💬 Texas Monthly: Willie Nelson - "That's just the way Willie rolls"

[BamaJay73]

Country music died around the time when Garth Brooks got too full of himself as his alter ego LeDeaux

It's not dead, the good stuff has just been underground. What most refer to as "country" now is pop shit.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

It's not dead, the good stuff has just been underground. What most refer to as "country" now is pop shit.

And the good thing is, there's always the old stuff out there, everywhere. As a side note, Lukas Nelson (Willie's kid), isn't bad IMO. I've enjoyed his stuff too.

 

[bamachine]

Chris Stapleton is about the only country I listen to these days. I kind of hate putting that label on him, as he is a little bit rock and blues. He is a throwback to when you determined if it was country or the blues by the amount of pigment of he person playing it.

 

[rammerjammer]

Country music died around the time when Garth Brooks got too full of himself as his alter ego LeDeaux

I totally agree 1000000%. Brooks alter ego was Chris Gaines. NOT Chris LeDoux.

LeDoux was the 1976 Bareback World Champion. He was a legit singing cowboy and Brooks helped him gain some notoriety when he (Brooks) made it big. I met Chris LeDoux in the early 90's at a concert. Super nice guy and still have my guitar that he signed. Very humble and down to earth.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Have y'all heard Sturgill Simpson? He's got that old school country sound. His new album is totally different though.

His old stuff was really good, but his new stuff sounds like repackaged 80's rock. I went to see him at the BJCC this last time because Tyler Childers was opening for him. Placed was packed and rocking for Childers, mosh pit was packed, he put on a great show. After Sturgill's fifth song from his new album the mosh pit was half empty. I left 45 minutes into his set, and the whole place as 20-25 percent empty. I told my wife on the way over that i was going for Childers and if Sturgill persists in playing his new stuff we'd have an early evening. About 4,000 beat me to it.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Chris Stapleton is about the only country I listen to these days. I kind of hate putting that label on him, as he is a little bit rock and blues. He is a throwback to when you determined if it was country or the blues by the amount of pigment of he person playing it.

Stapleton's stuff when he fronted for the bluegrass Steeldrivers was pretty good, too:





Also, I forgot to mention Chris Knight...

 

[rammerjammer]

Stapleton's stuff when he fronted for the bluegrass Steeldrivers was pretty good, too:

Love the Steeledrivers. They are still recording, but not as good as when Stapleton fronted for them. I also believe that I like Stapleton with the Steeledrivers more than I do with him as a solo act. I think the harmony is better on the Steeledrivers as opposed to Stapletons wife backing him on his solo stuff.

 

[BamaFan334]

Stapleton's stuff when he fronted for the bluegrass Steeldrivers was pretty good, too:





Also, I forgot to mention Chris Knight...

Man, haven't heard Chris Knight in a while. Good songs, but damn if it ain't blow my head off type stuff with his storylines.

@planomateo you know some Texas country I'm sure. Cory Morrow and Randy Rogers Band are solid.

 

[planomateo]

Man, haven't heard Chris Knight in a while. Good songs, but damn if it ain't blow my head off type stuff with his storylines.

@planomateo you know some Texas country I'm sure. Cory Morrow and Randy Rogers Band are solid.

I rarely listen to country. Haven't in decades, if I do, it's the ones I grew up with.