Great selection, Hedley. Watched the previous related episode too. Can I throw a couple in the mix? There's a decent band called Clean Living, with 2 albums on Vanguard - nothing earth-shattering, but cheap as chips. The second (I think) Redwing album on Fantasy, called Take Me Home, is a winner ... For me, the greatest US country-rock(-folk) album is Borderline/Sweet Dreams & Quiet Desires, on Avalanche (1972, I think) ... the UK release is just titled Borderline. It's the Gershen Brothers, with a star cast including Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel moonlighting under preudonyms (Campo Malaqua and Dick Handle respectively!). This album is like a hike in the mountains, big open-air production with a spacy backdrop of steel guitar, fiddles, even a little sax (David Sanborn) ... If you don't have it, treat yourself! LATER - EDITED! Just watched another instalment and you did Borderline proud! I'll leave my comment in place ...
Thanks for watching and commenting, Andrew, it's much appreciated. Thanks for the recommendations. Look out for for a future video for Clean Living and Redwing. I think Take Me Home was Redwing's third album, I like the use of the classical gut-stringed guitar. I'm missing their fourth album, but seeing as their fifth and final album Beyond the Sun and Stars is a slightly yacht rocky soul album, I'm not too worried. As for Borderline, check out my first of these videos...I think. It's a shame their second album wasn't given a proper release at the time. It was released in Japan in 2001, and compiled with the first album on CD about 10 years ago, but both of these are difficult to get hold of. One seller in the US on Discogs has the compilation for $159.98! Life has kind of gotten in the way of making these videos, but I'll be back in the saddle soon. Cheers - Hedley
Hey Hedley, thanks so much for the swift response! Agree about the fifth and final Redwing ... a drab affair and one of the worst album covers of all time ... what were Fantasy thinking?! FWIW, I've heard the second Borderline, and it's really not a patch on Sweet Dreams ... Most of the great players are gone, and Amos Garrett has been drafted in; I love his stuff, but he feels out of place here. ( I co-ran the Live at The Talbot roots venue in Tregaron, here in mid-Wales 2000-2007: Amos came and played for us twice, with a superb British pick-up band: bonkers guitar technique, and a formidably grouchy but very funny man to share a pint with). The Gershen Brothers released a wonderful under-the-radar CD in the early 2000s, I think ... it's called Faded Glory and you would adore it, I promise ... tough to get, though. One more suggestion: Clover, maybe the first couple of albums on Fantasy ... Oh heck, the list is endless, ferkrissakes!
@@TheCappedCruiser I'd definitely agree that the second Borderline album is a step down from the first, but I found it to be a grower. Yup, Clover's first two albums are good fun. My copy of their debut is a French pressing and it's comfortably the worst sounding record I own. Luckily I have a compilation album which covers the two Fantasy records, and the songs from the debut sound great on that. I actually quite like the albums they made in the UK, a bit smooth and polished but okay. There's an interesting release of demos called the Sound City Sessions, which catches the band halfway between their country rock sound and their later incarnation.
Only took me 6 months to watch this. All new to me, though of course I know some of the players. Thanks for sharing and hope all is well with you. Looking for a new video ? Soon ?
Fantastic series, the lesser known Country Rock albums. Your descriptions and references to other better known artists are spot on. I had never heard of Rio Grande (and really all the others you highlight). The Rio Grande album is fantastic. Keep up this important work.
@@teck13 Hey, Ted. Thanks for your kind words. I just feel there's a huge amount of Country Rock which has been brushed under the carpet. There's a series of Country Rock compilations called Truckers Kickers Cowboy Angels which runs to seven volumes, and while it's a good set, it misses so much of the music which deserves to be heard and reassessed. Cheers - Hedley
Hi J-P. Glad to have you on board. Have no fear, I've got quite a bit of country rock to focus on in future videos. I've only been looking at bands, I haven't even started on the solo artists. It's far more likely you'll become bored of me showing country rock, before I run out. Cheers - Hedley
Thanks for watching, Elliott. There's still a lot of country rock albums I'm looking for, but it's getting increasingly difficult to find them and a bit pricey. That said, I've still got a few more of these in the pipeline. Cheers - Hedley
This is great! I have heard of none of these bands, and it sounds like I'd like them all. I'll definitely be back to watch more of your channel, and find more county-rock that I've never heard of! I just found you after reading some of your great comments on Erwin's channel.
Welcome aboard, Arturo. I enjoy Ewin's videos, we have a shared love of rootsy Americana. I think this is the fifth of these country rock videos I've done, and there will be more, so keep your eyes peeled for the next instalment. Cheers - Hedley
I agree. Best video in the series (so far). Keep 'em comin' Hedley. The only one I was familiar with was White Cloud which is a terrific album. I loved that Wildweeds track - very Byrds-like
Hi Alan, thanks for swinging by again. I was very pleased when I managed to get hold of the White Cloud album. It's interesting how many times Kaye would record some of the songs on this album, on his own releases and on other folks albums he produced. I actually think the best version of the song Hoe Bus from the White Cloud album is by Marjoe Gortner on his album, Bad But Not Evil. An album worth seeking out. Cheers - Hedley
I found a reissue (2018) of Longbranch Pennywhistle and it's a fantastic record, and the pressing is great. Thanks again for pointing this out. I'm still on the lookout for Shiloh and a few of the others you mentioned.
Hey! Glad you liked it. I bought the reissue when it came out, as I was resigned to never finding a copy in the wild. About a month later I actually did find an original at a shop in Birmingham while I was meeting up with a bunch of UK VCers. I couldn't believe my luck, mint condition and for an absolute steal. Good luck on the Shiloh.
Interesting to hear Bob James' name come up in connection with a country-rock record. Just this afternoon I was listening to a sampler of fusion stuff that I picked up for 50p in Barnardos last week, and there's a cracking Bob James tune on it from one of his many, many self-titled albums. Thomas Jefferson Kaye again...been meaning to revisit that solo LP of his for a while now. The label on the White Cloud record is something else. Dale Hawkins was Ronnie Hawkins' cousin wasn't he? Nice selection as ever Hedley, will any of these be appearing in our album jackets collab video?
Hey Mr. Hedley ....... I had that Frummox LP back in the day. As it would happen sometimes l would not give certain LP's the required time ...shall we say a 3rd or 4th listen which was the case w/ Frummox and out door it went. Oh well maybe l 'll come across another one sometime. Certainly deserves another listen. Checked out Longbranch Penny whistle in my older Record Sellers guide ( Osbourne) and it was released in '69. Cheers!
Hey Derwyn! If music don't gel with you, it don't gel with you. Can't say you didn't give it a go. The whole issue of release dates is a little wishy-washy. You get cases were it was stated a record was released by the company, but they weren't in the shops until later. It also works the other way round. The one country rock album which elicits the most arguments as to its exact release date is The Gilded Palace Of Sin by the Flying Burrito Brothers. No one can agree the month let alone the day. Longbranch Pennywhistle were signed to Amos Records in August of 1969, so it is possible that the album was released in late 1969. Cheers - Hedley
Thanks, mate. Great choices and recommendations to go and look for. I might have seen the Rio Grande in a store, not sure about the others. Again, thanks! PS. Just listened again to Bodine the other day, great album!
Hi! Yeah, I've seen the Rio Grande album around. I think I saw it in a £1 bin last month. Funny, as I have seen sellers on Discogs in the UK trying to sell it for over £20.
"Here To There" has a Brewer And Shipley sound ! Fantastic Thomas Jefferson Kaye ! Will love to find that one, someday, and they have a tinge of Delaney & Bonnie style on vocals. Rio Grande is right up my alley, but you knew that ! Hehe..
Hey JT! Have you heard Thomas Jefferson Kaye's two 70s albums? They're both great. It always surprises me that no one seems to know about them. He was a very talented guy. I really need to get hold of the Gordon Waller (Peter & Gordon) album Kaye produced, it has a couple of tracks which were originally on the White Cloud one. Look out for it. Cheers - Hedley
“A guy called Ryland P Cooder…” 😎 Your comment regarding what gets said on one site just gets regurgitated on another is one of the truest statements I’ve heard in awhile 😂
Hi! Thanks for watching. It's amazing that an album as well known as the Flying Burrito Brothers' Guilded Palace of Sin often causes arguments concerning its release date, due to a poorly researched book. Cheers - Hedley
Hi Hedley, nothing I'd heard of again, so you are meeting the brief. I think Rio Grande was my favourite of the bunch, although the single was pretty good too. Cheers Dale
Wildweeds is so good ! I want one, for sure. You save a great one for last.. " Longbranch Penny whistle " On The Banks Of The Sacramento" cool !! You are my Country Rock go to archivist Hedley.. Thank you !
The Sacramento River down your way? It's funny that J.D. Souther and Glen Frey were both from Detroit, but didn't hook up until they were both in LA. It is weird how many of the musicians who helped to define the West Coast sound, were from elsewhere in the US. Cheers
@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 Very true, although, some were from California , quite a few, actually. The Sacramento River runs from the western Sierra Nevada Mountains through the city of Sacramento. Tim Schmit is from there.. ( Northern California ).. A 2 hour drive from me in Reno !
Another Wonderful Video. Thank you. I have the Steve Fromholz album “Jus’ Playing Along”that has Texas Trilogy. Great song. Keep ‘em coming. BTW: Have you heard of a band called “High Mountain Hoedown” from 1970?
Hi Paul. I've got Fromholz's Jus' Playin' Along and his previous album, Frolicking In The Myth, which both are getting a little too close to the 80s for me. I generally find my enjoyment of country rock albums diminishes the closer they are to 1980. I want to find is debut, which I understand is a good one. I've got High Mountain Hoedown digitally, and I've come close to buying a vinyl copy on a couple of occasions. It's got some great original songs on it, but the rock and roll covers don't really do it for me. Cheers - Hedley
You always show ones that I don't know. I have heard of Steven Fromholz but I haven't heard of that duo. It is probably because of the Lyle Lovett cover. I really need to check out White Cloud after hearing your description.
Hi Randall. If you can find a copy of White Cloud pick it up, its great. Thomas Jefferson Kaye's solo albums are probably easier to find, but are well worth a listen. Cheers - Hedley
This video is the new best in the series. Music aside, the records also have some great cover art. Frummox got things off to a nice start with the mirror effect between the mountains on the front and the desert hills on the back . White Cloud's cover was the weakest, but I'll give them points for trying. Drawing long hair and glasses isn't easy. Fortunately, the folks at Good Medicine gave us an unexpected treat with the label art. The little hand on the end of the cork that grips the spindle is adorable. Then there's the added bonus that came from looking even closer at the label: We get an appearance by Starday & King! What bliss! I'm half asleep right now, but I'm with you on Glenn Frey being a bit too creepy for comfort. At least he's no Don Henley.
I should've pointed out that the White Cloud album originally came with a paper strip which went horizontally across the cover which, to paraphrase The Big Lebowski, really tied the cover together. And thanks for reminding me I forgot to mention the Good Medicine label was distributed by Starday/King, and was the only band released on the label.
Yeah, that'll be Bob James. Isn't it funny how some songs with strings sound awful, but there are others where it works perfectly. Just goes to show how good those arrangements are. Cheers - Hedley
I was really digging the drops Hedley. I was particularly fond of the Wheatstraw' single. >< Wildweeds was an R&B band before they went country? They have a nice sound. >< Have you checked out J D McPherson's 'Signs & Signifiers'? I think that you would like it. I appreciated and enjoyed your suggestions and the return of the best five country rock albums~ Rob/Boston
Hi Rob! I have not heard J. D. McPherson, thanks for the tip-off, I'll check him out. Although, the title, Signs & Signifiers, is giving me horrible flashbacks to teaching Semiotics to totally uninterested students. It's a shame Wheatstraw didn't work out, but at least it meant John Beland was free to join Swampwater, one of my favourite country rock bands. Cheers - Hedley
If you like relaxed melodic country rock, I reckon you'd like it. Clearly RCA pressed far too many copies, they must've hoped for sales to match the Eagles. Cheers - Hedley
@@robinfarrell9835 Thanks, Robin. Yeah, I've got all the albums by Cowboy. I'm rather partial to the more ramshackle sound on their first album. I featured Wilderness Road's first album in one of these Country Rock videos, I can't remember which though. I showed Free Beer's Highway Robery in the first video I ever made, something like eight years ago. The only one I don't have anything by is Ian Thompson, I'll have to check him out. Thanks for the recommendation. Cheers - Hedley
@@robinfarrell9835 I have their second album. I've been trying to find a copy of their first album, but it's not easy to find in the UK. One of these days it'll turn up. Cheers
@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 their first three albums are great, but my favorite is the third one. Everyone Has a Chance to Feel and Message in the Wind are two of my all time favorite tunes…but the sweetest tune is Please Be With Me, Duane Allman in the slide guitar (from an earlier lo). Early Ian Matthews albums are great as well! Nice videos!
Great selection, Hedley. Watched the previous related episode too. Can I throw a couple in the mix? There's a decent band called Clean Living, with 2 albums on Vanguard - nothing earth-shattering, but cheap as chips. The second (I think) Redwing album on Fantasy, called Take Me Home, is a winner ... For me, the greatest US country-rock(-folk) album is Borderline/Sweet Dreams & Quiet Desires, on Avalanche (1972, I think) ... the UK release is just titled Borderline. It's the Gershen Brothers, with a star cast including Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel moonlighting under preudonyms (Campo Malaqua and Dick Handle respectively!). This album is like a hike in the mountains, big open-air production with a spacy backdrop of steel guitar, fiddles, even a little sax (David Sanborn) ... If you don't have it, treat yourself! LATER - EDITED! Just watched another instalment and you did Borderline proud! I'll leave my comment in place ...
Thanks for watching and commenting, Andrew, it's much appreciated.
Thanks for the recommendations.
Look out for for a future video for Clean Living and Redwing. I think Take Me Home was Redwing's third album, I like the use of the classical gut-stringed guitar. I'm missing their fourth album, but seeing as their fifth and final album Beyond the Sun and Stars is a slightly yacht rocky soul album, I'm not too worried.
As for Borderline, check out my first of these videos...I think. It's a shame their second album wasn't given a proper release at the time. It was released in Japan in 2001, and compiled with the first album on CD about 10 years ago, but both of these are difficult to get hold of. One seller in the US on Discogs has the compilation for $159.98!
Life has kind of gotten in the way of making these videos, but I'll be back in the saddle soon.
Cheers - Hedley
Hey Hedley, thanks so much for the swift response! Agree about the fifth and final Redwing ... a drab affair and one of the worst album covers of all time ... what were Fantasy thinking?! FWIW, I've heard the second Borderline, and it's really not a patch on Sweet Dreams ... Most of the great players are gone, and Amos Garrett has been drafted in; I love his stuff, but he feels out of place here. ( I co-ran the Live at The Talbot roots venue in Tregaron, here in mid-Wales 2000-2007: Amos came and played for us twice, with a superb British pick-up band: bonkers guitar technique, and a formidably grouchy but very funny man to share a pint with). The Gershen Brothers released a wonderful under-the-radar CD in the early 2000s, I think ... it's called Faded Glory and you would adore it, I promise ... tough to get, though. One more suggestion: Clover, maybe the first couple of albums on Fantasy ... Oh heck, the list is endless, ferkrissakes!
@@TheCappedCruiser I'd definitely agree that the second Borderline album is a step down from the first, but I found it to be a grower.
Yup, Clover's first two albums are good fun. My copy of their debut is a French pressing and it's comfortably the worst sounding record I own. Luckily I have a compilation album which covers the two Fantasy records, and the songs from the debut sound great on that. I actually quite like the albums they made in the UK, a bit smooth and polished but okay. There's an interesting release of demos called the Sound City Sessions, which catches the band halfway between their country rock sound and their later incarnation.
Only took me 6 months to watch this. All new to me, though of course I know some of the players. Thanks for sharing and hope all is well with you. Looking for a new video ? Soon ?
Fantastic series, the lesser known Country Rock albums. Your descriptions and references to other better known artists are spot on. I had never heard of Rio Grande (and really all the others you highlight). The Rio Grande album is fantastic. Keep up this important work.
@@teck13 Hey, Ted. Thanks for your kind words. I just feel there's a huge amount of Country Rock which has been brushed under the carpet. There's a series of Country Rock compilations called Truckers Kickers Cowboy Angels which runs to seven volumes, and while it's a good set, it misses so much of the music which deserves to be heard and reassessed.
Cheers - Hedley
Hello Hedley. I just found your channel. I look forward to more country rock stuff. Thanks and have a good one.
Hi J-P. Glad to have you on board. Have no fear, I've got quite a bit of country rock to focus on in future videos. I've only been looking at bands, I haven't even started on the solo artists. It's far more likely you'll become bored of me showing country rock, before I run out.
Cheers - Hedley
I love this series, keep em coming. I was 0 for 5 on this one. You have the best collection of CR I've ever seen! Take care my friend.
Thanks for watching, Elliott. There's still a lot of country rock albums I'm looking for, but it's getting increasingly difficult to find them and a bit pricey. That said, I've still got a few more of these in the pipeline.
Cheers - Hedley
Amazing knowledge and collection, brother!
This is great! I have heard of none of these bands, and it sounds like I'd like them all. I'll definitely be back to watch more of your channel, and find more county-rock that I've never heard of! I just found you after reading some of your great comments on Erwin's channel.
Welcome aboard, Arturo. I enjoy Ewin's videos, we have a shared love of rootsy Americana. I think this is the fifth of these country rock videos I've done, and there will be more, so keep your eyes peeled for the next instalment.
Cheers - Hedley
Fantastic videos, sir. Thank you.
Thanks. When I pull my finger out, there will be more to come.
I agree. Best video in the series (so far). Keep 'em comin' Hedley. The only one I was familiar with was White Cloud which is a terrific album. I loved that Wildweeds track - very Byrds-like
Hi Alan, thanks for swinging by again. I was very pleased when I managed to get hold of the White Cloud album. It's interesting how many times Kaye would record some of the songs on this album, on his own releases and on other folks albums he produced. I actually think the best version of the song Hoe Bus from the White Cloud album is by Marjoe Gortner on his album, Bad But Not Evil. An album worth seeking out.
Cheers - Hedley
I found a reissue (2018) of Longbranch Pennywhistle and it's a fantastic record, and the pressing is great. Thanks again for pointing this out. I'm still on the lookout for Shiloh and a few of the others you mentioned.
Hey! Glad you liked it. I bought the reissue when it came out, as I was resigned to never finding a copy in the wild. About a month later I actually did find an original at a shop in Birmingham while I was meeting up with a bunch of UK VCers. I couldn't believe my luck, mint condition and for an absolute steal. Good luck on the Shiloh.
Interesting to hear Bob James' name come up in connection with a country-rock record. Just this afternoon I was listening to a sampler of fusion stuff that I picked up for 50p in Barnardos last week, and there's a cracking Bob James tune on it from one of his many, many self-titled albums. Thomas Jefferson Kaye again...been meaning to revisit that solo LP of his for a while now. The label on the White Cloud record is something else. Dale Hawkins was Ronnie Hawkins' cousin wasn't he? Nice selection as ever Hedley, will any of these be appearing in our album jackets collab video?
Excellent. I like your channel. Always interested in finding music.
Hey Mr. Hedley ....... I had that Frummox LP back in the day. As it would happen sometimes l would not give certain LP's the required time ...shall we say a 3rd or 4th listen which was the case w/ Frummox and out door it went. Oh well maybe l 'll come across another one sometime. Certainly deserves another listen. Checked out Longbranch Penny whistle in my older Record Sellers guide ( Osbourne) and it was released in '69. Cheers!
Hey Derwyn! If music don't gel with you, it don't gel with you. Can't say you didn't give it a go.
The whole issue of release dates is a little wishy-washy. You get cases were it was stated a record was released by the company, but they weren't in the shops until later. It also works the other way round. The one country rock album which elicits the most arguments as to its exact release date is The Gilded Palace Of Sin by the Flying Burrito Brothers. No one can agree the month let alone the day. Longbranch Pennywhistle were signed to Amos Records in August of 1969, so it is possible that the album was released in late 1969.
Cheers - Hedley
Thanks, mate. Great choices and recommendations to go and look for. I might have seen the Rio Grande in a store, not sure about the others. Again, thanks!
PS. Just listened again to Bodine the other day, great album!
Hi! Yeah, I've seen the Rio Grande album around. I think I saw it in a £1 bin last month. Funny, as I have seen sellers on Discogs in the UK trying to sell it for over £20.
"Here To There" has a Brewer And Shipley sound ! Fantastic Thomas Jefferson Kaye ! Will love to find that one, someday, and they have a tinge of Delaney & Bonnie style on vocals. Rio Grande is right up my alley, but you knew that ! Hehe..
Hey JT! Have you heard Thomas Jefferson Kaye's two 70s albums? They're both great. It always surprises me that no one seems to know about them. He was a very talented guy. I really need to get hold of the Gordon Waller (Peter & Gordon) album Kaye produced, it has a couple of tracks which were originally on the White Cloud one. Look out for it.
Cheers - Hedley
“A guy called Ryland P Cooder…” 😎 Your comment regarding what gets said on one site just gets regurgitated on another is one of the truest statements I’ve heard in awhile 😂
Hi! Thanks for watching. It's amazing that an album as well known as the Flying Burrito Brothers' Guilded Palace of Sin often causes arguments concerning its release date, due to a poorly researched book.
Cheers - Hedley
Hi Hedley, nothing I'd heard of again, so you are meeting the brief. I think Rio Grande was my favourite of the bunch, although the single was pretty good too. Cheers Dale
That's interesting the Rio Grande was your favourite. I worried it might be a bit too smooth and Eaglesy for people.
Al Anderson and the Wildweeds from Hartford CT 👍🏻
I’m from Waterbury CT
Gotta love a local hero.
Educational! I've never heard of any of these 😔
Wildweeds is so good ! I want one, for sure. You save a great one for last.. " Longbranch Penny whistle " On The Banks Of The Sacramento" cool !! You are my Country Rock go to archivist Hedley.. Thank you !
The Sacramento River down your way? It's funny that J.D. Souther and Glen Frey were both from Detroit, but didn't hook up until they were both in LA. It is weird how many of the musicians who helped to define the West Coast sound, were from elsewhere in the US.
Cheers
@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 Very true, although, some were from California , quite a few, actually. The Sacramento River runs from the western Sierra Nevada Mountains through the city of Sacramento. Tim Schmit is from there.. ( Northern California ).. A 2 hour drive from me in Reno !
Another Wonderful Video. Thank you. I have the Steve Fromholz album “Jus’ Playing Along”that has Texas Trilogy. Great song. Keep ‘em coming. BTW: Have you heard of a band called “High Mountain Hoedown” from 1970?
Hi Paul. I've got Fromholz's Jus' Playin' Along and his previous album, Frolicking In The Myth, which both are getting a little too close to the 80s for me. I generally find my enjoyment of country rock albums diminishes the closer they are to 1980. I want to find is debut, which I understand is a good one.
I've got High Mountain Hoedown digitally, and I've come close to buying a vinyl copy on a couple of occasions. It's got some great original songs on it, but the rock and roll covers don't really do it for me.
Cheers - Hedley
You always show ones that I don't know. I have heard of Steven Fromholz but I haven't heard of that duo. It is probably because of the Lyle Lovett cover. I really need to check out White Cloud after hearing your description.
Hi Randall. If you can find a copy of White Cloud pick it up, its great. Thomas Jefferson Kaye's solo albums are probably easier to find, but are well worth a listen.
Cheers - Hedley
This video is the new best in the series. Music aside, the records also have some great cover art. Frummox got things off to a nice start with the mirror effect between the mountains on the front and the desert hills on the back . White Cloud's cover was the weakest, but I'll give them points for trying. Drawing long hair and glasses isn't easy. Fortunately, the folks at Good Medicine gave us an unexpected treat with the label art. The little hand on the end of the cork that grips the spindle is adorable. Then there's the added bonus that came from looking even closer at the label: We get an appearance by Starday & King! What bliss!
I'm half asleep right now, but I'm with you on Glenn Frey being a bit too creepy for comfort. At least he's no Don Henley.
I should've pointed out that the White Cloud album originally came with a paper strip which went horizontally across the cover which, to paraphrase The Big Lebowski, really tied the cover together. And thanks for reminding me I forgot to mention the Good Medicine label was distributed by Starday/King, and was the only band released on the label.
Great arrangement on that Frummox cut.
Yeah, that'll be Bob James. Isn't it funny how some songs with strings sound awful, but there are others where it works perfectly. Just goes to show how good those arrangements are.
Cheers - Hedley
I was really digging the drops Hedley. I was particularly fond of the Wheatstraw' single. >< Wildweeds was an R&B band before they went country? They have a nice sound. >< Have you checked out J D McPherson's 'Signs & Signifiers'? I think that you would like it. I appreciated and enjoyed your suggestions and the return of the best five country rock albums~
Rob/Boston
Hi Rob! I have not heard J. D. McPherson, thanks for the tip-off, I'll check him out. Although, the title, Signs & Signifiers, is giving me horrible flashbacks to teaching Semiotics to totally uninterested students.
It's a shame Wheatstraw didn't work out, but at least it meant John Beland was free to join Swampwater, one of my favourite country rock bands.
Cheers - Hedley
I got a sealed copy of Rio Grande earlier this year. Still haven't opened it.
If you like relaxed melodic country rock, I reckon you'd like it. Clearly RCA pressed far too many copies, they must've hoped for sales to match the Eagles.
Cheers - Hedley
Do you know Al Anderson cd from two years ago?
@@danwheetman6914 No, I don't. I have his first solo album from 1973, which I really enjoy. Is his new album worth a listen?
Anything early by Boyer and Talton, especially their third album Cowboy…Free Beer…Wilderness Road…early Ian Thomas…but these are good as well.
And one more though they are somewhat popular…Heartsfield, especially their first album, which is self titled .
@@robinfarrell9835 Thanks, Robin. Yeah, I've got all the albums by Cowboy. I'm rather partial to the more ramshackle sound on their first album.
I featured Wilderness Road's first album in one of these Country Rock videos, I can't remember which though. I showed Free Beer's Highway Robery in the first video I ever made, something like eight years ago.
The only one I don't have anything by is Ian Thompson, I'll have to check him out. Thanks for the recommendation.
Cheers - Hedley
@@robinfarrell9835 I have their second album. I've been trying to find a copy of their first album, but it's not easy to find in the UK. One of these days it'll turn up.
Cheers
@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 their first three albums are great, but my favorite is the third one. Everyone Has a Chance to Feel and Message in the Wind are two of my all time favorite tunes…but the sweetest tune is Please Be With Me, Duane Allman in the slide guitar (from an earlier lo). Early Ian Matthews albums are great as well! Nice videos!
The American version of the Beatles, Rubber Soul is a great Country rock album
I thought Neil Young would be there, Harvest is my fav.