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Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, and Other Good Stuff

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This is blowing up today.

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Not sure if this is the right thread or not but any Billy Strings fans? Kid is fantastic.

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On 7/28/2019 at 6:24 PM, jimmyjazz said:

The biggest knock on Midland is the perception that they're just careerist pros exploiting a sound.

I'm not sure how much that differs from most successful artists, but whatever.  They're OK by me.  Nothing I'd pay for.

Same here- I don't mind their music, and will even watch their videos on CMT, but my taste isn't enough to make me buy a ticket to see them.  I am, however, intrigued by the jean shorted, black hatted gal in that line dance video.

Just picked up tickets to see Brandi Carlile in Denver- hopefully it's a good show.

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On 7/22/2019 at 10:55 AM, Ollie Slatt said:

Rawlings is my favorite guitar player of all time.  And the Dave Rawlings machine shows are fantastic, especially when Willie Watson and John Paul Jones were in the band.  

Harrow is an OK album, but the starting point for Welch should probably be Time the Revelator.  That album is stunning start to finish. 

Here is some vintage Welch/Rawlings goodness: 

 

 

The last song of the show, with OCMS, might be my most favorite cover of The Weight ever done.  It's amazing.  

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He's polarizing. Apparently he owes it to people to ONLY record albums like the first one. He must never rock or roll and psychedelia is right out.
F that. 
Lot of commenters over there that went to the longcat school of replies. 

Yeah I read it too. God forbid an artist actually tries to make art and not just regurgitate the same old formulaic shit over and over. I’m up to listen to anything Sturgill lays down. I like sailors guide but is the least listened to album for me. I was expecting an EDM album this time. He’s hinted at it before.
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Yeah I read it too. God forbid an artist actually tries to make art and not just regurgitate the same old formulaic shit over and over. I’m up to listen to anything Sturgill lays down. I like sailors guide but is the least listened to album for me. I was expecting an EDM album this time. He’s hinted at it before.

I'm only a dabbler in anime, but I am definitely going to see Sound and Fury. He's got a lot of range musically. Apparently he got over whatever reluctance to play his electric side was. "It Ain't All Flowers" is pure hippie psychedelia for me.

I don't remember if it was Shifflet or Gibbs that had Dale Watson on talking about Sturgill at one point. The gist of it being "Ok, he did that one, do another.". That's the general vibe I get from people that only want him to be country. I love Dale, but I don't think Sturgill gives a big rat's ass. 

I just got finished watching JD Wilkes' movie. 'Seven Signs: Music, Myth, and the American South'. I'm only 11 years behind. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Damn, that Fleetwood Mac cover is nails.  I'm not much of a Maren Morris fan, either, but she fit right in.  Those voices blend really well.  The kick drum (box) and acoustic bass were a nice touch, too.  Was that Brandi's bandmates along with Isbell?

Every time I watch a Highwomen clip, I come away more and more impressed with Brandi Carlile. I know I"m a little late to this game with her, but no what the arrangement is or how the harmony is structured, I hear her voice first. She just carries that group of four ultra-accomplished women. That's not a slight to the other three, just taking notice of something.

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I also got a little unlucky with the first few songs of hers that I heard. I'm well aware of my own musical tastes; I prefer some pace, some volume, and some movement to my music. The breathy, trying-to-be-super-emotional stuff doesn't get it done for me. A few of her lower-key songs were what I heard early, and it just didn't click. Imagine my surprise to hear Raise Hell or Hard Way Home. Then during the middle of the whole "migrant crisis" (sarcastic emphasis mine), The Joke made it clear that I'd made a mistake, as I hurriedly returned to explore more of her discography. So fucking good ...

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Holy shit.   Didn't realize Chris Tompkins co-wrote this one.  Good for him.   He grew up with Isbell and has been country songwriter of the year a time or too.  Been having mostly bro-country cuts lately.  He is a really great guy.  

 

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7 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Damn, that Fleetwood Mac cover is nails.  I'm not much of a Maren Morris fan, either, but she fit right in.  Those voices blend really well.  The kick drum (box) and acoustic bass were a nice touch, too.  Was that Brandi's bandmates along with Isbell?

Yep.  Those two guys are brothers.  Hanseroth is their last name.

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6 hours ago, hullabelew said:

Holy shit.   Didn't realize Chris Tompkins co-wrote this one.  Good for him.   He grew up with Isbell and has been country songwriter of the year a time or too.  Been having mostly bro-country cuts lately.  He is a really great guy.  

 

That's a fantastic cut, especially with Isbell's intro. I wish the sound on the chorus was a little better.

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Sturgill spoke to Zane Lowe about how the record came together for Apple Beats 1 as part of the premier. Here’s a transcript:

Me and the band went into a studio north of Detroit a couple of years ago for about a week and… Well, let me back up. 2017 the Grammys, I guess, we did the Grammys, and I had like a really severe sinus infection which I thought was allergies, and borderline meningitis, and they had to put all this stuff in me so I could go out and sing that night. It was kind of like one of the worst days in my life. So I got stuck out in LA for about three weeks. I couldn’t fly home until I had this sinus surgery and they scraped all my sinus cavities out. So I got to lay out in California for about a month recovering from that. And they gave me all these Percocet and pain pills and stuff that I was not going to go anywhere near.

So I just had my buddy Gino bring me a bunch of like medical strength edibles, and I laid in the bed for about a week just high as giraffe balls, and listening to all my old favorite records I hadn’t listened to in decades. And I just sort of realized, you know, you can be a commodity and just making the same record over and over just to appease people and hope they show up and give a shit, or you can just be a musician. And so the guys in my band and I, we just in the last couple of years doing the things we love, which is being a bunch of music geeks who grew up on classic rock, and hip hop, and country music, and blues, and everything, and throwing that into a big melting pot. And we realized the only way we’re going to get paid is to go play shows, so we might as well make it fun for us, and we made a record that was very fun for us. And then I can not wait to get out on the stage and play with my brothers.

I was kind of in a weird spot when we made that record. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do this anymore because a lot of the business sides of things, and like some heartbreak and betrayal, and just learning things that you already know. Remind yourself that, you know-It is a dirty toxic industry. And I wanted to express a lot of that. And I was listening to a lot of hip-hop, and Black Sabbath, and The Cars, and old funk records and things. And I think… We were in Detroit while we were making the record, and I was sort of writing it in real time and listening to a lot of Eminem. And I was just like, man, this guy gets to talk mad shit. How come we can’t do that?

So I just sat down and wrote a bunch of mad shit talking songs about how fucking awesome we are. And then we recorded it. And then I said, man, this isn’t weird enough. I should probably go to Japan and like get the five most legendary animation directors in history together and get them all drunk and put them to competition to see who can outdo one another and we’ll just animate the whole fucking album. And then that happens and I got the label to pay for it, and then now they want to put a single out. Even though I made a cohesive concept record and a film, we’re putting a song and a cartoon out as a video, which I didn’t want to make. And now I’m talking to Zane Lowe about it. What’s up dog?

At this point, why does this even need to be explained? You know what I mean? It’s like it’s like it’s 1992. You know, back when they made records that had two singles and 10 filler songs. I just can’t understand. From my perspective, as a music fan, the traditional setup and release is just so antiquated. People don’t want to have their balls tickled anymore. Just give them the record. That’s all they want. They don’t want six weeks of lead up. They should come out and say like, “Hey, new record coming this week,” and then just drop the record and give it to them.

 

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I love the 70s style gang vocals of The Highwomen. I don’t particularly love any of their songs yet, but that cover is really cool.

And Amanda Shires is attractive in pretty much every category. Great looking woman who can sing and play, and not too much ink. Good on ya JI.

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5 hours ago, oSuJeff97 said:

The new Sturgill Simpson has me SUPER pumped.

 

I cannot wait. That video is great. The fact we get an anime movie also is the cherry on top. Man that’s good. Lost in the fold, I didn’t hear the song he released in June until today. It’s great too. 

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I cannot wait. That video is great. The fact we get an anime movie also is the cherry on top. Man that’s good. Lost in the fold, I didn’t hear the song he released in June until today. It’s great too. 

Yeah I just ordered the Sound & Fury red vinyl.  The cover art is badass.

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Well yeah, Tweedy.  For some reason I was thinking he was a Twin Cities guy.  I got Apple Carplay working in my truck and finally started using Spotify, and I recognized Tweedy's voice on this song it put on (but couldn't place what album it was).  That sent me down a slight rabbit hole today.  I missed some Wilco albums since.... Wilco, as well.

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