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Wilco

A Ghost Is Born

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Released: 7th February 2025. A Ghost Is Born was released commercially on June 22, 2004, debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard chart. The album, which Mehr calls ‘an eclectic array of dark ballads, upbeat pop songs, Krautrock chug, noise rock freakouts, and roots rock abandon,’ was widely acclaimed as one of 2004’s best, appearing in year-end lists of Mojo, NPR, NME, the Associated Press, The Wire, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, and Uncut, among many others. The album earned the band its first Grammy, for Best Alternative Music Album. The album also won a Grammy for Best Recording Package.

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  • Details

    Released:
    7th February 2025
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    75597899023
  • Description

    A Ghost Is Born was released commercially on June 22, 2004, debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard chart. The album, which Mehr calls ‘an eclectic array of dark ballads, upbeat pop songs, Krautrock chug, noise rock freakouts, and roots rock abandon,’ was widely acclaimed as one of 2004’s best, appearing in year-end lists of Mojo, NPR, NME, the Associated Press, The Wire, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, and Uncut, among many others. The album earned the band its first Grammy, for Best Alternative Music Album. The album also won a Grammy for Best Recording Package.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    Length
    1.At Least That's What You Said
    Wilco
    5.33
    2.Hell Is Chrome
    Wilco
    4.38
    3.Spiders (Kidsmoke)
    Wilco
    10.46
    4.Muzzle of Bees
    Wilco
    4.56
    5.Hummingbird
    Wilco
    3.11
    6.Handshake Drugs
    Wilco
    6.07
    7.Wishful Thinking
    Wilco
    4.41
    8.Company in My Back
    Wilco
    3.46
    9.I'm a Wheel
    Wilco
    2.37
    10.Theologians
    Wilco
    3.36
    11.Less Than You Think
    Wilco
    15.04
    12.The Late Greats
    Wilco
    0.12

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.At Least That's What You Said (13/08/02 Soma - Chicago)
    Wilco
    2.Spiders (Kidsmoke) [28/09/03 SOMA - Chicago]
    Wilco
    3.Muzzle of Bees (15/07/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    4.Hummingbird (08/02/02 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    5.Handshake Drugs (13/11/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    6.Wishful Thinking (01/11/03 Sear Sound - NYC)
    Wilco
    7.Company in My Back (08/02/03 Hothouse-St., Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
    Wilco
    8.I'm a Wheel (August 2002 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    9.Theologians (19/03/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    10.Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound - NYC)
    Wilco
    11.The Late Greats (19/07/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    12.Kicking Television (18/03/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    13.The High Heat (05/02/02 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    14.Panthers (March 2003 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    15.Diamond Claw (21/03/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    16.Bob Dylan's 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    17.More Like the Moon (08/02/02 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
    18.Improbably Germany (07/10/03 SOMA - Chicago)
    Wilco
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