Why Wilco's "Being There" Is So Awesome

....because it combines several elements of music in a cocktail that has been mixed both before and since, but perhaps not as well, or quite the same way.

It uses country, which many people profess to hate, but most folks, especially little boys, grew up with in some way or another through watching westerns or other outdoorsy flicks.

And mixes it with some really trashy rock that that sounds like it was written specifically to be played at a roller skating rink in the mid 1980s.

And adds just enough hip, druggy "alt" to make it feel contemporary.

That's why it's so awesome.