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05-21-2009, 05:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia | | | Favorite roots rockers?
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I've always liked rootsy rock, going back to bands like The Blasters, Stray Cats, and Fabulous Thunderbirds in the 1980's, and of course older stuff like CCR. In recent years, I think much of the best rock has been rootsy stuff, heavily infused with blues, country, etc. I'm thinking of bands and artists like:
The Black Keys
John Doe
Lucinda Williams
Drive-By Truckers
Reigning Sound
Los Lobos (of course)
So, who are your favorite roots rockers? I'm sure plenty are out there I don't know about (probably because I don't talk to my cousin enough). I'm mostly interested in active bands and artists, but treasures from the vaults are welcome too!
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05-22-2009, 10:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maine | | | Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt are obvious choices. I also like Lucero a great deal. The Bottle Rockets, Blue Mountain, Go to Blazes, are/were great. Saw Justin Townes Earle last summer and he was pretty legit in a traditional way. |
05-22-2009, 10:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Darlington, SC | | | My favorite is Hootie and the Blowfish. And now Darius Rucker has gone completely country with his solo album. |
05-24-2009, 09:43 PM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | I think this group counts: The Knoxville Girls |
05-24-2009, 10:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | | NRBQ
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05-24-2009, 10:40 PM
| | | | I love george thorogood and the outlaws. I'd consider them roots rock.
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05-24-2009, 11:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas | | | Todd Snider |
05-25-2009, 12:10 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Newberg, Oregon | | | NRBQ and The Blasters are great mentions... A couple of less well known groups like The Leroi Brothers, The Hollisters, and Johnny Reno have been brought to my ears by my current band leader.
Southern Culture On The Skids is always great fun as well, as is Dave Alvin and Rodney Crowell's songwriting... Maybe not 'Roots', but definitely in that vein...
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05-25-2009, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Nedmundo I've always liked rootsy rock, going back to bands like The Blasters, Stray Cats, and Fabulous Thunderbirds in the 1980's, and of course older stuff like CCR. In recent years, I think much of the best rock has been rootsy stuff, heavily infused with blues, country, etc. I'm thinking of bands and artists like:
The Black Keys
John Doe
Lucinda Williams
Drive-By Truckers
Reigning Sound
Los Lobos (of course)
So, who are your favorite roots rockers? I'm sure plenty are out there I don't know about (probably because I don't talk to my cousin enough). I'm mostly interested in active bands and artists, but treasures from the vaults are welcome too! | The Band was one of the first, the Alman Bros. A bunch of Claptons stuff, of course. Now a days, Kings of Leon, Black Keys, to an extent, Cold Play.
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