more then country bumpkin
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Cal Smith had a pretty good run in the '70s.  He had been around but became widely known with Country Bumpkin.  Which is on here.  But there are two more songs that I remember as a teenager in the '70s.  Heaaring on the radio.  Jason's Farm and Thunderstorm's which are both just great story songs.  Mobile Bay is a great song.  This is a very good cd.  If you can find it you should give it a listen.
3438797
Songs and sound quality very good....are there more volumnes available ???  Anyone into old country will love this !  Keep'em coming...
2195733
Discovered these guys through last podcast on the left. They're an awesome blend of country and garage rock with a healthy dose of satan. I love this album and can't wait for more. Megustalations!!!
4886191
Left leaning country music. I own close to a thousand albums and have never left a review before now. This is a fabulous album. First one that has excited me in years. Buy and tell your friends.
2279509
Various country artists of the old school. Enjoy listening to the music occasionally as most of the "real country" isn't on the radio much any more.
3277024
Mark knopfler gets his country freak on with help from the one and only Emmylou Harris and his fantastic band that was born to play country. I'm not a big fan of country, but many people are and they will no doubt eat this album up!
2974575
this one is due out again with 35 extra tracks! from rhino music. so check out their website.
The bb's really did a great job here with their early country rockin classic. Cr was very newe at this point so cr fans should look at this as one of the first of the genre. It's a great bunch of tunes here too. I would wait for the rhino release which is 40.00 instead of paying the gouge prices on this one.
293723
Not quite what I expected.
I don't love country music, but do like certain artists. These two, yes.
Interesting. Some of the music seems to be songs that were recorded by others, and maybe written by them.
3794455
This Southwestern Pennsylvania group graduates from regional favorites to national contenders with their first Rust Records release. Drawing on original songs honed in live performance and two previous local releases, this is a great deal more accomplished than your average debut. The septet has built their career the old-fashioned way, drawing new listeners with the help of local radio play, and turning listeners into fans through energetic live shows. The band's concert work is essayed here on a bonus concert DVD produced by public television station WQED.

The band combines the multipart harmonies of Alabama with a homespun vibe that's more 70s/80s country than '00s crossover. Bob Corbin's production is wonderfully devoid of the homogenized sound of Nashville's studio sessions, transparently revealing the sound of a band that can actually play and sing together. Their rural stories are rendered as country-rock, with an electric touch of Steeltown added to the small town justice of "Jericho." The mid-tempo "She Rides Wild Horses" melds a daydreaming waitress with fiddle, pedal steel, and lush harmonies, "One Night in New Orleans" sports a party time Cajun edge, and the wry "Mr. Right Now" has rightly been a crowd favorite for several years now.

 Rust now takes up the national push for these Pittsburgh hillbillies, trying to capitalize on their "it factor" to launch hits. Mainstream country music fans who long for something less polished than Nashville's current crop of crossover product should make sure and check this out! 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [2006 hyperbolium dot com]
4869929
In an age where Shania Twain, a "country" flavored, booty shakin' pop (girl) has come to define Country, these boys are a breath of fresh air.  Obviously they are aiming to keep things real while attempting to explain the cultural significance of Sothern Rock in the 1970's for those of us who were either too young or too pretentious to get it the firt time round.  The albumn seems to jump back and forth between observations about the South & Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the influence these things had on the boys in DBT.  And to their credit they talk about these things in a "warts 'n all" style that helps paint a pretty clear, if often bleak, picture.  While they could probably have whittled this down to a very tight single albumn, the sheer scope of this work is pretty amazing.  The fact that they let people they know do the art work and the recording proves they're out to keep things real.  If you like Hank III, Steve Earle, or recent Johnny Cash, these boys'll definately grown on you after a couple of listens, just like Kudzu.........
608193
There's lots of talent here: Johnny Cash, John Denver, Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, the Carter sisters and more.
They're cookin' with: bluegrass, gospel, honky-tonk and traditional folk songs, all served up on an entertaining CD produced by the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band".
Can't go wrong here if you like "country-style music".
2664418
If you like country music this is a good one, different from a lot of what is now being played.
83612
If you're in the market for some country music and don't already own everything that this man recorded, here is a good place to start....
This box set contains many of his songs recorded after having changed labels; it's well edited and well packaged; the liner notes are worth reading; and, well, this is the creator of country/rock music. Who else has written James Bond songs, songs from monday Night football, and songs about OD'ing and forgetting girls names? Not too many people.
This is a really good CD set for people into rock who are into rock and don't know a whole lot about country music because of how accessible it is and how much variety there is in what Hank has recorded. His songs are simple; they're not the complex, jaded, and pretentious stuff that's going to pass muster in clubs where people wear all black BUT it is raw emotion.
What better is there? This is a must-buy.
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Hank III's new double country CD is by far the best of the three new Hank III CDs issued on September 6, 2011.  There is the usual four letter word song , "Don't Ya Wanna", that has been  been part of all Hank III CDs since "Straight To Hell" and does have some shock value and continues to establish III as a rebel.  But is he a rebel with a cause?  The answer is still yes.  He introduces us to a brand new country singer Ray Lawrence, Jr. who is as  traditional as it gets.  But Hank goes out on a limb in this set with a number of Cajun tunes at a time when Cajun music is no longer considered fashionable and appears basically  on regional labels.  If this piques the general public's interest in  authentic Cajun music and starts a revival of that genre then that alone makes this collection a worthy buy.  There are no individual songs that will take your socks off such as "The Grand Ole Opry Ain't So Grand Anymore" or  "#5" which appear on prior CDs.  Still, all in all, this double CD is a great addition for those who like traditional country music slightly off center.  I would have given it five stars instead of four if not for the fact that there are a few  cuts which are merely sound effects and serve no real purpose other than to take up space. (IE. There is a cut of Hank III's dog Topper barking.  I love dogs but this serves no real purpose).
2466308
here's a great band that i just discovered. I bought their 1st cd, loved it, and right away bought this, their follow-up, which is even better. if you are an alt-country head, you can't go wrong with this. i very much look forward to more from this outfit.
2994145
heard these guys on internet the other night and went and bought cd on amazon. I am a big alt. country fan but not as big traditonal country or bluegrass so i was surprised that these guys blew me away with there music. There is a lot of good songs on this cdA group worth following.
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Eric Church is one of the best country artists out there today.  This is not country bro pop or some of that other stuff.  Church marches to the beat of his own drummer, which is refreshing.  This is not some Nashville produced formulaic crap like you hear constantly on the radio.  It is much deeper.  If you like Eric Church's other work, buy this.