Wilco - Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994 - 2014 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Time - 280:36 minutes | 3,12 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Time - 280:36 minutes | 3,12 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet
In the book that accompanies Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014, a four-disc collection of rare and non-LP recordings by Wilco, former Reprise Records publicist Bill Bentley admits that no less a legend than Doug Sahm thought he was making a mistake when, after Uncle Tupelo abruptly and acrimoniously broke up, Bentley opted to work with Jeff Tweedy's new band rather than Son Volt, Jar Farrar's post-UT project. "Come on, Bentley, you gotta go with the other guy," Sahm said, "he's gonna happen." Which was certainly the conventional wisdom when Wilco and Son Volt launched in 1994 most fans seemed certain that Farrar was going to go on to a brilliant career on his own, and Tweedy's band would be a fine but lesser commodity. But those bets were off after Wilco released their ambitious, game-changing second album, Being There, in 1996, and in the years that followed, it became clear that Tweedy was a stronger songwriter, a more imaginative sonic visionary, and a keener judge of collaborators than he'd had the chance to show in Uncle Tupelo. Two decades on from their debut, Wilco have created a large and impressively diverse body of work, and Alpha Mike Foxtrot is a massive odds-and-sods collection, bringing together 77 tracks from singles, promo releases, movie soundtracks, bonus discs, and downloads from Wilco's website. Alpha Mike Foxtrot plays like an alternate history of Wilco, and most of what's here is every bit as satisfying as what the band delivered on its first eight studio albums, if more idiosyncratic; it traces the evolution of the band from early solo cassette demos Tweedy cut in his living room to extended workouts from the lineup that solidified after the release of A Ghost Is Born, as Wilco grew from a spirited alt-country combo to a rock band as adventurous and eager to innovate as it was engaging and tuneful (Tweedy's simple but powerful way with a melody is the surest unifying factor that holds these songs together). And the plentiful live tracks here demonstrate how willing Tweedy and his bandmates have been to give their songs new shapes on-stage (a ten-minute live recording of "Spiders [Kidsmoke]" is a tremendous showcase for Nels Cline's stellar guitar work), and there's a fistful of studio tracks that didn't fit on an album but sound splendid in this context, especially the Replacements-styled "Student Loan Stereo," the soulful "The Thanks I Get," and the faux-live pop/rocker "The Good Part." 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.
Tracklist:
01. Childlike and Evergreen
02. Someone Else's Song
03. Passenger Side
04. Promising
05. The T.B. Is Whipping Me (with Syd Straw)
06. I Must Be High
07. Casino Queen
08. Who Were You Thinking Of
09. I Am Not Willing (with Syd Straw)
10. Burned
11. Blasting Fonda
12. Thirteen
13. Don't You Honey Me
14. The Lonely 1
15. No More Poetry
16. Box Full of Letters
17. Red-Eyed and Blue
18. Forget the Flowers
19. Sunken Treasure
20. Monday
21. Passenger Side
22. Outtasite (Outta Mind)
23. I Got You at the End of the Century
24. Outta Mind (Outta Site)
25. James Alley Blues (with Roger McGuinn)
26. At My Window Sad and Lonely
27. California Stars
28. One Hundred Years from Now
29. A Shot in the Arm
30. ELT
31. Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)
32. She's a Jar
33. Tried and True
34. Student Loan Stereo
35. True Love Will Find You in the End
36. I'm Always in Love
37. Via Chicago
38. Can't Stand It
39. Airline to Heaven
40. Any Major Dude Will Tell You
41. I'm the Man Who Loves You
42. The Good Part
43. Cars Can't Escape
44. Camera
45. Handshake Drugs
46. A Magazine Called Sunset
47. Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
48. Woodgrain
49. More Like the Moon
50. Let Me Come Home
51. Old Maid
52. Hummingbird
53. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
54. Hell Is Chrome
55. At Least That's What You Said
56. The Late Greats
57. Just a Kid (With the Blisters)
58. Kicking Television
59. Panthers
60. Theologians
61. Another Man's Done Gone
62. I'm a Wheel
63. How to Fight Loneliness
64. One True Vine
65. The Thanks I Get
66. Let's Not Get Carried Away
67. Hate It Here
68. Impossible Germany
69. I Shall Be Released (with Fleet Foxes)
70. What LIght
71. Jesus, Etc. (with Andrew Bird)
72. Glad It's Over
73. Dark Neon
74. The Jolly Banker
75. Unlikely Japan
76. You and I
77. I Love My Label
foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2019-04-30 08:31:33
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Analyzed: Wilco / Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994 - 2014
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.30 dB -15.87 dB 3:06 01-Childlike and Evergreen
DR12 -1.30 dB -15.96 dB 2:51 02-Someone Else's Song
DR8 -1.21 dB -9.95 dB 3:31 03-Passenger Side
DR10 -1.28 dB -14.92 dB 3:03 04-Promising
DR9 -1.20 dB -12.38 dB 3:41 05-The T.B. Is Whipping Me (with Syd Straw)
DR8 -1.24 dB -10.52 dB 3:01 06-I Must Be High
DR8 -1.26 dB -10.68 dB 2:55 07-Casino Queen
DR8 -1.28 dB -10.84 dB 2:37 08-Who Were You Thinking Of
DR8 -1.27 dB -11.23 dB 3:55 09-I Am Not Willing (with Syd Straw)
DR7 -1.67 dB -10.28 dB 2:35 10-Burned
DR8 -1.77 dB -11.79 dB 4:16 11-Blasting Fonda
DR12 -1.20 dB -14.82 dB 3:25 12-Thirteen
DR8 -2.47 dB -12.00 dB 3:19 13-Don't You Honey Me
DR11 -1.29 dB -14.88 dB 4:20 14-The Lonely 1
DR14 -1.20 dB -17.76 dB 3:33 15-No More Poetry
DR13 -1.33 dB -18.51 dB 4:22 16-Box Full of Letters
DR11 -1.30 dB -15.42 dB 2:41 17-Red-Eyed and Blue
DR11 -1.30 dB -14.90 dB 3:13 18-Forget the Flowers
DR11 -1.27 dB -17.34 dB 7:19 19-Sunken Treasure
DR7 -1.25 dB -10.31 dB 3:21 20-Monday
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.52 dB 1:54 21-Passenger Side
DR8 -1.25 dB -10.14 dB 2:42 22-Outtasite (Outta Mind)
DR11 -1.29 dB -13.76 dB 3:04 23-I Got You at the End of the Century
DR9 -1.56 dB -12.61 dB 3:50 24-Outta Mind (Outta Site)
DR13 -1.27 dB -18.01 dB 3:22 25-James Alley Blues (with Roger McGuinn)
DR13 -1.20 dB -18.11 dB 2:46 26-At My Window Sad and Lonely
DR8 -1.25 dB -10.54 dB 3:48 27-California Stars
DR6 -2.54 dB -9.27 dB 2:52 28-One Hundred Years from Now
DR6 -1.55 dB -10.21 dB 3:57 29-A Shot in the Arm
DR7 -1.21 dB -10.05 dB 3:40 30-ELT
DR7 -1.54 dB -9.79 dB 3:21 31-Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)
DR8 -1.30 dB -11.51 dB 4:40 32-She's a Jar
DR8 -1.20 dB -10.45 dB 2:49 33-Tried and True
DR6 -1.31 dB -8.63 dB 1:48 34-Student Loan Stereo
DR7 -1.25 dB -10.45 dB 3:53 35-True Love Will Find You in the End
DR9 -1.20 dB -13.72 dB 3:34 36-I'm Always in Love
DR8 -1.30 dB -11.53 dB 5:28 37-Via Chicago
DR8 -1.23 dB -10.37 dB 3:58 38-Can't Stand It
DR10 -1.30 dB -13.75 dB 3:23 39-Airline to Heaven
DR7 -2.28 dB -10.25 dB 3:06 40-Any Major Dude Will Tell You
DR9 -1.25 dB -12.67 dB 3:39 41-I'm the Man Who Loves You
DR7 -1.23 dB -9.97 dB 2:48 42-The Good Part
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.85 dB 3:26 43-Cars Can't Escape
DR9 -1.25 dB -10.47 dB 3:43 44-Camera
DR7 -1.22 dB -9.62 dB 5:09 45-Handshake Drugs
DR7 -1.20 dB -10.43 dB 2:38 46-A Magazine Called Sunset
DR9 -1.28 dB -13.36 dB 2:22 47-Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
DR12 -1.30 dB -15.91 dB 1:43 48-Woodgrain
DR10 -1.43 dB -13.32 dB 6:06 49-More Like the Moon
DR6 -4.54 dB -12.87 dB 2:33 50-Let Me Come Home
DR10 -1.27 dB -13.82 dB 2:47 51-Old Maid
DR8 -1.28 dB -13.08 dB 3:57 52-Hummingbird
DR7 -1.20 dB -11.01 dB 10:02 53-Spiders (Kidsmoke)
DR8 -1.27 dB -13.08 dB 4:29 54-Hell Is Chrome
DR8 -1.20 dB -11.86 dB 5:56 55-At Least That's What You Said
DR8 -1.23 dB -10.19 dB 2:40 56-The Late Greats
DR6 -1.20 dB -9.30 dB 2:51 57-Just a Kid (With the Blisters)
DR7 -1.29 dB -9.98 dB 2:47 58-Kicking Television
DR9 -1.28 dB -12.06 dB 3:50 59-Panthers
DR7 -1.86 dB -10.06 dB 3:34 60-Theologians
DR12 -2.26 dB -17.38 dB 1:44 61-Another Man's Done Gone
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.41 dB 2:41 62-I'm a Wheel
DR9 -1.20 dB -11.98 dB 4:41 63-How to Fight Loneliness
DR8 -1.29 dB -12.21 dB 2:12 64-One True Vine
DR8 -1.29 dB -10.31 dB 3:33 65-The Thanks I Get
DR7 -2.14 dB -10.04 dB 4:12 66-Let's Not Get Carried Away
DR7 -1.20 dB -10.99 dB 4:33 67-Hate It Here
DR7 -1.59 dB -11.06 dB 6:07 68-Impossible Germany
DR8 -1.20 dB -11.43 dB 3:35 69-I Shall Be Released (with Fleet Foxes)
DR9 -1.23 dB -12.23 dB 3:07 70-What LIght
DR8 -1.28 dB -11.39 dB 4:03 71-Jesus, Etc. (with Andrew Bird)
DR7 -1.33 dB -10.00 dB 4:19 72-Glad It's Over
DR6 -1.97 dB -10.27 dB 4:25 73-Dark Neon
DR10 -1.20 dB -12.44 dB 3:28 74-The Jolly Banker
DR9 -1.25 dB -12.38 dB 5:15 75-Unlikely Japan
DR8 -1.22 dB -10.90 dB 3:18 76-You and I
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.77 dB 3:26 77-I Love My Label
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Number of tracks: 77
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1624 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2019-04-30 08:31:33
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Analyzed: Wilco / Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994 - 2014
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.30 dB -15.87 dB 3:06 01-Childlike and Evergreen
DR12 -1.30 dB -15.96 dB 2:51 02-Someone Else's Song
DR8 -1.21 dB -9.95 dB 3:31 03-Passenger Side
DR10 -1.28 dB -14.92 dB 3:03 04-Promising
DR9 -1.20 dB -12.38 dB 3:41 05-The T.B. Is Whipping Me (with Syd Straw)
DR8 -1.24 dB -10.52 dB 3:01 06-I Must Be High
DR8 -1.26 dB -10.68 dB 2:55 07-Casino Queen
DR8 -1.28 dB -10.84 dB 2:37 08-Who Were You Thinking Of
DR8 -1.27 dB -11.23 dB 3:55 09-I Am Not Willing (with Syd Straw)
DR7 -1.67 dB -10.28 dB 2:35 10-Burned
DR8 -1.77 dB -11.79 dB 4:16 11-Blasting Fonda
DR12 -1.20 dB -14.82 dB 3:25 12-Thirteen
DR8 -2.47 dB -12.00 dB 3:19 13-Don't You Honey Me
DR11 -1.29 dB -14.88 dB 4:20 14-The Lonely 1
DR14 -1.20 dB -17.76 dB 3:33 15-No More Poetry
DR13 -1.33 dB -18.51 dB 4:22 16-Box Full of Letters
DR11 -1.30 dB -15.42 dB 2:41 17-Red-Eyed and Blue
DR11 -1.30 dB -14.90 dB 3:13 18-Forget the Flowers
DR11 -1.27 dB -17.34 dB 7:19 19-Sunken Treasure
DR7 -1.25 dB -10.31 dB 3:21 20-Monday
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.52 dB 1:54 21-Passenger Side
DR8 -1.25 dB -10.14 dB 2:42 22-Outtasite (Outta Mind)
DR11 -1.29 dB -13.76 dB 3:04 23-I Got You at the End of the Century
DR9 -1.56 dB -12.61 dB 3:50 24-Outta Mind (Outta Site)
DR13 -1.27 dB -18.01 dB 3:22 25-James Alley Blues (with Roger McGuinn)
DR13 -1.20 dB -18.11 dB 2:46 26-At My Window Sad and Lonely
DR8 -1.25 dB -10.54 dB 3:48 27-California Stars
DR6 -2.54 dB -9.27 dB 2:52 28-One Hundred Years from Now
DR6 -1.55 dB -10.21 dB 3:57 29-A Shot in the Arm
DR7 -1.21 dB -10.05 dB 3:40 30-ELT
DR7 -1.54 dB -9.79 dB 3:21 31-Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)
DR8 -1.30 dB -11.51 dB 4:40 32-She's a Jar
DR8 -1.20 dB -10.45 dB 2:49 33-Tried and True
DR6 -1.31 dB -8.63 dB 1:48 34-Student Loan Stereo
DR7 -1.25 dB -10.45 dB 3:53 35-True Love Will Find You in the End
DR9 -1.20 dB -13.72 dB 3:34 36-I'm Always in Love
DR8 -1.30 dB -11.53 dB 5:28 37-Via Chicago
DR8 -1.23 dB -10.37 dB 3:58 38-Can't Stand It
DR10 -1.30 dB -13.75 dB 3:23 39-Airline to Heaven
DR7 -2.28 dB -10.25 dB 3:06 40-Any Major Dude Will Tell You
DR9 -1.25 dB -12.67 dB 3:39 41-I'm the Man Who Loves You
DR7 -1.23 dB -9.97 dB 2:48 42-The Good Part
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.85 dB 3:26 43-Cars Can't Escape
DR9 -1.25 dB -10.47 dB 3:43 44-Camera
DR7 -1.22 dB -9.62 dB 5:09 45-Handshake Drugs
DR7 -1.20 dB -10.43 dB 2:38 46-A Magazine Called Sunset
DR9 -1.28 dB -13.36 dB 2:22 47-Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
DR12 -1.30 dB -15.91 dB 1:43 48-Woodgrain
DR10 -1.43 dB -13.32 dB 6:06 49-More Like the Moon
DR6 -4.54 dB -12.87 dB 2:33 50-Let Me Come Home
DR10 -1.27 dB -13.82 dB 2:47 51-Old Maid
DR8 -1.28 dB -13.08 dB 3:57 52-Hummingbird
DR7 -1.20 dB -11.01 dB 10:02 53-Spiders (Kidsmoke)
DR8 -1.27 dB -13.08 dB 4:29 54-Hell Is Chrome
DR8 -1.20 dB -11.86 dB 5:56 55-At Least That's What You Said
DR8 -1.23 dB -10.19 dB 2:40 56-The Late Greats
DR6 -1.20 dB -9.30 dB 2:51 57-Just a Kid (With the Blisters)
DR7 -1.29 dB -9.98 dB 2:47 58-Kicking Television
DR9 -1.28 dB -12.06 dB 3:50 59-Panthers
DR7 -1.86 dB -10.06 dB 3:34 60-Theologians
DR12 -2.26 dB -17.38 dB 1:44 61-Another Man's Done Gone
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.41 dB 2:41 62-I'm a Wheel
DR9 -1.20 dB -11.98 dB 4:41 63-How to Fight Loneliness
DR8 -1.29 dB -12.21 dB 2:12 64-One True Vine
DR8 -1.29 dB -10.31 dB 3:33 65-The Thanks I Get
DR7 -2.14 dB -10.04 dB 4:12 66-Let's Not Get Carried Away
DR7 -1.20 dB -10.99 dB 4:33 67-Hate It Here
DR7 -1.59 dB -11.06 dB 6:07 68-Impossible Germany
DR8 -1.20 dB -11.43 dB 3:35 69-I Shall Be Released (with Fleet Foxes)
DR9 -1.23 dB -12.23 dB 3:07 70-What LIght
DR8 -1.28 dB -11.39 dB 4:03 71-Jesus, Etc. (with Andrew Bird)
DR7 -1.33 dB -10.00 dB 4:19 72-Glad It's Over
DR6 -1.97 dB -10.27 dB 4:25 73-Dark Neon
DR10 -1.20 dB -12.44 dB 3:28 74-The Jolly Banker
DR9 -1.25 dB -12.38 dB 5:15 75-Unlikely Japan
DR8 -1.22 dB -10.90 dB 3:18 76-You and I
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.77 dB 3:26 77-I Love My Label
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Number of tracks: 77
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1624 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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All thanks go to the original releaser