OS Country Music Thread

[minister]

I'm with you on that, I like to listen to Hank Williams,Sr., Johnny Horton, Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Waylon. I don't like new country at all, of course I don't listen to country anymore either so. But I will every now and then pop in my Hank, Sr or Horton cd.

[ZB9]

im a huge country music fan, but I dont like most of the "mainstream" country that most of the big syndicated radio stations play nowadays. Most of the stuff they play is corny as hell (for example, Brad Paisley singing "ticks" at the Grammys). It's seems that the Nashville music scene is going to crap imo. Most of it is manufactured **** created in some cubicle in Nashville or New York. I cant listen to country radio nowadays, unless it's a small station that isnt beholden to record companies and can play whatever they want (like 92.1 out of New Braunfels)

The country scene I follow mostly involves singer/songwriters playing their own stuff or their friends stuff, with real country or folk lyrics that dont need some corny hook. I guess you could call the stuff I like "alternative country". Whatever you call it, it's true honkytonk, dancehall music. That is one of the good things about living here, you can find some really good country bands playing all over the place...especially during the summer.

some of my favorites:
-Robert Earl Keen
-Jerry Jeff Walker
-Waylon
-Willie
-Kris Kristofferson
-Merle Haggard
-Joe Ely
-Cross Canadian Ragweed
-Reckless Kelly
-Cory Morrow
-Pat Green (his old stuff before he became part of the nashville machine)
-Chris Knight
-Mike McClure
-The Weary Boys
-Ryan Bingham
-Jason Boland and the Stragglers
-Ray Wylie Hubbard
-Stoney Larue
-Steve Earle
-Charlie Robison
-Jason Eady
-Blue Edmonson
-Randy Rogers Band
-Roger Creager
-Brandon Rhyder
-Wade Bowen

[ZB9]

btw, I went to Willie's 4th of July picnic yesterday in San Antonio and it was awesome

Willie, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, David Allen Coe, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Asleep at the Weal, Pat Green, and a freaking awesome blues band called Los Lonely Boys.

Man it was very cool, although I wish Willie and Merle would have played Pancho and Lefty.

I dont know how much longer Willie, Merle, Ray Price, and David Allen are going to be touring, it was great being able to see those legends in one show.

[Laettner32]

Pretty much stopped listening to country around '96-'78. That is when IMO it lost its soul. I was in college and my 20's when the big boom hit, w/ George, Garth, Clint, Alan, etc...But some of my best memories are hanging at Dallas nightclub in the ATX...what a frickin' meat market! And country is still the best to dance with women!!

[Fresh Tendrils]

Has anybody checked out The Steeldrivers? They're a contemporary bluegrass band comprised of veteran Nashville session players. I'm not a big bluegrass fan by any means, but what I've heard from the album has me wanting to hear more. I've got it coming in the mail this week, I'll let ya'll know how it is.

Is does anybody have any impressions on Justin Townes Earle new album, The Good Life?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Heads up for all the Hank Williams III fans - he's got a new album coming out October 21st titled Damn Straight, Rebel Proud.

I cannot recommend this Hayes Carll album enough - Trouble in Mind has been getting a ton of plays, I love it. Great album with a nice bit of variety and a lot of wit and cleverness. Everybody needs to listen to She Left Me For Jesus.

Also, I got The Steeldrivers in the mail yesterday. While I enjoy bluegrass instrumentation, traditional bluegrass vocals have never really gelled me with. The Steeldrivers are different - they're very much a bluegrass band, but their vocals are country-soul/blues through and through and I'm loving it. I definitely recommend it the album and specificially the songs Drinkin' Dark Whiskey, Sticks That Made Thunder, and Midnight Train to Memphis.

[BoomerSooner11]

I like the mainstream country now, I listen to Hank Williams and I like some David Allen Coe every now and then.

Come to think of it country is about all I listen to on the radio these days.

[jct32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fresh Tendrils

Heads up for all the Hank Williams III fans - he's got a new album coming out October 21st titled Damn Straight, Rebel Proud. I cannot recommend this Hayes Carll album enough - Trouble in Mind has been getting a ton of plays, I love it. Great album with a nice bit of variety and a lot of wit and cleverness. Everybody needs to listen to She Left Me For Jesus. Also, I got The Steeldrivers in the mail yesterday. While I enjoy bluegrass instrumentation, traditional bluegrass vocals have never really gelled me with. The Steeldrivers are different - they're very much a bluegrass band, but their vocals are country-soul/blues through and through and I'm loving it. I definitely recommend it the album and specificially the songs Drinkin' Dark Whiskey, Sticks That Made Thunder, and Midnight Train to Memphis.

I'll have to check into these guys, I am really interested into the Steeldrivers now, I like bluegrass, its fun to just sit there and listen to the bluegrass station on my cable box because alot of the songs transistion well into the next song, even if they are different artists.

I tell you what though, has anyone heard that song Oklahoma Breakdown by Stony LaRue. Seeing as I live in Oklahoma I listen to it all the time because they play almost every day.

and for you bluegrass guys check out David Peterson, I heard him while listening to an Winamp bluegrass station and really liked his song 1946, you can go to his myspace page and check it out

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=78958679