Every time I go to watch a Son Volt video.....there are always arguments on how Son Volt is better than Wilco. Quiet frankly it just shows that the die hard Son Volt fans are insecure and can't get over some breakup that happened in the 90's. I never see any Son Volt comments in the Wilco vids. Just saying it's rather pathetic. I like SV a lot....but I just don't understand why they write it all.
Jay Farrar, of Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo fame, recalls what happens when 400 drunk college fans would rather see the opening act. Read more at The Worst Gig (WorstGig.com).
zoomustard beat me to what I wanted to say. Also, I'd take Son Volt over Wico any any any day. Tweedy and his self righteous shit is nothing I can listen to. Thank you Jay Farrar for keeping what was good of Uncle Tupelo going.
I like Wilco, but LOVE Son Volt and Jay Farrar. Jeff Tweedy gets all the press for going more mainstream, but Jay has that deep underground soul still in it. There is a rumor been going around the past year that Jay Farrar died but THank God he is still very much alive and on tour right now! Still would love to see an Uncle Tupelo eunion before all is said and done. C'mon guys, have forgiveness--you grew up together!
I must have listened to Trace 10,000 times. There was a period in my life from about 20-25 just after this was released in '95 that this was the Truth. Son Volt and UT to a lesser degree before just told it like it was without preaching and trusting the listener. Trace was refreshing because of this. There was no judgment or remedy, just life.
@redbeakman to this day that album feels as though it wasn't written so much as it just dropped down through the ages into my collection. :) it's got an epic, timelss sound but done in jays seemingly offhand delivery. in a word, perfect!
@redbeakman I had the exact same response when I first heard it. Your comment gives me goosebumps (I guess the song helps SMiLE). I was the same age as you when it came out. The cassette was in my car throughout most of my undergraduate studies - back when a mid-day beer run was the norm and I spent more days fishing than working. I met Jay backstage in STL one night. All I could say was, "Thank you."
I don't normally care to rank things... especially albums, bands, etc., but I have to agree with you guys that "Trace" has to be considered one of the best releases ever. It is rock solid top to bottom. If you don't own it - buy it. It really is that good.
I like this .. who cares now, sorry. The best CDs ever made are: The Replacements - Let it Be Neil Young - After the Goldrush, Zuma Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again Love - Forever Changes The Move - Shazam Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Greatest Hits Graham Parker and the Rumour - Heat Treatment, Squeezing Out Sparks, Howlin' Wind Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day, Marshall Creshaw Elvis Costello - My Aim is True, Get Happy, This Years model The Velvet Underground and Nico
No, that song is called "Two Souls (Angelina). I think it's about Audrey Hepburn's Character in "Breakfast At Tiffany's." Great song, but I'm not sure if if he or Tweedy wrote it. The original is hard as Hell to find.
i didn't hear of them till lately but when i did i got everything i could get my hands on there was one album that i thought was pretty forgettable but everything else was gold
just wiki, google everything you can about Uncle Tupelo and Wilco..dont forget Son Volt... everything you find will be 1000% better than you will find anywhere.
Not to sound like a total gear junkie, but does anyone know what kind of pickups he has in that Les Paul. I have to say he has some of the NICEST tone I have ever heard!
yea....cuz original Les Paul goldtop pickups SUCK! odds are...the originals were removed, and these were an aftermarket attempt to get that original sound back.
I placed this on my "2006B Music Track" playlist, song is "Catching ON" Was it written in 2005 or 2006? I like to place these songs I haven't heard before with the correct year on my playlists.
Saw them at Bijou in Knoxville right after album came out. The show was cool, but the bass player seemed to be into it more than anyone in the band, only one that thanked the audience after the show,
Saw REM when they were starting out and they had zero stage presence. Every body was into the music though. I've seen Son Volt twice in the last 18 months and, even today, Jay seems to have little desire to talk to the audience. Doesn't bother me or anyone else as far as I can tell. When you're making music this genuine, what's left to say?. Wish more bands saw it the same way.
Ha! The ACL DVD of this helped my decision to buy a red double cutaway Les Paul Special. Jay plays it in many of the other songs. I put a Bigsby on it, too.
@zoomustard I'm in my early 30s and I grew up on Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt/Wilco. I agree with your sentiment and I'd say it goes for any of the three acts I mentioned.
@PabloOzuna No kidding. They were as responsible for defining the Son Volt sounds as Jay was. Son Volt.2 is good, but can't hold a candle to those first three albums. I miss Heidorn, too.
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The new Son Volt is a joke! This is the real band! Those brothers play circles around these new jack asses! Jay is greedy or a punk ass sucker buyin in to some record goof sayin hype, get young cute guys and make a mint! Fuck they suck when they play those old songs live and those cunts can't play the parts right!
Watching this I remember how great those first two records were, the third one too, to a lesser extent. Guitar-Boquist contributed so much to the band's sound. His contribution, and the production, for me, make the old SV a notch or two above his new band and the last two albums IMHO.
nat00ben06.........? Your taste must sux then? Killer Band. You must be or be going deaf...........or maybe you are just a dumbass........could be either.........
This sounds like these guys had nothing better to do but put a band together, unfortunately to me, hey to me, their generic and have nothing original or exciting going on, wow! To think these guys played on the same stage as Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Son Volt. Can't for the life of me figure out why they're not the biggest band on the planet. Medicine Hat is my favorite song by them. This one is in the number two spot. Jay, you rock man!!!
Like it or not, Jay and Jeff are the Lennon and McCartney of "alt-country". It's contrived and slightly annoying, but it would be nice to hear them play together again. They've always been very different. That energy might still be harvested?
I guess i just dont get why people must compare jay/jeff son volt/wilco, they made great music together now its over.are these the same people who read gossip mags? both bands are fucking awesome, its about the music not personalities
saw them in concert when the album (Trace) first came out 95-96 in L.A., i'm glad to post with a few kindred..., the songs off this album still kill me for the better.
Cant figure out for the life of me why Trace is not considered one of the best albums ever released - by anyone. Very few people even have a clue that it exists. I guess it is because people will only like what "they" tell them to like. People will only like what is released to the mass market. You can go through Trace one song at at time and each song will blow away anything that has been released in the past 10-15 years. Go download all of Trace right now if you have not already. Amazing
Still takes my breath away from the first note to the last. I have to be careful to consciously inhale as to not turn blue before I get to "Tear Stained Eye"
I was talking to an old friend the other night, separted by time and many miles over the years, and practically used all the same words to tell him about the very CD you are pushing.
"Trace," will get it's due only when people do as you suggest.
It is one of the most 'complete,' CD's released in the past 20 years or so, and I don't use those words often.
I saw the last two shows with this lineup at Mississippi nights in 1999 and it was sad because you could just feel it was ending. i was glad i was there to see them. always a great memory.
this is around the time i saw son volt in toronto...hands down one of the top ten shows i've ever seen in a lifetime of concerts...can't wait for the 28th....
i forget the name of the joint...a very small club near the college, i think...it was so long ago...i know after the gig i ended up at some after-hours rave in some toronto townhouse...you canadians are the coolest, eh...
"Trace" might very well be the best disc of the modern alt-country movement. I've always gotten the sense that Farrar was writing for his musical life on this record, that every song was for broke. Wilco's output will stand the test of time better than most of Son Volt's (Farrar's), but this disc is without equal. It is almost perfect, in my opinion. There is no better road album than this. Cheers to Jay for his contributions to songwriting. I'm thankful he's here.
Thanks for posting. I'm a big Uncle Tupelo fan and always liked Jay (Son Volt) better than Jeff (Wilco). I missed Son Volt when they played in Boston last spring, but I hope to see them next time.
this is the only real Son Volt. why Jay just can't seem to let a great thing be, I have no idea. guess it's just part of his core to keep moving on, but it's silly to try to package anything without the Fabulous Boquist boys as "Son Volt". I do think the competition w/ Tweedy still burns in him, perhaps too fiercely, and it's not been good for JF. he's not as naturally curious and questing musically as Tweedy, and he's spent a lot of the last decade flailing about, trying to answer/match Jeff.
A fantastic and relaxed and true version of this song. Kudos to Jay and the gang, under the hot lights and cameras and all, for pulling it off so seductively.
RE: Jay Farrar ...
In my particularly (well traveled) opinion ... and versus everyone else ...
Well, his is the voice of the ages.
But I've come up in South Texas and I'm partial to such tones ... so sue me.
tweedy and farrar are both more talented than anyone i'll ever know.. we are lucky the 2 ever even ran into eachother....although I do like jays lyrics alot more...=)
No disrespect, but in this case, with this particular CD, "Trace," Son Volt, didn't "Touch," Wilco, they just walked passed them. (Wilco is also a favorite band of mine. I'm glad we have both of them to listen to.)
Saw them in Urbana, IL (Canopy Club) a few weeks after this first aired. I was walking near the club and saw the bass player getting off the bus. I said, "Hey, saw the Austin City limits show recently. Good stuff." And he was all like, "YEAH? Was it pretty good? I haven't even seen it yet..." Amazingly friendly. He spotted me a ticket to the show, too. This was from the era when I got into alt-country, and will forever be my "happy place" when I need the alt-country fix. Sure makes me smile...
yeah crudetrader 77, wilco's a sellout... they sell out every show. wonder why? son volt rocks too! what is it about these guys that causes such dissension. why hate, it's artistic expression. there is no right or wrong. if you don't like it, don't listen.
come back to solana beach jay!
jacktala1 1 week ago
Pure Greatness....Austin City Limits is the best...
1stSaintsFan 1 week ago in playlist Americana/Alt Country
which song is this?
mat2trahan 2 months ago
@mat2trahan this is "Catching On" from the album "Trace"
canuckistani81 2 months ago
i have to keep coming back here for the truth. . . . Take whatever lies ahead . . . .
jaxareback 3 months ago
Beautiful!
Mobjackmusic 3 months ago
Que buenos!
Janux83 4 months ago
The audio on this was really mixed nicely. Great performance.
chuckmaiden 4 months ago
who is the guitar player ?
cyrano84 5 months ago
@cyrano84 dave boquist... his brother jim is on bass;
dave is amazing, he was soo good for son volt... his trademark sound is what made son volts first two albums instant classics;
he had such a great presence as a musician and was great to see live;
while jay is obviously the heart and soul of the band, dave's guitar made the band that much better;
check out the full dvd of the son volt show on austin city limits, well worth the price, the quality of audio and video is perfect;
yardwork2008 5 months ago
@cyrano84 dave boquist... his brother jim is on bass;
dave is amazing, he was soo good for son volt... his trademark sound is what made son volts first two albums instant classics;
he had such a great presence as a musician and was great to see live;
while jay is obviously the heart and soul of the band, dave's guitar made the band that much better;
check out the full dvd of the son volt show on austin city limits, well worth the price, the quality of audio and video is perfect;
yardwork2008 5 months ago
Every time I go to watch a Son Volt video.....there are always arguments on how Son Volt is better than Wilco. Quiet frankly it just shows that the die hard Son Volt fans are insecure and can't get over some breakup that happened in the 90's. I never see any Son Volt comments in the Wilco vids. Just saying it's rather pathetic. I like SV a lot....but I just don't understand why they write it all.
bananastan714 5 months ago
Jay Farrar>Jeff Tweedy
richardnixonisgod 5 months ago
This Rocks!
Bagsteve1 6 months ago 2
Zoomustard nailed it.These lads are off the hook.The honesty scares me but the Fuckin' Music ! ! !
jaxareback 6 months ago
Jay Farrar, of Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo fame, recalls what happens when 400 drunk college fans would rather see the opening act. Read more at The Worst Gig (WorstGig.com).
jsniccu 6 months ago
take the good with the bad and leave the rest
jbsamakis 6 months ago
zoomustard beat me to what I wanted to say. Also, I'd take Son Volt over Wico any any any day. Tweedy and his self righteous shit is nothing I can listen to. Thank you Jay Farrar for keeping what was good of Uncle Tupelo going.
jasonriker 6 months ago
@jasonriker
Sad.
There's enough music for both.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 5 months ago
Wish Jay and Jeff never broke up
miscbws 6 months ago
harmonies sound like tom petty eh? nice
wickedfenders 6 months ago
How did I not hear more of these guys growing up?
LadyAubrie 7 months ago
Could have been better than Wilco. Bigsby'd Goldtop is the signature sound of that band too bad "Sabistipol" jay didn't realise it.
SuperBuzz71 7 months ago
this was a great show, I have it on vhs, but no vhs player.
fiendish67 9 months ago
God I love the Boquist brothers!!!
Anodyne2000 9 months ago
saw them in 99. glad i did before the original band split. they were awesome!
stromer24 10 months ago
I like Wilco, but LOVE Son Volt and Jay Farrar. Jeff Tweedy gets all the press for going more mainstream, but Jay has that deep underground soul still in it. There is a rumor been going around the past year that Jay Farrar died but THank God he is still very much alive and on tour right now! Still would love to see an Uncle Tupelo eunion before all is said and done. C'mon guys, have forgiveness--you grew up together!
forthnd33 10 months ago
and what is this song called?
TheBuickSixes 10 months ago
@TheBuickSixes Song is called Catching On
Anodyne2000 9 months ago
is that mike cooley with the goldtop?
TheBuickSixes 10 months ago
@TheBuickSixes No Man thats Dave Boquist
Anodyne2000 9 months ago
when that guitar cuts in at the beginning my ears say "oh, yeah. that's what i like. oh yeah keep it going."
tafka92 10 months ago
@tafka92
It keeps going!!!
spectrumalaska 7 months ago
The classic Son Volt lineup.
OnlyVees 10 months ago
. . . great job guys - superb ! ! !
Nashvilleagain 11 months ago 4
n/m, I just figured it out. "Catchin' On"
dcfaithful 11 months ago
Can anyone tell me the title of this song? I'm really enjoying it...
dcfaithful 11 months ago
This is easily superior to the record version. It's just that bit slower, and both the guitar and vocals are so much more expressive...love it!
marraddonna 1 year ago
my son volt ....SAN DIEGO CA
jacktala1 1 year ago
austin...se you in 2011...first time alone...now...with the love of mi life.....
almissikita 1 year ago
Believe me, Jay sounded like that when he was 22 and playing in UT. Great voice, great guitar...liberal use of feedback!
gibsoneb3 1 year ago
I'm spun-out on Son Volt. Just can't get enough..
chrisjesse420 1 year ago
This looks like 1995. Check out the Dr. Martens. Am I right?
Sanger500 1 year ago
@Sanger500 Yes...original Docs before they started farming that out to China too! I mourne the day mine give out!!! lol
FXMAN66 11 months ago
Son Volt is so much better than Wilco! Rock on Jay!
kidpoco 1 year ago 4
I'm from the town they come from.. .I hope someday I can be half as good :3
janicatthedisco 1 year ago
Wow I was on Guitar Center's website looking up a Gibson Les Paul Studio and I looked at customer videos and found this song, amazing!!!
David8343 1 year ago
This is Top 5...if you have ears this is a top 5 Lp -Trace-
beaver1326 1 year ago
glad to see others finding them
BBslider002 1 year ago
this band has been my all time since the early 90's...they absolutely kill it!! Good job Jay....keep it comin'!!!
BBslider002 1 year ago
fuckin legit
dlows6 1 year ago
I just discovered them. It's been a while since I've been excited about music but this is amazing music! I'm so glad I found them.
PauIHackett 1 year ago
Shmilco. This.
joynthis 1 year ago
I must have listened to Trace 10,000 times. There was a period in my life from about 20-25 just after this was released in '95 that this was the Truth. Son Volt and UT to a lesser degree before just told it like it was without preaching and trusting the listener. Trace was refreshing because of this. There was no judgment or remedy, just life.
redbeakman 1 year ago 13
@redbeakman to this day that album feels as though it wasn't written so much as it just dropped down through the ages into my collection. :) it's got an epic, timelss sound but done in jays seemingly offhand delivery. in a word, perfect!
liljgoneman 1 month ago
@redbeakman I had the exact same response when I first heard it. Your comment gives me goosebumps (I guess the song helps SMiLE). I was the same age as you when it came out. The cassette was in my car throughout most of my undergraduate studies - back when a mid-day beer run was the norm and I spent more days fishing than working. I met Jay backstage in STL one night. All I could say was, "Thank you."
mrclementsUSA 1 month ago
I don't think he ever closes his mouth
1MartinD28 1 year ago
Great Band, and trace was listed by Details Magazine as one of the best albums to take with you on a road trip longer than 8 hours long.
MarqueeLongbow 1 year ago
@MarqueeLongbow , Maxim magazine once called it the best cd to smoke cigarettes too while roadtripping, even if you don't smoke.
jstu15 1 year ago 2
les pauls, are the way to go, who says they are not twang enought
mocountry666 1 year ago
I don't normally care to rank things... especially albums, bands, etc., but I have to agree with you guys that "Trace" has to be considered one of the best releases ever. It is rock solid top to bottom. If you don't own it - buy it. It really is that good.
Rabbitbox70 1 year ago
Interesting group!
portabellaprincess 1 year ago
This is so 90s
l33tpwnzord 1 year ago
Also:
Roxy Music - Siren
Mary Wells - best of
Gene Pitney -best of
The Impressions - Best of
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks, Moondance
Beatles - Rubber Soul, Meet the Beatles, Revolver, Hard Days Night
The Doors - The Doors
yeah I'm missing Bowie, CCR, Them, Lloyd Cole.
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11xzxzxz 1 year ago
son volt is really good. also check out back city woods
glassbridge 1 year ago
Two Souls (Angelina) is another rare but good gem of his.
Snufferson 1 year ago
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No, that song is called "Two Souls (Angelina). I think it's about Audrey Hepburn's Character in "Breakfast At Tiffany's." Great song, but I'm not sure if if he or Tweedy wrote it. The original is hard as Hell to find.
Snufferson 1 year ago
One of the best Bands in the world,thanks
Tunnelof 1 year ago
i didn't hear of them till lately but when i did i got everything i could get my hands on there was one album that i thought was pretty forgettable but everything else was gold
dragonflychainsaw 1 year ago
@palominh Assuming you've got all the Son Volt you gan get your hands on...
First I WOULDN'T actually go with Wilco, good band, but different sound for the most part.
1) Uncle Tupelo 2) Drive-By Truckers 3) Deadstring Brothers 4) David Barbe & The Quick Hooks 5) Varneline... Jayhawks, Old 97's, Beggar Weeds, Silos, Bottle Rockets also very good. Enjoy!
19solar67 1 year ago
Add Drivin n Cryin and Slobberbone to that list.
gummodude 1 year ago
Its not in the pick ups fella its in the fingers :)
vendettawarcrime 2 years ago
Testify!
youamwho 1 year ago
Please, anyone can tell me any other bands with that kind of sound?
palominh 2 years ago
just wiki, google everything you can about Uncle Tupelo and Wilco..dont forget Son Volt... everything you find will be 1000% better than you will find anywhere.
mikeb3176785 2 years ago
@palominh Jayhawks, Old 97's (great!), Paul Westerberg/Replacements, Carbon Leaf
JLDB1987 1 year ago
Not to sound like a total gear junkie, but does anyone know what kind of pickups he has in that Les Paul. I have to say he has some of the NICEST tone I have ever heard!
andrewshedden 2 years ago
@andrewshedden If I had to guess, I'd say either Seymour Duncan or Dimarzio. Those sound way too nice to be stock pickups.
neverender888 2 years ago
@neverender888
yea....cuz original Les Paul goldtop pickups SUCK! odds are...the originals were removed, and these were an aftermarket attempt to get that original sound back.
deadheadman66 1 year ago
I placed this on my "2006B Music Track" playlist, song is "Catching ON" Was it written in 2005 or 2006? I like to place these songs I haven't heard before with the correct year on my playlists.
plasticashery 2 years ago
@plasticashery
Catching On is off the album Trace which came out in 1995. The album is a masterpiece.
ncbeach22 1 year ago
Nice melody and voice...
7jelena7 2 years ago 3
Saw them at Bijou in Knoxville right after album came out. The show was cool, but the bass player seemed to be into it more than anyone in the band, only one that thanked the audience after the show,
scottymacIII 2 years ago
Saw REM when they were starting out and they had zero stage presence. Every body was into the music though. I've seen Son Volt twice in the last 18 months and, even today, Jay seems to have little desire to talk to the audience. Doesn't bother me or anyone else as far as I can tell. When you're making music this genuine, what's left to say?. Wish more bands saw it the same way.
zoomustard 2 years ago 5
I concur. Wish I got to see them more than once.
whiskeyprick 1 year ago
I've liked these guys for many years now.
They are good.
GradyWhite2007 2 years ago
a dangerous statement but one I beieve
6eeyore9 2 years ago
next to jerry and hank, the best singer of all time. fact.
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6eeyore9 2 years ago
seems a little slower than the studio version but I aint complaining.
abcdpeet 2 years ago
saw this video a while back,immediately slapped a bigsby on my sg
thornes58 2 years ago 5
Ha! The ACL DVD of this helped my decision to buy a red double cutaway Les Paul Special. Jay plays it in many of the other songs. I put a Bigsby on it, too.
nolan83 2 years ago
superb, makes my belly do somersaults
1984Resistance 2 years ago
If I wanted to give someone else in the world a taste of what true American music was, it would come from Son Volt
zoomustard 2 years ago 45
@zoomustard or Johnny Cash....
zewerw 1 year ago
@zoomustard yep.
elkhartmartin 1 year ago
@zoomustard or Modest Mouse
Guercinator 11 months ago
@zoomustard I'm in my early 30s and I grew up on Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt/Wilco. I agree with your sentiment and I'd say it goes for any of the three acts I mentioned.
BassPlayerSusan 8 months ago in playlist Best of the '90s
I still think this is a historical performance, thank god it was captured. It belongs in the Smithsonian.
talpajam 2 years ago 6
You can get the whole performance at Amazon. I think I paid $15 new.
zoomustard 2 years ago
Damn, I miss the Boquist boys.
PabloOzuna 2 years ago 4
@PabloOzuna No kidding. They were as responsible for defining the Son Volt sounds as Jay was. Son Volt.2 is good, but can't hold a candle to those first three albums. I miss Heidorn, too.
misterrosewater 1 year ago
That Bigsby'd Goldtop sounds beautiful....
axeman1958 2 years ago 24
It sure does. I noticed that too.
DAMN, and he sure has a surprising
voice. New fan.
trevorm1 2 years ago 2
amazing vocal! :D
pruHest 2 years ago
Brillant
Tunnelof 2 years ago 6
Great song! What´s the name of this song?
mattiasingeberg 2 years ago
"Catching On"
spenckey 2 years ago
What can I say? Perfectly Awesome! Thanks all!
tomonsterboy 2 years ago 2
This is Son Volt at their best, no doubt.
rlfrazer 2 years ago 5
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The new Son Volt is a joke! This is the real band! Those brothers play circles around these new jack asses! Jay is greedy or a punk ass sucker buyin in to some record goof sayin hype, get young cute guys and make a mint! Fuck they suck when they play those old songs live and those cunts can't play the parts right!
crazeehorse 2 years ago
Sorry, but I didn't even look at their faces. They sounded great to me. Isn't that the purpose?
1Natick1 2 years ago
This does sound great, this is the original band. If you think the new lineup can hold a candle to this lineup your a fool.
crazeehorse 2 years ago
Watching this I remember how great those first two records were, the third one too, to a lesser extent. Guitar-Boquist contributed so much to the band's sound. His contribution, and the production, for me, make the old SV a notch or two above his new band and the last two albums IMHO.
scdfndr 2 years ago
Son Volt is the best music to listen to when driving down those highways
Rmac2007 2 years ago
Old Son Volt was a wonderful thing, but happily so is the new version of Son Volt. Seen them live twice.
BTW, this Austin City Limits DVD is a MUST HAVE for any Son Volt fan. Classic and timeless.
nakamichiguy 2 years ago 3
LOVE me some Jay Farrar!
JoyGrenade 2 years ago
Goddamn but don't Boquist make that Gibson hum like an Angel
choppinsky 2 years ago 2
This is some fucking beautiful music. What a great singer, what a great band, and what great songs!
Early Son Volt holds up incredibly well.
idealtypical 2 years ago
nat00ben06.........? Your taste must sux then? Killer Band. You must be or be going deaf...........or maybe you are just a dumbass........could be either.........
blawson2112 2 years ago
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This sounds like these guys had nothing better to do but put a band together, unfortunately to me, hey to me, their generic and have nothing original or exciting going on, wow! To think these guys played on the same stage as Stevie Ray Vaughn.
nat00ben06 2 years ago
Son Volt is one of the best bands in the planet
Tunnelof 2 years ago 4
wht song is this?
brosssoul 2 years ago
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this song is totally forgettable and dull, unlike the songs of tweedy/wilco
peacemonger67 2 years ago
your comments are also forgettable
and dull.................
gribbstone234 2 years ago 7
you got "the dumb" bad. Go suck on tweedy's cock some more.
crypticald 2 years ago
Son Volt. Can't for the life of me figure out why they're not the biggest band on the planet. Medicine Hat is my favorite song by them. This one is in the number two spot. Jay, you rock man!!!
Stickyfingers1963 2 years ago
Original Son Volt fucking ruled.
davehoganmusic 2 years ago 7
GOSPEL.
nolan83 2 years ago 4
Like it or not, Jay and Jeff are the Lennon and McCartney of "alt-country". It's contrived and slightly annoying, but it would be nice to hear them play together again. They've always been very different. That energy might still be harvested?
ziffels 2 years ago 3
I think if I played Son Volt at work for all the "I hate country" naysayers they'd probably like them a lot.
redshaftedflicker 2 years ago
Is it weird that he looks just like Ben Gibbard? am I the only one that noticed that?
thehumms 2 years ago
I guess i just dont get why people must compare jay/jeff son volt/wilco, they made great music together now its over.are these the same people who read gossip mags? both bands are fucking awesome, its about the music not personalities
pm63mm74 3 years ago 7
saw them in concert when the album (Trace) first came out 95-96 in L.A., i'm glad to post with a few kindred..., the songs off this album still kill me for the better.
miclybird32 3 years ago
Cant figure out for the life of me why Trace is not considered one of the best albums ever released - by anyone. Very few people even have a clue that it exists. I guess it is because people will only like what "they" tell them to like. People will only like what is released to the mass market. You can go through Trace one song at at time and each song will blow away anything that has been released in the past 10-15 years. Go download all of Trace right now if you have not already. Amazing
bleachklot 3 years ago 51
I couldn't agree more bleach.
kingdingle 3 years ago
Still takes my breath away from the first note to the last. I have to be careful to consciously inhale as to not turn blue before I get to "Tear Stained Eye"
theampros 2 years ago 2
@bleachklot
Amazing!!!
I was talking to an old friend the other night, separted by time and many miles over the years, and practically used all the same words to tell him about the very CD you are pushing.
"Trace," will get it's due only when people do as you suggest.
It is one of the most 'complete,' CD's released in the past 20 years or so, and I don't use those words often.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 1 year ago
@bleachklot Because most people are about the flash - not in the grit and grease that was needed to create that flash.
aplbomr79 1 year ago
@aplbomr79 I couldn't describe it any other way, bands that are beneath the radar are sometimes the best bands
David8343 1 year ago
I saw the last two shows with this lineup at Mississippi nights in 1999 and it was sad because you could just feel it was ending. i was glad i was there to see them. always a great memory.
TomKatRecords 3 years ago
this is around the time i saw son volt in toronto...hands down one of the top ten shows i've ever seen in a lifetime of concerts...can't wait for the 28th....
hippietrucker67 3 years ago
where did you seem em in Toronto? i'm in Mississauga! i'd love to em live!
jeffkahl 2 years ago
i forget the name of the joint...a very small club near the college, i think...it was so long ago...i know after the gig i ended up at some after-hours rave in some toronto townhouse...you canadians are the coolest, eh...
hippietrucker67 2 years ago
"Trace" might very well be the best disc of the modern alt-country movement. I've always gotten the sense that Farrar was writing for his musical life on this record, that every song was for broke. Wilco's output will stand the test of time better than most of Son Volt's (Farrar's), but this disc is without equal. It is almost perfect, in my opinion. There is no better road album than this. Cheers to Jay for his contributions to songwriting. I'm thankful he's here.
wenders99 3 years ago
Thanks for posting. I'm a big Uncle Tupelo fan and always liked Jay (Son Volt) better than Jeff (Wilco). I missed Son Volt when they played in Boston last spring, but I hope to see them next time.
nhoutdoorsguy 3 years ago
I honestly think Jay's just following his music where it takes him and doing it his way.
I just don't think he cares what anybody, especially Jeff, thinks.
And he's a modest superstar.
megaballs1 3 years ago 3
this is the only real Son Volt. why Jay just can't seem to let a great thing be, I have no idea. guess it's just part of his core to keep moving on, but it's silly to try to package anything without the Fabulous Boquist boys as "Son Volt". I do think the competition w/ Tweedy still burns in him, perhaps too fiercely, and it's not been good for JF. he's not as naturally curious and questing musically as Tweedy, and he's spent a lot of the last decade flailing about, trying to answer/match Jeff.
truthero 3 years ago
A fantastic and relaxed and true version of this song. Kudos to Jay and the gang, under the hot lights and cameras and all, for pulling it off so seductively.
RE: Jay Farrar ...
In my particularly (well traveled) opinion ... and versus everyone else ...
Well, his is the voice of the ages.
But I've come up in South Texas and I'm partial to such tones ... so sue me.
[SMOOCH!]
Gods of Victory FTW! (Bitches!)
;-)
s1rrah 3 years ago
tweedy and farrar are both more talented than anyone i'll ever know.. we are lucky the 2 ever even ran into eachother....although I do like jays lyrics alot more...=)
phunseekr 3 years ago
tweedy is a sell out, never be as talented as jay
mlfdavis30 3 years ago
Took me half a day to figure out Boquist' tunings...this is a band that inspires tears.
I mean that in every good way.
talpajam 3 years ago 2
Wilco and Son Volt are equally outstanding, each in their own way. No need to try to stack them up against each other, they both stand on their own.
nolan83 3 years ago
Now there is a great Les Paul right there.
Barilla09 3 years ago 3
they're good. but they can't touch wilco.
LedZeppelin1979 3 years ago
LedZeppelin1979,
No disrespect, but in this case, with this particular CD, "Trace," Son Volt, didn't "Touch," Wilco, they just walked passed them. (Wilco is also a favorite band of mine. I'm glad we have both of them to listen to.)
Once again, no insult intended.
Thanks.
Rock
Rockitinmypocket 3 years ago
Wow, a gold top with a bigsby - God bless him for having the guts to take it out and play it
doogal1234 3 years ago
he makes it sounds great; this particular son volt lineup imho was one of the best bands ever;
yardwork2008 3 years ago 2
Saw them in Urbana, IL (Canopy Club) a few weeks after this first aired. I was walking near the club and saw the bass player getting off the bus. I said, "Hey, saw the Austin City limits show recently. Good stuff." And he was all like, "YEAH? Was it pretty good? I haven't even seen it yet..." Amazingly friendly. He spotted me a ticket to the show, too. This was from the era when I got into alt-country, and will forever be my "happy place" when I need the alt-country fix. Sure makes me smile...
shelato12771 3 years ago
Miss the Uncle Tupelo. Damn that was a good band. The "the" was part of the humor. Youtube guard is on active.
Albeleo 3 years ago
i love all 3 configurations, equal. and have since the early nineties.
shaboinku 3 years ago 2
amazing song...and you can't compare jeff and jay...it's apples and oranges...but all fruit is good for you!
hippietrucker67 3 years ago 4
no you can, jay blows jeff out of the water, tweedy is a sell out
mlfdavis30 3 years ago
shut your mouth!!!!
LedZeppelin1979 3 years ago
yeah crudetrader 77, wilco's a sellout... they sell out every show. wonder why? son volt rocks too! what is it about these guys that causes such dissension. why hate, it's artistic expression. there is no right or wrong. if you don't like it, don't listen.
timmo618 3 years ago 3
My favorite Son Volt tune.Check out the Gold Top with a Bigsby!!These guys got like 95 million guitars.
jack911brown 3 years ago
That is a sweet Les Paul...love the Bigsby!
GWBsux 3 years ago
Who is to say