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Busty Rhodes
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How is it possible that the band that spawned two great bands (okay, one great band and one good band) can be so, uninteresting. I mean I've tried really hard to like them. I have like four albums, including the anthology and I just don't get it.

I can think maybe three songs that I think are pretty good but...

Meh.

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totally disagree. anodyne especially is fantastic.
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i'm with you.
i can never make it through a whole album.

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Way more interesting than Wilco.
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Have and love the anthology.
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I find them generally boring and tuneless. Not really a fan...strange how a band was LESS than the sum of its parts. Kinda like Damn Yankees ;)

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Way more interesting than Wilco.


I'm not usually one to stick up for Wilco on this board becuase it's just not worth it but...

Come one dude.
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I've only tried to listen to UT maybe 4, 5 times in earnest. So far I've bounced off each time. Can't seem to find a crack in that boring armor.

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I love Anodyne and Still Feel Gone. March is pretty boring. No Depression is pretty good but it loses my interest after a couple of songs.

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March 16-20, 1992 has become one of my favorite albums over the past couple years. And Anthology is fabulous.
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you guys are nuts...March is their best album...Anondyne is their worst. Being There >>>>>>>>> any UT album >>>>>>>> any Wilco album other than Being There.

And Loogar, how could you like Old 97's and dislike UT? That just doesn't make any sense to me. Alt country isn't a very "interesting" genre but UT is certainly near the top of alt country acts.
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you guys are nuts...March is their best album...Anondyne is their worst. Being There >>>>>>>>> any UT album >>>>>>>> any Wilco album other than Being There.

And Loogar, how could you like Old 97's and dislike UT? That just doesn't make any sense to me. Alt country isn't a very "interesting" genre but UT is certainly near the top of alt country acts.


I can see why one would love March and I defintely see it's merits but it just doesn't do it for me. But I agree that Being There is the best of them all.

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anodyne bores me the most, though i never find myself entirely bored. what aa fantastic band. great songs, timeless even.
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Jeez. I really like Anodyne.

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katie, a princess Wrote:
anodyne bores me the most, though i never find myself entirely bored. what aa fantastic band. great songs, timeless even.


i guess that's what i don't like about them, i don't hear any songs.
no matter how many times i listen to their album, not a single hook or lyrics sticks out in my mind.

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Farrar/Tweedy catalogue : (only the Top 5)

son volt - trace
wilco - being there
ut - still feel gone
son volt - straightaways
ut - march 16-20

Oh how I wish I could slip 'Terroir Blues' in there somewhow.

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jewels santana Wrote:
katie, a princess Wrote:
anodyne bores me the most, though i never find myself entirely bored. what aa fantastic band. great songs, timeless even.


i guess that's what i don't like about them, i don't hear any songs.
no matter how many times i listen to their album, not a single hook or lyrics sticks out in my mind.

i think that's a lot of peoples' complaints about folk and (traditional) country music generally is that the structures seem so samey, its hard to remember any one melody.

but songs like "whiskey bottle" and "moonshiner" and "satan your kingdom music come down" have wonderful riffs, dynamics and melodies. they seem awfully memorable to me.
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mcaputo Wrote:
Oh how I wish I could slip 'Terroir Blues' in there somewhow.


So underrated
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katie, a princess Wrote:
jewels santana Wrote:
katie, a princess Wrote:
anodyne bores me the most, though i never find myself entirely bored. what aa fantastic band. great songs, timeless even.


i guess that's what i don't like about them, i don't hear any songs.
no matter how many times i listen to their album, not a single hook or lyrics sticks out in my mind.

i think that's a lot of peoples' complaints about folk and (traditional) country music generally is that the structures seem so samey, its hard to remember any one melody.

but songs like "whiskey bottle" and "moonshiner" and "satan your kingdom music come down" have wonderful riffs, dynamics and melodies. they seem awfully memorable to me.


but i am a really big fan of country because of the melodies and the lyrics.

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billy g Wrote:
you guys are nuts...March is their best album...Anondyne is their worst. Being There >>>>>>>>> any UT album >>>>>>>> any Wilco album other than Being There.

And Loogar, how could you like Old 97's and dislike UT? That just doesn't make any sense to me. Alt country isn't a very "interesting" genre but UT is certainly near the top of alt country acts.


Hooks.

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harry Wrote:
I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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katie, a princess Wrote:
but songs like "whiskey bottle" and "moonshiner" and "satan your kingdom music come down" have wonderful riffs, dynamics and melodies. they seem awfully memorable to me.


Seriously...how does loogar not love these songs?
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Yer crazy! Wilco > Uncle Tupelo > Son Volt >>>>>>> Jay Farrar solo. If you're looking for catchy, check out "New Madrid." I fricking love that song.

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jewels santana Wrote:
i guess that's what i don't like about them, i don't hear any songs.


Whoa - Now I can say I've never ever heard that one before.

Jewels - if you have time, track down 'Still Feel Gone' and play the track 'Still Be Around' a couple of times and tell me if you still feel the same way.

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billy g Wrote:
katie, a princess Wrote:
but songs like "whiskey bottle" and "moonshiner" and "satan your kingdom music come down" have wonderful riffs, dynamics and melodies. they seem awfully memorable to me.


Seriously...how does loogar not love these songs?

Haven't waded too far in to them to really get to know anything. Boring to me = ejected from my stereo.

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harry Wrote:
I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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It actually depresses me a little to click on the Rock/Pop link and see "Uncle Tupelo" with a thumbs down icon next to it.

*sigh*

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