Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Artist:

Wilco

See Also:

Tweedy, Jeff Freakwater Golden Smog Kotche, Glenn Billy Bragg/Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg/Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2

Description:

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Wilco: Jeff Tweedy (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, baritone guitar, synthesizer, acoustic bass guitar, loops); Leroy Bach (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone, loops); John Stirratt (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar, loops, background vocals); Glenn Kotche (hammer dulcimer, synthesizer, drums, percussion, loops); MIke Jorgensen (piano, Farfisa, keyboards, synthesizer).
Additional personnel: Jim O`Rourke (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, ARP synthesizer, bass guitar, loops); Frankie Monturoro (hammer dulcimer); Karen Maltuch (viola); Tim Barnes (percussion).
Recording information: Sear Sound Studio, New York, New York.
With A GHOST IS BORN, Wilco continues in the melancholy and experimental direction of the preceding YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. Those intrigued, if not downright fascinated, by Wilco`s transformation from a no-frills alt-country group to an unpredictably inventive avant pop ensemble will find plenty to marvel at on this fifth outing.
"At Least That`s What You Said" begins the album quietly with Jeff Tweedy`s ragged voice singing softly over a gentle piano line, but the song soon gives way to gloriously tattered guitar soloing and full-band backing. "Hell Is Chrome" follows with Tweedy taking on a surprisingly plaintive vocal tone that hearkens back to 1970s soul ballads, while the nearly 11-minute "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" glides along on Krautrock-like keyboards and features more fierce guitar work. This isn`t to say that Wilco has abandoned its sense of melody and pop songcraft, it`s just that the group has found new ways to express these aspects of its sound. A GHOST IS BORN continues Wilco`s remarkable streak of innovative albums and upholds their reputation as one of America`s most adventurous rock bands.

Track Listing:

A GHOST IS BORN:

1. At Least That`s What You Said
2. Hell Is Chrome
3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
4. Muzzle of Bees
5. Hummingbird
6. Handshake Drugs
7. Wishful Thinking
8. Company in My Back
9. I`m a Wheel
10. Theologians
11. Less Than You Think
12. Late Greats, The

Album Information

Release Date:

06/22/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alt Country

Label:

Nonesuch Records (USA)

Producer:

Wilco; Jim O`Rourke

Catalog Number:

79809

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Jim O`Rourke

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