Alpha mike foxtrot : rare tracks 1994-2014

"Both Alpha Mike Foxtrot and the 38-song What's Your 20? best-of compilation offer compelling timelines of Wilco's unlikely evolution from somewhat-generic roots rockers, to quasi-pop studio mad men, to soothsaying rock'n'roll deconstructionists, to spasmodic guitar adventurers, to epiphanic jammers, to a comfortable, if less exciting, combination of all those previous guises. What's Your 20? is for the neophytes-it's a very reasonable place to start for future generations facing down Wilco's full catalog on Spotify. Alpha is for the die-hards, the ones who may have a yellowing ticket stub from the band's fall 2001 tour in a drawer somewhere, who know all the words without thinking, who want to live through this band once again, but in a skewed, newish way".

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"In the strictest sense, nothing on Alpha Mike Foxtrot is unreleased, but there's a lot here that's never been available for general public consumption, and while the sheer bulk of this set means it's most likely to be heard by hardcore fans, anyone with a genuine interest in Wilco will find a lot of great music that fell between the cracks on this set, as well as a fascinating map of the many roads Wilco did and didn't take".

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