A Retrospective: 1995-2000 son volt newbie - thumper”jeff” - asheville,nc
a great collection of songs, many not included in prior cd’s. stupid me, just discovered this band. can’t get enough of jay farrar & son volt crew.
Nice collection - Michael H. Griffin Jr. - Richmond, Virginia United States
With Trace being one of my favorite lps, this greatest hits draws heavily from that, but also has enough tracks from other works make this a must have for any fan of the alt country genre
Obscure Group.,..Great Sound - E. M. Armstrong - Long Island
Got this for my husband for Christmas…had been looking for it for awhile, and as with everything else I found it on Amazon. Great mellow album with hints of country.
SON VOLT: Encompassing two-thirds of the original lineup of Americana roots-rock trailblazers Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt arrived in 1995 with the stellar debut album Trace. Powered by the songwriting, guitar and evocative vocals of group leader Jay Farrar, it launched them as icons of the emerging alt-country movement championed by the then-fledgling mazazing No Depression, who featured Son Volt on the cover of their very first issue. The band issued two more acclaimed albums before Farrar took a hiatus for solo work…this, their first-ever compilation, pulls from the Son Volt catalog and also features rarities, unreleased tracks, demo tracks, and more! He has one of those voices of his generation, one that’s as familiar as a family member, reassuring as a good friend and instantly recognizable whether he’s fronting Uncle Tupelo or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The only big miss on this 20-song collection of studio favorites, covers, demos and live recordings is the exclusion of another 20, for as a songwriter Jay Farrar’s 1995-2000 output with his second band, Son Volt, a foursome fueled with country despair and garage rock heartache, was as prolific as any of his peers. He has always written about the middlest of America: its highways and grasslands, its all-night radio stations and deserted main streets, and songs like “Drown,” “Driving the View” and “Picking Up the Signal” turn the pages with rock and roll vengeance. But Son Volt’s and Farrar’s magnificence is found in his more fragile and folksy songs, such as “Windfall,” “Back Into You’re World” and “Creosote,” where a cohesive gelling of acoustic and steel, fiddles and harmonica accent his soothing vocal range. –Scott Holter
A Retrospective: 1995-2000
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