Kiwi Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Hey guys. I've recently gotten into a fair share of country music, such as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, the occasional Hank Williams song etc. etc. Being rather new to the whole genre, I was wondering if you have any personal favourites you could point me to in order to find some more interesting music . I absolutely loathe the "modern country" genre, you know, the overly processed and compressed guitars with the Nickelback-esque singers and the odd lap steel here and there just to compensate for... heck, what do I know. I do like some country blended with other general Americana, bluegrass and those sorts of things though, so please do go ahead and give me a tip on that too. The modern country I'd say I like is that similar to Karen Elson's music, but it doesn't really sound modern either. Thanks, sorry for the wall of text (can't help myself sometimes ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Country - I'm pretty big on America Ok back to your original request. I like: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson - both are good guitar pickers. I also enjoy Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, and George Jones. Don't discount all modern country - check out Brad Paisley. He is a great guitar player and I love the way his humor comes thru in his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnarz25 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 try george strait. john anderson is good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanbeastie Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 My favorite just now..Brad Paisley – Play (The Guitar Album) I love country and will listen to old and new. Everything from johnny Cash and the highwaymen to the outlaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Check out Acousticity on a local public radio station. WGLT, our local station, plays it on Sunday nights around 6. More bluegrass than anything else, but It's great to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBuckeye Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 How about Zac Brown Band or Jerry Reed... Buck Owens was good. Flatt and Scruggs.... a bit more bluegrass but good music. Miranda Lambert, and of course Reba... Jamey Johnson has some good stuff. I like Jason Aldean and Rodney Atkins, too. Some of the above are newer artists, so you may not care for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flem snopes Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely. Townes Van Zandt, Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle, Nanci Griffith, Ralph Stanley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Taylor Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Bob Wills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Albert Lee V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Germany, France, South Africa, New Zeland, Canada, Cuba, and, um, Hendrix.......... :unsure: ......I really like Hank Williams, that's about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Alright, thanks! I've got quite a few artists to check out then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Keith Urban and Brad Paisley - I apologize if they fit into what you don't like but the guitar playing is really fantastic. Other than that check out Chet Atkins, Roy Clark even Glen Campbell for older guitar stuff that is still amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 this is about as country as I get http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 On Youtube... Check out the late Chris LeDoux - Western Underground music that comes from Kaycee, Wyoming, home of the Johnson County Cattle War. A little rocky sometimes, but Chris noted that even a championship rodeo cowboy - which he was - likes a little rock. Chris reflects the way we hear a lotta music here in America's cowboy outback. On the other hand, we'll have new stuff, Hank Williams stuff, nearly anything you might imagine. Then... check out Ian Tyson, again, a lotta stuff on Youtube. After being part of a folk/country duo in the 60s and 70s, in the 80s he reinvented himself with more of a cowboy-country style. Lately it's been acoustic. "Country" in the US is worse than "rock" for defining a kind of music, even with the same artist doing different material sometimes. In fact, I had an old immigrant friend who played a lotta old Scandinavian fiddle stuff in local "old time fiddling" contests that mostly were American "folk/country" players. BTW, a lotta folks here like the Garth Brooks rodeo type stuff, but it's almost impossible to duplicate, like "Beaches of Cheyenne" or "Good Ride, Cowboy" dedicated to Chris LeDoux... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Roy Clark, Porter Waggoner, Dolly Parton, Buck Owens... THen going back a bit further, Flatt and Scruggs, Homer and Jethro, Any Hee Haw clips you can find.. Going back even farther, Bill Monroe, The Original Carter Family with A.P. Carter, Sarah Carter and 'Mother' Maybelle Carter.. that's where it all started. Uncle Dave Macon, Jimmie Rodgers, Sons of the Pioneers...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnarz25 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 how could I forget? Gary Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 This is such an expansive list, really like the effort you put into this. Thanks! I've only gotten through the first couple of posts, and so far I've liked Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and especially The Highwaymen . I'll keep on listening to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Boomer Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hey guys. I've recently gotten into a fair share of country music, such as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, the occasional Hank Williams song etc. etc. Being rather new to the whole genre, I was wondering if you have any personal favourites you could point me to in order to find some more interesting music . I absolutely loathe the "modern country" genre, you know, the overly processed and compressed guitars with the Nickelback-esque singers and the odd lap steel here and there just to compensate for... heck, what do I know. I do like some country blended with other general Americana, bluegrass and those sorts of things though, so please do go ahead and give me a tip on that too. The modern country I'd say I like is that similar to Karen Elson's music, but it doesn't really sound modern either. Thanks, sorry for the wall of text (can't help myself sometimes ) hi dude i am living in France but can give you some interesting things to explore, i definitely LOVE most of all female country singers, their voice is so strong et pure, my favorite (and damn sexy) is Sara Evans (you should hear Suds in the bucket (live) it's excellent i like one album of keith urban's former band called "the ranch", this was like a shooting star album, he should go back to the basics instead of serving us this cheesy soup he does today, i like Aaron Watson (favorite album is angels & outlaws), i like montgomery Gentry, Brooks & dunnes and i forgot Gretchen wilson :) hope that will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 My favorite ...Check out Marty Robbins "Streets of Laredo" if you don't like that you won't like anything else from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 The late Chris Ledoux... then his buddy Garth Brooks that explains a lot. Then the final one - not here, is "Good Ride, Cowboy." If you understand anything about rodeo, you'll understand. "Cowboy Up" shows how most "cowboy/rodeo" country is full of metaphor. The road to heaven is a hell of a ride? Chris died far too young. "From business suits to cowboy boots, it hurts when you get thrown." The second one, btw, is not Chris. It's Garth that explains a bit about rodeo. And... not just rodeo, but perhaps also guitar picking or skiing or motorcycle racing or... m http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXzYrXWU_j8&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Roy Clark, Porter Waggoner, Dolly Parton, Buck Owens... THen going back a bit further, Flatt and Scruggs, Homer and Jethro, Any Hee Haw clips you can find.. Going back even farther, Bill Monroe, The Original Carter Family with A.P. Carter, Sarah Carter and 'Mother' Maybelle Carter.. that's where it all started. Uncle Dave Macon, Jimmie Rodgers, Sons of the Pioneers...... +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Garth Brooks His No Fences release sold 17 million copies. No bull. That's some credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 My second vid above is Garth... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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