Son Volt - American Central Dust
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Artist: Son VoltBrand: Son
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-07-07
Music Label: Rounder / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- Dynamite
- Down to the Wire
- Roll On
- Cocaine and Ashes
- Dust of Daylight
- When the Wheels Don't Move
- No Turning Back
- Pushed Too Far
- Exiles
- Sultana
- Strength and Doubt
- Jukebox of Steel
Music reviews of American Central Dust
Music Review: "Every Don Quixote Must Have His Day"
Rating: 5 Stars
I'm beginning to think Jay Farrar has a spiritual kinship with Neil Young, who also waxes and wanes between his acoustic and electric moods. After the electric guitar driven Okemah and the Melody of Riot and the more experimental The Search, American Central Dust returns Farrar to the dusty highways and train tracks of Trace and Straightaways without sounding like a rehash of those albums. The lyrics on ACD are among some of Farrar's most accessible, given real life pathos by Farrar's gentle growl. Musically, ACD is mostly a jangle of acoustic guitars and subtle tasteful drums, permeated by tremolo-laden electric guitar and plaintive pedal steel. Some songs also feature touches of organ, accordion, violins, and violas.
The highlight of the CD for me was the piano driven "Cocaine and Ashes", written as a tribute to Keith Richards. It really captures the "seen it all, done it all" life of the Rolling Stones guitarist. All of the songs are great though, from the ebullient "Dynamite" to the driving "When the Wheels Don't Move" to the dirge like "Sultana" (referencing the steamboat which suffered a boiler explosion in 1865, the worst maritime disaster in US history). Once again Farrar reveals himself to be one of America's most underrated songwriters. An album of his is like reading a well-polished collection of short stories.
I know that many people will still complain that this album is not as good as Trace, or the other albums by the original Son Volt lineup. Considering that(aside from Farrar)this is a completely different group from the one that made those records, I find it hard to put these guys down simply for that reason. This is a great album made by talented musicians and it deserves to stand on its own merits, which are pretty fine. Easily one of the best albums of 2009 and a welcome release from an old friend.
Description of American Central Dust
After spearheading the alternative country movement with his band Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar pursued his vision with Son Volt, who recorded three landmark albums in the '90s before the groundbreaking artist put the band on extended hiatus and cut three solo records. Now back with his third Son Volt album of the decade, Jay Farrar has delivered what may be his finest work yet, American Central Dust. The new album exhilaratingly carries on the tradition of the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Little Feat circa Sailin' Shoes, the Rolling Stones of Exile on Main Street and early R.E.M., with standouts like the exceptional "Down to the Wire," "Dynamite" and "No Turning Back." An epic lament for the heartland, American Central Dust is populated with readily recognizable characters, the most hopeful of them searching for love against a backdrop of rusted road signs and abandoned factories. Rarely does a musical work so powerfully capture the zeitgeist of its historical moment while also honoring the traditions of rock & roll with such rawboned graceCountry CDs
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