Jason Isbell

dr122931
dr122931 Posts: 464
edited July 2015 in Other Music
a friend of mine just recommended Southeastern (I'd never heard of him before yesterday). Wow, it is a great album. He is such a great singer/songwriter. Anyone have any other suggestions on his music to try?

I have never been able to get into DBT, but I am willing to give them another shot as well.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    edited January 2014
    He has a couple other solo albums that are pretty similar to Southeastern.

    He's no longer a member, but the new DBT album is pretty slick.
  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    Go backwards. His first album isn't the greatest IMO but the following 3 are. I believe southeastern is his 4th album.

    Actually I don't think SE is like the other albums. SE is more acoustic and musical as Jason plays a lot more acoustic guitar and his wife plays violin.

    All great albums though!
  • White Discussion
    White Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,818
    He's pretty awesome, hoping he hit's Dallas soon.
  • MysteryTrain
    MysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Southeastern is not only Jason's best record, but it's just one of the greatest Americana albums ever made.
  • Better Dan
    Better Dan Posts: 5,684
    I agree. Great album!
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    definitely one of my favorites of '13!
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  • chimpat
    chimpat Posts: 590
    Best album of 2013, I was blown away by it. Never really got into Drive by Truckers but this album is a classic.
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  • spnoone
    spnoone Posts: 633
    dr122931 said:

    a friend of mine just recommended this album (I'd never heard of him before yesterday). Wow, it is a great album. He is such a great singer/songwriter. Anyone have any other suggestions on his music to try?

    I have never been able to get into DBT, but I am willing to give them another shot as well.

    i second red lukin and chimpat's claims. sirens of the ditch is 1, southeastern is 1a, and was best record of 13. the 2nd and 3rd records are both good, just not great like 1 and 4. the live album and ep are both really good, especially his cover of van's into the mystic. as far as his truckers songs (he only had about 10)... outfit, goddamn lonely love, danko/manuel, and decoration day are head and shoulders above the rest. others would include never gonna change. i am not one of those others. i was worried sobriety wouldn't suit him, clearly i was wrong. i liked his explanation that when he was drinking, he really only had a 2 hour window each day, right after he woke up, during which he could write songs.

    and i'd recommend giving the truckers another shot, too. try zip city, opening act, gravity's gone and monument valley.

  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,396
    my wife just turned a friend on to jason. the friend has now bought/downloaded everything jason has ever done..........and is thinking of a jason isbell tattoo :))
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,121
    Love this album
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,072
    If you want a crash course pick up Live From Alabama. It cover his DBT songs along with most of his best solo songs up to Southeastern, which was also my favorite rekkid of last year. Pretty laughable that it wasn't up for a Grammy but of course the Grammys are laughable.
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  • hamma
    hamma Posts: 88
    One of my favorite albums of the last year. I got turned on to it by recommendations from the facebook groups and Dave Hause , (my other favorite album Devour) kept talking about it in interviews. Here we rest has some good songs too, I need to check out the rest of his catalogs and can't wait for him to come to Boston.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Holy necro bump, Batman!!! But I just have to chime in and say how great this album is. Probably the most honest music I've ever heard. Nothin flashy, nothing groundbreaking, just great amazingly well written and performed tunes, that go for the gut.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,931
    Elephant is a top 3 Isbell tune.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,396
    Tim Simmons said:

    Elephant is a top 3 Isbell tune.

    my buddy is in the #2 video....makes me bawl, every time.
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    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    If you like Isbell... check out a band called American Aquarium.
    just saw them live last week.... isbell produced the album before their most recent.

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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    edited February 2015
    Ordered the Austin City Limits dvd for $10. I have the episode dvr'd and it has become one of my absolute favorites, so I'm pretty pumped.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,121
    ComeToTX said:

    If you want a crash course pick up Live From Alabama. It cover his DBT songs along with most of his best solo songs up to Southeastern, which was also my favorite rekkid of last year. Pretty laughable that it wasn't up for a Grammy but of course the Grammys are laughable.

    Live from Bama is a little too country for me, but oddly, I love Southeastern
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,072
    edited February 2015
    he's recording in march.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • crowes74
    crowes74 Posts: 273
    Seen him a few weeks ago, great show as always. Not nearly the rock show of yesteryears but fantastic all the same. Said he was hoping to have new album out by summers end. Wonder if he'll stick to the mellow songs or bring back the rock.

    He and his wife are expecting, so that may actually slow down his touring some. That fella is on the road ALL the time. Catch him when you can folks.

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