/Strung down your cheeks/Bitter melodies turning your orbit around

Jeff Tweedy is this generations Brian Wilson with his inate ability to create music with intricate melodies that are at times challenging but always fun to listen to and explore ("Kamera", War on war", "Poor places")

For instance the chorus to "Jesus Etc.""Tall buildings shake voices escape singing sad sad songs tuned to chords strummed down your cheeks bitter melodies, turning your orbit around" makes little sense taken literally but is so catchy and the lyrics are amazing when you hear them sung

Jesus etc has a heartbreaking melody and chorus

With every album they never cease to amaze my ears with intelligent, thoughtful lyrics and unusual melodies

The instrumentals and the wonderful melody are such that no words can do it justice, and "pop" is a term far too sullied by Britney Spears and 'N Sync to be applicable.

YHF combines beautiful melodies with unique arrangements while maintaing the basic rock feel

" belies the dark poignancy of the lyric: "Bitter melodies turning your orbit around."

On the other hand, the 11 songs here, 8 of them penned by Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett (whose contributions to the band are vastly underrated) and the other 3 by Tweedy alone, are nice and charming fare, but too often they fall back on the same lazy, overused chords and watery melodies found all across the indie rock landscape

It begins with an uplifting piano melody and Jeff intoning and then repeating some of the most touching lyrics I've ever heard ("I've got reservations

Sit back and relish the melody.

After giving this album repeated listenings, I'll echo the complaints many have made: there simply aren't enough memorable melodies

Wilco has definitely expanded on their earlier work on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, marrying catchy pop melodies with experiments in noise and distortion

The melodies are fragile, fitting Tweedy's tender, raspy vocals, and the sound is closest to "Summer Teeth" (but sometimes a bit more stripped-down, as on the great "Pot Kettle Black")

Wilco has always been known for its simple chord progressions and smooth, catchy melodies.

Simple chord structures and innovative yet familiar melodies compliment eachother nicely here.

They also give you a chance to think about Jeff Tweedy's often poetic lyrics, like these from "Jesus, Etc.": "tall buildings shake/ voices escape singing sad sad songs/ tuned to chords strung down your cheeks/ bitter melodies turning your orbit around

"Poor places" is a masterpiece of beautiful melody, quirky harmonic counterpoint, and finally a squall of radio static distortion that degenerates into painfully wonderful white noise.

most of the songs have already grabbed me with great understated melodies and excellent lyrics...distortion and effects but they do not take away from the vocals and traditional instruments...different than Summerteeth, different than A.M., different than Being

Ashes of American Flags is a haunting lyric and melody in the spirit of Woody Guthrie.

The best songs on the CD, however, are "Radio Cure" and "Ashes of American Flags" with amazing lyrics, and slow but mesmorizing melodies.

i'm the man who loves you" is great because of how they keep up a happy melody while some great guitar player in the band goes crazy in a totally original, psychotic way

As the song continues, his voice eventually cuts away, leaving the melody to slowly decay into an almost post-rock soundscape

It is a perfect mix of catchy roots-rock melodies and gorgeous experimental ballads

"Bitter melodies turning your orbit around

The melodies are wonderful, the disc is light and refreshing at times, and saddening in others.

This album by faux-patriots includes overlong songs that go nowhere, unnecessary sound effects, a complete lack of catchy melodies and a generous amount of monotone vocals

Catchy melodies and sing-a-long songs are all over the album

Sparse and lush at the same time with haunting sounds surrounding beautiful melodies.

With every album they never cease to amaze my ears with intelligent, thoughtful lyrics and unusual melodies

I have listened to this album countless times over the years, and the beautiful melodies that Tweedy et al weave together never grow old

It's probably also blessed with the catchiest melody here and the electronics ladled onto it COMPLEMENT the song rather than compete with it

The melody is a pure gold too as Tweedy rasps "Last cigarettes are all you can get turning your orbit around

tuned to chords strung down your cheeks, / & bitter melodies, turning your orbit around

As one of the first bands to garner the "alt-country" tag (after breaking off from the fathers of that style, Uncle Tupelo), Wilco, under the steady guidance of leader Jeff Tweedy, take pretty, straightforward country/pop melodies and present them in a fresh and different manner

They complement the framework of the album held down by "I am trying to break your heart", "ashes of american flags" and the final song "reservations"."Reservations" starts as a soft melody and gradually deteriorates into a noise filled coda which lasts for over 5 minutes

The melodies are catchy enough that it's perfect for driving around in the summer, but the lyrics are profound enough to listen to while chilling in your room

The melodies are catchy enough that it's perfect for driving around in the summer, but the lyrics are profound enough to listen to while chilling in your room

Sometimes the band has a good melody going but belabors it into dust

They complement the framework of the album held down by "I am trying to break your heart", "ashes of american flags" and the final song "reservations"."Reservations" starts as a soft melody and gradually deteriorates into a noise filled coda which lasts for over 5 minutes

The melodies really stick with you, and, as always, Jeff Tweedy's strained voice is extremeley expressive

I tend to like soft music just fine, but the songs on this CD simply don't have good melodies to offer

The combination of brilliant melodies, clever lyrics, and off-the-wall ambient noise make this something NEW

Ashes of American Flags" and "Poor Places," for example, are fairly interesting noise studies, but they are not groundbreaking, plus they lurch along at sleepy, incredibly boring paces, pumping their modest melodies for all that they're worth

The first track, "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" picks up where "She's a Jar" left off, wistfully abusing a pop melody

" is a country-tinged charmer that again features one of the better melodies here