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Recs is an
incredible new section of
canofzebras.com in which I ask some of my favorite filmmakers
and musicians to recommend 5 films and 5 albums they would like
to share with the world. These are not top 5 lists, but rather 5
films and 5 albums that you may have missed out on if not for
having them recommended to you here. Recommendations will not
always be the obscurest of the obscure, but they're not trying
to impress you. What you won't find here are the usual movies
and music people push on you.
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The Ox-Bow Incident
(William A. Wellman, 1943) IMDb | Netflix
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Even Dwarfs
Started Small (Werner Herzog, 1970) IMDb | Netflix |
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Vernon,
Florida (Errol Morris, 1981) IMDb | Netflix |
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Captain Blood
(Michael Curtiz, 1935) IMDb | Netflix |
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Rio Bravo (Howard
Hawks, 1959) IMDb | Netflix |
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The Louvin
Brothers - When I Stop Dreaming: The Best Of amazon The Louvins were the greatest close harmony that will ever exist. You probably know them from the infamous Satan is Real album cover that erroneously appears on every internet list of bad album covers. They run the gamut from old-time gospel to murder ballads about beating your girlfriend to death. Charlie released a self titled album in 2007 that is absolutely amazing. The song "Ira" from that is the saddest song I've ever heard. I must warn you though, never make a road trip to Mobile, AL to a pecan festival to see Charlie perform because there will be no pecans, a smug electric guitarist will play too loud, drowning out Louvin, and the famous gospel singer will not be able to spell your biblical name. On the plus side, he will sell you an autographed photo with him very poorly photo-shopped into a picture with Elvis. Still, greatest harmony ever. The Louvin's greatest hits is a nice start. |
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Mississippi John
Hurt: 1928 Sessions iTunes Stack O' Lee from this has been my standard answer for favorite song for years. This was my gateway album into the world of pre-war country blues which lead to my obsession with jazz and hillbilly music and so forth. Can't really articulate why I love this album so much, but there's just something about it. This album seems to be the most accessible to friends who don't normally take to my music. |
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Southern
Journey Vol. 1 - 12 iTunes I obsess over all these. Alan Lomax toured the south for years recording unknown rural people and produced a wonderful overview of southern music culture during that era. Much of these are styles you won't hear as easily elsewhere as they weren't recorded as heavily as blues and old-time records were in the 20s. Each volume is specific to a certain region. The Georgia Sea Islands are my favorite as a whole. The Sacred Heart singers I can only love in small doses. If you only listen to one volume, make it the first, which is a sort of greatest hits for the other 12. |
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Wanda Jackson
- Queen of Rockabilly iTunes The most rockin'est rockabilly album with the best Chuck Berry cover ever. Look it up, you won't regret it. |
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Funkadelic - One
Nation Under a Groove iTunes If you aren't familiar with Funkadelic, fix that soon. |
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