Re: instrumentally speaking

[Brad Bechtel]

Another problem with instrumentals in the alt.country field is that the lack of voices 
almost automatically pushes the music into either the alt. or country side of things.  
Without those Freakwatery voices, most bands are going to sound a lot less country.

A notable exception would be Jim Campilongo and the Ten Gallon Cats (featuring Jim 
Campilongo, guitar and Joe Goldmark, pedal steel).  Their first album especially 
showed off  instrumental cowboy jazz with a bit more edge to the guitar tone than used 
by most people working in this vein.

A Greg Ginn-influenced Western Swing band?  Dude, I'm there.  I'd prefer a Robert 
Fripp influence.  The real question is why hasn't there been more of a push towards 
that combination of sounds.  Blood on the Saddle was probably as close as I've heard.