A Retrospective: 1995–2000

A Retrospective: 1995–2000 is a compilation album of past works by American rock band Son Volt.

A Retrospective: 1995–2000
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2005
GenreAlternative country
Alternative rock
Son Volt chronology
Wide Swing Tremolo
(1998)
A Retrospective: 1995–2000
(2005)
Okemah and the Melody of Riot
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
The Guardian link
Mojo link
The Music Box link
No Depression(positive) link
Pitchfork Media(6.7/10) link
PopMatters link
Prefix Magazine(positive) link

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jay Farrar, except where otherwise stated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drown" (from Trace)  
2."Windfall" (from Trace)  
3."Route" (from Trace)  
4."Rex's Blues" (from Red Hot + Bothered)Townes Van Zandt 
5."Looking at the World Through a Windshield" (from Feeling Minnesota soundtrack)Jerry Chesnut/Mike Hoyer 
6."Too Early" (from Trace)  
7."Back into Your World" (from Straightaways)  
8."Picking Up the Signal" (from Straightaways)  
9."I've Got to Know" (previously unissued)Woody Guthrie 
10."Creosote" (from Straightaways)  
11."Straightface" (from Wide Swing Tremolo)  
12."Tulsa County" (from Switchback Promo EP)Pamela Polland 
13."Driving the View" (from Wide Swing Tremolo)  
14."Ain't No More Cane" (previously unissued)Huddie Ledbetter 
15."Flow" (from Wide Swing Tremolo)  
16."Holocaust" (from Straightface Promo EP)Alex Chilton 
17."Tear Stained Eye" (4 Track Demo, previously unissued)  
18."Loose String" (4 Track Demo, previously unissued)  
19."Medicine Hat" (recorded live at Acoustic Café, previously unissued)  
20."Open All Night" (from Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska)Bruce Springsteen