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AVETT BROTHERS
Replied Sep. 8, 2009
What is your favorite album this week?
Replied Aug. 17, 2009
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I guess I am a Gram Parsons fan. But over time you should come to recognize that the most important thing Gram did for his legacy is dying young. And in a very rockstar sort of way at that. Yeah even moreso than discovering Emmylou.
He was basicall…
Well done. Each time I head that song, most recently of course on Fogerty's record, I thought to myself that I should learn the backstory. Nice essay and I will be checking out thoe Rick Nelson records that I never did hear.
Thanks for doing the work of collecting and tabulating the results for this list. For some reason I love the year-end best album lists.
Say what you will about the state of the music biz-- 2009 was a pretty strong in the Americana/roots areas no? I…
Best of 2009
1.) Townes - Steve Earle
2.) Bright Mississippi - Allen Toussaint
3.) Midnight at the Movies - Justin Townes Earle
4.) Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones & Drive-By Truckers
5.) Willie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel
6.)…
I think the most glaring ommission is probably Allen Toussaint's Bright Mississippi.
In a somewhat earnest attempt to be open-minded, I do try to listen to some of the indie hipster stuff that fills up lists like these... so I downloaded that "Anim…
I'll add another vote for REK: the Rose Hotel. It was unexpectedly good and I have to remember to play it more. But I think I'll be checking out Black Joe Lewis now after learning of him.
>>>>> The usual odd and inappropriate choices...
Amen.
One reason I treasured my subscription to the ol' No Depression magazine was that it seemed like it was from a whole different planet than the one the RIAA and Grammys paid attention to. I thi…
Okay, Okay, you sold a record already!
Thanks for that link. It just might get me to figure out my new Government Cheese digital signal converter.
I am not sure if anyone in this group has mentioned this yet. But as far as finding upcoming shows around So Cal, I have found Bliss to be the most valuable resource around. She certainly put the LA times to shame back when they made their half-hear…
Meh. Put down the torches and pitchforks.
I have no love for Ticketmaster and I would pay well over face value to avoid seeing a Neil Diamond, Brittney Spears, or just about any of the lowest-common-denominator acts that perform in sports arenas.…
"Bluesiana Triangle" is a colaboration of Dr. John with the great jazz drummer Art Blakey and Sax Dave "Fathead" Newman. So it's a bit jazzier than the bulk of Dr. John's stuff and he keeps up nicely. The album has kind of slipped off the radar scre…
* Live at Mechanic's Hall, 1963, Bill Monroe
* Live Duet Recordings, Bill Monroe and Doc Watson
In the late 50's and early 60's Bill Monroe did not get into the studio much even though he had some strong band members, e.g. banjo picker Bill Heath &…
Great story. But now I am very curious about what he's holding in his left hand on the back cover of the first Daredevils album. And I haven't even seen the album. I wish you could've asked him.
I may have to give that one a spin myself. Just saw Dave Alvin and the guilty women put on a great free set out on the Santa Monica pier last night. I've seen him a few times and that was by far my favorite set.
"T-Tuck"? Otherwise, I'm right there with you. After listening to the CD for the first time, I though the name "My Turn" was very appropriate. As in, "my turn to make a slightly unecessary collection of old country covers," (with John Doe and the Sa…
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