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Good acoustic guitar music?

rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
edited February 2009 in Other Music
any album/artist suggestions? just something that is really moody/mellow that i can just chill out to.
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  • bigeye21bigeye21 Posts: 981
    I wouldn't characterize them as mellow, but Rodrigo y Gabriela are worth checking out.

    This Letterman performance is what turned me onto them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VFWA2YKdo
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Tommy Emmanuel - Only
    Don Ross - Passion SessionJohn Fahey - Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
    Billy McLaughlin - Fingerdance (be wary of other albums....some have singing and are overly religious...ugh)
    Buckethead - Electric Tears
    Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries
    Leo Kottke - 6 & 12 String Guitar
    Nick Drake - Pink Moon
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  • MissiMissi Posts: 17
    José González!!

    Brilliant music!
    Listen to his albums "In Our Nature" and "Veneer"..
    http://www.last.fm/user/mehlesser
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    singularity wrote:
    any album/artist suggestions? just something that is really moody/mellow that i can just chill out to.

    Jack Johnson does the trick for me.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Missi wrote:
    José González!!

    Brilliant music!
    Listen to his albums "In Our Nature" and "Veneer"..

    I second this!! He's amazing!
  • QT31085QT31085 Posts: 33
    singularity wrote:
    any album/artist suggestions? just something that is really moody/mellow that i can just chill out to.

    justin townes earle. check'em out.
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Iron & Wine
    Jeffrey Foucault

    Monte Montgomery can play the hell out of an acoustic guitar, but it's definitely not mellow.
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  • soclosesoclose Posts: 628
    Great Lake Swimmers
    Gillian Welch
  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    bigeye21 wrote:
    I wouldn't characterize them as mellow, but Rodrigo y Gabriela are worth checking out.

    This Letterman performance is what turned me onto them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VFWA2YKdo

    +1

    I caught them at Lolla in 2007. They were amazing!!
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Neil Young?
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  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Elliott Smith is where you should direct your attention

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  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Neil Young?

    Never heard of him.
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    bigeye21 wrote:
    I wouldn't characterize them as mellow, but Rodrigo y Gabriela are worth checking out.

    This Letterman performance is what turned me onto them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VFWA2YKdo

    damn, that was impressive as hell. thanks for that.


    thanks everyone for the suggestions!
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    http://www.last.fm/music/John+Martyn/Solid+Air
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Any solo Billy Corgan shows :)
  • pretextpretext Posts: 1,294
    merkinball wrote:
    Iron & Wine
    Jeffrey Foucault

    Foucault's buddies, Peter Mulvey and Chris Smither. Also, JF's wife, Kris Delmhorst. One of my favorites. Foucault, Mulvey and Delmhorst did a one-off album of mostly covers called Redbird.

    +1 on the Gillian Welch suggestion too. David Rawlings is a god.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Neil Young?

    Live at Massey Hall... maybe the best live album ever! Just him and his acoustic.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Neil Young?

    Never heard of him.

    lol, hmmm
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Laurence Juber is another good one:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCSQn_Xbp-g
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  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    The Weepies are big on my Ipod right now. Pretty mellow stuff.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    smarchee wrote:
    Elliott Smith is where you should direct your attention

    PRONTO !

    i 100% agree. great, great songwriter & guitarist. he is missed.
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  • ZosoCatZosoCat Posts: 176
    Neil Young- Harvest, Harvest Moon, Silver & Gold etc.
    Elliott Smith
    The Fleet Foxes
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    definitely days of the new.
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    soulsinging wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Neil Young?

    Live at Massey Hall... maybe the best live album ever! Just him and his acoustic.

    funny you mention that. my dad actually burnt me a copy of this just the other day and i love it, and that actually prompted me to make this thread!
  • desertspoondesertspoon Posts: 13
    Joseph Arthur!!!

    His solo acoustic shows are amazing! Guitar, a Loopstation and a beautiful voice...

    Check out this version on 'In the Sun':

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QotZ7TIaztw

    or 'All of our hands':

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzCTg3GfqDg

    /D
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,634
    John Butler Trio - check out 'Sunrise Over Sea' or 'Grand National' albums
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT-Xh2oIAjg

    Bernard Fanning - Powderfinger's singer. His 'Tea and Sympathy' solo disc is fantastic

    Ash Grunwald - not exactly acoustic, but still awesome solo performer. Check out this video I took in Sydney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZlUYWcRZSo
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    glen phillips of toad

    brian vander ark of the verve pipe

    both have solo careers
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    bigeye21 wrote:
    I wouldn't characterize them as mellow, but Rodrigo y Gabriela are worth checking out.

    This Letterman performance is what turned me onto them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VFWA2YKdo

    +1

    I caught them at Lolla in 2007. They were amazing!!

    Saw them at Coachella.....yes....AMAZING!
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    singularity wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Neil Young?

    Live at Massey Hall... maybe the best live album ever! Just him and his acoustic.

    funny you mention that. my dad actually burnt me a copy of this just the other day and i love it, and that actually prompted me to make this thread!

    If you like that, check out Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. There's a thread somewhere around here ("An evening with greg dulli and mark lanegan" I think) with links to downloads of a few shows they did just the two of them with acoustic guitars.
  • bigeye21bigeye21 Posts: 981
    sennin wrote:
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    bigeye21 wrote:
    I wouldn't characterize them as mellow, but Rodrigo y Gabriela are worth checking out.

    This Letterman performance is what turned me onto them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VFWA2YKdo

    +1

    I caught them at Lolla in 2007. They were amazing!!

    Saw them at Coachella.....yes....AMAZING!

    Yeah, I saw them at the Showbox Market a while back and was blown away! I have no idea how Gabriela plays like that -- using her guitar in such a rhythmic and percussive fashion. Very unique and cool! 8-)
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