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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
mihilli
33 posts
 
All right, here's an interesting suggestion for you.

Nashville by Bill Frisell. Got some outstanding pickers on it (3 members of Union Station and others), a mix of traditional country and then of course (if you're familiar with this artist) Bill Frisell takes some of the tunes to places where country music doesn't often go.

A great listen.
jeffjarvis
257 posts
 
Listen to KPIG Radio from Calif.
A fine selection of creative country/rock songs.
No pop or top 40 here.
bdgregory OP
1,715 posts
 
I just picked up Neko Case ("Blacklised" and "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood"), and Gillian Welch ("Revival"). All excellent , both of them fantastic voices.
uncledemp
779 posts
 
American Flyer is one of my favorites, but it's a little hard to find. I'm pretty sure it was made up of some of the Pure Prairie League guys before they became more well known.
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ozzy
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