Jason Isbell

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Here's where I'm at with it now....

1. Last of my Kind
2. Cumberland Gap
3. 24 Frames
4. If It Takes a Lifetime
5. Codeine
6. Anxiety
7. Songs That She Sang in the Shower
8. We've Met
9. Go It Alone
10. Tupelo
11. White Man's World
12. Children of Children
13. How To Forget
14. Stockholm
15. Never Could Believe
16. Chaos and Clothes
17. Speed Trap Town
18. Cigarettes and Wine
19. Palmetto Rose
20. If We Were Vampires


I feel pretty good about that playlist. 20 songs, 1hr 25mins. I dig it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Man, Children of Children is owning me right now. Those lyrics... :heartbeat:
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dude was so good last night. i don't think anyone tops him right now. i'm not very hip with new music though. but the national and jason isbell are leaps above the rest.
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given2trade wrote:dude was so good last night. i don't think anyone tops him right now.
I'll allow it.
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Good mix, Joe. I’m familiar with Nashville Sound and Southeastern though I wasn’t hugely taken by Southeastern. Some tasty stuff in there and it’ll serve me to delve deeper.
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LetMeSleep wrote:Good mix, Joe. I’m familiar with Nashville Sound and Southeastern though I wasn’t hugely taken by Southeastern. Some tasty stuff in there and it’ll serve me to delve deeper.
Thanks. I think it's s great intro mix. If you're more of an album guy, I'd strongly recommend Something More Than free. It seems like we have similar tastes in Isbell music and I think that one is second only to Nashville Sound.
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durdencommatyler wrote:Here's where I'm at with it now....

1. Last of my Kind
2. Cumberland Gap
3. 24 Frames
4. If It Takes a Lifetime
5. Codeine
6. Anxiety
7. Songs That She Sang in the Shower
8. We've Met
9. Go It Alone
10. Tupelo
11. White Man's World
12. Children of Children
13. How To Forget
14. Stockholm
15. Never Could Believe
16. Chaos and Clothes
17. Speed Trap Town
18. Cigarettes and Wine
19. Palmetto Rose
20. If We Were Vampires


I feel pretty good about that playlist. 20 songs, 1hr 25mins. I dig it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Nothing from his first solo album? Dress Blues, In a Razor Town, and The Magician or GTFO!
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Which way is the door?
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durdencommatyler wrote:Which way is the door?
Through those Alabama pines...also conspicuously absent from your list.
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durdencommatyler wrote:Which way is the door?
Through those Alabama pines...also conspicuously absent from your list.
I do dig that tune. :heartbeat:
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durdencommatyler wrote:Which way is the door?
Through those Alabama pines...also conspicuously absent from your list.
So which four songs would you remove from my playlist to make room for your GTFO tracks?
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After revisiting that first solo record, I have to say it's a pretty minor effort compared to his later output. There are some strong songs on it, but In a Razor Town is the only one I'd consider trying to work into my mix. I think every other song I've included is much stronger.
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Jason Isbell ranked:

1. The Nashville Sound
2. Something More Than Free
3. Here We Rest
4. Southeastern
5. Sirens of the Ditch

I have not listened to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit yet.

#1 and #2 on that list are fucking brilliant records, front to back. #3 is really good with a couple of less-than tracks. #4 is half and half. #5 is fine but does not hold up to the others.
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If we include songs of his from Drive By Truckers, Goddamn Lonely Love and Danko/Manuel are hard to beat. I'd also throw Cover Me Up on any mixtape, possibly leaning towards a live version.
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digster wrote:If we include songs of his from Drive By Truckers, Goddamn Lonely Love and Danko/Manuel are hard to beat. I'd also throw Cover Me Up on any mixtape, possibly leaning towards a live version.
Admittedly, I've heard none of those bands.... :(
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Danko/Manuel is a highlight of this century of music. Yeah.
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durdencommatyler wrote:Which way is the door?
Through those Alabama pines...also conspicuously absent from your list.
So which four songs would you remove from my playlist to make room for your GTFO tracks?
That's a sweet playlist but I'd probably add Cover Me Up, The Magician, and Dress Blues, and remove How To Forget, Never Could Believe, and Anxiety.

If you enjoy Isbell definitely check out Drive-By Truckers' Decoration Day and The Dirty South. 6 of his best songs on those two...
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm definitely gonna dive into DBT.

I thought about cutting Never Could Believe. That's still the one I'm not sure about on the mix. I could never cut How To Forget or Anxiety though. Those songs mean a lot to me.

Cover Me Up is a good call.
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To me, this is one of the main keepers from the DBT days...

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Some lesser-known stuff from the DBT/early solo years:





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