yeah, i definitely have a theory that their run of uninspired album titles parallels the waning urgency of their recorded work ... i.e. "wow they're kind of mailing it in all the way around" (though not live, it should be noted)
the quality (not the name) of Star Wars is the main exception to this theory
― alpine static, Saturday, 15 August 2020 18:13 (three years ago) link
this album is so fucking good. depending on my mood woulda voted for Sunken Treasure or Outtasite (Outta Mind)
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Friday, 23 July 2021 02:53 (two years ago) link
Hotel Arizona 2
my people
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 31 January 2022 00:27 (two years ago) link
i bet i was one of the "say you'll miss me" voters tho
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 31 January 2022 00:28 (two years ago) link
second half stunner that deserved a vote is "why would you wanna live"
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 31 January 2022 00:29 (two years ago) link
what's the world got in store -> hotel arizona -> say you miss me are my fav 3 songs on this all in a row
― ciderpress, Monday, 31 January 2022 00:33 (two years ago) link
i hadn't heard this yet in 2011 when this poll ran despite being really into summerteeth and YHF way back in high school
― ciderpress, Monday, 31 January 2022 00:43 (two years ago) link
Otm, shocked that I apparently didn’t vote for it. In my top 3 songs on this record, maybe top 2.
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Monday, 31 January 2022 00:56 (two years ago) link
the second disc of this is a fair bit weaker than the first, would have been phenomenal cut down a little bit to make a single album
― ufo, Monday, 31 January 2022 01:05 (two years ago) link
still going with RE&B in 2022
― concentrating on Rationality (the book) (will), Monday, 31 January 2022 01:14 (two years ago) link
misunderstoodfar far awaymondayouttasite outta mindred-eyed and bluewhy would you wanna livesunken treasurei got youwhat's the world got in storehotel arizonasay you miss methe lonely 1
something like this is what i'd edit it down to
― ufo, Monday, 31 January 2022 01:20 (two years ago) link
i must be the only one with a soft spot for “kingpin” and “someday soon.” the zero vote-getter that i would prob choose is “was i in your dreams”
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Monday, 31 January 2022 03:06 (two years ago) link
I enjoy "Someday Soon", but "Kingpin" is so embarrassingly bad they shouldn't even have recorded it. I think I'd have voted for "Misunderstood".
I read How To Write One Song, mentioned above, but it's misnamed. It's really about setting up routines and practices to become a regular songwriter. Writing just one song would presume that you sit down knowing what you want to say, which isn't Tweedy's method - he free-associates and figures out what the song might mean afterwards.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 31 January 2022 05:09 (two years ago) link
I'll have to revisit this, but IIRC every time I've played it, my enjoyment rapidly starts to fade once I hit "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)" on Disc Two.
― birdistheword, Monday, 31 January 2022 17:13 (two years ago) link
(I should just try stopping the album after "Someday Soon" and see how it works if the first 12 tracks were THE album proper.)
― birdistheword, Monday, 31 January 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
Say You Miss Me or Forget the Flowers
― Indexed, Monday, 31 January 2022 20:37 (two years ago) link
Probably an unpopular opinion but in my edit I would lose the maudlin epics that open each disc. I get that they're important breakthroughs that point the way to the future direction of the band, but Tweedy's not really there yet imo, and when I reach for this album I'm looking for trad/Americana-era Wilco sounds, not Important Artistic Songs. I would keep all the genre pastiche and probably end up with:
Far Far AwayMondayOuttasite (Outta Mind)Forget the FlowersRed Eyed & BlueI Got YouSomeday SoonWas I In Your DreamsHotel ArizonaWhy Would You Wanna LiveDreamer in My Dreams
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Monday, 31 January 2022 20:55 (two years ago) link