Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 1999
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: K-Tel
• ASIN: B00000JIMZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,573 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Passionate Kisses - Lucinda Williams

2. Blue Canoe - Blue Mountain

3. My Morphine - Gillian Welch

4. Nervous Breakdown - Whiskeytown

5. Looking Forward To Seeing You - Golden Smog

6. Dallas - Jimmie Dale Gilmore

7. Picture In My Mind - Freakwater

8. Lost - Meat Puppets

9. I Like Drinking - Gourds

10. Bettie Bettie - BR5-49

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Disc: 2

1. Waitng For The Sun - The Jayhawks

2. Talk Like That - Kelly Willis

3. Guitar Town - Steve Earle

4. Too Much Pork For Just One Fork - Southern Culture On The Skids

5. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

6. Weightless Again - The Handsome Family

7. Gravity Of The Situation - Vic Chesnutt

8. Your Blue Door - Honeydogs

9. Baby's Got New Plans - Alejandro Escovedo

10. Mata Hari Dress - Marlee MacLeod

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good glimpse of a great genre, August 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country (Audio CD)

In my humble opinion, country rock is THE best music out there, so naturally when I heard this was coming out I got it. Overall it's a very good collection for both the newbies and the veterans. Although some of the songs beg to be skipped (a couple of the artists have better stuff that could have been used) there are a few standouts. Blue Mountain, Golden Smog, and Johnny Cash all have GREAT songs. Personal favorite would have to be "Dallas" by Jimmie Gilmore: alt country done to perfection. Give these 2 discs a spin: it's a good deal for the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation to get into whatever they call this music, May 14, 2004

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The MacGuffin (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country (Audio CD)

Bought this not long after it came out. I was just getting into alt-country, americana, no depression, insurgent country, or whatever you want to call it. This is an excellent starting point. Standout tracks are The Handsome Family's suicide song "Weightless Again", Whiskeytown's cover of the Black Flag classic "Nervous Breakdown", Johnny Cash, Freakwater, Gram Parsons, Steve Earle and the list goes on. If you are curious about this style of music, get this. If you can't find something on here you like - then alt. country (country-rock?) isn't for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little bit of everything., August 14, 2003

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J. Carroll "Jack" (Island Heights,NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country (Audio CD)

This collection of 24 cuts by different artists gives the listener an idea of how varied and interesting the roots of alt. country are. (Is it just me or is alt. country a truly dumb name. Just checking.)Songs from many artists; vets like Johnny Cash,(The true father of this style of music and so much more)and Steve Earle ("Guitar Town")to "newer" bands like BRS-49 (With their wonderful tribute to Bettie Page, a pin-up queen of the 50's)are mixed together with no real concept behind it. (Typical K-Tel) But as another reviewer explained it, this is not for fans of the genre, it's for new entrants, like me, who want to check out what this sound is about. I've definitely heard a few things here that make me want to pursue some of these artists'other recordings. A nice sampler and while maybe there are omissions, for an overview this one is not bad, a nice mix of songs and styles.