Greatest Country Albums?

JayFreddy · July 24th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Not a "Top 10" because you can choose as many as you want...

Vince Gill - Pocketful of Gold (so many great songs...)

Hank III - Broke, Lovesick, and Driftin' (resurrectin' the dead...)

Pam Tillis - Put Yourself In My Place (lotsa' people diss on Ms. Tillis since she's not "pure ol' country", but just listen to that killer pedal steel IMO...)

Dwight Yoakam - Dwight Live

More later...

lunchbox · July 24th, 2008, 06:06 PM

Hank Williams -- Box Set
Hank III -- Straight to Hell
Johnny Cash -- The Sun Years
Waylon Jennings -- Waylon Live
Gram Parsons -- GP and Grievous Angel
Dwight Yoakham -- Guitars, Cadillacs, etc
Marty Stuart -- ALL OF THEM
Redd Volkaert -- Anything he does

RomanS · July 24th, 2008, 06:08 PM

Dwight Yoakam - "Guitars, Cadillacs, etc."

Johnny Cash - "Very Best Of The Sun Years"

Any of a number of Buck Owens greatest hits compilations

The Derailers - "Reverb Deluxe"

Junior Brown - "12 Shades Of Brown"

Hank Williams - "The Essential H. W. - Hillbilly Legend"

EDIT: lunchbox was a bit faster than me - but apparently, great minds think alike... ;)

lunchbox · July 24th, 2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RomanS

Junior Brown - "12 Shades Of Brown"
EDIT: lunchbox was a bit faster than me - but apparently, great minds think alike... ;)

You bet cause I was about to edit and put Junior on that list!!

Martinussen · July 24th, 2008, 06:44 PM

In my opinion it doesn't get much better than this:

hondo76 · July 24th, 2008, 07:04 PM

Eleven hundred springs "country jam"
david allen coe "greatest hits"
the highwaymen "highwaymen"
charie daniles "superhits"
any of chris knights cds
and anything by wille,waylon,johnny,or kris.

Frank_Kimball · July 24th, 2008, 07:10 PM

hekawi · July 24th, 2008, 07:15 PM

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band joins forces with country legends to produce this timeless masterpiece:

Willie's breakthrough is still his best album:

Johnny Cash energized by a captive audience:

if i had to pick just one Emmylou Harris album:

Telarkaster · July 24th, 2008, 07:22 PM

There are many, but this came to mind:

celtobilly · July 24th, 2008, 07:51 PM

Five E-ssentials:

Waylon Jennings' Honky Tonk Heroes
Ray Price's Night Life
Dolly's Coat of Many Colors
The Flatlanders More A Legend Than A Band
Lyle Lovett's Pontiac

B Valley · July 24th, 2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank_Kimball

+1 for the best country album ever, and on my all time favorites list for any genre.

geddins · July 24th, 2008, 11:25 PM

Walt Wilkins' Mustang Island

Alabama - Feels So Right

T_red7882 · July 24th, 2008, 11:45 PM

waylong jennings- lonesone, on'ry and mean. That album is the shiznit

petebradt · July 25th, 2008, 12:14 AM

Waylon Live, the Expanded version. Nothing better. Ever.

Louthunder · July 25th, 2008, 12:39 AM

These are all good, and I mean good, but nobody mentioned Vern Gosdin. Remember him? I don't know the name of the album, but it had "Chiseled in Stone" on it. What a great album!

TWANGNUT · July 25th, 2008, 12:40 AM

Anything w/ Merle Haggard wrote on it!

Alan Jackson - Here in the Real World

Clint Black - Killin' Time

Anything w/ Gene Watson wrote on it!

Anything w/ Keith Whitley wrote on it!

The Derailers - anything w/ Mr. Villanueva on it!

Anything w/ Conway Twitty wrote on it!

Dwight Yoakum - Guit. & Caddi.

Diamond Rio - self titled 1st album

and last but certainly not least!

Jerry Reed - The essential collection

Just to name a few.....

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6942 · July 25th, 2008, 12:52 AM

Willis Alan Ramsey
Gram Parsons..........Grievous Angel
Emmylou Harris........Pieces Of The Sky

Capperdan · July 25th, 2008, 01:00 AM

This was one of my Daddy's favorites, reminds me of Saturday mornings.

OutlawSteph1975 · July 25th, 2008, 01:07 AM

+2 for Sweetheart of the Rodeo!

Plus..

Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys - Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 2
J.D. Crowe and the New South (first album)
Tony Rice - Manzanita
Desert Rose Band - Running
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - Together Again

Derek S · July 25th, 2008, 01:23 AM

I'll go with these

T_red7882 · July 25th, 2008, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by petebradt

Waylon Live, the Expanded version. Nothing better. Ever.

that version house of the rising sun is the best i've ever heard. the band also sound too good to be true in that recording.

-PickupTruck- · July 25th, 2008, 02:20 AM

Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee (Live)--1969

crawdad · July 25th, 2008, 02:29 AM

Keith Whitley--"Don't Close Your Eyes". Just his versions of "I Never Go Around Mirrors" and "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" are worth the price.

Merle Haggard--"Big City." That's one I never get tired of hearing.

fiestared57 · July 25th, 2008, 02:32 AM

Johnny Cash - "Live from San Quentin" - my dad played that a lot during my youth.

GoldieLocks · July 25th, 2008, 04:08 AM

Some amazing country albums (with great guitar playing)

1) Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound
2) Dwight Yoakam - Dwight Live
3) Highway 101 - 2
4) Patty Loveless - Strong Heart
5) Southern Pacific - Killbilly hill

Telemarkman · July 25th, 2008, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by petebradt

Waylon Live, the Expanded version. Nothing better. Ever.

It's impossible for me to pick just ONE, but that is a great choice anyway

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Big John · July 25th, 2008, 05:24 AM

I could just about choose a different one for each day of the year but 'HonkyTonk masquerade' by Joe Ely would be a keeper.

J. Hayes · July 25th, 2008, 09:51 AM

a lot of good, hot guitar work I guess any of the Emmylou Harris recordings from the seventies would do but my favorite is an obscure recording from 1974 called "Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke & the Outlaws". Frenchie is an OK singer but not my favorite but the instrumental rides on this album are phenomenol...........

I read a GP magazine interview with Albert Lee where he was asked "Do you practice much" to which he replied "No, but I have this album by Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke that I just put on the turntable and play along with to keep my speed up".

Frenchie is an awesome fiddle player but the lead guitarist (Randy Corner) is wonderful. If you can score a copy of it listen to his ride in the middle of "Orange Blossom Special". Also there's a pedal steel player named Robbie Springfield who's a hot player to boot. It's hard to believe but I talked to Robbie a year or two about this album and found out that he was only 15 years old at the time it was cut. It's out of print now but I burned my LP onto a CD so I could play it wherever I went..........JH in Va.

fltpkr · July 25th, 2008, 02:43 PM

What, no love for Possum? My favorite is "Cold Hard Truth", but lots of folks would say "Golden Ring", a George & Tammy #1.

Tele Fan · July 25th, 2008, 02:47 PM

Willie Nelson-Redheaded Stranger
Dwight -Guitars, Cadillacs,etc.
Johnny Cash-every record he ever made(yeah, I'm a fanboy)
Redd-every record
Hank Williams Sr.-all of it
I'm sure I'll think of more later.

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JayFreddy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas TX USA Age: 44 Posts: 2,230 23 Photos	Greatest Country Albums? Not a "Top 10" because you can choose as many as you want... Vince Gill - Pocketful of Gold (so many great songs...) Hank III - Broke, Lovesick, and Driftin' (resurrectin' the dead...) Pam Tillis - Put Yourself In My Place (lotsa' people diss on Ms. Tillis since she's not "pure ol' country", but just listen to that killer pedal steel IMO...) Dwight Yoakam - Dwight Live More later... Last edited by JayFreddy; July 25th, 2008 at 01:15 AM. Reason: added some...

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lunchbox Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Venice, Fl Age: 40 Posts: 598	Hank Williams -- Box Set Hank III -- Straight to Hell Johnny Cash -- The Sun Years Waylon Jennings -- Waylon Live Gram Parsons -- GP and Grievous Angel Dwight Yoakham -- Guitars, Cadillacs, etc Marty Stuart -- ALL OF THEM Redd Volkaert -- Anything he does __________________ TWANGALICIOUS!!!!

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RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 37 Posts: 4,048 22 Photos	Dwight Yoakam - "Guitars, Cadillacs, etc." Johnny Cash - "Very Best Of The Sun Years" Any of a number of Buck Owens greatest hits compilations The Derailers - "Reverb Deluxe" Junior Brown - "12 Shades Of Brown" Hank Williams - "The Essential H. W. - Hillbilly Legend" EDIT: lunchbox was a bit faster than me - but apparently, great minds think alike... ;) __________________ http://www.myspace.com/romans212 http://www.myspace.com/theneatpickers http://www.thomassoulriverband.com/

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Louthunder Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Michigan Age: 52 Posts: 433	These are all good, and I mean good, but nobody mentioned Vern Gosdin. Remember him? I don't know the name of the album, but it had "Chiseled in Stone" on it. What a great album!

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TWANGNUT Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: fl Age: 37 Posts: 510 13 Photos	Anything w/ Merle Haggard wrote on it! Alan Jackson - Here in the Real World Clint Black - Killin' Time Anything w/ Gene Watson wrote on it! Anything w/ Keith Whitley wrote on it! The Derailers - anything w/ Mr. Villanueva on it! Anything w/ Conway Twitty wrote on it! Dwight Yoakum - Guit. & Caddi. Diamond Rio - self titled 1st album and last but certainly not least! Jerry Reed - The essential collection Just to name a few..... . __________________ He who expecteth nothin' ain't gone be denied! Jerry Reed

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OutlawSteph1975 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,281 7 Photos	+2 for Sweetheart of the Rodeo! Plus.. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys - Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 2 J.D. Crowe and the New South (first album) Tony Rice - Manzanita Desert Rose Band - Running Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - Together Again

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-PickupTruck- Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Age: 44 Posts: 146 5 Photos	Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee (Live)--1969

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crawdad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,585	Keith Whitley--"Don't Close Your Eyes". Just his versions of "I Never Go Around Mirrors" and "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" are worth the price. Merle Haggard--"Big City." That's one I never get tired of hearing. __________________ You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

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J. Hayes Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. Posts: 1,225	Since musicians tend to favor albums with............ a lot of good, hot guitar work I guess any of the Emmylou Harris recordings from the seventies would do but my favorite is an obscure recording from 1974 called "Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke & the Outlaws". Frenchie is an OK singer but not my favorite but the instrumental rides on this album are phenomenol........... I read a GP magazine interview with Albert Lee where he was asked "Do you practice much" to which he replied "No, but I have this album by Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke that I just put on the turntable and play along with to keep my speed up". Frenchie is an awesome fiddle player but the lead guitarist (Randy Corner) is wonderful. If you can score a copy of it listen to his ride in the middle of "Orange Blossom Special". Also there's a pedal steel player named Robbie Springfield who's a hot player to boot. It's hard to believe but I talked to Robbie a year or two about this album and found out that he was only 15 years old at the time it was cut. It's out of print now but I burned my LP onto a CD so I could play it wherever I went..........JH in Va. __________________ Ralph Mooney rules!!

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