''Still Feel Gone'' is the second album by

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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 attend ...

. It was released in 1991 on Rockville Records and re-released in 2003 by

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Reception

''Still Feel Gone'' has been generally well received by critics.

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called the album "so much stronger" than Uncle Tupelo's debut '' No Depression''.

Track listing

*Tracks 16–18 previously unreleased.

Personnel

Jay Farrar Jay Stuart Farrar (born December 26, 1966) is an American songwriter and musician 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 talent as ...

– electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, banjo, mandolin, harmonica *

Jeff Tweedy Jeffrey Scot Tweedy (born August 25, 1967) is an American musician, singer songwriter, author, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Wilco. Tweedy, originally from Belleville, Illinois, began his music care ...

– bass, vocals; acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 13) *

Mike Heidorn Mike Heidorn (born 1967 in Belleville, Illinois), is a 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 Coffee ...

– 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 –

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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 {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub