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Drag It Up 37 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 ...
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Pneumonia 56 reviews Whiskeytown
Lost Highway, 2001
Consistently excellent
+ Wonderful bedtime music + Whiskeytown-Pneumonia + drunk on whiskeytown
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Mermaid Avenue Vol. II 47 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 ...
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Love Is Hell 69 reviews Ryan Adams
Lost Highway, 2004
Ryan Adams Sings About Love and Hell.
+ Strikingly solid + Genius! + Stunning work! + Sheer and utter brilliance.
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Strangers Almanac 11 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...
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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - A Film About Wilco 58 reviews Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt
Plexifilm, 2003
Don't call us, Wilco you
+ Wilco fights the good fight + Fricke's Picks + Nice documentary
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 600 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!
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Wreck Your Life 13 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.
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Too Far to Care 48 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
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Wilco: Learning How to Die 16 reviews Greg Kot
Broadway, 2004
A fanatic's dream
+ Wilco Insight + Fascinating + Learning How To Die + The story that tells all
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Heartbreaker 134 reviews Ryan Adams
Bloodshot Records, 2000
life is hell
+ RYAN ADAMS "HEARTBREAKER" + It's a grower! + it's okay...growing on me + Outstanding
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The Believer 36 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 ...
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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 ...
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Being There 90 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
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Summerteeth 196 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.
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Rural Free Delivery 4 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 ...
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Still Feel Gone 10 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!
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Easy Tiger 95 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.
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Rock N Roll 197 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 ...
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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
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