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Track Listings
| 1. I am Trying to Break Your Heart |
| 2. Kamera |
| 3. Radio Cure |
| 4. War on War |
| 5. "Jesus, etc." |
| 6. Ashes of American Flags |
| 7. Heavy Metal Drummer |
| 8. I'm the Man Who Loves You |
| 9. Pot Kettle Black |
| 10. Poor Places |
| 11. Reservations |
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Named in honour of the three-word codes used by short-wave radio operators, Wilco's fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 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
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Le parcours de Wilco depuis des débuts plus orthodoxes jusqu'à cet album "risqué" correspond aussi aux turbulences internes que le groupe a traversées. Et au moment où finalement paraît Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, les 4 garçons en ont déjà un autre en boîte ! Il faut souligner combien, depuis un premier album fondateur centré autour de quelques fondamentaux du rock patrimonial, Wilco n'a jamais proposé deux fois le même disque. Au point de menacer même l'identité musicale du groupe, qui pourrait paraître dispersé devant tant de variété. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot aura, de plus, avant de paraître, été rejeté par la maison de disques. Pas assez commercial… La bonne blague. Alors que ce disque s'ouvre sur un véritable hymne d'amour ("I Am Trying to Break Your Heart") pétri de cordes et de claviers en grappe. Et jusqu'au bout, Jay Bennett relève des défis, proposant des compositions atypiques pour un groupe comme Wilco, avec "Poor Places" ou le surprenant "Radio Cure". Associé au talent de metteur en forme de Jeff Tweedy, cet album délivre le testament ambitieux d'un groupe qui, s'il n'est pas mort, n'est plus le même après le départ de Bennett et de Ken Coomer, le batteur. --José Ruiz
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Yankee Hotel AWSOME !!,
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This review is from: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot [ENHANCED] (Audio CD)
i bought this album after hearing practically no wilco previous to the purchase and for about 6 months is stayed that way . i listened once , thought "heavy metal drummer" was bland , "war on war" was downright boring and "jesus ect. was the only thing that kept me listening then after hearing the live version of "jesus ect." on a steady basis it brought me back to YHF and thank got it did . this is a brilliant album on so many levels . Frontman Jeff Tweedy's lyrics and the music created by the band work hand in hand creating something all together cohesive which is a rare thing . odd samples , rhythms that can creep up on you and the ability the break through the whole alternative country thing are just a small part of making this a special album . SO BUY IT......NOW......like NOW NOW !
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tweedy's Uncompromising Sonic Beauty,
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This review is from: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot [ENHANCED] (Audio CD)
Since so many people have reviewed this album already, I have no illusions about saying something for the first time nor plan on repeating what has already expressed fully and well.I do still -specially for those people reading this after listening to YFH's follow-up the also impressive "A Ghost Is Born- need to point to a couple of important things that this album show about Wilco's consistently surprising output. This album clearly demonstrates that Jeff Tweedy's musical vision and commitment to shed songwriting skins is remarkable and an inspiration, specially in the current midst of so many Rock and Pop icons continuing to repeat themselves, who at best flavor their "butter" differently but go on churning the same formula, forgetting to take the kind of risks that made them important in the first place. Now, unlike many people have mourned earlier, I don't think this album is an absolute departure from what Wilco has been hailed for before. Although this is not "Summerteeth" or "Being There," Tweedy's love for Pop has not been renounced, "Kamera," "Heavy Metal Drummer" and "Pot Kettle Black" proved that. More than abandoning former song-glories, Tweedy has evolved, has taken all that he can do and pushed it further into a new atmosphere. Where Jay Bennet was so instrumental in what the albums that preceded this one sounded like, Jim O'Rourke is now Tweedy's full musical partner. And O'Rourke is no Yoko breaking a great band -actually Yoko did not either!- but rather someone who helped Tweedy say well what he was already prepared to say. His production deepens and thrusts these songs to a higher level. " Ashes of American Flags," "I am Trying to Break Your Heart" and "Radio Cure" are magnificent examples of a composer and a producer making music together that reaches farther that either one would have managed on his own. This is a great album, not the end of a certain Wilco but the evolution of a sound into brave, new and exciting new possibilities.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm the Man Who Loves YHF,
By A Customer
This review is from: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot [ENHANCED] (Audio CD)
Like most listeners, it took me several listens before I could even really tolerate many of the songs on YHF. Now I consider it brilliant and truly beautiful. I assure anyone concerned that people only like this album because it's different that my love for the album is genuine. Two years later and the songs still seem to connect more with each listen. The lyrics are sometimes cryptic but make more sense over time and have a distinctive flavor. The song-writing is not really as groundbreaking as some might proclaim, but the production of the songs is brilliant. Although the songwriting certainly comes from a different angle, I can't avoid the comparison to Pink Floyd with the incorporation of extraneous soundeffects into the flow of the songs. Ashes of American Flags is particularly brilliant in this regard, with two stunning but simple guitar parts cutting through out of the swirling static. The result of the production is that even lines of music that essentially amount to pop gain an otherworldly glow; Pot Kettle Black is another great example of this, as is I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. I would also be doing an injustice if I didn't mention how much I love I'm The Man Who Loves You, with its swelling conclusion. This is a collection of songs that would be good without the magical glow of the brilliant production, but which gains a unique appeal in its combination of swirling dissonances and common sense melodies. Buy this album! There's a decent chance you won't like it, but it will become a cherished possession if you do; it occupies a completely unique space in music and will move you more with each listen.
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