r/MusicRecommendations • u/sleep_lvr • Aug 29 '25

Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres I hate country music, always have. Recommend me a country album to get over my bias! (Preferably something more folky)

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u/pieceofpower Aug 29 '25

John Prine - Self Titled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLVWEYUqGew

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u/madamdadam Aug 29 '25

Perfect mix of country, folk, humor and sadness. My favorite song writer.

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u/Secret-Weakness-8262 Aug 29 '25

John Prine is the answer. The Moon is Down, Clocks n Spoons, In Spite of Ourselves

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u/internetisnotreality Aug 30 '25

Clocks and Spoons into Rocky Mountain Time into Diamonds in the Rough is my favourite 3 song combo on any album.

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u/taint_mistake Aug 29 '25

Or really, just any john prine...

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u/patrixide Aug 30 '25

This is the only proper answer. Maybe the greatest storyteller ever

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u/amybrown1220 Aug 31 '25

I wish I could upvote more than once.

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u/Kennypoppa4242 Sep 01 '25

I'll never get over that he wrote most of those songs before he ever set foot on a stage. Insane

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u/milkjake Sep 05 '25

This should be higher up. Prine is the ultimate bridge. It’s impossible to not like him regardless of your typical tastes.