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Audiophile level country (genre)
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Johny Cash American Thunder V is a pretty haunting album even though he could barely sing. Is a song made country if it is sung by a lifetime country artist but was written by Gordon Lightfoot? You tell me.
Hank Williams seemed to be in a perpetual creative fever. I particularly like some of his solo guitar recordings such as I Can't Escape from You. But who can resist Take This Message to My Mother or The Angel of Death or A Tramp On the Street? Then there are the quirky, genre bending spoken songs by his alter ego, Luke the Drifter, such as Men With Broken Hearts or A Picture From Life's Other Side which embody pathos and the dignity of the despised. They are all old so I guess they are not HiFi, but the music sure comes through. But, hey, I like Los Tres Ases, too, and Flor de Azalea by Los Panchos and El Jinete by Jorge Negrete. Is it country if the cowboy is Mexican?
Hank Williams seemed to be in a perpetual creative fever. I particularly like some of his solo guitar recordings such as I Can't Escape from You. But who can resist Take This Message to My Mother or The Angel of Death or A Tramp On the Street? Then there are the quirky, genre bending spoken songs by his alter ego, Luke the Drifter, such as Men With Broken Hearts or A Picture From Life's Other Side which embody pathos and the dignity of the despised. They are all old so I guess they are not HiFi, but the music sure comes through. But, hey, I like Los Tres Ases, too, and Flor de Azalea by Los Panchos and El Jinete by Jorge Negrete. Is it country if the cowboy is Mexican?
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There are three albums on Rounder, one of them called Live At The CMA Theater In The Country Music Hall Of Fame, perhaps that's permissible but I suspect they will nevertheless be denounced as bluegrass and or Americana.
Iiuc they use an unusual microphone technique that's well illustrated in this lovely video
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I don’t see it that way, but no question the lines are blurry.
I've got a Junior Brown CD collection that I listen through on occasion.
I can't fault the quality of the recordings.
I kinda enjoy his half-parody of the Texas/Western/Country genres.
I can't fault the quality of the recordings.
I kinda enjoy his half-parody of the Texas/Western/Country genres.
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If that doesn't put a big smile on your face, I don't know what will
More so than the soulless rock with a twang like Toby Keith and such sh*t.
What about your ol' hound dog?
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Here's a real gem that I just discovered today: https://play.qobuz.com/album/mq0l9v52hrocc
It's recorded "hot" (e.g. loud) but subjectively, it does not sound compressed and I detect no hint of oversaturation. It sounds clean, natural and realistic. Rather "dry" as they recorded this outside. To my ears and taste, it's a fantastic recording.
The label's page has a video of some of the songs being performed:
It's recorded "hot" (e.g. loud) but subjectively, it does not sound compressed and I detect no hint of oversaturation. It sounds clean, natural and realistic. Rather "dry" as they recorded this outside. To my ears and taste, it's a fantastic recording.
The label's page has a video of some of the songs being performed:
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Cosmic country rock in the tradition of the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" Byrds and "The Flying Burrito Brothers."
