WXRT in Chicago played songs off of A.M. and I enjoyed them, especially "Box Full of Letters," but I didn't get an album until my brother sang Being There's praises. He was not wrong, of course. "The Lonely 1" is one of my favorite songs about music. From there, I was all in. I listened to the stream of YHF almost nightly for about a month - it was necessary music in that post-9/11 landscape. A great band. Nice work, Matt.
That was a fun journey. I haven't played those records in years, and I remember them (and that era) very fondly. Living in Chicago, we all felt like we were part of the band-they were truly omnipresent, especially on Lincoln Ave!
Thanks so much Matty, this is great! I’ve just been relistening to some of these albums, and to Uncle Tupelo, having seen Wilco perform in Edinburgh a couple of weeks back. It seems to me, across these four albums, as in the Uncle Tupelo days, you really hear the influence of whoever Tweedy’s musical sparring partner happened to be at the time. An obvious point perhaps, but it’s as if he honed his musical identity through these relationships, then moved on from them in order to develop further. Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this.
WXRT in Chicago played songs off of A.M. and I enjoyed them, especially "Box Full of Letters," but I didn't get an album until my brother sang Being There's praises. He was not wrong, of course. "The Lonely 1" is one of my favorite songs about music. From there, I was all in. I listened to the stream of YHF almost nightly for about a month - it was necessary music in that post-9/11 landscape. A great band. Nice work, Matt.
‘Being There’ was my real entry as well. I caught bits and pieces of the A.M. era but I wasn’t fully engaged until BT. Amazing run.
That was a fun journey. I haven't played those records in years, and I remember them (and that era) very fondly. Living in Chicago, we all felt like we were part of the band-they were truly omnipresent, especially on Lincoln Ave!
Thanks so much, brother. That was a special time in Chicago for sure. You were lucky to be in the thick of it.
Thanks so much Matty, this is great! I’ve just been relistening to some of these albums, and to Uncle Tupelo, having seen Wilco perform in Edinburgh a couple of weeks back. It seems to me, across these four albums, as in the Uncle Tupelo days, you really hear the influence of whoever Tweedy’s musical sparring partner happened to be at the time. An obvious point perhaps, but it’s as if he honed his musical identity through these relationships, then moved on from them in order to develop further. Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this.