While Wilco's debut, A.M., spread its wings in an expectedly country-rock fashion, their sophomore effort, Being There, is the group's great leap forward, a masterful, wildly eclectic collection shot through with ambitions and ideas. Although a few songs remain rooted in their signature sound, here Jeff Tweedy and band are as fascinated by their music's possibilities as its origins, and they push the songs which make up this sprawling two-disc set down consistently surprising paths and byways. For starters, the opening Misunderstood is majestic psychedelia, built on studio trickery and string flourishes, while I Got You (At the End of the Century) is virtual power pop, right down to the handclaps. The lovely Someone Else's Song borrows heav ... See more