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Hes especially proud ofOde to Joy,Wilcos upcoming 11th album.
Its the first Wilco album in over a decade that has teeth.
Best Wilco Song
Its always the song Im working on thats my favorite.
As far as evaluating older songs and songs that Ive already written, Im not the best at it.
That song became the overall template for the record in terms of a cohesive sonic landscape.
I think everything else is kind of contained in that song.
Worst Wilco Song
Thats a lot easier.
There were only a couple that I really felt bad about playing.
I just thought the songs were total dog shit.
And one of them was off the first record, I Thought I Held You.
And then I felt bad.
Ive probably written worse songs.
Most Surprising Use of Jesus, Etc.
It seems so unsettlingly naked that even a loud audience kind of gets quiet.
I enjoy that sensation.
But we do a good job of making it pretty fresh to ourselves every night.
I dont want to say they were underappreciated, but they were maybe undersold?
I dont think we did a good job of it, actually.
I think we got better at doing it live.
I always want to get better.
Your requirements arent as personalized.
Its still something you look forward to every night because it just feels so good.
And that wasnt from just what the lyrics were saying.
It was from the idea that you could empower yourself with art.
That you could invent yourself.
That you could create.
A lot of people become convinced that they cant do that.
I think encouraging people to think that theycando that is political.
So, I guess all of them?
For me, as a songwriter, its not just Wilco.
Its having written You Are Not Alone for Mavis Staples to sing.
