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Best Country/Rock - Poll

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" *
bdgregory
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
I'm suprised these were not mentioned:
Grinderswitch
Point Blank
The Dingo's
Arlo Guthrie
and Neil Young/Old Ways and Elvis Costello/Blue.
I will tell you all about Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Back in 1970 they were contracted to play a concert at El Camino Real High school in Woodland Hills my alma mater and were busted for possesion of Marijauna. One of the Phys. Ed coaches walked in on a couple of band members getting high in the Special Ed room.
I will never forget standing in the nutrition area watching the Football players threatning to kick Gram Parsons ass for looking so queer dressed in pink from head to toe including a pair of pink shades and a Pink hankerchief around his throat. I never thought he was going to get out there alive. Boy times in Cali have sure changed.
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Greta story Qdrone. Those were the days.
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samac
499 posts
 
Hey Larry,

Don't stop with "Mud On The Tires", all of Brads' music is golden. Go pick up the rest of his cds.

Cheers
lrsky
1,118 posts
 
Yes,
I have heard that from more than one Samac.
He really is a good singer, and as I said, the side benefit is that the recording is very good.
Thanks for the tip, I am going to take your welcome recommendation!

Larry
sit
315 posts
 
Great music listed. Also include
Joe Ely (for special instance,"Letter To Laredo"), another vote for Steve Earle (for example, "Transcendatal Blues"), a lot of Jennifer Warnes work, and if you're a Flying Burritos and Gram Parker fan you have absolutely gotta' listen to "Return of the Grevious Angel" which is an incredible compilation put together by Emylou Harris.
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