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I'm on a pretty huge Wilco trip right now so I'll prob go through every album chronologically and let you know my thoughts then.
So...
AM - I think it's a really solid debut. Honestly, I liked Uncle Tupelo but I wasn't a huge huge fan. For me, their 'greatest hits' package was enough. But I think that AM is an awesome way for the band to start. There's some truly interesting ideas here. "I Must Be High" is a pretty obvious namecheck, and great fucking song. No doubt. But "Should've Been In Love" is probably my favorite song on here. Ugh. Gut-wrenching and so great. As a side note, it's maybe not a surprise I dig this album so much being a big Whiskeytown fan. This is pretty straight-ahead "alternative country" right? Just to note, I didn't hear this album until years after I got into Wilco (I first heard Summerteeth and Murmaid Ave, then Being There in somewhat rapid succession when Summerteeth hit).
Being There - is fucking fantastic. This album really grabbed me when I first heard it. I loved that it was a double album. Ballsy for a sophomore effort - no? Anyone else ever notice that "Misunderstood" resembles Beck's "Steve Threw up"? Anyway, great fucking album. It's a huge huge huge jump up from AM, which is often how Wilco albums work right? "Outta Sight" fucking rocks so hard. That's the first track I heard from this album (of course) but it stuck to me quickly. So much good stuff here, "Red-Eyed And Blue," "Sunken Treasure," "Someone Else's Song,"... this is really just a great album.
I'll keep going as I progress w/ each album. Spoiler: I'm super trite. My favorite Wilco album is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot even if that's obvious. Summerteeth and Being There are close behind. For nostalgia. But like I said, I'll fill you in as I venture my way through their discography again. This is fun.
Also do you guys consider Down With Wilco to be a Wilco album? I've never actually heard that one. I mean... does it sound like a real collaboration or just like Wilco is a backing band like The Cardinals on Willy Nelson's Songbird album
btw I'm a weird place where I've only been listening to Wilco and Ween lately. Two totally different bands...haha.
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