hi bob! >I'm just surprised that you weren't equally > enamored with "Being There" & "Summerteeth", neither of which I > would categorize as "country rock". Anyway, Wilco is superb and > what makes YHF even funnier is that the brainthrobs at Reprise > wouldn't even release it
right--i guess those albums aren't the countryish ones. actually, i only have "being there" (in addition to YHF), and i haven't given it adequate listen time. what i'm thinking of is mainly jeff tweedy's earlier collaboration with jay farrar--both courtney and a friend of his are devotees of "alt-country" music, and the only wilco i'd heard before YHF was on some mixed tapes we have...sounding very roots rockin', like uncle tupelo. not that that's a BAD thing! i'll keep on with "being there," although the first song kinda turns me off (on disc 1). yeah, it's pretty wild about the reprise situation. reminds me of aimee mann! apparently there is a new documentary on wilco coming out soon--called "i am trying to break your heart" which captures some good star-maker-machinery dirt on that situation. can't wait for that, and for the wilco show we're taking in on 8/3, in order to celebrate courtney finishing the illinois bar exam! -- emily
