The Long Ryders – Native Sons

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The Long Ryders’ "Native Sons" is a mid-1980s album that helped define the Americana/cowpunk sound by blending roots rock, country, and punk influences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
studio album
artist The Long Ryders
associatedAct Paisley Underground scene
chronology early album in The Long Ryders’ discography
contributedTo definition of cowpunk sound
development of Americana genre
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception cult classic in Americana and cowpunk circles
describedAs blend of roots rock, country, and punk influences
genre Americana
alternative country
country rock
cowpunk
rock
roots rock
hasStyleCharacteristic country-influenced songwriting
punk energy
roots rock arrangements
twangy guitars
hasTrack (Sweet) Mental Revenge
Fair Game
Final Wild Son
I Had a Dream
linked to: “I Had a Dream”

Ivory Tower
Never Got to Meet the Mom
Run Dusty Run
Still Get By
Tell It to the Judge on Sunday
Too Close to the Light
Wreck of the 809
influencedBy country music
punk rock
roots rock
label Frontier Records
language English
notableSong Final Wild Son
I Had a Dream
linked to: “I Had a Dream”

Ivory Tower
originalReleasePeriod mid-1980s
performer The Long Ryders
producer Henry Lewy
The Long Ryders
recordedBy Greg Sowders
Sid Griffin
Stephen McCarthy
Tom Stevens

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