Gothic Americana/ Alt-Country/ Dark Cabaret

Cadrian · 02-09-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by stupidheader

Hank Williams 2 is not liked a whole lot by his kid. Hank Williams III thinks his daddy is too mainstream, so a lot of people starting off with him, might not like Hank Jr. much, I dunno. Hank The First and Hank the Third are my preferred two out of the three.

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I always been a fan of Outlaw Country... Maybe I need to make another thread I don't think I have seen a thread on Classic and Outlaw Country, maybe I just need to search. It wasn't until Monday Night football in the 90's did I feel like he went to mainstream.

CanwllCorfe · 02-09-2010, 07:45 PM

Thanks to you Those Poor Bastards is now one of my favorite bands. I'm now downloading Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks - Sabella.

LoathsomePete · 02-09-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Thanks to you Those Poor Bastards is now one of my favorite bands. I'm now downloading Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks - Sabella.

I find that I can only take so much of Those Poor Bastards at any given time. Their newest album Satan Is Watching is the easiest on the ears, but not by a lot. If you liked the solo Lonesome Wyatt album then you should also check out A Bitter Harvest which he put out last year with Rachel Brooke. The differences in their voices create a really interesting contrast and it has some really somber songs that are perfect for creating a brooding atmosphere.

stupidheader · 02-10-2010, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I find that I can only take so much of Those Poor Bastards at any given time. Their newest album Satan Is Watching is the easiest on the ears, but not by a lot. If you liked the solo Lonesome Wyatt album then you should also check out A Bitter Harvest which he put out last year with Rachel Brooke. The differences in their voices create a really interesting contrast and it has some really somber songs that are perfect for creating a brooding atmosphere.

Really? Man I can't get enough of those Bastard's vocals, I love the insane, dark sounding music. I've tried but I can't find another band quite like them.

savannah · 02-11-2010, 12:23 AM

hey pete have you checked out the crazy heart sound track yet?

DeadShotKeen · 02-11-2010, 01:27 PM

Had a listen to a couple of the YouTube pieces in here. Really like the O'Death, sound like a faster Jim White with maybe a bit of Thin White Rope in there, ie very good. Not so taken with the Elliott Brood, although from memory I heard a tune of his/theirs a few years back and had a similar lukewarm reaction. Not terrible, just a bit ordinary IMHO.

LoathsomePete · 02-13-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by savannah

hey pete have you checked out the crazy heart sound track yet?

I wasn't even aware that Jeff Bridges put out a movie last year :/ Maybe I should start watching TV again.... but I will definitely give this soundtrack a spin.

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Originally Posted by DeadShotKeen

Had a listen to a couple of the YouTube pieces in here. Really like the O'Death, sound like a faster Jim White with maybe a bit of Thin White Rope in there, ie very good. Not so taken with the Elliott Brood, although from memory I heard a tune of his/theirs a few years back and had a similar lukewarm reaction. Not terrible, just a bit ordinary IMHO.

Different strokes for different folks. If it wasn't for Elliott BROOD I wouldn't be into country at all.

stupidheader · 02-15-2010, 11:28 PM

Anybody heard of a band called son volt? I found them on the same blog I found Kate Mann, it's got some Jim White for download too, as well as a Hellwood album. An americana jackpot. I still havent downloaded everything I want from that site yet. One inconvenience though, is that it uses Rapidshare. Which we all know( or at least, I do) sucks.

Berni · 02-16-2010, 08:21 AM

I found that same blog a while back and had fun going through the archives. It hasn't been too active in a while though. Another site that's also been somewhat inactive but has an interesting archive is Good Music Stuff. I always check out Daytrotter, HearYa, and Laundromatinee for DLs of new artists (and some not so new). One could spend years going through the live recordings on archive.org

Son Volt is part of that whole Whiskeytown/Uncle Tupelo/Jeff Tweedy/Jay Farrar/Ryan Adams circle that some consider to be at the forefront of the Americana/No Depression movement. Wikipedia them for the family trees.

I wasn't a fan of Rapidshare either until I recently ponied up for a 30 day subscription. It was an entirely different universe - no waiting, multiple simultaneous DLs, etc. One could get really spoiled. If I ran across another site with a lot of stuff in the archives that I wanted I think I'd just pay the $6.99 (I think it was) for another month.

Savannah: are you getting over to SXSW this year?

stupidheader · 02-17-2010, 07:39 AM

I found all of the sites except for Good Music Stuff. That's ok though. I'm not really sure why americana gets classified as indie, it's been around longer than pop, and rock. I guess it's just different.I don't like spending money on computer stuff, but I'll consider the subscription. I've heard Uncle Tupelo, they aren't that bad. Influenced by Nick Cave, obviously. I downloaded a Son Volt greatest hits type album, I have yet to listen to it though.

02-09-2010, 07:45 PM	#222 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Thanks to you Those Poor Bastards is now one of my favorite bands. I'm now downloading Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks - Sabella. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

02-11-2010, 12:23 AM	#225 (permalink)
savannah afrocentric Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 753	hey pete have you checked out the crazy heart sound track yet? __________________ i changed my mind; i changed my mind;now i'm feeling different all that time, wasted i wish i was a little more delicate i wish my i wish my i wish my i wish my i wish my name was clementine - sarah jaffe

02-15-2010, 11:28 PM	#228 (permalink)
stupidheader Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 29	Son Volt? Anybody heard of a band called son volt? I found them on the same blog I found Kate Mann, it's got some Jim White for download too, as well as a Hellwood album. An americana jackpot. I still havent downloaded everything I want from that site yet. One inconvenience though, is that it uses Rapidshare. Which we all know( or at least, I do) sucks.

02-11-2010, 01:27 PM	#226 (permalink)
DeadShotKeen Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 79	Had a listen to a couple of the YouTube pieces in here. Really like the O'Death, sound like a faster Jim White with maybe a bit of Thin White Rope in there, ie very good. Not so taken with the Elliott Brood, although from memory I heard a tune of his/theirs a few years back and had a similar lukewarm reaction. Not terrible, just a bit ordinary IMHO.

02-16-2010, 08:21 AM	#229 (permalink)
Berni Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 67	I found that same blog a while back and had fun going through the archives. It hasn't been too active in a while though. Another site that's also been somewhat inactive but has an interesting archive is Good Music Stuff. I always check out Daytrotter, HearYa, and Laundromatinee for DLs of new artists (and some not so new). One could spend years going through the live recordings on archive.org Son Volt is part of that whole Whiskeytown/Uncle Tupelo/Jeff Tweedy/Jay Farrar/Ryan Adams circle that some consider to be at the forefront of the Americana/No Depression movement. Wikipedia them for the family trees. I wasn't a fan of Rapidshare either until I recently ponied up for a 30 day subscription. It was an entirely different universe - no waiting, multiple simultaneous DLs, etc. One could get really spoiled. If I ran across another site with a lot of stuff in the archives that I wanted I think I'd just pay the $6.99 (I think it was) for another month. Savannah: are you getting over to SXSW this year?

02-17-2010, 07:39 AM	#230 (permalink)
stupidheader Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 29	I found all of the sites except for Good Music Stuff. That's ok though. I'm not really sure why americana gets classified as indie, it's been around longer than pop, and rock. I guess it's just different.I don't like spending money on computer stuff, but I'll consider the subscription. I've heard Uncle Tupelo, they aren't that bad. Influenced by Nick Cave, obviously. I downloaded a Son Volt greatest hits type album, I have yet to listen to it though.