Drag It Up37 reviews
Old 97s

New West Records, 2004

A much needed break.

+ Stands on It's Own
+ Another toe-tappin' gem, albeit somber tones....

The Old 97's have been waiting for the chance to write an album like this. After their previous few album's genres being pop-rock, with a touch of folk, they knew they needed something classic. They were clearly feeling the pressure of the big name label. Elektra records wanted them to turn into ...
  
  











  



  
Pneumonia56 reviews
Whiskeytown

Lost Highway, 2001

Consistently excellent

+ Wonderful bedtime music
+ Whiskeytown-Pneumonia
+ drunk on whiskeytown
  
  











  



  
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II47 reviews
Billy Bragg & Wilco

Elektra / Wea, 2000

One of my most treasured albums

+ A Grain of Salt, Please, and a Little Patience
+ 5 stars for remeber the mountain bed

I got this as a present from a friend. I still don't quite like Wilco, but I learned to like Bragg after this. His sarcasm & reticence combines nicely with Guthrie's lyrics. Great songs to shout along to in the car, especially Joe DiMaggio. Black Wind Blowing is sad but well suited to being ...
  
  











  



  
Love Is Hell69 reviews
Ryan Adams

Lost Highway, 2004

Ryan Adams Sings About Love and Hell.

+ Strikingly solid
+ Genius!
+ Stunning work!
+ Sheer and utter brilliance.
  
  











  



  
Strangers Almanac11 reviews
Whiskeytown

Geffen Records, 2008

2nd ALBUM GIVEN A STUNNING SONIC UPGRADE with 24 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS ADDED - EVEN AS A RABID FAN - I'M WOWED!!

+ Meet a life-long companion
+ Whiskeytown-Strangers Almanac
+ Great buy...
  
  











  



  
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - A Film About Wilco58 reviews
Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt

Plexifilm, 2003

Don't call us, Wilco you

+ Wilco fights the good fight
+ Fricke's Picks
+ Nice documentary
  
  











  



  
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot600 reviews
Wilco

Nonesuch, 2002

Imagine Cloning Blonde On Blonde With Sgt Pepper

+ I've got reservations
+ Not Quite As Described, But A Sweet Album
+ Score Another One For Creative Artists!
  
  











  



  
Wreck Your Life13 reviews
Old 97's

Bloodshot Records, 1996

Fantastic

+ the type of album that changes your life...
+ It depends on what you like
+ a great album from a great band
+ Good, but not as good as Too Far to Care, IMO.
  
  











  



  
Too Far to Care48 reviews
Old 97's

Elektra / Wea, 1997

the quintessential altcountry album

+ By far the best Old 97s album.
+ Yay!!!
+ "This Ain't Our Home Anymore, It's Just Four Walls and A Floor..."
+ Old 97's - Too Far To Care
  
  











  



  
Wilco: Learning How to Die16 reviews
Greg Kot

Broadway, 2004

A fanatic's dream

+ Wilco Insight
+ Fascinating
+ Learning How To Die
+ The story that tells all
  
  











  



  
Heartbreaker134 reviews
Ryan Adams

Bloodshot Records, 2000

life is hell

+ RYAN ADAMS "HEARTBREAKER"
+ It's a grower!
+ it's okay...growing on me
+ Outstanding
  
  











  



  
The Believer36 reviews
Rhett Miller

Verve Forecast, 2006

Long Division

+ I wish it was longer...

"The Believer" opens with "My Valentine," a driving mid-tempo track with Miller's nasal swagger, "Sex in wartime is sweeter than peace." "Help Me, Suzanne" is a sunny melodic pop track, "I had lost my way like I always do. You gave me the reason; I'd like to thank you." "Love gets you in the ...
  
  











  



  
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Man in the Sand (The Making of "Mermaid Avenue")7 reviews
Billy Bragg & Wilco

Palm Pictures / Umvd, 2001

Woody's Ghost & A Patchwork Quilt

+ Tweedy's Ego Prevalent Here Too

This documentary resembles a crazy, patchwork quilt, thus, more so than usual, your reactions to it are likely to be shaped by what interests and expectations you bring with you. On the surface, it is a documentary on the making of the two `Mermaid Ave' albums - a project initiated by Nora Guthrie ...
  
  











  



  
Being There90 reviews
Wilco

Reprise / Wea, 1996

Something 4 Everyone

+ Being There Lives up to its Reputation
+ After Ten Years
+ Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
+ Wilco's last country/roots rock albumn
  
  











  



  
Summerteeth196 reviews
Wilco

Reprise / Wea, 1999

Excellent album from an excellent band.

+ highwater mark for wilco
+ 4.5 Stars: My Favorite Wilco Album

Rarely do you own an album where you like every track. Maybe those days are gone. But this album certainly fits that description for me. This is an amazing album.
  
  











  



  
Rural Free Delivery4 reviews
Whiskeytown

Mood Food Records, 1997

What Was To Come And What May Have Been

+ it's just so wonderful, i can't believe it myself.
+ Great stuff

Discredited by Ryan Adams and released despite his objections, "Rural Free Delivery" is an irreplaceable document of early greatness from new Mtv heartthrob David Ryan Adams. This album, recorded only weeks after forming in the the spring/summer of 1995, was part of the first recordings of ...
  
  











  



  
Still Feel Gone10 reviews
Uncle Tupelo

Sony, 2003

still feel gone, indeed...

+ What about the extra tracks?
+ Complete Album
+ Uncle Tupelo's best work - Still Feel Gone
+ Oh my, now THIS works for me!
  
  











  



  
Easy Tiger95 reviews
Ryan Adams

Lost Highway, 2007

Easy Tiger

+ Ryan Adams moves beyond mimicking others
+ What an album
+ Easy Tiger is Ryan Adams at His Best.
  
  











  



  
Rock N Roll197 reviews
Ryan Adams

Lost Highway, 2001

One Of My Favorites in the 00's

+ Rock N Roll
+ You've lost total control

As has been pointed out in previous reviews, this record has so many direct lifts from other rock songs (my favorite is the tremolo-heavy King Missile riff from "Detachable Penis" used on "Burning Photographs") that it could almost be a covers album. However, that's all balanced by a ...
  
  











  



  
Sky Blue Sky (CD/DVD)25 reviews
Wilco

Nonesuch, 2007

SOUNDS FOR SORE EARS - BEST MUSIC IN A WHILE

+ Sweet & Soulful
+ Excellent
+ Simply lyrical and melodic