bluegrass ftw

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: ChanHo78
give me some good bluegrass bands to illegally download

Hit up Pandora, throw in some old familiars and be ready for a lot of new stuff you haven't heard of

 

[SlitheryDee]

I recognize the skill involved, but I think bluegrass sounds dull and repetitive. The vocals are usually nasal and somehow annoying in the same way that a small engine revved to to a high-pitch whine is annoying. There's lots going on, but rarely is there any change in dynamics, so that it sounds like a fast-paced mish-mash of repeated riffs at exactly the same volume throughout. It tries for a joyful, light-hearted, happy sound, but I find monotonous music to be depressing no matter what it's going for. I find most bluegrass very distracting and it actually hurts my head to listen to it for any period of time.

Edit: I'll admit that Allison Krauss and Union Station is far and away the best bluegrass I've heard, but I've also heard a lot of bluegrass besides that. Most of it is crap.

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[GeekDrew]

I love country, and hate bluegrass. Well.... perhaps hate isn't strong enough. I can usually tolerate hearing music that I don't prefer, and even downright dislike... but I'll definitely avoid any kind of event that includes bluegrass music. Nonononono. Bad.

Oh, and apple butter FTW. Pumpkin butter FTW.

 

[RoloMather]

Green grass is better for you bra.

 

[Engineer]

I grew up around Bluegrass music and don't like it much at all. Country (some) is OK, but generally don't like Bluegrass music.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
I love country, and hate bluegrass. Well.... perhaps hate isn't strong enough. I can usually tolerate hearing music that I don't prefer, and even downright dislike... but I'll definitely avoid any kind of event that includes bluegrass music. Nonononono. Bad.

why do you hate America? people like you are why the terrorists will win.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
I love country, and hate bluegrass. Well.... perhaps hate isn't strong enough. I can usually tolerate hearing music that I don't prefer, and even downright dislike... but I'll definitely avoid any kind of event that includes bluegrass music. Nonononono. Bad.

why do you hate America? people like you are why the terrorists will win.

Oh no you don't, mister. You left off the most important part of the post:

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Oh, and apple butter FTW. Pumpkin butter FTW.

*That* is why the terrorists will never win.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: funkymatt
old and in the way is fantastic.

:thumbsup:

and thumbs up to the Carolina Chocolate Drops

also check out lightnin' wells. he plays a mix of bluegrass, old folk, and old blues and such (often old, old stuff) ive heard the guy live, even met him. *great* artist if youre into that kind of music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ttdTeBForA

bela fleck and the flecktones are a bluegrass/jazz/fusion band that i love. great talent in the band. their sax/brass guy took over with DMB when their guy died recently, their banjo player is tremendous, and victor wooten is the god of the bass guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...m6IM-g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q50xzhDO9lI

try both of those on pandora, you should find some more artists. pm me if you like and ill try to get a list of some other stuff i have, me and my bro love some bluegrass.

 

[SWScorch]

"Newgrass" is pretty good too. Nickel Creek, Old Crow Medicine Show (although they're more olde-timey Americana than Bluegrass), Railroad Earth, Trampled by Turtles, Yonder Mountain String Band (although they're more of a jam band now), Infamous Stringdusters, Hot Buttered Rum, all great stuff!

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: SWScorch
"Newgrass" is pretty good too. Nickel Creek, Old Crow Medicine Show (although they're more olde-timey Americana than Bluegrass), Railroad Earth, Trampled by Turtles, Yonder Mountain String Band (although they're more of a jam band now), Infamous Stringdusters, Hot Buttered Rum, all great stuff!

oh how could i forget YMSB? theyre what got me into bluegrass to start with. i didnt care for them much and saw them live with Keller Williams and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, two of my favorite artists, and i really enjoyed their performance.

they have a nice, upbeat way of playing some bluegrass that made it easy for me to enjoy. after that, as time went by, i began to enjoy more and more of it. ive got something by hot buttered rum, i think, but i havent heard it in forever so i dont remember it

 

[zinfamous]

Doc Watson is a shit ton better than Krauss. I like Krauss and all, but it starts sounding all vanilla real quick. She ain't got the soul that the old timer's have (had).

Krauss is kinda bluegrass light, in the sense that she's a crossover artist.