Any closet old school Country fans?

[Gargamel Bojangles]

I like bluegrass but I hate country

 

[CiG]

 

[suckerleaf]

Brilliant!

 

[Gargamel Bojangles]

, the older country music is good but the newer stuff is corny

 

[suckerleaf]

You're only hearing the radio stuff. Dig deeper.

 

[CiG]

Exactly. Only children think country sucks based on what's around now.

 

[suckerleaf]

If you don't care to look beyond your nose you probably don't really like what ever genre you're bitching about or you are incredibly lazy.

 

[stevec]

I've never been in the closet. If it's old traditional country or new traditional country, I'll probably like it. Unless it's a lame love song. I'm talking about those wimpy, make all the women cry songs. Way too many of them.

 

[suckerleaf]

Love songs are permitted if sang by Conway Twitty. Those love songs are what's referred to as Panty Droppers.

 

[CiG]

Any country love song written before the late 70's is gold.

 

[kirilov.]

Currently listening to Townes Van Zandt on repeat.

-TVZ: the self-titled; Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas; Our Mother the Mountain [country; contemporary folk; progressive country]-- sample.
-The Angels of Light: How I Loved You [gothic country; folk rock]-- sample.
-Hank Williams: Various greatest hits and singles compilations, etc. [traditional country; honky tonk; country gospel]-- sample.
-Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison [country; outlaw country]-- sample.
-Lefty Frizzell: Look What Thoughts Will Do [country; honky tonk]-- sample.
-Arthur Miles: a pretty astonishing single from 1929, called Lonely Cowboy [cowboy, country yodeling, throat singing].
-Burl Ives: The Wayfaring Stranger [traditional folk music, American folk music, cowboy]-- sample.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Currently listening to Townes Van Zandt on repeat.

Always.

Recently I've been thrashing Sunshine Boy - The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos (1971-1972)

A few songs appear here in better, rawer versions than those that made it to albums. The version of Greensboro Woman is outstanding.

 

[Slayed Necros]

-Lefty Frizzell: Look What Thoughts Will Do [country; honky tonk]-- sample.
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This is excellent. Thanks for posting.

I've been pretty obsessed with Blaze Foley's Live At the Austin Outhouse the last few weeks. Really, really powerful stuff. Just perfect.

 

[CogsofBrutalBrutality]

There're others!!! Haha yes, this is me. But lets get one thing clear fuck modern country, its turned into such housewife music like I heard my mom listening to sam hunt and it literally wasn't even country you could have told me it was pop and I wouldn't notice the difference

 

[CogsofBrutalBrutality]

It's funny my friends know me as a metalhead so when they hear me playing George Jones they can't believe their ears

 

[Sonic Titan]

I'm loving this station

http://www.blueridgecountry98.com

Nice to see someone post the topic here. Very much a fan; in fact I regard The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and Hank Williams more listenable than the contemporary ones.