CD-Charts Position 21
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Evil Urges

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: My Morning Jacket

Release Date June 09, 2008
My morning Jacket never fail me. I wasn't impressed with Evil Urges on the first couple of listens, I suppose it wasn't what I was expecting if I'm honest but with each listen it grew on me. I now love it with the exception of one song, Highly Suspicious. It's got a nice soul sound in places, sometimes to my ears sounds a little Lenny Kravitz/Prince like on some of the songs. Yeah, Great Album and Great live band if you get a chance to see them. Worth a buy!

CD-Charts Position 22
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GP / Grevious Angel

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Gram Parsons

Release Date October 06, 1993
As somebody who didn't used to like country music but has recently seen the light after buying a Dixie Chicks record for the bluegrass, I have been working my way back through the whole country spectrum based on peoples recommendations. This album covers a whole range of emotions and conveys them to you beautifully through the harmony of Gram and Emmylou Harris. They really prove the point that there's nothing better than close harmony singing to move you emotionally. This was the first "west coast" country album that I bought which led me to "Pieces of the Sky" another essential album for any country music fan. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to move further on from the Eagles and "country rock"

CD-Charts Position 23
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Car Guitar Star

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Daniel Wylie

Release Date August 18, 2008
Anyone familiar with Daniel Wylie's music through his solo career or when he recorded as The Cosmic Rough Riders, will know what to expect - fantastic melodies, fantastic singing and harmonies and great production. This album is a little more "electric" sounding that his recent work, and all the better for it.
It's his best work so far, but I said that about the last one and I'll probably say it about his next one.
Brilliant.

CD-Charts Position 24
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Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Neil Young

Release Date November 15, 2004
I had the pleasure of seeing Neil Young live in Kent last weekend. It was great to see he is still on tremendous form after all these years. With a catalogue of about thirty albums it is difficult for newcomers to his work to know where to start their collection, but this compilation covers a lot of his best known music. In fact according to the man himself it was compiled according to sales of the songs, airplay and known download history which gives the track selection credibility.

The collection begins with three of Neil Youngs' key songs- two epics which demonstrate the remarkable craftsmanship behind his output (Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand) and the shorter, harder edged 'Cinnamon Girl', an instantly catchy number. These songs ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 25
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I, Flathead (Deluxe Edition)

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Ry Cooder

Release Date June 23, 2008
I could be wrong butI get the impression that Mr Cooder has been listening to a lot of Tom Waits recently and that is no bad thing. Great album both musically and lyrically, could have done with some more of his trademark slide guitar but no complaints really.

CD-Charts Position 26
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The Shepherd's Dog

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Iron and Wine

Release Date September 24, 2007
South Carolina-born, Texas-based Sam Beam's third studio album as Iron And Wine is one which has split his fanbase right through the middle. Described by some fans as comperable to 'when Dylan went electric', The Shepherd's Dog is the sound of an artist evolving, expanding, creating and refusing to be defined by his previous work - and it's wonderful. Always interesting, this piece of work gathers folk influences ranging from the late 60s/early 70s (Simon & Garfunkel, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake) to the contemporary (Elliott Smith) and combines them with a vision of the unlimited and unconstrained, both in terms of structure and instrumentation, resulting in a dizzying dozen tracks of intriguing artistry inspired by, according to Sam Beam, "political confusion".
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CD-Charts Position 27
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At Dawn

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: My Morning Jacket

Release Date January 01, 2005
The first thing you notice when listening to `At Dawn' if, like me, you've approached their back catalogue, er, backwards, is how faithful it is to a kind of alt-country orthodoxy when compared to the more magpie-like tendencies of `It Still Moves' and `Z'. Arguably it is more a consistency of mood than genre, given that it rarely rocks out in the ways that they later afforded themselves, but their sultry Kentucky twangcore does embrace languid Beach Boys harmonies and reggae among other appropriated musical tinges. The tempo is invariably unhurried and spacious, all reverb and humid ambience - there is a palpable sense of Kentucky's electrically-charged summer air - even if the sound is a little more polished than that of its successor.

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CD-Charts Position 28
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The Sopranos Vol. 2 - Peppers And Eggs

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Original Soundtrack

Release Date December 13, 2004
A few dodgy tracks as to be expected on any album, however fantastic songs by the kinks, henry mancini and the police, cake, bob dylan, tindersticks, dominic chianese, elvis costello and casey chambers.

A massive blend of different musical genres that truly is fantastic, only falls short of five stars due to several unremarkable tracks, a perfect companion to the series and a must buy for soprano fans and music fans alike

CD-Charts Position 29
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Guitar Town

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Steve Earle

Release Date February 11, 2002
When this album was released, Steve was acclaimed in some quarters as country music's version of Bruce Springsteen - high praise indeed. Subsequent albums have shown that comparisons with The Boss are spot on, including their political beliefs, but Steve has largely abandoned country music in favor of rock. He has never forgotten his roots, as he showed on The Mountain, an album that he recorded with bluegrass musicians, but he has never recorded another album quite like Guitar town.

Steve wrote or co-wrote all the songs on this album, which contains two major country hits (the title track and Hillbilly highway), both up-tempo rocking songs, which are typical of the album's style. Steve shows that he can do ballads too - just listen to My old friend the blues, a song subsequently ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 30
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Hotel California

CD-Charts > Music > Country Rock
by: Eagles

Release Date July 20, 1984
A very listenable and relaxing album, one that has grown on me over time. The songs fit together very well, in particular I like 'New Kid In Town' and 'Pretty Maids All In A Row'. All of the songs are meaningful, and I'm still getting more from this album each time I listen to it.