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Originally Posted by TboneFrank
I listened to a lot of those albums on the list in the 70's and 80's before the term Americana was even used in the music industry. Back then it was just country-rock or blues-rock. I wouldn't consider myself an expert. I'd say I'm an intermediate roots music connoissuer.
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^ Yes, it`s pretty much the same for me too, Tbone. For instance Dwight Yoakam, who you mention, is a guy that I saw live in a London pub about 35 years ago. Thanks for the reminder ...
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And you don't have to be American to do American roots music. Mumford & Sons are blokes too and they came away with Album of the Year for an Americana album. And yes Shoot Out The Lights is an awesome album. I've worn out my vinyl of it decades ago. Never got it on CD so I haven't listenned to it since...?..omg...the early 90's. Shame on me. I'll have to listen to it again somehow.
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Good point about the nationality, which I hadn`t really considered before - unfortunately, it makes Americana even more difficult to pin down.
Ok, that`s a serious recommendation for
Shoot Out The Lights, so I really should check it out. Thanks.
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I'm not worried about the Grammys...they are what they are. I'm glad an Americana band won. Sort of redeems them for missing the boat on Tempest...but not much. I've tried writing a review on Tempest but I'm not very good. My words can't give it justice. A lot of fine writers on Amazon wrote some very insightful reviews.
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^ Wouldn`t worry too much about the literary quality of anything you write. MB is only occassionally patrolled by Grammar Police, and you`ve been doing fine at expressing yourself so far.