''Still Feel Gone'' is the second album by
American alternative country pioneers
Uncle Tupelo
Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to atten ...
. It was released in 1991 on
Rockville Records and re-released in 2003 by
Sony Legacy.
Reception
''Still Feel Gone'' has been generally well received by critics.
Pitchfork
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called the album "so much stronger" than Uncle Tupelo's debut ''
No Depression''.
Track listing
All songs written by
Jay Farrar
Jay Farrar (born December 26, 1966) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis. A member of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001. Beyond his estab ...
,
Mike Heidorn
Mike Heidorn, born 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, is the former drummer and founding member of alternative country bands Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt. Heidorn also played with the Uncle Tupelo precursors the Primitives (or ) and the one-off band Co ...
, and
Jeff Tweedy except where noted.
#"Gun" – 3:40
#"Looking for a Way Out" – 3:40
#"Fall Down Easy" – 3:08
#"Nothing" – 2:16
#"Still Be Around" – 2:44
#"Watch Me Fall" – 2:12
#"Punch Drunk" – 2:43
#"Postcard" – 3:38
#"
D. Boon" – 2:32
#"True to Life" – 2:22
#"Cold Shoulder" – 3:15
#"Discarded" – 2:42
#"If That's Alright" – 3:12
;2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
#
Sauget Wind (Farrar) – 3:31
#" I Wanna Destroy You (The Soft Boys
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Cover)" (Robyn Hitchcock
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) – 2:30
#"Watch Me Fall" (Demo Version) – 2:08
#"Looking for a Way Out" (Demo – Fast Version) – 2:03
#"If That's Alright" (Demo – Fast Acoustic Version) – 3:03
*Tracks 16–18 previously unreleased.
Personnel
* Jay Farrar
Jay Farrar (born December 26, 1966) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis. A member of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001. Beyond his estab ...
– electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, banjo, mandolin, harmonica
* Jeff Tweedy – bass, vocals; acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 13)
* Mike Heidorn
Mike Heidorn, born 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, is the former drummer and founding member of alternative country bands Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt. Heidorn also played with the Uncle Tupelo precursors the Primitives (or ) and the one-off band Co ...
– drums
;Additional personnel
* Chris Bess – piano (track 3), accordion (track 6)
* Sean Slade – organ (tracks 5, 6), piano (track 11)
* Gary Louris – additional electric guitar (tracks 6, 8, 11)
* Brian Henneman – acoustic guitar (track 10)
* Rich Gilbert – Optigan
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(track 13)
References
Uncle Tupelo albums
1991 albums
Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie
Albums produced by Sean Slade
Dutch East India Trading albums
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