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Topic: What are some of the rockers most country sounding albums? |
Wayne Carver
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Martinez, Georgia, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2008 7:09 pm |
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At one time I was trying to assemble rocker's albums that were most country sounding or down right country albums. Perhaps you can add to this list.
John Fogerty-Blueridge Rangers
Ringo Starr-Beaucoups of Blues
Bob Dylan-Nashville Skyline
The Byrds-Sweetheart if the Rodeo At least rockers before this album
Dickey Betts-Highway Call
Leon Russell-Hank Wilson's Back
Allman Bros-Brothers & Sisters
Van Morrison-Tupelo Honey
Neil Young-Harvest
When I was collecting these albums they were mentioned in some book about country music. Some of the albums on the list were only influenced by country music. |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2008 7:34 am
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| Zep -- Zep III |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2008 10:39 am
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GG Allin-Troubled Troubador
Supersuckers-I musta been high
Ween-12 Golden Country Greats
Carcass-Carcass Cuntry
(doubt any of these are in your record collections...punk/metal/art rock stuff)
I love that John Fogerty album, really good stuff.
Elvis Costello-Almost Blue
didnt David Lee Roth do a bluegrass album? *shudders |
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Bob Ritter
From:
pacfic, wa
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Posted 23 Jun 2008 11:48 am
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| anything Travis Tritt ever made...which is pretty good |
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 5:43 am
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| Ben Jones wrote: |
GG Allin-Troubled Troubador
Supersuckers-I musta been high
Ween-12 Golden Country Greats
Carcass-Carcass Cuntry
(doubt any of these are in your record collections...punk/metal/art rock stuff)
I love that John Fogerty album, really good stuff.
Elvis Costello-Almost Blue
didnt David Lee Roth do a bluegrass album? *shudders |
That Elvis Costello one is great, and if you get the remastered CD version it has some live stuff that's just incredible.
David Lee just sang a couple of songs on a "John Jorgenson bluegrass tribute to Van Halen" album. It wasn't a David Lee Bluegrass Album, just two songs.
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Per Kammersgaard
From:
Sonderborg, Denmark
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Posted 25 Jun 2008 7:22 am
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Country Joe McDonald made two great Country albums:
Sings Woody Guthrie
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Tonight I'm Singing Just For You
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Duncan Hodge
From:
DeLand, FL USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2008 1:31 pm
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I vote for Ween-12 Golden Country Greats. Quite possibly the most country album that ever was. How did those guys ever do it? Simply amazing.
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Arty Passes
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 27 Jun 2008 6:45 pm
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How about Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection and
Rod Stewart's Gasoline Alley.... |
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Steve Broatch
From:
Newcastle, England
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Posted 30 Jun 2008 1:52 pm
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| Skynyrd - Street Survivors. Check out Steve Gaines's flat picking on Honky Tonk Night Time Man. Awesome! |
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Jason Odd
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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 1 Jul 2008 6:23 am
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Ween's 12 Golden Country Greats is pure gold, sessions assistance from Buddy Emmons, Buddy Spicher, Bobby Emmons, etc.
The Supersuckers album is essentially a must have, Jason & The Scorchers would have sold their soul to make a record that good!
I'll add, The Blackeyed Susans '93 LP, All Souls Alive |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 1 Jul 2008 1:51 pm
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| I believe that Russ Hicks played the Ween sessions. Hadn't heard that Buddy was on them. |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 1 Jul 2008 6:36 pm
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I don't see how one can talk about rockers playing country without mentioning Jerry Lee Lewis' "Another Place, Another Time" and "Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 & 2".
I don't know exactly how to categorize the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, but if "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" isn't rock, I dunno what it is. That said, their records had country elements liberally interspersed, nor would I exactly call them a "country-rock" band.
This all goes to the issue of "What is a rocker?" To me, bands like Son Volt and Whiskeytown were fundamentally rock bands, but sometimes wound up coming out with strong country influences. But that opens up a lot of what are now labeled "Americana" bands like the Bottle Rockets and others. To me, if The Band had had pedal steel in its heyday, much of their material would have sounded like country music to me.
I guess I don't see the distance between the two being very large in many cases. |
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Patrick Janka
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Posted 4 Nov 2011 3:37 pm
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| Jason Odd wrote: |
| Ween's 12 Golden Country Greats is pure gold |
Just discovered this album. It has a lot more to do with country than what's coming out of Nashville these days. Totally killer tunes and playing. |
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 4 Nov 2011 8:08 pm
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| Dave Mudgett wrote: |
I don't see how one can talk about rockers playing country without mentioning Jerry Lee Lewis' "Another Place, Another Time" and "Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 & 2".
I don't know exactly how to categorize the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, but if "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" isn't rock, I dunno what it is. That said, their records had country elements liberally interspersed, nor would I exactly call them a "country-rock" band.
This all goes to the issue of "What is a rocker?" To me, bands like Son Volt and Whiskeytown were fundamentally rock bands, but sometimes wound up coming out with strong country influences. But that opens up a lot of what are now labeled "Americana" bands like the Bottle Rockets and others. To me, if The Band had had pedal steel in its heyday, much of their material would have sounded like country music to me.
I guess I don't see the distance between the two being very large in many cases. |
I never thought of that in connection with The Band,but the idea feels sooo right. |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 4 Nov 2011 8:23 pm
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Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed.
James Gang: Passin' Through.
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 4 Nov 2011 9:26 pm
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| Neil Young Old Ways |
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Posted 5 Nov 2011 3:45 am
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| Workingman's Dead and American Beauty |
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Graham
From:
Marmora, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 5 Nov 2011 7:01 am
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Peter and Gordon's 1966 lp "Sing and Play the Hits of Nashville Tennessee with Buddy Emmons on steel
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2011 7:34 am
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 5 Nov 2011 10:00 am
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Jake Holmes who was left alone getting no credits for writing "Dazed And Confused" on Led Zeppelin's first album, made a record with tasteful steel by Weldon Myrick:
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Patrick Janka
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Posted 5 Nov 2011 11:13 pm
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| Ben Jones wrote: |
GG Allin-Troubled Troubador
Supersuckers-I musta been high
Ween-12 Golden Country Greats
Carcass-Carcass Cuntry
(doubt any of these are in your record collections...punk/metal/art rock stuff) |
I have the Ween album. I have "Heartwork" by Carcass, but not that one. I'll check it out. Don't care for punk, but Allin always intrigued me. |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 6 Nov 2011 6:15 am
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| Fats Dominos Whiskey Heaven was clever. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 16 Nov 2011 4:40 am
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I don't know about a complete album but there was a lot of country things on the albums of the great west coast group POCO.... One tune that comes to mind is "There's a Barmaid in that Honky Tonk Downstairs".... It's about the most country thing I've ever heard from a "rock" band and Rusty Young's layin' down them "Hillbilly" licks ........JH in Va.
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 16 Nov 2011 11:07 am
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| Dave Mudgett wrote: |
| I don't see how one can talk about rockers playing country without mentioning Jerry Lee Lewis' "Another Place, Another Time" and "Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 & 2". |
"She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye." |
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