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- Artist:
- Wilco
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- Autumn Defense (The) 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:
- At Least That`s What You Said
- Hell Is Chrome
- Spiders (Kidsmoke)
- Muzzle of Bees
- Hummingbird
- Handshake Drugs
- Wishful Thinking
- Company in My Back
- I`m a Wheel
- Theologians
- Less Than You Think
- 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
Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
It took a few listens for me to really like this one. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was my favorite Wilco CD, and this one is a little more Indie Rock. After listening to it a couple of times all the way through, I really started to like it. Glad I got it now.
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