The Slaughter Rule Soundtrack by Jay Farrar

The Slaughter Rule Soundtrack

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The Slaughter Rule Soundtrack

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Audio CD (March 4, 2003)

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Jay Farrar's original score along with a dozen cuts drawn from alt-country's moody songwriter wing. Nothing in Farrar's guitar-centric score--which consists mainly of brooding blues riffs and John Fahey-influenced acoustic numbers, colored occasionally by keyboards, feedback, and minimal percussion--would sound out of place on his 2001 solo album, Sebastopol. Recycled contributions from Neko Case, Ryan Adams, Uncle Tupelo (a hard-to-find cover of Gram Parsons's "Blue Eyes"), and the Flatlanders hold few surprises: they're all stellar, but none is exclusive to this disc. Most of the new tunes found here are conservative covers of country classics, including "Rank Stranger" (Vic Chesnutt), "When I Stop Dreaming" (Freakwater), and "Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet" (Blood Oranges). Best of all are Malcolm Holcombe's hard-bitten rendition of "Killing the Blues" and the Pernice Brothers' gauzy take on "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" --Anders Smith Lindall

Product Description:
This hauntingly beautiful story vividly depicts the harsh life of a teenage boy coming of age in the rough & tumble landscape of Montana, in the tradition of 'The Last Picture Show' a rich & complicated tale of compassion in a cold climate. The soundtrack includes score selections by Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo), songs by Freakwater, Vic Chesnutt, Blood Oranges, & Pernice Brothers with previously unreleased recordings by Neko Case & Her Boyfriends, Ryan Adams, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders, & others. Bloodshot Records. 2002.

Reader Reviews
Soundtrack features original material by Jay Farrar, new recordings from Freakwater, Cheri Knight & the Blood oranges, Jay Farrar, Pernice Brothers and previously released recordings from Neko Case, Ryan Adams, and Uncle Tupelo.

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