Sky Blue Sky is the sixth studio album by Chicago rock band Wilco (pictured), released on May 15, 2007, by Nonesuch Records. Originally announced on January 17, 2007, at a show in Nashville, Tennessee, it was the band's first studio album with guitarist Nels Cline and multi- instrumentalist Pat Sansone. Before its release, the band streamed the entire album on its official website and offered a free download of "What Light". Sky Blue Sky was Wilco's highest-debuting album on the Billboard 200 at number four. The self-produced album received mostly favorable reviews by critics. Publications such as PopMatters and Rolling Stone praised its maturity, while PlayLouder and Pitchfork Media criticized its "dad-rock" sound. While some critics praised the direct lyrical approach, others criticized it when compared to previous Wilco albums. The band licensed six songs from the Sky Blue Sky sessions to a Volkswagen advertisement campaign, a move that generated criticism from fans and the media.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
392:
Roman emperor Valentinian II (statue pictured) was found hanged in his residence in Vienne, Gaul. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentinian_II
1602:
English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold led the first recorded European expedition to visit Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_Gosnold
1793:
Inventor Diego Marín Aguilera, the "father of aviation" in Spain, flew one of the first gliders for about 360 m (1,180 ft). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Mar%C3%ADn_Aguilera
1850:
Members of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the United States Cavalry massacred at least 135 Pomo Indians in Lake County, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Island_Massacre
1948:
The Australian cricket team set a first-class world record that still stands by scoring 721 runs in a day against Essex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1948
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
plangent: Having a loud, mournful sound. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plangent
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content. --L. Frank Baum https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum
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