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She's the one I think I love
Rivers burn and then run backwards
For her, that's enough
They all come from New York City
And they woke me up at dawn
She walked with me to the fountain
And she held onto my arm
Come on, do what you did
Roll me under New Madrid
Shake my baby and please bring her back
'Cause death won't even be still
Caroms over the landfill
Buries us all in its broken back
There's a man of conviction
And although he's getting old
Mr. Browning has a prediction
And we've all been told
So come on back from New York City
Roll your trucks in at dawn
Walk with me to the fountain
And hold onto my arm
Come on, do what you did
Roll me under New Madrid
Shake my baby and please bring her back
'Cause death won't even be still
Caroms over the landfill
Buries us all in its broken back
They are far from being the originators of Alt-Country. They formed in 1987.
Green on Red formed 1980
The Wild Seeds formed in 1984
The Long Ryders formed in 1981
Beat Farmers in 1983
Mojo Nixon/Skid Roper in 1983
Naked Prey in 1981
The Silos in 1985
BoDeans in 1980
The Del Fuegos in 1980
Blue Rodeo in 1984
The Del-Lords in 1984
Lone Justice in 1982
I think you get the point. If you don't know these bands you should look them up. The alt-country scene was going strong in the early 80s. I'm not knocking UT, big fan actually and of Son Volt/Jay Farrar. However, Wilco bores me to death.
Well...what if we call alt country punk bluegrass rock n roll
We call it the hippie-redneck sound from Belleville, IL. Across the river from STL.
Well, the song is almost 30 years old, and Uncle Tupelo is rightfully credited with being a cornerstone if not the outright originators of the alt country genre, so I respectfully disagree.
They are far from being the originators of Alt-Country. They formed in 1987.
Green on Red formed 1980
The Wild Seeds formed in 1984
The Long Ryders formed in 1981
Beat Farmers in 1983
Mojo Nixon/Skid Roper in 1983
Naked Prey in 1981
The Silos in 1985
BoDeans in 1980
The Del Fuegos in 1980
Blue Rodeo in 1984
The Del-Lords in 1984
Lone Justice in 1982
I think you get the point. If you don't know these bands you should look them up. The alt-country scene was going strong in the early 80s. I'm not knocking UT, big fan actually and of Son Volt/Jay Farrar. However, Wilco bores me to death.
Good eye!
I'm tellin ya...it's a Hgwy 61 connection. Along the Mississippi River.
From MN to STL, MO. STL is across the Mississippi River from Belleville, IL.
Is there a cartographer amongst us?
Good eye!
A great song from an absolutely PERFECT album - Anodyne. RP, please list this as where the song comes from, not an anthology. Anodyne is a freakin' masterpiece, and in context, this song is even better.
Anyone who digs Son Volt and/or Wilco HAS to get Anodyne - like, now. Tupelo's last disc - Tweedy having switched to guitar, and the band being a 5 or 6 piece rather than a trio. Some of it rocks hard, some of it is very subtle. Did I say masterpiece yet? Oh yeah, I did.
Thank you for the recommendation, I've added this album to my YT music library. Very nice song, indeed, an 8 for now.
That is all.
A bit too much contrived irony for my ears...maybe you reach an age when you can hear a band TRYING...cause you've heard it before...and it just doesn't play anymore...
Well, the song is almost 30 years old, and Uncle Tupelo is rightfully credited with being a cornerstone if not the outright originators of the alt country genre, so I respectfully disagree.
You say that like it's a bad thing...
c.
Right!?!
Ah...the band from Belleville, IL. Not that far from New Madrid.
That earthquake re-routed the Mississippi River around the town of Kaskaskia, IL and doomed the city. it was the first state capitol and was a French fur trading outpost.
One of the few songs you here both Jeff T and Jeff F. doing harmony.
Who the hell is Jeff F.?
DIFFERENT WORLD
BUT KEEPING GOING TO CAIRO, IL
DIFFERENT WORLD
Name songs with cities in the title.
I'll go first:
New Madrid: Uncle Tupelo (that was too easy)
Tupelo Honey: Van Morrison (although the song probably refers to the plant, not the city)
Tokyo: Bruce Cockburn
Philadelphia: Bruce Springsteen
Roads to Moscow: Al Stewart
Barcelona: George Ezra
Budapest: George Ezra
If You're Going to San Francisco: Scott McKenzie
Ukiah: Doobie Brothers
China Grove: Doobie Brothers
By the Time I Get to Phoenix: Glen Campbell (come to think of it there's also Galveston and Witchita Lineman. Embarrassing that I know three Glen Campbell songs!)
City of New Orleans: Arlo Guthrie
Don't Go Back to Rockville: R.E.M.
Woodstock: CSNY
Walking in Memphis: Marc Cohn
London Calling: The Clash
New York Morning: Elbow
New York, New York: Frank Sinatra
(must be a million more NY songs)
Chicago: Frank Sinatra
Free Man in Paris: Joni Mitchell
OK. My brain hurts.
Your turn.
Edit: New York State of Mind: Billy Joel
You say that like it's a bad thing...
c.
NOUN:
A collision followed by a rebound.A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard.A similar shot in a related game, such as pool.VERB: car·omed, car·om·ing, car·oms
VERB: intr.
To collide and rebound; glance: The car caromed off the guardrail into the ditch.To make a carom, as in billiards.ETYMOLOGY: Short for carambole, a stroke at billiards, from French, a billiard ball, from Spanish carambola, a stroke at billiards, perhaps from Portuguese, carambola ; see carambola
Makes more sense than "Karen's over the landfill," I suppose...
That earthquake re-routed the Mississippi River around the town of Kaskaskia, IL and doomed the city. it was the first state capitol and was a French fur trading outpost.
One of the few songs you here both Jeff T and Jeff F. doing harmony.
It's as good background for a song as any I've heard before, and apparently The US Geological Survey will send you 250 pages about the Iben Browning aftermath, for free.
USGS CIRCULAR 1083 — write to USGS Map Distribution, Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
Ooh! Ooh! It's available as a .pdf download.
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1083
I've got my weekend reading. Thank you!
I see what you did there, Bill!
Yes, there was a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault in 1811, but that's just the first part of the story.
Iben Browning predicted in 1990 that there was a 50-50 chance of another major earthquake on a specific date — I don't remember when.
The news media from all over the country flocked to area to cover the "event." The lyricist refers to acting as a tour guide for a woman reporter for whom he has affection. Of course when the earthquake did not happen, members of the media—including the attractive reporter—left town.
In the end, the lyricist appeals for a real earthquake in hopes that his woman reporter friend comes back. Sounds reasonable to me.
It's as good background for a song as any I've heard before, and apparently The US Geological Survey will send you 250 pages about the Iben Browning aftermath, for free.
USGS CIRCULAR 1083 — write to USGS Map Distribution, Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
Whoa. Where on earth did you come up with that arcane knowledge?
FlatCat:
Please don't ask me about anything important. I can't help you.
This is from well before Browning's prediction, but was a great read back in 1982:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-major-earthquake-zone-on-the-miss/
Yes, there was a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault in 1811, but that's just the first part of the story.
Iben Browing predicted in 1990 that there was a 50-50 chance of another major earthquake on a specific date — I don't remember when.
The news media from all over the country flocked to area to cover the "event." The lyricist refers to acting as a tour guide for a woman reporter for whom he has affection. Of course when the earthquake did not happen, members of the media—including the attractive reporter—left town.
In the end, the lyricist appeals for a real earthquake in hopes that his woman reporter friend comes back. Sounds reasonable to me.
Whoa. Where on earth did you come up with that arcane knowledge?
Yes, there was a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault in 1811, but that's just the first part of the story.
Iben Browing predicted in 1990 that there was a 50-50 chance of another major earthquake on a specific date — I don't remember when.
The news media from all over the country flocked to the area to cover the "event." The lyricist refers to acting as a tour guide for a woman reporter for whom he has affection. Of course when the earthquake did not happen, members of the media—including the attractive reporter—left town.
In the end, the lyricist appeals for a real earthquake in hopes that his woman reporter friend comes back. Sounds reasonable to me.
There were major earthquakes in New Madrid, MO back in 1811-1812. I think he's using imagery of the earthquakes entangled with memories of a lost love to make this song.
Tupelo Honey refers to a specific type of honey which is made from nectar collected from tupelo trees by honey bees.
It's not embarrassing to know those three Campbell tunes - they're all good song - especially "Wichita Lineman".
There must be thousands of song but I always notice when there are songs about less-known cities and towns:
"Ossining" by Mike Doughty
"Saginaw, Michigan" by Lefty Frizzell
"Hackensack" by Thelonius Monk
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
"Down in Monterey"
"Stuck in Lodi"
Name songs with cities in the title.
I'll go first:
New Madrid: Uncle Tupelo (that was too easy)
Tupelo Honey: Van Morrison (although the song probably refers to the plant, not the city)
Tokyo: Bruce Cockburn
Philadelphia: Bruce Springsteen
Roads to Moscow: Al Stewart
Barcelona: George Ezra
Budapest: George Ezra
If You're Going to San Francisco: Scott McKenzie
Ukiah: Doobie Brothers
China Grove: Doobie Brothers
By the Time I Get to Phoenix: Glen Campbell (come to think of it there's also Galveston and Witchita Lineman. Embarrassing that I know three Glen Campbell songs!)...
OK. My brain hurts.
Your turn.
Edit: New York State of Mind: Billy Joel
Tupelo Honey refers to a specific type of honey which is made from nectar collected from tupelo trees by honey bees.
It's not embarrassing to know those three Campbell tunes - they're all good song - especially "Wichita Lineman".
There must be thousands of song but I always notice when there are songs about less-known cities and towns:
"Ossining" by Mike Doughty
"Saginaw, Michigan" by Lefty Frizzell
"Hackensack" by Thelonius Monk
Gotta go with "That Year" or "Screen Door"—-IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR THEM HERE!
I'll upload "That Year" and see what happens. "Screen Door" is in RP's library, but it hasn't been trotted out in 7 YEARS!
Name songs with cities in the title.
I'll go first:
New Madrid: Uncle Tupelo (that was too easy)
Tupelo Honey: Van Morrison (although the song probably refers to the plant, not the city)
Tokyo: Bruce Cockburn
Philadelphia: Bruce Springsteen
Roads to Moscow: Al Stewart
Barcelona: George Ezra
Budapest: George Ezra
If You're Going to San Francisco: Scott McKenzie
Ukiah: Doobie Brothers
China Grove: Doobie Brothers
By the Time I Get to Phoenix: Glen Campbell (come to think of it there's also Galveston and Witchita Lineman. Embarrassing that I know three Glen Campbell songs!)
City of New Orleans: Arlo Guthrie
Don't Go Back to Rockville: R.E.M.
Woodstock: CSNY
Walking in Memphis: Marc Cohn
London Calling: The Clash
New York Morning: Elbow
New York, New York: Frank Sinatra
(must be a million more NY songs)
Chicago: Frank Sinatra
Free Man in Paris: Joni Mitchell
OK. My brain hurts.
Your turn.
Edit: New York State of Mind: Billy Joel
Second best Uncle Tupelo song ever (behind Whiskey Bottle).
>>Pretty much anything on the Tupelo debut is awesome..
Track listing
All songs written by Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn except as indicated.
"Graveyard Shift" – 4:43"That Year" (Farrar, Tweedy) – 2:59"Before I Break" – 2:48"No Depression" (A.P. Carter) – 2:20"Factory Belt" – 3:13"Whiskey Bottle" – 4:46"Outdone" (Farrar, Tweedy) – 2:48"Train" (Tweedy) – 3:19"Life Worth Livin'" – 3:32"Flatness" (Tweedy) – 2:58"So Called Friend" (Farrar) – 3:12"Screen Door" – 2:42"John Hardy" (traditional, arr. Lead Belly) – 2:21Whiskey Bottle > Jesus
Agree with adjective; not the rating though. Solid 9 for me.
NOUN:
A collision followed by a rebound.A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard.A similar shot in a related game, such as pool.VERB: car·omed, car·om·ing, car·oms
VERB: intr.
To collide and rebound; glance: The car caromed off the guardrail into the ditch.To make a carom, as in billiards.
ETYMOLOGY: Short for carambole, a stroke at billiards, from French, a billiard ball, from Spanish carambola, a stroke at billiards, perhaps from Portuguese, carambola ; see carambola
But these guys were so good for such a brief period and spawned off two good bands (Wilco and Son Volt)
And they are from Belleville, IL...home to Stag Beer. "we all been told"
yeah baby.
God I wish some other bands would try to be this creative. But all we get in 2013 is the same "thud and drone" crap.
While I almost always agree with you, and applaud your astute and insightful comments, you took a left turn on this one....
Never thought of Tweed as the new Rod Stewart before.
This seems to have Jay singing harmony vocals behind Jeff's lead.
Acutally if I remember correctly most of the album is either or singing. This and "Give back the key to my heart" are kind of the exceptions, although "key" has Doug Sahm singing.
Definitely worth acquiring.
Track Listing is:
- "Slate" (Farrar) – 3:24
- "Acuff-Rose" (Tweedy) – 2:35
- "The Long Cut" (Tweedy) – 3:20
- "Give Back the Key to My Heart" (Sahm) – 3:26
- "Chickamauga" (Farrar) – 3:42
- "New Madrid" (Tweedy) – 3:31
- "Anodyne" (Farrar) – 4:50
- "We've Been Had" (Tweedy) – 3:26
- "Fifteen Keys" (Farrar) – 3:25
- "High Water" (Farrar) – 4:14
- "No Sense in Lovin'" (Tweedy) – 3:46
- "Steal the Crumbs" (Farrar) – 3:38
I was gonna say 50/50, but is actually about 55/45. The Wiki article (Anodyne) about this record is very informative. It cant be stressed enough how good it is as a whole!
This seems to have Jay singing harmony vocals behind Jeff's lead.
Track Listing is:
- "Slate" (Farrar) – 3:24
- "Acuff-Rose" (Tweedy) – 2:35
- "The Long Cut" (Tweedy) – 3:20
- "Give Back the Key to My Heart" (Sahm) – 3:26
- "Chickamauga" (Farrar) – 3:42
- "New Madrid" (Tweedy) – 3:31
- "Anodyne" (Farrar) – 4:50
- "We've Been Had" (Tweedy) – 3:26
- "Fifteen Keys" (Farrar) – 3:25
- "High Water" (Farrar) – 4:14
- "No Sense in Lovin'" (Tweedy) – 3:46
- "Steal the Crumbs" (Farrar) – 3:38
I was gonna say 50/50, but is actually about 55/45. The Wiki article about this record is very informative. It cant be stressed enough how good it is as a whole!
To be clear, Anodyne is the BAE, not the compilation.
This seems to have Jay singing harmony vocals behind Jeff's lead.
The name of the singer in Cracker is David Lowery, and Camper Van Beethoven just called me and said they want him back, which makes far more sense than trying to switch Jeff Tweedy for Lowery in Cracker.
daveshel4 wrote:
Tweedy is doing just fine, thank you. Wilco just put out their best album ever. Leave him alone."
RKeaton wrote:
Jay Farrar is doing just fine, thank you. Son Volt continues to put out great albums. Leave him alone.
Is this one of those South vs North things? Or a Kali thing perhaps?
Jay Farrar is doing just fine, thank you. Son Volt continues to put out great albums. Leave him alone.
Cheap Town is one of their best. I thought they had reformed and this was them, the voice was so close the lead singer from NQ Arbuckle.
Tweedy is doing just fine, thank you. Wilco just put out their best album ever. Leave him alone.
Anyone who digs Son Volt and/or Wilco HAS to get Anodyne - like, now. Tupelo's last disc - Tweedy having switched to guitar, and the band being a 5 or 6 piece rather than a trio. Some of it rocks hard, some of it is very subtle. Did I say masterpiece yet? Oh yeah, I did.
Can't agree more. Love that album, and this song.
Anyone who digs Son Volt and/or Wilco HAS to get Anodyne - like, now. Tupelo's last disc - Tweedy having switched to guitar, and the band being a 5 or 6 piece rather than a trio. Some of it rocks hard, some of it is very subtle. Did I say masterpiece yet? Oh yeah, I did.
wrangler loves some uncle tupelo
And dude was like 20 at the time. I'm sure he's really upset people like grungeguppy think he's not up to scratch.
Fixed!
No effing way The Grateful Dead IMO
I thought the same thing
Really? I dont think so. I heared a lot of worst singers here! This one is not to bad!
Any excuse to use my banjo pickin' smiley!
Actually, this isn't half bad.
Excelsior wrote: What a lousy way to start the day... with Uncle Tupelo, featuring the worst male vocalist in existence. It's you... You're the worst poster. This rules. Solid 10. No, it's you. Your music favorites are stuck in a bygone era. |
It's you... You're the worst poster.
This rules. Solid 10.
Go Stave!
This guy and The Napkin are a bane to the boards.
Like the quake in Landers, California circa 1992.
I was there!
Well... 30 miles south.
In the top two for sure.
It's you... You're the worst poster.
This rules. Solid 10.
BTW, I thought this was Stevie Winwood.
you must be a very down person....its ok...things will get better...
Not for him. Ol' Excel really seems to enjoy trashing this song: he's done it repeatedly. We understood his opinion the first time, just let it go.
you must be a very down person....its ok...things will get better...
Wow. What an incredible coincidence...
I keed.
No effing way The Grateful Dead IMO
...hot damn if i wasn't just thinking the same thing...
Dude your comments genre has been done to death. Find another gig or take a cue from PhysicsGenius, who is at least funny in his putdowns.
I have never read a happy post from Brother Excelsior
I like that.
Jeff Tweedy is Wilco I believe
uncle tupelo / 2 = son volt (farrar) + wilco (tweedy)
you're an idiot.
Somebody get a doctor... this person has obviously been eating out of a dumpster for too long.
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes - Wikipedia