The Celebration Rock Podcast Revisits Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ 15 Years Later

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This past weekend, one of the most revered rock records of the past few decades turned 15, which seemed like a good excuse for The Celebration Rock Podcast to revisit Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

Back in the early 2000s, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was celebrated for many reasons — as a statement about 9/11 America, as an emblem for integrity in a corrupt music industry, and as a major leap forward artistically for one of the era’s top rock bands. The album spawned many of the most beloved songs in Wilco’s catalogue — “Jesus, Etc.,” “Heavy Metal Drummer,” “I’m The Man Who Loves You,” “War On War” — and topped numerous year-end lists.

Since then, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot has taken on the stature of a classic rock LP, and is frequently mentioned among the best rock records of the 21st century. But even if you love the album, when was the last time you actually played it? I decide to delve back into YHF with my friend and fellow critic Rob Mitchum to see if the magic is still there, and revisit the drama that pervaded the Wilco-verse at the time.

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