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''Summerteeth'' is the third studio album by the Chicago alternative rock band Wilco. Released through Reprise Records on March 9, 1999, the album was heavily influenced lyrically by twentieth century literature, as well as singer Jeff Tweedy's marital problems. Unlike previous albums, ''Summerteeth'' was heavily overdubbed in the studio with Pro Tools. Tweedy and Jay Bennett wrote most of the album in the studio, a contrast to the band's previous albums, which were often recorded live by the entire band with minimal overdubs. The album was met with critical acclaim from numerous outlets, including Allmusic, ''The Chicago Tribune'' and ''The Village Voice''. ''Summerteeth'' sold approximately 200,000 copies — a modest number compared to the sales of their 1996 album ''Being There''. Wilco agreed to remix "Can't Stand It" with David Kahne to cater to radio markets, but the single failed to attract substantial airplay. ==Production== Wilco released ''Being There'' in 1996 to a higher level of commercial success than its first album, ''A.M.'', selling 300,000 copies (nearly double the number of its first record).〔Kot 2004. p. 126〕 After the promotional tour to support ''Being There'', Wilco began to record tracks for a third album. The initial ''Summerteeth'' recording sessions were in November 1997 at Willie Nelson's music studio in Spicewood, Texas. Lead singer Jeff Tweedy was particularly emotional during the sessions because he was upset that he was unable to spend time with his wife and son because of the constant touring schedule.〔Kot 2004. p. 138〕 As a result, the songs recorded then reflected an introspective view that was also influenced by literature that Tweedy was reading at the time. While touring, Tweedy would read books by Henry Miller, William H. Gass and John Fante. According to Tweedy:〔Kot 2004 p. 136〕 The sessions produced a number of songs, including "I'm Always in Love", "She's a Jar" and the Henry Miller-inspired murder ballad "Via Chicago".〔 Tweedy's relationship with his wife Sue Miller became the inspiration for several of the songs, although she was portrayed mostly in a negative sense. Miller was reluctantly willing to give Tweedy the creative license to write songs, but was concerned about lyrics such as "she begs me not to hit her" from "She's a Jar". Before the album was completed, Wilco decided to collaborate with Billy Bragg on the album that became ''Mermaid Avenue''.〔Kot 2004. pp. 140-1〕 Once the ''Mermaid Avenue'' sessions were completed, Wilco entered Chicago's Kingsize Soundlabs with engineers Dave Trumfio and Mike Hagler to finish ''Summerteeth''. Tweedy and Bennett wanted to start the recording sessions again by experimenting with a new approach to mixing the songs. Unlike previous material, which was performed live in the studio, the pair heavily overdubbed many of the songs with Pro Tools. As a result, the contributions of other members were diminished.〔Kot 2004. pp. 154-5〕 To complement the "bold, but depressing" lyrics, Tweedy relied more heavily on the production skills of the multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett, who played a variety of instruments besides his usual lead guitar and keyboard work, including Mellotron, tambourine and synthesizers. Bennett even played the bass guitar and drums when the bass guitarist John Stirratt and drummer Ken Coomer were not in the studio.〔Kot 2004. p. 156〕 Coomer was not pleased about a reduced role in the band:〔Kot 2004. p. 157〕 After a series of personnel changes, Reprise Records sought to release a hit single from the album to increase album sales. Wilco agreed to do this "once and once only" on the basis that they wanted to cooperate with the label that allowed them such freedom.〔Kot 2004. pp. 163-4〕 The band and Reprise executives agreed to re-mix "Can't Stand It" to make it more radio-friendly. Within one day, the song was remixed into the version that appeared on ''Summerteeth'', cutting out portions of the bridge and adding bells.〔Kot 2004. p. 165〕 "Can't Stand It" failed to cross over from adult album alternative to modern rock radio stations.〔Kot 2004. p. 166〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Summerteeth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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