Oh, that's who did the song - I thought it was a Tom Waitts clone or something.
Alabama 3 never got screen credit BTW.
i'd never heard of them before... i checked out their other stuff on youtube but I didnt like the rest of their stuff as much as I liked this song. Of course part of the song's appeal in the series is how well it goes with the opening montage (and general theme of the show). (The bass line for instance seems to work really well as a 'driving' song as in the opening credits).
Also I believe they used a shorter version of the song for the opening.
The sopranos introI do like the way alabama 3 mixes different genres and instruments (from gospel, techno, rap, blues, country, etc) but I couldnt really get into their other stuff, lol.