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adamj
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Folk music
#3320971 - 11/04/04 05:31 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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Does anyone know of any good folk/acoustic musicians? I am looking for people like
Crosby, Still & Nash Neil Young Simon & Garfunkle Joan Baez Bob Dylan
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3329963 - 11/07/04 09:35 AM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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early donovan is amazing of u like dylan, or maybe some early byrds you would like. donovan awesome though
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Re: Folk music [Re: 5553]
#3331066 - 11/07/04 07:47 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think donovan is great as well. He seems to get criticism now that he's dated. But to me his music is timeless
Joni Mitchell Hot Tuna (acoustic spin-off of the Jefferson Airplane) tom paxton
also worth checking out: Bert Jansch (british folk) Nick Drake Leo Kottke Greg Brown - Further In
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Re: Folk music [Re: Rollo]
#3332122 - 11/08/04 02:32 AM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't know if you'd classify the Mountain Goats as folk, but they're usually just one guy with an acoustic guitar and excellent lyrics..
The Band have some very folky moments The Waifs are a folk-rock band (more folk than rock) Ani DiFranco James Taylor? I haven't listened to him extensively, but what I've heard is good I second the Byrds Peter, Paul and Mary John Butler Trio are a more modern, uptempo band but very acoustic based and with some socially-minded lyrics so they probably classify as some kind of modern folk. Get their older stuff.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3332901 - 11/08/04 10:45 AM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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Definitely Nick Drake. One of the most underrated musicians of this century.
James Taylor is great, so is Joni Mitchell.
Some good recommendations above me
More modern folk-- check out Ben Harper (especially "Fight For Your Mind")
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Re: Folk music [Re: Blastrid]
#3339646 - 11/10/04 12:24 AM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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Jolie Holland.
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Re: Folk music [Re: Blastrid]
#3358018 - 11/13/04 11:28 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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yeah I downloaded a bunch of Nick Drake. Holy fuckin wow, this guy is great
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3360459 - 11/14/04 03:14 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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well for that great old folk sound, nobody really beats Woodie Guthrie. For modern musicians that sort-of fall into a "folk" category - Rufus Wainwright, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake, The Kings of Convenience - that's about all I can think of right now...
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Re: Folk music [Re: Krishna]
#3361828 - 11/14/04 09:04 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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eh, i know new folk. Like indie folk, which is just as excellent in my mind. Although....nowhere near CrosbyStills Nash and Young
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Califone Fruit Bats Holopaw Iron & Wine
...there more like modern day folk music.
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3374332 - 11/17/04 01:44 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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neutral milk hotel! check out this fucking band!
especially the song oh comely.
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i hate to be the only one to say it, but what about the freakin dead, man? true, they have many influences, but some of their early albums (workingmans dead, american beauty) are brilliant folk-based albums. if you're into young or hot tuna and the likes, you'll dig em.
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Re: Folk music [Re: boomer1]
#3385911 - 11/19/04 06:38 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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neutral milk hotel are great, jeff's lyrics are so far out there and meaningful you gotta love it.
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Re: Folk music [Re: JCoke]
#3386275 - 11/19/04 07:59 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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Is it modern folk?? I find that I don't appreciate modern folk as much as older stuff. I dunno... there hasn't been a "new" artist that has absolutley blown me away like Dylan, or CSN, or Cohen, etc.
It was all that acid, I swear it was.
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3386422 - 11/19/04 08:30 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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ELLIOT SMITH
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adamj
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Urhrh....
I dunno, Elliot Smith is good, but notfucking excellent.
Like... right now I am listening to Dylan - Hurricane.
and I think of Elliot Smith? no comparison
goddamn Im drunk.
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3386519 - 11/19/04 08:57 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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check out the CD "quiet is the new loud" by the kings of convenience - i think you'll be pleasently surprised
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Re: Folk music [Re: Krishna]
#3386861 - 11/19/04 10:35 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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if neutral milk hotels "in the earoplane over the sea" was released in the sixties (and it would fit right in with those other acid-folk guys), it would be rememberd as the greatest album ever recorded, but it's a 90's indie release and most will never hear it, stop what your doing, and go get it now.
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3389074 - 11/20/04 12:21 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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Elliot Smith was one of the greatest folk/rock musicians of all time man. He has all the best things about folk artists rolled into one.
Bob Dylans voice sucks but his lyrics are good (world wide fact).
Elliot Smith's lyrics are awsome, and his voice is awsome.
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Re: Folk music [Re: adamj]
#3394074 - 11/21/04 06:19 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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nick drake has some great songs. i like the home made tape recorder ones. his cover of 'don't think twice it's alright' is very good. 'been smokin' too long' and 'milk and honey' are also really good. i like western-sounding folk music that's kinda dark and almost foreboding. rolling fingerpicked guitar riffs that sound almost like banjo are good. any recomendations?
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