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I tend to listen to CDs for the songwriting. But sometimes it is for the productions (but they still have to be well written).
These are what I have been listening to for the last year (or so). Others may find some value in them.
If you have specific CDs that have captured your attention, add them to the list.
I'm always looking for "the next thing" to add to my iPod...
Let's have a running list...

Brandy Clark - 12 Stories
This is one of the best written Country CDs I've ever heard. Actually, no need for the "Country" qualifier...
Anyone interested in songwriting ought to own this and listen with every fiber of your soul...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdDs7tHcsAGLFvMxvGv3jt74n9-JFDPkc

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
Almost as good as Brandy... nice simple, open productions..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du_NnTzjs2o

Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Soulful writing. Simple productions for the most part - and all these songs need...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdwnGG29Upw&list=PLCw7uifZvD5vtxDgpFsXPeIiAyWjtY0PX

Lee Brice - Hard2Love (had to list each of these because they did not group together)
Well-written commercial Country with exceptional (modern) production...
Hard To Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtFwuPnzidE
A Woman Like You (if you don't like this song, there's something wrong with you....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQYORsIfFE0
That's When You Know It's Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1jZaZbBhw
Don't Believe Everything You Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cr4oYF7QAE
I Drive Your Truck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCSMCgqlc-0
See About A Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf2YAKYnWjE
Life Off My Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtM7vs9gdZg
Seven Days a Thousand Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC3Z8FHK-5c
Beer (this is actually a GOOD Country song about Beer....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDlTEJ_thJg
That Way Again By Lee Brice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fgmrM0Rh1M

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I am a fan of Kacey and Jason so I will have to check out Brandy and Lee. For me I am totally (and I mean totally) stuck on a Darrell Scott kick:

River Take me
The Day Before Thanksgiving
A Crooked Road


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Thanks for starting this topic Floyd. One of my favorite threads is one where my BIAB friends - who all have great musical taste and ears for music, share their favorite artists and productions.

I'm still listening to hits of the 70s, and I think during that time the 'studio' wizards were at their heights producing cuts for the top charts. For example, I just heard a few Carpenters songs the other day, and was amazed at the clarity of the mix.

On another note - one of my favorite artists of all times - John Denver, seems to not have such great productions on his studio albums. The one great gem in his collection is a double-studio live album where I think they did the recording well - "An Evening with John Denver".

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Brandy Clark - 12 Stories
This is one of the best written Country CDs I've ever heard. Actually, no need for the "Country" qualifier...
Anyone interested in songwriting ought to own this and listen with every fiber of your soul...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdDs7tHcsAGLFvMxvGv3jt74n9-JFDPkc


Love, love, love this writer....

Especially #3, #5, #8, #10... is so clever, #12.... the rest are excellent... but these are the stars in the group.


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Kevin - thanks for the reminder - a buddy of mine is a big Darrell Scott fan - I need to give those a listen...

Joe - interesting... part of the reason that I want to do this thread is to introduce all of us to new "listens"... we, as a group, tend to date ourselves at times - and stay in the past where it's "safe". I don't see a lot of mention of current music (favorable mention, that is) and there is good stuff if we are willing to dig a little. It might also help some update their own sound a bit... BIAB is there to help when we are ready to embrace the "now"... smile

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This is Country with Attitude.
Solid writing and Interesting production.
(favorites in bold)


Eric Church - Carolina

1. "Ain't Killed Me Yet" Eric Church, Deric Ruttan 3:22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxYF3XU_Voo
2. "Lotta Boot Left to Fill" E. Church, Jeremy Spillman 3:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb23SrGKPXA
3. "Young and Wild" E. Church, Spillman 3:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvqTUyH0Un4
4. "Where She Told Me to Go" E. Church, Casey Beathard 4:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfAkYaWkQLA
5. "Longer Gone" E. Church, Stephanie Chapman 3:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4pVv8qAkS8
6. "Love Your Love the Most" E. Church, Michael P. Heeney 2:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7gbtQSFz4Q&list=PL8965C8040793FA3C&index=12
7. "Smoke a Little Smoke" E. Church, Jeff Hyde, Driver Williams 3:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWjtWONuGc&index=10&list=PL8965C8040793FA3C
8. "Without You Here" E. Church, Brandon Church, Spillman 2:42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xo9iiofd1M
9. "You Make It Look So Easy" E. Church 4:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbDA3d88qg8
10. "Carolina" E. Church 4:39
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlVoFytdG-w
11. "Hell on the Heart" E. Church, Ruttan, Spillman 2:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUNCW-5sFk&list=PL8965C8040793FA3C&index=11
12. "Those I've Loved" E. Church, Brett Beavers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhWlkYgaG1c

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Recent favorites:

Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left (found it at the local Goodwill for $1.99 -Score!)
Beck: Morning Phase (slow and lovely and won a Grammy)
Josh Garrels: Love and War and the Sea In Between (to hear what kind of magic can be captured in a home studio with a real 'album' of songs woven together) http://joshgarrels.bandcamp.com/album/love-war-the-sea-in-between
Loodma recordings Soundcloud page (very well-done IDM - Intelligent Dance Music) https://soundcloud.com/loodmarecordings
A Boy and His Kite http://aboyandhiskite.com/
Zander Zon: Sonorous (plays virtuoso solo bass guitar strung with a very strange mix of strings - my favorite album for helping to sleep on airplanes) http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ZanderZon

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Today, listening to Brandi Carlile...

Mostly from the CD "The Story"... it a good journey, so far... a mix of roots country, pop, alt-rock... nice, basic, small band productions... easily done in BIAB if you wanted to emulate these productions...

The Eye (a new one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl_eNu4NUVI

Hard Way Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AV5TRO1BqU

The Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8pQLtHTPaI

Turpentine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSmE0BBOwSg

That Wasn't Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNmo8I4dEQE

Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBl8zD9J_M

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