Jay Farrar

My favorite band:

In my teens it was Led Zeppelin
into my mid-20s, it was Dire Straits
and at 37, I'd say for about the last 10 years I'd say Son Volt.

To clarify this is of all-time. Yes I like Son Volt (plus all Jay Farrar stuff)more than The Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, etc.

I have been playing guitar for 15 years now but just now started harmonica. Can anyone give me some good web sites to learn from? I have a C harp right now and I use it to play moonshiner...is that what everyone else uses for that song? A guy at the local guitar shop said I need to play cross harp ...

After standing up close to Jay at the Portland , Or show ( great show) what I could figure: 1. He didn't retune the guitar after medication. 2. He pretty much played open chord, and barred the entire Fret for chords, i.e open - C, bar 7th fret - G, bar 9th fret - A (m), bar 5th fret F. 3. the "high"...

darell wrote:The one that the Supersuckers play. Who wrote it?

(yes, I know this looks like another lame parody thread, but I really don't know and am curious)

Phil Lynott

Best lyric:

St Genevieve
Can hold back the Water
the Saints dont bother
with the Tear Stained Eye

The steriod inquiry is a joke to me. The same media-types that were writing these flowery, "baseball is beautiful" articles about the Sosa-McGwire home run chase (while ignoring the steriod issue then) are now calling for Barry Bonds' head. Fuck that. If Barry is being investigated, then all the pi...

Holly Williams is far more musically talented than Hank III. And she doesn't have to do the schtick.

I am flying from New Jersey out to Portland Oregon for this one. I can't miss this show!!!

Trace - Son Volt
May Day - Matthew Ryan
Kiko - Los Lobos
Straightaways - Son VOlt
Our Time in Eden - 10,000 maniacs

Very impressed by the new Marah, definitely better than the last 2. Some good acoustic numbers, and some of the more rocking songs have an "Exile in Main Street" kinda feel to them, especially the first 2 tracks.

Can't wait to see them in Hoboken on Friday night.

Great Show!!! Farrar is amazing. 6 string belief kicks butt to open the show. great to see Chickamauga, Route, Back Into your world. Okemah stuff is great. I wasn't sure how Armigiddeon Time would be, but it sounded very much Son Volt. I was shocked when he came bac k out to do 2 more minutes of Chi...

Afterglow 61

I picked up the very first issue of Blender at a Book Store years ago. As I read a few of the reviews, I saw a glowing review of Shaq's rap album. I haven't picked up Maxim Blender ever again.

I'll be there, and I will be drinking.

It was an Amazing show. Amazing!