Country song that's well done..

[lxskllr]

The number one requirement is that the band be able to play their instruments at a level that demonstrates mastery to anyone who listens whether they like the music or not.

That's not a bad standard. It's one I usually follow since my preferred music is instrumental, but what about the singers? Pretty much all modern singers have the best studio musicians money can buy, but you couldn't really call them a band. Any member is replaceable, and no one would know the difference.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

"Pancho and Lefty" - Willie Nelson and Merle Hagg…: http://youtu.be/CvdmxszsDM8

 

[Strk]

That's not a bad standard. It's one I usually follow since my preferred music is instrumental, but what about the singers? Pretty much all modern singers have the best studio musicians money can buy, but you couldn't really call them a band. Any member is replaceable, and no one would know the difference.

I guess it depends on the influence the member has on the band. I can't help but think of The Rev and Avenged Sevenfold. Whether or not you like the band, the sound of the band is completely different without him.

 

[olds]

I have yet to discover a genre of music that doesn't have a least a few tunes that I have heard that I like, even if I never seek out the genre to listen too on a regular basis.

If you enjoy music you are really doing yourself a disservice if you don't, at least occasionally, look at types of music that are out of your comfort zone.

-KeithP

I mostly concur. I've never heard opera that I like and I don't care for classical.
I have metal, rock, pop, rap, hip hop and country music on my mp3 player that I use most everyday. I have some jazz in my collection but not on the player.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

That's not a bad standard. It's one I usually follow since my preferred music is instrumental, but what about the singers? Pretty much all modern singers have the best studio musicians money can buy, but you couldn't really call them a band. Any member is replaceable, and no one would know the difference.

I include voice as an instrument. You might not like opera but, you can't deny the talent. Some artists do have a quality that supercedes their technical skill as in power singers. The biggest complaint I have with many current 'successful' artists is that without the power of the intarwebs, they wouldn't be a tenth as popular as they are because they've rode a trend rather than wowed people with their talent. It's easy to discount that sort of popularity when listening to older music.

 

[Raduque]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAS-h0aFx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8zLMnnQrU

These two have been getting a lot of play lately in my song rotation.

Just a couple of stand outs in the trends towards pop/fantasy country. Texas Country is where the real music is these days.

 

[BUTCH1]

For a funny C+W song...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNYvPO70KAE

 

[EliteRetard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1V3JW4HeBs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKQb4S7taR0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdq2NrnGg0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fddbt49mLsQ

Do these count? He wears a cowboy hat.

 

[esquared]

Here's a classic from Showdown.
It hit number 30 on the Canadian charts,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhDYGe4_7a4


edit:
There is a bit of profanity.

 

[alkemyst]

Anything from Nickleback.

 

[olds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYIrs1Dx4Ck

 

[Iron Woode]

here's a real country song that's well done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOe27SJ3Yc

 

[angminas]

The 80s in particular were incredible for country music. (Yes, I know not all of these are from the 80s.)

Reba McEntire- Whoever's In New England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es1xpUxrMhU

The Judds- Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E88RUqyjts

Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Lovin' You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8-Iuk-Su9Q

Steve Earl - Copperhead Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZk

Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwcKde9PiQk

Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf8hfZuzw_A

Chris LeDoux - This Cowboy's Hat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQPRFqWPWgE

K.T. Oslin - 80s Ladies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzB1a_PzljU

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' In The Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3ml8gzrd4

Guy Clark - Homegrown Tomatoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QzLIjL1u4

Mel McDaniel - Louisiana Saturday Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljf4Lpj7CI

Bellamy Brothers - Kids Of The Baby Boom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IzZIcti7GI

George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3GgoLtlWk

Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKeqXyY-9xA

Dan Seals and Marie Osmond - Meet Me In Montana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xlpOjcyst8

Waylon Jennings - Good Ol' Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qogVHlmFcx0

Holly Dunn - Daddy's Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOAjAWToYMI

Randy Travis - Diggin' Up Bones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6AaHrOYpi0

George Strait - Amarillo By Morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtVeDaZxAXo

Hank Williams Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMQ_GhUgg_w

I could go on and on.

 

[Raduque]

The 80s in particular were incredible for country music. (Yes, I know not all of these are from the 80s.)

Reba McEntire- Whoever's In New England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es1xpUxrMhU

The Judds- Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E88RUqyjts

Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Lovin' You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8-Iuk-Su9Q

Steve Earl - Copperhead Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZk

Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwcKde9PiQk

Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf8hfZuzw_A

Chris LeDoux - This Cowboy's Hat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQPRFqWPWgE

K.T. Oslin - 80s Ladies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzB1a_PzljU

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' In The Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3ml8gzrd4

Guy Clark - Homegrown Tomatoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QzLIjL1u4

Mel McDaniel - Louisiana Saturday Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljf4Lpj7CI

Bellamy Brothers - Kids Of The Baby Boom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IzZIcti7GI

George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3GgoLtlWk

Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKeqXyY-9xA

Dan Seals and Marie Osmond - Meet Me In Montana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xlpOjcyst8

Waylon Jennings - Good Ol' Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qogVHlmFcx0

Holly Dunn - Daddy's Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOAjAWToYMI

Randy Travis - Diggin' Up Bones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6AaHrOYpi0

George Strait - Amarillo By Morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtVeDaZxAXo

Hank Williams Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMQ_GhUgg_w

So many great songs. :thumbsup:

I could go on and on.
[/quot]

Please do.

 

[BUTCH1]

here's a real country song that's well done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOe27SJ3Yc

A classic, love it..

 

[Ichinisan]

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbush Symphony

Oh. Nevermind.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Is 16 Horsepower acceptable for this thread?

 

[Printer Bandit]

cntry sgno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

 

[angminas]

Please do.

Okay!

Steve Wariner - The Weekend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk-p2VieZm8

Lionel Richie & Alabama - Deep River Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPeLfq7_uzg

Barbara Mandrell - I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwClj37FN9o

Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3OnSQc48s

Don Williams - Tulsa Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hznfQSN1epM

Conway Twitty - That's My Job http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7XK_zNq930

Tim McGraw - Don't Take The Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vn6QdqxK3g

Eddy Raven - I Got Mexico http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zmnr47gKhE

Holly Dunn and Michael Martin Murphey - A Face In The Crowd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttdjVPfEJVU

Earl Thomas Conley - Can't Win For Losin' You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmoYyXlFfcc

Larry Gatlin - Night Time Magic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JKNCvCO9M

Oak Ridge Boys - Come On In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogv3ORCdcL8

John Anderson - Black Sheep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pJL7TRM00Y

Vern Gosdin - Set Em Up Joe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGMDbOZlQfE

John Conlee - Rose Colored Glasses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ8mlC3mWW4

David Allan Coe - You Never Even Called Me By My Name http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOVRkSCWmg

Shenandoah - The Church On Cumberland Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERhwdvXElR8

Eddie Rabbit - Every Which Way But Loose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1mcyj958HU

 

[bbhaag]

Kid Rock ft. Sheryl Crow-Picture
It doesn't get any more country than this. Booze, drugs, and looking for a woman who is long gone.

 

[John Connor]

Woman that hot in North Dakota?...I'm not believing it..

You haven't been to North Dakota, have you?

 

[LTC8K6]

This might bring you a little closer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISiQ6PqATI

 

[John Connor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkcAH-m9W0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlN9jdQFSc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc

/Thread

 

[angminas]

I think I'm the only person in the western hemisphere who doesn't prefer Mr. Cash's version of Hurt to the original. His rendition of Rusty Cage, however, is a notable improvement on the forgettable original.

 

[John Connor]

Hurt is my life's story and I like Mr. Cash's version better.