Favorite Country music artist/band?
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someone say Wrecking Ball?
Emmylou's early albums were unabashedly country. She made one pretty much hardcore bluegrass album, too.
... but my favorite Emmylou album is this one, which was/is decidedly non-country.
Bonus: she's an absolutely, timelessly beautiful woman.
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Bruce in my opinion, these are the best of TODAY'S country music artists (some rock if you please)! I've seen them all in concert, and Eric Church is at the top of the list.
Eric Church
https://youtu.be/4xym_XCfcnI
Jake Owen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDOm4MvZqfg
Brothers Osburne
https://youtu.be/E5RDEXpc8OY
Dierks Bentley
https://www.youtube.com/embed/SPoJJ7D4knk?list=OLAK5uy_klLaxsAWGhjKSomrQhcBCliRV8thDCm7I"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
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Chris Stapleton, and Eric Church have been my favorites for awhile now..Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
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Johnny Cash, no contest.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Anyone saying modern country $uc/<$ isn’t looking deep enough, lots of great performers out there..
https://youtu.be/qsrsrOB0zNQ
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No music sucks, it's just not your taste.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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My latest favorite is Midland. They just remind me of a little older country, but with a new band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBCrkFB8nvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbbNuvEDDJM
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Johnny Cash, no contest.
As I can agree, it's hard not to think of Waylon, Willie, and Merle as well.. Throw in a little Steve Earle too..Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
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Johnny Cash was really, really, really good.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Johnny Cash was really, really, really good.
And so is his daughter - Roseanne Cash (wonderful voice)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/miIqI9Gql9M?list=PLVMevu8LMo7cr7LPfa9xsV-maLj7dmvtu"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
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Another overlooked artist is Juice Newton.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/HTzGMEfbnAw?list=PLU0YYMl0_9-zKvmu1zU_ygTS9mtheYyVv"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
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Harry / Marietta GA -
Good suggestions. I have Amazon music unlimited and listened to both Eric Church and Sturgill Simpson. Both are great. Thanks for the recommendations.
And yes, there are some great acts out there today, but seems like you have to do a lot more sifting through stuff to find good ones. When I listen to the country station a lot of it just seems all the same.
I value the posts above as they help me find artists I wouldn't otherwise listen to. I've heard of Eric Church, but never really gave him a listen. Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.Speakers
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Billy Joe Shaver and Ray Wylie Hubbard, quiet possibly the best songwriters ever to put pen to paper.If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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I gots me a ton of Blackberrysmoke, Is that Country? Thanks to @gudnoyez for turning me on to it. I'm lovin it, not like McDonald's, I hate that ****.
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No love for Vince Gill on this entire thread? None of you are my favorite people right now.
Pffft.
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No love for Vince Gill on this entire thread? None of you are my favorite people right now.
Pffft.
Tom
Already got some Vince before I started this thread, won't hurt to get more.
But is it art, I mean Country lol?
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Steve, these guys kill! I need to go see em and I am no longer into concerts, too many people lol. -
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Me thinks that THE Vince Gill album to have (if one was starting out) would be "When Love Finds You".
There are certain parts of that album that I listen to when evaluating gear or when I'd just like to hear what another person's rig is capable of. His voice is very unique and the recording just on standard RB is perhaps, not top notch....but it ain't too far off.
The album starts off with "Whenever you come around". This song will test the texture of the bass guitar and on a full range system, will fill the room with wonderfully glorious bass that should not be overwhelming, just bliss. It will expose any congestion your system has in a heartbeat during certain busy transients when he is singing and the song? Well, the song is absolutely wonderful to listen too. Even if you are not a Country fan.
"Which Bridge to Cross" has harmonies that (to me) are just a slice of heaven here on Earth, although some other aspects of the album are the same way.
The album ends with one song that is near and dear to me. It was played at #3 Sr's funeral. If you didn't know, the #3 in my moniker is in memorium of Dale Earnhardt. "Go rest High on that Mountain" is the name of the song. This is the song where, when I evaluated those 24K speakers, the song started and I was wondering where the music was.
This song will test the resolution of your rig. As the music starts (the piano), there are chimes that flow from one end of the sound stage to the other in non-repeating patterns and they go well outside of the speakers them self. They do continue throughout much of the song but are hidden on most systems and only are readily apparent during the lowest of passages.
At 2 minutes and 19 seconds into the song when he sings the words in the title track, "Go rest High", there is a busy passage right after soft brushes on a high hat cymbal. Many systems fail and congestion within the system is picked up easily. Why, I do not know but it should be crystal clear with distinctive authority on the bass, kick drum and vocals along with all other instruments with zero blending of the perceived imaging or spatial locationality cues from the sound stage. The bass alone should fill the room with reverb at higher levels without overponderance.
The rest of the album is kind of like an Eagles album with just a "hint" of Country" None of that twangy crap most non Country fans do not like. It would be a good introduction into Country, if you are not a fan.
Then there is Randy Travis. Has he been mentioned yet?
Tom
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The Wood Brothers are a new 'country' find for me.
https://youtu.be/3U0arXdrvlE
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No love for Vince Gill on this entire thread? None of you are my favorite people right now.
Pffft.
Tom
Hey, I am a Vince Gill fan. I have one CD ("Pocket Full of Gold"). I saw him live at the Fayetteville GA amphitheater a few years ago. Now, I want the one you described above - "When Love Finds You". It's fun when someone describes the parts of a song as you did that drive your mind crazy.
Vince Gill is also great on the Cross Roads DVD from Wrigley Field in 2010. I was walking through Best Buy several years ago and it was playing in the Magnolia area. I sat down and listened for 30 minutes while Vince Gill was singing, playing the guitar, and talking with other great artists. Immediately bought the DVD.
Lots of great artists on that DVD. I became a Keb'Mo' fan after seeing him, and later learned Vince Gill was responsible for Keb's first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
Speaking of Vince Gill, looking forward to seeing him with the EAGLES on February 8 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Vince Gill deserves the role he is playing with them plus the money. We are staying at the Embassy Suites nearby so adult beverages can be enjoyed before, during, and afterwards without worrying about driving home to Marietta.
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One of my favorite "subtle" songs that has a lot of innuendos in the lyrics and the music to support is "Dark Side" by Eric Church. We all have one and but don't know what it will do. Some of us have seen it a time or two.
Start of the song:
Over there in the shadows, hangin' out in the corner of my mind
Stringing up the gallows, waiting for me to cross that line
That man's dangerous as hell, a threat to himself,
If he got out there'd be hell to pay.
And that's why, my dark side, don't ever see the light of day.
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Now that sounds like you are going to have some fun! Enjoy.BlueBirdMusic wrote: »Speaking of Vince Gill, looking forward to seeing him with the EAGLES on February 8 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. We are staying at the Embassy Suites nearby so adult beverages can be enjoyed before, during, and afterwards without worrying about driving home to Marietta.
Tom
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