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The Polack MSgt

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Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:27 PM Mar 2022

A couple of real gems from one of my favorite bands

I was asked about which 1 Gangstagrass song I would recommend...

Thing is, just like most of the Artists I like they don't have a single defining theme or style. These guys have a thing, a motif if you will. Hillbilly meets hip-hop. Bluegrass and Rap.

But those genres have various facets, a Will Smith dance song from the 90s isn't Blackstar, and Chuck D is not Eminem.

Similarly, Doc Watson is not Earl Scruggs who is not Billy Strings.

I have 2 tunes I'd recommend depending on what the person I was talking seemed to asking after.

Serious art, or a rowdy good time.

This is the art. Beautiful vocals on a country gospel melody and some pretty well constructed verses



Of course, the rowdy party jam is

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A couple of real gems from one of my favorite bands (Original Post) The Polack MSgt Mar 2022 OP
Love it, Sarg al bupp Mar 2022 #1
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