prescottspie Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I've noticed as I age, my appreciation of country music increases! However, it's such a wide-ranging genre I find it difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff and find stuff I actually like. A couple of tracks that illustrate quite nicely the kind of stuff I'm looking for, are not actually by stricly "country" bands. These being "Country Boy" by Heads Hands & Feet and "Six Gallon Pie" by the Meat Puppets. Fast, frantic guitars - love it. For those who don't know the tracks: (Country Boy) (Six Gallon Pie) Any country fans out there able to point me in the direction of some bands / records that might tickle my fancy? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Some excellent choices there, prescottpie, particularly 'Country Boy' by Heads, Hands and Feet. Albert Lee is a phenomenal guitar player, and I'm sure you know that the bass player, Chas Hodges, is the same bloke who plays piano with those loveable country cockneys, Chas and Dave. In similar vein to your choices, I'd recommend and . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lectrolove Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Check out 16 Horsepower and if you like them, check out Wovenhand's earlier albums, the more recent ones get a bit samey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 depends like you say what country youre into, like you its something ive grown into, personally i prefer the outlaw stuff, johnny cash, hank williams the 3rd, bob wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 You need "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" by Lucinda Williams. Trust me. You WILL thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 In similar vein to your choices, I'd recommend and . Yes and yes You need "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" by Lucinda Williams. Trust me. You WILL thank me later. And yes again. Throw in some Grateful Dead and a bit of The Watson Twins and you've got a good evening's listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prescottspie Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Brilliant, thanks everyone! Some great suggestions there. A weekend of record shopping awaits me! I should've mentioned, I'm already a fan of Johnny Cash and Grateful Dead, but they're not specifically the vein I'm currently looking to explore. All those mentioned sound worth an investigation, have to say that Gram Parson's track really got me going though, cracking stuff! Thanks again for the really helpful suggestions. ---------- Post added 15-10-2014 at 09:00 ---------- PS - I seem to have a penchant for instrumental artists / music - any spring to mind in this vein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbow2411 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Try Barefoot Jerry a great band, "Can't Get Off With Your Shoes on" "Funny Looking Eyes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanes teeth Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Floyds Cajun Fais Do Do Buckwheat Zydeco The Lonesome and Penniless Cowboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show are my two top choices. Ryan Adams comes under the slight edge of country - maybe. Emmylou Harris, if you can sort through all her music to find the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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