Here's the drill: 12 songs to summarize an artist's career, in chronological order (of course). Week 23 Wilco is definitely due for a best of package. As you'll soon see, I am a man partial to their early work; I wish I could have included most of A.M. and I happen to believe they peaked creatively on Summerteeth . But I definitely don't deny the merit, relevance, and innovation of their post-2000 work. 1. I Must Be High (from A.M. , 1995) Country-pop goodness with some great lyrics: "You never said you wanted this / You're pissed that you missed / The very last kiss / From my lips." 2. Casino Queen (from A.M. , 1995) Rocky, raucous, loose and fun. 3. Box Full of Letters (from A.M. , 1995) More memorable lyrics, from that time before Jeff Tweedy got all abstract: "Just can't find the time to write my mind the way I want it to read." 4. Outta Mind (Outta Sight) (found on Being There , 1996) Being There is a two disc set and eac
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