I'm going to surprise you with my first suggestion, Tumbleweed Connection by Elton John was a tasty album by Elton. I'll also mention the debut album of Marshall Tucker Band, which was such a treat with a mixture of Jazz mixed with the Bluegrass and Country sounds from that beautiful band. I'll also mention a solo album by songwriter Bobby Charles, it wasn't actually Country Rock, but it had a New Orleans feel to it, and the supporting musicians on that album was by The Band, if you haven't heard that album from 1972, I think it's a masterpiece. I also love the debut album by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, with the song "If You Wanna Get To Heaven". I'd also include Dixie Chicken by Little Feat!
@rft2001
7 күн бұрын
You have great taste there. I completely agree with all of your suggestions. Tumbleweed and the first Marshall Tucker are two of my all time favorites.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Tumbleweed Connection is my favorite Elton John album of all time. Just perfection from start to finish. Almost included it in this video based on a lot of country rock flavors.
@kennethgordon7900
7 күн бұрын
Love your list. I don't know Cowboy, so I'll have to check them out. Some artists and albums to add: Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac; Rosanne Cash - King's Record Shop; Jason Isbell - Southeastern; and Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else.
@seed_drill7135
8 күн бұрын
Since Uncle Tupelo pretty much jump started the Alt. Country/No Depression/Americana movement at the beginnings of the 1990's, I've amassed so many roots based albums it's really hard to pick favorites from "my" era. Going back to the classic era, I'm familiar with most of your picks, and can't really quibble (other than calling the Allmans country rock). That said, from the earlier days: Everly Brothers/Roots; Beau Brummels/Bradley's Barn; Rick Nelson/Garden Party. And I'm not too cool to like the Eagles. The debut and Desperado are country rock classics and I don't care what the Dude says. And it's sad that the sideshow tends to distract from his music, but I'd put From Elvis in Memphis on this list as well. If you like that era of the Dead, I'd also recommend Bob Weir's album Ace. It's got the studio version of many Dead concert staples. Ian and Sylvia's country rock band, Great Speckled Bird often gets overlooked. I'll round it out with Little Feat's Sailing Shoes and Matthews Southern Comfort Later That Same Year. Of recordings from "my" era, any Uncle Tupelo record, though Anodyne is my favorite. And out of their implosion we got Wilco's a.m. and Son Volt's Trace. Post Dire Straights Mark Knopfler has a few entries, especially All the Roadrunning he did with Emmylou. Ween has a hilarious, but excellently played, foray into country rock with 12 Golden Country Greats (there are only 10 songs on the album). Ryan Adams and the Cardinals Cold Roses is my favorite of his (that I've heard), though his prior band Whiskeytown was great. And I must give props to Deer Tick's Born On Flag Day. All their albums are good, but that's my favorite.
@ThierryDefrance-s9s
8 күн бұрын
Hi Tom. Couldn't agree more on the greatness of Poco. Love them.
@patriceleformal3047
Күн бұрын
Excellent Tom ! But i'd like to introduce a bunch of more recent bands and artists influenced by these great ancients : - Ryan Adams : Easy Tiger (2007). - Neal Casal : An introduction to Neal Casal : Maybe California (2003). - Lucinda Williams : Car wheels on a gravel road (1998). - Sparklehorse : Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995). - Scud Mountain Boys : Do you love the sun (2013). - Gillian Welch : The Harrow and the Harvest (2011). - Shearwater : Winged life (2004). - Beachwood Sparks : The Tarnished Gold (2012). ...and my last purchase, MJ Lenderman : Manning Fireworks (2024). Terrific album, already, in my opinion a classic !
@tomrobinson5776
10 сағат бұрын
@@patriceleformal3047 I’ll check some of these out. I had that Lucinda Williams album on my list, but spaced out and forgot to include it. I have the first Gillian Welch album. Good stuff.
@johnmohl7345
7 күн бұрын
Great video,great picks! All I can say is all of the artists that you mentioned made some great country rock albums. None of them though could sing or play real deal country music like Doug Sahm! From his early days as the ''Sir Douglas Quintet'' until the day he died each album was ''Rock and Roll'',''Blues'',''Tex Mex'', ''Soul'',and ''country'', music all played at a top notch level.My ''Dark Horse'' pick ''Elvis Country'' from 1971 his last very good/great album that he made.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
I have a Sir Douglas Quintet best of. Always loved Mendocino. Great track.
@nathanlaney4577
7 күн бұрын
I have several Sir Douglas Quintet singles. My favorite of them is "Dynamite Woman"/"Too Many Dociled Minds." Love everything about that single, especially the fiddle!
@paulgoldstein2569
8 күн бұрын
Earlier in the sixties, we had Country Rock albums from the likes of Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, and even The Lovin' Spoonful who threw a lot of Country Rock into their wide variety of styles.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@paulgoldstein2569 No doubt about it. The Spoonful had a nice range of influences in their music.
@tkingsley5761
7 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 I hear a lot of jug band (Spoonful) and LA pop (Turtles) in addition to more direct country (Sweetheart Byrds/Gram) and Buffalo Springfield influences in the first two (Jim Messina) Poco albums. I think Richie’s time in Greenwich Village and Laurel Canyon helped incubate that early sound.
@derwynpowell7689
7 күн бұрын
Great to see Cowboy in your video. Sadly, never got their due.. Lots of good tunes and a number of stand-out songs. It certainly didn't hurt when label mate Duane added dobro licks to "Please be with Me". Recorded by Clapton on Slowhand & on Duane Allman Anthology. #1 lp. Lp jacket of 5'll Getcha 10 looks like Sweetheart/Rodeo. Rock on! Cheers.
@tomrobinson5776
6 күн бұрын
@@derwynpowell7689 Cheers 😉
@russellcampbell3274
8 күн бұрын
Great video, Tom. Most of my favourites have been covered by you and the comments. I'm not sure what exactly qualifies as country rock but I'll risk adding Dwight Yoakam's "Guitars, Cadillacs etc etc", Sturgill Simpson's "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" and the self-titled Felice Brothers album. I saw the Jayhawks in Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in 1992, just after "Hollywood Town Hall" came out. - Conspicuous by being twice the average age of the audience! The band made a very kind gesture. The support act was a local young male/female acoustic duo who sang and played their own songs very well but were underwhelming and were given a lukewarm reception. In their encore the Jayhawks brought the young couple to join them on stage. My memory is vague but I think the song was "Brass Buttons." Of course, the young couple was delighted.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@russellcampbell3274 That’s an awesome story. 😉
@billalbritton4972
8 күн бұрын
What,no New Riders of the purple Sage?
@clydekimsey7503
4 күн бұрын
Yes, their first and Panama red😊
@flyingburritobro68
4 күн бұрын
Flying Burrito Brothers Gilded Palace Of Sin, Byrds Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, Gram Parsons Grevious Angel, Blackberry Smoke The Whipporwill, Little Feat Dixie Chicken, Whiskeyrown Strangers Almanac and loads more
@tkingsley5761
8 күн бұрын
Great presentation. You are so right to focus on Poco, and to include Muswell Hillbillies and Silver Pistol. You’ve included most of my favorites. I might include the first Manassas album, the Outlaws’ Green Grass and HIgh Tides, The Marshall Tucker Band (debut album), Tom Waits, Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will the Circle be Unbroken,” Warren Zevon (second album, with Frank and Jessie James), Dwight Yoakum’s Second Hand Heart, Marty Stuart’s Hillbilly Rock.
@tkingsley5761
8 күн бұрын
Oh, and in the vein of Sweethearts, John Fogerty’s first Blue Ridge Rangers album is an impeccable survey of country music.
@tomrobinson5776
8 күн бұрын
Great picks on your end. Love that Manassas album, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, etc. I meant to include Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On. Gravel Road, but totally spaced out and forgot. 😉
@tkingsley5761
8 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 I overlooked that as well. Also Nick Lowe’s Impossible Bird.
@mikelewenson1818
8 күн бұрын
Kudos for including Brinsley Schwarz's Silver Pistol. Country rock at its finest!!
@JohnJohnson-cn9fh
7 күн бұрын
glad to note that you recognise mike nesmith as a forerunner of country rock, he did it in 66,also another great track of his is you told me from the headquarters album,peter tork plays some tasty banjo on this gem too,nice one best wishes...........jpj
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@JohnJohnson-cn9fh You Told Me is a great track indeed. 😉
@lbellis8516
7 күн бұрын
Some great lp's in there... two of my favorites are both late 90's early 2000's releases, what some us were calling y'allternative . Bobby Bare Jr's "from the end of your leash" and The Old 97's "wreck your life" . Both consistantly great albums I can't recommend enough. ..
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
I’ll check ‘em out at some point. Thanks 😉
@Russell.S
7 күн бұрын
Great topic with some favorites and some others I need to check out. On the Buddy Holly/Everly Brothers branch of country-rock, I’d suggest the Vulgar Boatmen - Please Panic. (any of their three excellent albums would apply). Seamless blend of Memphis soul, Velvet Underground and country-tinged vocal harmonies put the Boatmen in a category of their own.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@Russell.S Sounds cool. I’ll check it out.
@philmole1209
10 сағат бұрын
Good pick. My favorite by them is “You and Your Sister.”
@syater
8 күн бұрын
I’m still a fan of Jayhawks albums from the era of ‘Hollywood Town Hall’ to ‘Rainy Day Music’ and ‘Tomorrow the Green Grass’ is one of the best of that bunch. Wilco’s ‘Being There’ is great and still has an alt country feel. It’s not surprising that the 80s/90s bands of the Twin Cities music scene seem to have influenced each other and Uncle Tupelo/Wilco was part of it as well. There are at least a couple of songs from the Honeydogs 2000 album ‘Here’s Luck’ that could be mistaken for Wilco and are every bit as good: "Losing Transmission" and "Sour Grapes." Adam Levy is one of those Minnesota songwriting wizards.
@kevtruth
7 күн бұрын
Really enjoy your videos, Tom - glad I'm subscribed. All great picks.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Thanks 😊
@casablanca2745
7 күн бұрын
Saw Poco open for the Kinks (also Henry Gross) in early 74 in Providence. Weird but great bill. Agree with your commenters on Steve Earle, Lucinda, Uncle Tupelo. Bobby Charles self titled with members of The Band is stellar, Waylon’s Honky Tonk Heroes and the criminally overlooked Rick Nelson/Stone Canyon Band. The Nelson boxset Legacy is a revelation for the music and tremendous session players. Enjoyed the vid as always!
@casablanca2745
7 күн бұрын
Shit I forgot, how bout Skynyrd?😊
@wtcwtc9861
7 күн бұрын
Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road is one of the greats. Glad you mentioned Being There. Wilco was at their country rockin best with Jay Bennet in the band. A fine example on KZitem is their cover of Christ For President.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
I had Car Wheels On A Gravel Road on the list. I zoned out before the video and forgot to take it out of my car cd player. Great album.
@toddhill7483
7 күн бұрын
A few of my favorites. NOT from Country Rock Bands, but "rock" bands/artists who recorded "country" albums. The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies Ween 12 Golden Country Greats Elvis Costello Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
@painless465
8 күн бұрын
Dave Alvin-Eleven Eleven John Prine-debut James Talley -Got no Bread, No milk, no Money, but we sure got a lotta love Terry Allen-Lubbock ( on everything) Joe Ely-Honky Tonk Masquerade
@simonagree4070
8 күн бұрын
All great stuff. I just saw a biography of Terry Allen at a bookstore -- need to check that out.
@kelpowl8181
6 күн бұрын
Excellent list. Love the Kinks recommendation. Love the channel. If you have the time, you should check out Cory Hanson’s Pale Horse Rider. It is the most psychedelic country album of the decade. He and his usual crew are all CalArts students (down the road from Moorpark) and like the Kinks, Bowie, Beatles, he does not live in a genre. Key tracks: Paper Fog, Angeles, Pigs, Another Song from the Center of the Earth, Vegas Knights, they are all great.
@tomrobinson5776
5 күн бұрын
@@kelpowl8181 Sounds cool. I’ll add it to my list of albums to check out. Thanks for the recommendation. 😉
@paulcollins5586
7 күн бұрын
Great video and choices. Later bands Jason and the scorchers, Lost and found is classic and The Backsliders - Throwing rocks at the moon is great.
@buzzsmith8146
7 күн бұрын
Thanks, Tom. I enjoyed this!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Nice! Thanks for watching 😉
@drewgeraci8434
10 сағат бұрын
Love the list. You make me check out acts I hadn't known much about. BTW, you're on the money about today's "Country" music. For whatever reason, EVERYBODY I know who reached 40 gave up on Rock for the pale imitations of Country of the past 30+ years. Were they all afraid of raising their collective blood pressure? Scaring their children? I went to see The Hives last night and it super-charged me up as if I was still a teen. Not because I'm 50-is going on 15, it's just that I appreciate music as much as you do (and many other subscribers as well). Hell, I was ten when the news flipped out about Alice Cooper's shows and all I thought of was: "Cool!" and I knew it was just a show he and the band put on.
@tomrobinson5776
9 сағат бұрын
Everything has been so homogenized especially country music. It’s so watered down and soulless. All sounds the same. Those award shows are a travesty. It’s seldom I hear anything with true authenticity. I’ve recently discovered Ty Segall. An incredible psych/garage artist. The guy has put out like 17 albums since 2008. Half of which are mind blowing good. The songs are amazing. He’s like Todd Rundgren or Prince in that he plays every instrument. Highly recommended. The real deal. 😉
@davidskidmore4189
5 күн бұрын
I've spent a life time recommending "Muswell Hillbillies" to people. It is always appreciated, it is a album out of time and will never age. You're missing that first Stephen Stills "Manassas" album, stone cold gold, and Those First two Mike Nesmith albums. Killer stuff.
@tomrobinson5776
5 күн бұрын
@@davidskidmore4189 Love that Manassas album. 😉
@MrPhilfridge
7 күн бұрын
I don't get why people think bands like Marshall Tucker , the Allman Bros etc are country rock. southern rock to me. The golden age was between 68-75, mostly Californian bands which would include the NRPS , Byrds, Burritos, Dillard and Clark, ( Gene solo as well ) , NGDB , Poco , Michael Nesmith, Linda Ronstadt and of course Gram and Emmylou ......away from the golden state , Pure Prairie League , The Ozark Mountain Daredevils ( It'll shine when it shines great album ) ,Commander Cody the Texas guys like JJW and the Gonzos , Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark . There was only one decent British country rock band ( and i'm English ) Panama Red from Portsmouth , find an album by them , difficult but there are two . Later than the 70's its no longer to my ears country rock , but alt country and there's a difference . Occasionally i hear something out of era that nails it , eg The Continental Drifters , Ol'97's and at a push the Jayhawks.
@luizoswaldoabreu2752
7 күн бұрын
Outstanding video, man! I own them all and much much more....... For a great reading about country-rock I suggest the book "Desperados, the Roots of Country Rock" by John Einarson. Greetings from Brazil!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Greetings and thanks for watching. Sounds like a cool book. 😉
@GreenManalishiUSA
8 күн бұрын
Here are some records that straddle the country-rock and singer-songwriter genres: Paul Siebel - his two Elektra albums, Woodsmoke and Oranges, and Jack Knife Gypsy John Stewart - California Bloodlines (1969) Jerry Jeff Walker - self-titled release on MCA (1972) Daniel Moore - Riding a Horse & Holding Up the World (1998). This is a very obscure pick, but I discovered it recently, and I'm really enjoying it. He wrote or co-wrote the songs Shambala (a hit for Three Dog Night and BW Stevenson) and My Maria (a hit for BW Stevenson, and remade by Brooks & Dunn).
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@GreenManalishiUSA Interesting, sounds cool.
@John-n9m7r
8 күн бұрын
That’s a great selection! Obviously hard to narrow it down to 22 Several superb albums could have been included from the mid-1980s to 2000 but as you know, newer terms like “rural” and “Americana” were applied to them (Chris Whitley, James McMurtry, Shawn Colvin etc etc)
@jeffty60
7 күн бұрын
Country rock is one of my very favorite genres and I’m a fan of just about every album that you mentioned in this video. However… A country rock compendium without the Eagles, especially their desperado album, just doesn’t seem complete. Also I believe that Amie, although released in 1972, didn’t become a hit until 1974. Extra special thanks for this video, keep up the good work.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@bengalgangster
3 күн бұрын
great list !!! RIP Kris Kristofferson🙏🙏
@tomrobinson5776
3 күн бұрын
He had a long amazing career. A real authentic talent.
@stupendous9896
8 күн бұрын
Good list. I would have added Ryan Adams, Pernice Brothers, & 38 Special.
@donneumann6546
8 күн бұрын
Marshall Tucker Band-A New Life. Outlaws- Hurry Sundown. Charlie Daniels- Saddle Tramp. Pure Prairie League- Two Lane Highway.
@jimalaimo8467
8 күн бұрын
Another stellar list!! A favorite of mine is the Ozark Mountain Daredevils- It'll Shine When It Shines.
@thomassmall6149
8 күн бұрын
New Riders, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen?
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
I need to pick up a New Riders album.
@clydekimsey7503
4 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776get their first and Panama red
@steffiknicks
7 күн бұрын
Yay! Poco criminally underrated band. Cudos for Cowboy mention. I'd also add-Beau Brummels Bradley's Barn and Triangle LPs and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Uncle Charley and Symphonion LPs. Honorable mention of Steve Miller's Number 5.
@stevecassidy7789
8 күн бұрын
Kudos for listing The Jayhawks, criminally underrated. More importantly, you missed the first New Riders of the Purple Sage album with Jerry Garcia on pedal steel. Easily my favorite "country hippie" record.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@stevecassidy7789 I’ve never owned that record. I may need to check it out. 😉
@jackwezesa1081
4 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 You need to own that record Tom !
@richs322
5 күн бұрын
My candidates: Commander Cody "live from deep in the heart of Texas", Seatrain's second album, Jonathan Edwards "Honky tonk stardust cowboy, Kinky Friedman "Sold American"
@Texeq
8 күн бұрын
In the 1970's it was commonly called weed country. Some of the albums I remember getting airplay on progressive stations in the early 70's - and my own personal favorites - Everly Brothers - Roots Mason Proffit - Wanted Pure Prairie Leaque - their first album The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark Gene Clark White Light Rick Sings Nelson / Rick Nelson In Concert Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy Beau Brummels - Bradleys Barn Later Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo / Ballad Of Easy Rider / Untitled / Farther Along Flying Burritos - Burrito Deluxe and the 'blue album' Rick Roberts - Windmills Black Canyon Gang - Ridin High
@tkingsley5761
7 күн бұрын
@@Texeq great list, and nice to see Mason Proffit on it
@TomFazzini
8 күн бұрын
Hi Tom - woah, few here for me to explore - Looking forward to doing so. You always manage to pull out some blinders! Dylan's 'Nashville Skyline'..what else can we say - brilliant. Always liked Townes Van Zandt 'Flyin' Shoes' on Tomato Records. (Faves on that - Loretta, title track, Snake song.)
@nathanlaney4577
8 күн бұрын
Hi Tom. I really love good, pure country music (Hank Williams, Carl Smith, Carl & Pearl Butler, early George Jones, Waylon Jennings, etc...). I equally love good country rock. You hit the top right at the start with Poco's "Pickin' Up the Pieces" album! I've always loved the "Muswell Hillbillies" album as well! "Heart Like a Wheel" is great! "The Gilded Palace of Sin" is, again, great! The country elements on "Harvest," "Brothers and Sisters," all of The First National Band stuff and, of course, "Sweetheart of the Rodeo!" Great, great stuff Tom! I'm only going to mention one additional album, it's one a lot of people don't know and is available used on Discogs very cheap. The album is "Reach for the Sky" by British band The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver from 1975. If you've never heard it, you need to check it out on KZitem! David Gilmour even plays steel guitar on "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." One of my all-time favorite country rock albums! Good subject - great video!!!!!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
That’s interesting you mentioned The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. Saw them open for The Kinks in the late 70’s. I believe I had that album you mentioned at one point, but purged it to make room for others. Barely played it, but now I have to hear it online. 😉
@nathanlaney4577
7 күн бұрын
Another great album I happened to think of is "Town + Country" by The Rave Ups from, I believe 1985. Great album!!
@jessem470
7 күн бұрын
Great Videos and cant argue with your picks I would love to see Alt Country list so I can shout out Richard Buckners : Love and Devotion ( got it in ) Anyway based on comments Alt Country has to be done
@barrykrakovsky756
7 күн бұрын
Great stuff. I'm going to check out Cowboy and Chris Stapleton.
@mikekivinen
5 күн бұрын
Tom: One more title I'd add to the list is the eponymous third Flying Burrito Brothers album. Have you heard it? Much as I love Gram Parsons, I think this, their first post-Parsons offering, is a stronger and better sounding album than Burrito Deluxe. Two standout tracks are Rick Roberts' "Colorado" and a great cover of Bob Dylan's "To Ramona."
@tomrobinson5776
5 күн бұрын
@@mikekivinen I agree and I love that track Colorado.
@goodtimefolkrock
8 күн бұрын
you forgot to mention that Duane Allman plays slide Dobro on Cowboy's tune "Please be with me" it was actually take two and take one (which is the superior version btw) is on Duane Allman an anthology . this would be Duane's final session work before he died 😢
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@goodtimefolkrock Interesting, now I need to relisten to that track. 😉
@davidbartholomew1555
6 күн бұрын
You have to throw in some Marshal Tucker Band in there the album Searching For a Rainbow is a classic and Charlie Daniel’s Million Mile Reflections great albums. Country Rock and Southern Rock are so close they should be in the same category.
@tomrobinson5776
6 күн бұрын
I agree. I’ll check out that Marshall Tucker album. I do like their hits. Heard It In A Love Song, Can’t You See…
@ediblehorse
8 күн бұрын
Solid list, but omitted... Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats. And no Rick Nelson?
@toddhill7483
7 күн бұрын
Gotcha covered on that fantastic Ween album.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
I need to check out Ween. Heard a lot of great things about that band.
@ediblehorse
7 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 They switch it up all the time. Pull most of it off really well. The 12 Golden Country Greats album has old school Nashville session players (including the Jordanairs and Charlie McCoy , if I'm not mistaken...). It was a one off. Not really what they are about. Still love it tho. Pretty experimental. Dig in!
@demonsbutterfly
8 күн бұрын
The legend of Jesse James White Mansions Both are magnificent albums I love “Musswell Hillbillies” but i have never thought of it as a Country Rock album!!!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@demonsbutterfly These days many think of it as alt country, but it has that music hall vibe as well.
@stephenkilby7851
7 күн бұрын
some great albums and artists, l would add clover by clover, tejas by ZZTop, take one by shakin stevens albert lees guitar is awesome on that album, coming more upto date, old crow medicine show, brothers osbourne, hank 3, bob wayne, supersuckers holding the bag just awesome, of course for me you have to have the eagles with desperado, i could go on, cheers man
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Cheers 😉
@Raydahr-5
8 күн бұрын
Hey, another brilliant and innaresting runthrough of fantastic albums in a genre. I agree with your choices but sorely miss Emmylou Harris, the one who got me into country and overlook the slickness of the steel guitar with her Elite Hotel (another fantastic LP). Why was she absent? Don't you have any of her records? Also, I would venture that the start of country rock can be traced back to December 1964 when the UK configuration Beatles for Sale was released which included such country rock originals as I Don't Want to Spoil the Party, I'm a Loser, Every Little Thing in addition to the two country rock covers of Honey Don't and Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby. However there are certain country rock elements on most of the other tracks like Eight Days a Week, I'll Follow the Sun and Words of Love (another cover). Maybe you don't realise this because you didn't have Beatles for Sale in the US, or? Do you agree?
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@Raydahr-5 I have Elite Hotel, but to my ears it sounds like straight country, with barely a hint of rock. Love the album though. I agree of hints of country on Beatles For Sale especially I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party, (a favorite) but I don’t know if I’d call it a country rock record.
@glendepietro1521
8 күн бұрын
How about some Dwight Yokum..Steve Earle Lucinda Williams or Toronto bands The Sadies and Blue Rodeo..
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@glendepietro1521 I had Lucinda’s Car Wheels On A Gravel Road on the list, but spaced out and forgot to include it on the video.
@glendepietro1521
7 күн бұрын
I just picked up a Lucinda Williams CD set today I think all her stuff is listenable.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@glendepietro1521 She’s the real deal. Saw her open for Neil Young years back and she was awesome.
@dancingbear86
8 күн бұрын
Checkout a couple of Country-folk albums : I’m Gonna Be A Country Girl Again by Buffy Saints-Marie and Nashville by Ian and Sylvia. 😊
@dancingbear86
8 күн бұрын
Also Full Circle by Ian and Sylvia. 😊
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@dancingbear86 Will do 😉
@ExileOnMyStreet
5 күн бұрын
As for modern artists, I'm really into the Turnpike Troubadours. Five records and not a bad one in the bunch.
@tomrobinson5776
5 күн бұрын
@@ExileOnMyStreet Never heard them. Need to check it out. 😉
@beaterville
8 күн бұрын
Listen to Bue Brummles Bradley's Barn
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@beaterville That’s one of those albums I’ve heard about for years, but never listened to it. I’ll check it out.
@mikekivinen
8 күн бұрын
Great list! I would add: Gene Clark: Roadmaster T-Bone Burnett: T-Bone Burnett Rick Nelson: In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969
@dancranford5391
8 күн бұрын
Henry Paul Bands album Grey Ghost, an overlooked album!
@nathanlaney4577
7 күн бұрын
Huh! How ironic! I've been pretty much living with that album lately, learning the chords and leads from my favorite tracks. There's some good variation on it. Some country rock for sure; "Foolin'" and Lonely Dreamer," are the best examples, but even "So Long" and "Grey Ghost," even though they're great, straight ahead southern rock songs, the country elements are undeniable. Great call!!!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Another one to add to a long list of artists I need to listen to. 😉
@jackgop7966
7 күн бұрын
Was waiting for neil young lol
@punkfloyd-m9k
3 күн бұрын
Prefer Comes A Time to Harvest by Neil Young. Uncle Charlie and his dog Teddy by the Nitty-gritty Dirt Band is also good, and how about Stones in the Road by Mary Chapin carpenter.
@johnshaner747
3 күн бұрын
NGDB is incredible. Uncle Charlie is a great album.
@TheAnarchitek
8 күн бұрын
Great list, but there were a few "outlaw" Country artists who deserve mention: Rodney Crowell, Gary Stewart, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, and Joe Ely produced some excellent albums, not quite Country, but pretty Rocky. Then, too, Eagles, Marshall Tucker, Outlaws, Dan Fogelberg, Loggins & Messina, New Riders,, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band mined the genre for gold. Great list, still.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@TheAnarchitek I love Lucinda’s Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. Had it on the list, but totally zoned out and forgot to include it. 😉
@TheAnarchitek
7 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 IKNWYM, I've made lists, left off my favorite album, or song. The mind expands infinitely, but not equally.
@patlarou71
Күн бұрын
Jackson Browne’s first three albums
@tomrobinson5776
9 сағат бұрын
@@patlarou71 All excellent. His prime period.
@Cap683
8 күн бұрын
As far as Pure Prairie League goes I would pick the self titled debut album over busting out. They sound more like a real band. I understand that members were coming and going when It was made but it is a great album. After Craig Fuller had to leave due military draft problems. I think that Busting Out was recorded by Fuller, George Ed Powell, and their drummer at the time. PPL went on to make several albums but once Craig Fuller left they were just another band. Thanks for not bringing The Eagles up.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@Cap683 You’re welcome 😉
@lupcokotevski2907
8 күн бұрын
Some Australian 60/70's bands: The Flying Circus Country Radio The Dingoes
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@lupcokotevski2907 I’ll check ‘em out.
@lupcokotevski2907
7 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 Cool. I don't find them in the same league as US bands, but I don't mind them. The big hit is Way Out West by the Dingoes. Country Radio is my favourite.
@SFbank721
8 күн бұрын
Here’s two newer ones you should check out......”Way out West” and “Altitude” both by Marty Stewart and the Fabulous Superlatives
@TerryTutor-cv3hh
8 күн бұрын
Good video....Liked "Hollywood Town Hall" much better than "Tomorrow The Green Grass..."; Never go wrong with Gram or Kris...😊
@seed_drill7135
8 күн бұрын
Giving you a heads up, Cowboy did a reunion album, 10'll Getcha Twenty in 2018. Also, I agree the Allmans struggled after Brothers and Sisters, with Greg's drug habit, Cher distraction and intrusive labels pushing for a pop hit damaging their output, but those reunion albums with Warren Haynes are great and should not be dismissed.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@seed_drill7135 I’ll have to check out that Cowboy reunion album. Thanks 😉
@russellkroeker2822
8 күн бұрын
I recently heard an album by an English band called Granny's Intentions... not a good name but not a bad album. I guess it could pass as country rock from the UK.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@russellkroeker2822 I’ll have to hear that one.
@johnshaner747
3 күн бұрын
What about Mike Nesmith and the First National Band. While I'm at it, Linda Ronstadt Heart Like a Wheel. She covered Mike's Different Drum.
@tomrobinson5776
2 күн бұрын
@@johnshaner747 Both albums were featured in the video. 😉
@johnshaner747
2 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 Yes, my bad.
@johnshaner747
3 күн бұрын
Yeah, Emmilou Harris is great. Does Dr. Hook's Medicine Show fit in somewhere?
@tomrobinson5776
2 күн бұрын
@@johnshaner747 Sure they’d fit in.
@brbertram
7 күн бұрын
Check out the first three Blue Rodeo albums.
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
Will do 😉
@mirandak3273
8 күн бұрын
I was afraid you weren’t going to do Michael Nesmith and The First National Band and kept waiting for Sweetheart of the Rodeo. But where were In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969 by Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band Eagles by Eagles. Come on. How could you skip that? I’m glad you got The Band, Pure Prairie League, Neil Young, and The Jayhawks!
@Slotnikoff
7 күн бұрын
When The Kinks' 'Muswell Hillbillies' album was first released, RCA used their "ultra-thin" process to make copies from the tapes. Needless to say, these discs were VERY fragile. I wonder if this blatant attempt to save money affected the sales. And what about "country-soul"? Ray Charles' 'Modern Sounds in Country Music'... it doesn't get any better than this!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@Slotnikoff I agree. Ray is top notch.
@newspapertaxis1
Күн бұрын
Cape Tom....Were you able to check out the MTB? If so....Any feedback?
@tomrobinson5776
9 сағат бұрын
@@newspapertaxis1 I have MTB on my list of albums/bands to check out. Hopefully this week if time permits. 😉
@newspapertaxis1
7 сағат бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 Sounds good! Be waiting for a review.....Stay cool!!!
@kgobrien1
8 күн бұрын
Good extensive list. Many others, but you can't list them all.
@floydshambles
8 күн бұрын
I really like Notting Hillbillies album with Mark Knopfler. I think they only recorded one album
@ThierryDefrance-s9s
8 күн бұрын
What about Steve Forbert? He is more on the folk side than purely country but he is a wonderful artist
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@ThierryDefrance-s9s I agree. Saw him open for Edie Brickell back in the late 80’s. Great set by Steve.
@m.scottreeder
6 күн бұрын
He came out with “Romeo’s Tune” around 1979-80. I think he did the song live on Saturday Night Live.
@kso808
8 күн бұрын
Heart Like A Wheel was a great musical period for Linda Ronstadt. Nowadays she is still a force to be reckoned with. Just today I stumbled across a new interview with her, where she endorses Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and decries a recent Trump rally in her hometown of Tucson AZ.
@tomrobinson5776
8 күн бұрын
Good for her! Go Linda ❤️
@j.b.1897
5 күн бұрын
No Skynyrd no validity.
@newspapertaxis1
8 күн бұрын
Cape Oh NO!!!...No Marshall Tucker??? With Toy Caldwell on guitar??? I put them in the same Southern category as the Allman Brothers.....This is a big OUCH!!!!!!!!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
I’ve only heard a few of their hits which I like. Heard It In A Love Song and Can’t You See. What’s their best studio album?
@newspapertaxis1
7 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 So Cape.....When i say MTB I'm talking about the original line up from like 1973-1982 To be honest they are all fantastic!!! They all have their gems...I would say go to "Searching For A Rainbow" from 75' and "Together Forever" first. Listen to Guitarist Toy Caldwell He smokes..A VERY underrated player IMO..He never uses a pick..Plays with his thumb like Jeff Beck..He was also the main songwriter for the band. There is a great live version of "Can't You See" on "Rainbow"...I think they are the 2nd greatest southern rock band behind the ABB...Glad to hear your going to give them a shot..I think you will really enjoy them...Leave a post let me know how they sound.......Happy trails To you!!!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@newspapertaxis1 😉
@newspapertaxis1
7 күн бұрын
@@tomrobinson5776 Forgot Cape...Go to KZitem watch "Can't you see" live..The one Toy has on a Yellow shirt...Watch the Guitar work at about the 5:00 mark.......It's sick!!!!!
@jerryleeelvisberryrichard6247
11 сағат бұрын
Rockabilly > country rock imo.
@Peter-Burbank
6 күн бұрын
Powerglide by New Riders Burgers by Hot Tuna Crazy Horse by Crazy Horse
@jackwezesa1081
4 күн бұрын
Burgers ?
@Peter-Burbank
4 күн бұрын
@@jackwezesa1081 Keep on Truckin’ .. Let us get Together .. Highway Song .. great country rock .. great album!
@jackwezesa1081
3 күн бұрын
@@Peter-Burbank Country blues . It is phenomenal. Senior year in high school!
@simonagree4070
8 күн бұрын
It's going to raise a few hackles when I say that I don't really believe in "country rock" -- the term sounds like a bit of an oxymoron to me -- my ears say that a song is country, or it's rock (I'm entitled to my stupid opinion). Of course you can mix the songs on an album, but I don't really count a mix of songs as defining a genre. Now, "country-pop" I might believe -- lord knows, we've got enough of it around these days -- that's where Buddy Holly was headed, and Patsy Cline too. I say all this as a fan of most of the records you mention, other than the ones I haven't heard, and a lot of others you didn't. No Commander Cody, New Riders? Maybe early Elvis Costello? The Band, I'm just about willing to grant you. That was a pretty good story about Gram Parsons' motel room. I've heard that you can stay in Janis Joplin's, too, but that they've remodeled it.
@simonagree4070
8 күн бұрын
Oh yeah, I just got back from a vacation in Lawrence, Kansas, so now I have a Jayhawks cap and sweatshirt. Rock chalk Jayhawk!
@simonagree4070
8 күн бұрын
Another note -- Gangstagrass. I love the theme song of the TV series Justified, "Long Hard Times To Come". Works in every way possible.
@waldoschnetler7484
7 күн бұрын
Great artists and albums! Could Elton John's Peachtree Road be country rock? Only 2 artists there that are very overrated for me: Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Weak voices!
@tomrobinson5776
7 күн бұрын
@@waldoschnetler7484 There are definite country rock tinged numbers on Tumbleweed Connection. 😉
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