BEFORE WILCO AND SON VOLT THERE WAS UNCLE TUPELO. IN THE 90's I OFTEN ASKED CHROMEBOY WHAT MUSIC HE WAS LISTENING TO. HIS REPLY EVERY TIME WAS "UNCLE TUPELO MAN. UNCLE TUPELO." I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "WHO IN THE HELL IS UNCLE TUPELO." THEN ON A TRIP TO OREGON LAST YEAR CHROMEBOY INSERTED A UNCLE TUPELO DISC CALLED "ANODYNE". SKIPPED TO SONG #6 - "NEW MADRID". THE OPENING BANJO WITH THE DRUM KICK SPARKED SOME CURIOSITY. THEN JEFF TWEEDY'S VOICE EMERGES. THEN JAY FARRAR COMES IN A CREATES A HARMONY THAT ONLY THOSE TWO COULD MAKE (LIKE LENNON AND MCCARTNEY). IT GAVE ME GOOSE BUMPS. ADD THAT TO CHROMEBOY'S ENTHUSIASM AND YOU GOT YOURSELF A FAN.
SO HERE I AM A YEAR LATER THINKING, "UNCLE TUPELO MAN. UNCLE TUPELO." THANKS CHROMEBOY. . . I CAN'T FORGET ATOMICTATA. . . HE'S THE ONE THAT LET ME BURN THE DISCS! AND SCHOOLED ME ON THAT WILCO ROADTRIP TO SANTA BARBARA! THAT WAS THE KICKER!
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Hey Dave....nice entry. UT knew how to put it together. The Anodyne Album is phenominal. Still Feel Gone is a time piece for me. I remember listening to it on the train....crossing the desert Southwest. Looking out at the open land...listening to Jay, Jeff and the UT boys wailing away. I'm so happy that you are into them!!! What are your favorite 5 Wilco, UT or SonVolt songs??? I'll tell you mine a little lata'.
-av
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