zero Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) ad glenn campbell & roy clarke to the list. Edited January 3, 2008 by zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Doesn't some of Led Zeppelin have alot of country influences other then blues in their songs? yeah, the banjo in gallows pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irg82 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Not so much of the stuff I like by them...And if you mean Hot Dog. I don't care for that...or Darlene. I love Hot Dog. Haven't listened to Darlene for a while, but I think it's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 There are lots of great country artists. I've purchased many great records with artists like: Hank Williams Merle Haggard Faron Young Harlan Howard Waylon Jennings Loretta Lynn Tammy Wynette Gram Parsons Buck Owens Patsy Cline Emmylou Harris Doug Sahm Dolly Parton Porter Wagoner BTW, it's only in a country song that you can make cheating sound like a beautiful thing.. We know it's wrong to let this fire burn between us We've got to stop this wild desire in you and in me So we'll let the flame burn once again until the thrill is gone Then we'll sweep out the ashes in the morning We're two people caught up in the flame that has to die out soon I didn't mean to start this fire and neither did you So tonight when you hold me tight we'll let the fire burn on And we'll sweep out the ashes in the morning Each time when we meet we both agree that it's for the last time But out of your arms I'm out of my mind So we'll taste the thrill of stolen love tonight until the dawning And we'll sweep out the ashes in the morning We're two people caught up in the flame that has to die out soon I didn't mean to start this fire and neither did you So tonight when you hold me tight we'll let the fire burn on And we'll sweep out the ashes in the morning Yes we'll taste the thrill of stolen love tonight until the dawning And we'll sweep out the ashes We'll sweep out the ashes We'll sweep out the ashes in the morning By Joyce Ann Alsup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Can't say I'd ever call Rascal Flatts "country". It's part of what passes for country music these days but it has very little in common with what I'd call country. Coming from a large family and being the youngest of six I was exposed to all kinds of music early on including country, bluegrass, rock, soul, r & b, folk, calypso, big band, reggae, etc. Back in the early 70s when I was just getting into Zep, Skynyrd, Sabbath, etc. I had an older brother turn me onto Waylon Jennings. I've been a fan ever since. Some other country, country/rock, alt.country, folk and bluegrass artists I'm a fan of: Willie Nelson David Allan Coe Emmylou Harris Merle Haggard Johnny Cash Loretta Lynn John Prine Bill Monroe Guy Clark Townes Van Zandt Steve Goodman Jimmy Buffett Flatt & Scruggs Gram Parsons The Flying Burrito Brothers Poco Jerry Jeff Walker Steve Earle Yonder Mountain String Band The Grateful Dead Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen The Earl Scruggs Revue Asleep at the Wheel The New Riders of the Purple Sage Goose Creek Symphony The Beat Farmers Lone Justice The Long Ryders Uncle Tupelo The Gourds The Bottle Rockets Drive-By Truckers The Old 97s Wilco The Backsliders Slobberbone Six String Drag Tim Easton Ryan Adams Trailer Bride Whiskeytown Tres Chicas Tift Merritt Kelly Willis Blue Mountain Junior Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I recall seeing Emmylou Harris in concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer of the Gods Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) I can't believe so many people are willing to dismiss an entire genre of music just because of a lot of the shitty mainstream stuff that stinks up the airwaves. It's the same for all genres really. It's like saying I don't like rock because I hate Nickelback or Fallout Boy or something. Anyway... I've pretty much realized that Hank Williams is perhaps one of the coolest artists of the 20th century. Not only do country and folk artists today owe a lot to him, but many rockers do aswell. One of the first signifigant artists to write about heartache, depression and addiction while most others' songs were sugar-coated. Edited January 25, 2008 by The Hammer of the Gods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Heads up for Merle Haggard.. Last couple of years I have explored Merles catalog of records and purchased some really good stuff. His backing band, The Strangers, is an excellent bunch of pickers, and many times they flat out ROCKS! I believe his mid 60's to early 70's stuff includes some of his best work. Check out these three albums to begin with: Mama Tried - The title song is one of my Merle favorites and is worth the purchase alone. Album includes excellent songs like Little Ole Wine Drinker Me, In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad), Run 'Em Off and Too Many Bridges to Cross Over. Sing Me Back Home - Again, the title song is a gem. Other great songs are The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp, Good Times, and Wine Take Me Away. I'm A Lonesome Fugitive - Includes the haunting House of Memories, and two great rockers, Skid Row and My Rough And Rowdy Ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaztor (slight return) Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hate it, although Johnny Cash does something interesting with it and makes it sounds awesome (therefore Johnny kicks major ass). Kenny Rogers once recorded a GREAT single (Just Dropped In), then decided to SUCK MAJORLY afterwards. Damn, what the hell went wrong with that guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Kenny Rogers once recorded a GREAT single (Just Dropped In), then decided to SUCK MAJORLY afterwards. Damn, what the hell went wrong with that guy? I'd say the song you mentioned that he cut with the First Edition was actually rock n' roll. As for his "country" stuff, the majority of that was referred to as "cosmopolitian" country back in the day. In other words it was stripped of most of what made it country to start with then drenched with strings to make it acceptable to big city folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceangal Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I can't believe so many people are willing to dismiss an entire genre of music just because of a lot of the shitty mainstream stuff that stinks up the airwaves. It's the same for all genres really. It's like saying I don't like rock because I hate Nickelback or Fallout Boy or something. Anyway... I've pretty much realized that Hank Williams is perhaps one of the coolest artists of the 20th century. Not only do country and folk artists today owe a lot to him, but many rockers do aswell. One of the first signifigant artists to write about heartache, depression and addiction while most others' songs were sugar-coated. Just about everybody does. How many bazillions times have we heard Rap, Punk, etc dissed? It's personal taste and preference for what you are forced to listen to. Just because some people have rather strong reactions to country ie. nausea, anger, screaming (that's just me), doesn't mean I don't think anyone should listen to it. Just please not around me. Gallow's Pole is almost taken word for word from a very old English traditional song, and Bron-Yr-Aur totally reminds me of traditional Celtic music. Most American bluegrass/folk can be traced directly back to Scottish and Irish traditional music. Makes sense when you think of where most of the hillbillys came from (Thank you discovery channel and NPR/Inland Folk). I guess contemporary Country started from those influences and just went in a totally different direction, kind of like the progression of rock from blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I know a lot of people that say they don't like "country" but their idea of it may be completely different than mine. For instance, a fan once walked up to Jerry Jeff Walker (most famous for writing Mr. BoJangles, a hit for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and others) and said, "I don't like country music but I like your country music". That's the thing with me, I've never cared much for the slick and polished version of country (past or present) but I do like Waylon, Willie, David Allan Coe, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Gram Parsons, Pure Praire League, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Commander Cody, Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, the Gourds, the Old 97s and other artists that usually don't stand a chance at commercial radio airplay. Way back when the more progressive side of country was called "country rock", in the 80s it was called "cowpunk", from the 90s to the present it's gone under a variety of names from "alt.country" to "Y'allternative". Some strongly resembles the stone cold variety of old school country that also doesn't stand a chance on today's commercial country radio (just ask Loretta Lynn, George Jones or Merle Haggard), some draws from punk rock, bluegrass, folk, old timey, zydeco, and rock n' roll. One of my favorite alt.country bands is the Drive-By Truckers but live they don't always sound very country (despite the presence of a pedal steel), in concert they come closer to sounding like an in your face rock n' roll band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 You know what happens when you listen to a country song backwards? You get your wife back,your job back,your dog back,your house back,your truck back.... .....and you're sober. *Thanks to Richard Belzer OMG!! That is so funny! I despise Country, but I do love Willie. I think he & Robert should hook up.... I relate country to alcoholic behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 whose the best country guitarist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 whose the best country guitarist? I don't know about "best" but I have favorites. Of those Chet Atkins would have to be right up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I don't know about "best" but I have favorites. Of those Chet Atkins would have to be right up there. ..along side with James Burton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_72 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) I am going through a little bit of a country music phase, actually watching more CMT (Country Music Television) as of late and alot of it has to do with trying to catch Plant and Krauss. I do like artists like: Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Barbara Mandrell, The Judds, Taylor Swift, Alison Krauss, LeeAnn Rimes, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, some Reba McEntire, the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain. I also like a little Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, George Jones. I know some of those artists are more pop oriented, but I will say they have opened me up to listening to more country. I also forgot to add Patsy Cline, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton---looks like I am a bigger country fan than I thought, LOL!! Edited January 26, 2008 by Melanie_72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Not into country.The closest thing I will listen to would becountry rock Charlie Daniels or Marshall Tucker. Or the Stones Far Away Eyes.Mainly cant get into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldoc Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I don't know about "best" but I have favorites. Of those Chet Atkins would have to be right up there. yes and I would have to add Roy Clark, I'm not that big on country but growing up with country listening parents couldn't help but watch hee-haw. That SOB can pick! Did you ever hear that Waylon collaboration "White Mansions" a tale of the american civil war? That albumn kicked ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Did you ever hear that Waylon collaboration "White Mansions" a tale of the american civil war? That albumn kicked ass! Yes, I did. An older brother had it on vinyl but I believe it's finally been made available on CD as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldoc Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yes, I did. An older brother had it on vinyl but I believe it's finally been made available on CD as well. Cd , I'll have check that out. I have it on cassette ( somwhere ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footsteps of Dawn Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Sorry to drag up an old thread, but having just seen Hank Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd on Friday, I'm kinda in a country groove. My dad's a HUGE country fan, so I basically grew up on it. My first concert was Alan Jackson in...1994? 95? Something like that. I never listened to country when I was a teenager, but lately I've been kind of getting into it (this is all U2's fault - I swore I'd never like U2, but then I went crazy and changed my mind, and things have been down hill ever since, and I've been listening to all kinds of stuff I swore I'd never like, haha). I like a variety of artists - old, new, and in-between. I love all the good old boys like Hank Jr., Merle Haggard, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, etc. As a child of the late '80s/early '90s, I grew up hearing George Strait (who doesn't love this guy?), Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Clint Black, and that kind of stuff. Newer artists I like would include Tim McGraw, Gretchen Wilson, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, and Shooter Jennings (and Alan Jackson, obviously). I'm sort of in the process of looking for some less commercial stuff, but obviously I haven't gotten very far with that yet. I don't know much about older stuff, either, other than the random Hank Williams or Patsy Cline song. I absolutely refuse to listen to Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Shania Twain, Rascal Flatts, or Big & Rich. Bleargh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm sort of in the process of looking for some less commercial stuff, but obviously I haven't gotten very far with that yet. There's lots of less commercial stuff out there in the "alt.country" field. Rarely, if ever, does any of it even garner any type of radio airplay except on more progressive stations (such as Austin's KGSR) or on places like XM's X Country channel. I'm a fan of the older artists that first blazed an uncommercial trail such as Hank Williams, Sr., Cash, Waylon, Willie, David Allan Coe, etc. and the "country rock" of the 70s which included Jerry Jeff Walker, Steve Goodman, Jimmy Buffett, John Prine, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Pure Prairie League, Poco, etc. These days there's just as much music of note in alt.country that's much more worth seeking out than what you'll ever find on the commercial country music airwaves. Here's a sampling of artists: Whiskeytown Backsliders The Bottle Rockets They Yayhoos Chris Knight Wilco Tift Merritt The Old 97s Jayhawks Golden Smog Uncle Tupelo Slobberbone Ryan Adams and the Cardinals Drive-By Truckers Tres Chicas Two Dollar Pistols Six String Drag Son Volt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock N' Rollin' Man Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I used to think country would be a genre of music I would never get into. I think most of it has to do with the stuff I heard that was commercial which I still do not like for the most part and it being un cool, well that view has changed. Artists that opened the doors for me to appreciate the genre more would have to be Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt. Now I know there is country out there that awaits me to discover which is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Sorry to drag up an old thread, but having just seen Hank Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd on Friday, I'm kinda in a country groove. My dad's a HUGE country fan, so I basically grew up on it. My first concert was Alan Jackson in...1994? 95? Something like that. I never listened to country when I was a teenager, but lately I've been kind of getting into it (this is all U2's fault - I swore I'd never like U2, but then I went crazy and changed my mind, and things have been down hill ever since, and I've been listening to all kinds of stuff I swore I'd never like, haha). I like a variety of artists - old, new, and in-between. I love all the good old boys like Hank Jr., Merle Haggard, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, etc. As a child of the late '80s/early '90s, I grew up hearing George Strait (who doesn't love this guy?), Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Clint Black, and that kind of stuff. Newer artists I like would include Tim McGraw, Gretchen Wilson, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, and Shooter Jennings (and Alan Jackson, obviously). I'm sort of in the process of looking for some less commercial stuff, but obviously I haven't gotten very far with that yet. I don't know much about older stuff, either, other than the random Hank Williams or Patsy Cline song. I absolutely refuse to listen to Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Shania Twain, Rascal Flatts, or Big & Rich. Bleargh. Love Country music. I was 4 years old and we were at a state fair and Conway Twitty kissed me:-) I think my Mom beamed for days... I love a lot of the older ones, especially George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Pardon, Merle Haggard and of course George Strait..I love Kenny Chesney. Saw him in concert and he puts on a fantastic show...full of energy. So much great music to be heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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