What are you listening to right now?

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[Docwagon 856]

 

Honky-tonk music, boys.

 

I picked up my pillar* and I covered up my head,

but the band keeps a-playin' and a shakin' my bed.

 

 

*Hillbillies, hicks, hilljacks, and other assorted country folk rest their heads on "pillars" instead of "pillows".  Similarly, when you can't see out too good, its time to warsh the winders.

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^ I liked that. I'm a big blues/rock fan so honky-tonk is up my alley I guess. Any band/singer suggestions?

 

 

Speaking of blues rock I can't stop listening to this album... For some reason it's been pleasing me recently.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81oYgu7gWl0

 

\m/

[Docwagon 856]

^ I liked that. I'm a big blues/rock fan so honky-tonk is up my alley I guess. Any band/singer suggestions?

 

 

Ernest Tubb

 

 

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

 

Hank Williams, Sr.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpkv8CEAS10

 

 

Floyd Tillman

 

 

Those three are probably your biggest names in early Honky Tonk style country music, they are very much the giants that country/western singers since stand on the shoulders of.

[Docwagon 856]

And just so folks don't think I quit listening to new artists 30 years ago: (the first 45 seconds are just an intro to the video, not the actual song)

 

 

Junior Brown is one of the most talented musicians I've ever seen perform.  He invented that dual guitar he plays, a combo electric guitar and steel guitar.  I saw him live a few years back, front row thee seats off center at a small venue (about 250 seats) and it was a hell of a show.

 

These guys were his opening act:

 

[Corey the Kiwi 83]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNgyuqduJ_0

[Palle 491]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_HjiW1alM4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[H3iman 14]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EbsD41vnVB0

 

[Corey the Kiwi 83]

Some good music to play LoL to...

 

 

 

[Palle 491]

Miss Li is my new favorite female singer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfFjhBBRt2c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Palle 491]

Sounds like this band continued from where Metallica left thrash metal behind.

[Docwagon 856]

Another variety of honky tonk music is "Bakersfield country".  Bakersfield country originated in the honky tonks of Bakersfield, CA (hence the name), and incorporates more electric instruments, some southwestern influences, and often uses horns and piano.

 

 

Buck Owens is one of the granddaddies, and Dwight Yoakam picked up the torch.  This is one of my favorite songs of all time.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyy-72h2ic

 

I spent sometime in San Francisco
I spent a night there in the can
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell
I took fifteen dollars from that man

Left him my watch and my old house key
Don't want folks thinkin' that I'd steal
Then I thanked him as I was leaving
And I headed out for Bakersfield
 

 

Maybe on the next installment of "Doc's a huge hilljack" we'll get into Texas Swing.  

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Thanks for the suggestions Doc. I'll dive into them.

 

Finally listening to the new Nine Inch Nails. It fucking sucks; I hate it. I've hated the bleep bloop sample sound for the past few albums. All casio keyboard sounds, no real instruments and Trent singing over top. Uninterestingly. Fuck him and this shit. NIN is dead.

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[Docwagon 856]

Western swing/Texas swing is a genre of classic country, influenced by big band swing, polka, and jazz, it incorporates horns, accordians, and typically has larger bands than traditional country.

 

Bob Wills is probably the most famous, and the name that is most likely to be recognized today.

 

 

Spade Cooley

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAPLc52PnQo

 

and a more modern interpretation (starts at 0:28, Junior Brown doesn't break between his songs, he just flows from one into the next)

 

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^ That last song was incredible, Doc.  Nice.  

 

Here's on of my personal favorite musicians of all time now that you've brought up country music.  

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUrg2Cqxdw

 

 

He was blind. 

 

[Docwagon 856]

^ That last song was incredible, Doc.  Nice.  

 

Here's on of my personal favorite musicians of all time now that you've brought up country music.  

 

 

Junior Brown is amazing.  I don't know why he never became a bigger celebrity. IIRC he was nominated for a CMA award but never won.

 

Doc's something else.  You can hear the heavy Bluegrass influence.  Speaking of Bluegrass...

 

Here's one that the younger folks won't know, and a lot of the older folks will only know from Hee-Haw.

 

Grandpa Jones 

 

 

 

and one of my favorites:

 

 

"That's a fine ol' bed and it's worth a lot of money, it goes back to Louie the fourteenth."

 

"We got one over at the house that goes back to Sears & Roebuck the fifteenth."  

 

Most of you youngins' used to the Interweb and Wal-mart never knew the world of mail order catalogs, but rural folks used to make pretty extensive use of them.  It was a big deal with the Sears & Roebuck catalog came in the mail.  When I was older this was supplemented by catalogs like FingerHut and the like.  We called them "Wish Books" and would spend time browsing through them and talking about what we'd like to have if we had the money (which we seldom did).  Sort of like browsing Amazon, but in semi-glossy paper...

[Docwagon 856]

..aw man, I just remembered this one.  I listened to the crap out of this song while I was in the Middle East.  Yeah, I know.  I had this song in my guard tower play list.  It entertains me endlessly when I'm stuck doing something boring.  There's just something about the way the eternal optimism shines through with the way the song picks right back up after the list of things he has to do.

 

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^ That is a great song...

 

[Docwagon 856]

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[Corey the Kiwi 83]

Asap Ferg's 'Trap Lord' album was much better than I thought it'd be. 

 

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Forgot about this! I don't listen to a ton of rap/hip hop but I enjoy these dudes music, and they give their albums away! They released BetterOffDead yesterday 9/11 @ 9:11pm. NY Love... Also Juice, middle, should join in on our beard thread.

 

Flatbush Zombies

http://thegloriousdead.com/

 

Album downloads:

D.R.U.G.S. MIXTAPE 137MB .ZIP

BetterOffDead 150MB .ZIP

 

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushZombies

[Docwagon 856]

The sound track of my Army days:

 

 

Today is the first time I ever watched the videos on these.  If you aren't familiar with "The Refreshements" (second link) they have a great southwest/rock sound to them.

 

 

 

I had a roommate in the barracks who played the living shit out of this song.  I warmed up to them about the eleventy-billionth time I heard it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En_gdG4kHEg

 

..and finally...SCOTS.  Southern Culture on the Skids, the folks who are on a search for the truth, some pointy boots, and maybe a few snack crackers.

 

It don't matter if your pants are shiny

if your dick is big or your dick is tiny

It don't matter if your wig's on straight

if you show up early and party to late

Soul City!  Soul City!

 

The shoes are big but the women are bigger

and them pantyhose make them look winners

 

 

and their hit single before they faded off the airwaves (still do live shows, attending one of their concerts is on my to do list.

 

Baby?  Would you eat that there snack cracker in your special outfit for me?  Please?

 

 

**I've tried to get the last one to link several times and it keeps showing the link instead off the video, cut and paste it I guess.

Edited September 13, 2013 by Docwagon