The Band's first two albums son Wilco's entire career & the musicianship, live prowess, stylistic range, singing abilities, & influence is easily in favor of The Band.

Wilco have carved out a nice niche for themselves with a small loyal following & some critical love but it's also a lot easier to make records in that little universe than actual try to actually maintain/function in the hot lights of being a major rock band.

Stop trying to make these cats the Rolling Stones simply because you love a lot of their albums.