KenJennings Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) I was just out with some buddies at the bar, and the crowd was a little older and super low key; so we decided to blow up the jukebox with old country... We were mixing in classic rock, and I even got Working Man a spin, but for the most part it was stuff like Alan Jackson, Garth, Clint Black, George Strait and Reba... It ended up being kind of a big hit and I had a few strangers getting in on it. It turned a pretty mild night into something unexpected and satisfying. I know country isn't for everyone; but damn, that early 90s country was amazing. If /anyone thinks of an old relic they want to share, I thought it'd be cool to have a thread. Here's a few I heard tonight... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvZ5E5_Uuik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zEo4JI11_w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB97u_-7nfQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ1RHl2boHg Edited September 16, 2018 by KenJennings 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 My country thing started a little later like 1995 through 2000. In 1995 I was stationed in Watertown NY and would drive through many radio station markets on the way back toThe City. I learned to like country. Like this gem, I’d sing along at the top of my lungs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I've always enjoyed Garth Brooks and I had a massive crush on Shania Twain 20 years ago. That's it for country music in my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 too new 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I always thought old school country was the likes of Lefty Frizzell and George Jones. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 My folks liked Willie, Waylon, Cash, Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, all kinds of stuff like that. We would watch Hee Haw. Part of the soundtrack of my youth, along with '70's pop. I don't mind some new country. Really depends on what. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QEDb3xzdec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjO_OK03UNY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I always dug the way old stuff, Cash, Hank Williams, Sr., Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson, older Kenny Rogers (I've been listening to Ruby a lot lately). From the 80's-90's stuff, John Anderson, Clint Black, Randy Travis, George Strait are acts I liked and still do. As a drummer I like a some of the new country stuff that captures the Skynyrd-Dead vibe. 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: April 2018 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/10-new-country-artists-you-need-to-know-april-2018-630000/liz-brasher-2-630049/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I've always like Dwight too Killer songwriter and always had a great band 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 The Dixie Chicks are great musicians, and I liked their stuff. A shame what went down... "Destroying the Dixie Chicks" https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/destroying-the-dixie-chicks-ten-years-after/comment-page-1/#comments 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 The Dixie Chicks are great musicians, and I liked their stuff. A shame what went down... "Destroying the Dixie Chicks" https://www.savingco...age-1/#comments In the early days, a lot of country artists had a wonderfully anti-authoritarian stance -- and it's very sad that somewhere along the way, in order to be promoted or accepted in a mainstream way, politics and a pro military stance has swallowed up this genre .. The hypocrisy is sickening, to be honest 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 All country sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 You know you're old when the 90's is considered 'old' country. I thought the genre starting becoming a corporate dead zone in the '80s. After all, even Johnny Cash was being cast aside at that time. Here's an interesting take on the alt-rockers suddenly loving Cash: As to favorite old country, there's so much. Tops of them all: Tom T. Hall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I like old country, but my wife will play some of the 90s stuff when she's drunk and I don't hate it. Lucas mentioned Dwight...I love Dwight. Old Dwight and Hank Jr. are about as new as I get. Oh, and Hank III's Straight to Hell album from a few years ago. That's one of my top five country albums. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 You know you're old when the 90's is considered 'old' country. I thought the genre starting becoming a corporate dead zone in the '80s. After all, even Johnny Cash was being cast aside at that time. Here's an interesting take on the alt-rockers suddenly loving Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiYQtn54wvg As to favorite old country, there's so much. Tops of them all: Tom T. Hall...Didn't he sing "I Like Beer"? I think I remember that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Big time fan of 90's country music...big time!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 All country sucks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 The Dixie Chicks are great musicians, and I liked their stuff. A shame what went down... "Destroying the Dixie Chicks" https://www.savingco...age-1/#comments In the early days, a lot of country artists had a wonderfully anti-authoritarian stance -- and it's very sad that somewhere along the way, in order to be promoted or accepted in a mainstream way, politics and a pro military stance has swallowed up this genre .. The hypocrisy is sickening, to be honest You see what’s happen to Willie Nelson lately? The dude smokes pot ffs. Not exactly a ceratain TX senators favorite. Heard some of Maines solo album at Starbucks years ago. Good covers especially Mother by PF. Have to mention the weird al of the genre. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) I had a couple cousins who were into the genre back in the late '50s/ sixties an on, The Calhoun Twins. Jack and Jerry are my Dad's Sister's Kids. and had a pretty long career in the music industry Google them if you want more, there is a site that has more on them. They did a lot of songs that were popular in the times they were active and such...I've been to their houses since 1964 and gotten a lot of ticket offers, etc. Jack Passed on in November last year, and I had to hear it from the site I just went to. These two were MEGA rich, and offered me jobs as Tour bus driver/maintainer and stuff. One of their companies, [they both had seperate Tour Bus making companies], and both made roads and Hotels over in the middle east and the U.S. Their albums were GOOD too! My Dad had a couple, but they've been lost for a looooong time... Edited September 18, 2018 by OldRUSHfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 All country sucks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 All country sucks. Like minds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 All country sucks. Like minds! Bah! I mean.....Baaaaa! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 All country sucks. Like minds! Bah! I mean.....Baaaaa! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I always thought old school country was the likes of Lefty Frizzell and George Jones. Conway Twitty. Johnny Cash. Buck Owens. Also old school country but I do like Dwight Yoakam's style and sound too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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