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Country music that is good.
Spluff:
Wow, I can now officially say I like some country music.
JimmyJazz:
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(Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan)
(Down the River of Golden Dreams - Okkervil River)
(At Fillmore East - The Allman Bros. Band)
(Music From Big Pink - The Band)
RobbieOC:
Ooh! Also, Colin Meloy's band that he was in before The Decemberists was called Tarkio, and it is country-ish and quite good. Though, if you're not a fan of The Decemberists, I wouldn't get it. It's basically the same sound, but with banjos instead of an accordian.
Uber Ritter:
Bluegrass is good if you like Banjos, vocal harmonies and songs about death. Generally the Nashvilleness is kept to a minimum, though it's still music that's pretty grounded in its Hillybillyhood.
Seriously it might not be what you're looking for, but Ralph Stanley and the Seldom Scene are two Bluegrass artists I enjoy quite a bit. The "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack is a pretty good introduction to the genre and its relatives.
But then, I like Bluegrass.
tomselleck69:
Any of Jason Molina's bands.
Songs: Ohia lures you in with promises of honest, simple indie rock that is as heartbreaking as Molina's unibrow is huge. Then with Magnolia Electric Co. you realize he is actually a sad cowboy rather than a sad indie guy, and maybe you resist a little after hearing the self-titled and then the other albums, but then you hear Fading Trails and it is like the cipher to everything else, and the whole discography completely makes sense and it's all great, start to finish.
He's my favorite. Check him out.
Also good: Deer Tick, the Old 97s, Utah Carol, The Handsome Family, Old Crow Medicine Show, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Calexico
and of course all the classics: Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons / Flying Burrito Bros., Haggard, Cash, Patsy Cline, Hank Sr., etc.
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