Music
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my jaw dropped when I saw video of them.
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Here's a real toe tapper
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I feel like the music I listen to varies a lot recently, but Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit has been working recently for me
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I did not, but that sounds like a winner for sure. I've been listening to "Reunions" a bunch, love that the style is a little all over the place
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I agree it would most likely be a great live show. I agree with you about both his musicianship and songwriting. His lyrics get things across in a wonderfully clear and simple way
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Man, I’m with you on classic country in a dive bar. It hits all the right spots for me. You probably have seen it, but if not, I highly recommend the semi-recent “Country Music” documentary by Ken Burns. Damn it was good and I learned a ton.
On a separate note, I mentioned in another thread my love for bands like Husker Du. I also love classic country, so I got lucky when I went to school in Columbia, MO in the early 90’s and got to see Uncle Tupelo, who I think kind of invented that “alt-country” genre. Saw them a ton and they became one of my favorite bands. It didn’t hurt that they absolutely rocked live.
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LOVE Uncle Tupelo. But I think that if I had to credit one act for founding Alt Country I would go back to Neil Young. Listening to an album like Harvest Moon it's all there! Just got a little punkier downstream.
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Good point about Neil. I think I should have probably used the term “cow-punk” (as awful as that sounds). Although his stuff with crazy horse is in that vein too. I remember when I first heard the intense staccato rhythm of “Graveyard Shift” paired with that telecaster…that stuff was made for me.
