Could you recommend some country music for me ?

[MAJOR METAL]

In the past I have heard some country music that I thought was pretty catchy I just have no idea who the band/artist was. Some of the more emo type country I found to be very touching , if you guys could recommend something along these lines or even like heavier country rock I would appreciate it. Thanks

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Hey MM!

Maybe this is not what you're looking for and maybe I'm the less indicated person to make this recommendation since this piece is a staple of Country music and you're already familiar with it, for sure, but anyway I think it's great:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMTVV5Lwaw

BTW, that's the piece that inspired this guy's most well known work.

[mimaz]

Are you looking for newer stuff, or older more traditional country?

Newer artists worth listening to:

Keith Urban
Brad Paisley
Dierks Bentley

A little farther back:

Vince Gill (great guitars & vocal)
Diamond Rio

Obviously, there's hundreds more, especially if you go back far enough. Those are just the first few that came to mind. I could also think of several to recommend you NOT waste your time with, but I'll play nice.

[stephenrheard]

You should give some early Wilco albums a try.

[daveyfunk]

CASH!!! all the way imo

[mimaz]

Just thinkin' out loud.....

older stuff, try

Johnny Cash
Merle Haggard
Waylon
Willie
Hank

[smidgley]

Some current artists:

Gretchen Wilson
Mindy Smith
Miranda Lambert
Sara Evans

Can you tell the country band I was in had a female singer?

[mimaz]

Originally Posted by smidgley

Some current artists:

Gretchen Wilson
Mindy Smith
Miranda Lambert
Sara Evans

Can you tell the country band I was in had a female singer?

Sara Evans is in town tonight at the Capital Music Hall........we play a couple of blocks down the street, hope to catch some folks after the concert.

[flatwounds]

Some of my favourites that have not been mentioned:

Steve Earle
Kinky Friedman
Guy Clarke
Townes Van Zandt
Highwaymen
Jerry Jeff Walker

[stingray69]

A few that come to mind:

George Straight - Give It Away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmOYVbThow

Rascal Flatts - What Hurts The Most (In-Studio Version) http://music.aol.com/artist/rascal-flatts/429157/main#

Sugarland - Baby Girl (with Jon Bon Jovi) http://youtube.com/watch?v=cEpQDNB20Uo


Cowboy Troy (Featuring Big & Rich) (Country/Hip-Hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVHx2yH_Kg

Dwight Yoakam - Guitars & Cadillacs (Old-School Bakersfield Sound) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtwlo2bW4M

Kenny Chesney - Living In Fast Forward (Modern Country/Rock) http://youtube.com/watch?v=LSaIFwWgMXM

[Benjamin Strange]

Lyle Lovett - the Frank Zappa of country.

[Bobbo 77"]

My current favorite is Sara Evans, not really vocally, but man, song's like "Perfect", " I keep looking" " A real fine place", musically, thoses tracks are Killer! Great Musicianship. Also, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley.
Also a kinda rockin' country thing is Brother Phelps. Kentucky Headhunters, Dwight Yoakim.
Bobbo 77'

[David J.]

Chris Ledoux
Kentucky HeadHunters
Pirates of the Mississippi

[Lowend65]

Robbie Fulks
David Allen Coe
Junior Brown (just maybe the greatest country guitarist ever!)
Mark O Connor - espically the "Heros" Album

[ryco]

If you want to hear a smokin' country bass line play Buck Owens' "Tall Dark Stranger". Not your typical root-fifth fare. Anybody know who's playin' bass on this? Cool drummer as well!

[hec86]

Can't go wrong with Johnny Cash,Willie Nelson or Gram Parsons solo albums.

[RWP]

Lila McCann

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7_S-Q-_ifo

[Matt Till]

Hank III (Hank Williams Jr. Jr.), the metalist country dude I can think of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbKwF36o3JA

[polo515]

I bought one Brad Paisley...then 3 more. Great guitarist and singer.

[ryco]

and Lucinda Willaims