The Folk/Blues/Roots/Americana rock thread

[ColdFireYYZ]

Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
is a pretty good English folk rock album from the time, has a different feel from American stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it7BP5PckI

Comus - First Utterance
This is one you have to check out, at least. Very unique, bizarre early folk-inspired rock album. This band was apparently a big inspiration on Akerfeldt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icGTBLeBXnE

I love Liege and Lief (was just listening to it last night actually) and Comus' First Utterance. Both are two of my all-time favorites.

If you want a popular show with a ton of that stuff, check out 5.15.70, released as Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 a few years ago. The Dead were doing entirely acoustic sets at their shows in 1970. This date has two shows, so two acoustic sets. Some of the best stuff was only released on the limited edition bonus disc, so if you want it all, either dig up a bootleg, or, you know, find "another way".

My favourite show from that era is 5.2.70, released as Dick's Picks Volume 8.

I just started getting into the Grateful Dead this past summer after dismissing them for several years because I was unimpressed with what little I had heard of their music. I haven't heard too many live shows yet, however, I love the official release One From the Vault (8/13/75). I have a bunch of bootlegs and a few Dick's Picks, but I just haven't found the time to listen to them all yet. Will definitely check out Dick's Pick Volume 8.

[LudwigVan]

gorgeous neofolk from Norway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vCjPsXcZ1c&feature=youtu.be

Very nice stuff. But I keep anticipating getting crushed by Norwegian Black metal chords somewhere during that music lol.

[Perpetual Change]

You guys have got to listen to the new Marissa Nadler album.

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

This is folk, but produced by a guy who specializes in black metal. It's very dark and haunting. But Marissa's voice is fantastic, and her lyrics are way beyond her years.

[ColdFireYYZ]

You guys have got to listen to the new Marissa Nadler album.

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

This is folk, but produced by a guy who specializes in black metal. It's very dark and haunting. But Marissa's voice is fantastic, and her lyrics are way beyond her years.

This is amazing. Thanks for sharing! I'm definitely going to pick up the new album.

[kirksnosehair]

Call me strange, but this is one of those types of music that I have practically no interest in listening to casually, but it LOVE playing it, on drums, guitar or even bass guitar.  Other than my studio project with Ryo Okumoto and now Dave Meros, every band I've ever played with did some covers in this style. 


Probably my favorite artists along this line are:


John Mellencamp
Badfinger
Linda Ronstadt
The Eagles
Dire Straights
Steve Miller Band


Among others

[hefdaddy42]

One of my favorites has always been John Hiatt.  Such a great songwriter, and his voice has that whiskey-and-cigarettes feel.  Absolutely love him.

[King Postwhore]

I love Michael Penn.  Check out his album, "Mp4: Days Since a Lost Time Accident: Music".

[Fluffy Lothario]

I've been listening to a lot of this kind of thing in recent months. Many artists people talk about tons and I'd put on my "to check out" list years and years ago and they've just been sitting there stewing ever since.

I've been expanding on my Tim Buckley collection. Lorca is a stunning album. Very avant garde and out there, but just incredible folk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nt-efRpjlQ

Also been finally delving deep into Ryan Adams' stuff. The workhorse of alt-country. Gold is my favourite album of his that I've heard so far. 21 songs, barely a single one on there that isn't fantastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIlB9p9psEo

Damien Rice's My Favourite Faded Fantasy was a nice comeback. Probably about as good as his older albums.

Iron and Wine's The Shepherd's Dog is an awesome album. Though I don't think I'm interested in his earlier albums, or later ones, as his voice is pretty unspectacular, but musically, this album is really fun.

About to really start digging into Nick Drake and Bon Iver.

But my biggest discovery of the past six months or so is an English folk/rock singer/songwriter called Ben Howard. Almost every song he's released since his early EPs is great, and his latest, I Forget Where We Were, is totally unbelievable, my favourite album in years.
From that album, Conrad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuM_UFXkIys
and End of the Affair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4yh2NZ0kJw