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Uncle Tupelo — Anodyne
Album: Anodyne
Avg rating:
6.3

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Total ratings: 566









Released: 1993
Length: 4:44
Plays (last 30 days): 0
You threw out the past
When you threw out what was mine
Throughout the years
It was hard to make it last

Anodyne
Anodyne

No sign of reconciliation
It's a quarter past the end
Full moon from on high
Across the board we lose again

Anodyne
Anodyne

Anodyne
Tossed it out for me to find
Without a word you're out the door
Without a reason anymore

Two fingers on the trigger
Can break the heart of any day
Foolish to believe
It would turn out okay

Anodyne
Anodyne

Anodyne
You tossed it out for me to find
Without a word you're out the door
Without a reason anymore

Anodyne
Anodyne
Anodyne
Anodyne
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This album saw me through driving all over the country in my stand up days! Had a 12 disc CD player mounted in the trunk- until somewhere in Ohio it got stolen...
Overall...this is good album.
 tiggers wrote:
Just a lot of wishy washy whining. Dire!
 
I actually think the song could use some "dire" (it has a little too much anodyne for me).


an·o·dyne/ˈanəˌdīn/ adjectivenot likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so.

 SmackDaddy wrote:


My impression is that Wilco/Tweedy have done much better in terms of sales but they bore the shit out of me.
 
Gotta agree.  I loved the first three Wilco albums but then...meh...
Wow I thought that Bill had a Richard Clapton song in the playlist. The vocals sound just like him from the 70's. Anyhow I still like this....
 Darlington wrote:


I think that was pretty much the consensus when Uncle Tupelo broke up, that Jeff's subsequent career would be ecclipsed by Jay Farrar's. I am a big fan of Son Volt too, but Tweedy's proven a lot of people wrong, I believe.
 

My impression is that Wilco/Tweedy have done much better in terms of sales but they bore the shit out of me.
 Pyro wrote:

Jay sings lead in both Tupelo and Son Volt?

 
yes
This is wonderful.  Such a way with words.
 coding_to_music wrote:
drjimmy wrote:
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy was one half of the primary singer/songwriter duo of Uncle Tupelo, the other half being Jay Farrar. The Uncle Tupelo tree extends to Son Volt(Farrar) as well as Minus Five, Loose Fur, Golden Smog (all Tweedy) and the great Wilco/Billy Bragg compilations of Woody Guthrie songs, Mermaid Avenue I and II. I was led to all these after first hearing Wilco on the Gram Parsons tribute CD Return of the Grievous Angel. It also helped me to discover Steve Earle, Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams, and the Mavericks, which then led to Old 97s, Alejandro Escovedo, the Jayhawks.....it goes on and on. You won't regret giving this a listen.
Jeez, great summary. Also -- all those artists are well represented in the RP playlist!
 
No, unfortunately not.....Whiskeytown is a diamond.....when Ryan Adams could stay sober...was fortunate to see Whiskeytown-Alejandro Escovedo at the Tractor Tavern/Seattle fall 1997.  Perhaps one of the most exciting small shows I've ever seen until late.....Whiskeytown ran out of material and started playing random 70's numbers asking the crowd for various illegal substances....which were rewarded!
You should have seen these guys in the Belleville -STL area in the early 1990s.   They were a bizarre band.  
Thanks, Bill! And I just requested it off-hand in a comment yesterday!
 spiritual76 wrote:
{#Yawn}{#Shifty}{#Doh}
 
does that mean you hate it?

8? no, it's a 9.
 RobK wrote:

Just smile all the time...
 
Bravo!!!

Channelling Neil Young's voice and not his music, they got it the wrong way round.
{#Yawn}{#Shifty}{#Doh}
After this, I need an anodyne.  Maybe Lydia Pinkham's Elixir.  Make it a double.

Love Uncle Tupelo! Wish they were my uncle!



Just a lot of wishy washy whining. Dire!


 Pyro wrote:

Jay sings lead in both Tupelo and Son Volt?

 

I think that was pretty much the consensus when Uncle Tupelo broke up, that Jeff's subsequent career would be ecclipsed by Jay Farrar's. I am a big fan of Son Volt too, but Tweedy's proven a lot of people wrong, I believe.
 Jimi_the_Saint wrote:
See, I really enjoy Jay's voice (love Tupelo and Son Volt), but never really thought Jeff's was anything special. In fact, I refused to listen to the early Wilco stuff (but, in retrospect, that was pretty stupid).
 
Jay sings lead in both Tupelo and Son Volt?

Horrid, horrid voice. Someone please shut this guy up.
This is an outstanding album and has been worn out in my CD player for consistent play over the past 15 years. Most excellent =)
Not sure about the Radiohead, but 3 of the last four tunes have been great. Thank you and long live RP!
I think Tweedy came into his own after this warm-up.
Sort of Annoying Voice.
Bill, How bout following up this song with Tupelo Honey? The wife and I ate at the Tupelo Honey Cafe in Asheville yesterday and I have been singing this song and T.H. ever since. :)
this song has grown on me. i would not go out and buy the album. but i wouldn't turn it off either. thanks RP for broadening my horizons again.
algrif wrote:
How do you cope with deafness?
Just smile all the time...
living in st. louis, i got to see these guys about 30 times, even catching their last show under the name \"coffee creek\". every single time i saw them was a good moment in my life. not to detract from son volt, wilco, etc...but having farrar AND tweedy up front was just amazing. years later, i realize just how talented they were. this is one of the few places you will hear them played (they never got much airplay even in their backyard here). enjoy it folks. you can whine about the twang, but you know if you were standing there live having it wash over you, you\'d feel a bit different.
Those are some tasty geetar licks.
wow weee what a blast from the past.....my childhood played with him back in the 80's saw the at the kights of columbus. one of the last times they played.
dionysius wrote:
Not well enough, especially Alejandro.
Yeah, I would have probably never gotten into Alejandro Escovedo if he didn't make an appearance here once in awhile. He's been selling out shows here for several years. Also, David Dye (World Cafe radio show host) loves A.E. and plays him with some frequency.
queenjill wrote:
Amen to that. I just cannot get into UT, and I think it's because of Jay's voice (I have the same problem with Son Volt, obviously). He sounds like one of the Johns from They Might Be Giants, except really really whiny. If Jeff Tweedy was singing this, I'd probably give it a much higher rating.
See, I really enjoy Jay's voice (love Tupelo and Son Volt), but never really thought Jeff's was anything special. In fact, I refused to listen to the early Wilco stuff (but, in retrospect, that was pretty stupid).
Bassist for Uncle Tupelo: John Stirratt John's twin sister is in Blue Mountain... whom I will see tomorrow in Oxford.
coding_to_music wrote:
Jeez, great summary. Also -- all those artists are well represented in the RP playlist!
Not well enough, especially Alejandro.
algrif wrote:
How do you cope with deafness?
By not hearing your posts!!!
infinity wrote:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
You *****, you *****, you ****! For some reason, this association amuses me.
wow .. cool tune
liser wrote:
Can I get some cheese with that whine?
Amen to that. I just cannot get into UT, and I think it's because of Jay's voice (I have the same problem with Son Volt, obviously). He sounds like one of the Johns from They Might Be Giants, except really really whiny. If Jeff Tweedy was singing this, I'd probably give it a much higher rating.
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
YEE HAA!
RobK wrote:
Such a good song, and great album. Perhaps UT's finest hour.
Ah Yes..
Such a good song, and great album. Perhaps UT's finest hour.
Wish Tweedy and Farrar would get together again. Mostly a Tweedy issue I think...
Can I get some cheese with that whine?
tiddalick wrote:
Rhymes with whine...
Exactly what I was thinking....sounds way to 'whiney'
xouba wrote:
Excellent transtion from "Mr. Tambourine Man" (by the Byrds) to this. I didn't realize when the previous ended and this started. Go Bill!
How do you cope with deafness?
hurts so good
Rhymes with whine...
I LIKE...
Excellent transtion from "Mr. Tambourine Man" (by the Byrds) to this. I didn't realize when the previous ended and this started. Go Bill!
Always loved this song! Thanks RP.
Art_Carnage wrote: Thanks, man. Boy, was I misinformed. I was sitting here thinking this was a song about an unhappy robot. BTW, that is one seriously hilarious handle you've got there, Mr. Carnage.
NiceGuy2005 wrote:
Not a bad song, but too long for such a simple tune.
Agreed. It drags on unnecessarily. Would be better if they left out half the bars.
It's great hearing Jay Farrar's voice this afternoon. Thanks, RP
drjimmy wrote:
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy was one half of the primary singer/songwriter duo of Uncle Tupelo, the other half being Jay Farrar. The Uncle Tupelo tree extends to Son Volt(Farrar) as well as Minus Five, Loose Fur, Golden Smog (all Tweedy) and the great Wilco/Billy Bragg compilations of Woody Guthrie songs, Mermaid Avenue I and II. I was led to all these after first hearing Wilco on the Gram Parsons tribute CD Return of the Grievous Angel. It also helped me to discover Steve Earle, Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams, and the Mavericks, which then led to Old 97s, Alejandro Escovedo, the Jayhawks.....it goes on and on. You won't regret giving this a listen.
Jeez, great summary. Also -- all those artists are well represented in the RP playlist!
Sounds like Neil :nodhead:
I love Wilco. I'm in awe of Jay Farrar's voice and yet...some Tupelo stuff I just can't LOVE. Still, I appreciate it's amazing out-of-time quality and everything they created in their wake... TJ
Your word for the day.
drjimmy wrote:
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy was one half of the primary singer/songwriter duo of Uncle Tupelo, the other half being Jay Farrar. The Uncle Tupelo tree extends to Son Volt(Farrar) as well as Minus Five, Loose Fur, Golden Smog (all Tweedy) and the great Wilco/Billy Bragg compilations of Woody Guthrie songs, Mermaid Avenue I and II. I was led to all these after first hearing Wilco on the Gram Parsons tribute CD Return of the Grievous Angel. It also helped me to discover Steve Earle, Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams, and the Mavericks, which then led to Old 97s, Alejandro Escovedo, the Jayhawks.....it goes on and on. You won't regret giving this a listen.
good history of the later part of roots rock. how about some beginnings of roots rock. may i suggest some byrds and their offspring. flying burrito brothers, neil young, buffalo springfield, poco, chris hillman, gene clark, roger mcquinn, stephen stills and of course gram parsons. "workingmans dead" and "american beauty" era of the greatful dead. and of course the ever popular "and more"!
darthblav wrote:
too bad jay and jeff can't get along. i would love a few reunion shows and then have them disappear again to rock history. love uncle tupelo!
No doubt...although I like their independent work, this was a definitely a case of "the whole being greater than the sum of the parts"
Not a bad song, but too long for such a simple tune.
too bad jay and jeff can't get along. i would love a few reunion shows and then have them disappear again to rock history. love uncle tupelo!
drjimmy wrote:
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy was one half of the primary singer/songwriter duo of Uncle Tupelo, the other half being Jay Farrar. The Uncle Tupelo tree extends to Son Volt(Farrar) as well as Minus Five, Loose Fur, Golden Smog (all Tweedy) and the great Wilco/Billy Bragg compilations of Woody Guthrie songs, Mermaid Avenue I and II. I was led to all these after first hearing Wilco on the Gram Parsons tribute CD Return of the Grievous Angel. It also helped me to discover Steve Earle, Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams, and the Mavericks, which then led to Old 97s, Alejandro Escovedo, the Jayhawks.....it goes on and on. You won't regret giving this a listen.
Great illustrative comment. Thanks for sharing! Check out all of the guys this person mentioned--they are all wonderful, IMHO.
coding_to_music wrote:
U.T. newbie question: how is Uncle Tupelo related to Wilco?
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy was one half of the primary singer/songwriter duo of Uncle Tupelo, the other half being Jay Farrar. The Uncle Tupelo tree extends to Son Volt(Farrar) as well as Minus Five, Loose Fur, Golden Smog (all Tweedy) and the great Wilco/Billy Bragg compilations of Woody Guthrie songs, Mermaid Avenue I and II. I was led to all these after first hearing Wilco on the Gram Parsons tribute CD Return of the Grievous Angel. It also helped me to discover Steve Earle, Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams, and the Mavericks, which then led to Old 97s, Alejandro Escovedo, the Jayhawks.....it goes on and on. You won't regret giving this a listen.
Uncle Tupelo is my favorite uncle!
U.T. newbie question: how is Uncle Tupelo related to Wilco?
Nothing like some Uncle Tupelo to mollify the bitter edge of this very, very crappy day. Thanks, RP!!!
Kind of poking Fate in the chest to give a song this title... or then again, maybe someone told Uncle, wow, man this song is like, really, you know, anodyne..
JokesandJokesandJokes wrote:
Upload some more so they can get rejected!!
hey! i think every uncle tupelo i uploaded got accepted. so there!
jugo wrote:
Love the Uncle Tupelo, but there are much better songs from the album to give the unaware a better taste of what the band was about... I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth though.
I logged in to make the same comment. Love this band, love this album, but don't so much love this song. Just for being Uncle Tupelo, I'll rate it high anyway ;-)
jugo wrote:
Love the Uncle Tupelo, but there are much better songs from the album to give the unaware a better taste of what the band was about... I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth though.
Upload some more so they can get rejected!!
Love the Uncle Tupelo, but there are much better songs from the album to give the unaware a better taste of what the band was about... I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth though.