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yankee hotel foxtrot
Wilco
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 2002-04-23
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Named in honor of the three-word codes used by short-wave radio operators, Wilco's fourth album sounds like a late-night broadcast of some weirdly wonderful pop station punctuated by static and the sonic bleed of competing signals. Songs that begin with simple, elegiac grace--"Ashes of American Flags" and "Poor Places"--end in a cathartic squall of distortion. The results can be initially jarring, but it's these tracks more than the sturdy jangle pop of "Kamera" or "Heavy Metal Drummer" that demand, and reward, repeated listens. Mixed by studio experimentalist Jim O'Rourke and produced by the band, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot harkens back to a time when the words "pop" and "sonic adventurism" weren't mutually exclusive. The Beatles and Kurt Cobain knew this, and clearly so do Jeff Tweedy and company. --Keith Moerer

2) Album Description
11 songs about America that echo and update some of the themes heard on early albums by The Band, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young. Enhanced format features exclusive live footage, band photos, and a trailer for the film 'I Am Trying to Break Your Heart'. Slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) Best of Wilco   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is Wilco at its most creative and inspired. Not for the faint of heart. There are swings, so be ready. "Jesus Etc" shines as an easy-going, pretty song. On the other hand, you'll find the haunting dissonance of "Ashes of American Flags". In the same way "Kamera" and "I am Trying to Break Your Heart" are opposites but engaging in their own way. Love the bouncey mood of "Pot Kettle Black". I like the fact that I can't figure out most of the lyrics. That pairs well with the music and deepens the accessible mysteriousness of this album.

2) Boring   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
Don't let these others hacks talk you into wasting money on this album. Its boring. There's no intricate sounds, amazing lyrics, etc... Its just plain boring.

3) The White Album of Our Day   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
...Whatever that means. This is the band music has been waiting for since Bonham died. And you know what, I'm glad! *If you're new to Wilco don't start here unless you have an open ear and an open heart. and willing to listen at least threee times thru...but then you may never want to leave.* I say this not because of this album but due to recent transactions and transcurrences

4) An American Aquarium Drinker once told me a never ending story.....   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is a watershed album, one of Wilco's best. It's also one of the most adventurous albums in the last 10 years or so, incredibly eclectic and meticulously produced and performed. As many Wilco fans already know, it almost didn't get released because Wilco's original label, Reprise (a label who is supposedly "artist friendly") decided that the album was too out there. Well, luckily, Nonesuch (a real artist friendly label that has released many Philip Glass works) picked this album up, and all those who rejected this album at Reprise should be ashamed. Jeff Tweedy (who really is the heart and soul of Wilco) is one of the greatest American songwriters today. Here he doesn't disappoint. This album reminds me of Sgt. Pepper in a way, in that the album has an experimental concept/vibe and beauty to it, much like the more famous Beatles album. Tweedy and Wilco have always had wonderful harmony in their songs (especially their most recent album, Sky Blue Sky), and here they do as well. But they have that aggressive, avant garde style too, which really comes to the fore with the beginning track, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. After a powerful first half of the song, it breaks into a beautiful tapestry of distortion, one that I wish went on longer (there's a distortion track called Less than You Think on the follow up to this, but I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is better). The next song, Kamera, is a much more melodic song, but still excellent. Radio Cure gets a little dark and noisy again, and I love Jesus, Etc., one of Wilco's best tunes and kind of a signature song/hit for them. I love the closer Reservations too. I've never been disappointed by any Wilco album. From A.M. to Sky Blue Sky (and beyond), I think they'll always do something worthwhile. This is one of their best albums, and I'm glad to see Wilco continuing in their experimental ways.

5) Rotten vegetables   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
This sounds like a mixture of Pavement and Burt Bacharach. Stay away from this like the plague!