March 16-20, 1992
by Rockville
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Audio CD (03 August, 1992)
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After ripping it up on No Depression and Still Feel Gone, their first two albums of twangy punk rock, Uncle Tupelo unplugged for this remarkable tribute--half originals, half political and religious covers--to the band's old-time influences. While the new songs of frontmen Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy are consistently strong here (especially Farrar's "Grindstone"), it's the album's haunted covers of old folksongs that are the true keepers. Tweedy's apocalyptic version of "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" and Farrar's earnest readings of the beat-down "Moonshiner" and the labor song "Coalminers" are as frightening, beautiful, and passionate as anything the band ever recorded. --David Cantwell ... Read more

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Solid American Genius
A phenomenon like Uncle Tupelo is at times hard to comprehend. This album solidifies them as one of the best bands of the last twenty years. Moving away from their earlier brilliant albums that meshed rock and country they bring it all home by devoting themselves to daunting and beautiful renditions of traditionals and new material. This is an obvious tribute and demonstration of where they derived their unique sound.
Haunting renditions of songs like Coalminers, Criminals and Lilli Schull do what Tupelo does best: reminds us that music is both a potent tool for protest and catharsis. Farrar's bold lyrics ironically contrast with the fatalistic topics that the songs treat.
This album is very different than their first two but the themes and motivation stay the same. They are a constant lament of loneliness, exploitation and isolation. They are songs about the system manifest in the individual. They reject the morbid romanticism that a lot of the alternative scene seems to attach to the woes of the modern man, which is in a way endorsement of the system that rejects them but gives them identity. This music is not about Tupelo. It is about man, and it is beautiful, haunting and an absolute work of genius...

DOES this cd need reviewing?
...This cd is wonderful. It's all that music should be. The acoustic simplicity, the picking, the grating voices, the poignant themes, all of them blend together to make one [heck] of a satisfying cd. As previously said, if you listen to Uncle Tupelo, you'll form a band.

But it doesn't matter, because no one (not even Wilco or Volt) will EVER be Uncle Tupelo.

On tour with Mould
read the other reviews for all the hoohah.what most of them neglect to tell is that this cd was recorded while uncle tupelo was on tour with Bob Mould, who is absolutely legendary as an acoustic performer.i missed these shows, and i'd give my left noogie to have seen them. ... Read more

Asin: B000003JYH
Subjects:  1. Alternative Country-Rock    2. Alternative Pop/Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. United States of America    6. Urban Folk   

Silver Pistol
by Edsel Records UK
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Audio CD (16 June, 1994)
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After exiting the Byrds, Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman formed the Burrito Brothers and recorded The Gilded Palace of Sin, an alternative country record before there even was such a thing. It's all thrilling: the country-ish covers of soul classics such as "Dark End of the Street," the distorted pedal-steel fills of Sneaky Pete Kleinow, and the classic country-rock compositions like the bluegrassy draft-dodger's anthem "My Uncle" and the amazingly twangy critique of capitalism, "Sin City." Along with the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, this is the premier example of Parsons and Hillman's prescient hippie-from-Muskogee aesthetic. Nine of Palace's 11 songs are available on the 21-track Farther Along anthology, an option bargain hunters may want to explore. But there's no replacing the full original. --David Cantwell ... Read more

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I'm of the opinion that country music died with this record.I think that it accomplished everything that country music ever tried to accomplish and that everything that's come after has been a pose to make money by playing to cliche.As the title implies, the Burrito Brothers were playing to established country music themes such as adultery, substance abuse, Satan and one night stands.However, they ADDED to these themes and enhanced them rather than simply rehashing them and calling them their own.

They made draft-dodging into genuine country tragedy in 'My Uncle', they demonstrated that country music was nothing more than white man's soul music by adapting the soul tunes 'Do Right Woman' (made popular by Aretha Franklin) and 'Dark End of the Street (done earlier by James Carr) into country tunes and doing it so successfully that if the listener hadn't known they weren't country songs beforehand, then they would never suspect otherwise.Also, although it sounds a little dated today, Sneaky Pete Kleinow's fuzz steel guitar runs on 'Christine's Tune' and 'Hot Burrito #2' were nevertheless a first for country music.The only thud on the record is the final song, 'Hippie Boy,' which can be avoided easily.

A direct line can be drawn from the backwoods, Judgement Day Christianity that the Louvin Brothers grew up on and feared to the music on 'The Gilded Palace of Sin'.The Burrito Brothers managed to take those doomsday religious themes from the Appalachians right into modern-day Las Vegas in 'Sin City' and hinted that inevitable punishment would be their acknowledged destination for being involved with 'Juanita' and the female co-conspirator in 'Dark End of the Street'.Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman were able to wear their nudie suits (virtual replicas of those owned by the Louvins twenty years earlier) with the same gaudy sense of perverse sin as their influences, but with an outsider's grin that suggested they were in on the joke.For the sake of argument though, the fact that the Louvins were not outsiders increases their charm in retrospect.They were the genuine article.

I don't respect Parsons as a person, but there's no question that he understood what country music was about more than his country-rock contemporaries like Poco and the Eagles.Hillman's contributions to the record should not be overlooked either - especially his sympathetic vocal harmonies.

This is the last relevant original country music we're likely to ever hear again.The way the country music industry is set up today, hedonism like this will never again be acceptable for radio play and anyone wishing to expand on it will be buried in obscurity.

Burrito/Byrds Excursion
This is the best country rock album to ever come out-this album along with the Byrds -Sweetheart of the Rodeo album introduced the world to country rock-the way it should be played--great vocals*(Listen to this album in headphones-dual vocals)I played a Vinyl copy of this from the day it came out to the day my record wore out-and than I replaced it over and over again-check out the cover-Hillman and Parsons look very high in their "Nudie" outfits with grass leaves on them. When this album came out-they appeared on American Bandstand exactly the way they were on the album-same outfits and very high-I saw this but I have not seen it again-it was quite rare for commercial TV in 1968. This album and Sweethearts of the Rodeo are must have albums.

Desert Island Disc
This is simply one of the best rock albums. I loved it when it first came out, I played it until you could see thru the vinyl. These songs are on plenty of Burrito albums but there is just something about having them in the original order and just by themselves. This is one of the 10 discs I would take to a desert island. ... Read more

Asin: B0000011SS
Subjects:  1. Country    2. Country-Rock    3. Pop    4. Pub Rock    5. Rock    6. Rock & Roll    7. Rock/Pop   

Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Exp)
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Audio CD (25 March, 1997)
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After Chris Hillman dragged new friend Gram Parsons into the Byrds, they made an album as close to a country masterpiece as a rock act could ever make. In fact, the only tunes better than the definitive covers here of songs by Bob Dylan ("You Ain't Going Nowhere"), Guthrie ("Pretty Boy Floyd"), and the Louvin Brothers ("The Christian Life") are Parsons's originals, especially the incomparable "Hickory Wind." Sweetheart wasn't the first country-rock album, but with its gorgeous three-way harmonies and sweet pedal steel, it remains the best. --David Cantwell ... Read more

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• Original recording remastered

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Far more "country" than "rock"
This album isn't my style at all but I give it five stars because I know great music when I hear it. But far too much has been made of this album as a pioneering work of country-rock. I think it's much more accurate to call it a straight-up country album. Only "One Hundred Years From Now" and "Nothing Was Delivered" could qualify as actually "rocking." The rest of the songs explore the deep roots of country in various old-school country styles. Yes, country music and rock are related, but I put this on and I hear some laid-back country with gorgeous vocals and arrangements along with beautiful guitar work.

The Byrds have always been much prettier and mellow than they have been rockin', anyway. I just felt it would be good to give what I consider to be a more accurate description of this album since so many younger listeners are hearing that this is a seminal work of country-rock. I know that fans of modern country-rock like Grant Lee Buffalo who check this one out sometimes feel like they've been mislead. But as long as you can appreciate authentic country, this stuff is well worth getting into and surely deserves its reputation as one of the best albums ever.

A Landmark classic
This album can be enjoyed by rock and country fans alike. "Hickory Wind" and "One Hundred Years From Now" are Both great songs that are among my favorites. A classic.

Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Gram Parsons' had such a huge influence on the songwriting for this album.It is still very much the Byrds, but also something far beyond what they had previously achieved.Every track on the album is a pure, timeless treasury of country rock goodness.the bonus tracks don't just serve as filler either, featuring alternate takes of album tracks, plus the amazing "Pretty Polly".

Go pick this up.For once I will even recommend the ridiculously priced Legacy Edition, simply because it features some International Submarine Band tracks, Gram's first band. ... Read more

Asin: B000002AHB
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. V/a Compilations   

Trace
by Warner Brothers
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Audio CD (19 September, 1995)
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Trace is obsessed with time. "Can you deny there's nothing greater ... than the traveling hands of time?" asks frontman Jay Farrar early on, and song to song, he deliberates time's tyranny. Farrar's voice always sounds beaten but never quite broken here, and when on the impossibly catchy "Windfall" he wishes "may the wind take your troubles away," it feels like nothing short of a blessing. Trace is alternative country's most perfect moment: the Uncle Tupelo-ish electric crunch rocks for something better, even as its twangy steel and fiddle never forget the very country fact that time will beat us all. --David Cantwell ... Read more

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Gets better with each listen...
I am a bit different than most of the other reviewers, in that i still like the other two Son Volt CDs a bit better than this one.

However, that's saying I like gold over diamonds, if you catch my drift. I'll take both if you please, and a whole pile's worth while you're at it...

This is good, good stuff, and I would like nothing better than to meet in person all the other people that wrote reviews and said that they "get it"... Y'all must be good people to feel this music the way I do. It sure does get you to thinking about life and where you've been and where you are going and...

"Ten Second News" is worth the price of the whole CD, it gets better and better with each listen...

And for what it's worth, how come no one else really commented on "Mystifies Me"? I think it's the perfect close to this CD - rolling, rambling, rythimic, and very haunting in a certain sense. I'm 6 listens in a row as I type this...

Good music is timeless - I still listen to my Poco and Little Feat and Jackson Browne and Steve Earle from when I was just a teenager, and I am willing to bet this one will be with me for the rest of my life too...

Transcendant.From the first listening , Even more now
Before being able to fully explain the beauty of a lyric your attention turns to the beauty of a harmony and melody remains like a familarscents that accompanies one of those memories you love. Or something
Great album. i was lucky to find it after hearing something in 'Drown' that has now become a after-thought on this beautiful completely transcendantalbum.
it's a good

Epic, magnificent
Jay Farrar is a unique talent, and all the Son Volt albums are great.Real music that smears the boundaries of country, folk, and alt-rock, and you won't even know it. ... Read more

Asin: B000002N1V
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Weber 9857 Premium Gas Grill Cover Fits Genesis Silver B, Genesis 1000, Spirit 700, Weber 900
by Weber
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Lawn & Patio
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The deliciously cooked foods Weber grills produce are reason enough to keep yours clean and protected year-round with a weather-resistant Weber grill cover. While standard Weber grill covers protect only the upper portion of the grill, the premium covers feature a fitted center and hang almost to the ground, providing added protection for the legs, fuel tank, and bottom of the grill itself. Like all Weber grill covers, this one is made of heavy-duty vinyl that resists cracking even in subzero temperatures. It fits Genesis Silver-B grills, Genesis 1000 grills, and older Spirit 700 grills and Weber 900 grills. --Benjamin Reese ... Read more

Features

• Full length heavy duty vinyl cover
• For use with Genesis Silver B, Genesis 1000m Spirit 700 & Weber 900
• Fits grills approximately 54" wide, 27" deep, 45" tall

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it's really heavy duty and it doesn't blow off..
we live in an area where there's lots of wind and rain...and I was getting real tired of my cheap old cover blowing off....on top of that, this is a really nice looking and well-designed cover as well

Gotta have it!
If you want your grill to last a good long time, you need to get one of these covers.I have the Silver Genesis B, and this cover.We grill all year round, so I can rest in confidence that our grill is being protected from the elements.
In cold weather it becomes as hard as a rock, but keeps it shape, so you can slip it right over the grill..make sure you let the grill cool down first :)
It is durable, doesn't tear easily, and should ad a few more productive years onto the life of your grill.

Weber Grill cover in awesome condition
This grill cover was in great condition and fit my grill perfectly.I recieved it within a week and was very pleased. ... Read more

Asin: B00004RAM2
Subjects:  1. Barbecue    2. Vinyl    3. Weber Grills    4. Accessories    5. Grilling    6. (BBQ)    7. (Barbeque)    8. Replacement Parts    9. Home