Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country (1999)

About this title: This two-disc compilation is subtitled "the best of alternative country" and brings together 24 performances from artists who are a little bit country, a little bit rock & roll, and sometimes a whole lot of both. A nice selection of big to recognizably big names aboard (Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons, Vic Chesnutt, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Steve Earle, BR-549, Meat Puppets) makes this a far more interesting collection of music than what's being programmed on your local "hot young country" radio station at the moment. A compilation that shows just how connected country ... read more

Tracks:

1. Passionate Kisses [Williams]
2. Blue Canoe [Blue Mountain]
3. My Morphine [Welch/Rawlings]
4. Nervous Breakdown [Ginn]
5. Looking Forward to Seeing You [Johnson]
6. Dallas [Gilmore]
7. Picture in My Mind [Freakwater]
8. Lost [Kirkwood]
9. I Like Drinking [Smith]
10. Bettie Bettie [Mead]
11. See Right Through [Zimmerman]
12. Black Eyed Susie [Knight]
13. Waiting for the Sun [Louris/Olson]
14. Talk Like That [Willis]
15. Guitar Town [Earle]
16. Too Much Pork for Just One Fork [Miller]
17. Folsom Prison Blues [Cash]
18. Weightless Again [Sparks/Sparks]
19. Gravity of the Situation [Chesnutt]
20. Your Blue Door [Levy]
21. Baby's Got New Plans [Escovedo]
22. Mata Hari Dress [MacLeod]
23. The Saturday Option [Wagner]
24. In My Hour of Darkness [Harris/Parsons]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.