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pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 03:54 PM
Suggestions, links. Word.

Steve Earle - Guitar Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AINUPFbFpqg

Merle Haggard - Momma Tried
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKuc4nfJByc
4a6c1
10-03-2010, 04:24 PM
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Gnome Rage
10-03-2010, 04:35 PM
I prefer The Dead's version of Mama tried.
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 05:12 PM
A lot of the dead's songs count as alt country imo.
Cephalopod
10-03-2010, 05:20 PM
Anything by the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies? That's about as much alt country as I go.
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 05:25 PM
Cross Canadian Ragweed - Boys from Oklahoma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgd-tkjxQ94
Back
10-03-2010, 05:46 PM
The real question is... What is country? How do you classify it?
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 05:46 PM
sigh
Gnome Rage
10-03-2010, 05:50 PM
Do you count Chris Ledoux as "alt" country?
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 05:51 PM
Sure. Maybe the thread should be underground/alt.

Whatever you don't really hear on the radio.

Anything with country origins. Elvis, Roy Orbison. Etc.
peam
10-03-2010, 05:59 PM
Uncle Tupelo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IVh6i4HMZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppiol9oetOk
Gnome Rage
10-03-2010, 06:00 PM
The only CD my father and I will ever agree on (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiIgADk2EJc)
Back
10-03-2010, 06:00 PM
I want to trend towards American Folk... home grown Americana with influences from the south, blue grass, rhythm & blues, singing songs about the American experience. Not some stereotypical “my girl friend ran away, my dog just died, my truck broke down and I’m outta Jack” bullshit...

So, to me, here are what I consider True American Folk artists...

Black Crowes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S66eQlP_wz4)

M. Ward (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIMVxQy0mCU)

Beck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSPaXgAdzE)
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 07:02 PM
I want to trend towards American Folk... home grown Americana with influences from the south, blue grass, rhythm & blues, singing songs about the American experience. Not some stereotypical “my girl friend ran away, my dog just died, my truck broke down and I’m outta Jack” bullshit...

So, to me, here are what I consider True American Folk artists...

Black Crowes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S66eQlP_wz4)

M. Ward (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIMVxQy0mCU)

Beck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSPaXgAdzE)

That's a stretch. I wouldn't count Black Crowes or Beck. Crowes is.. blues/rock. Nothing terribly country about them and Beck well...

Yeah. If you said something like, Mellencamp, okay, Americana.. but.. eh. I would also count some of Bob Dylan.

Ruling on the field, is no. New-yorkers that wear scarfs are probably not going to contribute much to this thread.
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 07:12 PM
Uncle Tupelo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IVh6i4HMZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppiol9oetOk

I like. Sounds like Mcmurtry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMd04FVyVRg
Asile
10-03-2010, 07:20 PM
I forgot about Cross Canadian Ragweed. Good stuff there.

Los Lonely Boys may be worth looking into. Otherwise, I'm drawing a blank. I'm not sure if it's the local station or CMT Radio syndicating it, but our GOOD Country station has a program some time when I'm never near a radio devoted to Alt Country and stuff you'd likely never hear on a major radio station otherwise.

And... seriously?? Am I the ONLY person who immediately knew what "alt country" means???
4a6c1
10-03-2010, 07:30 PM
^Yes. This thread made me think umm....I think I've heard some mountain bluegrass this one time in some hillbillys bronco in alaska. It was good. And for the record there is nothing creepier to listen to in a bronco with a stranger than a slow drumming banjo.

/non-contribution
Ryvicke
10-03-2010, 07:56 PM
New-yorkers that wear scarfs are probably not going to contribute much to this thread.

Suck a D. Here I come.

Peam covered Tupelo, but it was on all of our minds cause I can't even say the word 'alt-country' without some asshole friend of mine just screamin tupelo like it was the crizzunk (deservedly, Tupelo does rule).

Anywho, far beyond me to start trippin over what is and what is not alt-country, insurgent country, americana, etc. we'll just fuckin say it's whatever shit is not played anywhere near the CMA's or anywhere on the radio this side of a cool-ass station.

I'm guessing Back was talking country Beck? Like on Mutations or Sea Change? It's a stretch. Although I'm not even hanging too tight with M. Ward, who I think is pushing way further towards Folk than Country.

Anyhow, LINKT:

I'm a gimp for Whiskeytown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54X5uGVjYuY

and Ryan Adams in general:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EawSJUF6Lng&feature=related

If you ever listen to one alt-country album about mechanical steel horses learning they have hearts and real feelings and so won't participate in a war on behalf of men make it Rock Plaza Central's Are We Not Horses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiZ9EFMQM8

Eh, bonus new-style Loretta Lynn for the hell of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuC_l3ymXhM

And I guess like thousands more and much "TRUER" present-day alt-country. Does anyone care about alt-country?!?!? Besides the guy with HW3 as his avatar?
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 08:13 PM
Suck a D. Here I come.

And I guess like thousands more and much "TRUER" present-day alt-country. Does anyone care about alt-country?!?!? Besides the guy with HW3 as his avatar?

Suck a D here you come? Well if you say so.

New-York city???! Get a rope.

I dunno if anyone cares about alt-country or not. If they did, it wouldn't really be alt-country I guess.

I wasn't into the Drank LIke a River tune. I'll try some other stuff of his though.
Drew
10-03-2010, 08:14 PM
Pnemonia by Whiskeytown is one of the best albums ever. Particular Whiskeytown songs I'd recommend off the top of my head (I'd youtube it if I weren't on my cellphone):

Jacksonville Skyline

Houses on the Hill

Avenues

Midway Park
peam
10-03-2010, 08:14 PM
That whole Loretta Lynn album "Van Lear Rose" was awesome.

Produced by Jack White, who is the man. Fuck the haters.
peam
10-03-2010, 08:16 PM
And... seriously?? Am I the ONLY person who immediately knew what "alt country" means???

Not by a long shot.
peam
10-03-2010, 08:16 PM
Not by a long shot.

I miss longshot
peam
10-03-2010, 08:17 PM
Oh, and Son Volt, offshoot of Uncle Tupelo, is pretty awesome too.
Ryvicke
10-03-2010, 08:21 PM
That whole Loretta Lynn album "Van Lear Rose" was awesome.

Produced by Jack White, who is the man. Fuck the haters.

I keep wishing he'd stop fucking around with these iJin-approved side projects (I'm pos-Raconteurs, neg-Death Weather) and get to the real business of making some more fucking tunes with Loretta. God that album kicks.

HAVE MERCY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz3f_sGXuaI
Ryvicke
10-03-2010, 08:24 PM
New-York city???! Get a rope.

I read this like the old dudes used to say it around the campfire in those Pace Picante Sauce commercials. NEW YORK CITY?

I like your Haggard and Earle buddy! At least we can agree on that?

Now make scripts with GUI you hick fuck.
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 08:27 PM
I read this like the old dudes used to say it around the campfire in those Pace Picante Sauce commercials. NEW YORK CITY?

I like your Haggard and Earle buddy! At least we can agree on that?

Now make scripts with GUI you hick fuck.

Yeah, Picante commercial was what I was going for.

Notepad ++ is already a gooey.
pabstblueribbon
10-03-2010, 08:36 PM
I forgot about Cross Canadian Ragweed. Good stuff there.

Los Lonely Boys may be worth looking into. Otherwise, I'm drawing a blank. I'm not sure if it's the local station or CMT Radio syndicating it, but our GOOD Country station has a program some time when I'm never near a radio devoted to Alt Country and stuff you'd likely never hear on a major radio station otherwise.

And... seriously?? Am I the ONLY person who immediately knew what "alt country" means???

Well.. you did suggest Los Lonely boys.....

:p
Asile
10-04-2010, 09:39 AM
Well.. you did suggest Los Lonely boys.....

:p

I also said may regarding them, though you have to realize that my radio market blows balls and there's a lot they'll start putting into rotation MONTHS after I've already worn it out on the mp3 player. And even though I can't seem to name any artists/songs/albums to save my life at the moment, I know what not to include in "alt country". :p

And I was--and still am--drawing a huge blank. If I had most of my normal brain function, I would have remembered Cross Canadian Ragweed and "Van Lear Rose".. man, that album was NOT what I would have expected of Loretta Lynn for some reason.
Archigeek
10-04-2010, 07:05 PM
Old Crow Medicine Show, or Romantica, (who's latest album is called Control Alt Country Delete), for a little more modern take on Alt Country, or really Blue Grass in OCMS's case. You could maybe say the same for The Avett Brothers too.
Ryvicke
10-04-2010, 07:28 PM
Control Alt Country Delete
Heh! I'm checking this out based on that album title alone.
The Avett Brothers too.Oh man the latest album (Rick Rubin at the helm) is kinda mega-over-produced. But I'm still a fan.
Archigeek
10-04-2010, 07:35 PM
Heh! I'm checking this out based on that album title alone.Oh man the latest album (Rick Rubin at the helm) is kinda mega-over-produced. But I'm still a fan.

It was a bit of a change for them, but it's still a heck of an album. Some great songs.

Romantica is not nearly so upbeat, but they're local so I had to give them a plug. I like their sound.
Ryvicke
10-04-2010, 07:38 PM
It was a bit of a change for them, but it's still a heck of an album. Some great songs.

Romantica is not nearly so upbeat, but they're local so I had to give them a plug. I like their sound.

Local's good! I'm headed back to Minneapolis for a wedding in a week or so. Meanwhile I have totally secured two seats at "THE STADIUM" to watch the Twins finish off the Yankees (THAT'S RIGHT) in the 3rd game. Hopefully the corporate-seat Yankees fans don't cut me for celebrating.
BigWorm
10-05-2010, 12:19 AM
Oh, and Son Volt, offshoot of Uncle Tupelo, is pretty awesome too.

There's this other offshoot of Uncle Tupelo some people might have heard of called Wilco, though their latest stuff isn't very country anymore. Just saw Jeff Tweedy live this summer and he busted out an Uncle Tupelo song as usual.
pabstblueribbon
10-05-2010, 12:21 AM
Been a fan of Old Medicine Crow for a while.

And Splitlip Rayfield. Used to go to Winfield bluegrass fest every year.
peam
10-05-2010, 04:55 AM
There's this other offshoot of Uncle Tupelo some people might have heard of called Wilco, though their latest stuff isn't very country anymore. Just saw Jeff Tweedy live this summer and he busted out an Uncle Tupelo song as usual.

Love Wilco and to an extent Jeff Tweedy, but Jesus that dude is an asshole.
RichardCranium
10-05-2010, 07:02 AM
What, no Asleep At The Wheel?