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Universal acclaim- based on 213 Ratings
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Positive: 177 out of 213
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Mixed: 25 out of 213
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Negative: 11 out of 213
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jonMay 14, 2007easily wilco's worst album. Is it too late to bring Jay Bennett back?
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brianfMay 18, 2007
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mattaMay 21, 2007
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MikefromMaineMay 20, 2007
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jayMay 6, 2007Wilco is back and feeling comfortable about playing music. Great music. The Band. The Beatles. Pure songs with guidance and strength. Sky Blue Sky is the calm after the storm of searching....and I am glad this is the result. Sounds like home to me.
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JuanF.Feb 10, 2008Is simple, beautiful, intelligent, all great songs. I think is the mayor Wilco album. Just listen songs like on and on and withe light.
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PabloGOct 30, 2007I love this record. Wilco's beautiful collaboration in sound truly reflects a vision unique to those who know the hard times in life, but stand firm in hope. This album takes me. Thank you Wilco.
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KyleWMay 14, 2007This is a Wilco album for fans who have been there from the beginning. A delicious ode to roots rock that shold be digested by music lovers of any age.
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ABMay 14, 2007An inoffensive album ready for play in elevators, this is no "Being There." Though my enthusiasm for Wilco has consistently waned since 1997, this is the first time I've regretted spending my money on the band.
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GregBMay 14, 2007You have to give this one time, no question. It is not going to reach out and grab you at first. But when you hit the right number of listens and the little buttons start to get pushed in your brain, you'll find that this is a breathtakingly beautiful and soulful record. I get chills everytime I listen to it now. Brilliant.
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JohnEMay 15, 2007Really boring and generic sounding record. Son Volt's "The Search" is far superior.
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MikeWMay 15, 2007
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[Anonymous]May 16, 2007Phenomenal album. It is different from Ghost and YHF, but that is what they needed. They carried over the sound from Kicking Television and put it into album form. Yes, it is more chill, but still the songs are great. Not too big of a fan of "what light" but love the rest. If you can only check out one, "Impossible Germany" is awesome.
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cablesMay 16, 2007A brilliant departure from the experimentalism that bogged down parts of "a ghost is born". It recalls the pop glow of summerteeth with an added bit of maturity.
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steveMay 16, 2007gorgeous guitar work, this album will grown on you with listenings, short attention spans will find it troublesome, they have mastered their craft.
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TomJ.May 16, 2007
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SteveVWMay 2, 2007A couple misses, but overall a great summertime record, breezy and fun. Seems effortless, which mean a whole lot of effort was likely put into these songs. Not a deep, "important" record by any means, but its importance may just lie in its simple charm. Its only rock and roll, but I like it.
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DaveC.May 20, 2007This album reminds me of Dylan's domestic turn with New Morning - not so much in its style, but in its imagery from the ordinary responsibilities of life in your 30's and 40's. It's not as dark and tormented as the Yankee and Ghost albums, but SBS is a beautiful addition to the Wilco cannon.
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KumerKumerMay 2, 2007There
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yourmomJun 12, 2007well crafted music..... It's hard not be pleased. Although i find it to be one small step back from A Ghost Is Born.
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AdrianJun 17, 2007Not as experimental as their previous efforts but a solid effort none the less. Everything has been simplified and we're back to the alt-country roots ... love and loss
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GarthGJun 20, 2007Absolutely Awesome in its Beauty, Simplicity and Complexity! A classic that just grows and grows on you!
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WaltonJun 7, 2007
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JohnPJun 9, 2007Apparently effortless and deceptively simple, as are all manifestations of brilliance.
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IlyaRJul 19, 2007"Impossible Germany" sums up the album pretty well: accessible, attractive riff and lyrics quirky and cryptic enough to be really good. But it's just not worth multiple listens.
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SteveSJul 19, 2007It's crap.
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ChrisBJul 2, 2007
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TonyG.Jul 2, 2007what a pain! total lack of inspiration, sonic interest, songs. nels cline solo, somewhere on the 1st song, is marking the end of the album. and, probably, of wilco's career. too bad to be true.
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FelixJul 6, 2007Disappointing; there are only about 3-4 songs worth listening to.
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JaimeP.Jul 8, 2007best music of the century, so far. A few seconds of Either way or impossible germany are much worthwhile than the f*** discography of truly boring groops, i.e U2, !!! or those monkeys in antarctica
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Awards & Rankings
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It's certainly the group's most cohesive album in ages.
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Under The RadarA very professional but almost inconsequential set... flat and ultimately uninspired. [#17, p.88]
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The closer you listen to the jazzy guitars, Beatles touches and easy, shuffling rhythms ... the more it transpires that Tweedy is simply allowing the songs sufficient room to speak up for themselves.