"Since Wilco unceremoniously dumped Jay Bennett after the recording of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, frontman Jeff Tweedy has continued in his attempt to carve out a unique identity for the band."
Click here to read the rest of my review of Wilco (The Album) in the latest issue of Las Vegas Weekly.
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An excellent assessment, Heir Donnelly... although I think I give Tweedy and the boys more rope. Bennett was great, but let's face it, Wilco is Tweedy's voice and songwriting. I see a band that's always firmly rooted, yet always evolving, which to me makes them the best band in the world. Never dull. Never trendy. Never pretentious. I wasn't a huge "Ghost" fan. I love "Sky Blue Sky," but it does feel more like a collection of great songs, while the new one has that mysterious cohesion that's tough to put your finger on. "One Wing" is now one of my all-time favorite Wilco songs... musically and lyrically luminous.
I got slammed by my editor, who didn't not agree with a word I wrote. Or at least with any of the opinions I wrote. He printed it, of course, but we proceeded to argue on e-mail for hours. He says the last two Wilco albums don't have any "edge" -- by which I think he means they are too emotionally self-satisfied for him.
Whatever. I later read the Tweedy profile/album review written by the great David Carr in the NYT and our opinions were very similar. So I guess I've got that going for me.
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