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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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LewisM.Jan 8, 2008Beatiful and fantastic, though im hoping this album is one for jeff to have some fun and the next will be a bit more messed up! Full of hope.
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JasonJMar 20, 2008
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moloApr 21, 2007
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BrendanDApr 25, 2007
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KevinMApr 27, 2007This album may not be a step forward, but it is by no means a step backward. This is a very intimate album made by a band that, at this point, can do no wrong. I love this album.
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MadDogMay 14, 2007
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PeterCMay 14, 2007Brilliant! Tweedy sounds confident and relaxed. the songs have a gentle charm and fell as comopfrtable as a favorite shirt. A plaid flannel shirt, of course.
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AlTMay 14, 2007Every album is orignal and better, best band around today, easily.
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BDubMay 14, 2007
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TimothyKMay 14, 2007Sky Blue Sky, Wilco's latest album, displays the evolution Wilco has endured throughout their existence. Sky Blue Sky presents a cleaner, toned down sound but with Jeff Tweedy's eccentric voice still clear. This will be one of the top albums of the year.
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B-DogMay 14, 2007Wilco is totally sucking on this record. They need to crank up the RAWK!!! Come on, Jeff, act like you got a pair!!
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jdMay 14, 2007LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. i can, however, see why some Wilco fans would not like this album. Its almost as if each track is a different music style. There are definitely some other influences running deep through a few tracks. I personally enjoy the new found structure, lyrical maturity, and over-all feel, of this blissful album.
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thegarzMay 14, 2007the sound of a fat and happy band that has nothing more to say. bloated, boring, dull and lyrically pathetic. just a waste of time. 'sky blue sky' is a fitting title because the music is perfectly empty background fodder for the weather channel.
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TomBMay 14, 2007Dull as dishwater.
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GregDMay 14, 2007
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TomMay 14, 2007Rehab stints usually usher in fallow periods for musicians. Jeff Tweedy is no exception to this rule. He'll be back.
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ThomasHMay 14, 2007
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MichaelSMay 14, 2007where are the songs???
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romanmcMay 15, 2007
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JonathanEMay 15, 2007This is a really mellow low-key album and a really enjoyable listen. It's really bolstered by Nels Cline's fine guitar playing throughout. It may lack the head-first experimentalism of the past two Wilco albums, but it makes up for it in its realism and heartfelt songs.
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MikeMay 15, 2007
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AaronMay 15, 2007Lovely set of laid back avant-country (if music is actually capable of falling under that name), occasionally punctuated by prog guitars or Stax keyboards. Tweedy's voice sounds lovely, and I'll be damned if "Impossible Germany isn't the best thing they've ever done.
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bradbMay 15, 2007very nice. very nice indeed.
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RonGMay 15, 2007Can not give a 10 because that is reserved for desert island albums. I would however keep SBS in my desert island ipod.
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R.J.FernandezMay 16, 2007A little too polished for my taste, I would have liked a little more pop and a little more rock, but then Tweedy didn't make this album for me. "Sky Blue Sky," the first single is about as great a song as he's ever written. There are about four other memorable songs here, but the album sounds bleak and souless to me as a whole.
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hippophileMay 16, 2007
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CameronJMay 16, 2007Like Neil young and Van Morrison, Wilco have never been interested in what type of music is popular currently. And like them, I think we'll appreciate that their music won't date like a lot of other current artists.
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JfurmanMay 16, 2007Annoying that critics are kinda panning this one. Back to roots, so that must mean they're getting old and stale, right? This one has more texture, intimacy, and satisfying meat to it than the recent more experimental ones. Best wilco yet.
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DaveMay 16, 2007Wos what a great CD! I've really been hoping Tweedy would return to the sound of the "Being There" and "Summerteeth" era, and my wish was granted. Don't get me wrong, I love YHF, and to a lesser extent AGIB, but I still feel Being There is their best work, though this new CD comes very close! Can't wait to hear the new songs performed live!
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BradleyPMay 17, 2007
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tylerkMay 17, 2007Eh... too many people trying to convince themselves this is a great album. This departure to smooth-rock adult contemporary is not what the majority of wilco fans expected or wanted. Very few if any catchy hooks or memorable melodies.
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ChristiainZMay 17, 2007
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PaulLMay 17, 2007
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jDearmanMay 18, 2007I admit, I didn't quite expect this. After listening to the whole album 6-7 times, I can't get it out of my head. This is not the album that I was waiting for, but maby it should have been. I love it.
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WilliamMay 18, 20072nd best Wilco album, afterYHF.
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madslMay 18, 2007
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KellyHMay 18, 2007
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JasonDMay 19, 2007
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PeteOMay 21, 2007
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JohnHMay 21, 2007Just a simply beautiful album
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ChrisDMay 20, 2007Took me a while to warm up to this, but I've been pleasantly surprised. Add another consistently good album and more importantly another great dimension to the band's discography. Check out "Impossible Germany" if nothing else. On a related note, is it just me or has Pitchfork started to become a parody of itself? The more reviews like the Wilco one the less seriously I can take them.
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DylanRMay 20, 2007This record offers less instant gratification than past Wilco releases, but it just keeps getting better with repeated listens. As it currently stands, I can't turn the damn thing off. You're hearing a first-rate ensemble playing some simple, yet elegantly crafted songs with great lyrics to boot. This has been the strongest release of 2007 so far.
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MattD.May 22, 2007
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STEVEKMay 24, 2007Better than the REO Speedwagon of my youth!!
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ZookeeperFergusonMay 24, 2007It's brutal to even get through this album. Tweedy used to sound like his mind was splitting open. Now he sounds lobotomized. The world doesn't need any more warmed-over 70's FM junk.
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JamesPMay 25, 2007This is the kind of album I love to play on a Sunday afternoon cruising by the beach. Seems like Tweedy is really starting to move past the demons and addiction that were main themes of YHF and AGIB. Doesn't take much artistic risk, but they're good solid chops.
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RyanSMay 26, 2007I can't stop listening to it, its simply a great album. Its such a summer time album. Makes me want to sit out on a deck somewhere and just chat with old friends.
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DylanSMay 27, 2007It's no Yankee Hotel, but Sky Blue Sky is the best thing Wilco has put out since. Amazing in it's crafted simplicity, this CD is banking on catching you just with the music. No bullshit experimentation, no adventerous 11 minute songs, not to say that I'm no a whole hearted fan of these things, but everyone needs a break.
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BenSMay 29, 2007Great album. Who says every album needs to be some experimental ground-breaker? Just a great album of great tunes.
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BruceGMay 29, 2007A set of beautiful songs. What more could one ask for? Each Wilco album stand-alone suite and this one stands just as well as the others.
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JonnyGMay 31, 2007Quite possibly the blandest thing ever put to tape.
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MattRMay 31, 2007Not good, not great, and not close to either. This album is so simplistic, it deserves simple criticism: boring. Sorry, but as a huge Wilco fan since AM, there is no need to convince yourself this is good. The band is allowed one misstep after so many brilliant albums. Let's just hope that is all it is.
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SteveHJun 14, 2007Bought it last week, now I'm having problems taking it out of the CD player. On first listen it sounded a little mundane, by the third go around it was magic. Tweedy really is an artist with real vision, and the band is loose and tight at the same time, how do they do that?
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ChrisCJun 18, 2007
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MatthewJun 18, 2007Pretty ridiculous all of the poor reviews...why does music have to be "experimental" or "groundbreaking". Tweedy made it very clear that he just wanted this album to be a collection of straightforward tunes (watch the documentary that comes with the disc), and it is a superb collection of just that, great tunes.
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JohnNJun 19, 2007Brilliant songwriting, Brilliant musicianship. There best to date and I have them all. Dont' believe the bad reviews, it's from people who think Revolution #9 is genius.
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EricCJun 21, 2007Can be pretty classic stuff when they gather some energy. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen often.
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PaulJun 20, 2007
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BrianHJun 26, 2007
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JTRJun 28, 2007Further evidence of pitchfork media's doubtful value (they gave this a 52) as a critical resource. This album, if put on a graph would show Wilco continues to climb to heights of artistic importance and quality rarely fantasized about by better known, better rated bands. Easily a top 5 2007 release, easily a top 3 Wilco disc.
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brentJun 4, 2007sounds like what a john lennon solo album would've sounded like if he never met yoko.
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StephenRJun 5, 2007
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KevinOJun 6, 2007Its a nice album, but everytime I listen, I'm left longing for a few punchy Wilco songs to bring us out of the wallow. One shouldn't be able to play a Wilco album in full at the dinner table. The album is definitely missing some offensive sounds and clammer that would ruin a dignified dinner party.
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JimK.Jul 14, 2007After two very experimental albums this was a perfect fit for the band who will never compromise their sound for the masses needs. Beautiful album.
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JerryJJul 30, 2007This is a logical step for a band that never compromises or worries about meeting anyone's expectations but their own. I can't wait to see what they have planned next.
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NoamB.Jul 5, 2007a masterpiece. not absorbed in 1-2 listens. *****
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GlenJul 8, 2007So disappointed, I've listened to it over and over hoping it would sink in like the last 3 albums but it just didn't do it for me. Boring, cheesy, not creative in the least bit. The last two albums were timeless and I'm being generous by giving it a 5 because of how much I love those last 2 or 3 albums.
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RickW.Aug 5, 2007
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adolfop.Sep 14, 2007Amazing guitar creativity, easy listening, thumbs up.
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ClayY.Sep 25, 2007
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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.