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Good Country-ish songs!

facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
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I'm trying to put together a playlist of songs that stay just the right side of Country - mostly acoustic tunes that have a Country vibe, but don't go for all the cliched lyrics (I know what I mean!) For some reason this kind of stuff really reminds me of this time of year.
Examples would be:
Pearl Jam - Off He Goes, Speed Of Sound
Kings Of Leon - Back Down South, Arizona
Counting Crows - Daylight Fading, Goodnight Elizabeth
Ryan Adams - Magnolia Mountain, Sweet Illusions
Blues Traveler - The Mountains Win Again

what you got?

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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,089
    I don't think the PJ songs you listed there have a country vibe at all. Not even a teeny tiny little bit (okay, tbh, as someone who despises country and absolutely loves Off He Goes, I find your first PJ selection slightly offensive :lol:;) ). But I do remember thinking that people might end up hearing Sirens on some modern country stations (if not adult contemporary). And of course Just Breathe probably qualifies too.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    They quite clearly have a country ish vibe, behave yourself!
  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,456
    Drifting immediately comes to mind.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,670
    The Replacements: "Merry Go Round", "Waitress in the Sky"
    Neil Young and Crazy Horse: "Country Home", "Oh Lonesome Me", "Out on the Weekend" (to name a few).
    New York Dolls: "Lonely Planet Boy"
    The Long Ryders: "Looking for Lewis and Clark"
    Traveling Wilburys: "End Of The Line"
    Rolling Stones: "HonKy Tonk Women"
    Harvey Mandel: "Honky Tonk", "Games Guitars Play"
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Cheers I shall investigate.
    I should have also said, the moodier the better!
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,670
    facepollution said:

    Cheers I shall investigate.
    I should have also said, the moodier the better!

    The NY and Dolls I listed are moody, the others not so much. I'll see if I can come up with more. Cool idea by the way.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,670
    edited September 2015
    A few more:
    Neil Stills Band: "Long May You Run"
    Rolling Stones: "Wild Horses"
    Pure Prairie League: "Amie"
    Taj Mahal: "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)"
    Bob Dylan: "Girl From the North Country"
    Post edited by brianlux on
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I found another good one - Disconnected by Idlewild - great song
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,089
    edited September 2015
    facepollution said:

    They quite clearly have a country ish vibe, behave yourself!

    Not that clearly, since I completely disagree. ;)
    But I agree that Drifting has that vibe. And LTRP (which is a mishmash of practically every music genre out there, lol).
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,374
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwg2sdRdahM
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  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,374
    I guess that one probably counts a country, not -ish :lol: But I love it. And I'm not big into country at all.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    PJ_Soul said:

    facepollution said:

    They quite clearly have a country ish vibe, behave yourself!

    Not that clearly, since I completely disagree. ;)
    But I agree that Drifting has that vibe. And LTRP (which is a mishmash of practically every music genre out there, lol).
    It's in the guitars! You're just in denial and finding it hard to come to terms with the fact you've been a massive country fan all along :p

  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Never listened to the Plant/Krauss stuff before - very nice.
  • nothinasitseemsnothinasitseems New Jersey Posts: 1,514
    i may be biased, because i love country, but steven tyler's new song "love is your name" is pretty catchy. might be a bit cheesy for some people though :lol:
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  • InHiding80InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    edited September 2015
    Rolling Stones - Far Away Eyes
    Tom Petty - The Criminal Kind, Mystery Man
    The Wallflowers - I Wish I Felt Nothing, God Don't Make Lonely Girls
    Metallica - Mama Said
    Kings of Leon - Revelry
    Pearl Jam - Drifting
    Beatles - Rocky Raccoon
    Credence - Wrote a Song For Everyone
    Eagles - Hollywood Waltz
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,089
    facepollution said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    facepollution said:

    They quite clearly have a country ish vibe, behave yourself!

    Not that clearly, since I completely disagree. ;)
    But I agree that Drifting has that vibe. And LTRP (which is a mishmash of practically every music genre out there, lol).
    It's in the guitars! You're just in denial and finding it hard to come to terms with the fact you've been a massive country fan all along :p

    :lol: No, seriously. I honestly don't agree, lol!
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    nothinasitseems said:

    i may be biased, because i love country, but steven tyler's new song "love is your name" is pretty catchy. might be a bit cheesy for some people though :lol:

    Steven Tyler's got such a great voice (still!) he can sell cheesy cliches better than most :)

  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    PJ_Soul said:

    facepollution said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    facepollution said:

    They quite clearly have a country ish vibe, behave yourself!

    Not that clearly, since I completely disagree. ;)
    But I agree that Drifting has that vibe. And LTRP (which is a mishmash of practically every music genre out there, lol).
    It's in the guitars! You're just in denial and finding it hard to come to terms with the fact you've been a massive country fan all along :p

    :lol: No, seriously. I honestly don't agree, lol!
    I'm only busting your chops - what genre would you say those songs are?

  • nothinasitseemsnothinasitseems New Jersey Posts: 1,514
    facepollution said:

    nothinasitseems said:

    i may be biased, because i love country, but steven tyler's new song "love is your name" is pretty catchy. might be a bit cheesy for some people though :lol:

    Steven Tyler's got such a great voice (still!) he can sell cheesy cliches better than most :)

    this is true. :) take a listen!
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    nothinasitseems said:

    facepollution said:

    nothinasitseems said:

    i may be biased, because i love country, but steven tyler's new song "love is your name" is pretty catchy. might be a bit cheesy for some people though :lol:

    Steven Tyler's got such a great voice (still!) he can sell cheesy cliches better than most :)

    this is true. :) take a listen!
    I did, yeah not bad at all for what it is!


  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,089
    facepollution said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    facepollution said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    facepollution said:

    They quite clearly have a country ish vibe, behave yourself!

    Not that clearly, since I completely disagree. ;)
    But I agree that Drifting has that vibe. And LTRP (which is a mishmash of practically every music genre out there, lol).
    It's in the guitars! You're just in denial and finding it hard to come to terms with the fact you've been a massive country fan all along :p

    :lol: No, seriously. I honestly don't agree, lol!
    I'm only busting your chops - what genre would you say those songs are?

    I dunno. Alternative I guess? I don't tend to think about music in those terms generally TBH. But I feel I know country when I hear it, only because I hate it so much, lol.... excluding Johnny Cash obviously. ;)
    But anyway, I find that music genre is almost as subjective as music taste. Check out how many genres there are supposed to be:

    http://www.musicgenreslist.com/
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,670
    I'm not sure what defines "country" any more. When I think of country music I think of Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Patsy Cline, Donna Fargo, Dolly Parton, Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash etc. What is called "country" today sounds to me mostly like rock music with southern accents.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I think No Code as a whole had a completely different tone - a much more earthy kind of vibe, you could definitely hear the Neil Young influence. Just watching this live version:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHXm76KVEBg
    sorry, I hate to argue, but there's definitely a country twang to Mike's guitar. That's all I'm really getting at - I know I've seen other people on here say it in the past too, so I'm not completely mad!
  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Have you listened to The Avett Brothers? One of my very favorite bands. Americana, can dip more country at times, and can definitely dip more rock at times. They're incredible!
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I shall add them to the list, cheers
  • lexicondevillexicondevil Posts: 2,101
    Anything by Son Volt is great. Countryish or really Americana.


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  • lexicondevillexicondevil Posts: 2,101
    The Turnpike Troubadours play classic country. This is a great chill song that tells a good story.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIanTh3G0E
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    brianlux said:

    Neil Young and Crazy Horse: "Oh Lonesome Me"

    Brian, Brian, Brian. :nuh_uh:
    You clearly did not grow up in a home where country music was played all the time. Otherwise, you'd know that this is a cover of country singer Don Gibson's catchy hit song. I never quite got used to Neil's slowed down version.

    Here's Don performing it as a duet with Johnny Cash's future wife:

    https://youtu.be/s7USsK4v6Bw
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