A Retrospective: 1995–2000 is a compilation album of past works by Son Volt. Track listing [ edit ] All tracks written by Jay Farrar, except where otherwise stated.
While the new Son Volt record Okemah and the Melody of Riot is an admirable return to Farrar's noisier rocking roots, that record in conjunction with this retrospective is the best argument for. A Retrospective: 1995-2000, released in 2005, gathered highlights from this era, along with previously unreleased recordings. Hiatus and return. Farrar announced a hiatus from Son Volt after their 1999 tour. Beginning in 2001, Jay Farrar released several solo efforts that postponed further releases from Son Volt. Engineer – Brian Paulson Engineer [Assistance] – Brent Sigmuth*, Mike Stuckey Mixed By – Brian Paulson, Mark Haines Producer – Brian Paulson, Son Volt Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Eric Heywood Written-By – Jay Farrar. A Retrospective: 1995-2000, a Compilation of songs by Son Volt. Released 23 May 2005 on Rhino (catalog no. 8122-74619-2; CD). Genres: Americana, Alt-Country.
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| Released | May 24, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country Alternative rock | |||
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Son Volt A Retrospective
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| Prefix Magazine | (positive) link |
A Retrospective: 1995–2000 is a compilation album of past works by Son Volt.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Jay Farrar, except where otherwise stated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Drown' (from Trace) | ||
| 2. | 'Windfall' (from Trace) | ||
| 3. | 'Route' (from Trace) | ||
| 4. | 'Rex's Blues' (from Red Hot + Bothered) | Townes Van Zandt | |
| 5. | 'Looking at the World Through a Windshield' (from Feeling Minnesota soundtrack) | Jerry Chesnut/Mike Hoyer | |
| 6. | 'Too Early' (from Trace) | ||
| 7. | 'Back into Your World' (from Straightaways) | ||
| 8. | 'Picking Up the Signal' (from Straightaways) | ||
| 9. | 'I've Got to Know' (previously unissued) | Woody Guthrie | |
| 10. | 'Creosote' (from Straightaways) | ||
| 11. | 'Straightface' (from Wide Swing Tremolo) | ||
| 12. | 'Tulsa County' (from Switchback Promo EP) | Pamela Polland | |
| 13. | 'Driving the View' (from Wide Swing Tremolo) | ||
| 14. | 'Ain't No More Cane' (previously unissued) | Huddie Ledbetter | |
| 15. | 'Flow' (from Wide Swing Tremolo) | ||
| 16. | 'Holocaust' (from Straightface Promo EP) | Alex Chilton | |
| 17. | 'Tear Stained Eye' (4 Track Demo, previously unissued) | ||
| 18. | 'Loose String' (4 Track Demo, previously unissued) | ||
| 19. | 'Medicine Hat' (recorded live at Acoustic Café, previously unissued) | ||
| 20. | 'Open All Night' (from Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska) | Bruce Springsteen |
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Jay Farrar first led Son Volt into battle with 1995's Trace album. By the time he legged it for a solo career, the Volts had made two more LPs and had been anointed as the spiritual godfathers of so-called 'alt-country'. The term has subsequently been applied to all manner of toothless mush, but Farrar had some precious qualities that set him apart - a weary drawl of a voice that seemed steeped in centuries of old-time music, and a natural empathy for everything you could gather under the rock/country/folk/bluegrass tent.
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This excellent collection punches all the right buttons, from the rough-and-rockin' Drown or Driving the View to Farrar's sublime duet with Kelly Willis on Townes Van Zandt's Rex's Blues.
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You also get the version of Open All Night from the Springsteen tribute album, Badlands, and unreleased takes of Woody Guthrie's I've Got to Know and Huddie Ledbetters' Ain't No More Cane. And guess what - Farrar just finished a new Son Volt album with a new line-up.