Alt. Country Revisited
Podcast 297 from www.sablues.org
PLAYLIST: ARTIST - ALBUM - TRACK.
1 The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall 1992 - Waiting for the Sun.
2 Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World 1992 - Pineola.
3 Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne 1993 - Anodyne.
4 Son Volt - Trace 1995 - Drown.
5 Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue 1998 - Walt Whitman's Niece.
6 Julie Miller - Broken Things 1999 - All My Tears.
7 Ryan Adams - Heartbraker 2000 - Come pick me up.
8 Neko Case* & Her Boyfriends - Furnace Room Lullaby 2000 - Set Out Running.
9 Alejandro Escovedo - A Man under the Influence 2001 - Velvet Guitar.
10 Songs Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co. 2002 - John Henry Split My Heart.
11 Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day 2003 - Hell No, I Ain't Happy.
12 Elliott Brood - Ambassador 2005 - Johnny Rrooke.
13 Clem Snide - End of Love 2005 - The sound of German Hip Hop.
14 Calexico - Garden Ruin 2006 - Letter To Bowie Knife.
15 Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar 2009 - Murdering Oscar.
16 Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue 2008 - Jack Killed Mom.
17 Black Prairie - Feast Of The Hunters' Moon 2010 - Red Rocking Chair.
18 Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror 2006 - Arizona.
19 Lucinda Williams - Down Where the Spirit meets the Bone 2014 - Walk On.
20 Uncle Tupelo - No Depression 1990 - No Depression.
*pictured
PLAYLIST: ARTIST - ALBUM - TRACK.
1 The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall 1992 - Waiting for the Sun.
2 Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World 1992 - Pineola.
3 Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne 1993 - Anodyne.
4 Son Volt - Trace 1995 - Drown.
5 Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue 1998 - Walt Whitman's Niece.
6 Julie Miller - Broken Things 1999 - All My Tears.
7 Ryan Adams - Heartbraker 2000 - Come pick me up.
8 Neko Case* & Her Boyfriends - Furnace Room Lullaby 2000 - Set Out Running.
9 Alejandro Escovedo - A Man under the Influence 2001 - Velvet Guitar.
10 Songs Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co. 2002 - John Henry Split My Heart.
11 Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day 2003 - Hell No, I Ain't Happy.
12 Elliott Brood - Ambassador 2005 - Johnny Rrooke.
13 Clem Snide - End of Love 2005 - The sound of German Hip Hop.
14 Calexico - Garden Ruin 2006 - Letter To Bowie Knife.
15 Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar 2009 - Murdering Oscar.
16 Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue 2008 - Jack Killed Mom.
17 Black Prairie - Feast Of The Hunters' Moon 2010 - Red Rocking Chair.
18 Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror 2006 - Arizona.
19 Lucinda Williams - Down Where the Spirit meets the Bone 2014 - Walk On.
20 Uncle Tupelo - No Depression 1990 - No Depression.
*pictured
March 2018's podcast special
ALT. COUNTRY REVISITED
In the 1990s the term "alternative country" was coined to describe a diverse group of musicians operating outside the mainstream Nashville dominated country music scene.
Podcast 297 revisits some of the key recordings that typify the genre of Alt Country.
Featuring Uncle Tupelo
Our journey down the alt. country road initially takes us to Carver County, Minnesota to visit the Hollywood Town Hall. "Sawdust harmonies and craggy electric guitars" is how one critic referred to this band. From their 1993 album "Hollywood Town Hall" Podcast 297 opens with The Jayhawks.
Podcast 297 concludes with the album considered to be at the foundation of alternative country, it’s title is often used as a synonym for the alternative country genre after being popularized by the No Depression magazine. After regaining the rights to the album through a lawsuit, Uncle Tupelo released a remastered version in 2003, expanded to include six bonus tracks. That 1990 album? No Depression.
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