too slow and drawn out for me, but this one had some kick to it. Not sure any of these tracks will stick with me, but the heavier guitar meets classic Tweedy composition was a welcome combo and made for an enjoyable listen.

Pretty decent

One thing this (now seemingly never-ending) list keeps bringing home to me is how rock is as deeply rooted in Country as in the blues. The early 90s were my college radio days and I remember Uncle Tupelo being a thing. This doesn't seem quite fully baked, though it is well written and played and a pleasant listen.

Yeah, this album (Wilco's debut, I think?) is pretty cool in a grassroots sort of ways. But I think that Jeff Tweedy and co. did far better after, from *Being There" to *A Ghost Is Born*, and from *Yankee Hotel Foxtrot* to *Summerteeth*. Heck, even 2023's *Cousin* -- guided by the producing genius of Cate Le Bon -- sounds more appealing to me now. Wilco surely needed some more different stylistic influences to *really* take flight, and this relatively underwhelming album proves it for me. 3/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 8/10 for more general purposes (5 + 3). ---- Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ---- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 69 Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 86 Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 167 (including this one) ---- Emile... Je viens de lire ta dernière réponse. Je vais essayer de trouver le temps de rédiger la mienne bientôt. D'ici-là, ben bonne année!

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Should’ve been in love

Ripping from Petty. By the numbers.

They already got 3 albums on the original list, which is 2 more than needed. This is pretty bland stuff and after hearing the songs, I've already forgotten it. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

I guess I’m the only person on Earth that thinks Summerteeth is Wilco’s best album.

A little bit of Noel diamond, a bit of country a strange mix that didn’t quite work for me.

I've always thought that Wilco SHOULD have been dropped from their label. They weren't good until YHF, and that record is amazing but from WBs perspective, too weird compared to their other work. But then after YHF, they put out ANOTHER masterpiece with. A Ghost is Born. And then... Nothing else is really good. That Kicking Television is good but it's just a great live show with their best tracks. My point is, Wilco is not good outside of those two records. Tweedy has had a lot of troubles in his life and I really love the fact he had two AMAZING records. But this. This isn't one of them.

I see why people like this, but I personally find this kind of country folk rock to be dull.

I'm not a fan of the country influences and it's all so very mid-90s sounding. Just doesn't work for me, sorry

"Alternative Country" AKA a bunch of Chicago guys LARPing. I don't even like the real version of this kind of thing very much.

Fine, chill, but, I hate to say it, not that exceptional really.

This started out being what I'd describe as an utterly standard poppy alt. It then became a little bit like bad Cake. You know, where Cake have that unfortunate country edge. By "That's not the issue" it's become properly rootin-tootin' yeehaw country. And that's not OK. In defence of That's not the issue, the following track (It's just that simple) is physically painful. That steel guitar sound causes actual discomfort. Beyond that - the only adjective I can come up with is "tepid".

This band is my arch-nemesis. I really thought I'd never have to listen to this dude ever again after finishing the main list and the 3 Wilco albums that were already there, but here we go again. Yup that sure was another excruciatingly boring Wilco album. This one doesn't even have the pretty interesting alt rock flavoring that YHF had, so it just ends up sounding like generic country radio music. Not a fan at all.