My fiancee's as well. Fully converted her to a SV fan during a Sep. 21 live show. It was our first concert since the pandemic and Jay blew the place apart.
Another great Son Volt song. It is too bad that they do not get their due in the music business. I think that Jay Farrar and Son Volt in its various iterations over the years have made some incredible contributions to the Great American Songbook. Some of the best in my book!!
I wish I had written the comment on my mind, 3 weeks ago, when I was on an island in Thailand and was overwhelmed with this song in my mind. I just HAD to listen to it, and it was the most perfect moment you can imagine when listening to the lyrics.....lost time zones, lost generations of music, trying to get lost in between and on the road. So perfect on that island, all alone, and many time zones from my "home". "Never seem to get far enough". But brothers and sisters, may the wind take your troubles away....even just listening to the four minutes of the most beautifully written song. In the perfect place with the perfect song for it....holy shit music can just take you out of it hey? Holy shit edit : 1996! Wow. Hard to believe its been that long I've been loving this song. It's now 2023.
the first 3 albums after the uncle tuple split are SENSATIONAL - every song. the multi-talented boquist brothers and heywood's steel made jay's songs classics...
there so many great songs on those three albums. it's like jay took songs like "true to life" and "still be around" from the uncle tupelo days and perfected that music into absolutely perfect songs.
This was the song that got me into Son Volt. It was on a Planet Music mix CD featuring promising new artists. I got to see them when they opened for John Mellencamp, I guess in '96. They came out, put down their beers, and rocked. Jay Farrar's voice is wonderfully unique, very poised. And I particularly love the intricate language of Son Volt lyrics. Well, I'll be on a lil retrospective for the next few hours!
OMG you are right!! Was just listening to GP with Emmy Lou Harris on RUclips. I wish he would have lived longer to reap the benefits of his talent and musical influences.
This is the song that started it all for me. It led me back to so much classic music, and forward to the greatest songwriters of our generations. Thank you Jay!
When I listened to this at 20 I was consumed with my own "troubles ". At 30 I started listening. At 40 I think I've let the wind take those troubles away.
Same here, although my 1995 troubles were nil as a 19yo. This entire album brings back memories of windows down on I-71 through KY at 2am, cranking Trace on repeat and singing along.
My love of Wilco reignited after Nels Cline came in , and I love "Impossible Germany" because it is powerful without distortion and because, halfway through, it said "forget being a sad song, we'll be happy without being sappy." But I love Son Volt too, and I loved _Trace_ far more than _A.M._, which is still my favorite Wilco.
Dave Jacoby Hate to get into the 'Son Volt v. Wilco' debate, I don't ask the question. I just think Son Volt, in particular the three albums in the 1990s with the Boquist brothers are the among the best albums ever, period. Son Volt vs. The Beatles or Wilco or Led Zeppelin. I hate to put down, but like to say how great I think Son Volt was, especially in this era.
Dave Jacoby I do too. Didn't "Trace" actually outsell "A.M."? I was about 17 or 18 when both came out and I loved them. Of course when I was 12 I was already listening to R.EM. instead o NKOTB.
Dave Jacoby I was late to the table and I was going from Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot back. I thought Jay was the stronger voice in Uncle Tupelo but Jeff has definitely grown alot and I agree with you that Nels Cline has made Wilco musically stronger. I do love Yankee Hotel Foxtrot but if I had any grip it would be it's lack of guitar.
I used to listen to this one over and over again during the fall of '03 - was living in the Midwest at the time and never was one for the cold weather that I knew was coming. All I really wanted was some time to myself on an open road somewhere in the desert southwest.
I'm so God Damn tired of people "choosing" Wilco or Son Volt from the demise of Uncle Tupelo...and this comes from a guy that is literally wearing an Uncle Tupelo shirt as I type this. Some of what made Uncle Tupelo an explosive and genuine band was the conflict between Jay and Jeff. I got two AMAZING bands out of them and there is no "better" or "worse". They are, like Jay and Jeff are,....different. Celebrate differences and don't be so closed-minded.
Saw this heavenly lineup in Detroit circa 1996. Happy to have seen them through all personnel changes to 2019. Friendly guys, usually available for photo opps after the concert. Son Volt still delivers a great musical and soulful concert.
I would give anything to see SV with the Boquist brothers. I've seen a solo Jay show and saw SV last year with Jason Isbell, but it didn't have the magic of this lineup.
@@absolutelynonameslef - Agreed. Plus Eric Heywood's steel guitar was such a huge part of their sound. He was basically a fifth band member for those early records.
". . . catching an all-night station / somewhere in Louisiana / it sounds like 1963 but for now . . . it sounds like Heaven." I've experienced this often as a life-long Louisiana resident.
"Switching it over to AM Searching for a truer sound Can't recall the call letters Steel guitar and settle down Catching an all-night station somewhere in Louisiana It sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven" Might be the best lines I’ve ever heard. Writing is unreal. So simple; just truth of a long road trip.
Me too--back in the days of Uncle Tupelo--it was the songs written by Jay Farrar I preferred and still do--even though WILCO is a great group--I go with Farrar and Son Volt any day!!
i've watched like 1000 times the acl performance of "catchin' on" and every time i've watched it i was like "wow, i really wish i could see the entire performance", thanks for uploading the rest of the songs
@@dmitryfedorov2053 - Yes, Dmitry, we are still listening too, and we here in the US are still searching for the truth and peace. Together we who love music will someday prevail over those who traffic in war and chaos.
It never ceases to amaze me just how many instruments Dave Boquist is absolutely AMAZING on. I just found out he and Jim have a brother who was in a band called 34 Satellite, and it's crazy how musical that family is!
I read an article where he spoke about it. Seems he suffers from the "Barbra Streisand Syndrome"; he suffers such anxiety before a show that he started getting physically ill. He was only talking about it because the rumors had started that he had a drinking problem. People thought he was either drunk or "baked". He started seeing someone, and doesn't get physically ill anymore... (the article didn't state how he beat it.)
One of the few - the very few - perfect songs. Ever.
I put "Tulsa County" by the late-period Byrds up there with it.
yes
"Sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like Heaven".
One of the greatest lines in pop/rock history.
BassPlayerSusan absolutely. The whole last verse is the prose of a genius songwriter.
"A dieing man in a living room" comes to mind
Whole verse is very strong
@@GeneseeBen dying* come on, man.
A thousand times, yes.
"searching for a truer sound". Amen to that.
My wife's favorite Son Volt song. My wife has excellent taste in music.
My fiancee's as well. Fully converted her to a SV fan during a Sep. 21 live show. It was our first concert since the pandemic and Jay blew the place apart.
I bet she's got great tits
Another great Son Volt song. It is too bad that they do not get their due in the music business. I think that Jay Farrar and Son Volt in its various iterations over the years have made some incredible contributions to the Great American Songbook. Some of the best in my book!!
I'm with you on that!
Arn't they allllllll?
100%...that pop BS is for the birds.
Trace is on my list of "if you could only listen to 3 albums for the rest of your life"
One of my favorite voices ever.
Agreed, if you feel that way then C
check out Ian Noe
Sounds like 1963 but for now……sounds like heaven. Classic lyric!
If I were a "country star" working today, and I saw this, I would be embarrassed to be alive.
Amen brother.....
Well said.
It is a brilliant song on a brilliant album. Feels like authentic dirt country rather than the glitzy big hat rodeo stuff of mainstream country.
Philip Catley I really think this goes past country and is a brick in the foundation of Americana. Truly inspired. Unmistakably inspirational.
This is the most perfect comment ever made.
I wish I had written the comment on my mind, 3 weeks ago, when I was on an island in Thailand and was overwhelmed with this song in my mind. I just HAD to listen to it, and it was the most perfect moment you can imagine when listening to the lyrics.....lost time zones, lost generations of music, trying to get lost in between and on the road. So perfect on that island, all alone, and many time zones from my "home". "Never seem to get far enough". But brothers and sisters, may the wind take your troubles away....even just listening to the four minutes of the most beautifully written song. In the perfect place with the perfect song for it....holy shit music can just take you out of it hey? Holy shit edit : 1996! Wow. Hard to believe its been that long I've been loving this song. It's now 2023.
Every song on that record is pretty great. I remember playing it over and over again when I was 15.
You have great taste in music, dude.
TRACE is one of the best records EVER -in my humble -self opionioated view
Still is❤
@@squeakeththewheel Nice
@@squeakeththewheel Their singer Jay was like 23 when this was released, so I don't follow
Jay is, and has been since his early twenties, one of America's best singer/songwriters.
Kids who grew up in the 80's who listened to classic country
My good friend gave me this album in 1995, it changed my life musically and influenced my tastes dramatically. Love it!
What an American band, proud to share this time, and Country with such talent!
God I sure miss the Boquist brothers
Me too!
Saw these guys every time they came to the Varsity here in Baton Rouge
I would donate at least one body part to see this version of the band perform one more time. This is peak and takes me back to a better time.
@@absolutelynonameslef Those first three albums they made should be put into a time capsule for future generations.
the first 3 albums after the uncle tuple split are SENSATIONAL - every song. the multi-talented boquist brothers and heywood's steel made jay's songs classics...
those first three are golden to me, they defined my time living in Austin, TX.
there so many great songs on those three albums. it's like jay took songs like "true to life" and "still be around" from the uncle tupelo days and perfected that music into absolutely perfect songs.
Still Be Around is perfect already! As are Looking For a Way Out and Whiskey Bottle!
Same here. That original lineup was so special. I just wish they could have stayed together longer.
This was the song that got me into Son Volt. It was on a Planet Music mix CD featuring promising new artists. I got to see them when they opened for John Mellencamp, I guess in '96. They came out, put down their beers, and rocked. Jay Farrar's voice is wonderfully unique, very poised. And I particularly love the intricate language of Son Volt lyrics. Well, I'll be on a lil retrospective for the next few hours!
Gram Parsons would have loved this song
GRAMMMMMM :)
Oh, absolutely.
OMG you are right!! Was just listening to GP with Emmy Lou Harris on RUclips. I wish he would have lived longer to reap the benefits of his talent and musical influences.
True
Damn straight
This is the song that started it all for me. It led me back to so much classic music, and forward to the greatest songwriters of our generations. Thank you Jay!
Something about this song--it always makes me have "tear stained eyes!!"
Gonna see them tomorrow night--in Orlando---
Damn right!
Eric Heywood on pedal steel. Sounds like heaven.
A fabulous player.
When I listened to this at 20 I was consumed with my own "troubles ". At 30 I started listening. At 40 I think I've let the wind take those troubles away.
Same here, although my 1995 troubles were nil as a 19yo. This entire album brings back memories of windows down on I-71 through KY at 2am, cranking Trace on repeat and singing along.
sometimes i think "Trace" is the definition of blissful existentialism. pure excellence! thx for posting.
The harmony between the fiddle and pedal steel is sublime!
Thank God for providing you the gift to write and record this song! Pure!!
You never feel alone. You're really not alone...
Always liked Son Volt over Wilco and any friendships I'd lose over that weren't worth having.
My love of Wilco reignited after Nels Cline came in , and I love "Impossible Germany" because it is powerful without distortion and because, halfway through, it said "forget being a sad song, we'll be happy without being sappy."
But I love Son Volt too, and I loved _Trace_ far more than _A.M._, which is still my favorite Wilco.
Dave Jacoby Hate to get into the 'Son Volt v. Wilco' debate, I don't ask the question. I just think Son Volt, in particular the three albums in the 1990s with the Boquist brothers are the among the best albums ever, period. Son Volt vs. The Beatles or Wilco or Led Zeppelin. I hate to put down, but like to say how great I think Son Volt was, especially in this era.
Dave Jacoby I do too. Didn't "Trace" actually outsell "A.M."?
I was about 17 or 18 when both came out and I loved them. Of course when I was 12 I was already listening to R.EM. instead o NKOTB.
Dave Jacoby I was late to the table and I was going from Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot back. I thought Jay was the stronger voice in Uncle Tupelo but Jeff has definitely grown alot and I agree with you that Nels Cline has made Wilco musically stronger. I do love Yankee Hotel Foxtrot but if I had any grip it would be it's lack of guitar.
i raise a glass to you
Just the most perfect song....honestly blows my mind. Thank you so much.
I used to listen to this one over and over again during the fall of '03 - was living in the Midwest at the time and never was one for the cold weather that I knew was coming. All I really wanted was some time to myself on an open road somewhere in the desert southwest.
The year i graduated and bought this album was a great time in my life.
I'm so God Damn tired of people "choosing" Wilco or Son Volt from the demise of Uncle Tupelo...and this comes from a guy that is literally wearing an Uncle Tupelo shirt as I type this. Some of what made Uncle Tupelo an explosive and genuine band was the conflict between Jay and Jeff. I got two AMAZING bands out of them and there is no "better" or "worse". They are, like Jay and Jeff are,....different. Celebrate differences and don't be so closed-minded.
yep!
Except Jeff said that Jay sucked as a musician. I suspect that fed into it. That said I feel the same way when people compare Jimi & SRV.
@@kingfishblues59 When? He has nothing but positive things to say about him as a musician in his autobiography
i love them all! and you can not change my mind!
All three bands were absolute badasses each one of them at one time where my favorite band Uncle tupelo started it all
Saw this heavenly lineup in Detroit circa 1996. Happy to have seen them through all personnel changes to 2019. Friendly guys, usually available for photo opps after the concert. Son Volt still delivers a great musical and soulful concert.
I would give anything to see SV with the Boquist brothers. I've seen a solo Jay show and saw SV last year with Jason Isbell, but it didn't have the magic of this lineup.
@@absolutelynonameslef - Agreed. Plus Eric Heywood's steel guitar was such a huge part of their sound. He was basically a fifth band member for those early records.
This song always makes me want to let go a little bit and actually be OK with myself...
You’re OK. Actually, no. You’re better than OK.
". . . catching an all-night station / somewhere in Louisiana / it sounds like 1963 but for now . . . it sounds like Heaven." I've experienced this often as a life-long Louisiana resident.
The first time I heard Son Volt was on KLSU (91.1 FM) on a show called "The Truer Sound". I immediately went out and bought the album.
@@dpittman70i loved that Sunday afternoon radio show when i was at LSU in the 90s
One of the most beautiful and well played songs ever
What a great driving song!
My dad loved this song.
"Switching it over to AM Searching for a truer sound Can't recall the call letters Steel guitar and settle down Catching an all-night station somewhere in Louisiana It sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven"
Might be the best lines I’ve ever heard. Writing is unreal. So simple; just truth of a long road trip.
makes me smile and look towards 2014. happy new years to you all!
uncle tupelpo,sunvolt ,wilco! huge smile! from me!
Damn right!
Me too😁
This is their best live performance of this song I've found on YT. Thanks for posting.
This song is timeless.
This is my favorite version, thank you!
Just heard this song for the first time today on Outlaw radio. Looks like I've got a lot of catching up to do. Awesome band and song!
This is one of the best of all time
Having seen this from five feet away.... speechless.
How can this be 20 years ago...?
Getting older
+gentlemanplanter Feeling it, brother. Exactly.
Well at least your not one of us kids who didn't have the pleasure of being alive when this song came out!
I'm sort of kidding XD
19 year old me absolutely wore this tape out in 1995...Trace remains one of my all time favorites today. I wish Jay was still this inspired.
"Searching for a truer sound" Man, that's the one right there.
I hear so many different influences in there I can't name them all- just fantastic
Who the hell would give this thumbs down? Why would you be watching this video if you weren't a fan of the band or song?
Wilco, UT, and Son Volt are all so incredibly awesome.
So true!
Such a beautiful sound
"Switching over to AM", da da da da da , "searching for a truer sound". (they fixed it, thank you)
always preferred Son Volt, Jay solo as well.
Me too--back in the days of Uncle Tupelo--it was the songs written by Jay Farrar I preferred and still do--even though WILCO is a great group--I go with Farrar and Son Volt any day!!
Stands up on iron legs, tapping the soul of authentic country just perfectly
Another favorite. It's so short I always play it twice.
This guy has got more killer lines (turns of phrase) than anyone since BOB!! . . .May the wind take your troubles away, indeed!
And just like that I’m 37 again love❤
The original wave of alt.country was so good. Ten years of great bands. It was the last time I was passionate about anything new.
Truer words have not been spoken here. Well said Brother. and OH YEAH HAPPY BIRTHDAY COURTNEY !!
i've watched like 1000 times the acl performance of "catchin' on" and every time i've watched it i was like "wow, i really wish i could see the entire performance", thanks for uploading the rest of the songs
The most perfect alt-country song ever written.
You can not go wrong with Son Volt when you are in mood for some face melting alt country melancholic or hard hitting
It seems like I'm the one in whole Russia who knows 'bout Son Volt and enjoy it))) But you guys are so chill)) And your melodies sound far from US
Yes you are far away but distance is short when the love of this music brings the world together..."God bless "Son Volt and AMERICA!
And the new Russia & you Dimitry.
Five years past, still enjoying it. It does feel nice to be a part of something bigger, not caring about distance or time.
@@dmitryfedorov2053 - Yes, Dmitry, we are still listening too, and we here in the US are still searching for the truth and peace. Together we who love music will someday prevail over those who traffic in war and chaos.
Cheers to a friend in Russia!
It never ceases to amaze me just how many instruments Dave Boquist is absolutely AMAZING on. I just found out he and Jim have a brother who was in a band called 34 Satellite, and it's crazy how musical that family is!
Mark Boquist also played drums on a few of Mark Lanegan's solo records
Great mix. I really enjoyed the addition of Rocknroll Doctor and Take Five
Don’t know why I never say this. Awesome! Love these guys. Thank you youtube algorithms! Now I need to go find drown...
Thanks do much for posting up this show.
Awesome song! A great song for road trips. :)
Best song on the album !
oh my, ive just found my new favorite band
Very beautiful music
Awesome! I'd love to have it.
As I said, the first three albums are as good as any albums of that era IMO
sweet and flowing..!!
goddamn this is such a great song
Where's this band been all my life?
may the wind take your troubles away
Mumford, Trampled. etc.. can all thank Wilco and these guys..
The death of Uncle Tupelo was one of the saddest moments in American music.
How are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
Excellence in the best of ways.
Pretty darned good.
Great song.
just great
GREATNESS!!!
Jessy Greene really needs to play with these guys, and this is an awesome song!
Dat pedal steel :-)))
so damn good
this is the height of coolness in my book.
fiddle player and steel guitar gettin down on this one
That record was top to bottom fantastic. I think I could say the same about Tweedy’s album “A.M.”
Why are you all arguing about who's better? Enjoy the fact that we have all this great music from both Jeff and Jay.
I read an article where he spoke about it. Seems he suffers from the "Barbra Streisand Syndrome"; he suffers such anxiety before a show that he started getting physically ill.
He was only talking about it because the rumors had started that he had a drinking problem. People thought he was either drunk or "baked". He started seeing someone, and doesn't get physically ill anymore... (the article didn't state how he beat it.)
sublime
Perfection
Live and Pure Texas....
Jay should get more attention as a great American song writer..same with Michael Stipe
Colin Quinn killing it on that steel guitar
True Americana. Before there was Americana.
Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Grievous Angel. Burrito Deluxe. Dixie Chicken.
Country-Folk de amplios e íntimos horizontes
Nice!