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Country music that is good.
Borondir:
Dwight Yoakam.
Guitars and Cadillacs is brilliant. Some of his newer stuff, like Blame the Vain is quite well done as well.
Also, Old 97's first couple of albums are rollicking, fun alt-country. Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Gillian Welch are all more or less country on different albums (and country in different styles). 16 Horsepower and Woven Hand, the solo project that arose from it, are great countryish and very dark Americana.
Finally, I'd like to second the Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Hank Williams, and early Okkervil River and Wilco suggestions.
KickThatBathProf:
--- Quote from: ImRonBurgundy? on 03 Feb 2008, 23:25 ---
--- Quote from: KickThatBathProf on 03 Feb 2008, 23:16 ---Sorry, but that nickname is reserved for Yngwie "fucking" Malmsteen
--- End quote ---
I'm sorry, but just by virtue of the lives the two men have led, Merle Haggard deserves it way more than Yngwie.
--- End quote ---
But it was in The Onion
So it must be true
pinkpiche:
--- Quote from: Dark Flame on 03 Feb 2008, 22:56 ---Palace Music
Will Oldham
Palace Songs
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Palace Brothers
Bonny Billy
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Very clever. I second that.
Patrick:
Man I don't know the vast majority of the people mentioned in this thread (what is this alt-country mess you are all talking about? That is not country, it has alt- in front!), but go listen to Alabama. At certain points their producer should've been shot, but their stuff is good nonetheless.
Also take a mix of country, Tejano music, and rock and roll, and you will get the Texas Tornados, featuring the genius Flaco Jimenez on accordion. FUCKING AMAZING.
carrotosaurus:
Fuck this new country bullshit.
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