More Woodpile songs here, as I continue to work out the new(ish) Mac/ interface/ software and re-learn those neglected instruments.
By the time of Son Volt’s 1998 “Wide Swing Tremolo” release, the band was heading into the wilderness. By all accounts they “won” the first round of LP releases after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo. But the attention and, yeah, surprising popularity dissipated quickly (with Wilco seeing the inverse, exponentially; a story for another time). The second Son Volt album, the as-good “Straightaways”, garnered mostly shrugs and the third LP even less, though in this case the response was pretty much deserved. “Wide Swing Tremolo” at minimum just felt off somehow, and it honestly was not so good. It did turn out to be the end of that first, best lineup featuring the stop-start drumming of Mike Heidorn, the bass and letter perfect harmonies of Jim Boquist and the crunchy guitar and other instrumental textures from his brother Dave. But “Wide Swing Tremolo” contained a handful of full-on classics that I’ve gone back to again and again for two decades, as much or more so than the rest of the catalog. Figured I take a stab at a few....
JK
Medicine Hat:
https://app.box.com/s/9x77ghucquaywvofa0l7820nn6sj1miy
Hanging Blue Side:
https://app.box.com/s/l772jatpmr2vsqx2lews0682lz8j560c
Driving the View:
https://app.box.com/s/5liheyvqclf85euoi3isu66gccxdfu7u
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