Okemah and the Melody of Riot

Locations
Call Number: CD Rock Son Okemah
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Rock Son Okemah	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Two-sided dual disc : side 1 is sound disc; side 2 is DVD.
"The audio side of this disc does not conform to CD specifications and therefore not all DVD and CD players will play the audio side of this disc."--Container note.
Lyrics on insert.
Videodisc side includes the entire album in enhanced stereo; documentary, "Break through the lens"; interview with Jay Farrar; audio of the songs 6 string belief, Atmosphere, Gramophone; live recordings of Afterglow 61 and Joe Citizen blues (recorded at Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, PA on May 22, 2005); live recording of Medication (recorded at Housing Works Used Book Café, New York, NY on April 15, 2005).
CD audio side. Bandages & scars -- Afterglow 61 -- Jet pilot -- Atmosphere -- Ipecac -- Who -- Endless war -- Medication -- 6 string belief -- Gramophone -- Chaos streams -- World waits for you -- World waits for you (reprise).
Son Volt: Jay Farrar, vocal, guitar, piano, harmonica ; Dave Bryson, drums ; Andrew Duplantis, bass, backing vocal ; Brad Rice, guitar ; with acc. musicians.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A nice return - Son Volt submitted by teri on August 4, 2020, 12:48pm A touch of blues, folk, country - held up by rock.
Songs of politics, history and protest.
Influenced by Woody Guthrie., all songs were written by lead singer Jay Farrar.
Some pieces are reminiscent of Neil Young.