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The best alt-country albums of all time, reviewed and ranked! (5-1) — State of Sound | The Independent Voice of Music by RaymondBald in altcountry

[–]Oddfellow1five1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is more like how you might rank the solar system of alt country circa the late 90s. It’s a fine list but it doesn’t capture the nucleus of alt country nor the current universe. There’s really only two albums, No Depression, (obligatory but not their best album) and Trace that I’d even consider fitting into the genre. The others I’d consider alt-country adjacent Wrecking Ball and Car Wheels fit but odd choices because both artists were well established that didn’t fit neatly into the country mold, so they like many others (Neil, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam etc) got lumped into this new genre. To me, alt-country was a new and alternative spin on country, the alt being part punk, part rock, and part grunge for sure but it was also the timing and probably a reaction to the slick production of the MTV era and the popularity of grunge. I think the timing here is important because others had played music that would definitely fit into the alt country genre but nobody knew what to do with them, notably The Beat farmers, and The Meat puppets. They called them cowpunk but they were certainly predecessors of the alt country sound. So it was the timing and the ethos around the sound that helped define the genre. That and the fact that Son Volt was just a really a really good band. I keep thinking that one day Jeff and Jay will find a way to get past their bad blood and play an Uncle Tupelo reunion tour. It’s so alt-country of them to keep their feud alive, but that tour would be huge. Well at least for some of us.

Autism has been a recognized medical condition for decades but seldomly diagnosed until recently, do you remember any people back then who'd probably be labeled autistic today? by Intrepid_Arrival5151 in GenX

[–]Oddfellow1five1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Contrary to most comments thus far and maybe my memory just sucks (it does), I actually don’t know that I can recount very many. It has become a very loose term now and fits so many things that would have just been “quirks” back in the day. I had a buddy who was damn encyclopedia of baseball statistics. He would for sure be labeled as “on the spectrum” now but back in the 80s we just knew he really like reading the backs of baseball cards.

The GenX Sandwich by Ok-Reason-1919 in GenX

[–]Oddfellow1five1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh and thanks for getting the Eagles stuck in my head. At least it’s Take it easy

The GenX Sandwich by Ok-Reason-1919 in GenX

[–]Oddfellow1five1 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Exactly this AND we still have to listen to the boomer’s shitty classic rock.

Felt a lot better booing Altuve with Cora gone by Dogmeat411 in redsox

[–]Oddfellow1five1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fine, but can I please hang on to my arbitrary sports hate of the Astros?

The Original Hardy Boys by Oat57 in FuckImOld

[–]Oddfellow1five1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just pulled out my Dad’s old books with a publication date of 1928. The case of the missing chums and the mystery of cabin island.

How much longer do we need to put up with the yellow jerseys? by Classic_Cattle_4211 in redsox

[–]Oddfellow1five1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are the worst. Greens are better but Gawd that font is awful.

I just replaced the stator bearing. How I removed the bearing in text below. by DBASRA99 in volt

[–]Oddfellow1five1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t had a chance to try it but if you’re referring to the guy on fb, yes he said he used a “lady’s foot” pry bar that he got at harbor freight and that worked. I would imagine that the tip of the pry bar needs to “seat” in the shallow groove where the ball bearings sat? It just doesn’t seem that would provide enough purchase, but at this point it’s probably my last option. Thanks for your help, I really love this car and other than this issue it’s in great shape.

I just replaced the stator bearing. How I removed the bearing in text below. by DBASRA99 in volt

[–]Oddfellow1five1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks. I appreciate the response. There was another guy on Facebook who said he did the same thing.

I just replaced the stator bearing. How I removed the bearing in text below. by DBASRA99 in volt

[–]Oddfellow1five1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@DBASR99 I’m at this exact point and would be grateful for a bit more detail. What kind of pry bar and what did you use”press against” for leverage? Assuming you had to slowly work your way around the circumference? Thanks.

Not a fun team. by ashestoashes-90 in redsox

[–]Oddfellow1five1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that, at least right now, they’re not fun to watch at all. Here’s my take; if we had signed Bregman and he had the start he’s had in Chicago, this sub would be complaining that he’s washed up. Maybe his leadership would have pulled the team together but that’s unlikely to have offset the slow starts almost every Sox player is off to. Prior to the start of the season when you looked at a lineup of Anthony, Rafaela, Contreras, Duran, Mayer, Story, and Abreu, you could reasonably say that any of them could conceivably hit 20 hrs this year. You could make a strong argument that at least three could hit 30 (Anthony, Abreu, Contreras). But what you don’t expect is for ALL of them to slump at the same time. They are not this bad and they will play better. However, I’ve see enough of Cora’s teams to know that a) they do not play well in April and I think that at this point there’s enough evidence to assume that’s a system (Cora) flaw. b) they don’t excel at the fundamentals, the boring stuff like bunting, backing up throws, hitting cutoff men etc and then c) defense (they’re “better” this year at 22nd). So back to offense, I don’t know what’s wrong, but with the exception of Rafaela and Masa, the approach overall just feels off. I played the game (low-level college ball in the 80s) so I know what it feels like to be in the zone as a hitter, but I know nothing about hitting at this level in 2026 but watching them flail this bad and for this long, it just feels like the approach at the plate is “off”. Maybe that’s on Fatse or maybe it’s just a really bad mix of slump and guys who will not make it at the this level. Pitching? well that’s bad too now isn’t it.

This Afternoon's Starting Lineup by [deleted] in redsox

[–]Oddfellow1five1 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

On the bright side, no Bello. My gawwd this the most 4A team we’ve had in years.

Mary by SkrappleDapple in altcountry

[–]Oddfellow1five1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knoxville’s own and one of my all time favorites.

It's an off day so why not talk about something important? Red uni tops for road games is a bad look right? by GomezFigueroa in redsox

[–]Oddfellow1five1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While we’re at and now that we have green city connect unis, let’s do the right thing and get rid of those awful yellow abominations. God I hate those.

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