Wilco

A Ghost Is Born

Great Surprise... good reason to watch The Passion again

Review Score:

(10/10)
I bought this CD on a whim and really didn't listen to it that much at first. I think part of the problem of having music on your computer is you get lost in having so much of it and just wanting to acquire more before you truly get to know the music you already have. That happened to me with this album. I gave it a once through and then set my sights on getting more new music. It wasn't until I read an article that said this CD matches up perfectly with Mel Gibson's The Passion that I was drawn back to it. I wasn't really a fan of the movie but with the CD it was something else. Not everything is perfect but a lot of the lyrics match up. For all of you wondering why Jeff Tweedy included fifteen minutes of drone in Less than You think its because it matches up perfectly with the scene where Christ is beaten up. Without the movie I usually skip that song but it works with the images.
I have a lot of respect for artists that are able to create soundtracks like these that can pass as rock albums without anyone knowing they match up to a movie. Jeff Tweedy must have worked on every minute detail to make this work. Whether you like the album or not you have to marvel at the sheer technical genius of it. If you want to try matching it up the instructions can be found here (http://www.marah-usa.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/000554.html)

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