The Onion AV Club dislikes The Search

gdavis5446 · Post by **gdavis5446** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:55 am

Tokyo Fan wrote:
gdavis5446 wrote:Yeah I hear you. The funny thing is, it used to be you could never read a Wilco review without the mention of Jay Farrar. Now the roles are reversed. ...
Really? What era was that? Back in the Trace days, I would imagine, but up until when? I am just curious because ever since I discovered the internets it's been the other way around. Man, when will these reviewers simply start critiquing the music/lyrics on the record itself and quit the totally irrelevant comparisions as if it were some kind of competition.

Yes, mainly Trace and AM. I'd say when Being There came out there were a few of those comparisons being thrown around.

Tokyo Fan · Post by **Tokyo Fan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:57 pm

gdavis5446 wrote:Yeah I hear you. The funny thing is, it used to be you could never read a Wilco review without the mention of Jay Farrar. Now the roles are reversed. ...

Really? What era was that? Back in the Trace days, I would imagine, but up until when? I am just curious because ever since I discovered the internets it's been the other way around. Man, when will these reviewers simply start critiquing the music/lyrics on the record itself and quit the totally irrelevant comparisions as if it were some kind of competition.

Bill Carson · Post by **Bill Carson** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:15 pm

The Onion only likes easy listening music that can be played on XRT. The guitars are simply too loud on The Search.

Bozeman · Post by **Bozeman** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:06 pm

anadyne2112 wrote:The only Tweedy songs I really dig on on Still Feel Gone. I also like Acuff-Rose. I haven't heard a great deal of Wilco. I don't like what I've heard, but there may very well be something I haven't heard that is great. I just wont spend money to buy it to find out.

Jay, on the other hand, I'll always buy on faith. He's never let me down.

The Woody Guthrie thing Tweedy did with Billy Bragg was good. I'm planning on going to Bonnaroo. Wilco will be there with the Police, White Stripes, and Flaming Lips. I'll listen with an open mind.

Tweedy still does UT songs live. I'll give him a great deal of credit for that.

Tweedy has alot of good stuff. Being There is a great album. I've known a couple UT fans who preferred Farrar and never listened to wilco, and I've pointed them to Being There and they've liked it. His songs for Golden Smog are also very good, "Please Tell My Brother", what a beautiful, sad song. I like everything between Being There and YHF the most, which makes me wonder how much of what I liked was actually Jay Bennett, but I give Tweedy the most credit.

anadyne2112 · Post by **anadyne2112** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:50 pm

The only Tweedy songs I really dig on on Still Feel Gone. I also like Acuff-Rose. I haven't heard a great deal of Wilco. I don't like what I've heard, but there may very well be something I haven't heard that is great. I just wont spend money to buy it to find out.

Jay, on the other hand, I'll always buy on faith. He's never let me down.

The Woody Guthrie thing Tweedy did with Billy Bragg was good. I'm planning on going to Bonnaroo. Wilco will be there with the Police, White Stripes, and Flaming Lips. I'll listen with an open mind.

Tweedy still does UT songs live. I'll give him a great deal of credit for that.

gdavis5446 · Post by **gdavis5446** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:47 pm

dcarter wrote:
gdavis5446 wrote:
dcarter wrote:
gdavis5446 wrote:Summerteeth is probably my favorite too. She's A Jar is one great song.
It's tough to find fault with Summerteeth. Did I ever give you the demos, Greg?
No and I am pretty sure it was not included as a bonus disc.
I'll get it to you.

Thanks I would like to hear that.

Bozeman · Post by **Bozeman** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:16 pm

What Light is great, but it's the only song I liked on my first couple of listens.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:12 pm

Talus wrote:Sky Blue Sky is growing on me too. Shake it Off has a great Groove.

And isn't What Light beautiful?

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:11 pm

gdavis5446 wrote:
dcarter wrote:
gdavis5446 wrote:Summerteeth is probably my favorite too. She's A Jar is one great song.
It's tough to find fault with Summerteeth. Did I ever give you the demos, Greg?
No and I am pretty sure it was not included as a bonus disc.

I'll get it to you.

Talus · Post by **Talus** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:39 pm

Sky Blue Sky is growing on me too. Shake it Off has a great Groove.

gdavis5446 · Post by **gdavis5446** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:35 pm

dcarter wrote:
gdavis5446 wrote:Summerteeth is probably my favorite too. She's A Jar is one great song.
It's tough to find fault with Summerteeth. Did I ever give you the demos, Greg?

No and I am pretty sure it was not included as a bonus disc.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:30 pm

gdavis5446 wrote:Summerteeth is probably my favorite too. She's A Jar is one great song.

It's tough to find fault with Summerteeth. Did I ever give you the demos, Greg?

gdavis5446 · Post by **gdavis5446** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:29 pm

Summerteeth is probably my favorite too. She's A Jar is one great song.

sturgeongeneral · Post by **sturgeongeneral** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:25 pm

For the record, I too am a Wilco fan. One of my two favorite concerts in '05 was Wilco. And, my wife likes them. When I have my Saturday CD rotation going, she always request Summerteeth. But, when it comes to lyrics, Dylan, Jay and Waits are my mainstays.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:25 pm

I find it has more soul than A Ghost ... but it is very mellow. They have been periodically streaming it on the website. Keep checking for the next time.