trek_29er
(western carolina) | | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 05:28 | |
listening to son volt (and wilco) makes me do two things...enjoy the song and reach for the uncle tupelo
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bb_matt
(Hampshire, England) | | Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 07:00 | |
He does indeed sound a little bit like Stipe, but mainly because he's inflecting his voice in that country style, which Stipe did too.
So, if anything, this has a modern country twang to it.
It's pretty good.
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 19:50 | |
Cynaera wrote:Yep - still love this song. And I need it now - stuff is getting very difficult and complicated (and my damned keyboard is so gummed up that I have to retype every third word!) This song makes me feel happy. Haven't really listened to the words, but the very tone cheers me. Bill - things are pretty hard here - could we get a feel-good set? I'd wax your skis, I'd polish your gerbil, I'd be your best friend... Please? Thanks, whatever happens. I just love this place...   |
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h8rhater
| | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 12:08 | |
TimeWaster wrote: Says someone who gets their opinions from the guy in the picture. |
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TimeWaster
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idiot_wind
| | Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 09:10 | |
Yeah baby.
Good ole RnR from Belleville, IL...back in the days of Uncle Tupelo. With that Stag Beer brewery. Driving back roads in Southern Illinois.
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LongGoneDaddy
| | Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 11:13 | |
Sasha2001 wrote:I like it! Little bit of REM, little bit of Jayhawks, little bit of Petty mixed with their own special twang. sounds like a bar b que sauce! |
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WayUpNorth
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Jun 23, 2012 - 14:09 | |
fredriley wrote :
REM Lite? Yer man's voice sounds an awful lot like Michael Stipe's. IMO, naturally. Pleasant enough, but in one ear and out the other leaving no record of its passing. Good driving music, I suspect. 5 from the Nottingham jury.
dwlangham wrote:
As an avid listener to Son Volt and REM, it's my opinion that they don't sound anything alike, and if they do they resemble each other it's sort of like the way that dolphins and sharks share surface similarities. Get past the superficial similarities and you see two completely different animals.
Jay Farrar sounds like Michael Stipe? Yeah, right!  I love Son Volt, I loved Uncle Tupelo, and Jay's solo work as well. But Michael Stipe STILL has the vocal range and timbre of an opera singer, whereas Jay usually sounds about a 1/4 note off pitch. dalangham has it cold: Convergence forced sharks and dolphins to evolve in a similar fashion to deal with external factors acting upon them to adapt or die. Sort of sounds like the music biz, eh?  |
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Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 14:05 | |
I like it! Little bit of REM, little bit of Jayhawks, little bit of Petty mixed with their own special twang.
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dwlangham
| | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 13:57 | |
fredriley wrote:REM Lite? Yer man's voice sounds an awful lot like Michael Stipe's. IMO, naturally. Pleasant enough, but in one ear and out the other leaving no record of its passing. Good driving music, I suspect. 5 from the Nottingham jury.
As an avid listener to Son Volt and REM, it's my opinion that they don't sound anything alike, and if they do they resemble each other it's sort of like the way that dolphins and sharks share surface similarities. Get past the superficial similarities and you see two completely different animals. |
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Coppertop
(Kailua, Hawaii) | | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 13:56 | |
I love his voice to, just one song at a time though.
I bought an album, based on a hearing one song, and played it through. Bad move. Afetr the third song his voice was just irritating. Great lyrics.
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Moak
(Reading, PA) | | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 13:55 | |
When you come to the fork in the road, you gotta decide. I chose Son Volt.
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peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 19:35 | |
gemtag wrote:Sweden is spot on while UK if off the mark. Son Volt is pure power.
Son Volt - like a bolt from the blue!  |
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gemtag
(Texas) | | Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 11:50 | |
Sweden is spot on while UK is off the mark. Son Volt is pure power.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 03:12 | |
REM Lite? Yer man's voice sounds an awful lot like Michael Stipe's. IMO, naturally. Pleasant enough, but in one ear and out the other leaving no record of its passing. Good driving music, I suspect. 5 from the Nottingham jury.
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nalle
(Malmo, Sweden) | | Posted: Jul 27, 2011 - 08:24 | |
From seven and up, great !! My best from Sweden.
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Detlaps
(Littlerock, too close to Los Angeles) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 01:40 | |
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shutter
(You can't get here from there) | | Posted: May 25, 2011 - 05:40 | |
Yeah, I do like this. Good stuff. I like the style.
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wbeaver
| | Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 07:32 | |
+1
gandalfbmg wrote:I wish all country music sounded like alt country... maybe then everyone around me would have good taste in music... |
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Yibbyl
(Gaäd only knows) | | Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 10:57 | |
carjam99 wrote:I heard an acoustic version of Driving the View back in the days when music sharing was unrestricted. It is not on any Son Volt album I've heard, but it was absolutely amazing. The hook riff was very pronounced and the sound quality was good. Does anyone know the version I am talking about and if so could you please share it with me? I need this to round out my Son Volt collection.
I also would love to hear this. I wonder if it was a b-side? Just checked allmusic.com and my best guess is that it is from Jay Farrar's Live EP, but there is no link to hear it & I don't own it. Yet.  |
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fast_eddie
| | Posted: Nov 17, 2010 - 07:23 | |
What a great song for the morning!!!!!
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gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | | Posted: Nov 01, 2010 - 08:06 | |
I wish all country music sounded like alt country... maybe then everyone around me would have good taste in music...
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carjam99
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 05:37 | |
I heard an acoustic version of Driving the View back in the days when music sharing was unrestricted. It is not on any Son Volt album I've heard, but it was absolutely amazing. The hook riff was very pronounced and the sound quality was good. Does anyone know the version I am talking about and if so could you please share it with me? I need this to round out my Son Volt collection.
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 20:59 | |
Yep - still love this song. And I need it now - stuff is getting very difficult and complicated (and my damned keyboard is so gummed up that I have to retype every third word!) This song makes me feel happy. Haven't really listened to the words, but the very tone cheers me. Bill - things are pretty hard here - could we get a feel-good set? I'd wax your skis, I'd polish your gerbil, I'd be your best friend... Please? Thanks, whatever happens. I just love this place... |
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jules44
(Sunny North Carolina) | | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 13:40 | |
Cynaera wrote:I don't care what anyone says - when I hear a Son Volt song, the sun comes out, my feet start tapping, and I feel like life really isn't so bad afterall. Yeah, the lead singer's got a whiny voice. So does Neil Young, and I love his music, too. Maybe I'm just not as discerning and "educated" as a few of the music critics who hang out here. Hanging my head in shame. Not.
I like Froot Loops. *blows bubble and pops it with a chop-stick.*
and....You Rock! |
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Pharlap
(Bahama, NC) | | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 13:37 | |
nice record. Always perks me up.
Funny, at the time of Uncle T''s breakup, his star seemed brighter than Tweedy's
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 17:07 | |
I don't care what anyone says - when I hear a Son Volt song, the sun comes out, my feet start tapping, and I feel like life really isn't so bad afterall. Yeah, the lead singer's got a whiny voice. So does Neil Young, and I love his music, too. Maybe I'm just not as discerning and "educated" as a few of the music critics who hang out here. Hanging my head in shame. Not.
I like Froot Loops. *blows bubble and pops it with a chop-stick.*
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MiloCorp
(Michigan) | | Posted: Jun 26, 2010 - 20:47 | |
"Worst male vocalist ever"......Really? Not quite sure about some of the comments I'm reading. This guy definitely has a vocalist range that surpasses most male singers out there. Almost pure tone from this voice and goes well with his musical style and specifically this song.
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 02:10 | |
peter_james_bond wrote:The guitar work has a bit of a Stones feel. Nice.  Again.....whodathunkit |
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