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This collective has always represented the darker elements of McCaughey's personality, but the depression is kept in check here by Wilco's solid and often upbeat backing, thus playing a major role in the most enjoyable Minus 5 release yet.
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Alternative PressA solid album, but a must-have only for Tweedy completists. [Apr 2003, p.82]
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It's one of those albums that's good, but you also know you won't listen to it all that much.
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While the album isn't nearly as compelling as Wilco's latest, it proves a thoroughly enjoyable listen nonetheless.
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Neither as experimental as Yankee Hotel Foxtrot nor as accessible as McCaughey's various forays, nothing on the album really makes an impression other than a couple of throwaway lyrics and the abrupt shift between McCaughey's pinched vocal styling and Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy's coarse whisper.
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Entertainment WeeklyHardly essential, but very cute--and more fun than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. [28 Feb 2003, p.80]
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MojoA reflective, pop album fit for a rainy afternoon. [Mar 2003, p.103]
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While not quite as satisfying as Wilco's 1998 collaboration with Billy Bragg, Mermaid Avenue, the new record is a great document of two groups that enjoy experimenting and pushing the musical envelope.
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Down with Wilco shouldn't be purchased simply on the desire to hear new Wilco material, but would almost certainly appeal to fans of the Summerteeth era.
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Almost too understated for its own good.
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Q MagazineSun-kissed, deeply Beach Boys-esque music that will provide comfort to those who wondered what happened to the Wilco of 1999's Summerteeth. [Mar 2003, p.111]
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It's a Saturday- night version of Foxtrot: laid-back, poignant and comic.
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Its the most lush, symphonic pop music since, well, Wilcos Summerteeth.
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While Down is ultimately just a collection of minor pleasures, they're the kind of pleasures that add up.
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UncutThe closest Wilco parallel to this sunshine pop is probably the Summerteeth album. [Apr 2003, p.108]
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JeffDAug 18, 2005
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RonDOct 18, 2003Can't get it out of my head