{"product_id":"wilco-a-ghost-is-born-20th-anniversary-reissue","title":"Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilco's 2002 breakthrough release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/wilco-yankee-hotel-foxtrot-2022-remaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYankee Hotel Foxtrot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e became a cause célèbre in the music press thanks to the band being unceremoniously dropped by Reprise Records (who deemed it unlistenable), and then signed by Nonesuch after the band began streaming it through their website, a novel strategy at the time. The critical and commercial success of \u003c\/span\u003eYHF\u003cspan\u003e came with a reappraisal of Wilco -- they no longer seemed like that alt-country band of the other guy in \u003c\/span\u003eUncle Tupelo\u003cspan\u003e. 2004's\u003cem\u003e A Ghost Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e saw Wilco taking the experiments of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYankee Hotel Foxtrot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eto the next level, while applying the lessons in new ways. \u003cem\u003eA Ghost Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e is a considerably warmer and more organic listening experience, and the extended instrumental breaks in several of the songs (two cuts are over ten minutes long) sound more like a group in full flight than the Pro Tools-assembled structures of \u003c\/span\u003eYHF\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/jim-orourke-eureka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJim O'Rourke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose post-production work on \u003c\/span\u003eYHF\u003cspan\u003e played a huge role in crafting its sonic personality, produced and played guitar on \u003cem\u003eA Ghost Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e, and he encouraged \u003c\/span\u003eJeff Tweedy\u003cspan\u003e and his bandmates to explore the dynamics of their songs and refine their instrumental interplay, which had experienced an audible shift following the departure of guitarist, keyboardist, and secret weapon \u003c\/span\u003eJay Bennett\u003cspan\u003e and the addition of multi-instrumentalist \u003c\/span\u003eLeroy Bach\u003cspan\u003e and keyboardist \u003c\/span\u003eMikael Jorgensen\u003cspan\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYankee Hotel Foxtrot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e boldly announced Wilco's sonic innovations, \u003cem\u003eA Ghost Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e feels more subtle, though no less adventurous and more sure on its feet. It was also more of a \"grower\" than Wilco's previous efforts, requiring more attention from the listener to appreciate its qualities, though \"Hummingbirds,\" \"Handshake Drugs,\" \"Hell Is Chrome,\" and \"Wishful Thinking\" would all become fan favorites, and for good reasons. At the time of the album's release, the full extent of \u003c\/span\u003eTweedy\u003cspan\u003e's struggles with drug dependence and mental health during the making of the LP were not widely known, and they've since provided a subtext for the frequently haunted effect of the lyrics and \u003c\/span\u003eTweedy\u003cspan\u003e's vocals, as well as the long drone passage that closes \"Less Than You Think.\" (The closer, \"The Late Greats,\" rallies to close the set on an upbeat note.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYankee Hotel Foxtrot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas seen as an out-of-the-box masterpiece, but that can't be said of \u003cem\u003eA Ghost Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e. In retrospect, though, it was the first salvo in Wilco's evolution into one of America's best and most adventurous indie bands, and paved the way for the steady stream of great albums that would follow. — via AllMusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2UTIduUJwlZLDNpllpG4Kr?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Nonesuch\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original Release: 2004\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Indie Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: School of Rock\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nonesuch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45432404082846,"sku":"075597899047","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a4023047934_10.jpg?v=1747302671","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/wilco-a-ghost-is-born-20th-anniversary-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}