I recently started picking up more and more music I would loosely describe as "country/rock". A couple of recent purchases (namely Jackson Brown "Solo Acoustic", and Gene Clarke & Carla Olson "So Rebelious a Lover") caused me to look for a "Best Country/Rock" thread for more ideas. I couldn't find one, so I'm starting one here.
General guidelines 1) Don't hang up on what is country rock. If you think it is, ok. 2) Identify particularly well recorded , but don't leave anything off if it's good. 3) No limit or minimum - name your favorites.
Here are some of my my favorites in no particular order: (* = excellent recording)
Gene Clark: "No Other" * and "White Lightening" * Gene Clarke @ Carla Olson "So Rebelious a Lover" Jackson Brown "Solo Acoustic" * Willie Nelson "Stardust" SACD * Neil Young "Prairie Wind" * Cowboy Junkies - most all of their stuff, but especially "One Soul Now" , "Lay it Down" , "Mile From Our Home". "Trinity Sessions" *
How about James McMurtry? Try "St. Mary of the Woods," "Live in Ought Three," "Childish Things." Also check out Southern Culture on the Skids, Joe Ely and Frank Carillo and the Bandeleros' "Bad Out There."
Acknowledging that Pmarcian already mentioned the New Riders, I will be more specific and recommend the New Riders of the Purple Sage's first LP, "NRPS," which includes not only the immortal "Henry," but songs like "Glendale Train" and "Portland Woman." Not to mention Jerry Garcia on the pedal steel.
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