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Wilco Author: Greg Kot

ISBN: 9780767915588 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 247 Published: 15 June 2004 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 23.39 x 15.75 x 1.52 Description:

The intimate story of one of the great American bands of our time, creators of the controversial masterpiece "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" When alt-country heroes-turned-rock-iconoclasts Wilco handed in their fourth album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot," to the band's label, Reprise, a division of Warner Brothers, fans looked forward to the release of another challenging, genre-bending departure from their previous work. The band aimed to build on previous sales and critical acclaim with its boldest and most ambitious album yet, but was instead urged by skittish Reprise execs to make the record more "radio friendly." When Wilco wouldn't give, they found themselves without a label. Instead, they used the Internet to introduce the album to their fans, and eventually sold the record to Nonesuch, another division of Warner. Wilco was vindicated when the album debuted at No. 13 on the "Billboard" charts and posted the band's strongest sales to date. "Wilco: Learning How to Die" traces the band's story to its deepest origins in Southern Illinois, where Jeff Tweedy began growing into one of the best songwriters of his generation. As we witness how his music grew fr...

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