the first time my long lost friend seth woods put a wilco album in the cd player, i boldly proclaimed, "i'm not ready for that dude." well a solid 5 years and 3 albums later, i tell you seth, wilco could very well be my favorite band of all time. i have survived coldplay, rose and fell with u2, embraced radiohead, and even kicked the shins (ok, the last one was a stretch). but wilco...they are a part of me.
the funny thing about it is that seth prolly hates the latest release from wilco. it is way too accessible and clean. but that is the beauty of the album that my hirsute-austinite-hipster-even-though-you-would-die-if-someone-ever-called-you-that-to-your-face friend is likely missing . the songs have a lack of complexity and noise that the band has buried themselves in, over the last couple of albums (although it is hard to argue with yhf). all you get is pure songwriting from the greatest american band of our generation.
it is quite possible that not everyone reading this post is "ready for wilco ." but trust me, when you "get it" you'll wonder how you could ever go back to life before. if you think you are ready rush out and pick up easily my favorite album of 2007, sky blue sky.
jj
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