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by ThrasherBear
Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uncle Tupelo autographed guitar auction
Replies: 1
Views: 2230

I don't know much about the guitar, but it's very pretty. The funds are for a very good cause. Very cool to see them collaborate, if not exactly in the same room. Jay and Jeff still look like rock and rollers (Mike never really did, but dang he was a great drummer and the glue that held the others t...
by ThrasherBear
Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: We need OKEMAH on vinyl
Replies: 20
Views: 34983

Looking forward to Tonight's the Night Roxy too, but it will be generally available after RSD.
Jay has stated it's one of his favorite albums--bet he grabs a copy too. :D
by ThrasherBear
Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Search reissued
Replies: 15
Views: 27277

Anything new or different on this reissue?

Looks like it is On Chant and Strum on green vinyl in The Search packaging. Tracklists are identical. Anything I'm missing? Remixes or bonus tracks?
by ThrasherBear
Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video from Atlanta (2/7/18)
Replies: 13
Views: 8718

Thanks, Tim! Very nice and appreciated. Jay's voice is spot on, just as rich as ever. I still have Hoping Machine and Question to watch, but it's been great so far. Farrar wrote These Roads Don't Move, right? That one was a real treat to hear Jay sing it. I think Jay was responsible for most of the...
by ThrasherBear
Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Next Concert You Are Going To
Replies: 327
Views: 455575

Jackson Browne, Maui Arts and Cultural Center (Christmas gift to wife). Saw him with Warren Zevon opening in high school (1976), not since. Then Jay in Sacramento and at Terrapin (yay). Just saw Queens of the Stone Age in SF. Loudest show ever. Stupidly, painfully, unmusically loud. I like them, and...
by ThrasherBear
Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video from Atlanta (2/7/18)
Replies: 13
Views: 8718

Gary just nails it

Maybe a new appreciation for how good and multifaceted his playing is. I think I took him for granted. This is seriously great--beyond accompaniment, it's like another voice for the songs.
by ThrasherBear
Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video from Atlanta (2/7/18)
Replies: 13
Views: 8718

So great to hear Jay sing the lead on These Roads Don't Move! Seems like he gave Gibbard the prettiest melodies on that record. This version is just beautiful. And the surprising bonus of humor in the intro, wtf?!
by ThrasherBear
Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Search reissued
Replies: 15
Views: 27277

Hmmmm--so is the Deluxe 2LP version of The Search essentially On Chant And Strum?
by ThrasherBear
Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Straightaways reconsidered
Replies: 28
Views: 32542

Ha--just got the email. Giants retiring #25 this summer. He may have been a jerk, but he was OUR jerk!
by ThrasherBear
Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Did Anyone Go to the Show Last Night?
Replies: 8
Views: 5833

Any good new stuff at the merch table? Like maybe a live Son Volt 2017 tour CD?
by ThrasherBear
Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: California
Replies: 8
Views: 8570

Just road trip up here. Nicest time of the year in the Bay Area.
by ThrasherBear
Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: California
Replies: 8
Views: 8570

California

Look at all those dates in May! And the venues--Terrapin, Chapel. Big Sur! Awesome. Can't wait.
by ThrasherBear
Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Straightaways reconsidered
Replies: 28
Views: 32542

Straightaways reconsidered

Straightaways was treated unfairly by some reviewers, compared and contrasted with Trace. I think about it like a baseball team. Trace may be more consistent top to bottom, but the top of the Straightaways order is so great, with an MVP hitting cleanup. That "murderers row" of Caryatid Easy, Back in...
by ThrasherBear
Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Other half of Jay Farrar duo?
Replies: 26
Views: 33244

I'm looking forward to seeing Jay in any circumstance, and hearing Andrew's new stuff. Hope they come back to the Sweetwater. Son Volt opening for "Turnpike Troubadors"--seriously? Never heard of 'em. Assumed they were some "Highwaymen" like supergroup. Nope. Jason Isbell on ACL this weekend. Set yo...
by ThrasherBear
Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wilco/Blue Mountain's "Myrna Lee"
Replies: 19
Views: 11145

Pretty ironic that Jeff titles his 1st post-UT album "AM", while "AM" inspires one of the all-time great lines of an all-time great song on Jay's 1st record.