I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART
Sam Jones, USA, 2002
When Chicago band Wilco made their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot they seemed poised to cement their reputation as one of America's finest rock groups. So how come one year later, album finished, Wilco were dropped by their record label and missing two of the original line-up?
WILCO FILM
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Nick Fraser
Storyville Series Editor
Sam Jones' film, shot in striking black and white, is an incredible portrait of a working rock group - from making a record in the studio to taking it on the road. We see all the backstage drama and inspired live performances of one of America's most critically acclaimed bands.
But the most remarkable thing about this film, apart from the excellence of Wilco's music, is the insight it offers into the economics of the record business.
Wilco are commissioned to make an album and then the album is turned down. But another division in the same company, Time Warner, come to the record's rescue by recommissioning it. So Wilco make money both ways.
