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Son Volt — Route
Album: Trace
Avg rating:
6.1

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Total ratings: 305









Released: 1995
Length: 3:53
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Reality, it burns
The way we're living is worse
The pillars of inspiration are all falling down
The clean up won't work
While the fallout goes on

And it's now or never, too close to the latter
We're all living proof that nothing lasts

Standing in the neutral zone
Living on sleep deprivation
The rural route sleeps
While the city bleeds all over itself
Over the falls in a barrel
Is where the answers have gone

And it's now or never, too close to the latter
We're all living proof that nothing lasts
And it's here for now, transient tomorrow
We're all living proof that nothing lasts

The Mother Road remains
But it provides no more
It can only take us away

Southbound
You can taste the weather
It feels like home

Now or never, too close to the latter
We're all living proof that nothing lasts
Here for now, transient tomorrow
We're all living proof that nothing lasts
Comments (74)add comment
 crockydile wrote:

Well Said...except that I would have included the word "noise" somewhere in there! {#Grumpy}


All music is noise. Like your comments.
 cohifi wrote:

Great analogy.....WILCO is closer to GUINNESS!



Or Miller LIte.
 Laurelia wrote:

Exactly, me too. I've recently started to acquire this taste, and like Jay Farrar's voice quite a lot, but maybe best in smallish doses - like Scotch.
 
Great analogy.....WILCO is closer to GUINNESS!

Blech, in my opinion. Ick.
 old_shep wrote:

My affinity for Sun Volt  has been an acquired taste ... like learning to like scotch.


 
Exactly, me too. I've recently started to acquire this taste, and like Jay Farrar's voice quite a lot, but maybe best in smallish doses - like Scotch.


My affinity for Sun Volt  has been an acquired taste ... like learning to like scotch.


 a_genuine_find wrote:

What about these?

10 - Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
10 - Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
10 - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
10 - Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
{#Ask}

 

Oh come on, Bob Marley is not nasaly ,,,,is nasaly a word.
 Jim__Sheila wrote:
I just do not care for this band. I think it is the annoying nasal voice of the lead singer. Very hard to listen to.

 
What about these?

10 - Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
10 - Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
10 - Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
10 - Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
{#Ask}

 jagdriver wrote:
Absolute, totally annoying crap.

 
Well Said...except that I would have included the word "noise" somewhere in there! {#Grumpy}
Hmmmm, I like
 jagdriver wrote:
Absolute, totally annoying crap.

 
If you don't get it, you don't get it.

Absolute, totally annoying crap.

I just do not care for this band. I think it is the annoying nasal voice of the lead singer. Very hard to listen to.

Practice, practice practice, it's in there somewhere......keep working, kid {#Yes}
 volnomad wrote:
Great song by one of the most underrated bands out there. Better than Wilco in my opinion, but then, I like rock'n'roll!
 
{#High-five} Yes! Super Gritty Alternative Country!! This song rocks, turn it UP! {#Guitarist}

'We're all living proof that nothing lasts'
{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}
not the best song off of a great album.
 BalesBub wrote:
Was there a song there? All I heard was distorted guitars. Or maybe it was supposed to sound like a bunch of cats fighting?
 
Well then I guess we don't even need to ask what you think of the Led Zep we've got coming up next hour.

BalesBub wrote:
Was there a song there? All I heard was distorted guitars. Or maybe it was supposed to sound like a bunch of cats fighting?
Kids these days! Always making noise and calling it music! Damn whippersnappers!
musikalia wrote:
Agreed. not just the voice, also the music. 1.
Doubly agreed. One of the worst bands I've heard on this station.
BalesBub wrote:
Was there a song there? All I heard was distorted guitars. Or maybe it was supposed to sound like a bunch of cats fighting?
So, first time you've heard rock and roll music?
Not better than Wilco but right there!
Great song by one of the most underrated bands out there. Better than Wilco in my opinion, but then, I like rock'n'roll!
BalesBub wrote:
Was there a song there? All I heard was distorted guitars. Or maybe it was supposed to sound like a bunch of cats fighting?
Wow, really? I don't often argue against musical tastes but you just don't get music, do you?
Was there a song there? All I heard was distorted guitars. Or maybe it was supposed to sound like a bunch of cats fighting?
I don't think so winterhawk wrote:
Neil Young wannabee??
sqqqrly wrote:
Neil Young wannabee??
More apt, Neil Young gonna be. You go Jay!
mandolin wrote:
...funny, i don't know son volt, but i heard the first few measures of this song and my ears perked up for a moment thinking it was that old song 'drown' i'd heard years ago...cool sound; is it endemic just to this album or is all their work that real?..
IMHO, much of Jay's work is this real, even the very latest. All Son Volt albums are continually in my top 5%, and the MP3 players have not been void of some Son Volt since, well, since they were invented. That said, Trace is the best, just barely, by a chord.
MojoJojo wrote:
Nasally, whiney voice be gone! Shooo! Go away!! Arf!
Agreed. not just the voice, also the music. 1.
Nasally, whiney voice be gone! Shooo! Go away!! Arf!
supergroverx wrote:
is it just me, or does this have more cojones than anything wilco would ever think of doing? 7.
Nope - you are spot on!!
....livin on sleep deprivation...
mandolin wrote:
...funny, i don't know son volt, but i heard the first few measures of this song and my ears perked up for a moment thinking it was that old song 'drown' i'd heard years ago...cool sound; is it endemic just to this album or is all their work that real?..
yes.....very truthful lyrically, and you can tap your foot to it....i give it an 8!
I've always thought it was some sort of cosmic mistake that after Uncle Tupelo split in two it was Wilco who ended up being the household name while Son Volt had to settle with just being critically acclaimed, loved by fans and highly respected by fellow musicians. The three albums they recorded (before the long break and recent reforming with different members) were all absolutely excellent. I checked the RP playlist, this is just one of a handful of Son Volt songs in there. There could easily be a dozen or more.
That REM segue has me asking, "What's the frequency, Jay?"
groovy, rootsy--is it just me, or does this have more cojones than anything wilco would ever think of doing? 7.
sqqqrly wrote:
no
winterhawk wrote:
Neil Young wannabee??
most excellent, love Son Volt!
stevebeaver wrote:
My rating says it all - OUTSTANDING!
Thanks, RP. I needed this exactly at this moment. Too bad the office is still full and I can't crank it!
WOW what a kick in the gluteus maximus. 9
...funny, i don't know son volt, but i heard the first few measures of this song and my ears perked up for a moment thinking it was that old song 'drown' i'd heard years ago...cool sound; is it endemic just to this album or is all their work that real?..
Neil Young wannabee??
drjimmy wrote:
Love this. At www.jayfarrar.net you can go to the audio/video page and click on the radio section at the top to listen to all Jay Farrar/Son Volt all the time.
You wrote this in Nov. 2004 but I just now discovered it . Thanks for the link. Love it.
All this is is noise.....
a pretty voice would just muck up the nasty rock vibe of this tune. down and dirty, when it's right. Shesdifferent wrote:
If only this guy could sing.
nuggler wrote:
No kidding ! Just another predictable 'whiteguy'....
Well, I won't pick up my laptop and throw it against the wall, but, wow.
Fantastic song, fantastic album. I had the pleasure of seeing them this past Friday night. Awesome show!!
Rickvee wrote:
Great song from TRACE, one of the 5 best albums of the 90s imo. Farrar at the top of his game here.
What he said!
Shesdifferent wrote:
If only this guy could sing.
+1
Great song from TRACE, one of the 5 best albums of the 90s imo. Farrar at the top of his game here.
pousso wrote:
Great song, great album!
I agree...gotta love this album!!
Great song, great album!
Cool. Bill must have finally gotten his afternoon cup of coffee.
great stuff the Uncle Tupelo alums....
Shesdifferent wrote:
If only this guy could sing.
No kidding ! Just another predictable 'whiteguy'....
If only this guy could sing.
geavis wrote:
I thought it was terrible in the first 5 seconds. Horrible singing, guitarists randomly attacking their guitars. I wanted to give it a 1 as quickly as possible as well.
At least we can take consolation in the fact you also rated Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead at 1.
Love this. At www.jayfarrar.net you can go to the audio/video page and click on the radio section at the top to listen to all Jay Farrar/Son Volt all the time.
rulebritannia wrote:
Someone gave this a "1" by the time the song flashed on the screen the first time. Could that be a technical problem? Cooked book? (Not that this is a "great" song....)
I thought it was terrible in the first 5 seconds. Horrible singing, guitarists randomly attacking their guitars. I wanted to give it a 1 as quickly as possible as well.
gypsy222 wrote:
Kick ASS! Trace has to be one of my ten desert island CD's. Love. It.
Agreed!
Sold. There is always room on the world for more good power pop.
My rating says it all - OUTSTANDING!
Kick ASS! Trace has to be one of my ten desert island CD's. Love. It.
a great song from a great disk. pure americana.
ursus88 wrote:
You'd think you might give it a little wiggle room ... I mean, what if you end up liking it even less as time goes by? There's no way to go down. Then again, perhaps it would only confirm your original, gut feeling.
hey, good point. We'll see what happens. Oh, and in my defense, the song had started playing when I rated it.
You'd think you might give it a little wiggle room ... I mean, what if you end up liking it even less as time goes by? There's no way to go down. Then again, perhaps it would only confirm your original, gut feeling. Angloray wrote:
no, I admit, it was me. I could just tell it wasn't my cup of tea. Not that I won't change it if it ever grows on me, though...
Is there a kickass emoticon?
Thanks for playing Son Volt...They ROCK
no, I admit, it was me. I could just tell it wasn't my cup of tea. Not that I won't change it if it ever grows on me, though...
Someone gave this a "1" by the time the song flashed on the screen the first time. Could that be a technical problem? Cooked book? (Not that this is a "great" song....)
One of my uploads! Rock on Jay, Jeff and all alt.country.
Not my favorite Son Volt tune, but a nice change on RP just the same.