The fact that both Wilco and Son Volt began working on album almost immediately after the Uncle Tupelo breakup caused debate among critics, fans, and Warner Brothers about which would be the better band.
Činjenica da su i Wilco i Son Volt nakon raspada Uncle Tupela gotovo istodobno počeli raditi na svojim albumima, izazvala je debatu među kritičarima, obožavateljima i u Warner Brothersu o tome koji će sastav biti bolji.