A real disappointment after the brilliance of YHF and A Ghost Is Born, but still a solid album, and better than their self-titled album that followed.

I think this is the only album I've ever come across that was too boring for me to listen to all the way through.

Wilco continues their winning streak. Such depth.

The guitar work is great and the songwriting is great but it sounds like a Steely Dan and Bob Dylan collaboration album or something. I miss the old Wilco. I miss the revolutionary, experimental, country, folk, alternative, rock, etc. (you get the idea) Wilco. This album is nice I guess... But its nowhere near Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or Summerteeth. This is just Wilco making something easy because they can at this point in their career. Sky Blue Sky is an easy and peaceful listen but its way overrated. I give it a good but nowhere near great rating.

Some (many... most?) albums need to be listened to several times before you will notice them imprinting themselves onto your being. Sky Blue Sky certainly has done that, but it didn't happen on my first listen. really a powerful album if you give it a chance.

Speaking of Wilco, here's an album that harkens back to "A.M." and "Being There"; and in comparison to the continually increasing experimentation from "Summerteeth" through "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" into "A Ghost Is Born", feels quite normal and safe. "A Ghost Is Born" went a little too far in its experimentation with near-10 minute long stretches of guitar feedback. "Sky Blue Sky" seems like the polar opposite. It's a standard alt-rock album with typical song structures, layered guitars and guitar solos. Maybe it's the influence of Nels Cline. Maybe it's the logical next step. It feels like a safe step back.

Nice sounds, no real stand out. Didn't stamp itself onto my being.