IATTBYB Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Just finished listening to Trace for the first time in about 2 years. Damn that's a fine collection of music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Agreed! Loose String, Ten Second News, Route, Drown, Catching On, Mystifies Me! What else can you ask for! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Trace is brilliant. I still think The Search is just a tad better, but maybe that's just because it's newer. Farrar and Tweedy are so talented. Imagine if they were ever in a band together? They'd be incredible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 "Windfall" and "Tear-Stained Eye" are two of the most-beautiful songs ever recorded, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pmancini100 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Farrar and Tweedy are so talented. Imagine if they were ever in a band together? They'd be incredible. haha, for real Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JayFarrar Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Thank you. This means a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I love love love this album. It's been a favorite for years, and a playlist away on the old iPod. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 "Windfall" and "Tear-Stained Eye" are two of the most-beautiful songs ever recorded, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yep, Windfall is probably my most favorite song in the whole wide world! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Moses Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Windfall, Live Free, Tear Stained Eye might be the best 3 song start to an album ever. Somehow, I still prefer Straightaways though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pmancini100 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 yeah, straightaways kicks ass. so does wide swing. i really like a bunch of his stuff. his songwriting and guitar playing are always very inspiring. ... id just like to point out there is more wilco-bashing on the son volt forum than son volt bashing on this forum. really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I've always dug these lyrics: Switching it over to AMSearching for a truer soundCan't recall the call lettersSteel guitar and settle downCatching an all-night station somewhere in LouisianaIt sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Moses Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I've always dug these lyrics: Switching it over to AMSearching for a truer soundCan't recall the call lettersSteel guitar and settle downCatching an all-night station somewhere in LouisianaIt sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven i concur. my favorite verse on Trace. hands down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Great album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I've always dug these lyrics: Switching it over to AMSearching for a truer soundCan't recall the call lettersSteel guitar and settle downCatching an all-night station somewhere in LouisianaIt sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heavenDefines the spirit of that album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 What an amazing record. I love Straightaways also, but Trace has to be the highwater mark. You listen to the "new" Son Volt and then listen to Trace, is it even really the real Jay Farrar? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 What an amazing record. I love Straightaways also, but Trace has to be the highwater mark. You listen to the "new" Son Volt and then listen to Trace, is it even really the real Jay Farrar? For me, songs like methamphetamine and highways and cigarettes are every bit as good as windfall and tear-stained eye a little more enduring, actually same guy brilliant songwriter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JayFarrar Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 What an amazing record. I love Straightaways also, but Trace has to be the highwater mark. You listen to the "new" Son Volt and then listen to Trace, is it even really the real Jay Farrar?Yes. Yes, it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Sly like a Foxwell Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 id just like to point out there is more wilco-bashing on the son volt forum than son volt bashing on this forum. really. i concur. my favorite verse on Trace. hands down. Defines the spirit of that album. yes, to all of the above Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 What an amazing record. I love Straightaways also, but Trace has to be the highwater mark. You listen to the "new" Son Volt and then listen to Trace, is it even really the real Jay Farrar?Love The Search. It's not as good as Trace or Straightaways, but I still love it. Same, but different. And that's a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I find myself going back to Trace and Okemah. Bandages and Scars was on repeat for several days when I first heard it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 what happens if you've never heard the album and dont intend on hearing it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 As awesome as Trace is I listen to Wide Swing the most! Love Medicine Hat, Question, Driving the View, Flow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Mystifies Me was the song my wife and I danced to at our wedding. Wide Swing Tremolo is as good Trace imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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