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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:46 am
by Acoustic Jet Ear
I agree, top ten lists and the like are bullshit, but I'm glad to see Cary Hudson get some well-deserved recognition.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:38 am
by derekf
Garth Brooks and Shania Twain are country "artists."

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:37 am
by Tupelo Son
not that anyone would give a shit....but Rawlings would be at the top of my list, followed by boquist, NEIL(duh!), Spencer, Jay, etc....

"best of" lists suck anyway.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:18 am
by MrOctober
I just saw the Sadies over the weekend. Surely better guitar players than DBT. (Of course they don't play Gibsons, though)

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:54 am
by el caballo loco
Texas Tom wrote:
Good music is just good music.
Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:39 am
by Texas Tom
Most of the music I like is not able to be classified, thats what makes it interesting. I mean would you call Jay country, alt-country, rock, blues, etc???? same with Neil Young (my all time fave) what the hell would you call what he does??? The problem I have with lables like alt-country is they are so limiting and mis-leading, I mean I still hear Wilco labled as that, would you really call Wilco country???

Good music is just good music.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:25 am
by el caballo loco
derekf wrote:The article refers to Luther Perkins, not Johnny Cash. But I feel Johnny Cash and his band(s) was and is a pretty good example of where our music comes from. I know there are a lot of other influences out there but can you deny the weight of his music and its effect on what we listen to?
Yup. I call that country.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:03 am
by derekf
The article refers to Luther Perkins, not Johnny Cash. But I feel Johnny Cash and his band(s) was and is a pretty good example of where our music comes from. I know there are a lot of other influences out there but can you deny the weight of his music and its effect on what we listen to?

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:21 am
by el caballo loco
derekf wrote:Why do so many people still get upset when the music we all love is referred to as alt.country? I guess I can understand why Jay would not like his music to be pigeon-holed as such, but is there anyone here who doesn't automatically recognize what type of music someone is talking about when the term is used?
Not upset. I just think it's a foolish term. Also, the inclusion of Cash throws a wrench into the latter part of your post.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:17 am
by derekf
Why do so many people still get upset when the music we all love is referred to as alt.country? I guess I can understand why Jay would not like his music to be pigeon-holed as such, but is there anyone here who doesn't automatically recognize what type of music someone is talking about when the term is used?

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:48 am
by el caballo loco
camaroheadus wrote: three guitar attack for #1?
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:25 am
by camaroheadus
no brian henneman either?

three guitar attack for #1?

brian and mark s. can make the "alt-country" sound as good as anyone. i like how they put nels at the bottom as he is more of a finesse/speed player, but he can't be left off the list (i hope that is the rationale).

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:19 am
by el caballo loco
Including Johnny Cash in a discussion about "alt.country" shows how bullshit the term is in the first place.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:15 am
by saratoga jay
not a single mention of Mark Spencer!!!

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i call bullshit!

Top 10 alt-country guitarists (so says Gibson)

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:05 am
by Spark Mensa