Kicking Television: Live in Chicago (2005)

About this title: While Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born established Wilco's reputation as one of America's most interesting and imaginative rock bands, both albums were the product of a band in flux, and this was particularly evident to those who saw the group on-stage after the release of YHF. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot may have blazed new sonic trails for Wilco, but the departure of Jay Bennett in the latter stages of its production left the band with an audible hole when they played the new material on-stage, and while multi-instrumentalist Leroy Bach may have been a technically skilled player, he looked ... read more

Tracks:

1. Misunderstood [Tweedy]
2. Company in My Back [Tweedy]
3. The Late Greats [Tweedy]
4. Hell Is Chrome [Tweedy/Jorgensen]
5. Handshake Drugs [Tweedy]
6. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart [Tweedy]
7. Shot in the Arm [Tweedy/Bennett/Stir]
8. At Least That's What You Said [Tweedy]
9. Wishful Thinking [Tweedy/Kotche]
10. Jesus, Etc. [Tweedy/Bennett]
11. I'm the Man Who Loves You [Tweedy/Bennett]
12. Kicking Television [Tweedy]
13. Via Chicago [Tweedy]
14. Hummingbird [Tweedy]
15. Muzzle of Bees [Tweedy]
16. One by One [Tweedy/Guthrie]
17. Airline to Heaven [Tweedy/Guthrie/Benn]
18. Radio Cure [Tweedy/Bennett]
19. Ashes of American Flags [Tweedy/Bennett]
20. Heavy Metal Drummer [Tweedy]
21. Poor Places [Tweedy/Bennett]
22. Spiders (Kidsmoke) [Tweedy]
23. Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers) [Wright/Rahman]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.