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album:  American Central Dust
artist:   Son Volt
released: 2009-07-09
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Son Volt

Son Volt is an American rock band formed in 1994 by Jay Farrar after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo. The band's current line-up consists of Farrar (vocals, guitar), Andrew DuPlantis (bass guitar), John Horton (guitar), Mark Patterson (drums), and Mark Spencer (keyboard, steel guitar). In addition to playing alternative rock, the band is considered a staple of the alternative country rock movement of the 1990s. The band's sound also is rooted in folk rock and Americana. The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2001, before reforming in 2004.

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Posted 6 years ago by h8rhater:
pauleywalnuts wrote:
They're no Wilco, but still a great band... {#Wink}
 
Since we already have a Wilco, this is fortunate.
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Posted 12 years ago by Tippster:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_rock
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Posted 15 years ago by ri_shelton:

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


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Posted 6 years ago by h8rhater:
Tippster wrote:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_rock

 
Agreed!  Nothing is lamer than the derivative argument.  A derivation is also not a copy/ripoff of it's inspiration.  As your comment suggests (Stones/Beatles), it can be and often is a starting point for greatness and innovation.
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Posted 8 years ago by dc_zee:
My hearing is going or my imagination is on it's own path. I 'thought he sang 'Once I hear a Tupac tune'....which got my attention and made me look at the lyrics, which indicate "Antiheroes to follow too". 
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Posted 10 years ago by Susan_Amati:
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Nice to get reminded of this band and to get prompted to go investigate them further. To me, very good music.

 
You won't be disappointed.  I'm a huge fan.  Start with the Trace album.
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Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard:
I don't think it's too much of a limb job to compare Uncle Tupelo with Buffalo Springfield. Both boasted first rate songwriters (Farrar and Tweedy; Stills and Young) and musicians, and both broke up bitterly after a very brief and brillian career. Both Farrar and Tweedy, like Stills and Young, have gone on to stellar "solo" careers which are every much as vital as their original group.

This is important because often groups spin off solo acts that don't quite achieve the artistic, if not popular, heights of the original group. I think The Byrds is one example. Yes, McGuinn, Hillman, and Crosby have had respectable solo careers, especially Hillman, but IMHO their group legend dwarfs their solo achievements.

The (Small) Faces is one of those rare exceptions, in which every member went on to an amazing solo career: Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, and Ian McLagan, who later, except for Marriott, joined forces with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Now THAT was a band.

Then again you can have seminal bands of little import that spawn monster solo careers, like Rising Sons did Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder.
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Posted 12 years ago by wrangler:
play that slide man!  {#Cowboy}
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Posted 12 years ago by ExpatLarry:
Nice to get reminded of this band and to get prompted to go investigate them further. To me, very good music.
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Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities:
KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

I'll first the Byrds.
 

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, though I'm sure they had a few of those lying around as well.
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Posted 12 years ago by leafmold:
yes to son volt
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Posted 14 years ago by pauleywalnuts:
They're no Wilco, but still a great band... {#Wink}
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Posted 14 years ago by cohifi:
I like this song.  Funny how it looks like Mr. Tweedy is his drummer to me!
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Posted 14 years ago by BKardon:
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?).
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Posted 15 years ago by paulmack:
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.
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Posted 4 years ago by uksminas:
groovy
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Posted 5 years ago by Signwrtr61:
idiot_wind wrote:
Ha! All their songs tie back to Belleville IL and the nearby flood plains of the Mississippi.  
 

Huh....Interesting....that...
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Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind:
Ha! All their songs tie back to Belleville IL and the nearby flood plains of the Mississippi.  
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Posted 9 years ago by LaurieinTucson:
I reallly like this. Like all the guitars.
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Posted 9 years ago by taswegian:
Like this a lot.Allmusic gives it 4.
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