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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
  • Original Release Date: February 25, 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
  • ASIN: B00007L6HX
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #137,301 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Down with Wilco, while a stellar album in its own right, also sounds like a creative counterpart to Wilco's warped and wonderful Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It makes sense, since all four current members of Wilco contribute, and Down with Wilco was recorded around the same time (and was met with the same resistance from the music industry) as Foxtrot. This one is tighter and more conventional, as songs like "Where Will You Go?" and "The Family Gardener" threaten to fly off into space but never actually do. Of course, it also features Scott McCaughey (of Young Fresh Fellows) and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, and the playful feel of past Minus 5 efforts such as Old Liquidator. The group's strange yet familiar cacophonies borrow the best parts of Beach Boys and Beatles. Credit Minus 5 with another lovely genre-bending collection. --Matthew Cooke


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These are gorgeously written, infectious, perfectly interpreted takes on the roots of the best ’60s pop.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Likeable Pop, February 28, 2003
By Timothy Hewitt (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This is my first experience with Minus 5, and I'm not exactly sure what I came expecting. I was attracted to it by a description I'd read elsewhere of this CD's "lush, orchestral country-rock tunes." There's certainly a lush sound here, and a lot of orchestral touches, but I don't hear so much of the country-rock (or alt-country, etc.) sound as echoes of the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles sound. Anyone who liked Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" will certainly feel right at home with this CD. Scott McCaughey does most of the vocals, with Jeff Tweedy doing the honors on "The Family Gardener." All of the tunes are pleasant and very listenable, but overall the entire set is much more subdued and low-key where I had hopes of more up tempo jangly guitar. As is, "Down With Wilco" is a pleasant surprise. Not what I expected, but a good performace in it's own right.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Who cares if they sound like the Beatles...This is Good!, March 20, 2003
By "sbrooks76" (Newark, De United States) - See all my reviews
It seems that if a band today sounds like another band they can be dismissed. This is a philosophy for elitists and shut-ins! This album is good. Sure they are emulating the Beatles and the Beach Boys, but it is quite obvious as the lyrics are at times and self-mocking in acknowledgment. This album has a lot more than borrowed styles. The melodies are catchy, along with the lyrics. Despite its almost simultaneous recording with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Down With Wilco is quite different. Some of the songs recall each other, but that is because they are very good songs.
What is fun about this album is that at times it is a bit ridiculous but quite catchy. Its quirkiness is resilient and keeps you coming back for more to grasp and relive those awkward moments. This album good, buy now..
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Addictive, March 17, 2005
By Nathaniel C. Bottorff (Tallahassee, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This album didn't give it all up on the first few listens. I got if about six months ago (on the same day I bought Wilco's A Ghost is Born, which I am pretty disapointed in overall), and as often happens with some of my favorite albums, it wasn't until later that I popped it in and couldn't take it out of the CD player. Just listening to it once or twice is not enough to "get it." Fun lyrics trapped in sad songs, and sad lyrics wrapped in poppy gems.

Not for those that want an easy listen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Two great bands combine to make a great album.
Wilco and The Minus 5 have really pulled it together to make a great album with "Down With Wilco". You won't be disappointed and will like every song on the record.
Published 9 months ago by mattwsc

4.0 out of 5 stars Could've Been Better, But Enjoy It For What It Is
Like many others, I came to hear the Minus 5 mostly because I was a fan of Jeff Tweedy and Wilco. I read reviews referring to this album as Yankee Hotel Foxtrot's cousin... Read more
Published on June 6, 2006 by Drew Macevenwick

3.0 out of 5 stars I've really tried to like this.
As a huge fan of Wilco, I really wanted to like this album. I played it nonstop for days and weeks, studied its lyrics, and tried to buy into Greg Kot's and Jeff Tweedy's praise... Read more
Published on October 10, 2005 by Mike Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars do-wop-do-wop, oh no, yeah!
this album is the beatles put through the grunge grinder of disillusionment with 50s rock'n roll playing shoe-lah-lah do-wop-do-wop, in spite of the prospect of nuclear armagedon... Read more
Published on August 26, 2005 by M. Meyskens

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Indy Album with Mainstream Pacing Tendencies
I was very hesitant about this album, being a hard-core Wilco fan, and fearing a side project akin to Ben Fold's Fear of Pop or Bowie's Tin Machine where all the songs that aren't... Read more
Published on August 10, 2005 by Jeremy A Daniels

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Album, how didn't I hear of this earlier
After recently listening a little more to Wilco, I read that many people recommended this album also. Read more
Published on July 12, 2004 by Zachery Hale

3.0 out of 5 stars hmmm
this is one of those albums that you respect for being musically good but don't really enjoy listening to. Read more
Published on May 5, 2004 by Sancho willham

4.0 out of 5 stars Another mid-level release from The Minus 5
As with I Don't Know Who I Am, this offering from Scott McCaughey's Minus Five suffers from an overwhelming tendency to be morose. Read more
Published on April 7, 2004 by Scott Richardson

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a must have, but a must listen at least once
This is a decent album from elements of REM (Peter Buck) and Wilco (Jeff Tweedy). I bought the album because I am a huge Wilco fan, though not the biggest REM fan, and I found... Read more
Published on January 27, 2004 by J. Moon

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely good music this is....
I just bought this CD a couple of days ago, and it has been in my stereo ever since. It takes some time to get used to the style of the music, but once you get over all the... Read more
Published on January 20, 2004 by lord_of_the_pants

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