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Brokeback Mountain Music in the Car
Lynne:
--- Quote from: [email protected] on August 17, 2006, 04:35:17 pm ---I actually hated country music as a kid, you know, Minnie Pearl, George Jones, Merle Haggard (this is all you could get in remote NC in late 1940s). Then when it became know as "country western" I hated it even more (Randy Travis sounds like chalk on a blackboard). Then along came Emmie Lou Harris and I started liking it again. I have always listed to Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson and the like, but since BBM I find myself searching out the newer crop of singers, and always falling back on Emmie, Willie, and Reba.
Can anyone tell me the type of music Rufus Wainwright sings? I like "Maker Makes" but did not want to invest in a CD that may never be played again. Can anyone recommend one by title? Would appreciate it, and thanks.
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FYI, I believe that Bill (Impish) is a huge Rufus Wainwright fan and has a complete set of Rufus Wainwright CDs...I would suggest PM-ing him for some additional recommendations in case he doesn't see this thread.
I have always had an affinity for old country/western - those were my lullabies as a baby and I seem to have an innate ability to know all the lyrics whether I've ever heard the song before or no :) And I don't like a lot of the newer stuff. Some newer c/w artists I've found I like include Alison Kraus, JoDee Messina, Dixie Chicks, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. {I wonder why they're all women?? I can't think of any newer males I care much for, tho.}
Radney Foster holds a special place in my heart b/c we share an alma mater...When he was with Foster & Lloyd, they had a pretty big hit entitled 'Texas in 1880'.
I'm also a big fan of the singer-writer - two of my faves are James McMurtry (Larry's son) and Paul Kelly (an Australian).
SFEnnisSF:
I was slowly starting to get into Country music about a year before BBM, mostly due to my ex partner. I knew a few songs and artists, and listened once in a while, but mostly in small doses.
Since Brokeback, it's ALL I listen to. My XM radio is glued to XM16 & XM17. XM11 is good too, but they play commercials on that channel. I've listened to Willie's Place on XM13 a bit. Perhaps I'll spend some more time on that channel per Phillip's recomendation...
And ta think, I used to be a crazed techno-addicted club kid raver.... I guess we all grow up eventually. (Although I do occasionally sneak over to XM80 & XM82 once in a great while.) I do dig XM77 Audio Visions also...
mvansand76:
Im in Switserland right now and all I listen to on the cd player in our car while driving through the 15000 feet (4000 meters) mountains is Brokeback Mountain and Alison Krauss... its soooo pretty here, even prettier than Brokeback Mountain... please dont shoot me...
serious crayons:
Last month, I spent a week driving here and there in northern Minnesota, which is a mix of farms, forests and the Lake Superior shore, and all I could listen to on my CD player was either Brokeback Mountain or Soul Asylum! I just kept switching back and forth.
I know that seems like an odd combination, but somehow they complemented each other perfectly. At least for my mood at the time.
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