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Universal acclaim- based on 140 Ratings
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Positive: 130 out of 140
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Mixed: 5 out of 140
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May 20, 2022Never reaching the highs of Yankee foxtrot hotel Wilco foster the captivating peaks of their debut "summerteeth". It's a spacious record that matures in the silent spaces between delicate moments of muted sadness
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Nov 9, 2015
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Oct 12, 2014How is a ghost born? Someone dies, of course. This is the outlook of this album, taking terrible things that happen in life and making them resolve hopefully, all these thoughts swirling around a character on the border of madness.
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Sep 22, 2011Decent follow up to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. There's moment of musical bliss, but than there moments of over-indulgent noise that detracts from it's high points.
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Aug 6, 2011My second favorite Wilco record, right behind Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Jeff Tweedy never ceases to amaze me. Great **** record filled with classic songs. There is definitely that "noise" from YHF and it's wonderful. "Wishful Thinking".. goddamn.
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Jun 4, 2011It definitely doesn't hold a candle to YHF, there's some great moments but it lacks consistency.
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WesM.Oct 4, 2008Is it crazy that I liked this way more than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot?
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StevenProMay 8, 2008Stylus' review is spot on. This album is absolutely stunning.
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JosephJul 16, 2007
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FelixJul 6, 2007It's an average album; Less Than You Think is the worst song in the album followed by Late Greats. Only about half the songs on the are good, including the excellent Wishful Thinking and Company In My Back.
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joelnMar 14, 2007
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RJMcClaineJan 9, 2007
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EricLOct 31, 2006Wilco was my favorite band. Now they have a CD that I can't get through even once without skipping to somthing else. This disc goes off the deep end, and the hooks are about gone. If Summerteeth is a 10, then this is a (kind) 5. My Best of Wilco has one song from this CD ( I'm a Wheel)
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aleSep 20, 2006
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KalleLMay 31, 2006Wilco may be my favorite band - all categories. Thier last is their best!
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AlMay 17, 2006The songwriting on this album simply isn't up to par with that of Summerteeth or YHF. The first two tracks are the best on the album (and there are a few other nice bits), but the white-noise crap towards the end of the album is a total turn off. You can express yourself a lot better by choosing good songwriting over dissonance.
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FionaEFeb 17, 2006An exciting album. It was on my turntable for weeks and months without change. A firm favourite
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ApeRobotNov 28, 2005Possibly the most underrated album of all time. Better than YHF. Stop sleeping on this album.
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AlecNov 20, 2005I have come to the conclusion that A Ghost Is Born is just as good if not better than YHF. Best of 2004, for sure.
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SeamusSNov 1, 2005Easily Their Most Accesable And Brillaint Album. Though its hard to compare it to Yanke Hotel Foxtrot, its easier to say that it comes together much better on first listens. Brilliant album.
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ElliottMOct 15, 2005It's a flawed album, yet it's still a perfect album. My favorite album of 2004.
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EvertonCSep 7, 2005Ethereal, human and virtual at the same time... The expected sequence for YHF, which was Wilco's masterpiece to date.
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mattaAug 26, 2005Better than their first two releases and almost as good as their two masterpieces Summer Teeth and YHF, this is an amazing album, but one that definitely requires careful and repeated listenings to fully appreciate.
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RobS.Aug 14, 2005
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StephenFJul 31, 2005
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AdamKJun 6, 2005Richer and more dense than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, this album leads the way for Rock and Roll into the future; with the exception of some work by Radohead, there hasn't been as good of an album in 25 years.
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ChadSMay 26, 2005
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MicahAApr 21, 2005
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PeterFeb 6, 2005This album will go down as a classic and one of the best of the decade. I love every single track but the highlights are "Hummingbird", "Company in my Back" and "Spiders". For those people who like Wilco and were disappointed with this album, I strongly encourage you to give it a second, third and even fourth listen on a really good pair of speakers.
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MikeDotJan 24, 2005Great album, but it requires more than one listen. What originally seems like drawn out nothingness is actually interesting and artistic. Very new, yet vintage at the same time.
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Awards & Rankings
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This time, as well as simply delivering the goods, Wilco come bearing a basket of extras.
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Unlike the first three Wilco albums and even more than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost is Born requires careful listening.
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Ghost is not a lot of fun. Still, it's an accomplishment, because it's an angry album.