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Originally Posted by jimk
i used to live around the corner from a now late,lamented rock bar in chicago called lounge ax. i'd just wander in there a few nights a week to see if i could catch any interesting new bands.
one night these guys from downstate were there. a 3-piece, none of them looked older than 25. they had a definite twang, which was anathema to me. i HATED country music. i was getting ready to leave when they hit the first chorus. grossly overdriven gibson sg thru a marshall at earsplitting volume. they were using the pixies formula on a country progression......soft, minor chord, almost lullaby-like verse, then just blast the chorus. awesome. later, they covered "brand new cadillac" for an encore. i was hooked.
they've long since split, wilco & son volt are/were good spin off bands, but none of the new stuff hits me like that little band of hilljacks that played something twangy that didn't make me throw up.
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i go through spells where i'll have a band i listen to so much more than any other and ever since i finally checked out uncle tupelo more than a year ago, i've been hooked. i'm 30, so i actually would've had a chance to catch them play at the 40 Watt in Athens, GA during my 1st year or possibly the beginning of my 2nd year at UGA but I don't really remember hearing the name back then (92-93), even though their great acoustic disc "March 16-20 1992" was recorded in Athens. I'm now kicking myself for not checking these guys out sooner. While I think Wilco and Son Volt have put out some great stuff, I can't help but think of what might've been if Jay Farrar & Jeff Tweedy didn't part company in '94. While they both are completely different songwriters with vastly different singing styles, I really love pretty much everything they've done.