Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

[RainDog]

pick one. explain.

listed in alphabetical order. just to warn you, I WILL kick this if no one answers.

[redqueen]

1. Wilco for me...

I just love Jeff Tweedy's voice.

[RainDog]

2. do you have a favorite song/album?

I have to admit that I like stuff Jay Farrar has done solo, but I didn't list him...maybe I should. Can I edit a poll?

[redqueen]

3. Yeah you can edit it...

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Jesus, etc.

:loveya:

[SteppingRazor]

4. I guess I have to go with Uncle Tupelo, since without it, you wouldn't have the other two. n/t

[RainDog]

5. did I mess up someone's vote with my edit? n/t

[enigmatic]

6. Uncle Tupelo

My favorite band of all-time; I saw them live 4 times before Jay and Jeff went their own way:

http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2007/02/lets-start-off-with-bang.html

[vi5]

7. Uncle Tupelo

It's the same situation as I have with Husker Du. Such a big part of what I love about the original band is the juxtaposition of the two styles of singing and songwriting. While I can take the solo (meaning separate not just one artist) stuff of the members in small doses, in both the Husker Du and Uncle Tupelo instances, nothing hits me like the original.

[HuskerDU]

15. Yeah me too. I saw UT long long ago along with about 30 other

people in my crappy rock club. I think Wilco are good, but it isn't rocknroll to me. Husker Du and UT were both far better than any of their offshoots IMO.

[Lautremont]

8. Uncle Tupelo

I walked into a little bar in Minneapolis once many years ago, and an amazing band was playing this ragtag set of great songs. I only learned later that it was Uncle Tupelo!

[SecularMotion]

9. Uncle Tupelo

I think all great bands have an internal tension that drives them, like the tension between Jeff & Jay.

Lennon-McCartney
Jagger-Richards
Strummer-Jones

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

10. Don't forget...

Gibbs-Gibbs-Gibbs!

[SecularMotion]

12. Good call - Sibling Rivalry would be a whole separate category

and include the all-time lounge favorite

Oasis

:)

[NashVegas]

11. Wilco:

Being There

The other two just haven't come up with a match for that one.

[no name no slogan]

13. Billy Ray

since there's no "all the above" option (I like all three). Plus, BRC had that killer mullet back in the day.

[RainDog]

17. okay

I'm making you the bouncer for this thread while I'm gone. I'll be back in a few hours, so make everyone behave. any man with a mullet is a man... I.. I dunno.

no bar fights, no beer bottles over the head, no spitting tobacco, and most of all

[mitchum]

14. Son Volt...

only because my best friend played guitar for them.
Hey, one can't always be objective :)

[RainDog]

22. that must have been fun

...or at least I hope it was.

[ceile]

16. Son Volt

Never liked Wilco and can't think of an Uncle Tupelo song to save my life.

[GOPisEvil]

20. I can get you any UT tune you want.

It's good stuff. More like SV than Wilco overall.

[retread]

18. Wilco. Was Uncle Tupelo until Mermaid Avenue 1 and 2. n/t

[GOPisEvil]

19. Uncle Tupelo followed CLOSELY by Son Volt outdistance Wilco.

I pick UT because it truly was the best of both worlds.

Solo Jay and Jeff aren't bad.

What about Gob Iron? ;)

[Madrone]

23. I just HAD to see what you said here....:)

And I am SO telling Jay you're not worthy of that man crush you have on him.

[cloudbase]

21. Son Volt for me.

Got the Trace CD on now.

[greendog]

24. Subdudes? Swinging Steaks?

Subdudes - "One Time":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPEvBMKlVaQ

Swinging Steaks - "Anna Lee":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S057SHlkFGk