Most of the people on the GB, who are answering my questions, have no clue who he is.

What's sad is that so many of them probably love 'singer/songwriter' Texas country guy types, and would probably benefit greatly from hearing what a really unique and well written song sounds like...

Your first mistake was going to the GB

I used Outfit in my classes when teaching poetry.

To me, that song is a beautifully written work.

You mean the world famous singer/songwriter from Green Hill, Alabama, who is married to the beautiful and talented Amanda Shires, who was in (and was subsequently kicked out of) one of the biggest modern Southern Rock bands on the planet for his drinking, who then made several solo albums before going sober and writing a celebrated Americana masterpiece in "Southeastern," who plays Duesenberg guitars, and who is currently touring the world in support of his latest triumph (and 2x Grammy award winning) "Something More Than Free"?

No, WHO IS HE??!!

Chris Stapleton and he are the best in all music right now.

Let's throw Sturgill Simpson into that mix too.

The key...same producer on their albums: David Cobb.

Isbell has got to be one of the best lyricists going right now. I've been jamming Outfit and his stuff in general nonstop since the Houston show a few weeks ago, which I still can't get out of my mind (not that I want to).

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Isbell has got to be one of the best lyricists going right now. I've been jamming Outfit and his stuff in general nonstop since the Houston show a few weeks ago, which I still can't get out of my mind (not that I want to).

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"Live Oak" is my favorite song right now.
Just brilliant.

Don't forget about those two Grammies he just won

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Let's throw Sturgill Simpson into that mix too.

The key...same producer on their albums: David Cobb.

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Let's throw some Hayes Carll in the mix too.

Live Oak, Elephant, and Tour Of Duty are my favorite songs from him

He's brilliant.

For whatever reason I never really got into DBT, but ever since he went solo, I've been obsessed.

Speed Trap Town is my favorite of his. It is written the way that a really great short story might be, each verse a little vignette that doesn't spell everything out but says exactly what's needed to paint a very specific and real picture.

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Most of the people on the GB, who are answering my questions, have no clue who he is.

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I'm one of those who didn't know, but definitely checked him out. Quality stuff.

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Live Oak, Elephant, and Tour Of Duty are my favorite songs from him

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"Elephant", to me, ranks up there with "He Stopped Loving Her Today" as one of the saddest songs ever made.

And I just realized I am wearing a DBT concert t-shirt today.

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Most of the people on the GB, who are answering my questions, have no clue who he is.

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I'm one of those who didn't know, but definitely checked him out. Quality stuff.

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Simply incredible and even more so since he got sober.

"Experience robs me of hope that she'll never return"
-Songs in the shower

For me, it's Alabama Pines "I don't even need a name anymore, when no one calls it out it kinda vanishes away"

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That one is also up there.

Jason puts on an incredible live show. Great songwriter

Been obsessed with him for going on 2 years now. His live show in Austin a few weeks ago was the best live show I've ever been to! He's without a doubt the best songwriter in the world right now.

His is a voice like none other.

'Workin' for the county got me pissin' clear...'

I believe he Is the greatest lyricist of our generation. It is amazing the pictures he paints of complex, difficult to talk about subjects in his stories.

He has finally written the saddest song ever!

Congrats Jason!

Thumbs up for Isbell, Drive-By Truckers, and this youtube clip. In case y'all missed some of the much, much more sad items:

A sentient tractor wishes it could work harder
Drunk at custody hearing
The old closed down skating rink
Layoffs at the baby shoe factory
A man from the city is mean
Oh no! Another Civil War
Twin brothers have buzzsaw accident
Grandpa thinks his grandson is Hitler
A clown has to retire
Toothless dog can't bite burglar
Pregnant lady reads sad book
Honor roll student experiments with liberalism
A father outlives his lawnmower
The entire plot of "A Farewell to Arms"
Local magician's funeral
Frankenstein attacks a preschool

And the clincher... "Available on triple cassette and Tidal, the two saddest music formats known to mankind."

Love that guy

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He's brilliant.

For whatever reason I never really got into DBT, but ever since he went solo, I've been obsessed.

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This is quite understandable, considering that when he left the band he took a large portion of the talent with them.

I do have to say however, that of the 100's of concerts I've seen (including Isbell solo 4 times) the Drive By Truckers' Dirty South Tour show in Dallas is the single greatest concert experience I've ever had.

Wife and I might go to SoCal in May. He's playing at the Greek Theatre in LA Friday May 13th and it looks like a pretty cool venue for this type of show. He is listed with wife and an older musician I have never heard of though so I'm not sure if he'll be playing his stuff or what???

Looks like he is playing with John Prine. If you don't know his music check him out.

I would definitely go to that show.

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Looks like he is playing with John Prine. If you don't know his music check him out.

I would definitely go to that show.

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interesting story (kind of)...when DAC talks about "a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote this song"...he omitted the fact that John Prine also wrote "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"

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interesting story (kind of)...when DAC talks about "a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote this song"...he omitted the fact that John Prine also wrote "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"

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Very interesting. I was just doing some Wiki reading on John Prine and it mentioned his friend in the music biz "Steve Goodman". Took me a few seconds for it to register. Liking snippets from his self-titled first album on iTunes.

Jason Isbell is good but I am liking John Moreland's albums better. John Fullbright's first album was great as well, more hint of blues. Take a look at their songs.

Jaosn Isbell is one of the best musicians making music today. His songwriting is second to none while his vocals and instrumentation are nothing to scoff at (actually very impressive if you ever see him live).

The good thing is the man hasn't slowed down. He was good in the DBTs (I thought he wrote some of their best songs), Sirens of the Ditch was a great album, Here We Rest gave us some great songs, Southeastern was a GD masterpiece, and Something More Than Free was incredible.

He's one of the very few that I could turn on his entire library of music and just let it go until the end without skipping a song.