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  1. 03-11-2009 09:23 PM #1
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    Alternative Country?

    I just listened to 16 Horsepower and find them to be amazing. I want to start looking in to some more alternative country, but I'm not sure where to start. Any band or song suggestions?
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    gowie and a few others posted several good picks here... http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127369

    and i'll just pimp knife in the water again.
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    Alt-country is great. If you pay attention to the DLC announcements, the artists in the recent alt-country pack are all gold. Especially Neko Case.
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    For the love of God, listen to the Drive-By Truckers.
    All of the following albums are outstanding:

    Southern Rock Opera (especially if you're a Skynyrd fan)
    Decoration Day
    The Dirty South
    Brighter Than Creation's Dark
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    Quote Originally Posted by thedoorsdk View Post
    For the love of God, listen to the Drive-By Truckers.
    All of the following albums are outstanding:

    Southern Rock Opera (especially if you're a Skynyrd fan)
    Decoration Day
    The Dirty South
    Brighter Than Creation's Dark
    Agreed. Drive-By Truckers are great as well, probably my favorite alt-country band.
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    My favorite is probably Whiskeytown or Uncle Tupelo.
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    If Wilco can be counted as alt-country, then I'd say them, but I really don't see them as alt-country for most of their career.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alright_Computer View Post
    If Wilco can be counted as alt-country, then I'd say them, but I really don't see them as alt-country for most of their career.
    Remember that alternative country is more of a movement then a genre.

    I do find Wilco as more of a "indie" rock band, though, yeah.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gowienczyk View Post
    Remember that alternative country is more of a movement then a genre.

    I do find Wilco as more of a "indie" rock band, though, yeah.
    Yeah, alternative country is even less of a genre than nu-metal. In essence, any country that isn't conventional country is alt-country.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alright_Computer View Post
    Yeah, alternative country is even less of a genre than nu-metal. In essence, any country that isn't conventional country is alt-country.
    If I were to call it a genre I would use the:

    "It's country with a alternative rock, lo-fi or back-to-roots approach rather than traditional CMT workings."

    Definition.
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