Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1.01 | Misunderstood | 6:08 |
| 1.02 | Company in My Back | 3:44 |
| 1.03 | The Late Greats | 2:40 |
| 1.04 | Hell Is Chrome | 4:58 |
| 2.01 | Handshake Drugs | 6:21 |
| 2.02 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | 6:05 |
| 2.03 | Shot in the Arm | 4:50 |
| 3.01 | At Least That's What You Said | 5:17 |
| 3.02 | Wishful Thinking | 4:30 |
| 3.03 | Jesus, Etc. | 4:06 |
| 3.04 | I'm the Man Who Loves You | 3:58 |
| 4.01 | Kicking Television | 3:03 |
| 4.02 | Via Chicago | 5:14 |
| 4.03 | Hummingbird | 3:19 |
| 4.04 | Muzzle of Bees | 4:49 |
| 5.01 | One by One | 3:25 |
| 5.02 | Airline to Heaven | 4:37 |
| 5.03 | Radio Cure | 4:43 |
| 5.04 | Ashes of American Flags | 6:02 |
| 6.01 | Heavy Metal Drummer | 3:21 |
| 6.02 | Poor Places | 5:31 |
| 6.03 | Spiders (Kidsmoke) | 11:17 |
| 7.01 | Comment | 6:13 |
| 7.02 | Another Man's Done Gone ((previously unreleased)) | |
| 7.03 | How to Fight Loneliness (previously unreleased) | |
| 7.04 | Theologians ((previously unreleased)) | |
| 8.01 | Kamera ((previously unreleased)) | |
| 8.02 | Just a Kid ( (previously unreleased)) | |
| 8.03 | Outtasite (Outta Mind) ((previously unreleased)) | |
| 8.04 | I'm a Wheel ((previously unreleased)) |
News & Reviews
- Friday, April 27, 2012
Billy Bragg Discusses "Mermaid Avenue" Across the BBC; Its "Wealth of Quality Material Is Remarkable," Says Q (Four Stars)
Billy Bragg has been featured across the BBC airwaves to celebrate the release of Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions, on which Bragg and Wilco set Woody Guthrie's words to music. The Sunday Times and Details both dub it a "must-have." BBC Music says that "nobody has picked up on Woody as effectively—or unexpectedly—as this transatlantic get-together." The Mermaid Avenue project "was always an interesting idea," says a four-star Q review. "That it produced such a wealth of quality material is remarkable." Pitchfork too says: "What's remarkable is the wealth of material available to these artists and the number of gems these sessions produced." Drowned in Sound rates this "wonderful reissue" a nine out of ten. "Even for those who already have both of the previous volumes," says DiS, "Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions is a fascinating look at one of America’s greatest writers."
- Saturday, April 21, 2012
Record Store Day Releases from Black Keys, Dr. John, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Sara Watkins, Carolina Chocolate Drops Out Now
Happy Record Store Day! Nonesuch Records has made a series of special releases available today in honor of the fifth annual Record Store Day, a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA and hundreds of similar stores internationally. Among the artists releasing albums and singles today are The Black Keys, Dr. John, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Sara Watkins, and Carolina Chocolate Drops. A limited quantity of each Record Store Day title is also available on the Nonesuch Store now.
About this Album
"It's the best it's ever felt," said Jeff Tweedy of these Wilco performances recorded at Chicago's Vic Theatre May 4-7, 2005. Rolling Stone calls Kicking Television “a love letter to Wilco's dedicated fans and a definitive live statement from America's foremost rock impressionists.”
This Kicking Television LP box set includes an audiophile, 180-gram vinyl pressing of the album on four discs, featuring eight previously unreleased bonus tracks, and a fold-out commemorative poster modeled after the Chicago skyline.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Wilco:
Jeff Tweedy, guitar, vocals
John Stirratt, bass, vocals
Glenn Kotche, drums, percussion
Michael Jorgensen, keyboards, piano
Nels Cline, guitars, lap steel
Pat Sansone, keyboards, guitars, vocals
Additional Musicians:
Nick Broste, slide trombone
Patrick Newbery, trumpet, flugelhorn
Rich Parenti, baritone saxophone
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Wilco
Recorded live May 4-7, 2005, at the Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
Recorded by Mike Konopka and Timothy Powell for Metro Mobile, Glenview, IL
Assisted by Dan Glomski, Michael Ways and Jordan McCormick
Mixed by Jim Scott with Stan Doty at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered for CD by Nick Webb at Abbey Road, London, UK
Re-mastered for vinyl by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Technical Crew: Jason Tobias, Frankie Montuoro, Matt Zivich, Chris Hoffman, Nathan Baker, Deborah Johnson and Andy Nemcik
Live mix by Stan Doty
Shows produced by Jam Productions, Chicago, IL
Original CD design by Doyle Partners
Vinyl package design by Lawrence Azerrad
