Southbound

Doc Watson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000EIU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,627 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #38 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Traditional Country
  • #49 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Traditional Folk
  • #77 in Music > Country > Classic Country > Old-Time Country

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HILLBILLY MASTERPIECE FROM FLATPICKING WIZARD, August 28, 2000

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TUCO H. "H. TUCO" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Southbound (Audio CD)

Man! Is this the greatest record or what!? I've never heard singing (and sometimes yodeling) that's so authentic and deeply felt. I've never heard acoustic country guitar playing that sounds so pure despite the very formidable technique used. Doc is very much a 'progressive' musician, strongly influenced by blues and jazz players; yet he never strays too far from the DEEP ROOTS which are his foundation. These roots are 'backwoods' country, but as unmistakably American as Mark Twain, John Wayne, Apple Pie and Norman Rockwell combined. The songs here run the gamut from the most beautifully and heatbreakingly sad possible ("Alberta"), to the most peaceful and mellow imaginable ("Southbound"),' to joyful instrumental odes ("Nashville Pickin',""Sweet Georgia Brown,"), and a stoically triumphant and hilarious yodeling classic ("Never No More Blues.") All in all, one of the best records in my collection and the ABSOLUTE ANTITHESIS of all the garbage peddled by the millions in country music today.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lengendary album, September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Southbound (Audio CD)

For anyone who doesn't know Doc Watson, pay attention: here is possibly the greatest flat picker who ever lived. My father has had this album for over 30 years, and he knows every single note to it. I've been listening to it for about two years and I know most of them too. This is pure American music at its heart, expressed by a man with a great appreciation for the soul and emotion behind the music. Doc Watson is technically and innovatively brilliant. The songs aren't only folk, but everything else. 'The Call of the Road' and 'Windy and Warm' sound almost like flamenco. 'The Riddle Song' is a sweet love ballad. And there are no words to describe the guitars of Doc, his son Merle, and John Pilla. I saw him in concert a few weeks ago, and he is as fast and rich as he was on this record, almost 35 years ago.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Listen, March 11, 1999

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Gordon Buffington ([e-mail]) (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Southbound (Audio CD)

I have had this album for more than 20 years. It is a classic of American music. I can listen to Tennessee Stud over and over again. If anyone is not familiar with this music, please try it. You won't regret it.