Farrar really is a genius, saw him play this song acoustic before this record came out and it was totally impressive. Then you hear the electric version that is super powerful, but it still is the same feel. Very few songwriters can do what Jay Farrar does, both lyrically and musically.
There's a little Liam Gallagher in Jay here, it would seem. He's a good looking cat sporting that 60's Kinks haircut, not to mention the f***ing ROCK he's FINALLY decided to unleash. Oasis-foot-stompin' :)
Amazing guitar sounds from these guys. They really worked on the blend and dynamic. Just magnificent. Driving the View is a great example as well. Tom Petty's eyes and ears must've popped out when he heard them take his thing and kick it up a notch. That is truly some feat.
I can't think of what "genre" (if you want to call it that) replaced "alt. country" (if you want to call it THAT) in importance in English-language rock/pop based music (if you want...you get the idea), so I'm so glad Jay & Son Volt are still around...this from an urban black guy nearing 50 years of age.
Jay Farrar's Son Volt prefer to stick to a pure country rock sound while Jeff Tweedy and Wilco experiment and go off in different musical directions. They're both great bands.
Jeff loves the attention, Jay is more reclusive. They both work equally hard at what they do. To imply otherwise merely shows just how little you know. WIlco and Son Volt both are excellent bands. I prefer son Volt and but that is just my preference. Wilco is so close I almost feel guilty saying even that, Uncle Tupelo though, they set the benchmark. Jay and Jeff meet it........
@@elsupremo3651yeah you’re right. Did Brad tour a little bit after recording Okemah? I thought I remember him playing at Hal & mal’s in Jackson ms that fall
I don't compare Farrar and Tweedy. I think Farrar should be compared with Neil Young, Steve Earle and Bob Dylan. Although, I probably like Farrar best of those.
Both Son Volt and Wilco are great bands. You might prefer one to the other. Fair enough. But other than that… The who’s better argument is boring and dumb.
I loved Uncle Tupelo and I love Son Volt just as much, if not more. I just don't get Wilco, their music is just boring to me. I like Tweedy and all, it's nothing personal.
personally, i think Tweedy's lyrics are much more profound, and I prefer the sound of Wilco to Son Volt. But I miss Uncle Tupelo. Tweedy needs Farrar. Farrar needs Tweedy.
'I am a wheel' is easily the most woeful, unlistenable song in the entire Son Volt, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo catalogue although to be fair Wilco usually manage a couple of awful songs per record ie 'The Lonely one' ( cringe ). Not to say Wilco is a bad band but Farrars songwriting is way more consistently good then Tweedys.
