Recommend me some old school country and rockabilly

[The Ozzman]

You can read the title. Do it.

I have a severe lack of this but I know people who absolutely love this and hate the 'bro country' craze going on now. I need to expand my horizons outside of metal and hard rock.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

 

[The Ozzman]

Johnny Cash is obvious. I like him lots and I've been exploring Waylon and Shooter Jennings. I will check out the others.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Johnny Cash is obvious. I like him lots and I've been exploring Waylon and Shooter Jennings. I will check out the others.

True but his stuff is so essential you can't not mention him. Hopefully that song was a bit less obvious than others. My favorite Waylon album is This Time. A more laid back, relaxed album, it really shows off how great a singer he was.







Other must-have Waylon albums include Lonesome, On'ry and Mean, Ramblin' Man, 'Ol Waylon and the Waylon and Willie comp.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Can't forget about the girls:











Gayle went in a more pop oriented direction with each subsequent album but her debut is a true country classic.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Some more contemporary non pop-country artists:















Brennen Liegh also has a great duets album she recorded with her partner in crime Noel McKay called Before the World Was Made.

 

[The Butt]

Hank Williams Jr - "Family Tradition" and "All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight"

 

[The Batlord]

I must say that it's a crime that no one has mentioned Townes Van Zandt yet. He's the absolute perfect country artist of all-time and also one even people who don't like country can get into. The man has an amazing ability to take country folk acoustic guitar and make it textured and gorgeous, with lyrics and atmosphere that can rip your heart out and put a gun in your mouth. Or he can just make you tap your toe and clap your hands.












Also I fully support Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris, but I'll add two more goddesses.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Gtfo @The Batlord , from MB? How's Roxi's tits doing? They still big?

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I was totally going to post some Townes Van Zandt but Batlord beat me to it.

 

[The Batlord]

Gtfo @The Batlord , from MB? How's Roxi's tits doing? They still big?

Yo, Carpe. Of course it's me. Who else would use such an awesome screen name? And Roxy went full schizo and started going on about Illuminati conspiracy theories but couldn't handle it when we started making fun of her. For a while she'd randomly show up and launch into rabid spiels about how we were insensitive libtards, but eventually she asked for her account to be banned and now she's gone for good.

I was totally going to post some Townes Van Zandt but Batlord beat me to it.

Clearly we can be friends. What other country do you listen to? I'm still learning and would love some old school recs.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Lol wow what a nut. People get too attached over there, it makes them crazy. Start living online lives n shit. I think you'll dig UM everyone's pretty chill and sane.

It is also likewise a crime the kings of vaudeville country haven't been brought up yet.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I'll second Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt. Doesn't get much better in my experience. Try these, too:

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

There's of course also Hank Williams III or Hank3 as he goes by these days, one of the most vocal opponents of pop-country.

 

[The Batlord]

Hank III sounds like a poseur trying too hard to sound like his grandfather and cashing in on his name while using the gimmick of being anti-establishment even though he could give a fuck about country.

 

[CiG]

Hank III sounds like a poseur trying too hard to sound like his grandfather and cashing in on his name while using the gimmick of being anti-establishment even though he could give a fuck about country.

What a totally bullshit opinion. Congratulations.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I'm not a big fan of Hank III but I'm fairly sure he's the furthest thing from a poseur. Also, his cover of Atlantic City is pretty cool.

 

[CiG]

That's really the only album by him I keep coming back to. Good stuff.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Hank III does a badass fucking Pagan Altar cover so he's fucking cool in my book.

 

[The Batlord]

*a wild retard appeared*

What a totally bullshit opinion. Congratulations.

HW3 is just trying to cash in on his grandfather's name by doing an impersonation of his voice and playing up to an outlaw country stereotype. He's basically a country music juggalo. And I'd be able to look past that if his music wasn't as much of a stereotype "updated" for the current generation. He's just boring to listen to.