Wilco

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	A Ghost Is Born New - LP - 76492 Sealed, Out Of Print 2004 2LP Original Housed In A Heavy Duty Gatefold Jacket With Title Sticker On Shrink. 2005 Grammy Award Winner For Best Alternative Music Album. The Eagerly Awaited Follow-Up To Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Is Also The Wilco Album With The Strongest Stylistic Link To Its Immediate Predecessor, As If Their New Fans Are Being Given A Moment To Catch Up. A Ghost Is Born Hardly Sounds Like A Retread Of YHF, But The Languid, Ghostly Song Structures, The Periodic Forays Into Dissonance, And The Pained, Hesitant Vocals From Jeff Tweedy That Were So Much A Part Of That Album Also Take Center Stage Here. But While Much Of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Had A Cool And Slightly Removed Feeling, A Ghost Is Born Is Considerably Warmer And More Organic; The Extended Instrumental Breaks In Several Of The Songs Sound More Like A Group In Full Flight Than The Pro Tools-Assembled Structures Of YHF. And While Wilco's Former Secret Weapon, Jay Bennett, Is Now Out Of The Picture, The Rest Of The Group (Especially Multi-Instrumentalist Leroy Bach, Keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, And Guitarist/Co-Producer Jim O'Rourke) Fill The Gaps With Admirable Grace And Strength. more
	A Ghost Is Born Used - LP - 76492 Mint 2004 Double 180gm Gatefold. more
	A Ghost Is Born Used - LP - 76492 Mint 2004 Double 180gm Gatefold. more
	A Ghost Is Born Used - LP - 76492 2004 US 180gm gatefold original; "Made in U.S.A" on label & "Printed in Canada" on rear cover. Still in original baggy shrink with hype sticker. "It's hard not to wonder if Wilco's breakthrough 2002 release, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, would have been such a critical success and so eagerly embraced by the indie rock community if it hadn't become such a cause célèbre thanks to the band being unceremoniously dropped by Reprise Records, and then signed by Nonesuch after the album had become a hot item on the Internet. Much of the critical reaction to the album, while almost uniformly enthusiastic (and rightly so), had an odd undertow that suggested the writers were not especially familiar with Wilco's body of work, registering a frequent sense of surprise that an "alt-country" band would make such an adventurous album while ignoring the creative shape-shifting that had been so much a part of Jeff Tweedy and company's approach on Being There and Summerteeth. The irony is that 2004's A Ghost Is Born, the eagerly awaited follow-up to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, is also the Wilco album with the strongest stylistic link to its immediate predecessor, as if their new fans are being given a moment to catch up. A Ghost Is Born hardly sounds like a retread of YHF, but the languid, ghostly song structures, the periodic forays into dissonance, and the pained, hesitant vocals from Jeff Tweedy that were so much a part of that album also take center stage here. But while much of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot had a cool and slightly removed feeling, A Ghost Is Born is considerably warmer and more organic; the extended instrumental breaks in several of the songs (two cuts are over ten minutes long) sound more like a group in full flight than the Pro Tools-assembled structures of YHF. And while Wilco's former secret weapon, Jay Bennett, is now out of the picture, the rest of the group (especially multi-instrumentalist Leroy Bach, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, and guitarist/co-producer Jim O'Rourke) fill the gaps with admirable grace and strength. If A Ghost Is Born has a flaw, it's in the songwriting; while this album is a "grower" if there ever was one, revealing more of its unexpected complexities with each spin, there are no songs here as immediately engaging as "War on War," "Heavy Metal Drummer," or "I'm the Man Who Loves You" from YHF, and while "Hummingbirds," "Handshake Drugs," and "Wishful Thinking" are tuneful and charming, they lack the resonance and emotional impact of Tweedy's strongest work. And the album's most purely enjoyable tune, the witty "The Late Greats," closes out the disc after the 15-minute drone dirge of "Less Than You Think," dramatically blunting its effectiveness. A Ghost Is Born confirms what old fans and recent converts already know -- that Wilco is one of America's most interesting and imaginative bands -- and it's brave and compelling listening. But if you're expecting another genre-defying masterpiece, well, maybe we'll get one of those next time." All Music Guide - Mark Deming. more
	A.M. New - LP - 518084-1 Sealed 2009 Limited Edition 180gm HQ Gatefold Reissue. Includes CD Of The Complete Album. more
	A.M. New - LP - R1-563214 Sealed 2017 Deluxe Edition Including The Original Album Plus 8 Previously Unissued Outtakes. 2lps Pressed On 180gm Black Vinyl. Gatefold Jacket Includes Printed Inner Sleeves With Photos. Liner Notes By John Stirratt. "Uncle Tupelo Played Their Final Show On May 1, 1994, And Little More Than A Month Later, The Band's Final Lineup, Minus Co-founder Jay Farrar, Was Cutting An Album Under The Name Wilco. The Group's Transition Happened So Quickly That Frontman Jeff Tweedy Hadn't Even Found A New Lead Guitarist When They Set Up In The Studio -- Brian Henneman From The Bottle Rockets Was Drafted To Play On The Band's First Sessions. Given All This, It Should Come As No Surprise That Wilco's Debut Lp, 1995's A.m., Is By Far The One With The Closest Resemblance To Uncle Tupelo. The Attack Sounds More Than A Bit Like The Twangy Roar Of Ut's Final Album, 1993's Anodyne, Albeit With A Brighter And Better Detailed Mix, And Many Of The Songs Recall The Melodic Style Of Tweedy's Contributions To The Former Incarnation Of The Band. And Henneman's Soloing Serves A Similar Function To Jay Farrar's Neil Young-inspired Leads In Uncle Tupelo, Even If Henneman's Playing Has A Leaner Personality Of Its Own. But Stripped Of The Dour Tone Farrar Brought To The Band And The Occasionally Strained Seriousness Of His Outlook, A.m. Sounds Like This Band Is Having A Blast In A Way They Never Had Before. It's All But Impossible To Imagine Uncle Tupelo Kicking Up Their Heels With Numbers Like "I Must Be High," "Casino Queen," Or "Box Full Of Letters," And The Interplay Between The Musicians -- Henneman On Guitar, Tweedy On Vocals And Guitar, John Stirratt On Bass, Ken Coomer On Drums, And Max Johnson On Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, And Dobro -- Feels Playful And Easygoing, Even On Sorrowful Tunes Like "I Thought I Held You" And "Should've Been In Love." And While Tweedy Was Still Finding A More Individual Voice As A Songwriter, "Dash 7" And "Too Far Apart" Contain Echoes Of The Sort Of Music Wilco Would Be Making A Few Years Later. A.m. Beat Trace, The First Album From Jay Farrar's Son Volt, Into Record Shops By Six Months, But In The Minds Of Many Alt-country Fans, Tweedy's Album Was The Weaker Effort. However, Viewed In The Context Of Wilco's Catalog More Than 20 Years On, A.m. Sounds Like The Point Where Jeff Tweedy And His Collaborators Let Go Of Uncle Tupelo And Took A Bold, Smart Step Into Their Future." AMG Review By Mark Deming. more
	A.M. New - LP - R1-563214 Sealed 2017 Deluxe Edition Including The Original Album Plus 8 Previously Unissued Outtakes. 2lps Pressed On 180gm Black Vinyl. Gatefold Jacket Includes Printed Inner Sleeves With Photos. Liner Notes By John Stirratt. "Uncle Tupelo Played Their Final Show On May 1, 1994, And Little More Than A Month Later, The Band's Final Lineup, Minus Co-founder Jay Farrar, Was Cutting An Album Under The Name Wilco. The Group's Transition Happened So Quickly That Frontman Jeff Tweedy Hadn't Even Found A New Lead Guitarist When They Set Up In The Studio -- Brian Henneman From The Bottle Rockets Was Drafted To Play On The Band's First Sessions. Given All This, It Should Come As No Surprise That Wilco's Debut Lp, 1995's A.m., Is By Far The One With The Closest Resemblance To Uncle Tupelo. The Attack Sounds More Than A Bit Like The Twangy Roar Of Ut's Final Album, 1993's Anodyne, Albeit With A Brighter And Better Detailed Mix, And Many Of The Songs Recall The Melodic Style Of Tweedy's Contributions To The Former Incarnation Of The Band. And Henneman's Soloing Serves A Similar Function To Jay Farrar's Neil Young-inspired Leads In Uncle Tupelo, Even If Henneman's Playing Has A Leaner Personality Of Its Own. But Stripped Of The Dour Tone Farrar Brought To The Band And The Occasionally Strained Seriousness Of His Outlook, A.m. Sounds Like This Band Is Having A Blast In A Way They Never Had Before. It's All But Impossible To Imagine Uncle Tupelo Kicking Up Their Heels With Numbers Like "I Must Be High," "Casino Queen," Or "Box Full Of Letters," And The Interplay Between The Musicians -- Henneman On Guitar, Tweedy On Vocals And Guitar, John Stirratt On Bass, Ken Coomer On Drums, And Max Johnson On Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, And Dobro -- Feels Playful And Easygoing, Even On Sorrowful Tunes Like "I Thought I Held You" And "Should've Been In Love." And While Tweedy Was Still Finding A More Individual Voice As A Songwriter, "Dash 7" And "Too Far Apart" Contain Echoes Of The Sort Of Music Wilco Would Be Making A Few Years Later. A.m. Beat Trace, The First Album From Jay Farrar's Son Volt, Into Record Shops By Six Months, But In The Minds Of Many Alt-country Fans, Tweedy's Album Was The Weaker Effort. However, Viewed In The Context Of Wilco's Catalog More Than 20 Years On, A.m. Sounds Like The Point Where Jeff Tweedy And His Collaborators Let Go Of Uncle Tupelo And Took A Bold, Smart Step Into Their Future." AMG Review By Mark Deming. more
	A.M. Used - LP - 518084-1 2009 US limited edition 180gm gatefold reissue, no CD. more
	A.M. Colored Vinyl - 45857 Sealed And Rare 1995 Virgin Red Vinyl Debut LP. Comes In A Plastic Envelope Style Wallet. more
	All Over The Place Used - 10 - PRO-A-9094 Beautiful 1997 Promo Only 7 Track 10 Inch EP. more
	All Over The Place New - 10 - PRO-A-9094 Sealed 1997 Promotional Only, Limited Edition Picture Sleeve Ten Inch LP Featuring Live And Previously Unreleased Songs. First Copy We Have Seen In Five Years. Tracks Are "Someone Else's Song" (Live), "Promising" (Previously Unreleased), "Kingpin" (Live), "I Got You" (Live), "Don't You Honey Me" (Previously Unreleased), "Passenger Side" (Live), "The Lonely 1" (Alternate Version). more
	Being There Box Set - New - R1-563215 Sealed 2017 4LP Box Set. Includes The Original Album, 15 Previously Unissued Demos, Outtakes & Never Before Heard Songs + Live At KCRW 11/13/9. This Critically Acclaimed Double Album Remastered And Extra Songs And Demos. more
	Being There Box Set - R1-563215 Sealed 2017 4LP Remastered Box Set, Standard Black Vinyl Edition. Housed In A Slip-Case Style Box, With Two Gatefolds Inside. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. Includes The Original Album, 15 Unissued Demos, Outtakes & Never Before Heard Songs, Plus Live At KCRW From 11/13/96. more
	Being There Box Set - R1-563215 Sealed 2017 4LP Box Set. Black Vinyl Edition Limited To 15,000 Copies. This Critically Acclaimed Double Album Remastered And Extra Songs And Demos. more
	Being There Box Set - New - R1-563215 Sealed 2017 4LP Box Set. Includes The Original Album, 15 Previously Unissued Demos, Outtakes & Never Before Heard Songs + Live At KCRW 11/13/9. This Critically Acclaimed Double Album Remastered And Extra Songs And Demos. more
	Being There New - LP - REP 462 2LP more
	Being There Used - LP - 46236 1996 2LP Original Still In Shrink Wrap. In Great Demand. Both LPs Are Mint Unplayed. more
	Being There New - LP - 46236 Sealed, Out Of Print 1996 2LP Original. Not The Recent Reissue. more
	Being There New - LP - 518085 Factory Sealed 2009 2LP 180gm HQ Heavy-Duty Gatefold. Includes CD Of Entire Album. more
	Being There Used - LP - 9362-46236 Rare 1996 German 2LP 180gm HQ Import. Both LPs Appear Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Cousin New - LP - DBPM 001-23LP Sealed 2023 US Original With Custom Hype Sticker. 10 New Tracks Written By Jeff Tweedy, Produced By Cate Le Bon & Recorded By Wilco. "Wilco Are A Band Who Thrive On Self-sufficiency -- They Have Their Own Recording Studio, They Run Their Own Record Label, And They're Unusually Hands-on In Terms Of Ticketing, Merch, And Outreach To Their Fans. They've Figured Out How To Do Most Of The Big Stuff Themselves, And They Like It That Way. Not Surprisingly, From 2007's Sky Blue Sky Onward, They've Also Produced Their Own Albums. 2023's Cousin Represents A Genuine Shift For The Band As They've Ceded Some Control Over Their Recording Process For A Change. Wilco Invited Expressive Pop Experimentalist Cate Le Bon To Produce The Sessions And Sit In On Keyboards, And It's A Collaboration That Flatters All Parties Involved. More Than Any Other Album In Their Catalog, Cousin Recalls 2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot In Its Sturdy Yet Graceful Melodies And The Way They've Dressed Up The Performances With Clouds Of Carefully Manicured Noise (As In The Opener "Infinite Surprise") And Artful Soundscapes (The Ominous Last Act Of "Ten Dead"), Though Never So Much That The Musicians Are Struggling For Attention On Their Own Album. Cousin Never Sounds Like They're Aiming To Re-create Yhf, But Le Bon Adds A Sense Of Adventure And An Outsider's Perspective That Recalls What Jay Bennett Brought To The Group Before His Failings Began To Outweigh His Strengths. Le Bon's Ideas Never Threaten To Dominate The Music -- If Anything, Cousin Is A Superb Ensemble Work From Wilco, With The Various Instrumental Flavors Combining To Make A Seamless Whole, And While One Might Miss The Wild Card Guitar Soloing From Nels Cline (Who Is Relatively Subdued But In Excellent Form), This Music Is A Reminder Of Just How Good And Keenly Telepathic A Band Can Become If They Stick Together Long Enough, And After Nearly 20 Years Together, These Players Know How To Make The Whole More Than The Sum Of The Parts. Wilco Fans Have Doubtless Gotten Used To Hearing Jeff Tweedy's Moody Side By Now, On Cousin He Makes The Most Of His Sadness On The Heartsick "Evicted," The Battle Between Numbness And Rage In "Ten Dead," And The Despairing Uncertainty Of "Pittsburgh." (And He Does Find Some Room For Hope In "Meant To Be" And The Title Cut, A Subtle Embrace Of The Chosen Family.) Wilco Never Quite Pulls Out All The Stops And Rocks On This Album, And It's Hard To Imagine Any Of These Songs Immediately Becoming Crowd Favorites, But As A Carefully Considered Mood Piece, Cousin Is A Powerful, Affecting Work That Once Again Shows How Many Great Things Wilco Can Do -- And How Well They Respond To The Right Kind Of Creative Direction." AMG - Mark Deming. more
	Cruel Country New - LP - DBPM 001-22-A B LP Sealed 2022 2LP US Original. "Wilco’s Dozenth Studio Album. The Complete 2-LP, 21 Track Collection Limited Edition 1st Pressing On Red, White & Blue Splatter Vinyl. "When Wilco Announced The Upcoming Release Of Their Album Cruel Country In Late April 2022, It Immediately Generated A Lot Of Excitement From A Part Of Their Fan Base That Hadn't Been Heard From Much In A While. In The Initial Press Releases On The Lp, Jeff Tweedy Described It As A Country Album, Exciting News For The Folks Who Had Been Following The Band Since Their Earliest Days As Tweedy's Post-Uncle Tupelo Project, And Had Felt Disappointed Since Their Audible Twang Essentially Disappeared With 1999's Summerteeth. But Anyone Hoping Cruel Country Was Going To Take Wilco Back To The Rollicking Alt-country Sound Of 1995's A.m. Or 1996's Being There Needs To Adjust Their Expectations. Though Cruel Country Is Indeed The Most "Country" Album Wilco Have Delivered In Over 20 Years, It's Not "Country" In The Way They Sounded In The Mid-'90s. Instead, This Is Mostly Acoustic Country-inspired Music Merged With Folk And Filtered Through The Sort Of Musical And Lyrical Impressionism That Became Tweedy's Worldview Since He Developed A Voice Fully Separate From The Other Guy Who Co-founded Uncle Tupelo. (In Its Emphasis On Ambience And Occasional Washes Of Electronic Soundscapes, This Is As Much Yankee Hotel Foxtrot As Being There.) Cruel Country Marks The First Time In Several Years Circumstances Permitted Wilco To Record Together Live In The Same Room, And The Performances Have The Subtle But Very Human Feel Of Six People Sitting In A Circle And Reacting In The Moment To One Another's Ideas And Energy. Some Think Of Wilco As Jeff Tweedy And Whoever Else He Brings Along (And His Status As Uncontested Leader Is Well Established), But The Best Moments On Cruel Country Show How Much More They Truly Are. On Longer Cuts Like "Bird Without A Tail/base Of My Skull" And "Many Words," Hearing The Musicians Stretch Out And Weave Their Performances Around One Another Is Quietly Dazzling, Especially Nels Cline's Steel Guitar And Pat Sansone And Mikael Jorgensen's Keyboards. There's Very Little Flash In This Music, But There's A Warmth And Excitement In The Process Of Creation That's Deeply Satisfying, Even Joyous. Lyrically, Cruel Country Is Very Much An Album About America, Written With An Eye Toward The Nation's Collective History As Well As The Division Of The 2020s, And When Tweedy Sings, "I Love My Country/stupid And Cruel," He Makes It Clear That As Much As The Second Part Troubles Him, The First Part Isn't Irony. While 2015's Star Wars, 2016's Schmilco, And 2019's Ode To Joy Were All Fine In Their Own Ways, They Often Had The Feel Of A Band Throwing A Bunch Of Ideas At The Wall And Seeing What Would Stick (And This Is A Band Good Enough To Get Away With That). Cruel Country, However, Feels As Unified And Well Plotted As Anything In Wilco's Catalog, And It's Deeply Moving, Powerfully Heartfelt Music From A Handful Of Gifted Players Serving Their Songs Beautifully." more
	Ghost Is Born Used - LP - 76492 Mint 2004 Double 180gm Gatefold. more
	I Might Used - 7 - 87162-7 2011 Black Vinyl 45rpm 7 Inch Single Housed In A Picture Sleeve. B/W "I Love My Label." more
	Kicking Television: Live In Chicago New Release - 523942 Factory Sealed 4LP 180gm HQ Box Set With Concert Poster. Released In Conjunction With Record Store Day And Features Eight Previously Unreleased Songs. more
	Kicking Television: Live In Chicago New - LP - 523942 Factory Sealed 4LP 180gm HQ Box Set With Concert Poster. Released In Conjunction With Record Store Day And Featuring Eight Previously Unreleased Songs. more
	Ode To Joy New - LP - DBPM-010-20-LP Sealed 2019 Original. Housed In Standard Non-Gatefold Sleeve. more
	Sky Blue Sky Used - LP - 131388-1 2007 US 2LP original still in shrink with custom hype sticker; No CD. NM- player but surface has a little bag rash. Half-speed mastering by Stan Ricker. "In 1999, Wilco Willingly Abdicated Their Position As One Of The Leading Acts In The Alt-Country Movement To Dive Head-First Into The Challenging Waters Of Experimental Pop With Their Album Summerteeth, And Moved Even Further Away From Their Rootsy Origins With Yankee Hotel Foxtrot And A Ghost Is Born, Winning The Group A New And Enthusiastic Audience Along The Way. So It Might Amuse A Number Of The Band's Earlier Fans That In Many Respects Wilco's Sixth Studio Album, Sky Blue Sky, Sounds Like The Long-Awaited Follow-Up To 1996's Being There -- While It Lacks The Ramshackle Shape-shifting And Broad Twang Of That Earlier Album, Sky Blue Sky Represents A Shift Back To An Organic Sound And Approach That Suggests The Influence Of Neil Young's Harvest And The More Polished Avenues Of '70s Soft Rock. Sky Blue Sky Also Marks Wilco's First Studio Recordings Since Nels Cline And Pat Sansone Joined The Group, And They Certainly Make Their Presence Felt -- With Cline, Wilco Has Its Strongest Guitarist To Date, And While His Interplay With Sansone On Numbers Like "Impossible Germany" And "Walken" Lacks The Skronky Muscle Of His More Avant-garde Work Of The Past, It's Never Less Than Inspired And He Works Real Wonders With Jeff Tweedy's Lovely Melodies. Sansone's Keyboard Work Also Shines, Adding Soulful Accents To "Side With The Seeds" And Mellotron On "Leave Me (Like You Found Me)," As Does Mikael Jorgensen's Piano And Organ, And Overall This Is Wilco's Strongest Album As An Ensemble To Date. Tweedy's Vocals Boast A Clarity And Nuance That Reveals He's Grown In Confidence And Skill As A Singer, And The Songs Recall Summerteeth's Beautiful But Unsettling Mix Of Lovely Tunes And Lyrics That Focus On Troubled Souls And Crumbling Relationships. Between The Pensive "Be Patient With Me," The Lovelorn "Hate It Here," And "On And On And On"'s Pledge That "We'll Stay Together" Squared Off Against The Resignation Of "Please Don't Cry/we're Designed To Die," Sky Blue Sky Isn't Afraid To Go To The Dark Places, But Tweedy And His Bandmates Also Find Plenty Of Beauty, Inspiration, And Real Joy Along The Way, And The Album's Open, Natural Sound Is An Ideal Match For The Material. Sky Blue Sky May Find Wilco Dipping Their Toes Into Roots Rock Again, But This Doesn't Feel Like A Step Back So Much As Another Fresh Path For One Of America's Most Consistently Interesting Bands." All Music Guide - Mark Deming. more
	Sky Blue Sky New - LP - 131388-1 Sealed 2007 2LP 180gm Half-Speed Mastered By Stan Ricker Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Includes Bonus CD Of The Complete Album. 5 Stars In June 2007 Stereophile. more
	Sky Blue Sky Used - LP - 131388 2007 180gm 2LP Gatefold Original Half-Speed Mastered By Stan Ricker. 5 Stars In June 2007 Stereophile. more
	Sky Blue Sky New - LP - 131388 Sealed 2007 2LP 180gm Half-Speed Mastered By Stan Ricker Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Includes Bonus CD Of The Complete Album. 5 Stars In June 2007 Stereophile. Upper Right Corner Minor Crease And Bump, Hence Price. more
	Sky Blue Sky New - LP - 075597998689 Sealed 2020 Half-Speed Mastered Reissue, Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Originally Released In 2007. "In 1999, Wilco Willingly Abdicated Their Position As One Of The Leading Acts In The Alt-Country Movement To Dive Head-First Into The Challenging Waters Of Experimental Pop With Their Album Summerteeth, And Moved Even Further Away From Their Rootsy Origins With Yankee Hotel Foxtrot And A Ghost Is Born, Winning The Group A New And Enthusiastic Audience Along The Way. So It Might Amuse A Number Of The Band's Earlier Fans That In Many Respects Wilco's Sixth Studio Album, Sky Blue Sky, Sounds Like The Long-Awaited Follow-Up To 1996's Being There -- While It Lacks The Ramshackle Shape-shifting And Broad Twang Of That Earlier Album, Sky Blue Sky Represents A Shift Back To An Organic Sound And Approach That Suggests The Influence Of Neil Young's Harvest And The More Polished Avenues Of '70s Soft Rock. Sky Blue Sky Also Marks Wilco's First Studio Recordings Since Nels Cline And Pat Sansone Joined The Group, And They Certainly Make Their Presence Felt -- With Cline, Wilco Has Its Strongest Guitarist To Date, And While His Interplay With Sansone On Numbers Like "Impossible Germany" And "Walken" Lacks The Skronky Muscle Of His More Avant-garde Work Of The Past, It's Never Less Than Inspired And He Works Real Wonders With Jeff Tweedy's Lovely Melodies. Sansone's Keyboard Work Also Shines, Adding Soulful Accents To "Side With The Seeds" And Mellotron On "Leave Me (Like You Found Me)," As Does Mikael Jorgensen's Piano And Organ, And Overall This Is Wilco's Strongest Album As An Ensemble To Date. Tweedy's Vocals Boast A Clarity And Nuance That Reveals He's Grown In Confidence And Skill As A Singer, And The Songs Recall Summerteeth's Beautiful But Unsettling Mix Of Lovely Tunes And Lyrics That Focus On Troubled Souls And Crumbling Relationships. Between The Pensive "Be Patient With Me," The Lovelorn "Hate It Here," And "On And On And On"'s Pledge That "We'll Stay Together" Squared Off Against The Resignation Of "Please Don't Cry/we're Designed To Die," Sky Blue Sky Isn't Afraid To Go To The Dark Places, But Tweedy And His Bandmates Also Find Plenty Of Beauty, Inspiration, And Real Joy Along The Way, And The Album's Open, Natural Sound Is An Ideal Match For The Material. Sky Blue Sky May Find Wilco Dipping Their Toes Into Roots Rock Again, But This Doesn't Feel Like A Step Back So Much As Another Fresh Path For One Of America's Most Consistently Interesting Bands." AMG Review By Mark Deming. more
	Speak Into The Rose New - 10 - ANTI 87181 Sealed 2011 Record Store Day Only, Limited Edition Red Vinyl 4 Song 10 Inch. more
	Star Wars New - LP - 87438 Sealed 2015 180gm LP Housed In A Gatefold Cover. Includes Download Card For Album & Bonus Pitchfork Festival Live Set. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. more
	Summerteeth Box Set - R1 643504 / 603497846054 2020, Deluxe Edition 5 LP 180gm, Limited To 6,000 copies, Remastered Box Set. The Five-lp Set Features Bob Ludwig’s 2020 Remastered Studio Album As Well As The Unreleased Demos, Alternates And Outtake Recordings. more
	Summerteeth Audiophile - LP - 518086 Mint 2009 2LP 180gm HQ Test Pressing. The Band's Poppiest Record. And Lyrically, Maybe It's Most Disturbing. more
	Summerteeth New - LP - 518086 Sealed, Out Of Print 2009 2LP 180gm Gatefold Reissue. Includes CD Of Entire Album. The Band's Poppiest Record. And Lyrically, Maybe It's Most Disturbing. more
	Summerteeth New - LP - 47282 Impossibly Hard To Find US Vinyl, 2LP Set. more
	The Whole Love New - LP - 7156-1 Sealed, Out Of Print, 2011 180gm 2LP Gatefold Original. Includes CD Copy Of The Album. “Like YHF, The Whole Love Is The Work Of A Band That's Stylistically Up For Anything, From The Edgy Dissonance Of "The Art Of Almost" And The Moody Contemplation Of "Black Moon," To The Ragged But Spirited Pop Of "I Might" And The Cocky Rock & Roll Strut Of "Standing O," But More So Than Anything The Band Has Done Since Being There, The Whole Love Sounds Like Wilco Are Having Fun With Their Musical Shape Shifting. Even Somber Numbers Like "Rising Red Lung" Have A Heart And Soul That's Warm And Compelling, And These Musicians Consistently Hit Their Targets Both As Individuals And As An Ensemble; Mikael Jorgensen's Keyboards Bring A Playful Whimsy To Songs That Could Sometimes Use It, The Guitar Interplay Between Tweedy, Nels Cline, And Pat Sansone Never Stops Bubbling With Great Ideas, And Bassist John Stirratt And Drummer Glenn Kotche Hold Down The Rhythm With Equal Parts Of Imagination And Precision. With The Whole Love, Wilco Have Made An Album Where The Whole Is As Strong As The Individual Parts: The Musicians Play Off One Another With The Intuition And Understanding That Separates A Real Band Rather Than Folks Who Simply Work Together, And The Songs Cohere Into A Whole That's Rich, Intelligent, And Often Genuinely Moving. Quite Simply, This Is The Work Of A Great Band At The Peak Of Their Powers, And The Whole Love Is A Joy To Hear, Revealing More With Each Listen And Confirming Once Again That Wilco Is As Good A Band As American Can Claim In The 21st Century.” – Mark Deming, AMG more
	Whole Love New - LP - ANTI 87156 Sealed, Out Of Print, 2011 180gm 2LP Gatefold Original. Includes CD Copy Of The Album. Small 1" Top Center Seam Split, Hence Killer Price. “Like YHF, The Whole Love Is The Work Of A Band That's Stylistically Up For Anything, From The Edgy Dissonance Of "The Art Of Almost" And The Moody Contemplation Of "Black Moon," To The Ragged But Spirited Pop Of "I Might" And The Cocky Rock & Roll Strut Of "Standing O," But More So Than Anything The Band Has Done Since Being There, The Whole Love Sounds Like Wilco Are Having Fun With Their Musical Shape Shifting. Even Somber Numbers Like "Rising Red Lung" Have A Heart And Soul That's Warm And Compelling, And These Musicians Consistently Hit Their Targets Both As Individuals And As An Ensemble; Mikael Jorgensen's Keyboards Bring A Playful Whimsy To Songs That Could Sometimes Use It, The Guitar Interplay Between Tweedy, Nels Cline, And Pat Sansone Never Stops Bubbling With Great Ideas, And Bassist John Stirratt And Drummer Glenn Kotche Hold Down The Rhythm With Equal Parts Of Imagination And Precision. With The Whole Love, Wilco Have Made An Album Where The Whole Is As Strong As The Individual Parts: The Musicians Play Off One Another With The Intuition And Understanding That Separates A Real Band Rather Than Folks Who Simply Work Together, And The Songs Cohere Into A Whole That's Rich, Intelligent, And Often Genuinely Moving. Quite Simply, This Is The Work Of A Great Band At The Peak Of Their Powers, And The Whole Love Is A Joy To Hear, Revealing More With Each Listen And Confirming Once Again That Wilco Is As Good A Band As American Can Claim In The 21st Century.” – Mark Deming, AMG more
	Whole Love (Record Store Day) Box Set - New - 87174 Sealed, Very Limited 2012 (300 Copies) Record Store Day Edition Which Includes The Whole Love LP, A Limited Edition 7” “I Might”/”I Love My Label” On Clear Or Blue Vinyl, A 10” Of “Speak Into The Rose” On Translucent Red Vinyl, A RSD-Only Slipmat, And A Dbpm Logo White 45 Adapter, All In A Heavy Weight Die-Cut Outer Box That Holds An INNER Heavy-Weight Box That Holds Everything. more
	Wilco (The Album) Used - LP - 516608 Repressing of the 2009 180gm release, housed in a heavy-duty gatefold with printed inner sleeve. NO CD came with this pressing. more
	Wilco (The Album) New - LP - 516608 Sealed 2009 180gm HQ Original Housed In A Heavy-Duty Gatefold With Insert. Includes CD Of The Entire Album. One Of The Best Bands In America At The Moment. more
	Wilco (The Album) New - LP - 516608 Sealed 2009 180gm HQ Original Housed In A Heavy-Duty Gatefold With Insert. more
	Wilco (The Album) Used - LP - 516608 2009 180gm HQ Original Housed In A Heavy-Duty Gatefold With Insert. LP Appears Unplayed. Does Not Include CD. Small Corner Dent, Hence Way Low Price. more
	Wilco (The Album) Used - LP - 516608 Beautiful 2009 180gm Gatefold In Shrink. Includes A Custom Photo Inner Sleeve And A CD Of The Album. more
	Wilco (The Album) New - LP - 516608-1 180gm Repress, Housed In A Gatefold. "Rock & Roll Lifers That They Are, Wilco Knows The Implications Of A Self-titled Album, How Any Record Bearing An Eponymous Name Is Bound To Be Seen As A Reintroduction. That's Why They Puncture Wilco (The Album) With A Parenthetical Aside, A Slyly Ironic Joke That Deflates The Notion That Wilco Is Returning To Its Roots While Signaling That The Band Is Finally Lightening Up Again, A Notion Reinforced By The Camel Birthday Party On The Cover. And, To Be Fair, "Reintroduction" Is Indeed Too Strong A Term For A Band That Never Went Away, They Merely Spent A Decade-and-a-half On A Walkabout, Consuming Anything That Came Their Way, Changing Their Tone And Tenor From Record To Record. Wilco (The Album) Finds Wilco The Band Happily Returning From The Wilderness, Taking Stock Of Where They've Been And Consolidating All They've Learned Into One Tight, Likeable Record. (The Album) Never Veers Too Far Into The Experimental -- Nor Does It Dabble In Country-rock, A Sound That's Largely Remained Verboten In Wilco Ever Since Their Debut -- But The Reverberations Of The Jay Bennett Era Can Be Heard In How "Bull Black Nova" Builds To A Shuddering, Noise-filled Coda, Or The Band's General Mastery Of Varying Degrees Of Light And Shade. All This Studio Texture Is Not The Focal Point, It's The Coloring On A Collection Of Straight-ahead Rock And Pop Songs, Tunes That Are Generally Soft, Sunny, And Hazy -- Quite Exquisitely So On The '70s George Harrison Pastiche "You Never Know" And The Nearly Baroque "Deeper Down" -- But Also Jangly And Sparkly, As On "Sonny Feeling," Or That Have Some Measure Of Backbone, As On The Spiky "I'll Fight" And The Cool Shuffle Of "Wilco (The Song)." If Wilco (The Album) As A Whole Is Considerably Less Ambitious Than Its Predecessors, It Compensates With Its Easy Confidence And Craft: It's The Work Of A Band That Knows Their Strengths And Knows What They're All About, And It's Ready To Settle Into An Agreeably Comfortable Groove." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New - LP - 075597910605 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Remastered Reissue. Standard Black Vinyl. "Few Bands Can Call Themselves Contemporaries Of Both The Heartbreakingly Earnest Self-destruction Of Whiskeytown And The Alienating Experimentation Of Radiohead's Post-Millennial Releases, But On The Painstaking Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco Seem To Have Done Just That. In Early 2001, The Chicago-Area Band Focused On Recording Their Fourth Album, Which Ultimately Led To The Departure Of Guitarist Jay Bennett And Tensions With Their Record Label. Unwilling To Change The Album To Make It More Commercially Viable, The Band Bought The Finished Studio Tapes From Warner/reprise For 50,000 Dollars And Left The Label Altogether. The Turmoil Surrounding The Recording And Distribution Of The Album In No Way Diminishes The Sheer Quality Of The Genre-Spanning Pop Songs Written By Frontman Jeff Tweedy And His Bandmates. After Throwing Off The Limiting Shackles Of The Alt-Country Tag That They Had Been Saddled With Through Their 1996 Double Album Being There, Wilco Experimented Heavily With The Elaborate Constructs Surrounding Their Simple Melodies On Summerteeth. The Long-Anticipated Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Continues Their Genre-Jumping And Worthwhile Experimentation. The Sprawling, Nonsensical "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" Is As Charmingly Bleak As Anything Tweedy Has Written To Date, While The Positively Joyous "Heavy Metal Drummer" Jangles Through Bright Choruses And Summery Reminiscences. Similarly, "Kamera" Dispels The Opening Track's Gray With A Warm Acoustic Guitar And Mixer/Multi-Instrumentalist/"Fifth Beatle" Jim O'rourke's Unusual Production. The True High Points Of The Album Are When The Songwriting Is At Its Most Introspective, As It Is During The Heartwrenching "Ashes Of American Flags," Which Takes On An Eerie Poignancy In The Wake Of The Attacks At The World Trade Center. "All My Lies Are Always Wishes," Tweedy Sings, "I Know I Would Die If I Could Come Back New." As Is The Case With Many Great Artists, The Evolution Of The Band Can Push The Music Into Places That Many Listeners (And Record Companies For That Matter) May Not Be Comfortable With, But, In The Case Of Wilco, Their Growth Has Steadily Led Them Into More Progressive Territory. While Their Songs Still Maintain The Loose Intimacy That Was Apparent On Their Debut A.M., The Music Has Matured To Reveal A Complexity That Is Rare In Pop Music, Yet Showcased Perfectly On Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." AMG Review By Zac Johnson. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New - LP - 075597910605 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Remastered Reissue. Standard Black Vinyl. "Few Bands Can Call Themselves Contemporaries Of Both The Heartbreakingly Earnest Self-destruction Of Whiskeytown And The Alienating Experimentation Of Radiohead's Post-Millennial Releases, But On The Painstaking Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco Seem To Have Done Just That. In Early 2001, The Chicago-Area Band Focused On Recording Their Fourth Album, Which Ultimately Led To The Departure Of Guitarist Jay Bennett And Tensions With Their Record Label. Unwilling To Change The Album To Make It More Commercially Viable, The Band Bought The Finished Studio Tapes From Warner/reprise For 50,000 Dollars And Left The Label Altogether. The Turmoil Surrounding The Recording And Distribution Of The Album In No Way Diminishes The Sheer Quality Of The Genre-Spanning Pop Songs Written By Frontman Jeff Tweedy And His Bandmates. After Throwing Off The Limiting Shackles Of The Alt-Country Tag That They Had Been Saddled With Through Their 1996 Double Album Being There, Wilco Experimented Heavily With The Elaborate Constructs Surrounding Their Simple Melodies On Summerteeth. The Long-Anticipated Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Continues Their Genre-Jumping And Worthwhile Experimentation. The Sprawling, Nonsensical "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" Is As Charmingly Bleak As Anything Tweedy Has Written To Date, While The Positively Joyous "Heavy Metal Drummer" Jangles Through Bright Choruses And Summery Reminiscences. Similarly, "Kamera" Dispels The Opening Track's Gray With A Warm Acoustic Guitar And Mixer/Multi-Instrumentalist/"Fifth Beatle" Jim O'rourke's Unusual Production. The True High Points Of The Album Are When The Songwriting Is At Its Most Introspective, As It Is During The Heartwrenching "Ashes Of American Flags," Which Takes On An Eerie Poignancy In The Wake Of The Attacks At The World Trade Center. "All My Lies Are Always Wishes," Tweedy Sings, "I Know I Would Die If I Could Come Back New." As Is The Case With Many Great Artists, The Evolution Of The Band Can Push The Music Into Places That Many Listeners (And Record Companies For That Matter) May Not Be Comfortable With, But, In The Case Of Wilco, Their Growth Has Steadily Led Them Into More Progressive Territory. While Their Songs Still Maintain The Loose Intimacy That Was Apparent On Their Debut A.M., The Music Has Matured To Reveal A Complexity That Is Rare In Pop Music, Yet Showcased Perfectly On Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." AMG Review By Zac Johnson. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Colored Vinyl - New - 075597909951 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Indie Exclusive Remastered Reissue On Creamy White Vinyl. "Few Bands Can Call Themselves Contemporaries Of Both The Heartbreakingly Earnest Self-destruction Of Whiskeytown And The Alienating Experimentation Of Radiohead's Post-Millennial Releases, But On The Painstaking Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco Seem To Have Done Just That. In Early 2001, The Chicago-Area Band Focused On Recording Their Fourth Album, Which Ultimately Led To The Departure Of Guitarist Jay Bennett And Tensions With Their Record Label. Unwilling To Change The Album To Make It More Commercially Viable, The Band Bought The Finished Studio Tapes From Warner/reprise For 50,000 Dollars And Left The Label Altogether. The Turmoil Surrounding The Recording And Distribution Of The Album In No Way Diminishes The Sheer Quality Of The Genre-Spanning Pop Songs Written By Frontman Jeff Tweedy And His Bandmates. After Throwing Off The Limiting Shackles Of The Alt-Country Tag That They Had Been Saddled With Through Their 1996 Double Album Being There, Wilco Experimented Heavily With The Elaborate Constructs Surrounding Their Simple Melodies On Summerteeth. The Long-Anticipated Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Continues Their Genre-Jumping And Worthwhile Experimentation. The Sprawling, Nonsensical "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" Is As Charmingly Bleak As Anything Tweedy Has Written To Date, While The Positively Joyous "Heavy Metal Drummer" Jangles Through Bright Choruses And Summery Reminiscences. Similarly, "Kamera" Dispels The Opening Track's Gray With A Warm Acoustic Guitar And Mixer/Multi-Instrumentalist/"Fifth Beatle" Jim O'rourke's Unusual Production. The True High Points Of The Album Are When The Songwriting Is At Its Most Introspective, As It Is During The Heartwrenching "Ashes Of American Flags," Which Takes On An Eerie Poignancy In The Wake Of The Attacks At The World Trade Center. "All My Lies Are Always Wishes," Tweedy Sings, "I Know I Would Die If I Could Come Back New." As Is The Case With Many Great Artists, The Evolution Of The Band Can Push The Music Into Places That Many Listeners (And Record Companies For That Matter) May Not Be Comfortable With, But, In The Case Of Wilco, Their Growth Has Steadily Led Them Into More Progressive Territory. While Their Songs Still Maintain The Loose Intimacy That Was Apparent On Their Debut A.M., The Music Has Matured To Reveal A Complexity That Is Rare In Pop Music, Yet Showcased Perfectly On Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." AMG Review By Zac Johnson. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New - LP - LP 5161 Sealed, Long Out Of Print Sundazed Edition 180gm HQ 2LP Gatefold. Limited Edition Of 5,000. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New - LP - 7559-79669 Out Of Print 2002 Limited Edition Double 180gm UK Import Gatefold. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New Release - 5161 Sealed 2008 2LP 180gm Gatefold Vinyl. Limited Edition Repress From Nonesuch And Sundazed. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Used - LP - 79669 2008 2LP Reissue Housed In A Deluxe Gatefold Jacket. Minor Cover Wear. Includes CD Of Entire Album. This Album Challenges Pop Experimentation And Will Hold A Place In Most Record Collectors Libraries. It's As Progressive As "Pet Sounds" And As Brave As "Forever Changes". more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New - LP - LP 5161 Factory Sealed. This Is The Out Of Print 2002 Sundazed Licensed 2LP 180gm Housed In A Deluxe Gatefold Jacket With Custom Inner Sleeves. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Box Set - New - 075597913538 Sealed 2022 7LP Deluxe, limited edition boxset. Remastered, limited edition release, includes a 60-page book with a new in-depth history of the album by Grammy winning writer Bob Mehr. Also includes an alternate version on the original LP with bonus tracks. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Used - LP - 79669-1 2021 2LP 180gm reissue; No CD with this version. "Wilco's first three albums each had a distinct personality of their own as the band (and their leader, Jeff Tweedy) were quite literally figuring out what they were going to be as they went along: 1995's A.M. was a direct extension of the music Tweedy and his bandmates were making in Uncle Tupelo, 1996's Being There was a wildly diverse dive into a number of new musical possibilities, and 1999's Summerteeth was the point where Tweedy's collaboration with keyboardist Jay Bennett came to dominate their sound and personality. With 2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco hit another turning point, where the Tweedy-Bennett partnership at once reached its peak and came crashing down. The departure of drummer Ken Coomer in the earliest stages of the recording and the more artful and exploratory approach of new percussionist Glenn Kotche certainly made a difference, as did the decision to record the LP at Wilco's own rehearsal space, giving them the time and the latitude to experiment with different sounds and approaches at length. As the sessions went on, the emotionally difficult undertow of Summerteeth became a more obvious presence in these songs, and the music took on a beauty and personality that was the work of a band torn between anxiety, hope, and a powerful belief in the emotional force of music. While the very public controversy in which Warner Bros. rejected the album, making it a cause célèbre in the media, certainly helped Yankee Hotel Foxtrot gain a hearing among people who previously didn't follow the band, this would have been a major creative triumph for Wilco regardless of how it appeared. Tweedy's songs are strikingly open-hearted and revealing, whether he's wrestling with anxieties ("Ashes of American Flags"), celebrating the sheer pleasure of music ("Heavy Metal Drummer"), or baring his heart and soul to the world ("Reservations"). And the arrangements and production make this a unique and powerful listening experience, with layers of sonic atmosphere coloring the melodies and complementing the outstanding performances from the band. More than one rag declared that Wilco was "the American Radiohead" in the wake of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but the album was a powerfully original, deeply revealing work that was beholden to no one and erased all doubt that Wilco were one of the best and most imaginative groups of their time." All Music Guide - Mark Deming. more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot New - LP - 075597910605 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Remastered Reissue. Cream vinyl. "Few Bands Can Call Themselves Contemporaries Of Both The Heartbreakingly Earnest Self-destruction Of Whiskeytown And The Alienating Experimentation Of Radiohead's Post-Millennial Releases, But On The Painstaking Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco Seem To Have Done Just That. In Early 2001, The Chicago-Area Band Focused On Recording Their Fourth Album, Which Ultimately Led To The Departure Of Guitarist Jay Bennett And Tensions With Their Record Label. Unwilling To Change The Album To Make It More Commercially Viable, The Band Bought The Finished Studio Tapes From Warner/reprise For 50,000 Dollars And Left The Label Altogether. The Turmoil Surrounding The Recording And Distribution Of The Album In No Way Diminishes The Sheer Quality Of The Genre-Spanning Pop Songs Written By Frontman Jeff Tweedy And His Bandmates. After Throwing Off The Limiting Shackles Of The Alt-Country Tag That They Had Been Saddled With Through Their 1996 Double Album Being There, Wilco Experimented Heavily With The Elaborate Constructs Surrounding Their Simple Melodies On Summerteeth. The Long-Anticipated Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Continues Their Genre-Jumping And Worthwhile Experimentation. The Sprawling, Nonsensical "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" Is As Charmingly Bleak As Anything Tweedy Has Written To Date, While The Positively Joyous "Heavy Metal Drummer" Jangles Through Bright Choruses And Summery Reminiscences. Similarly, "Kamera" Dispels The Opening Track's Gray With A Warm Acoustic Guitar And Mixer/Multi-Instrumentalist/"Fifth Beatle" Jim O'rourke's Unusual Production. The True High Points Of The Album Are When The Songwriting Is At Its Most Introspective, As It Is During The Heartwrenching "Ashes Of American Flags," Which Takes On An Eerie Poignancy In The Wake Of The Attacks At The World Trade Center. "All My Lies Are Always Wishes," Tweedy Sings, "I Know I Would Die If I Could Come Back New." As Is The Case With Many Great Artists, The Evolution Of The Band Can Push The Music Into Places That Many Listeners (And Record Companies For That Matter) May Not Be Comfortable With, But, In The Case Of Wilco, Their Growth Has Steadily Led Them Into More Progressive Territory. While Their Songs Still Maintain The Loose Intimacy That Was Apparent On Their Debut A.M., The Music Has Matured To Reveal A Complexity That Is Rare In Pop Music, Yet Showcased Perfectly On Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." All Media Guide - Zac Johnson more
	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Used - LP - 79669-1 2021 2LP 180gm reissue; No CD with this version. Clean copy, with two top seam splits. "Wilco's first three albums each had a distinct personality of their own as the band (and their leader, Jeff Tweedy) were quite literally figuring out what they were going to be as they went along: 1995's A.M. was a direct extension of the music Tweedy and his bandmates were making in Uncle Tupelo, 1996's Being There was a wildly diverse dive into a number of new musical possibilities, and 1999's Summerteeth was the point where Tweedy's collaboration with keyboardist Jay Bennett came to dominate their sound and personality. With 2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco hit another turning point, where the Tweedy-Bennett partnership at once reached its peak and came crashing down. The departure of drummer Ken Coomer in the earliest stages of the recording and the more artful and exploratory approach of new percussionist Glenn Kotche certainly made a difference, as did the decision to record the LP at Wilco's own rehearsal space, giving them the time and the latitude to experiment with different sounds and approaches at length. As the sessions went on, the emotionally difficult undertow of Summerteeth became a more obvious presence in these songs, and the music took on a beauty and personality that was the work of a band torn between anxiety, hope, and a powerful belief in the emotional force of music. While the very public controversy in which Warner Bros. rejected the album, making it a cause célèbre in the media, certainly helped Yankee Hotel Foxtrot gain a hearing among people who previously didn't follow the band, this would have been a major creative triumph for Wilco regardless of how it appeared. Tweedy's songs are strikingly open-hearted and revealing, whether he's wrestling with anxieties ("Ashes of American Flags"), celebrating the sheer pleasure of music ("Heavy Metal Drummer"), or baring his heart and soul to the world ("Reservations"). And the arrangements and production make this a unique and powerful listening experience, with layers of sonic atmosphere coloring the melodies and complementing the outstanding performances from the band. More than one rag declared that Wilco was "the American Radiohead" in the wake of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but the album was a powerfully original, deeply revealing work that was beholden to no one and erased all doubt that Wilco were one of the best and most imaginative groups of their time." AMG - Mark Deming. more