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Country music you should listen to
SleeperCylon:
I really like the Miranda Lambert album this year. And Van Lear Rose was a great album, and West is pretty much the first Lucinda Williams album in a while that's not good.
I really need to catch up on some of the older country stars who weren't infected by the pop-countryisms like cowboy hats and moral condescension. People like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash.
For the purposes of this thread do we count alt-country as country? (In other words, does Steve Earle count?)
devilcrayon:
--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 27 Oct 2007, 03:00 ---be there a difference between alt. country and country? Tell me please if so?
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No one else has tried to answer this one yet, so I'll give it a try.
Yes, there's a difference. That's the short answer.
The long answer goes something like this: Like very other genre under the sun, there are a ton of sub-genres. My take on the general break-down of the overall country music umbrella goes something like this, and will probably leave out a lot of stuff, 'cause there are a lot of areas I'm not as familiar with:
The biggest divisions are Classic Country and Modern Country.
Classic covers a lot of other types, but you can think of it like a combination of Oldies and Classic Rock from the Rock'n'roll side of things. This will include early Nashville stars like Hank Williams, Sr., Patsy Cline, The Carter Family, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, as well as the later Outlaw Country guys - Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard.
Modern Country is more rock influence and tends to be the stuff most younger folks thing of when they thing of Country - Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brooks and Dunn. Like it's cousins in top 40 pop and rock of the 80s and 90s it's over-wrought, over-produced and all about pushing units.
Alt. Country, or Insurgent Country started getting some traction in the early 90s with bands like Uncle Tupelo, younger performers influenced by punk rock and classic country who wanted to make GOOD country music, or country-influence anyway.
Uh. I think I kinda lost where I was going with this, but I hope it helps some.
SeanBateman:
--- Quote from: Johnny C on 30 Oct 2007, 08:22 ---
--- Quote from: Dirk Hopeless on 30 Oct 2007, 07:47 ---80% of the music in this thread isn't country.
95% of it is really good though, and a very good intro to what country music is.
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--- Quote ---Steve Earle!
The Sadies!
Blood Meridian!
Elliott Brood!
Mike Nesmith!
Gram Parsons!
Loretta Lynn!
Emmylou Harris!
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--- Quote from: Dirk Hopeless on 30 Oct 2007, 07:48 ---Whiskeytown starring Ryan Adams
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wtf
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Most, not all. I am not calling Ryan Adams country, he's very clearly 100% alt.
I feel like I have made the posts for this thread so many times though, I don't know if I even want to bother anymore.
TheFuriousWombat:
Elliott Brood is a very excellent choice. I saw them twice (opening for Do Make Say Think for some reason) and rather enjoyed them both times. Fun, countryish music without that irritating country twang. Well worth a listen if you ask me.
SeanBateman:
The twang is the best part of country music!
You should leave this thread, probably.
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