Lovely instrumental intro.
Second song has solid cord progressions. Fun.
The lead singer often sounds distressed, but I can't tell why.
I listened to this album a few weeks ago, and now listening to it again, many songs are now familiar, and I want to hear them through.
This was not my first experience of Wilco. I have been trying to like them for years. I even put 2 songs on a mix CD years ago before the time of iPods. I could tell they were good songs. And for a while I thought I might like them. Never did. So this time I gave it a real shot.
I started listening to this album over a dozen times. Only got through it twice?
Wilco is jangly yet tight. Polished yet laid back. Never offensive, always professional. But the whole album holds almost no highlights for me.
A Shot in the Arm being the one exception. It is more complex and enjoyable on close listening, with a lot going on in the lower register. The lower register being something that is absent in almost all other Wilco songs. But even this, my favorite song on the album has a chorus that repeats the song title 6 strained times!? After the 4th time I almost hit the skip button.
Most songs don't have a hook or a destination. Nothing to sing along with.
Decision: Cloud Cult: Light Chasers
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