I am a huge X fan and I have had The Knitters brilliant eponymous album (X playing Country & Western) for many years. John Doe, Xene Cervenka, and Dave Alvin, whom are alumni of X and the Knitters, went on with solo careers that ended up heading for country, americana, folk, or singer/songwriter styles betraying their hard punk roots (that's not a bad thing at all).
John Doe with the Canadian surfabilly outfit, The Sadies, have made a very nice paean to Bakersfield Country & Western in this 2009 release called Country Club. John Doe's voice is sooo built for this stuff. It is very polished for a Bakersfield type sound. Let's say it is Bakersfield meets Billy Sherrill's Nashville via Studio B. On Yep Roc records, this wonderful album includes 15 tracks of Country & Western standards. John Doe and The Sadies do a wonderful job of making these classics their own. John Doe sings in a soft style with consummate musicians doing such classic titles as Ray Price's Night Life (written by Willie Nelson), Bobby Bare's Detroit City, and classic country fair such as Stop The World And Let Me Off and Help Me Make It Through The Night. Wonderful stuff and a very strong album. Good for the old punk or any country fan's album collection...go ahead and pick it up.
John Doe with the Canadian surfabilly outfit, The Sadies, have made a very nice paean to Bakersfield Country & Western in this 2009 release called Country Club. John Doe's voice is sooo built for this stuff. It is very polished for a Bakersfield type sound. Let's say it is Bakersfield meets Billy Sherrill's Nashville via Studio B. On Yep Roc records, this wonderful album includes 15 tracks of Country & Western standards. John Doe and The Sadies do a wonderful job of making these classics their own. John Doe sings in a soft style with consummate musicians doing such classic titles as Ray Price's Night Life (written by Willie Nelson), Bobby Bare's Detroit City, and classic country fair such as Stop The World And Let Me Off and Help Me Make It Through The Night. Wonderful stuff and a very strong album. Good for the old punk or any country fan's album collection...go ahead and pick it up.
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