Ok, let's say that someone asks you to give them the name of the band that you think they should listen to the most. But only one. There are no multiple answers. You can site different bands as influences or being in the same genre, but by the end you need to clearly and unequivocally list the one band that you think they should listen to. For example:
It's probably because I've been on an alternative country kick lately, but I happen to think that Uncle Tupelo is a great band with equally great music. As someone else online had said about their music, "One minute they'll have you rockin' out to their almost punk-like music to crying in your beer with their old school country songs." Other bands like Drivin' & Cryin' and Steve Earle come close, but I think Uncle Tupelo reached that ability far better than the others. Post break-up Son Volt was an awesome band as well, but didn't quite get as hardcore rocker as Tupelo did. They seemed to have mellowed with age I guess. The
No Depression album is a great example of why Uncle Tupelo is one of the forerunners of the alt. coutnry circle. Songs like Graveyard Shift, Before I Break, and Factory Belt pound out some fast paced rock that makes you unprepared for the slower, quieter songs like Whiskey Bottle, Life Worth Livin', and Screen Door.
So, what says you?
And this is not going to be a debate on people's personal music preferences.
