CortezTheKiller

What does alternative sound like, exactly?

Non-traditional?

The Search has a couple very good songs, but lots of filler and really bad album art.

The album art IS hateful. It's a long album, but I don't consider it to be riddled with filler.

Very mainstream. I'd give more credit to Townes Van Zandt on stuff like "Our Mother the Mountain" and "The Late Great Townes Van Zandt". There was nothing alternative sounding about the vocals or instrumentation of the Byrds. It had a very poppy west coast sound that fit right in on standard pop stations. Compare that to Townes Van Zandts un-radio friendly vocals or Gary Lourises alternative guitar flourishes on Blue Earth and Hollywood Town Hall.

 

"Poncho and Lefty" has an alternative sound to it, along with some of what Young and Dylan were doing. The Byrds sounds like Brooks and Dunn compared to some of that stuff.

Excellent points on Townes, Neil, and Bob. The sound of the SOTR is a little more mainstream country, but the move of a "rock band" doing a "country" record in 1968 was a fairly "alternative" concept. It's nowhere near as edgy and out there as something like The Basement Tapes. But it is widely recognized as one of the 1st "country-rock" albums. I don't think Neil made his mark in this genre until he got together a band of misfits called The Rockets, renamed them Crazy Horse, and cut Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere a year after SOTR came out.

The Felice Brothers Tonight at the Arizona

Ignoring virtually everything he's done since Straightaways, sure, he's elite.

 

His songwriting is finally starting to come around again. The last album was the best thing he's done since 1996 and I still haven't listened to it in months.

No denying the early Son Volt is excellent. However, I really enjoy The Search, Okema, and Wide Swing as well.

The Byrds were mainstream fluff and the Burrito Brothers were boring. There's nothing alternative about either act.

Which version of The Byrds? They certainly weren't mainstream fluff with Parsons on board. You need to check out Sweetheart of the Rodeo.

The Felice Brothers Tonight at the Arizona

Shonna Tucker

Crickets Robert Pollard

I would agree if Neil

So screw you Neil Young. Think of a worthwhile idea and get back to us, ok? Maybe music can change the world. Just not YOUR music, ya bitter old hippy.

Interesting.

everything is available at emusic.com...sojourner is a box set with most of the good tunes from Fading Trails and What Comes After the Blues in a new disc called Nashville Moon. That is their best band record. Songs ohia is a whole different beast as is molina solo. it's all worth checking out but takes time to digest. let us know what you think!

craig

The eMusic version doesn't have disc 3 & 4 from the box set. Nevertheless, and outstanding collection between discs 1 & 2.

Ok....I've searched for quite some time, and I can't believe no one has asked this:

I've heard Songs Ohia: Magnolia Electric Company (love it), Trials and Errors (love parts of it), and Fading Trails (dig 2-3 songs it), but what should I explore in their back catalog next? Any recommendations or albums, b-sides, splits or eps are much appreciated!

 

-Scott

Sojourner

Axxess & Ace

 

I love it.

 

Buy it, go to his shows.

Look like scallions to me.