Wilco | A Ghost Is Born (LP)

Double LP, gate-fold cover, 180-gram audiophile pressing of Wilco's latest, "A Ghost is Born". This is a 1st edition of 2,500, pressed by Rhino Records. 2005.

With A GHOST IS BORN, Wilco continues in the melancholy and experimental direction of the preceding YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. Those intrigued, if not downright fascinated, by Wilco's transformation from a no-frills alt-country group to an unpredictably inventive avant pop ensemble will find plenty to marvel at on this fifth outing. "At Least That's What You Said" begins the album quietly with Jeff Tweedy's ragged voice singing softly over a gentle piano line, but the song soon gives way to gloriously tattered guitar soloing and full-band backing. "Hell Is Chrome" follows with Tweedy taking on a surprisingly plaintive vocal tone that hearkens back to 1970s soul ballads, while the nearly 11-minute "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" glides along on Krautrock-like keyboards and features more fierce guitar work. This isn't to say that Wilco has abandoned its sense of melody and pop songcraft, it's just that the group has found new ways to express these aspects of its sound. A GHOST IS BORN continues Wilco's remarkable streak of innovative albums and upholds their reputation as one of America's most adventurous rock bands.

Tracklist

A1        At Least That's What You Said
A2        Hell Is Chrome
A3        Spiders (Kidsmoke)
B1        Muzzle Of Bees
B2        Hummingbird
B3        Handshake Drugs
C1        Wishful Thinking
C2        Company In My Back
C3        I'm A Wheel
C4        Theologians
D1        Less Than You Think
D2        The Late Greats

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: RHI
Catalog: 76492
Rel. Date: 03/08/2005
UPC: 081227649210

• Genre: Rock
• Format: Vinyl