Purgatory

I mean It's nothing special I take it back. This is awesome 5

I recently started listening to some Sturgill Simpson and loved hearing that country sound that Waylon and Willie pioneered being carried forward into the 21st century. This fit right in with that and I really loved it!

I've been meaning to listen to this album but have never gotten around to it because it's country and I have to be in the right mindset for that but it was much much much better than I thought. I actually really really liked it, especially the fact that it was country, it was amazing. I have nothing bad to say.

This is pretty fun modern country. He has a nice voice, and there's plenty of slide guitar, which I enjoy universally. Nothing crazy, but a very competently made album that is solid the whole way through 4/5

Great multifaceted modern day country album

One of my least favorite genres of music is unauthentic country music. This isn’t it. I don’t know much about Tyler but this sounds authentic: from his soul and experiences. I really enjoyed this quick listen.

While it’s not my favourite style of music I’m familiar with Tyler Childers and a few of his songs. I do like this and one I think should be within the main list,

Purgatory is a country album by Tyler Childers. I don't really like slick, modern country music, but this album stays on the good side of the force. If you are looking for something innovative or alt-country, this is not it. If you are looking for something decent and with integrity and you don't care about cheesy lyrics, this is a lot of fun. I saw Tyler Childers live (Once In A Blue Moon Festival in Amsterdam in 2019) and enjoyed it.

Good pick !

One initially doubted his authenticity – seemed to check too many hillbilly boxes too perfectly to be legit –  but if it's good enough for Sturgill ... It's solid top to botoom. "I got women up and down this creek ... run me ragged but I don't fret/ain't one slowed me none yet" is an all-time lyric, straight outta the holler. The fiddle + protest song record also deepened one's belief. Good stuff. Great choice.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Feathered Indians, Whitehouse road, Universal sound

Yee haw ya idiots

Competently done bluegrass style music. I'd say it doesn't sound all the special but I'd welcome more of this music on the list. But this ultimately doesn't do it for me. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3.5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No

Would be a 4 if there were more tracks like Universal Sound. The album definitely got better as it went along.

Disco de country típico, sin grandes excentricidades. Predecible en su escucha. Aunque sea de no hace mucho tiempo, sigue manteniendo la esencia de épocas anteriores.

A little too country for me.

I am interested in finding country music artists that are unique to the genre and are standout stars. Despite not being my favorite genre I enjoy giving them all a chance knowing that some artists transcend their genres. This album was ok overall, I’d maybe give it a second listen. But I’m not sure if I’m an immediate fan of Tyler Childers.

Not bad

It's like an alternate future in country music. It's current, but it isn't pop influenced, nor is it Americana. It's a throwback to old school bluegrass. Competent, listenable.

Solid old school leaning country music. A little heavy on the drugs and drink content, glad to hear he got sober.

This is pretty good. Not exactly my cup of tea but I can appreciate it. 3 stars.

Decent country LP with a classic bent, solid listen but didn’t really blow my socks off. Think the lyrics leaned too far into pop country tendencies still, but the instrumentals were a perfect mix of old and new.

Country, bluegrass, honky-tonk, Appalachian, Americana, folk. Ni fu ni fa.

Cozy country

Afraid I'm not the audience for this - while I absolutely respect this authentic sounding country music, it's really a sound I just withdraw from; no shade against the talent involved at all. Fiddle and twang, with a back and forth oompah type beat ... I did give the full album a chance, but it's just not going to be my thing. I will leave the comment that it's well-crafted and organic - if you're open to this you might just love it. 5/10 2 stars IMO: Belonged in the book? No.

Brave calling your album Purgatory. It wasn’t that bad, but still a brave choice.

1950s honky-tonk country album beamed to the future and given a higher quality microphone. I might not be a big fan of this sound, but it definitely does exactly what it set out to do. Strong 2/5.

No more country

Country music that's not too special

Plinky-plunky, fiddley, country. Skipped through to see if I could find something to grab my attention, but it's mostly the same. Not for me I'm afraid.

This starts off as dirty, filthy, disgusting rootin' tootin' country music, complete with fiddles and steel gee-taws. Yeehaw. Thankfully, it forays every now and again into the slightly more tolerable genres of Americana and Bluegrass - but it is not enough to make me want to listen to it. DNF.