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Wilco — Being There (Deluxe Edition) (December 1, 2017)

Wilco — Being There (Deluxe Edition) (December 1, 2017)

  Wilco — Being There (Deluxe Edition) (December 1, 2017)  Wilco — Being There (Deluxe Edition) (December 1, 2017)♠♠            At the start of 1996, Wilco seemed like an also~ran. The group’s debut album, 1995’s A.M., had showed plenty of promise, but it was overshadowed by Trace, the debut album by Son Volt, the other band born from the breakup of the alt~country outfit Uncle Tupelo. Where A.M. was upbeat yet unfocused, Trace was moody and deep. Wilco’s leader, Jeff Tweedy, responded in 1996 with Being There. The double album built on Tweedy’s strengths as a pop~rock songwriter while remaining tethered — but not too tightly — to the rootsy rock he was known for. The result was Wilco’s first artistic triumph, setting the stage for many to follow. And as the disc of outtakes, alternates and demos from the forthcoming Being There: Deluxe Edition amply show, even Tweedy’s reject folder overflows with treasures.
♠♠            Wilco was only a few years away from realizing just how radically the group could sculpt, deconstruct and reinvent itself in the studio, but Being There was the point at which one of America’s great underdog bands began to come into its own.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Genre: Country, Indie Rock
Album release: December 1, 2017
Record Label: Reprise Records
Duration:     ccc
Tracks:
Disc One: Original Album
01. Misunderstood (Remastered)     6:29
02. Far, Far Away (Remastered)     3:20
03. Monday (Remastered)     3:32
04. Outtasite (Outta Mind) (Remastered)     2:34
05. Forget The Flowers (Remastered)     2:45
06. Red~Eyed And Blue (Remastered)     2:45
07. I Got You (At The End Of The Century) (Remastered)     3:57
08. What’s The World Got In Store (Remastered)     3:09
09. Hotel Arizona (Remastered)     3:37
10. Say You Miss Me (Remastered)     4:09
Disc Two: Original Album
11. Sunken Treasure (Remastered)     6:52
12. Someday Soon (Remastered)     2:32
13. Outta Mind (Outta Sight) (Remastered)     3:21
14. Someone Else’s Song (Remastered)     3:21
15. Kingpin (Remastered)     5:17
16. (Was I) In Your Dreams (Remastered)     3:30
17. Why Would You Wanna Live (Remastered)     4:16
18. The Lonely 1 (Remastered)     4:43
19. Dreamer In My Dreams (Remastered)     6:45
Disc Three: Outtakes/Alternates/Demos
20. Late Blooming Son     2:51
21. I Got You (Dobro Mix Warzone)     3:58
22. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (Alternate)     2:36
23. Far Far Away (Dark Side Of The Room)     3:20
24. Dynamite My Soul     2:12
25. Losing Interest     3:20
26. Why Would You Wanna Live (Alternate)     4:25
27. Sun’s A Star     3:03
28. Capitol City     3:10
29. Better When I’m Gone     2:28
30. Dreamer In My Dreams (Alternate Rough Take)     5:01
31. Say You Miss Me (Alternate)     3:38
32. I Got You (Alternate)     3:07
33. Monday (Party Horn Version)     3:33
34. I Can’t Keep From Talking     4:08
Disc Four: Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96 (Part One)
35. Sunken Treasure (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     7:05
36. Red~Eyed And Blue (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     2:33
37. I Got You (At The End Of The Century) (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)   3:41
38. Someone Else’s Song (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     4:06
39. Someday Soon (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) (Remastered)     3:10
40. Forget The Flowers (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     3:07
41. New Madrid (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     4:15
42. I Must Be High (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     3:09
43. Passenger Side (Punk Version) (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     2:13
44. Passenger Side (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     3:49
45. Hotel Arizona (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     3:56
46. Monday (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) (Remastered)     4:08
47. Say You Miss Me (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     4:13
Disc Five: Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96 (Part Two)
48. Outtasite (Outta Mind) (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)    3:27
49. The Long Cut (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     3:23
50. Kingpin (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) (Remastered)     9:18
51. Misunderstood (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     7:06
52. Far, Far Away (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     3:51
53. Give Back The Key To My Heart (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) Remastered)     4:00
54. Gun (Live At The Troubadour 11/12/96) (Remastered)     4:23
Live On KCRW 11/13/96
55. Sunken Treasure (Live On KCRW 11/13/96)     7:26
56. Red~Eyed And Blue (Live On KCRW 11/13/96)     2:41
57. Far, Far Away (Live On KCRW 11/13/96)     3:57
58. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Live KCRW 11/13/96)     3:39
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Personnel:
Wilco:
♠♠            Jeff Tweedy — lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, radio
♠♠            John Stirratt — bass, piano, violin, backing vocals
♠♠            Jay Bennett — guitars, piano, organ, harmonica, lap steel, drums, accordion, backing vocals
♠♠            Ken Coomer — drums, percussion, guitars, backing vocals
♠♠            Max Johnston — dobro, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals
Additional musicians:
♠♠            Bob Egan — pedal steel (D1: T2), national steel guitar (D2: T9)
♠♠            Greg Leisz — pedal steel (D2: T8)
♠♠            Larry Williams — tenor sax (D1: T3)
♠♠            Gary Grant, Jerry Hey — trumpet (D1: T3)
♠♠            Jessy Greene — violin (D2: T8)
♠♠            Dan Higgins — baritone sax, tenor sax (D1: T3)
♠♠            Jim Rondinelli, Chris Shepard — engineering, mastering
♠♠            Ron Lowe, Mike Scotella, Lou Whitney, Chris Shepard — engineers
♠♠            Bob Ludwig, Skip Saylor, Jim Scott — mastering
♠♠            Dahn Davis — graphic design
♠♠            Brad Miller — photography
JEFF TWEEDY
Birth name: Jeffrey Scot Tweedy
Born: August 25, 1967, Belleville, Illinois, United States
Genres: Alternative country, alternative rock
Occupation(s): Musician, songwriter
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, programming
Review
Andy Gill / Wednesday 22 November 2017 16:45 GMT / ★★★★★
Download: Misunderstood; Monday; Outtasite (Outta Mind); I Got You (At The End Of The Century); Outta Mind (Outta Sight); The Lonely 1
★     Upon its release in 1997, Wilco’s second album was a dramatic statement of intent, demonstrating both Jeff Tweedy’s fecundity as songwriter, slipping between introvert and extrovert, naturalist and surrealist, and the band’s easy command of diverse rock modes, from wistful country~rock to raggedy~ass punk and Stonesy raunch~rock. One of the few double albums that wouldn’t have been better as a single album, it’s now become a quadruple set through an additional trove of out~takes and demos, here presented as two vinyl gatefold doubles in a slip~case. Unearthed tracks such as “Late Blooming Son” and “Losing Interest” add further wrinkles to the original album’s overarching theme, which grappled with the duties and delusions of rock’n’roll from both sides of the stage curtain. Most notably, “The Lonely 1” offered a sharply~observed insight into the symbiotic nature of the artist/fan relationship, while for “Misunderstood”, the band switched instruments to bring a ramshackle charm appropriate to the reluctant ambitions of its slacker musician protagonist. A landmark album. ♠♠★     http://www.independent.co.uk/
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Website: http://wilcoworld.net/
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Wilco — Being There (Deluxe Edition) (December 1, 2017)

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