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Son Volt - Okemah And The Melody of Riot (DualDisc, 2005)

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Many fans were surprised to see Son Volt release a new studio album just a few months after 2005's Son Volt RETROSPECTIVE. Even more surprising, the record, OKEMAH AND THE MELODY OF RIOT, featured singer/songwriter/guitarist Jay Farrar as the sole original member. Though some may take issue with former Uncle Tupelo frontman issuing the disc under the Son Volt name rather than as a solo album, it's hard to ignore OKEMAH's return to the muscular form of albums like TRACE. Although the instrumental interplay between the Boquist brothers is missed here, Farrar's Son Volt Mark II exhibits more energy than the group's earlier incarnation did on STRAIGHTAWAYS and WIDE SWING TREMOLO. The revamped quartet, which includes former Meat Puppet Andrew Duplantis on bass, careens through Crazy Horse-inspired guitar workouts ("Bandages & Scars"), acoustic strummers ("Ipecac," "Medication"), and potent mid-tempo tunes that take the US government to task ("Jet Pilot," "Endless War"). More focused than Farrar's occasionally experimental solo outings, OKEMAH shows that getting back to basics suits him--and his reinvigorated band--quite well. This DualDisc presents the CD version of OKEMAH AND THE MELODY OF RIOT on one side and a DVD version with surround-sound mix and a bonus making-of documentary (that includes recording studio footage, live performances, and an interview with Farrar) on the other.