http://drewjohnsononline.com/archives/167 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://drewjohnsononline.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-593 Drew Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:21:19 +0000 http://drewjohnsononline.com/archives/167#comment-593 Well said. Well said.

]]> http://drewjohnsononline.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-589 Jeff Lehman Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:58:37 +0000 http://drewjohnsononline.com/archives/167#comment-589 I’ve never thought about Wilco in those terms, but I’d have to say that I agree. In my opinion Jeff Tweedy’s best songwriting occurred as a member of Uncle Tupelo. With Jay Farrar he had a co-writer and a competitor... a Lennon/McCartney sort of thing. This relationship fueled his good songwriting and kept his bad songwriting in check. Uncle Tupelo never explored the vast sonic territories that Wilco have made their trademark, but I’d estimate UT’s good songwriting ratio at around 97%. I’ve never thought about Wilco in those terms, but I’d have to say that I agree. In my opinion Jeff Tweedy’s best songwriting occurred as a member of Uncle Tupelo. With Jay Farrar he had a co-writer and a competitor… a Lennon/McCartney sort of thing. This relationship fueled his good songwriting and kept his bad songwriting in check. Uncle Tupelo never explored the vast sonic territories that Wilco have made their trademark, but I’d estimate UT’s good songwriting ratio at around 97%.

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