# Wilco fans, guide my exploration! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 1, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561 "2022-10-01T22:34:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/21 "2022-10-03T02:15:25Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > My favorite post-YHF Wilco song is ‘Impossible Germany’ from Sky Blue Sky. Nels Cline is a monster on guitar on that song. 100%, although I think it’s as good as anything pre-YHF. I was introduced to Wilco by this board after YHF. I thought I was late to the game, but that’s almost 20 years ago and they’ve done a lot of great stuff since then. As for the OP I would add another vote for Being There and a first vote for Wilco (the album). ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/22 "2022-10-03T04:12:46Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > and seconded or thirded the recommendation for “Mermaid Avenue” Yes, those are very fun albums. I’d been listening to lots of Uncle Tupelo, who I didn’t hear about until long after they broke up, and then Mermaid Avenue came out, and went into heavy rotation with me, and it still took me a year or so to realize I should be listening to Wilco. So, if you like the early Wilco stuff, listen to some Uncle Tupelo, and then try the other branch that came from that band and listen to some Son Volt. As mentioned, if you like this genre, the Jayhawks are a great one to add to your list. The 90s were a fun time for alt country. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/23 "2022-10-03T06:48:30Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Definitely check out the two “Mermaid Avenue” albums they did with Billy Bragg. Thirded or fourthed. Also, with bonus Natalie Merchant. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/24 "2022-10-03T20:39:21Z")
As long as you’re exploring, after you’ve spent some time with YHF, you might want to watch this documentary about its making: [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9bF8G-pFU) The trailer is a tiny bit misleading, but it’s a good documentary. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/25 "2022-10-03T21:48:49Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > In concert, the moment in “Impossible Germany” when Tweedy jumps in to bring Cline’s solo home is practically orgasmic. Yes, no question about that for sure. [Here’s a great example so everyone can play along at home.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I79m7_kAnA) ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/26 "2022-10-05T02:42:09Z")
A new(ish) article in the New York Times that talks about the new YHF box set, and last year’s documentary about Jay Bennett, one of the band members during the recording of YHF. Sorry if it’s paywalled, I don’t have a subscription to provide a guest link. The whole article can pretty much be summarized as: it’s 20 years later and we’re still talking about this. > **[Behind Wilco’s 2001 Masterpiece, a Band Breaking Its Heart](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/arts/music/wilco-yankee-hotel-foxtrot.html)** > > A 20th-anniversary boxed set and a documentary from last year focused on a former band member help explain the growing pains that plagued the rock band as it completed “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.” ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/27 "2022-10-05T02:46:06Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > Sorry if it’s paywalled, I don’t have a subscription to provide a guest link. The whole article can pretty much be summarized as: it’s 20 years later and we’re still talking about this. Talking about this album or about Jay Bennett? I was pretty caught up in the whole Bennett thing while it happened, but now I really don’t wanna hear anymore about it. But I’ll continue talking about the album any time. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/28 "2022-10-05T03:44:24Z")
Don’t skip A Ghost is Born. Wonderful dissonance, there. If you like “Good”, or “Excellent”, then… > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > …you’ll love the Jayhakws. Uh, Jayhawks. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/29 "2022-10-05T04:03:09Z")
[nugs.net](http://nugs.net) is streaming Wilco’s shows tonight and tomorrow night (10/4 and 10/5) from the Civic Theater in New Orleans. It’s free for subscribers–I was one already, but I think you can sign up for a free trial. I get to see Jeff Tweedy do a solo show in a couple of weeks in the same venue where I saw them for the very first time on the AM tour (with the Jayhawks, in fact). ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/30 "2022-10-05T19:33:57Z")
Oh, the Jayhawks are awesome. I managed to see both Wilco and the Jayhawks at diofferent times before they got super popular. and they were playing in small 500-1000 seat clubs. It was awesome. “Hollywood Town Hall”, “Tomorrow the Green Grass” and “Rainy Day Music” are essential Jayhawks albums. If you like Wilco, I predict you’ll like The Jayhawks just as much. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/31 "2022-10-05T19:40:30Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > “Hollywood Town Hall”, “Tomorrow the Green Grass” and “Rainy Day Music” are essential Jayhawks albums. I also have a very soft spot for “Sound Of Lies”. It’s much more power pop than alt-country, but what great power pop they offered with this one! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/32 "2022-10-05T19:57:27Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > In concert, the moment in “Impossible Germany” when Tweedy jumps in to bring Cline’s solo home is practically orgasmic. 100% true. Gives me goosebumps. > [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Yes, no question about that for sure. [Here’s a great example so everyone can play along at home.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I79m7_kAnA) Yep, I have goosebumps now! ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/33 "2022-10-05T23:57:14Z")
Thanks again, friends. I listened to the first Mermaid Ave. album in the car today–and it was really good! I have a lot more homework to work on, however… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561/34 "2022-10-06T15:26:38Z")
I personally think the second one is a stronger album overall, but on the other hand the first one has “California Stars” and “Hesitating Beauty” which are just outstanding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilco-fans-guide-my-exploration/972561.md?page=1)