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When you record one of the most acclaimed albums of the decade, what do you do for an encore? If you are Jeff Tweedy & co., you return with both old (Jim O'Rourke again producing) and new (yet another lineup change) for your fifth studio LP.
| LABEL: | Nonesuch |
| RELEASE DATE: | 22 June 2004 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Indie, Alt-Country, Rock |
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The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 90 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Wes M. gave it a10:
Is it crazy that I liked this way more than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot?
Steven Pro gave it a10:
Stylus' review is spot on. This album is absolutely stunning.
Joseph gave it an8:
A true grower. Easily, Wilco's most difficult album, yet after several (for some, many) listens, the beauty of many of these songs shine thorugh and one realizes that they are among the best in Wilco's breathtakingly brilliant catalog. Tweedy's guitar playing snarls and bites throughout ("At Least That's What You Said", "Spiders (Kidsmoke)") and his lyrics are as strong as ever. Not quite a step forward from YHF but certainly not a retread by any means either. The only complaint is Jim O'Rourke's production is surprisingly flat and there's a noticeable lack of dynamics throughout the records. The greatness of these songs truly shines through live, as can be heard on the superior "Kicking Television" double-album.
Felix gave it a7:
It'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.
joel n gave it a10:
This is by far my fave Wilco album and i have all of them, yeah "Summerteeth" is great but for me this is the album i find myself always going back to. "Less than you Think" is a freaking great song, it's just the noise for 10 minutes that people shouldnt enjoy, but the song is beautiful. "Hell is Chrome" is the best song of all time, along with "Theologains" Listen Up, AGISB is a Classic! You'll See!
RJ McClaine gave it a7:
many of the songs are fantastic: at least that's what you said, hell is chrome, muzzle of bees, handshake drugs, wishful thinking, company in my back. some are bad: spiders (kidsmoke) is 4 times as long as it should be....the divine riff just gets cloying; less than you think and the late greats are rubbish. the rest are just so-so: hummingbird, i'm a wheel, theologians. all in all, though, it's a great collection of songs.
Eric L gave it a5:
Wilco 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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