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They signed with independent label Rockville Records and released two albums, ''No Depression'' and ''Still Feel Gone''; in spite of this, the label refused to pay the band royalties, and for their third album, instructed them to emulate acts like Music/{{Nirvana}}, who had [[Music/{{Nevermind}} reached mainstream success]] the year before. [[WriterRevolt The band refused]], recording an acoustic album made of country and folk songs, ''March 16-20, 1992''. Although it sold more copies than their first two records, the label still refused to pay the band, so Uncle Tupelo left the label and signed with Creator/SireRecords.

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They signed with independent label Rockville Records and released two albums, ''No Depression'' and ''Still Feel Gone''; in spite of this, the label refused to pay the band royalties, and for their third album, instructed them to emulate acts like Music/{{Nirvana}}, who had [[Music/{{Nevermind}} [[Music/NevermindAlbum reached mainstream success]] the year before. [[WriterRevolt The band refused]], recording an acoustic album made of country and folk songs, ''March 16-20, 1992''. Although it sold more copies than their first two records, the label still refused to pay the band, so Uncle Tupelo left the label and signed with Creator/SireRecords.

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Uncle Tupelo was an American band from Belleville, Illinois active from 1987 to 1994 and initially consisting of guitarist Jay Farrar, bassist Jeff Tweedy, and drummer Mike Heidorn. First starting out as a PunkRock group called The Plebes and later The Primitives before acquiring their eventual name, the band developed itself into the TropeCodifier for AlternativeCountry, taking influence both from noisy alternative bands like Music/HuskerDu and Music/DinosaurJr and country acts like Music/HankWilliams, Gram Parsons, the Louvin Brothers, and the Carter Family.

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Uncle Tupelo was an American AlternativeCountry band from Belleville, Illinois active from 1987 to 1994 and initially consisting of guitarist Jay Farrar, bassist Jeff Tweedy, and drummer Mike Heidorn. First starting out as a PunkRock group called The Plebes and later The Primitives before acquiring their eventual name, the band developed itself into the TropeCodifier for AlternativeCountry, taking influence both from noisy alternative bands like Music/HuskerDu and Music/DinosaurJr and country acts like Music/HankWilliams, Gram Parsons, the Louvin Brothers, and the Carter Family.


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* LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar: Lead guitarist Jay Farrar [[VocalTagTeam shared lead vocals]] with Jeff Tweedy.
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* MeaningfulName: ''March 16-20, 1992''. The name was chosen because those were the five days that the band spent recording the album.
* MinisculeRocking: Three songs on ''March'' qualify: "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" (1:53), "I Wish My Baby Was Born" (1:38), and "Atomic Power" (1:52).

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* MeaningfulName: ''March 16-20, 1992''. The name was chosen because those were the five days that the band spent recording the album.
album. ''Still Feel Gone'' was recorded not long after the band were touring their previous album - the title refers to being on a tour for so long that even when you return home you still feel like you're traveling.
* MinisculeRocking: Three songs on ''March'' qualify: "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" (1:53), "I Wish My Baby Was Born" (1:38), and "Atomic Power" (1:52). A 2003 reissue of the album adds a CoverVersion of "Series/TheWaltons (Theme)" (1:13) as a HiddenTrack.
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They signed with independent label Rockville Records and released two albums, ''No Depression'' and ''Still Feel Gone''; in spite of this, the label refused to pay the band royalties, and for their third album, instructed them to emulate acts like Music/{{Nirvana}}, who had [[Music/{{Nevermind}} reached mainstream success]] the year before. The band refused, recording an acoustic album made of country and folk songs, ''March 16-20, 1992''. Although it sold more copies than their first two records, the label still refused to pay the band, so Uncle Tupelo left the label and signed with Creator/SireRecords.

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They signed with independent label Rockville Records and released two albums, ''No Depression'' and ''Still Feel Gone''; in spite of this, the label refused to pay the band royalties, and for their third album, instructed them to emulate acts like Music/{{Nirvana}}, who had [[Music/{{Nevermind}} reached mainstream success]] the year before. [[WriterRevolt The band refused, refused]], recording an acoustic album made of country and folk songs, ''March 16-20, 1992''. Although it sold more copies than their first two records, the label still refused to pay the band, so Uncle Tupelo left the label and signed with Creator/SireRecords.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar. By the time they recorded ''March'', the two began fighting over control over the band; Tweedy claimed that Farrar (who used to be the main songwriter) became intimidated when Tweedy began writing more songs, while Farrar interpreted Tweedy as being arrogant (and also claimed that Tweedy attempted to hit on his girlfriend). The two have since communicated only a handful of times (mostly for business-related affairs), and all three members of the original lineup have shot down ideas of a reunion.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar. By the time they recorded ''March'', the two began men had begun fighting over control over the band; Tweedy claimed that Farrar (who used to be the main (originally their primary songwriter) became intimidated when Tweedy began writing to write more songs, while Farrar interpreted Tweedy as being arrogant (and also claimed that Tweedy attempted to hit on his girlfriend). The two have since communicated only a handful of times (mostly for business-related affairs), and all three members of the original lineup have shot down any ideas of a reunion.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''It's just me and Jay, playing our guitars along with it all..'' [[note]] The original lineup, left to right: Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn.[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''It's just me and Jay, playing our guitars along with it all..all.'' [[note]] The original lineup, left to right: Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn.[[/note]]]]



Get up and start what needs to be done.\\

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Get up and start what needs to be done.\\done\\



Working on that graveyard shift."''
-->--"'''Graveyard Shift'''"


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Working on that graveyard shift."''
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