Okemah and the Melody of Riot
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Son Volt is an alt country group formed by Jay Farrar in 1994 after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo. and is often considered to be the closest continuance of Uncle Tupelo's alt-country/Americana sound and musical legacy.
The group formed after Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the final Uncle Tupelo tour. Together with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn, the band rehearsed and recorded in the Minneapolis area in late 1994. The group performed its first concert at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on June 16, 1995. While half of the band was rooted in the Minneapolis area, Farrar and Heidorn lived in the St. Louis area, and the band used both cities as bases for its operations during the first couple of years.
Son Volt was dropped from their record label contract with Warner Bros. Records, and announced a hiatus after their 1999 tour. Beginning in 2001, Jay Farrar released several solo efforts that postponed further releases from Son Volt. Farrar reformed with the original members of Son Volt to record a song for a tribute album for Alejandro Escovedo. The sessions reportedly went so well that Farrar and the other band members intended to record once again in the autumn of 2004. Just prior to the sessions, however, negotiations with the other bands members apparently reached a standstill when they refused to show up to the planned recording session that Farrar had arranged. Having already booked studio time, Farrar formed a new version of the band with a different line-up and released an album on Transmit Sound/Sony Legacy, Okemah and the Melody of Riot" So, that is where we are with these cuts. Good stuff!!
Comments (7)
I HAVE always loved the sound of Son Volt.
This song just lifted my spirits, too, so thanks for that....there IS no reason to feel down! :)
YEAH Jags!
Glad I was here for ya!
Me too!
I finally manage to check them out. Good stuff!
Thanks Spike!
This is agreat album i think its better than Trace