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