This is a great bluegrass album from Steve Earle with The Del McCoury Band. If you are not a fan of bluegrass this album may change your mind, and conversely....if you are not a fan of Steve Earle this album may change your mind. Standout Tracks include: Texas Eagle, Graveyard Shift, Outlaw's Honeymoon, Long Lonesome Highway Blues, and the title track
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This is a classic album right here folks, Emmylou Harris....the legend that she is....live at the most legendary venue in country music......The Ryman Auditorium.
This was the V-Roy's farewell album, the aptly titled "Are You Through Yet?".
This is a great live album from one of the most rockingest bands out there today, The Bottle Rockets. Standout tracks include killer versions of Indianapolis, Gas Girl, a smokin' version of Thousand Dollar Car, an IN-fucking-CREDIBLE version of Waitin' On A Train, and some great covers of Doug Sahm (Crossroads, She's About A Mover) and Neil Young (Hey Hey-My My, Cortez The Killer). This is The Bottle Rockets at their best right here.....the only let down is no Radar Gun......what's up with that Henneman?
These are some great intimate recordings of one of my favorite bands, The Drive-By Truckers. The first disc is comprised of 2 great acoustic sets, the first is an in-store acoustic at Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas on August 22, 2003 where they run through some songs off Decoration Day. The other is at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, Georgia on May 1, 2004 where the play some old familiars off Decoration Day and some then new songs off The Dirty South. To finish up the first disc we have a great performance of Jason singing Randy Newman's Louisiana 1927 at Manchester Academy in Manchester, England. This was recorded shortly after Hurricane Katrina and the band played this song in tribute.
The second disc starts off with an absolutely killer in-studio performance at KBCO 97.3FM in Boulder, Colorado from August 16, 2004 which is comprised of an interview and 2 songs from The Dirty South. Next up we have the real prize here, a set of tunes recorded at what sounds like a house party at Mike Cooley's house on December 29, 2003. This is a real laid back performance and you gotta love all the chatter, singin' along and bottles clangin'. That would have been one hell of a party to have been to, and thankfully someone had the foresight to record it.
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This 2-disc set is comprised of a full concert at the Crocodile Cafe on May 29, 1999. Their full Austin City Limits set from Jan. 26, 1998, and a few tracks from the Gypsy Tea Room on an unknown date which are primarily Buck Owens covers. The highlight here is definitely the Austin City Limits set which is all songs from Too Far To Care. The Crocodile Cafe concert is good in it's own right, as I think the songs off Fight Songs sound much better live than in studio.
This is a great album and a great introduction to Todd Snider if you are not familiar with him. He is one of the best songwriters around today and also an excellent storyteller, and this album showcases both of those traits. This is Todd at his best, just him a guitar and an occasional harmonica. Standout tracks include: D.B. Cooper, I Can't Complain, Beer Run (which you may have heard on the horrible Bob & Tom Show), Statistician's Blues....but the absolute highlight of the whole album is The Story of the Devil's Backbone Tavern. Give it a listen
Dale Watson tearin' it up at Murphy's in North Carolina. Some of my favorite tracks off this are "Ain't A Cow In Texas", "Truckin' Queen", the classic "That's Country My Ass", and his take on "Fox on the Run"......there's a lot of great truckin' songs on this set too. If you don't know who Dale Watson is, he sounds kinda like Junior Brown.....but a lot rowdier and more whiskey.....You know that scene in blues brothers where they play at the honky tonk with the chicken wire and the beer bottles flyin'.......Dale Watson would have been the house band for that place.
Wayne Hancock - At The Continental Club Sept. 20, 2003
This is a great set from Wayne "The Train". Give it a listen to find out how he got that nickname. This is pure honky tonk music.....bass fiddle and all. This is the guy Hank III got his country act from. If you like Hank Williams, you will like Wayne Hancock.
Sean Reefer & The Resin Valley Boys - At The Continental Club April 24, 2004
Have you ever wondered what Hank Williams would have sounded like if he sang about smokin' dope instead of drinkin'.......well now you know. If you like Hank III (the country version) and Wayne Hancock....there's a pretty good chance you'll like this. This also kind of reminds me of BR5-49, so if you like them check this out. They do some pretty mean Hank covers too.
Hank III - At The Lincoln Theatre April 8, 2006
This was the last show of his tour last year and III goes all out on this one.......he sounds ROUGH on this one boys.....I mean I ain't ever heard him sound like this. His voice is on the verge of being shot....either from all the touring, 5 shots or rot-gut whiskey, or he just took a monster bong hit of the sticky icky......probably all three. Anyway this is a great set, probably my favorite I have heard from him, and I have heard alot......really raw.....like June says to Johnny in Walk the Line......"Sharp like a razor, steady like a train".
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Drive-By Truckers - At Smith's Old Bar May 1, 2004
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Corb Lund - At Cheatham Street Wharehouse Nov. 30, 2006
There is a newer version of this that was released a few years ago and is a little more comprehensive but it is also out of print. Here's to hoping that a definitive version of these recordings make their way out of the Johnny Cash archives.
Recorded in Philidelphia, this album is a great companion piece to the live in Muskogee album from the previous year in much the same way that Johnny Cash's "Folsom" & "San Quentin" albums are. Standout tracks include his typical hits but specifically the song "Harold's Super Service" (only available on this album) and the impersonations medley which includes impersonations of Marty Robbins, Hank Snow, Buck Owens, & Johnny Cash. Also worth mentioning is the frantic version of "Fightin' Side of Me" which has alway been my favorite version.
This album is as close to uncle tupelo that you can get with out hopping in a time machine and going back to 1991. Very reminiscent of UT's "March 16-20" album. These are mostly covers and re-interpratations of old folk songs. Standout tracks include Farrar's "Death's Black Train", "Hard Times", "Nicotine Blues", & Parkers excellent "Hills of Mexico". Also included is a another Carter Family cover like only Jay can do......."East Virginia Blues". So if you like acoustic Uncle Tupelo.......you will surely dig this...and if you like son volt, the last track "Buzz and Grind" is classic son volt material.
Now I am a huge DBT fan (just so you know) and the first track off this is definitely the standout track, another solid Isbel song. Their take on Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" is also interesting because we finally get to hear Shonna sing!
Due to be released in April this is a collection of songs Chris recorded in 1996 before he ever released an official album. These tracks are bare.....just him and a guitar. If you've never heard of Chris Knight he is an excellent singer-songwriter in the vein of Steve Earle. Standout tracks on this album include a killer version of "House and 40 Acres", "Spike Driving Blues" and an early version of his classic "If I Were You"
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