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Wilco [The Album] | ![Wilco [The Album]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Wj1RtVb6L._SL160_.jpg) | Artist: Wilco
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $9.99
as of 3/10/2010 17:30 CST details
Seller: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 3173
Genre: rock-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 2562 Minutes
ASIN: B002DQHQQU
Publication Date: June 26, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Wilco Is In their Happy Place March 5, 2010
J. Pratty (Manhattan Beach, CA USA)
Alt-country rockers Wilco have been together for a while now, but they still know how to cut a record. The addition of Nels Cline since Sky Blue Sky has added such a beautiful dimension to their music, and the joy and understanding that comes through on this record is nearly palpable. Starting from the eponymous opening track, where Jeff Tweedy asserts that through thick and thin "Wilco will love you, baby", the band enters into relational territory with the fan that few bands care to explore. Another highlight is "Bull Black Nova" which steadily builds with a noisy, consuming crescendo reminiscent of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. "You and I" is a gentle, couple's song that shows off Tweedy's softer side and songwriting ability of being able to do so much with so little. My favorite is "I'll Fight" with its messianic imagery and sacrificial message above a jaunting, spiky accompaniment. Though definitely not as ambitious as some of their earlier releases, Wilco (The Album) displays the band perfecting what they do best and leaves the listener all the better for it.
Wilco March 2, 2010
Bjorn Viberg (European Union)
Wilco being Wilco's 2009 release and 7th studio album is an alternative rock release and sounds like REM. The album was a hit in Sweden and Finland. It also did well among the critics. Allmusic, Rolling Stone and Robert Christgau all gave the album good grades in their reviews. All the lyrics are included in the booklet along with photographs of the band. 4/5.
 Good unless you like melody January 20, 2010
Cain Knobel (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tweedy has not written a really engaging melody on this record (although You and I comes close), but the band, the arrangements, and everything else that makes sounds like Wilco in top form. But the only difference between most these songs are the arrangements and the lyrics; the chords and melodies are just swapped around leading to a wall of sameness by the time the CD is over. I loved the first four Wilco records, they were filled with songs I could hum and "Sky Blue Sky" had its moments, but here Tweedy appears to be coasting on his laurels.
 Wilco's Blandest Album January 14, 2010
voomer (San Francisco, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed all of Wilco's recent albums, but this one is really quite bland, and their sound has lost its edge. The melodies don't grab, and the lyrics that stand out seem cliched or repetitive of older themes. They seem like genuinely good people, and I hope they can recapture their inspiration.
Good songs but..... January 9, 2010
kevin J. Mcnamara (nyc,USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Typical good songs but it would have been very interesting to see how this album would have fleshed out if Jay Bennett was still in the band at the time it was recorded. These songs are missing that extra "something". While I understand there were reasons for Jay and the band to part ways, I never realized how important he was to the development of the albums sounds until he was gone. While I can appreciate the contributions and playing of players like Jim O'Rourke,Nels Cline and Pat Sansone, Jay Bennett appears to have been much more important in his contributions than I had previously thought. Like Blue Sky Blue, this record is missing that little bit of something that Jay brought to Being There,Summerteeth and YHF.
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