Remember when album release dates used to mean something. When I was in high school there were not too many dates that I would mark on my calendar, but the day one of my favorite bands would release a new album would be marked in red. I remember waiting in line outside Best Buy for Stone Temple Pilot's, Purple or skipping class to go to the mall and buy Pearl Jam's, Vs.
Today the latest album from one of my favorite bands, Wilco, was released. Its called Sky Blue Sky. Of course I didn't have to wait in line to buy this album (I pre-ordered it on iTunes yesterday and it was automatically downloaded this morning) and I didn't have to wait until today to hear the entire album (I’ve been listening to this album on the band’s website over the last few weeks).
Anyway, it is terrific. Very mellow, and Tweedy’s voice seems to have gotten more soulful. Love it! Not quite up there with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot but definitely better than A Ghost is Born.
So even if this release date is a little less climactic than it would have been in the past, it's still a good day :)
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