Reviews
"...Though Wilco has a '90s bleakness far removed from the sunny romanticism of the Byrds and Poco, they are following the same urge as those earlier acts: the need to sink roots into something more nourishing than mere rock & roll flash without losing their edge..." - Rating: B+, Ranked #34 in Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Wilco have made one hell of a country-guts debut....Just as classic country tells of...real life in everyday language...so does Tweedy's small-town worldview have an Everyman honesty...", Included in Q's "Best Alt.Country Albums Of All Time" - "...A soundtrack for Midwestern teenagers out doing no good.", "...The vocals are laidback and sometimes even strained, but the delivery only adds to the friendly familiarity of the album....Herein lies evidence that A.M. is as sound lyrically as it is musically..."
