keyse1 Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 You might recognise the song that Nick and PJ Harvey covered Sensitive types always like country music Snags
keyse1 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 3 of America's great songwriters Live Taking it in turns to sing
soundfan Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Not sure whether anyone's mentioned Iris DeMent - definitely worth a listen. I believe she is about to tour Oz.
keyse1 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 I wish she would bring John Prine with her He made a really good DVD a few years ago and she sang on about half of it Just bought tickets for Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell at Broadbeach
keyse1 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 More Louvin Brothers Possibly my favourite record cover or at least one of them Gospel songs perfect for Sunday's and Monday to Saturday as well I much prefer The Louvins to Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hutchins If they listened to them they would realise how irrelevant they are
Saxon Hall Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 ^ Excellent. Just got it myself. Don't be a bad boy
keyse1 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 You just bought the record? I'm a good old boy But up to date politics
Saxon Hall Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 You just bought the record? I'm a good old boy But up to date politics No I just bought the CD. Tragic Songs of Life is also on the way.
keyse1 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 This is Emmylou singing a Louvin Brothers song In the middle of the picture is Linda Ronstadt and on the right Clarence White an extraordinary country player and member of the Byrds Died young on a motorbike from memory
keyse1 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 This is St Nick singing a Louvin Brothers song Sorry about lousy photo
keyse1 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 No I just bought the CD. Tragic Songs of Life is also on the way. Just bought a box set of 6 cd with their collected works as brothersVery addictive super singing and great music Been reading about them on the net Ita is classic country music God fearing songs and a short life fighting his demons One of his wives put a few rounds in his chest We should have a gtg A country music gtg Listen to the songs instead of the stereo
keyse1 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 This is a supergroup of alt country players before there was any such thing Alejandro Escovedo Michael Hall and Walter Salas Humara who I am not familiar with from a band called The Silos in the 80's and 90's Alejandro Escovedo is on the rock n roll side of country and has played in punk bands and cow punk bands Rank and File mentioned previously by someone here Michael Hall was also a punk player in the Austin music scene By punk we are talking American as opposed to British type Michael Hall cds are available as are Alejandro Escovedo who still records and plays today in concerts that get rave reviews He was also the artist of the decade according to No Depression a country music alt mag Michael Hall writes for a Texas Magazine that covers arts and politics Well worth checking out with great singing and writing and a rocking cover of The Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog
audiomuze (R.I.P) Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Not sure whether anyone's mentioned Over the Rhine. Fantastic music and very well recorded.
keyse1 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Ahh the wonderous Loretta Lynn Jack White loves her enough to produce a record of hers Country music before it became a dirty word Unfortunately most of the record spinners here would hate this But if you were born in the 50's or 60's and wonder about what sort of life their housewife mum lived it is perfectly summed up here in a few verses of concise writing and nuanced singing that finishes with a sort of joke on herself Worth looking up
keyse1 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 The saddest singer of all time I once read a book about him and his short 29 year life read like one of his songs In physical pain from back problems he wore a corset from memory to help keep his back straight when performing I think that introduced him to prescription drugs And alcohol and women fuelled his personal life and poured out in sad song after sad song and remains the prototype for sad singers today Even Jason Molina sounds cheerful alongside this stuff 1
keyse1 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Good looking guy Broken hearted singing Women trouble
keyse1 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Long way to fall Not sure at what age this was taken
keyse1 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Just a bunch of clean cut kids playing in a country band Clean shaven crew cuts the neat and tidy look that sold a million records and shed tears all over America But off stage it was pants down and empty bottles and stolen sex with whoever happened by And then home to the house the wife and John Howard's picket fence that served as a refuge from a back stage a soap opera of cheating and drinking that became an endless source of real life material that ruined many a life not just Hank's
Saxon Hall Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Hoyt Axton is one of my favourites but sadly never got much recognition in Australia during his lifetime. He wrote a lot of songs which were recorded by others and occasionly covered other peoples songs Edited April 2, 2015 by holdencaulfield2007
keyse1 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 Great song about Townes Van Zandt by one of his biggest admirers From possibly Steve Earle's best record
keyse1 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 All my tears indeed Happy birthday Emmylou For yesterday One of the wonders of the country music world Can't wait to see you and Rodney Crowell in June
keyse1 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 I will know I'm in heaven when I hear Gram Parsons George Jones Patsy Cline and Ralph singing in that Angel Band
rantan Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Are all Alt Country albums made sideways? Edited April 3, 2015 by rantan
keyse1 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 Only when I take the picture My iPad takes lousy pictures and then takes clear ones Also it is a 27 inch screen which seems to make it worse Also depends on how or what I am using to show the graphics Add me and you have odd less than good pictures
keyse1 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 I believe she is about to tour Oz. 24th of May in Brisbane at the old Museum
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