my favorite music of all time

Tom Waits- RAIN DOGS, Closing Time

BIG STAR- 3rd sister lovers

WIRE-Pink FLAG

Mekons-The Quality of Mercy is Not Strained

Smoke-Heaven on a Popsicle Stick

Cure- Staring at the Sea/Singles

Dinosaur Jr- Where You Been

Wilco-- Being There, YHF, Mermaid AVe Vol 1 , Summerteeth

Whiskeytown- Pneumonia, Strangers Almanac

MinuteMen- Double Nickels on the Dime

Gang of 4-Entertainment!!!!!

Johnny Cash- San Quentin

Jerry Reed- Hot A Mighty!!

Elvis- COMEBACK

Television - Marquee Moon

Replacements- TIM

Son Volt- Trace

Uncle Tupelo - No Depression, March 16-20, 1992

Gillian Welch- Time, The Revelator

Willie Nelson - Phases and Stages

Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker

Loose Fur- Born Again in the USA

Jayhawks- Hollywood Town Hall, Smile

Marah- Lets Cut the Crap, Kids in Philly

Iron and Wine- The Creek Drank The Cradle

Flat Duo Jets- S/T

Johnny Cash- The Fabulous Johnny Cash, all the sun albums, American..

Scud Mountain Boys- Massachussets

Son Volt- Trace

Uncle Tupelo- No Depression, March 16-20, 1992

Golden Smog- Weird Tales, Down by the Old Mainstream

Sonic Youth- Sister, Daydream Nation

Link Wray- Rumble

Laika and the Cosmonauts - all

Man or Astroman --all

REM-- Document, Murmur, Fables of the Reconstruction, Out of Time, Dead Letter Office...Lifes Rich Pageant.

bap kennedy- domestic blues

Chatham County Line- IV

Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Clarence White--Tuff N Stringy

Doc Watson-- S/T, The 3 Pickers

Leo Kottke- 6 and 12 string guitar

Chet Atkins/Les Paul-- Chester and Lester

Speedy WEst = Stratosphere Boogie

Buddy Emmons-- all!! (I play pedal steel and this man is my hero in that area along with Speedy

Louvin Brothers- Satan is Real

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Buddy Emmons-- all!! (I play pedal steel and this man is my hero in that area along with Speedy

Even as a classical musician I have always wanted to play pedal steel and dobro. Played well both of these instruments are incredible.

Amazing variety of music posted here by you and others.

Wow.

I love An American Prayer, and I share many favorites with ncdrawl. (Extremely disturbing, I know.)

Five other random all-time favorites:
Miles Davis: In A Silent Way
John Fahey: America
Erik Satie's Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies
Sonny Sharrock: Ask The Ages
Smog: A River Ain't Too Much to Love

Ah, so much good music in the world. LOVE IT!

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How about Gounod's "Messe solennelle de Sainte C

I love Satie.

You're givin' me the sweetest tabooo...

Sorry.

I'm working on a favorite list focusing on stuff not commonly listed.

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I love Satie.

You're givin' me the sweetest tabooo...

Guffaw.

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Even as a classical musician I have always wanted to play pedal steel and dobro. Played well both of these instruments are incredible.Amazing variety of music posted here by you and others. Wow.

I agree, pedal steel is one of the few instruments that can really cut down deep in my soul..even when played alone. I am a classical musician too(Singer) but my love for the Pedal steel and "High Lonesome Music" runs deep. I will say this.. the steel guitar is incredibly difficult to master, heck, to even get the rudiments down takes an incredible bit of intestinal fortitude. Ive been playing for a good while now and am still a hack.

my baby is identical to this one

but (3+4) rather than the configuration shown

and my lap steel is a rickenbacker electro from 1964, just like below, only not as shiny. (mine has been played heavily)

Pedal steel is one of those magical instruments that transcends genre.

Fascinating how the "crying" sound of pedal steel, and much of the singing, makes American country music remarkably portable. Other cultures respond to it, even without understanding the words. There is something about the sounds that resonates.