I like the variety in music, though my primarily vibes is Hip-Hop/Rap and Rock related music. I have a few song on my playlist from different type of genres, but one I'm fairly unknown too is country music. I might have two or three songs that are country at most.
Years before I had a biased against it so I never really bothered to listen, but now that I want to explore my music boundaries and find whatever pleases the ears. I'm hoping CP could help me out here and suggest some country songs and artists to check out.
Well CJSW has a show called Tombstone After Dark. Even though I'm not a fan of a lot of country the stuff they play on the show is very good most of the time.
Their website has a playlist - lots of different artists, could be good:
Personally I think you should go old school, Flatt and Scruggs, Stanley Brothers, Delmore Brothers (huge influence on early rock and roll), Clinch Mountain Boys, Jimmy Rogers, Hank Williams Sr etc.
Some of my favourite newer country artists - Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert, and Dean Brody... and you can never go wrong with some Brooks & Dunn or Alan Jackson!
Old school.: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and The Highwaymen
Local: Corb Lund (punk roots with The Smalls) and Shane Chisholm (Stand-up Bass extroirdinaire)
My personal favorite country album is Rodney Crowell - Fate's Right Hand
Honestly If you want a good transition from Rock to Country you should check out some Americana. Just bring up some Americana radio stations on Internet radio. Wilco, DriveByTruckers for example.
As you can probably tell I'm a traditionalist and what country I love is generally old, I came to it from my love of blues.
There is a tendancy to seperate bluegrass from country, (I suspect because put together modern country sounds so bloody bland and talentless, like listening to blues and then hip hop) but it is all country.
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Brantley Gilbert (Southern Rock Country)
Jason Aldean
Eric Church
Those are pretty easy to listen to and could get you hooked in. Then try Rodney Atkins, George Strait, and Justin Moore.
Under no circumstances may you refer to Rascal Flatts as country music. Avoid them, as they may cause bleeding of the ears and turn you in to a 13 year old girl.
This is IMHO, a great place to start. And I know, I really like Gram Parsons.
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With modern country music, I like a lot of the voices (particularly the male voices), but I find you have to pick and choose particular songs. Each artist runs the gamut from great songs to god-awful pop country tunes.
I agree with a lot of a lot of the names already mentioned - Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band. I'm a big George Strait fan, so his best songs are worth looking at.
You should also avoid Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift.
I was watching the CMA Awards last week, and one guy I knew of but hadn't really listened to was Glen Campbell, who was honoured at the awards. He has some great songs - By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Galveston, Gentle on my Mind.
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I don't have a lot of country on my playlist either. Nothing new and just a few old school. George Jones(She thinks I still care) is a song that to me is just country through and through. Well George Jones singing period is worth exploring. I have Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell as well.
I was at Tony Roma's in Crowfoot on Sunday (man what brutal restaurant choices in that end of town BTW), and I actually had to complain to the manager about the terrible country music they played all through lunch. Fans of country should appreciate their music is horrible to anybody who isn't a fan, unlike say pop music that is generally tolerable to most people. It was the Achy-Breaky-Heart-type garbage they were playing.
Having said that, who doesn't love Johnny Cash or The Gambler:
Recommend Some Country Music!
