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This is the one of the greatest alt-country/Americana record ever made. The songs on this album constitute the pinnacle of what this genre of music has to offer. Jay Farrar is an American treasure up there with John Fogerty and Neil Young. Long live Son Volt. Somehow, as sometimes happens, great artists pass you by and when you discover them years later, you cannot understand how you missed them (Tangerine dream and Quick Silver messenger Service are good examples for me) Such is also the case with Son Volt, and the whole Jeff Tweedy/Jay Farrar thing. I was at work a month or two back and listening to a music streaming site and on came 'Windfall'. Now this is a song that makes you sit up and listen, and listen again, and again. I caught some of the reviews of the album and went ahead and bought it. No regrets at all, this is one of THE great alt-country albums with a whole slew of great songs - the aforementioned 'Windfall', 'Tear-stained Eye', 'Drown', 'Out of the picture'. Not a duff track on the whole CD, great for driving along with, wonderful band support and Jay Farrar's world weary voice. Now I'll be exploring the others, but selectively, cos this reaches a standard that others may not be able to achieve. An absolute must for your collection. Buy now, especially if , like me, these guys have passed you by.
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