Modern Country that doesn't make you sick

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:09 pm

None of the alternacountry No Depression stuff like Bottlerockets counts. I'm talking about shit you can find on The Nashville Network. You ever come across some of it that wasn't thoroughly disgusting?

I remember in the mid-90's an outfit called the Mavericks that put out an album I actually liked. Of course Allison Krauss has a couple songs that held my attention.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:28 pm

Kathleen Edwards - "Back to Me"

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:30 pm

Gary Allan - "Songs About Rain"
Gary Allan - "Alright Guy"

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:37 pm

Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Let Me Touch You For Awhile"
Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Restless"

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:37 pm

Dwight Yoakam - "Back of Your Hand"

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:38 pm

Montgomery Gentry - "Cold One Coming On"

Raydah James · Post by **Raydah James** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:40 pm

Mike Ness-Cheating at Solitaire.

The end.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:41 pm

Mark Wills - "I Hate Chicago"
Mark Wills - "When You Think of Me"

sparks19 · Post by **sparks19** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:43 pm

what about toby keiths "i'll never smoke weed with willy again" :D

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:07 pm

"Weed With Willie" isn't bad, but I don't think it's "artistic" enough to pass muster with Bace. He's a Flaming Lips fan, ya know.

KatMode · Post by **KatMode** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:26 pm

My husband has been listening to a couple different country artists lately (and we're not big country fans). I don't watch the Nashville Network, so I don't know if these guys are on it or not.

Hank Williams III (sounds closer to HW Sr. than HW Jr.)
Wayne "the Train" Hancock
Dale Watson

We saw Hank Williams III live about a month or two ago in Kansas City. Pretty fun concert and many of his songs are sped up a bit. Fiddle player and steal guitarist were incredible.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:29 pm

KatMode wrote:Hank Williams III

Poor man's Reverend Horton Heat. Hank the 3rd is pretty UnWAR.

KatMode · Post by **KatMode** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:05 pm

The Rev is my rockabilly daddy.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:18 pm

AK and Union Station, definitely.

I'm not sure if Nickel Creek qualifies, but they're good too.

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:20 pm

ElvisMonster wrote:Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Restless"

RACK this song.

And what's wrong with Hank III? :?

Also, Old Crow Medicine Show rules!

EDIT TO EMBARRASS MYSELF: I friggin' LOVE that song "Suds In The Bucket" by Sara Evans. It's kinda cheesy, but I can't help but rock out* to this song.

*Yes, I know you don't "rock out" to country.**

**Oh well.

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:49 pm

Patsy Stone wrote:

EDIT TO EMBARRASS MYSELF: I friggin' LOVE that song "Suds In The Bucket" by Sara Evans. It's kinda cheesy, but I can't help but rock out* to this song.

That is perfectly alright! I can't help it either.

MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan · Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:51 am

ElvisMonster wrote:
KatMode wrote:Hank Williams III
Poor man's Reverend Horton Heat. Hank the 3rd is pretty UnWAR.

The Rev is cool and all, but he's no Hank III. I don't really see much similarity in their sounds either. I guess Hank III plays 2 or 3 songs that could qualify as "psychobilly," but he mostly plays straight up country or straight up thrash metal. The Rev is more of a one trick pony. His bassist is badass though.

PrimeX · Post by **PrimeX** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:59 am

Unwar Elvismonsters toilet dwelling CD collection. Worst thread ever 4/14/05 EVER!

God fucking DAMN! GAY, GAY, GAAAAAY!!!

:puke, wet my britches, bank took my truck, lost my dog, wife fucked my brother, house tire went flat, lost Slim Jim in vinyl seat SOMEWHERE, they took out the pay phone by my deck, skoal bandit stuck behind rotted tooth, nice dinner plate- I have it in BUCKLE!, etc..MUSIC IS TEH SUX0RZ!:

bbqjones · Post by **bbqjones** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:02 am

[stream]http://www.ween.net/dick.mp3[/stream]

12 WORDS BACE: TWELVE GOLDEN COUNTRY HITS KICKS SUPER DOOPER TWANG ING YOUR FACE TWATJUICE

RadioFan · Post by **RadioFan** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:57 am

In advance of going to fuck myself ...

You desperados are ALL scaring the shit out of me.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:06 pm

PrimeX wrote:Unwar Elvismonsters toilet dwelling CD collection.

I'm helping him with that.

WAR WAVING MY DICK IN THE WIND

MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan · Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:31 pm

bbqjones wrote:
12 WORDS BACE: TWELVE GOLDEN COUNTRY HITS KICKS SUPER DOOPER TWANG ING YOUR FACE TWATJUICE

Ummmm, It's 12 Golden Country Greats, not "hits." The title refers to the Nashville session musicians they hired for the CD, not the songs themselves, of which there are only 10, by the way.

You need to lay off the Scotchgard, bro...

Mac22 · Post by **Mac22** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:31 am

allison krauss is high on the list...
love DY "back of your hand"... good call by elvis
sherrie austin is decent... and easy on the eyes too.
listening to a lot of keith urban as well.

i'll get back to you on others

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:55 pm

Big & Rich...worst country band ever.

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:05 pm

Mac22 wrote: listening to a lot of keith urban as well.

One of the hottest, most talented guitarists in country right now.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:09 pm

trev wrote:
Mac22 wrote: listening to a lot of keith urban as well.

One of the hottest, most talented guitarists in country right now.

If he had talent, he'd be playing music.

If a musician relegates him/herself to BY FAR the most uninspired, talent-crushing, limiting, stifling non-music genre going.

Don't get me wrong, us hard-rockers actually appreciate what country did for us.....l...became the new go-to destination for those with ZERO talent to go be robots for a record exec.

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:13 pm

Why don't you try listening to him before passing judgement, dimsdale.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:19 pm

There's probably some excellent, well-trained musicians doing the soundtrack to Sesame Street, I'm sure. I have little use for them, either.

I prefer music.

Country isn't music. It's what you were told to listen to, made by people being told what to play. By definition, if the creativity has been removed, then it isn't music.

Zanfir has MAD GAME on the pan flute.......why don't you run out and buy it?

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:00 pm

It's a good thing everyone should like what you consider music dims.

I happen to like country. But I need a change right now. Suggest something you consider good.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:19 pm

http://s47.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3HGI ... DF8Y7BQ6ZB

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:23 pm

So you call that music? Ohhhhhkay.

Damn!

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:24 pm

Pretty well sums up country.

Extremely accurately.

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:25 pm

The horn sound is the only thing good in that song!

Do you have anything else you consider "good"?

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:26 pm

Oldie --

http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3400 ... 6MGO0PGVVS

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:30 pm

This is kinda like country, except it's my bud's old metal band. They made it pretty high up the NW regional charts, ten years or so ago.

http://s47.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2212 ... 7V7J3UZA8R

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:00 pm

The best country guitarist to ever pick up the instrument isn't even identified with country.

Speaks volumes about the state of individual musicianship in country.

Edit: I could have come up with better examples of "country" tunes by said band, but that just happened to be the one I was listening to at the time.....I'll bet TWIS is familiar with it

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:33 pm

Dinsdale wrote:http://s47.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3HGI ... DF8Y7BQ6ZB

Rack that. Listening to the Crazy 8s and loving it. Sounds like Joe Jackson from back in the day.

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:40 pm

To each his own.

scritti · Post by **scritti** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:53 pm

http://www.drivebytruckers.com/
heirs to the southern rock legacy...