In its assessment of rock music in 1972, Billboard magazine noted the trend toward overblown rock, like Procul Harum with the Edmonton Symphony.
Another trend was dubbed Teutonic Noise Rock, meaning Van Der Graaf Generator and Amon Duul.
In sharp contrast, Country Rock was a return to elemental values in music. Melodic songs and minimal instrumentation, still performed with a counter-culture vibe. The Byrds were still around and still making great music, and were joined by the New Riders of the Purple Sage and other California acts like Ry Cooder, JD Souther, and Dan Hicks. Now the music was coming from other corners of the U.S., including Nashville (J.J. Cale, the Scruggs brothers, Kris Kristofferson), Texas…
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…(the Flatlanders, Delbert & Glen), New York (Pure Prairie League, Chip Taylor), and Woodstock/New England (Bobby Charles, Jonathan Edwards). Two ’50s rock & roll acts, the Everly Brothers and Rick Nelson, made exciting new music that was very true to ’70s country rock. And finally, a hippie group, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, successfully bridged traditional Country and Country Rock with their groundbreaking Will the Circle Be Unbroken. — bear-family
CD1
01 – Danny O’Keefe – Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues
02 – Delbert & Glen – I Received a Letter
03 – Bobby Charles – Tennessee Blues
04 – The Byrds – Lazy Waters
05 – J.J. Cale – After Midnight
06 – Townes Van Zandt – You Are Not Needed Now
07 – Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders – Dallas
08 – Ry Cooder – Boomer’s Story
09 – Kris Kristofferson – Border Lord
10 – Jonathan Edwards – Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy
11 – New Riders of the Purple Sage – Rainbow
12 – Michael Nesmith – Different Drum
13 – Chip Taylor – Gasoline
14 – Pure Prairie League – Tears
15 – John Hartford – Nobody Eats at Linebaugh’s Anymore
16 – John Prine – The Great Compromise
17 – Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders – You’ve Never Seen Me Cry
18 – Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – Walkin’ One and Only
CD2
01 – Bobby Charles – Small Town Talk
02 – J.J. Cale – Clyde
03 – Danny O’Keefe – The Road
04 – Delbert & Glen – Ain’t What You Eat But the Way How You Chew It
05 – Doug Kershaw – Super Cowboy
06 – The Everly Brothers – I’m Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas
07 – Rick Nelson – Garden Party
08 – Rick Roberts – In My Own Small Way
09 – Dan Fogelberg – Anyway I Love You
10 – Pure Prairie League – Early Morning Riser
11 – The Byrds – B.B. Class Road
12 – Chip Taylor – Dirty Matthew
13 – J.D. Souther – The Fast One
14 – Uncle Jim’s Music – Once in a Great While
15 – New Riders of the Purple Sage – Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
16 – Kris Kristofferson – Smokey Put the Sweat On Me
17 – Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders – Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown
18 – Gary & Randy Scruggs – Rock ‘n’ Roll Gypsies
19 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will the Circle Be Unbroken