As promised a while back, alt country's darling Ryan Adams' first (and best) band, Whiskeytown. Whiskeytown was centered around Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary and the sweet harmonies they made have yet to be recreated. Based out of the Chapel Hill, NC area in the mid 90's, they quickly rose to the top of the crowded scene that was happening there (it was a killer scene back then too) picking up where Uncle Tupelo left off. I think ol' Ryan summed it up best with the lyric "So I started this damned country band, cause punk rock is too hard to sing". Whiskeytown split up after only 3 official albums with Ryan Adams going on to pursue his solo career and Caitlin doing the same (though not as high profile). What they left us with though remains essential alt country and this is a good overview of this seminal band.
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hi there i have found a live bonnaroo of gillian welch from this year i'll be posting it on my page with the next couple of days ......colin
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Cool comp, thanks for this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, Whiskeytown was awesome while they were together
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hi there i need your help if you can . my car got stolen yesterday . now i normally keep nothing in my car but in my cd player was my favorite album steve earle i feel alright do you know or have a link to it , am so gutted about this thanks dude .....colin
ReplyDeleteWow, your car got stolen and the main thing you can think about is a lost CD?
ReplyDeleteThat's a true music geek we got here.
Try my dog ate my CD next time.
Thanks guys for the comments, I really do appreciate when people leave them. Look forward to it actually.
ReplyDeleteGoodby Nashville, I will check that Gillian boot you got out, sorry to hear about your car. The best I can do ya is the Alternate I Feel Alright that "Hear Rock City" posted a while back
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Thank you for the excellent Whiskeytown comp. Man-oh-man I wish Ryan had stayed with that scene...
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank for the Billy Joe boot. I was fortunate to see SHAVER around that time and Eddie would sure make his Daddy proud by being LOUD, once again another sad "what if".
Looking forward to this. I love your samplers. Your Ray Wylie Hubbard one made a fan out of me. I sort of know Whiskeytown, but only from a high level, so I'm looking forward to getting more of a taste for their stuff. I can't think of her name, but the girl singer did a great solo lp. Thanks.
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