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wynn72 said:
because maybe they've fixed the bundling?
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wynn72 said:
Waylon is so damn good. I wonder which albums they'll pick of those Outlaw Country legends, and if they'll space them out. Because along with Cash and Dolly that's probably the cream of the crop, especially to the masses.
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Which Waylon albums would you recommend to someone trying to get into country.? I like country, but I’m only familiar with a few artists and never know where to start to really dive in.
 
wynn72 said:
They should definitely have some of those artists. That type of curation is how you get people into the parts of the genre they don't know they're into. In my eyes the whole point of the tracks and curation.

And for Fiona, I want my copy, especially since I ordered immediately but I'm used to this from VMP by now and am trying to be more patient in terms of fulfillment. I generally always get what I ordered and havent been the victim of an oversell in a long time (knock on wood). I'm still waiting on both Fionas, Oliver Nelson, and Texas Gentlemen, which have all been released.

I'm not going to write into CS until next months shipments go out, because maybe they've fixed the bundling?
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Yea--I'm not sweating it too much in terms of not getting Fiona yet (or Oliver Nelson or Alfredo). I've been a victim of overselling a few times now though and it's not fun. So I've tempered my expectations now. I think When The Pawn is still "in stock" in their store so not worried about that title specifically.
 
jfitzy said:
Which Waylon albums would you recommend to someone trying to get into country.? I like country, but I’m only familiar with a few artists and never know where to start to really dive in.
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I'd have to say 'Honky Tonk Heroes'. It's his most well known and acclaimed album and one of the best Country albums ever. But any from that general era are great like 'Lonesome, On'ry and Mean' and 'The Ramblin Man'.

A perfect album for you to check out as well would be 'Wanted! The Outlaws'. It was the best selling country album at the time it came out and was made to capitalize on the Outlaw movement. It's all previously released songs from Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Willie Nelson, and Tompall Glaser. It's one of the most important Country albums of all time, despite being a comp, and was made to appeal to people like you who wanted to get more into Country music after realizing they liked this new "progressive, outlaw" sound.
 
MikeH said:
Yea--I'm not sweating it too much in terms of not getting Fiona yet (or Oliver Nelson or Alfredo). I've been a victim of overselling a few times now though and it's not fun. So I've tempered my expectations now. I think When The Pawn is still "in stock" in their store so not worried about that title specifically.
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Yeah, Ive been the victim many times but luckily most were awhile back, and what led me to not hesitating in the store if they released something I wanted.
They pressed so many for both Fiona's I'm not too worried about getting a copy of those. Nelson and Alfredo, I'm a bit more anxious about.
 
wynn72 said:
I'd have to say 'Honky Tonk Heroes'. It's his most well known and acclaimed album and one of the best Country albums ever. But any from that general era are great like 'Lonesome, On'ry and Mean' and 'The Ramblin Man'.

A perfect album for you to check out as well would be 'Wanted! The Outlaws'. It was the best selling country album at the time it came out and was made to capitalize on the Outlaw movement. It's all previously released songs from Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Willie Nelson, and Tompall Glaser. It's one of the most important Country albums of all time, despite being a comp, and was made to appeal to people like you who wanted to get more into Country music after realizing they liked this new "progressive, outlaw" sound.
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Looks like I now know what I’m listening to today. Thanks! That’s super helpful :)
 
If we are talking about country their are 2 albums I want.

Gillian Welchs "Time (The Revalator)" and Weens "12 Golden Country Greats"

One has never been printed and the other is common but is also a Plain pressing which means it's mist likely shite.

I hope VMP is doing a Metal Me, Please instead.
 
I’m trying not get over-excited (and failing) just in case it doesnt come through. But between us knowing this was the next up track in the works for awhile, and those non-confirming but strongly teasing tweets, It has to be a strong possibility.
 
4080 said:
Is there a chance this new track is going to kill Anthologies and will be a place to drop all the records they would have used in those boxes?
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I think a good possibility this track will kill Anthology, but I would expect a new track or 2 to have an ongoing theme. If anything, they'll probably continue to do the Anthologies they were far along enough in and then end it after that. Or just do them less frequently than they were planning (remember when they said they would be almost monthly this year? lol)
 
Rowan said:
I can see awhile discussion on the country merits of Lambchop and The Tindersticks but I'd be all over that shit. Full pardner.
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I think when the ROTM was Arctic Monkeys there a was a visual clue in the guess thread of someone waving off an offered cigarette and I was hoping and praying for How I quit Smoking. I am still clamoring for a reissue.
 
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All y'all shitting on country probably don't realize that in almost every genre today, there is significant country influence.
I get it, it's cool to jump on the bandwagon and I'll admit, I was right there with you until I realized that popular country (Luke Bryant, Kenny Chesney, etc.) is one type of Country not Country as a whole.
Some examples of Country and/or influenced by Country albums:
Ryan Adams - any album except maybe Rock N Roll
Wilco - All albums
Neko Case - all albums
Lil Nas X
Kacey Musgraves (this one was particularly obvious)
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (see: For Vampire Weekend, East Coast prep is out, and L.A. dad vibes are in and/or Ezra's interview on the Broken Record podcast)
Jason Isbell - Anything he's in
Yola
Dan Auerbach and therefore some Black Keys

I'm not saying you should like Country but I would imagine a lot of you like Country and don't even realize that the music you're listening to is a form of Country.
 
CCKrone said:
All y'all shitting on country probably don't realize that in almost every genre today, there is significant country influence.
I get it, it's cool to jump on the bandwagon and I'll admit, I was right there with you until I realized that popular country (Luke Bryant, Kenny Chesney, etc.) is one type of Country not Country as a whole.
Some examples of Country and/or influenced by Country albums:
Ryan Adams - any album except maybe Rock N Roll
Wilco - All albums
Neko Case - all albums
Lil Nas X
Kacey Musgraves (this one was particularly obvious)
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (see: For Vampire Weekend, East Coast prep is out, and L.A. dad vibes are in and/or Ezra's interview on the Broken Record podcast)
Jason Isbell - Anything he's in
Yola
Dan Auerbach and therefore some Black Keys

I'm not saying you should like Country but I would imagine a lot of you like Country and don't even realize that the music you're listening to is a form of Country.
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Pretty sure the majority of us respect and even like country.... we just think storf’s affinity for bro-country is pathetic.
 
CCKrone said:
All y'all shitting on country probably don't realize that in almost every genre today, there is significant country influence.
I get it, it's cool to jump on the bandwagon and I'll admit, I was right there with you until I realized that popular country (Luke Bryant, Kenny Chesney, etc.) is one type of Country not Country as a whole.
Some examples of Country and/or influenced by Country albums:
Ryan Adams - any album except maybe Rock N Roll
Wilco - All albums
Neko Case - all albums
Lil Nas X
Kacey Musgraves (this one was particularly obvious)
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (see: For Vampire Weekend, East Coast prep is out, and L.A. dad vibes are in and/or Ezra's interview on the Broken Record podcast)
Jason Isbell - Anything he's in
Yola
Dan Auerbach and therefore some Black Keys

I'm not saying you should like Country but I would imagine a lot of you like Country and don't even realize that the music you're listening to is a form of Country.
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Ken Burns recent documentary is a good primer for anyone interested in the genre.
 
Tys1 said:
Pretty sure the majority of us respect and even like country.... we just think storf’s affinity for bro-country is pathetic.
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Oh I agree and maybe my response is heavily influenced by @NathanRicaud's posts about not liking country (as his posts are frequent and I'm glad that he is posting a bunch on here because it generates discussion). I thought it might make sense to bring forth something I've discovered from diving into some podcasts with people in the business that not only is country not going away, it's basically everywhere.

Country has some major issues, particularly around bro-country. There are a lot of great female artists who are getting shafted because of fear of change and loss of perceived power. If you've been following Kacey Musgraves' story about Golden Hour, it's discussed heavily how she wouldn't get air time on radio shows because she's not male. It's a pretty big problem in the industry.

A lot of musicians are going to Nashville for song writing help. Nashville is of course famous for it's country music machine and this is why artists of all genres are going there.

I will admit, it is likely that Storf is leading this new channel of VMP and that is a big turn off for me as he seems to pick very self serving picks as opposed to the best ones for the channel. We've seen this with Classics over the past year and Anthology. I'm not a fan.
 
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