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Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar’s departure from that group. Wilco’s lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation. The other current members are guitarist Nels Cline, multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche. Wilco has released seven studio albums, a live double album, and three collaborations: two with Billy Bragg, and one with The Minus 5.
Wilco’s music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Bill Fay and Television, and has in turn influenced music by The National and Cherry Ghost. The band continued in the alternative country of Uncle Tupelo on its debut album A.M. (1995), but has since introduced more experimental aspects to their music.
Wilco garnered media attention for its fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), and the controversy surrounding it. After the recording sessions were complete, reprise records rejected the album and dismissed Wilco from the label. As part of a buy-out deal, Reprise gave Wilco the rights to the album for free. After streaming Foxtrot on its website, Wilco sold the album to Nonesuch Records in 2002. Both record labels are subsidiaries of Warner Music Group, leading one critic to say that the album showed “how screwed up the music business in the early twenty-first century.” Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is Wilco’s most successful release to date, selling over 590,000 copies. Wilco won two Grammy Awards for their fifth studio album, 2004’s A Ghost Is Born, including Best Alternative Music Album.
Wilco’s music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Bill Fay and Television, and has in turn influenced music by The National and Cherry Ghost. The band continued in the alternative country of Uncle Tupelo on its debut album A.M. (1995), but has since introduced more experimental aspects to their music.
Wilco garnered media attention for its fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), and the controversy surrounding it. After the recording sessions were complete, reprise records rejected the album and dismissed Wilco from the label. As part of a buy-out deal, Reprise gave Wilco the rights to the album for free. After streaming Foxtrot on its website, Wilco sold the album to Nonesuch Records in 2002. Both record labels are subsidiaries of Warner Music Group, leading one critic to say that the album showed “how screwed up the music business in the early twenty-first century.” Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is Wilco’s most successful release to date, selling over 590,000 copies. Wilco won two Grammy Awards for their fifth studio album, 2004’s A Ghost Is Born, including Best Alternative Music Album.
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mexicology wrote:
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - beautiful!!!!
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Ihatemusic wrote:
they should play in copenhagen...
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
End of the Road Festival featuring Wico previewed here http://www.neonfiller.com/page6.htm#74519
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gentut wrote:
BEAUTIFUL AND STONED
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Poncecutor wrote:
TWEEDY IS OBAMA!
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sadak94 wrote:
I must be high to say goodbye. :D
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a-Me-with-a-You wrote:
"Cars Can't Escape" needed a better title and a release on the More Like The Moon EP. This song will always be the missing link between ST and YHF for me, sort of like how "Unlikely Japan" is the missing link between AGIB and SBS and Country Disappeared is the missing link between SBS and WTA, with the exception that it was actually released on an LP. Feel free to disagree ferociously...
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whm3223 wrote:
If you haven't yet, make sure you stream the new Ray LaMontagne album on NPR's site! It's really well done. Streaming link: http://n.pr/cUQeMC
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heads_bullet wrote:
wheres wilco (the album)??? last.fm dosnt have this >.<
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Fiawc wrote:
http://www.owlandbear.com/wilco-archive/
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deppway wrote:
:)
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Captainrad88 wrote:
Thanks brambo. I'm all set now.
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brambo77 wrote:
That's very true, konkt. And probably in a much better quality than Wilcoworld's own ~160k VBR rips...
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brambo77 wrote:
@Captainrad88: I got access to the site through a link on either the Ashes DVD or Jeff Tweedy's Sunken Treasure DVD, which opens an online registration form. Both DVDs still seem to work for me. I don't own YHF on CD, but I can imagine that the procedure is the same. Maybe the privacy settings of your web browser block your access to the website?
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Captainrad88 wrote:
I'm really keen to get the More Like The Moon ep. How do I go about this? I've googled it into the ground and come up with nothing. The link on the Wilco website is dead. I have a legit Australian copy of YHF and put it in my computer expecting some sort of link, but nothing happened. It being unattainable is making it even more desirable. Any suggestions?
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adomay wrote:
Maybe all everyone needs is a shot in the arm!
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Bolshevized wrote:
It's weird how Summerteeth is compressed as hell, while the next album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, is quite dynamically intact... and then the following album is, once again, quite compressed. You'd figure they would just compress the whole lot.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Wilco is way too consistent for such a clear-cut distinction. The quality of each of their releases only varies marginally.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
No it isn't. Not by a long shot.
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moterboat wrote:
I've heard all their stuff. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is still by far their best work.
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End Of The Road Festival
Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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Wilco at the Open House Festival
Custom House Square, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Wilco
Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom
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News
Jeff Tweedy to play Farm-Aid 25
23 Aug 2010 | from wilcoworld.net/news/
Jeff Tweedy will be performing at Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For more information about the line-up and tickets for Farm-Aid check out their website here. …
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