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CD Being There

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  • Issued : 29 Oct 1996

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 9362.46236
Format : CD Label : Reprise
Issued : 29 Oct 1996 Item sourced from : Europe
Original Release Year : 1996   
Number of Discs : 2

Being There

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  • LP   US Edition   ¥5,870   US Import   Released: 29 Oct 1996  
  • LP   US Edition   ¥3,560   Reissue LP (US Import)   Released: 18 Apr 2009  
  • LP   EUR Edition   ¥5,135   EUR Import   Released: 02 Nov 2009  

HMV Review

While Wilco's debut, A.M., spread its wings in an expectedly country-rock fashion, their sophomore effort, Being There, is the group's great leap forward, a masterful, wildly eclectic collection shot through with ambitions and ideas. Although a few songs remain rooted in their signature sound, here Jeff Tweedy and band are as fascinated by their music's possibilities as its origins, and they push the songs which make up this sprawling two-disc set down consistently surprising paths and byways. For starters, the opening Misunderstood is majestic psychedelia, built on studio trickery and string flourishes, while I Got You (At the End of the Century) is virtual power pop, right down to the handclaps. The lovely Someone Else's Song borrows heavily from the Beatles' Norwegian Wood, while the R&B-influenced boogie of Monday wouldn't sound at all out of place on Exile on Main Street; and on and on. The remarkable thing is how fresh all of these seeming cliches sound when reimagined with so much love and conviction; even the most traditional songs take unexpected twists and turns, never once sinking into mere imitation. Music is my savior/I was named by rock & roll/I was maimed by rock & roll/I was tamed by rock & roll/I got my name from rock & roll, Tweedy sings on Sunken Treasure, the opener of the second disc, and throughout the course of these 19 songs he explores rock as though he were tracing his family genealogy, fervently seeking to discover not only where he came from but also where he's going. With Being There, he finds what he's been looking for. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Credits

Bob Egan(Guitar (Steel)),  Dan Higgins(Sax (Baritone)),  Dan Higgins(Sax (Tenor)),  Gary Grant(Trumpet),  Greg Leisz(Guitar),  Jay Bennett(Drums),  Jay Bennett(Guitar),  Jay Bennett(Organ),  Jay Bennett(Piano),  Jay Bennett(Vocals),  Jeff Tweedy(Bass),  Jeff Tweedy(Bass),  Jeff Tweedy(Guitar),  Jeff Tweedy(Guitar),  Jeff Tweedy(Vocals),  Jeff Tweedy(Vocals),  Jerry Hey(Trumpet),  Jesse Green(Violin),  John Stirratt(Bass),  John Stirratt(Piano),  John Stirratt(Violin),  John Stirratt(Vocals),  Ken Coomer(Drums),  Ken Coomer(Guitar),  Ken Coomer(Percussion),  Ken Coomer(Vocals),  Larry Williams(Sax (Tenor)),  Max Johnston(Vocals),  Bob Egan(Pedal Steel),  Greg Leisz(Pedal Steel),  Jay Bennett(Accordion),  Jay Bennett(Harmonica),  Max Johnston(Banjo),  Max Johnston(Dobro),  Max Johnston(Fiddle),  Max Johnston(Mandolin),  Jay Bennett(Lap Steel Guitar),  Chris Sheppard(Engineer),  Jim Rondinelli(Engineer),  Lou Whitney(Engineer),  Wilco(Producer),  Bob Ludwig(Mastering),  Brad Miller(Photography),  Chris Sheppard(Mixing),  Dann Davis(Design),  Jerry Hey(Horn Arrangements),  Jim Rondinelli(Mixing),  Jim Scott(Mixing),  Skip Saylor(Mixing),  Mike Scotella(Second Engineer),  Ron Lowe(Second Engineer)

Songs

Disc   1

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    1
    Misunderstood
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    2
    Far, Far Away
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    3
    Monday
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    4
    Outtasite (Outta Mind)
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    5
    Forget the Flowers
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    6
    Red-Eyed and Blue
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    7
    I Got You (At the End of the Century)
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    8
    What's the World Got in Store
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    9
    Hotel Arizona
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    10
    Say You Miss Me

Disc   2

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    1
    Sunken Treasure
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    2
    Someday Soon
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    3
    Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
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    4
    Someone Else's Song
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    5
    Kingpin
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    6
    (Was I) In Your Dreams
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    7
    Why Would You Wanna Live
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    8
    Lonely 1, The
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    9
    Dreamer in My Dreams

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    ざくろ  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  28/August/2008

    なんかウィルコの曲や声はちらりと耳に残るんですよね。noiseが気になったけど、あとひくかんじで好きですね。

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    SON TUPELO  |  不明  |  26/August/2002

    いや最高。まさに財宝がそこに。やっとジェフ君一人立ちという感じ。セカンドの対決はジェイの負けやな。一枚目は甲乙付けがたいけど

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  • ★★★★★ 

    メモリーカズ  |  岡山県  |  不明  |  16/August/2002

    アンクル・テュペロの呪縛をすっかり振り払ったって感じですね。爽快な音が気持ちいいです。なんか物足りないような、でも付け足すものは何もないような、そんなアルバムです。穏やかなのに、聴いていて想像力が凄く刺激されます。

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