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Son Volt — Jukebox of Steel
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wrangler
(swamps of jersey)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 04:52
 
play that slide man!  {#Cowboy}

expatlar
(Michoacan, Mexico)
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 12:19
 
Nice to get reminded of this band and to get prompted to go investigate them further. To me, very good music.

Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Jan 01, 2013 - 20:27
 
 AndyJ wrote:

Just need a 12-string Martin and a wee touch of reverb...

 
The Byrds distinctive guitar sound was primarily from Roger McGuinn's use of twelve-string Rickenbacker electrics, not Martin acoustics.

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Jan 01, 2013 - 20:22
 
 WOW...you certainly articulated a wish I can definitely relate to...  and, GREAT SONG!  That killer twangy hook, that wicked jam returns and lingers, lingers and returns!
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lily34 wrote:
damn. i love this so much. 
makes me wish i could have another "music night" with my ex, to enjoy stuff like this and just talk about music, etc. nothing else. that's what i miss the most. 


lily34
(GTFO)
Posted: Nov 09, 2012 - 18:15
 
damn. i love this so much. 
makes me wish i could have another "music night" with my ex, to enjoy stuff like this and just talk about music, etc. nothing else. that's what i miss the most. 

leafmold
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 09:29
 
yes to son volt

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: May 26, 2012 - 10:14
 
 BKardon wrote:
 Just because a band sets the bar, doesn't mean other bands can't come after that.
  Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have the Beatles or Rolling Stones, since their early work was derived from 50's Rockabilly and the Blues.  Jeez this "derivative" argument is lame.

I'd argue the Grateful Dead had a hand in developing the Bluegrass/Country to Rock crossover as well.  Workingman's Dead did come out in 1970, after all.

...and Gram Parsons was recording w/the Byrds in parallel to Neil forming Crazy Horse.  Here's a good wiki on Roots Rock: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_rock

RKeaton
(South of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 02, 2012 - 17:52
 
I could never like anyone who didn't like Son Volt.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 08:00
 
 softjeans wrote:

Amen. (Though I don't know that "everything else" in alt country is derivative — what about Gram Parsons, after all?)

Nonetheless, it's true that Tweedy and gang like Young and Crazy Horse. Tweedy did a live version of Young's pain-filled "The Losing End" that is absolutely great, and shows both great artistry and great admiration.

 
True about Gram Parsons, and it's not as if Neil Young just grabbed that genre out of thin air.  His music was derivative of country music that came before him.  All music (and art) is derivative. 



dwlangham
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 07:57
 
I can't join the haters of this band. Not my favorite, but it's in the same cubby as Wilco and Old 97s, not far from the spot I hold for Neko Case and Gillian Welch.

AndyJ
(Oregon)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 13:44
 
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

I'll first the Byrds.

 
Just need a 12-string Martin and a wee touch of reverb...


cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 20:11
 
Time flies when you're having fun!  cohifi wrote:
I like this song.  Funny how it looks like Mr. Tweedy is his drummer to me!
 
(i'm the short one on the right) : -)


KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 13:53
 
 pinklife wrote:

I'll second Whiskeytown.

 
I'll first the Byrds.


pauleywalnuts
(Ontario)
Posted: Dec 16, 2010 - 12:35
 
They're no Wilco, but still a great band... {#Wink}

Rotterdam
Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 23:55
 
 drews wrote:
Following a decent REM track, this is too blatantly REM derivative to be enjoyable (or maybe that was part of the Bill grand plan in some perverse sort of way)
 

Personally, this annoys me just like the Eagles used to irritate me. Ick.

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 01:21
 
 socalhol wrote:
 MojoJojo wrote:
Nails + chalkboard = Sun Volt

Dufus, faux-folk/grunge, whiny tripe.

Yes, I am in a bad mood, but still...


I'm in a good mood and I'll still agree with you! 

Sun Volt = {#No}
 

Hmmm, don't know Sun Volt, i'm gonna have to look 'em up.

Son Volt though, i like!

drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 05:36
 
Following a decent REM track, this is too blatantly REM derivative to be enjoyable (or maybe that was part of the Bill grand plan in some perverse sort of way)



cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Jul 19, 2010 - 19:15
 
I like this song.  Funny how it looks like Mr. Tweedy is his drummer to me!

BKardon
(Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison)
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 08:58
 
I believe Jay Farrar would openly agree that Crazy Horse are definitive.  There's no denying that Neil Young is maybe the most influential artist of the past 50 years.  Just because a band sets the bar, doesn't mean other bands can't come after that.  I welcome both bands in a big way, and I'd also welcome some DBT on here (something off Pizza Deliverance, perhaps?).

claya
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 08:51
 
 volnomad wrote:

The admission that you don't like Radiohead speaks volumes...
 

Have to agree with that, you dont like Radiohead.....? maybe you are missing YOUR soul? 

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: May 27, 2010 - 17:06
 
 MojoJojo wrote:
Nails + chalkboard = Sun Volt

Dufus, faux-folk/grunge, whiny tripe.

Yes, I am in a bad mood, but still...


I'm in a good mood and I'll still agree with you! 

Sun Volt = {#No}



softjeans
(Upper Ojai, CA)
Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:19
 
 volnomad wrote:

The definitive alt-country band is Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Everything else is just derivative. Uncle Tupelo owes a lot to Young's early work. Check it out.
 
Amen. (Though I don't know that "everything else" in alt country is derivative — what about Gram Parsons, after all?)

Nonetheless, it's true that Tweedy and gang like Young and Crazy Horse. Tweedy did a live version of Young's pain-filled "The Losing End" that is absolutely great, and shows both great artistry and great admiration.


Kite_Flyer
(Red Sox Nation)
Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:18
 
..."The carrot dangles and the dance goes on..."

Yah..  {#Yes}

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:17
 
 volnomad wrote:

The definitive alt-country band is Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Everything else is just derivative. Uncle Tupelo owes a lot to Young's early work. Check it out.
 

Yea, you are correct in that they are one of the forebearers of the modern alt-country genre, no doubt. I just love DBT even more than Crazy Horse and yes I think Crazy Horse is great too!{#Cheers}

le_colonel
Posted: May 01, 2010 - 06:46
 
6 -> 7

arserocket
(S.O.B in an S.U.V)
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 09:04
 
nice. slide. guitar.

volnomad
(Somewhere, Not Here)
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 09:04
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

Now I realize that Uncle Tupelo came much earlier than DBT so chronologically speaking them being first and all I see your point. I just think that DBT is superior to Uncle Tupelo. Well, Hell I just like em a lot better!{#Cowboy}
 
The definitive alt-country band is Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Everything else is just derivative. Uncle Tupelo owes a lot to Young's early work. Check it out.

volnomad
(Somewhere, Not Here)
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 09:03
 
 Cruzan wrote:


Sounds like this.
"nnneeeeyyyyaaaaaaoooooohhhhhhhhwhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

And the intrumental parts all sound the same for each song. Straight ahead and boring. Not a hook or groove to be found.

I have tried, really. I just can't get into the Son Volt, Wilco, etc. stuff at all.

At least it is not as painful as Radiohead.... :-)
 
The admission that you don't like Radiohead speaks volumes...

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 15:01
 
Nails + chalkboard = Sun Volt

Dufus, faux-folk/grunge, whiny tripe.

Yes, I am in a bad mood, but still...





Cruzan
(AUSTIN, TX)
Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 09:34
 
 bpkengor wrote:
I don't know.  Jay Farrar's voice makes him sound like a complainer/whiner.    Nice enough song, though
 

Sounds like this.
"nnneeeeyyyyaaaaaaoooooohhhhhhhhwhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

And the intrumental parts all sound the same for each song. Straight ahead and boring. Not a hook or groove to be found.

I have tried, really. I just can't get into the Son Volt, Wilco, etc. stuff at all.

At least it is not as painful as Radiohead.... :-)



pinklife
(St. Augustine, FL)
Posted: Feb 23, 2010 - 15:16
 
 h8rhater wrote:

DBT is a great band but by NO MEANS are they the definitive band of the alt-country movement.  Those dudes are Southern Rockers all the way.  Besides everyone knows the definitive band of alt-country is Uncle Tupelo (and by association its successors Son Volt and Wilco).  I'd maybe entertain the argument for the Jayhawks or Whiskeytown but DBT... nah.

 
I'll second Whiskeytown.


h8rhater
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 09:38
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

Now I realize that Uncle Tupelo came much earlier than DBT so chronologically speaking them being first and all I see your point. I just think that DBT is superior to Uncle Tupelo. Well, Hell I just like em a lot better!{#Cowboy}
 
DBT is a great band!  I've been to a lot of shows and they never let down.


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 22:21
 
 h8rhater wrote:

DBT is a great band but by NO MEANS are they the definitive band of the alt-country movement.  Those dudes are Southern Rockers all the way.  Besides everyone knows the definitive band of alt-country is Uncle Tupelo (and by association its successors Son Volt and Wilco).  I'd maybe entertain the argument for the Jayhawks or Whiskeytown but DBT... nah.

 
Now I realize that Uncle Tupelo came much earlier than DBT so chronologically speaking them being first and all I see your point. I just think that DBT is superior to Uncle Tupelo. Well, Hell I just like em a lot better!{#Cowboy}

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 05:28
 
YEAH!!! RIGHT ON!!! This is good!!!

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beset
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 - 18:00
 
bouncin' up and down

just saw these guys at the WOW Hall here in

Eugene, Oregon

>^_^<



h8rhater
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 09:51
 
BTW... RP please play more Drive By Truckers!!

h8rhater
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 09:51
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Don't get me wrong; Son Volt is a good band and everything, but how come RP can have all these Jay Farrar and Son Volt songs and not have hardly any Drive By Truckers; THE definitive band of the Alt Country movement??{#Doh}
 
DBT is a great band but by NO MEANS are they the definitive band of the alt-country movement.  Those dudes are Southern Rockers all the way.  Besides everyone knows the definitive band of alt-country is Uncle Tupelo (and by association its successors Son Volt and Wilco).  I'd maybe entertain the argument for the Jayhawks or Whiskeytown but DBT... nah.


ri_shelton
(A few clicks up the river)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 15:37
 

Son Volt doesn't have much country essence. Let's try some early Blue Rodeo, say Diamond Mine.



alux
(atop the pyramid)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 15:35
 
Just caught Jay and the guys live in a tiny little joint.  Awesome.

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Dec 24, 2009 - 13:06
 
Don't get me wrong; Son Volt is a good band and everything, but how come RP can have all these Jay Farrar and Son Volt songs and not have hardly any Drive By Truckers; THE definitive band of the Alt Country movement??{#Doh}

Bocephus
(Boulder, CO)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:59
 
 paulmack wrote:


Did you like this one more than Okemah?
 

Dunno...both are pretty good, but this one was really consistently good. Trace is probably my alltime favorite though.

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:57
 
 Bocephus wrote:
Great song...nice to hear on RP. One of the best SV albums in a while.
 

Did you like this one more than Okemah?

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:57
 
Nice add Bill! These guys are still going strong. {#Cool}

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:56
 
Reminds me that I always liked the Uncle Tupelo songs sung by Jay Farrar better (even though I also liked the JT sung songs). This reminds me a bit more of UT than the last couple of Son Volt albums.

bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:55
 
I don't know.  Jay Farrar's voice makes him sound like a complainer/whiner.    Nice enough song, though

Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:53
 
One of my favorite CD purchases this year.

Bocephus
(Boulder, CO)
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:53
 
Great song...nice to hear on RP. One of the best SV albums in a while.