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Where has this music been all my life????
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Alison Krauss & Union Station. They have provided me with so much joy.
This is something that was on my mind, too, when I discovered John Prine. I've still been listening to a lot of his stuff, still amazed by it. On Wednesday, in fact, I finally found a copy of Sweet Revenge.
I feel the same way about Allison Krauss. She also opened my eyes to bluegrass. I remember listening to a compilation of her earlier work and thinking "This is Apalachian soul music." That really let me enjoy the more contrified music I had reacted against in my youth.
I do not listen to tons of Prine, but his songs had this wonderful familiarity as if I had known them before I listened to them. The Vivian Girls were the same way, but I got in on the ground floor with them! (Thanks Stephen!)
I came to R.E.M. late, because they were too popular when I started college, and I was going through a time where I was very suspicious of popular music. Now, the early jangle pop they made is so cool. I wish I had been more open minded in my more formative years!
Having friendships on boards like this really expose me to more music, so that is why I wanted to kick around the question over here.
Trey
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The aged alcoholic George Jones still makes most country singers sound uninspired.
Yes!! I really like AKUS & can that girl sing!!
I recently attended a concert(festival?)locally with various B.G. groups; 8 hrs of B.G!! I read that Allison herself had decided who would be there & the line-up was great. Included was Ralph Stanley!!! I wasn't familiar with some of the groups,
but all(about 5 groups) were good & AKUS was on for the last 2 hrs.
I don't care for much "country" music(too popish for me)but to each their own. But, I love B.G.!
Poor audiophile, give a listen to some of the more swinging country bands. My favorite is BR549. They have great chops, really swing, and display an entertaining sense of humour as well. I listen to songs off their first two albums regularly. Check em out and see what you think.
Ralp Stanley huh? I envy you. There is a passion and depth of feeling in his voice that is at times a little frightening. Like a redneck Henry Rollins, only not so angry. 8)
And have you checked out the many David Grissman albums? Talk about swinging and excellent chops! I just downloaded a albunm with him and John Sebastion. I am still listening to that.
And finally, The Apples in Stereo are also a band that once I heard I totally fell for. I have most of their stuff, and it is like a sunny, trippy Brian Wilson tribute. Amazing stuff.
Trey
Stereolab.
Have I mentioned Stereolab?
Also, though I'm a lifetime fan of Ornette Coleman, I somehow missed the two 90s releases with Geri Allen on piano - Hidden Man and 3 Women.
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I have heard of BR 549, not sure if I've heard their music though. Not familiar with others you mentioned, except David Grisman. I have a CD sampler called 100% HandMade Bluegrass. It's a sampler of some albums on his Acoustic Disc label. He is on most of them, but not all. I need to check out some of those albums; good stuff!
I do agree about Ralph Stanley; living legend!! I do like some George Jones BTW.
I like some Jazz(especially "big band")some classical(more all the time actually).