Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
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Free Music Review: I want more!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great, great album. Why? Because among other things I love John Lennon, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd,, 70's fusion, and music in which melody is strong. But this is not apeing. My first Wilco album, this is where I enter the fold. Very accessible and warm, but at the same time challenging, unexpected, sophisticated with moments of frightening dissonance. Fun, easy, and subtle and dark. Great music and movies always spawn controversy; that is one of the measures. Can't wait for another Wilco album with Nels Cline on guitar! Wow. I'm 50, and it is heartening that rock music continues to grow and mature. No end in sight...makes me smile. Free Music Review: I agree with the review by Nick....very moody....and underated
Hit: 4 Stars
Not to rehash, the review by Nick is very good.......I couldn't agree more. That Poi Dog cd that he mentions is incredible as well...Chicago band..must be a midwest thing along with Wilco! Try 7 from Poi Dog when you get the Wilco Cd....you'll be glad you did !7Free Music Review: Unexpectedly Moody........the "Dark" Wilco CD...
Hit: 4 Stars
This is the Wilco CD that I really though should have followed the debut.....it's moody, rather dark, somber, and has that down feeling about it. Wilco are like the Stones of the Gen X generation, and will probably not really be honored like they should be until far after the fact......like the new Poi Dog Pondering '7' CD demonstrates, some of these true artists are making better records now than they did 15 years ago.........check 'em both out, you won't be disapointedFree Music Review: review:
Hit: 2 Stars
jeff tweedy is getting a little old. too bad. this album is pretty disappointing. it's not bad, but i think my expectations were too high. i'll never get my hopes up again (just kidding, i will).Free Music Review: Wilco, says enough with the avante garde, here's what we do
Hit: 5 Stars
Wilco, probably deserve to be the most talked about band of all contemporary bands. Derived from a Genre creating band in Uncle Tupelo (How do the Jayhawks feel about that?)the leader, Jeff Tweedy, being the other guy in the band who, when left, alone, lost and disillusioned, outgrew his former bandmate and didn't stop until he'd nearly explored everything in terms of avant garde music, illness, breakups, narcotics and especially greatness.
Wilco's first two albums were Alt Country masterpieces, then came Summerteeth, less alt country , more Avant Garde Pop brilliance until they/Tweedy, went the full whole hog with Yankee Hotel and a Ghost is Born in terms of exploration, utilisation of the best free style instrumentatlists, Nils Cline and Glen Kotche and just plain out there stuff. I love Spiders (Kidsmoke) its an all time classic but ain't Alt Country in any shape or form.
So here comes Sky Blue Sky and its like Jeff said no!, we'll do an album that is lovely, accessible and beautiful. Its almost like Jeff suddenly reached maturity and came up with the goods. The opening track is lovely Jayhawks/Byrds like jingle jangle with expressive Tweedy lyrics and on, it goes, no ego's just band created mellow crafted tunes.
Track 3 " Impossible Germany" grabs you with its tunefulness and melodics not to mention the absolutely amazing guitar by Nels Cline. The elongated guitars augmented by astonishing percussion and the support guitars of Pat Sansone are brilliant. I have no idea what the lyrics mean, i'm guessing its something to do with the 2nd World War, or aftermatch of, but its the music that kills ya on this track. Followed up with "Sky Blue Sky" & "Side with the Seeds" absolute gems. Further on the Beatles, Dylan and all other influences are trialled, and on at least three tracks towards the end (On & On & On)it could be JL singing.
My gut feel is that if this had followed Being There and the band had expanded into Ghosts and Yankee from there, everyone would have been happy, but for me this is their best album, gutsy, relevant and brilliant.
This is the first of a triumvirate of Alt Country Artist's, who have delivered masterpieces in 07/08, (Wilco, Ryan Adams, Gary Louris)hopefully bringing them all, the attention they deserve.