Double 180-gram vinyl LP set with CD. "Being There" is Wilco's second effort, and it's a masterful collection rightly carrying forward the magic of their debut. Singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy seems fascinated by the prospect of tracing back their genre's beginnings. There's 19 ambitious songs here: "Misunderstood" is a powerful love affair with psychedelia; "I Got You (At the End of the Century" is power pop; "Someone Else's Song" seems influenced by The Beatles, while "Monday" is tangy R&B. Even given these influences, though, the record remarkably manages to avoid clichés. Tradition is packed with twists and turns here, and the critical reaction to the album-The Independent compared it to The Rolling Stones' "Exile On The Main Street"-was favorable, and justified in being so. Tracks - Disc 1 - 1 Misunderstood 2 Forget the Flowers 3 I Got You (At the End of the Century) 4 Red Eyed and Blue 5 Was I in Your Dreams 6 Dreamer in My Dreams 7 Lonely One 8 Why Would You Wanna Live 9 Kingpin 10 Someone Else's Song 11 Outta Mind (Outta Sight) 12 Someday Soon 13 Sunken Treasure 14 Say You Miss Me 15 Hotel Arizona 16 What's the World Got in Store 17 Far Far Away 18 Monday - Disc 2 - 1 Dreamer in My Dreams - Disc 3 - 1 Misunderstood 2 Far, Far Away 3 Monday 4 Outtasite 5 Forget the Flowers 6 Red-Eyed and Blue 7 I Got You 8 What's the World Got in Store 9 Hotel Arizona 10 Say You Miss Me 11 Sunken Treasure 12 Someday Soon 13 Outta Mind 14 Someone Else's Song 15 Kingpin 16 (Was I) in Your Dreams 17 Why Would You Wanna Live 18 The Lonely 1 19 Dreamer in My Dreams
