suggest some good acoustic cds

[lv]

I mostly listen to electric music, but want to check out some great acoustic players - any style.

Thanks

[Lawn Jockey]

Ed Gerhard - Counting The Ways
Ed Gerhard - Luna

[kidmandude]

Leo Kottke

Michael Hedges

Neil Young

Ry Cooder

[ando]

you beat me to it....gotta love ed gerhard..."the live album" is one of my faves..
also tommy emmanuel.....raoul midon is great too..

[Lifetimer]

Larry Pattis "Hands of Time":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHTo48A8Chc

http://www.larrypattis.com

[Mullet Kingdom]

Checkout Paco de Lucia.

[Lawn Jockey]

Ed Gerhard - House Of Guitars (recorded with all pawn shop guitars)

[armando]

I mostly listen to electric music, but want to check out some great acoustic players - any style.

Thanks


May I suggest than the incredible German player Peter Finger. IMO, an even better player than Tommy Emmanuel. A great CD of his is "Open Strings".

[texasdave]

I'm gonna go a different direction... Been listening to Jackson Browne's Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 quite a bit. (Okay some of it is piano and not guitar, but...) Simple, tasteful, toneful... Guitar, Vocals, live stage.

[armando]

I'm gonna go a different direction... Been listening to Jackson Browne's Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 quite a bit. (Okay some of it is piano and not guitar, but...) Simple, tasteful, toneful... Guitar, Vocals, live stage.

+1 good stuff indeed

[Groovey Records]

EC unpluged

[JS335]

This might be out of left field but the great Dobro player, Jerry Douglas, has an a CD out called Skip, Hop & Wobble with Russ Barenberg on acoustic guitar and Edgar Meyer on standup bass, phenominal record. It's an all instrumental blue grass style album which is not normally my thing but it really is great.

[Gary F.]

Laurence Juber Plays the Beatles is a good one if you like the Beatles and want to hear some great solo playing, sans vocals, that's also recorded beautifully.

gary

[Caretaker]

Patty Griffin Living With Ghosts
Warren Haynes Live at Bonaroo
Warren Haynes Lone EP
Tesla 5 Man Acoustical Jam
Eric Clapton Unplugged.


These are some of the more mainstream titles that will act as a bridge towards some of the true masters.

[Jahn]

http://www.amazon.com/Ferrington-Guitars-Book-Cd-Danny/dp/0060168978

I kid you not. For a buck 96 used, and make certain yours comes with the CD too, this table book has gorgeous custom guitars and some famous musicians taking a stab at it. Half of the tunes on there I'd rate as some of the best recorded acoustic takes recently, due to all of it being "side projects" and probably recorded on a couch, one mic into a DAT. pure. you won't be disappointed!

[stratlad]

Second Tommy Emmanuel and Laurence Juber.
John McClaughlin's acoustic stuff is radically different but great (try Poets and Thieves which is part symphonic / part jazz)

[derekd]

Anything by Tommy Emmanuel, anything by Doyle Dykes.

I second the Michael Hedges suggestion. Gypsy Kings are way cool. Acoustic Alchemy is pretty nice.

If you want the ultimate burner acoustic disc, Friday Night in San Francisco with Paco De Lucia, Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin.

[plaintop]

The Free Wheeling Bob Dylan, any Gordon Lightfoot, any Alison Krauss - Union Station.

Into the Wild - Eddie Vedder is real good. There's so much good acoustic stuff that's timeless.

I'd say it's actually a bigger ocean with a deeper depth than the electric side of music.

[Magnustveiten]

A friday Night In San Fransisco -Paco deLucia,Al diMeola, John Mclaughlin
The thing that came from somewhere - Don Ross,Andy Mckee

[davess23]

Pierre Bensusan, especially Pres de Paris, just about any of Martin Simpson's many CD's, anything by Pat Donahue or Monte Montgomery...hell, there's so much great acoustic stuff out there.

[digitalkettle]

http://www.shorelinemusic.com/images/pierre_intuite.jpg

[riffmeister]

Michael Hedges, Tommy Emmanuel, Manuel Barrueco

[johneeeveee]

Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" is probably my fave. Just acoustic guitar and voice (and one little piano line at the end of the title track).

Chris Whitley's "Dirt Floor" is awesome if you dig Resonators. Just one mic and Chris and his National steel on that one.

Peace - jv

[Tricks]

Gillian Welch
Jorma Kaukonen
Norman Blake
Stefan Grossman
Roy Bookbinder

[John Thigpen]

Martin Simpson hasn't been mentioned yet. Some CD's have vocals, some are instrumental. Love him...great tone, a mix of American blues and English traditional folk. Usually only available on-line. I particularly like Righteousness & Humidity & Bootleg USA. I haven't heard the two latest...didn't even know the second one was out. I may have to order soon.

I also really like Franco Morone's The South Wind. Nice celtic tunes from an Italian.

Pat Donahue...monster player

Lawrence Juber has already been mentioned.

Mike Dowling is very good but not well known.

John

PS: Acoustic Music Resource has a killer set of sampler CD's for $5 each. Each one has over 20 cuts by assorted artists.

[Jimmydeez]

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at Radio City Music Hall

[Uniphasian]

David Grier (http://davidgrier.com/)

The 'Live at the Linda' CD is phenomenal.

[bazooka47]

Check out the "Tone Poems" series from David Grisman. It is all instrumental guitar and mando-family, and they play gorgeous vintage instruments.

Vol. 1 is bluegrass and old-time flavored and features Tony Rice.

Vol. 2 is jazz and swing and features Martin Taylor pulling off some JAW DROPPING acoustic fingerstyle jazz.

Vol. 3 has Bob Brozman and Mike Audridge on resonator.

This series is a real treat for both acoustic players and vintage guitar fanatics. Each come with a little color book that showcases the instruments.

[george4908]

May I suggest than the incredible German player Peter Finger. A great CD of his is "Open Strings".

That's who I was going to suggest. Here's a taste:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO1obIL_Yv0

[gec78221]

http://www.shorelinemusic.com/images/pierre_intuite.jpg
This is my fav .........

[Steve Gambrell]

Tony Rice---Anything!

[iaresee]

Don Ross (http://www.gobyfish.com/) (he's got a new duo album out with Andy McKee, he of Drifting (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4) fame)
The Guitar Trio (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4469038249643137580) (that video is...uhh...humbling...even only 2:30 in!)
Kaki King (http://www.kakiking.com/)
Stephen Fearing (http://www.stephenfearing.com/)
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (check out The Pizza Tapes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pizza_Tapes), even has Tony Rice on it)

I'm trying to think of some more contemporary stuff for you. Maybe acoustic players who incorporate some effects, delay and so on. I guess there's Phil Keaggy (http://www.philkeaggy.com/) but I know of him only by writing, not by sound. When I get my CDs unpacked next week I'll have some more suggestions for you. My iTunes library is only a ghost of the physical stash.

[Topcat]

I'm gonna go a different direction... Been listening to Jackson Browne's Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 quite a bit. (Okay some of it is piano and not guitar, but...) Simple, tasteful, toneful... Guitar, Vocals, live stage.

I suppose it all depends what kind of stuff you are looking for but when I read the title page of your post this was the album I thought of right off the bat.

Jackson has always been a tone freak...he loves the sounds that come from great instruments/amps. These instruments inspire great playing and writing. Simple, yes, but I sure wish I could write like that.

Terry

[buddatron]

This might be out of left field but the great Dobro player, Jerry Douglas, has an a CD out called Skip, Hop & Wobble with Russ Barenberg on acoustic guitar and Edgar Meyer on standup bass, phenominal record. It's an all instrumental blue grass style album which is not normally my thing but it really is great.

+1:agree This is one of my favorites.
Also Check Strength in Numbers The telluride sessions. It has the best musicians of their particular instruments. Sam Bush(Mandolin) Tony Rice(Guitar) Jerry Douglas(Dobro) Bela Fleck (Banjo) Edgar Meyer (Bass) Mark O'Connor(Fiddle)........

And Bela Fleck The Blue Grass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet 2.
This is a really amazing record featuring Jerry douglas, Tony Rice, Sam Bush, vassar Clements, Earl Scruggs, and John Hartford.
Check em out.

[armando]

http://www.shorelinemusic.com/images/pierre_intuite.jpg

This is one of the greatest acoustic albums I've ever heard. Just beautiful playing!

[BluePowder]

I'm a closet acoustic fan myself!

Definitely need to check out guys like Don Ross, Andy McKee, Preston Reed, Kaki King, Peter Finger.

Great players for sure.

[pickaguitar]

James Taylor - Greatest Hits

[JSeth]

There are sooooo many great players of the acoustic guitar... I'd have to give a strong "ditto" to Michael Hedges' work if you want to see how far the acoustic guitar can go...
I've always loved the acoustic playing and recorded sounds of the guitar that Paul Simon gets; there are some wonderful examples on his first solo LP and many since then - his work w/ Simon and Garfunkel is great, too.
Richard Thompson is an obvious choice - some of his influences would be Bert Jansch and John Renbourn... John Fahey was the progenitor for Leo Kottke, as well as many other American players.
Hope this helps a bit!

[solitaire]

I'm surprised noone has mentioned Willy Porter yet. Don't have any of his records but every song I've heard with him is just a driving yet emotional piece of art. No surprise I went with his signature guitar the previous time I had GAS. Then obviously I'm not him... ;?)

[Hootad Binky]

This is AWESOME:

http://www.rounder.com/images/album/ROUN/ROUN3250_Cover.jpg

[royd]

check out anything by Thomas Leeb
http://www.thomasleeb.com (http://www.thomasleeb.com/)

[greggorypeccary]

Jorma is my all-time favorite on acoustic, anything but Blue Country Heart is a great CD (I have the 5.1 SACD - wow!) and Quah is...well...listen to it and you'll understand.

+1 on the Pizza Tapes. Always love me some Garcia and Tony Rice is a monster! Any of the CDs on Grismans Acoustic Disc (I think..) label are great.

[Laird_Williams]

+1 on Michael Hedges
+1 on Bensusan
+1 on Leo Kottke

add Tom Yoder to the mix.

[TheFlash]

I like Andy Mckee's solo acoustic stuff...here's an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

[tombo]

Petteri Sariola - Silence! 23 year old Finnish monster:dude

James Taylor - One Man Band

Erick Turnbull - self titled.

Don Alder

Andy McKee

Newton Faulkner

KT Tunstall - both of her albums are real nice.

Shawn Colvin - Portraits

Tommy Emmanuel - everything

Tuck & Patti

Trace Bundy

Justin King - Le Bleu

Craig D'Andrea

Thomas Leeb

Antoine Dufour

[Pietro]

This is AWESOME:

http://www.rounder.com/images/album/ROUN/ROUN3250_Cover.jpg

=1,000,000

Also, "Circles in the Stream"! Or see him live. AMAZING!

[Boobala]

Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries
Michael Hedges - Live on the Double Planet

[corn husk bag]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK64qc-Mbts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ9PRzIyzFA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Et9Dl3ouFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b37uiPguKgc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkUxW-nnvKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K18xQgDS3U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PpMg2IypX8&feature=related

[fiddler]

Right By Me (Marjorie Thompson) Great pickin' Great Lyrics

[Tommy P.]

good acoustic music Julian Bream

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Bream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbW4rYYKxhg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3_0qkzR6AM&feature=related

[corn husk bag]

Martin Taylor

[MickeyJi]

This is my fav .........

"Intuite" by Pierre Bensusan is one of the most hauntingly beautiful acoustic guitar records ever made.


:agree:BEER

[Funky Chicken]

Pretty much anything by Adrian Legg-I'd start with 'Guitars and Other Cathedrals'.
Also David Wilcox (the one from Asheville, NC, not the Canadian). With respect to James Taylor, Wilcox sounds like his smarter older brother to me. Killer open tuning work.

[JackBuck]

not a cd but acoustic hop not of topic to far
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9mEKMz2Pvo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9mEKMz2Pvo)

[2leod]

Cockburn is great - be sure to check out some of his earlier work like "Humans", "Night Vision" and "In the Falling Dark".

Someone else I like is Jesse Cook (http://www.jessecook.com/), kid's got serious flamenco and spanish style chops.

[notnac]

Tom Yoder
Marina Alexandra

[AcousticDude]

Two great guys on nylon stringed guitars, but with different styles:

Earl Klugh (try Spice of Life or Naked Guitar cds - jazz is an understatement here)

John Williams (normally classical, but he can do practically anything)

[jefesq]

eric roche

[Tycho]

If you're looking for a recent example of flatpicking guitar that is both tasteful and jaw-dropping, pick up Bryan Sutton's Almost Live (2009).

In a similar vein, pick up the Tony Rice/Peter Rowan Quartet album from a couple of years ago, with the most amazing "Shady Grove" you've ever heard.

[Tycho]

Cockburn is great - be sure to check out some of his earlier work like "Humans", "Night Vision" and "In the Falling Dark".



And also check out Cockburn's Speechless, which is a sort of all-instrumental greatest hits.

[Bluedano1]

For old school folk singer-songwriter, fingerststyle:
Joan Baez- she is a monster picker, just subtle about it!
John Prine's first few albums (Illegal Smile album, Sweet Revenge, Diamonds in the Rough)
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bringing it All back Home
Cat Stevens- Tea for the Tillerman or Teaser and the Firecat
Steve Stills

David Bromberg and Doc Watson for great flatpicking and fingerstyle; Jerry Garcia/David Grisman stuff too....

****all of the above admittedly are some of my personal faves, and where my taste lies- but there is a whole lot of guitar out there!

[78deluxe]

Add to the list:

Phil Keaggy - Beyond Nature
Al Petteway - Caledon Wood

And to reiterate: Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries is a must have.

[5992]

Octave of the Holy Innocents (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_the_Holy_Innocents) by Buckethead, Jonas Helborg, & Michael Shrieve.

[mcmurray]

Octave of the Holy Innocents (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_the_Holy_Innocents) by Buckethead, Jonas Helborg, & Michael Shrieve.

+1000

First edition, if you can find it.