Best Ever Albums

Re: Country music

GARY — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:57:52 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 07/27/2011 18:57

ya, I'll stick with the old and real country music. 😁

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Re: Country music

Norman Bates — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:37:26 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/30/2011 06:37

Two modern country artists that I like : Gillian Welch

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Blanche :

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Re: Country music

Captain_Dude — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:30:43 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 06/30/2011 06:30

I love Johnny Cash. The man was brilliant.

I also absolutely love Buck Owens! Yeah, he was much, much more than just the "grinin'" to Roy Clark's "pickin'" on Hee-Haw. If you want to hear a wonderful country album, may I suggest Buck Owens and His Buckaroos - Carnegie Hall Concert.

Re: Country music

Error Finn — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:33:09 GMT

Author: Error Finn

Posted: 06/20/2011 13:33

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1NSXp9vWY&feature=player_detailpage

Re: Country music

Bork — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:52:31 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 06/19/2011 23:52

Nah, Townes Van Zandt is not country. Rather folk. Although, in the famous words of Kris Kristofferson: "If it sounds country, man, that's what it is. It's a country song".

Also, there's another thread from just about a month back that has some more suggestions for country music:

http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1477

Re: Country music

40footwolf — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:35:05 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 06/19/2011 20:35

I think Townes is considered country, yeah.

Some of my favs are Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Calexico and Uncle Tupelo, though it's a genre I admit I really need to hear more from.

Re: Country music

Norman Bates — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:16:06 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/19/2011 20:16

Is Townes Van Zandt considered a country artist ? He's great.

Re: Country music

Bork — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:39:28 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 06/19/2011 16:39

I'm mostly into the outlaw and rebel country, of which Red Headed Stranger is a highlight. Other stuff in that same vein well worth checking out is:

Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson (1970), The Silver Tongued Devil and I (1971), and Border Lord (1972)
Guy Clark - Old No. 1 (1975), and Texas Cookin' (1976)
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie (1973), Phases and Stages (1974)
Robert Earl Keen - No Kinda Dancer (1984)
Waylon Jennings - Lonesome, On'ry and Mean (1973), Ladies Love Outlaws (1972), and Honky Tonk Heroes (1973)
Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers Like Me (1973)

Other stuff that might work include Steve Earles's 90's stuff, anything by Jamey Johnson, as well as David Allan Coe and Jerry Jeff Walker. If you like Elvis his Elvis Country from 1971 is well worth checking out.

Been listening to country actively the last fifteen years or so and have some 600 country albums sitting on the shelf. I often find the traditional country a bit too sappy but there is plenty good stuff in the genre.

Don't know too much about Loretta Lynn but there is a fun song about her Lincoln by Josh Turner:

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Re: Country music

RFNAPLES — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:06:54 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 06/19/2011 15:06

I started listening to country in 1967. I enjoyed Conway Twitty and every Sunday we would watch a TV show which featured local (Maine) bands. At first it was a joke, then it became real. Finally started collecting country in 1978.

Try these great albums by traditional country artists:

Re: Country music

alelsupreme — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:35:49 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 06/19/2011 13:35

The only country artist I like more than one or two songs from is Johnny Cash.

Re: Country music

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:50:01 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 06/19/2011 12:50

Norman Bates wrote:

I'm not a specialist, but I like Gram Parsons a lot, particulary his second LP, Grievous Angel.

Yeah, Gram Parsons is great. I think he's considered the godfather of the alt country movement.

Re: Country music

Norman Bates — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:26:39 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/19/2011 12:26

I'm not a specialist, but I like Gram Parsons a lot, particulary his second LP, Grievous Angel. From Loretta Lynn, I only know her comeback album produced by Jack White, Van Lear Rose: not bad. In the alt. country area, I love Lambchop, a band from Nashville that has a lot of different influences besides regular country music, it's very good (try the LP How I Quit Smoking). Steve Earle is great, well his 90s stuff that I know at least.

Re: Country music

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:14:13 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/19/2011 12:14

juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust kidding. Wait, does Wilco count?

Re: Country music

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:48:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/19/2011 11:48

GTFO

Country music

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:34:14 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 06/19/2011 11:34

Confession time: I like country music.... well, some country music. If there was a genre called "classic country" that's what I would say I like. I like Johnny Cash, of course, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams Sr, some Willie Nelson, and my new favorite, Loretta Lynn.

For years, I hated all country music on general principle. My dad used to listen to all the outlaw stuff back in the 80's, which I hated then, but now think is very cool in comparison to most of the slick stuff on the radio. Anyways, somewhere around the mid 90's, I started to realize that I didn't mind a little bit of twang. The gateway drug was alt country and the album was Son Volt's debut, Trace, which is on my chart. There was such an obvious country connection, but it was palatable. Later, I started to explore Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and a phenomenal album by Willie Nelson called Red Headed Stranger. It's official. I like country, well sort of.

So I'm curious, who else likes country, or is willing to come out of the country closet? Who thought they completely hated it like me, and came to change their mind over time? For those of you that like it, what or who else would you recommend me based on my list of favorites?... I'm kind of on a Loretta Lynn kick right now, but I only have a best of. Are there some great individual albums of hers I should get?