WHERE THE HOKEY POKEY "IS" WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

Son Volt

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  • AMG Review of Trace

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    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    Jay Farrar always provided the darkest, grittiest moments in Uncle Tupelo, so it comes as no surprise that Son Volt is a rawer record than A.M., the first album by Wilco, a band led by his former partner Jeff Tweedy. Throughout Son Volt's debut, Trace, the group reworks classic honky tonk and ock & roll, adding a desperate, determined edge to their performances. Even when they rock out, there is a palpable sense of melancholy to Farrar's voice, which lends a poignancy to the music. Trace isn't a great step forward from Tupelo's last album, the lovely Anodyne, but it is a fine continuation of the ideas Farrar has pursued over the course of his career.

Let The Music Speak II
over 2 years ago
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A great band like Uncle Tupelo splits and out comes Wilco and Son Volt. Kinda makes you wish that would happen more often.

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