Any Country Fans Round Here?

[ZahZoo]

I know this ain't the place but... a little diversity never hurt no one...

A close friend of mine who plays drums took a job playing for these youngsters in the Ryan Couron Band who wanted to kick up their live show with some major balls!! He's an old rock drummer from the 80's and was bored so he bit...

All their studio work was done with mostly Nashville and Memphis based studio musicians. They have a benefactor who's spotting them to get noticed. They were looking for someone to help them with their live sound so my buddy recommended me.

I worked with them for about a week before their CD release party at Juanita's in Little Rock a few weeks ago. The largest rock/country venue in town. I manned the board for them at the show. For a country band it actually kicked ass although a lot of their live versions are more closer to rock than country... didn't hurt having a killer sound system at the venue also.

The opening band Hwy 5 was pretty interesting... bunch of 18-20 year old punks playing mostly thru Marshalls with top of the line Gibsons their mommies bought em. They were best described as Heavy Metal Country... it's an interesting blend kinda like Dimebag meets Garth Brooks. It actually worked oddly enough...

Little shameless plug for the boys... check em out!!

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[LoungeMachine]

The line between what used to be called "country", and Rock and Roll has become increasingly blurred over the years.

What we used to refer to as "southern rock", e.g. Skynyrd, Hatchet, ZZ, is now what's passing for "country"


I will say this for today's country, the women are hot.

[Andy Taylor]

country... diversity...

Anyway, I'm a fan of Neko Case. Don't listen to more 'regular' country like this one here.

[FORD]

Country ain't bad when it's done right. Unfortunately the "Nashville establishment" would rather do it right-wing. And every bit as corporate contrived as American Idol.

But give me Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, or Merle Haggard any time. And Hank Williams Sr & III but not Jr.

As far as the more modern stuff goes, Garth Brooks puts on one Hell of a live show. Keith Urban can actually play guitar, and (as previously mentioned) there are some fine lookin' women on CMT.

And now, for some old school country...... Grateful Dead style

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[Andy Taylor]

I remember a time when I had to endure Garth Brooks.

[LoungeMachine]

I remember a time when I had to endure Garth Brooks.

Garth Brooks is the Duran Duran of country music.....



Except he plays an instrument.

[Andy Taylor]

Har de har.

Duran > Garth> you

[FORD]

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[Andy Taylor]

He looks like a younger McCain.

[Matt White]

Always appreciated "old school" country...

When REAL men played guitar....

Don Rich & the Buckaroos backing Buck Owens.....

CLASSIC

[FORD]

The Dalton Brothers

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Something familiar about these guys.... can't put my finger on exactly what it is.....

[FORD]

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[Panamark]

I thought I was just getting old.. But I agree that the borders
between Country - Rock/Pop are far more blurred these days...
I guess there was only so much they could do with C,G and D ?

[Panamark]

And what's everyone think about Western these days ??
We have both types of music here ya know !!!

[Panamark]

BTW, Congrats Zahzoo on getting the mix... Cool !