deanmass Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 I was at the gym, and as usual, they had the GACK! channel running, which alternate between one of 4 country videos and the Shania Twain video, where she looks stunning riding a CGI motorcycle...anyhoo...I am NOT a fan of country (modern) music... However, I saw a video by this group about a lighthouse, and frankly, it blew me away. Tomorrow, I am heading out to buy the CD. It left me wondering how much more GOOD country/bluegrass is out there that a Rock schlep like me would like. Most of the newer pop-country sickens me. This group reminded me of the first time I heard ALison Krause... THoughts..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Coincidence? Allison Krauss is their producer. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Ralph Stanley's really good. New one's pretty good, and Stanley Brothers "Old Time Songs" (ST-CD-5001) is really good... Aquarius Records has a bunch of really good selections on their web site. Do a search on them, and then look to the right side of their web site for genres, and listen to their selections, read the reviews, etc. http://www.aquariusrecords.org/ Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnorman Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 i never heard of them, but my daughter just told me yesterday they were her favorite group. jnorman sunridge studios salem, oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 If you don't have it already, get The Band's "brown album". Not new by any standard but is good! /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 GREAT STUFF! (Three thumbs up :eek: :D ). "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K. Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 :thu: Nickel Creek :thu: Being into country, I really like their flavor. Very simple and down home. They don't sound like they are over produced. Very simple. Very nice. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZsound Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Having married into the bluegrass community four years ago, I have had the pleasure of seeing Nickle Creek at Wintergrass in Tacoma and got to spend some time eating dinner with Chris Theile the mandolin player. He and his band are true talents and the energy he exhibits on stage is incredible. He jammed with everybody at Wintergrass including Laurie Lewis, etc. For those of you interested in this "new country", there are lots of really great artists that have been in the musical background for years and are just now getting noticed. Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, JD Crowe, Del McCoury, David Grisman, Country Current (the U.S. Navy bluegrass band)and anybody Dan Tyminski plays with. (He sang Man of Constant Sorrow in the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou). Being in the rock and roll world for forty years I must admit, getting involved in bluegrass was somewhat of a cultural shock. I mean, Tony Rice is a guitar god? Who the heck was Tony Rice? The bluegrass community is struggling with the dilema of keeping the music "pure" and out of the hands of the folks that killed country, and trying to get more people involved in the music. They bitch and moan when a three day festival costs more than thirty bucks.. Nickel Creek is being put down now because they are popular and thus "no longer bluegrass"... Strange folks, these bluegrassers. I think most of them are former hippies that didn't do quite enough acid to follow the Grateful Dead and got into old timey and bluegrass instead.. Mark G. "A man may fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame others" -- John Burroughs "I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man." -- Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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