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Gibson Guitars Blog Picks the Top 5 Essential Alt.Country Albums

May 31st 2008 in Articles, alt.country

Dave Hunter over at the Gibson Guitar’s blog (love their acoustic guitars, but for electric I gotta side with Fender) has taken on the daunting task of choosing the “Top 5 Essential Alt-Country Albums.” No real surprises on the list, and I might have a quibble with one or two of the choices (No Lucinda Williams? No Bottle Rockets?) but it’s a nice introduction for anyone getting into the genre.

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“Gibson Guitars Blog Picks the Top 5 Essential Alt.Country Albums”
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wrote on June 2nd, 2008

[...] Dave Hunter lists the “Top 5 Essential Alt-Country Albums;” the five albums that he says “will at least give you an excellent handle on what this whole ‘alt-country’ thing is.” (via Twang Nation) [...]


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wrote on September 10th, 2009

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