Welcome to episode 30 of Love That Album: The Compilation
Edition.
This time around, Eric talks about the music of the hot
American summer: country and blues.
First up, Eric discusses a pair of tribute compilation albums
dedicated to Waylon Jennings: “I’ve Always Been Crazy” and “Lonesome On’ry And
Mean”. One features more mainstream country acts and the other, alt country
artists and bunkers. If you are one of those people who thinks country music
isn’t for you, Waylon might be a good entry point. From his early days as Buddy
Holly’s bass player to the 70s outlaw country era, and then finally as a member
of the supergroup The Highwaymen, Waylon left his mark on the landscape of
popular music, and it’s easy to hear why so many artists stepped forward to cover
his songs.
Next, Eric explores a couple of volumes of The Jeffrey Lee
Pierce Sessions Project where artists like Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, and Mark Lanegan
have covered demos of unreleased Jeffrey Lee Pierce songs. For those unfamiliar
with Pierce, he was a part of the early LA punk scene where his band, The Gun
Club were pioneers of mixing punk and blues. While bands like X, The Cramps and
The Minutemen have been embraced by the many in the music world, The Gun Club
and Pierce remain one of the last truly underground / cult artists of the
period who wait for greater acceptance.
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