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Wilco vs. Son Volt
Posted on 4/10/17 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 4/10/17 at 7:23 pm
I'm a son volt fan. I would put "Windfall", "tear stained eye", and "cocaine and ashes" up against any of the best wilco songs.
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Posted on 4/10/17 at 7:41 pm to Ric Flair
Uncle Tupelo
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ETA: Son Volt. I was in college from 95-2000 (victory lap). Son Volt is seared into my brain. Wilco-not so much.
LIve at ACL 1996
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ETA: Son Volt. I was in college from 95-2000 (victory lap). Son Volt is seared into my brain. Wilco-not so much.
LIve at ACL 1996
This post was edited on 4/10/17 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 4/10/17 at 8:11 pm to Ric Flair
quote:
I would put "Windfall", "tear stained eye", Caryatid Easy, Driving the View, The Picture and Drown up against any of the best wilco songs.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 8:14 pm to Ric Flair
For some strange reason, I like Son Volt, but can't stand Wilco (I've tried).
Posted on 4/10/17 at 8:37 pm to Marco Esquandolas
I'm way heavier SV in my rotation
Posted on 4/10/17 at 8:49 pm to Ric Flair
Since Son Volt is one of my favorite bands, they easily win. (like Wilco also).
Posted on 4/10/17 at 9:32 pm to Ric Flair
Son Volt by a wide margin.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 9:41 pm to Ric Flair
I prefer Wilco's work but SV's Trace might be my favorite of them all.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 10:02 pm to Cdawg
I think the real discussion is SV vs UT not wilco.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 10:37 pm to Cdawg
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:25 am to Ric Flair
I like Son Volt, but I love Wilco. Wilco's sound is much more rounded, and interesting. It's not even close for me.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:49 am to NoSaint
quote:It's strange to me that Son Volt is my favorite, but I prefer Tweedy's UT songs to Jay's. I place AM up there with the best of all, but nothing after that interests me that much from Wilco. I like Pecan Pie from Golden Smog and Ballad of the Opening Band by Tweedy more than the rest of Wilco's work.
I think the real discussion is SV vs UT not wilco.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:30 am to Ric Flair
I like them both but I like Wilco better. I'm not sure exactly why but Nels Cline might be a big part of it. Wilco seems more progressive or experimental than SV so that's probably part of it too.
Also I went to see SV at a smallish music festival we have here, called Meadowgrass. The venue is a big tent in a field out in the woods. SV was the headliner one year. They were really good but Jay was sort of dismissive about the venue. Kept referring to it as a clown tent -- stuff like that. Seemed like there were a lot of places he'd rather be. I can't blame him too much but I thought it was a bit unprofessional. If you don't like the venue you're playing in, get mad at your booking agent, not the people that actually paid money to come see you perform.
Also I went to see SV at a smallish music festival we have here, called Meadowgrass. The venue is a big tent in a field out in the woods. SV was the headliner one year. They were really good but Jay was sort of dismissive about the venue. Kept referring to it as a clown tent -- stuff like that. Seemed like there were a lot of places he'd rather be. I can't blame him too much but I thought it was a bit unprofessional. If you don't like the venue you're playing in, get mad at your booking agent, not the people that actually paid money to come see you perform.
This post was edited on 4/11/17 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:43 am to MountainTiger
I love Wilco so I need to listen to SV if the comparison is being drawn. That said, Wilco already has it locked IMO. Glenn Kotche is one of the best living percussionists, Nels Cline is a top 50 guitarist of all time, and Jeff Tweedy's lyricism is up there with the greats.
This post was edited on 4/11/17 at 11:20 am
Posted on 4/11/17 at 11:27 am to BigOrangeVols
For a band with such little output, UT is up there for one of my favorites of all time... When they broke up, everyone I know (including me) thought Son Volt was destined to be the bigger/better band.. That held true for the first records... but IMO, Wilco has surpassed them in every way... including live, where SV (Farrar sole even worse) can be a snooze fest at times...
Posted on 4/11/17 at 11:32 am to Ric Flair
For me it's Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, and Wilco. Something about Wilco that I just never got. That's not to say that I don't enjoy them, because I do. But, only in small doses. Maybe it has something to do with the idea that anything Wilco was the hipster anthem when I was in school and it wore thin pretty quick.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 12:34 pm to BigOrangeVols
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I love Wilco so I need to listen to SV if the comparison is being drawn
Son Volt will be more in line with A.M. If comparing the top couple of songs by each band, I'd prefer Son Volt, but Wilco's entire collection is far better. That said, "Trace" is on of my favorite albums of all time.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:23 pm to MountainTiger
quote:
I like them both but I like Wilco better. I'm not sure exactly why but Nels Cline might be a big part of it. Wilco seems more progressive or experimental than SV so that's probably part of it too.
This is my feeling as well. Wilco risks quite a bit more and tries to do more than SV. SV stays in their groove and does a great job with it.
All that being said, the best days of Wilco (as far as their albums) has passed, as far as I"m concerned. I'm just not a huge fan of anything they've put out since Sky Blue Sky (though I did enjoy Star Wars quite a bit, it didn't have staying power).
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:32 pm to hogfly
quote:
All that being said, the best days of Wilco (as far as their albums) has passed, as far as I"m concerned. I'm just not a huge fan of anything they've put out since Sky Blue Sky (though I did enjoy Star Wars quite a bit, it didn't have staying power).
I still enjoy Wilco more, but this is absolutely true.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:36 pm to BigOrangeVols
quote:
Glenn Kotche is one of the best living percussionists
upvote on that one. He;s phenomenal.
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