My new favorite Son Volt song is...

Lawrence Fan · Post by **Lawrence Fan** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:39 pm

My new favorite is Phosphate Skin. Old favorites were Highways and Circadian.

TragicFig · Post by **TragicFig** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:07 pm

Regarding the "stuck" loop. I was at the LA show and know that the loop is supposed to run on a bit after the instrumentals have stopped, but in SDGO it went on and on, well past the "act" was meant to. I thought for a minute Ashlee Simpson was working the mixing board.

jleduc · Post by **jleduc** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:41 am

I've been burnin' up the extra eight songs from 'The Search' and my favorite out of those is "Houdini Punches." That one sounds a lot like Neil Young to me--not that it's a bad thing...Of course, it will take a great, great effort by Jay to pry Left A Slide from the top spot. Several of his new songs approach greatness, but I need more time to assess them. Right now, I am still basking in the glow of a new SV album.

naugrad · Post by **naugrad** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:47 am

postcard7 wrote:My favorite new SV song is Methamphetamine, Automatic Society and HIghways and Cigarettes. Can i have 3?

On any given day and in any order:

Circadian Rhythm
Beacon Soul
L-Train
Meth

camaroheadus · Post by **camaroheadus** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:55 pm

postcard7 wrote:My favorite new SV song is Methamphetamine, Automatic Society and HIghways and Cigarettes. Can i have 3?

you can have as many as you want! they are all good. no, they are classic, to the intelligent ear anway.

postcard7 · Post by **postcard7** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:57 pm

My favorite new SV song is Methamphetamine, Automatic Society and HIghways and Cigarettes. Can i have 3?

blackseacityman · Post by **blackseacityman** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:52 pm

TragicFig wrote:At the SDGO show last night the loop for Circadian got stuck somehow...after the band had finished the tune it just kept going and going. Jay stood there adjusting his guitar with a bemused look on his face. When it finally stopped the crowd cheered and Jay laughed, then launched into the next tune...

That's a litle "act" they've been doing on this tour. They did it in in LA, like "Hey, listen it's a loop!"

anadyne2112 · Post by **anadyne2112** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:51 am

sturgeongeneral wrote:I play Left A Slide standard tuning at the first position: G, C, Am, G, D
Sounds okay to me. But, then again, I prefer not to capo Meth and also play it in the first position, G, D, C, Em, D.

That's how Jay plays LAS live. But if you play to the record, you'll be out of tune.

I haven't tried to play the song Meth yet, but those chords sound like they would work.

JWB56 · Post by **JWB56** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:40 am

I bought the 8 extra songs and my Son made me a deluxe version in the order they had on itunes and I can't stop listening to it. I haven't been this hooked on an album since Greendale. The two I'm always repeating are Carnival Blues and Acetone Angels. CBlues is a great guitar song and I swear Jay sounds a lot like Neil on the second one. Anyone have the lyrics?

sturgeongeneral · Post by **sturgeongeneral** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:47 pm

I play Left A Slide standard tuning at the first position: G, C, Am, G, D
Sounds okay to me. But, then again, I prefer not to capo Meth and also play it in the first position, G, D, C, Em, D.

anadyne2112 · Post by **anadyne2112** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:22 pm

camaroheadus wrote:
Left A Slide wrote:Amen to that!
welcome to the board man!

You probably already know this Camaroheadus, but the chords are Amin, Emin, D. over and over and over again.

Sounds really cool on a baritone guitar.

Left a slide is a way cool song. I play it weird though. Album is tuned down half step, which I hate tuning down. So I capo first fret and use (relative to capo) Bb, Gmin, F and C.

Left A Slide · Post by **Left A Slide** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:39 pm

Thanks.
Been lurkin' for awhile.

camaroheadus · Post by **camaroheadus** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:13 pm

Left A Slide wrote:Amen to that!

welcome to the board man!

Left A Slide · Post by **Left A Slide** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:06 pm

Amen to that!

Talus · Post by **Talus** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:33 pm

My new fave is my old fave. Nothing is better than Left A Slide.