tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569201595524785729.post8657603210259878109..comments2023-10-30T07:19:51.542-07:00Comments on Six String Sanctuary: Pssst: This one sounds like heavenJim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03380893839864714901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569201595524785729.post-35122968761864677162009-03-26T19:05:00.000-07:002009-03-26T19:05:00.000-07:00Here goes ...I agree with the author here that the...Here goes ...<BR/><BR/>I agree with the author here that the breakup of UT was a shame. Of course, the creative tension that led to the creation of an album like "Anodyne," my personal fave, was bound to be ultimately destructive.<BR/><BR/>Since the split, "Trace" is hands down the best work either Farrar or Tweedy has done. I cannot to this day put it in the CD player while driving and not sing along with "Windfall," Ten Second News," Tear-Stained Eye," Too Early," etc., etc. As a singer and songwriter, I normally side with Farrar, but taking "Trace" out of the mix, Tweedy has had a more successful post-UT career. From an artistic standpoint, I don't even think it's close. Of course, some of the genre-stretching Tweedy has done is unlistenable, IMO, but I give him props for pushing the boundaries and not relying on a comfortable formula, which I think has been Farrar's stumbling block. Then again, after "Trace," it was almost inevitable he would become a victim of his own success. I'm not sure that can be topped. Wilco tuned it down quite a bit for their last album, and while I know Tweedy despises the "alt-country pioneer" label and will likely never return to his UT roots, I would love to see Wilco get "back home" a little more in the future with some folk rock, similar to Mermaid Ave. They absolutely nailed much of the Woody Guthrie stuff (If there's a better upbeat sing-along song than "California Stars," I haven't heard it). And maybe, if that were to occur, it would spur Farrar to break out of the rut he seems to be in.mtp4610https://www.blogger.com/profile/14773712095009061656noreply@blogger.com