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Recorded in Asheville, North Carolina in 2005, Six String Belief celebrates Jay Farrar's entire career, making it the undisputed motherlode for the singer-songwriter's fans. Featuring a more than generous 31 songs, the two-hour concert obviously focuses on his current band, Son Volt (including every tune from the 2005 CD Okemah and the Melody of Riot, their first release since the late '90s), but Farrar's previous group, Uncle Tupelo, and his solo work are represented as well. Some call it alt-country, others prefer Americana; any way you slice it, Farrar and his spirited band are in good form here, evoking such influences as Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, R.E.M., and the Sweetheart of the Rodeo-era Byrds. Yet despite the career overview aspect, there simply isn't a lot of variety. Farrar does all the singing, with occasional harmony contributions from bass player Andrew Duplantis, and while what one critic described as his "perfectly ramshackle" voice is distinctive in a Michael Stipe kind of way, it's limited in range and monotonous (not to mention fairly often out of tune). Same goes for the band's driving, chordal rock sound; one welcomes the acoustic interludes, especially the trio of "World Waits for You," "Tear Stained Eye," and "Windfall" that comes near the end. It would also have been nice if Farrar had uttered more than a word or two between songs (bonus material includes an OK-but-hardly-scintillating interview). Of course, these complaints will sound churlish to the faithful, who have every reason to rejoice over this good-sounding, fine-looking, bargain-priced release.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1. Who
2. Bandages & Scars
3. 6 String Belief
4. Atmosphere
5. Gramaphone
6. Back into Your World
7. Joe Citizen Blues
8. Medicine Hat
9. Ipecac
10. Damn Shame
11. Feel Free
12. Barstow
13. Loose String
14. Choas Streams
15. Live Free
16. Clear Day Thunder
17. Picking Up The Signal
18. Jet pilot
19. Endless War
20. Route
21. Straightface
22. Caryatid Easy
23. Driving The View
24. Medication
25. Drown
26. Afterglow 61
27. World Waits for You
28. Tear Stained Eye
29. Windfall
30. Armagideon Time
31. Chickamauga
Product Details
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony
DVD Release Date: May 23, 2006
Run Time: 120 minutes
Special Features
Interview with Jay Farrar; Photo gallery; Audio: Stereo ad 5.1 mixes
Cast & Crew
Hank Lena Director
Menu
Disc #1 -- Son Volt Live: 6 String Belief
Play Concert
Song Select
Bonus Features
Interview With Jay Farrar
Photo Gallery
Audio Select
Audio: PCM Stereo
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
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