Okemah and the Melody of Riot
Okemah and the Melody of Riot is the fourth album by alt-country band Son Volt. It was released on October 5, 2005.
Reception
The album so far has a score of 72 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[1] Trouser Press gave the album a very favorable review and called it "A stunning return to form."[10] The A.V. Club gave it a favorable review and said of Jay Farrar, "Even when his overintellectualized lyrics smear into a palette of industrial gray, the guitars provide a strong human heartbeat."[11] NME gave it a score of seven out of ten and said that "Farrar has the passion to carry the songs beyond any hackneyed themes."[1] Other reviews are average or mixed: Mojo gave the album three stars out of five and said, "By focusing on the temporal, [Farrar] reduces himself to simple protest music rather than timeless folk."[1] The New York Times gave it an average review and said, "The band's underlying, stubborn seriousness, and nearly Amish unwillingness to change, creates its appeal."[12] Blender, however, gave it two stars out of five and said that Farrar had "never tried so actively to fuse prescriptive politics into [the] mix, and the move feels suspect."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Jay Farrar.
- "Bandages & Scars" - 3:23
- "Afterglow 61" - 2:48
- "Jet Pilot" - 3:12
- "Atmosphere" - 3:50
- "Ipecac" - 3:29
- "Who" - 4:02
- "Endless War" - 4:25
- "Medication" - 5:00
- "6 String Belief" - 3:16
- "Gramophone" - 3:09
- "Chaos Streams" - 3:52
- "World Waits For You" - 4:08
- "World Waits For You (Reprise)" - 1:56
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Critic Reviews for Okemah And The Melody Of Riot". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ Okemah and the Melody of Riot at AllMusic
- ↑ Pastorek, Whitney (2005-07-15). "Okemah and the Melody of Riot Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ Hochman, Steve (2005-07-10). "Plain-spoken to a fault". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (2005-07-14). "Son Volt: Okemah and the Melody of Riot". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Horan, Mark (2005-07-20). "Son Volt: Okemah and the Melody of Riot". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (2005-07-18). "Okemah And The Melody Of Riot : Son Volt : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (2005-07-11). "Son Volt: Okemah And The Melody Of Riot". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Funk, Peter (2005-07-21). "Son Volt - Okemah And The Melody of Riot - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Hage, Erik; Robbins, Ira; Reynolds, Steve. "TrouserPress.com :: Son Volt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Murray, Noel (2005-07-27). "Son Volt: Okemah And The Melody Of Riot". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2005-07-11). "Americana to Comfort Roots Rockers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
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