Blue Mountain

Label: Black Dog
Genre: Country, Folk, Rock

The words "country," "rock," and "Mississippi" evoke Blue Mountain in my ears and mind. A foundational band from the early days of the alt-country scene, Blue Mountain gave a needed soundtrack to Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County (they really were from Oxford, Miss.) while I was doing time in grad school. Check out "Riley and Spencer" here for a sample of their roots rock style, or their 1995 debut album Dog Days for a classic of the No Depression genre.

Riley and Spencer [MP3, 4.5MB, 192kbps]

www.blackdogrecords.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.com

Posted by joe on 01.21.05 | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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