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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Brilliant as a jay bird, September 11, 2004
Wilco sounds like an outtake compared to this. With early REM and Neil Young influences, along with his own unique brand of folk and rock Jay is in a class by himself. Canyon adds a great touch to these songs. This is the best live album by anyone in a long, long time. From the opening acoustics to the Like a Hurricane jam at the end, this is a classic live album.
No one should pass on this one.
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11 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Among Several Recent Significant Statements ......, June 10, 2004
from Neil Young's rightful successor, this Double Live CD/DVD presents, along with the web only release of his Live concert in Seattle, and TERROIR BLUES from last year, Farrar's angular vision, at times acoustically syncopated, at others in full electric roar, of the state of things, especially America in a time of Bush dynasties and insidious corporate and personal greed as it has infected the American soul. It is and remains as disturbing a portrait as Young's work at its best, and Farrar shares Young's less than optimistic conclusions for any but the solitary. There is a sense that Farrar is not that far from "Ambulance Blues" in its apocalyptical resignation of the force of gravity. Here in Live settings, "6 String Belief" and "California" lay out the spiritual desolation and the only redemptory path lying deeply in the wounded psyche of an honest soul. "Doesn't Have to be this way" damns the Bush legacy in ways more poetic than blowhards like Micahel Moore will ever comprehend.
Clearly, Farrar and Jeff Tweedy are the two most important writers to emerge in music since Young and Crosby, and have collectively from Uncle Tupelo through Son Volt and Wilco left a detailed portrait of the way the US is decaying from the inside. The songcraft is more urgent than naything else in rock and pop. This is guitar driven music delivered with commitment. The demise of the US, like the early days of the decline of the Roman Empire is a"Damn Shame." and Farrar is not afraid to call it as he sees it. Wanting to "make it alright", he notes what odds are stacked against the Don Quixotes of this world. His is a perceptive analysis, and he has an extraordinary band along with him to deliver the goods here.
The DVD is simply shot, and presents Farrar in a captivating setting. It is enough to convince you to never miss a chance of seeing him play live. Both the CD and the DVD are so wonderfully recorded that the textures in each performance are a sonic wonder. The CD concludes with Young's "Like a Hurricane." Says it all really. When Neil Young finally fades into the Canadian sunset, Farrar will be there to cover the tracks and take up the mission. His is as raw and honest as Young's soul.
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From a reviewer that grew up near Farrar, October 6, 2005
There are some brilliant reviews here, and some that completely miss the point. I grew up about ten minutes away from Farrar's hometown, and I really fear some reviewers cannot understand the context from which he writes. Imagine the "rust belt", where factories have closed, people have moved away, and sprawl has crept in. You have our hometown area. The song Cahokian, which another reviewer took to task, is especially poignant to anyone familiar with the area. He speaks of the mounds, one being a HUGE ceromonial mound built by native americans which still stands today. The other, a landfill, visible from the first mound, stands across from a motor sports racetrack. The fact that Farrar recognizes this and chooses to speak on it, I believe, shows the consciousness that makes me love his music. If you like this slant, you should really check out March "16-20, 1992". This album completely forshadowed Tupelo's split, with noticable "tweedy songs" and "farrar songs", with Farrar's being of the social consciousness ilk. Please, continue to check out Farrar's solo work, Trace and Wide Swing Tremolo (not a big fan of much else son volt), and any Tupelo you can get your hands on. I should also add, quickly, some favorite songs from S,S,& BL. Please pay attention to Medicine Hat, Six String Belief, and Greenwich Time. Thanks for your time!
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1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
 Please someone tell me where else I can find this song, August 11, 2005
I have heard this whole CD and it's nothing special. One song is very good and I do wish to have it. It is the first song, "Things don't have to be this way". I do want that song but don't want to have to pay for this very ordinary CD to get it. I have not been able to find where else it is so if someone knows I would sure appreciate you pointing me towards it. Thanks.
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 A very pleasing discovery, July 29, 2005
This man's work is new to me but it's a great discovery! A previous and somewhat negative review suggested that if I liked this I'd need a lobotomy! Well, book me in for some cranial work as I think that most of this album is fantastic and the rest is very good indeed. His voice - reminiscent of early Michael Stipe - is forceful and memorable and songs like 'Feel Free', 'Make it Alright' and 'All of your might' stay long in the memory. Best of all, it's rounded off with a blistering performance of Neil Young's 'Like a hurricane'. I'm certainly going to investigate his previous work but to those who don't like this album I say, 'Damn shame'! Recommended.
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2 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
 Newsflash - Farrar Loses Plot, May 8, 2005
Guess what folks - another solo disappointment from the most boring man in alt.country. Jay Farrar has completely lost it - every damn song on this record is boring, save for Cahokian, which is merely trite and re-hashed. Do not waste your money on this garbage unless you love the rest of his solo work, in which case you should have a lobotomy. Listen, dear consumer, buy the Uncle Tupelo best of and then Buy Son Volt's TRACE and Wilco's YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. Then forget about Jay Farrar.
P.S. He is even more boring as a solo live act than on record.
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