Confessor
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Not Bucky O'Hare!
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Post by Confessor on Apr 20, 2020 15:12:21 GMT -5
Top songs of 2019 #50 - Bobby Bare - Farewell AngelinaBobby Bare may be the musician who frustrates me the most. His influence is far beyond what most people realize because he was one of the first country artists to really fight against the strangle-hold that Nashville producers had on content. In that respect he was one of the original outlaws. The problem is that while I love about a quarter of his output, I absolutely hate another quarter. And the rest is kind of Meh. In 2012 he came out of semi-retirement to do an album of mostly traditional music with some folk standards thrown in. And Damn was it good. It's my opinion that "Darker than Night" is his best album. It's unquestionably the best since 1969's "The Lincoln Park Inn." I never would have expected Bobby Bare to put out an incredible version of this folk standard. But here we are. The video won't play for me here in the UK. I assume that this is "Farewell Angelina" the Bob Dylan song?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 20, 2020 15:57:11 GMT -5
Top songs of 2019 #50 - Bobby Bare - Farewell AngelinaBobby Bare may be the musician who frustrates me the most. His influence is far beyond what most people realize because he was one of the first country artists to really fight against the strangle-hold that Nashville producers had on content. In that respect he was one of the original outlaws. The problem is that while I love about a quarter of his output, I absolutely hate another quarter. And the rest is kind of Meh. In 2012 he came out of semi-retirement to do an album of mostly traditional music with some folk standards thrown in. And Damn was it good. It's my opinion that "Darker than Night" is his best album. It's unquestionably the best since 1969's "The Lincoln Park Inn." I never would have expected Bobby Bare to put out an incredible version of this folk standard. But here we are. The video won't play for me here in the UK. I assume that this is "Farewell Angelina" the Bob Dylan song? Yes it is.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 21, 2020 9:39:43 GMT -5
Top songs of 2019
#49 - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam - My First Broken Heart (Since My Last Broken Heart)
There's some indication that I like this honky-tonk band from Sweden. Just a possibility.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 21, 2020 17:53:55 GMT -5
Top songs of 2019
#48 - Marty Robbins - Big Iron
2019 was the 60th anniversary of Robbins' classic album "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs." I don't think it's hyperbole to call this one of the most important and influential Western albums ever. It's clear that Robbins loves this material both the older traditional cowboy songs and the new songs that Robbins brought to the project. Everything about this song screams of the West that never really was, but that we all wanted to exist because of western movies and television.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 22, 2020 10:38:44 GMT -5
Top songs of 2019
#47 - Dave Rawlings Machine - Ruby
Rawlings' fingerprints have been all over the roots music revival for years. He's been Gillian Welch's partner since her start. He produced Old Crow Medicine Show's break-through album O.C.M.S. (that's his guitar on Wagon Wheel). He produced Willie Watson's brilliant solo album and played guitar on Bright Eyes' "Cassadaga."
This is the opener off 2000's "A Friend of a Friend" and it features everything you'd expect. Brilliant harmonies between Rawlings and Gillian Welch (with Ketch Secor's bass voice coming in) and outstanding musicianship.
I really like this live version with Secor playing fiddle and Willie Watson. Oh...and that guitar that Rawlings is playing is older than anyone reading this post.
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 13:00:44 GMT -5
Here's a few current faves - The Restarts - "Living A Lie" Wow, that intro riff is super familiar. I could swear that is verbatim from a Green Day song. I like the song. Sounds like basically any other punk I heard from the 90s, but there's nothing wrong with that. Interesting use of feedback in the music. It's almost got a nu metal vibe with that dissonant harmonic on the groove. Cool 80s punk vibe. This one is fun. Very bouncy and a retro vibe. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by brianf on Apr 22, 2020 15:07:29 GMT -5
This one is fun. Very bouncy and a retro vibe. Thanks for sharing. I really like the Chats - funny catchy stuff, and inventive low budget videos. SMOKO (aka Aussie slang for smoke break) is a favorite Pub Feed is also a keeper I was gonna see them play Seattle in April, but their tour got postponed due to the pandemic. Looking forward to a rescheduling
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 16:37:28 GMT -5
This one is fun. Very bouncy and a retro vibe. Thanks for sharing. I really like the Chats - funny catchy stuff, and inventive low budget videos. SMOKO (aka Aussie slang for smoke break) is a favorite Pub Feed is also a keeper I was gonna see them play Seattle in April, but their tour got postponed due to the pandemic. Looking forward to a rescheduling Nice, dude, thanks. I will check them out and respond as I am able. @draketungsten Not to bug you, but you had a chance to listen to any more of that Megadeth and realize they belong in the hall of the greats along with Maiden?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 19:55:02 GMT -5
@draketungsten Not to bug you, but you had a chance to listen to any more of that Megadeth and realize they belong in the hall of the greats along with Maiden? Bug away. It's cool to hear from someone with a passion for their favorite metal band, even if it's not my favorite metal band. The only reason I kept slogging through the Slayer catalog is because of the passion of Slayer fans, and I'm glad I found the Slayer gems I did. I've been doing some palette cleansing with the blues the last couple days. I will get back to the Megadeth soon and I'm sure I'll have something to say, even if it's just "the rest of this stuff is boring."
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Post by impulse on Apr 23, 2020 8:49:29 GMT -5
@draketungsten Not to bug you, but you had a chance to listen to any more of that Megadeth and realize they belong in the hall of the greats along with Maiden? Bug away. It's cool to hear from someone with a passion for their favorite metal band, even if it's not my favorite metal band. The only reason I kept slogging through the Slayer catalog is because of the passion of Slayer fans, and I'm glad I found the Slayer gems I did. I've been doing some palette cleansing with the blues the last couple days. I will get back to the Megadeth soon and I'm sure I'll have something to say, even if it's just "the rest of this stuff is boring." I will eat my hat if you say that Megadeth stuff is boring. (Easy for me to say since I don't even have a hat!). You could ignore my suggestions and do just as well listening to the first 4 albums straight through...or even just the first two. They are the ones that had the jazz drummer and lead guitarist. Nothing in metal before or since sounded quite like Megadeth then. Not even Megadeth later.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 23, 2020 11:29:45 GMT -5
Top songs of 2019
#46 - Doug Sahm and His Band - Poison Love
Doug Sahm was a musical wunderkind whose influence far outshone his commercial success. This cover of the Johnny & Jack classic comes from his first album for Jerry Wexler and Atlantic. Sahm brought in a all-star cast to help him out and the result was amazing, though it took a few decades for people to figure that out.
I love this song in general, but this is probably my favorite version. Sahm is incredible and Flaco Jimenez adds the perfect touch without being overpowering.
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Post by beccabear67 on Apr 23, 2020 13:20:01 GMT -5
Doug Sahm was cool from start to finish, we had a 45 single of Mendocino (my Dad's band covered it). I like the later stuff as much as the early sides, but then I also like all Freddy Fender, even doing Beatles in español!
I tried to get started on the infamous Basement Tapes 6 disc set (borrowed copy been sitting for awhile) but after a few tracks I had to admit defeat. Lo-fi recording of The Band with Dylan... I think I was fine with the 2LP edition after all. Nice they did some Ian Tyson though. I can't listen to more than a couple of George Jones tracks in a row either for some reason, he really wears me out (I'm more of a Conway Twitty gal it seems).
Maybe I need some Easybeats, Sonics or Yardbirds to get the blood moving again!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 23, 2020 13:32:01 GMT -5
Doug Sahm was cool from start to finish, we had a 45 single of Mendocino (my Dad's band covered it). I like the later stuff as much as the early sides, but then I also like all Freddy Fender, even doing Beatles in español! I tried to get started on the infamous Basement Tapes 6 disc set (borrowed copy been sitting for awhile) but after a few tracks I had to admit defeat. Lo-fi recording of The Band with Dylan... I think I was fine with the 2LP edition after all. Nice they did some Ian Tyson though. I can't listen to more than a couple of George Jones tracks in a row either for some reason, he really wears me out (I'm more of a Conway Twitty gal it seems). Maybe I need some Easybeats, Sonics or Yardbirds to get the blood moving again! I loved me some Texas Tornados. See also Los Super Seven.
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Post by impulse on Apr 23, 2020 13:35:15 GMT -5
That sounds like something Quentin Tarantino would use ironically in one of his movies while something gratuitously violent was happening.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 23, 2020 13:45:18 GMT -5
That sounds like something Quentin Tarantino would use ironically in one of his movies while something gratuitously violent was happening. Upon further review I'm a little surprised that Tarantino never used any of Sir Douglas' music in his movies. "She's About a Mover" and "Mendocino" have been used in a number of films.
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