Check out Sturgil Simpson

thomascozart

He is badass! If any of you guys even remotely like country start with his album Metamodern Sounds In Country Music. If you can't stand country music then start with his latest album, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, and specifically songs Breakers Roar, Sea Stories, In Bloom and Brace For Impact (Live A Little). I saw him this year in Norfolk Va and he is awesome live.

thomascozart

One of his greatest lines is "hoping those circles on the paper don't call back and tell me to start today."

thomascozart

And:
Dire Straights/Mark Knopfler
JJ Cale
Morphine (It blows me away that more people don't know this band-lead singer died but they were incredible!!!!!!!). Your welcome!
Creed (LOL...just kidding)
Shooter Jennings (Waylon Jennings' son for you country music people)
Steve Earl
Warren Haynes
Widespread Panic

weddingparade

call to arms was the highlight of the new tour. incredible x 10
he's the real deal. new cd amazing++
http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/sturgill-simpson-i-will-be-blackballed-from-the-industry-w436949

intodeep

He is very good.

intodeep

thomascozart said:

And:

Morphine (It blows me away that more people don't know this band-lead singer died but they were incredible!!!!!!!). Your welcome!
C

Not to derail the thread too much, but i always really enjoyed this band in the 90's. Literally Out of the blue last night i thought of them and realized i don't own any of their music (lost cd's etc). So i purchased Cure for Pain and listened to it on the way to work today.
Too bad he passed away. Fantastic music. If they came around today every festival in the US would be begging to book them as a mid or late afternoon band.

weddingparade

sturgill

weddingparade

Sturgill Simpson August 7 2016 Toronto Call To Arms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtqaI5cS7Os

weddingparade

Sturgill Simpson - The Promise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWJmN8D820

mfc2006

can't wait for the November show!

Massara133

weddingparade said:

Sturgill Simpson - The Promise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWJmN8D820

Amazing song, I was quite surprised to find out it's actually a cover. Original band was called "when in Rome"

weddingparade

Massara133 said:

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Amazing song, I was quite surprised to find out it's actually a cover. Original band was called "when in Rome"

news to me. thanks for that !
I had never even heard the song until he played it. what a F I N E nugget

weddingparade

Sturgill Simpson - "Breakers Roar"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg209CadVQM

mfc2006

Album of the year hands down for me.

buck502000

Yep

helplessdancer

a tiny desk performance; love those.
Sturgill Simpson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5cMqD0WqYE

jjflash

Good interview from a few months back:
http://www.nashvillescene.com/music/cover-story/article/20838678/how-sturgill-simpson-conquered-nashville-without-music-row

“It took me this long to get right here,” he says. “[But] this isn’t all I want, this isn’t all I know my music [can do]. I know that there are a whole lot of people out there that aren’t aware, that will connect with [my] music. … The industry’s not gonna give it to me. And at this point I don’t want them to. I’m going to prove to them I can do it. In 10 years I’ll be the biggest country star on this planet, I guaran-fuckin’-tee it. And there’s nothing they can do to stop that."

helplessdancer

such a great read. thanks i first saw him opening ip for zac brown and have been a fan ever since

“I’ve got the Rocky heart, man,” he continues, referring to the indefatigable boxer hero of seven popular movies. “I’m gonna do it now out of spite. And I’m gonna go play rock ’n’ roll, too, and take all those fuckin’ people, and I’m going to build a little army. And you’ll come to my show, and it’ll be four hours long, and it’ll be an American music show. It won’t be a country music show, Americana music show or a soul music show. We’re gonna hit it all, we’re gonna touch it all, because I love it all. And I want to love everybody.

mfc2006

not sure if you guys have seen this or not, but it's great. great acoustic versions of "All Around You" & "Oh, Sarah"...absolutely beautiful.

https://charlierose.com/videos/29307

buck502000

mfc2006

^^^ awesome! might have to fly to Dallas to see my buddies and catch him again

buck502000

Is there a list?

mfc2006

yup...

http://www.sturgillsimpson.com/tour

buck502000

Shit Detroit on a Tuesday or Chicago on Friday

jerparker20

No Twin Cities date is a total bummer...

jjflash

mfc2006 said:

yup...

http://www.sturgillsimpson.com/tour

Birmingham in mid-July

mfc2006

jjflash said:

mfc2006 said:

yup...

http://www.sturgillsimpson.com/tour

Birmingham in mid-July

I saw that & thought of you, bud. Enjoy the show!! I'm looking forward to heading to Dallas and going to the show with some buddies. His Portland show was so great!

buck502000

Killer job on the performance tonight....congrats on winning Country Album of the year. I hope you win overall for the recording of the year!!!! He's king turd up here on shit mountain!!!!!!

mfc2006

buck502000 said:

Killer job on the performance tonight....congrats on winning Country Album of the year. I hope you win overall for the recording of the year!!!! He's king turd up here on shit mountain!!!!!!

+1!

buck502000

Hard to beat Adele for album of the year.....

helplessdancer

his best country album grammy win is a total slap in the face for the CMA's. goes to show the incredible lack of respect many have for the CMA's. lack of respect for jason isbell and sturgill...shame on them!!
and to even have sturgill recognized in album of the year category. WOW. good on him++