So disappointed in today's Americana

I make it a habit of getting the Grammy nominated Americana albums from the library each year. Past years have introduced me to much new music, some good, some bad, some treasures (TajMo for example). This year I just listened to Brandi Carlile's cd 'By the way I forgive you', nominated for best Americana roots album. OMG it is unlistenable! You would think singer / songwriters would strive for a pristine recording that highlights their lyrics and mostly acoustic arrangements. No - it is a sonic mess, compressed all to hell. To quote my wife "Turn that crap off". End of rant.

mcondo12-29-2018 3:54pm

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whart Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,047 posts 01-02-2019 at 02:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @bdp24 - you and i have gotten to the point where we can just say something in code and we both go on a roll- remember the old joke about telling jokes using numbers? I think El-Rayo-X is being remastered on vinyl by one of the audiophile reissue labels. I have an early copy somewhere here, i’ll have to pull it out and play it. Here it is: http://www.speakerscornerrecords.com/products/details/524/david-lindley-el-rayo-x?sort=release-date%7Cdesc&display=grid
shadorne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,477 posts 01-02-2019 at 03:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @mcondo Check out Curse of Lono! Great stuff from Felix!
simao Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,822 posts 01-02-2019 at 11:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here in the St. Louis area some good Americana bands are Prairie Rehab The Trophy Mules
pehare Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 835 posts 01-02-2019 at 08:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Just picked up John Hiatt, The Eclipse Sessions, 2018....longtime fan.. nuff said
slaw Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,641 posts 01-03-2019 at 06:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Although I’ve only listened to it once, I remember being happy with Michael Nesmith & The First National Band "Redux" on dbl vinyl ............................................ @pehare,That one is on my list.