While it’s fairly clear that I love pretty
much all genres of music (except rap and hip-hop for the most part) I usually
listen to only one kind of music at a time (intently and almost exclusively). I
am currently about three weeks into my Doom Metal/Rock, Stoner, Sludge,
Psychedelic, Space-Music “jag.” It got started as I was listening to two of my
favorite “old-time” bands Hawkwind and Black Sabbath…and has just mushroomed
(pardon the pun ;) ). More on this topic in a future post.
But one of the genres that almost got
re-kickstarted was my love for traditional Country & Western music (by “traditional” I mean Cash, Waylon, Geo.
Jones, Willie, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakum, Dale Watson, et al) I had both read
a rave review of Roseanne Cash’s new album, as well as had heard from SPACE
EMPEROR RELIOPS that said digital-entity was truly worthy. I would have bought the CD at Hastings had I
the cash when I saw it (on sale no less).
So, as it stands, C&W has not yet
de-throned Doom/Sludge/Stoner rock at Agent
Eugor’s
hidden lair, but I do want to share the best web-site for traditional Country
music in the universe…as well as a YouTube clip of one of my favorite Roseanne
songs ever. It’s from her 1987 hit album KING’S RECORD SHOP. I loved it so much
back then that I bought it on vinyl. I have recently re-bought it on CD…it’s
that good of an album. The song is by
the one-and-only (and much lamented: R.I.P. John Stewart.) Stewart is in
my top echelon of singer-songwriters. There’s something in the melody and
lyrics that almost brings a tear to my eyes…like much (most) of John Stewart’s
gems! I hope you like the song that Ms Cash truly does “justice” to.
The
site which I can’t recommend enough is Saving Country Music by the Trigger Man
(aka Trigger). It’s simply the “must-go-to” site for all things genuine, real,
quality, and solid. Surf on to it at: http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/
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