Alt-country

[baboon2004]

His connection with grunge I guess comes from all the guitar-y stuff like Weld, and from Pearl Jam being fans? Either way, his country stuff is superior for me.

 

[empty mirror]

now that this thread is about neil young
has anyone heard Trans?

surprisingly good and weird
decidedly not alt-country, or country tinged at all

 

[baboon2004]

Seeing him play on Saturday for the first time

 

[carlos]

much as i love Gram, when it comes to ex-Byrds i find myself listening to Gene Clark more often- his solo records and the Dillard & Clark material

"with tomorrow" from the "white light" LP is a great song:

 

[Benny Bunter]

'Gilded palace of sin' is the Gram record for me, but I love his solo albums too. 'Hearts on fire' with Emmylou is a fantastic duet performance. Much better than anything by the Byrds if you ask me...

Also partial to a bit of loretta lynn ('rated x' especially) and how about 'Jolene'?

But when it comes to country I think I like Hank Williams best of all, maybe even more than Johnny Cash. The most amazing yodel in his voice. The musicianship and singing on a lot of the classic country records is fantastic.

Peter Gunn: A mix of kick-ass country would be most welcome

 

[empty mirror]

bob wills and the texas playboys is good stuff if we are reaching back a bit

back to alt-country, i remember liking red red meat in this vein but i can't name a song or album; i just remember a certain bedraggled mood

and like, early silver jews

also francoiz breut's second record was really moody fantastic americana; of course it takes a french woman to get it right. it has been years since i listened to this but i can replay it in my head perfectly.

 

[zhao]

Anyway, weird enough bio that I'll investigate.

her music is not mind blowingly amazing or anything, but i liked it a lot. kind of gothy country. but real country flavors, not that beardy hipster stuff.

 

[drilla]

I suppose it's proto-alt. country, but Townes Van Zandt towers over all.

you've changed my life with this link, thank you so much.. no sarcasm

 

[bassbeyondreason]

you've changed my life with this link, thank you so much.. no sarcasm

Yeah, it'll do that. There's a 4CD box with his entire 60s/70s output that you can get for about a tenner.

 

[bassbeyondreason]

Oh ok, looks like it's out of print and going for £75 on Amazon :slanted:

 

[Client Eastwood]

Some of my mates (who are mostly into into reggae, soul, uk stuff) slate me for this but i do like a bit of Bonnie Prince Billy. I heard a couple of tracks from ease down the road and went on to buy 3 or 4 of his other releases which all have the same vibe, late at night on my own type of listening.

 

[baboon2004]

francoiz breut[/URL]'s second record was really moody fantastic americana; of course it takes a french woman to get it right. it has been years since i listened to this but i can replay it in my head perfectly.

Yes! I love her.


I presume you've seen this, If not, it should make your day...music from heaven.

I can't believe I knew about this concert at the time and didn't go.