One of my first ventures in music streaming was country-rock. I enjoyed music from 1970s California, mostly rock with a twangy or folky twist. I enjoyed the Eagles, Credence Clearwater Revival and Neil Young.
One day I stumbled on Son Volt's Trace and everything changed.
Five years later, I absolutely love Uncle Tupelo and I am very fond of Son Volt and Wilco.
I am not yet burned out on Uncle Tupelo, but I am starting to look at all the music that has been put out under Wilco (Jeff Tweedy) and Son Volt (Jay Farrar) that I KNEW was there, but never really bothered before. I was disinterested in much of Wilco's later catalog because it no longer retained the rootsy element, and I was less than curious in Farrar's post 90s albums, which seemed dried up and ignored by music fanatics entirely.
Well, after loving Uncle Tupelo non-stop, and seeing Wilco live last summer, and having two new records from both bands (Wilco's Schmilco and Son Volt's Notes of Blue) I am taking a deeper dive. First I'll start with Son Volt, since I haven't heard them much lately. I will listen to all their records and rank them, since I cannot find any internet source that examines all the Son Volt records and ranks them worst to best.
I am enjoying Son Volt's 2000s albums so far, and I am surprised. I pre-judged Okemah and the Melody of Riot for too long, and after first hearing American Central Dust I am completely taken aback, since it's actually really enjoyable. Now I'll take a few weeks to take in Honky Tonk (which I basically panned when it came out in 2013) and their new record Notes of Blue, which critics are mixed about, but Metacritic ranks it higher than all of their later records so I will take a close listen.
More to come.
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