Colter Wall -- The Devil Wears A Suit And Tie [REACTION/RATING]

Colter Wall is so real it's ridiculous.
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[@jonbarrentine3151]

I live off hwy 61 in Mississippi. Which is where he is singing about in This song. Hwy 61 is where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to play the guitar. Birthplace of the blues

[@RockN2Country]

Makes a lot of sense, Jon---thanks for the explanation!

[@jonbarrentine3151]

You should reaction to -Lori McKenna “the bird and the rifle” -Bobby pinson “I thought that’s who I was” -Blaze foley “if I could only fly” the song you reacted to drunken angel was written about blaze who was a singer songwriter in Austin in 80 but was killed defending a befriended elderly man who’s son was taking the gentleman’s pension check every month leaving the man with nothing.

[@Vinylsearch]

Colter is bad ass, he is like cowboy punk music.

[@RockN2Country]

People are loving your analogy, Vinyl!!

[@Ryan-xo5mg]

Hell joe Rogan tried to contract colter wall on his podcast once when he called colter he said I’m on a cattle drive maybe call back in the spring😂

[@rickycaytonjr.3747]

I live colter wall. I believe the song is referring to the Robert Johnson went to the crossroads story. Would love to hear a Whitey Morgan and the 78s review or the Steel Woods review.

[@joshw7974]

This is also the theory I've read.

[@RockN2Country]

Hey Ricky, here ya go on a review of Whitey: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZLdaGiYrNCrnck

[@jeremylilly1054]

I didn't even remember mentioning this song until you gave that shout out 😂. Thanks for noticing and connecting with your fans! It really sets your channel apart from other reaction KZbinrs

[@RockN2Country]

Glad I reminded you--ha!! Thanks for the kind comments, Jeremy--it makes it that much more enjoyable. :-)

[@normawilliams4101]

sounds like a modern the devil went down to Georgia. I feel like it is the same thing, learning how to lose your soul in the mix of your passion for the music.

[@RockN2Country]

Interesting take, Norma. Now I have something to think about....

[@bobbybeattie4738]

I was literally listening to this song when you dropped this reaction

[@RockN2Country]

I love it when that happens!

[@bobbybeattie4738]

Lol right man. Hey so I found this song recently I think you'll really like. Morgan wallen. Covers Jason isbells - cover me up. If you haven't heard that man check it out it's awesome

[@daltonbrennan8242]

Tyler Childers- Hard Times - Nose on the grindstone - Banded Clovis John Moreland - 3:59 AM - Cherokee - Blacklist Jason isbell - Different days - Yvette - Something more than free

[@navy004]

Every one of these songs are bad ass songs. John Moreland doesn't get nearly enough credit for how he writes and plays. Dude is a bad ass.

[@JD4plt]

I’ve also been waiting for Cherokee

[@93drayno]

Great review! Turnpike troubadours - birdhunters Chris knight - north Dakota Jason eady - promises in pieces

[@candicehunt6462]

All of the above! But Jason Eady is one of my favorites!

[@jeremylilly1054]

I'm glad you got back to Colter. He was one of the first few artists I found while exploring these underground artists just about a year ago. His style almost reminds me of Johnny Cash reincarnated!

[@RockN2Country]

Yeah, Johnny and Colter are mold breakers.

[@christineems8754]

Don, this was hard to comment because you already used every adjective that I would use to describe Colter so well! Vinylsearch2015 60 said it well, "he is like cowboy punk music". Colter brings me back to the place I love, being completely enveloped in an artist's mind, darkness and all, raw but beautiful. Reminds me of Joy Division in the 80s, there are some things that "pop music minds" will just never hear. I'm glad Colter's come into the scene to add to our repertoire!

[@RockN2Country]

Amen all the way around, Christine! Glad you enjoy him as much as I do. :-)

[@jeremylilly1054]

The White Buffalo has been sometimes labeled as a Cowpunk genre. Check him out if you don't know him

[@danielstorm8931]

You are exactly right. Colter Wall is what he is and sings what he feels. He is an original and a troubadour at heart.

[@beatnpotatoes]

Saw him the other night. Awesome.

[@RockN2Country]

@beatnpotatoes Nice! How big was the place you saw him?

[@beatnpotatoes]

About 200-300 people. It was packed. Soooo good. Did a couple of old truck driving songs. Absolutely amazing.

[@dall2341]

To give a little insight, on the imaginary Appalachian cover, it’s a coyote/ wolf smoking a cigarette. Some believe it represents the dude who was talking about here

[@RockN2Country]

I think that's right based on the other comments, dall2341. Thanks for the insight!

[@cadmiumandwilsin2993]

I think it’s the “coyote chewin’ on a cigarette” in Sleeping on the Blacktop.

[@owenlynch4081]

The songs about meeting the devil and getting shown a lick and getting your soul stolen by the devil as the unknown price

[@andrewpohlman6582]

The songs about Robert Johnson, a famous artist who allegedly sold his soul to the devil to become one of the greatest musicians on the era

[@brazosmiddleton9571]

you HAVE to react to Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie by colter!! you would love it! just him, his guitar, jamming out in his truck. it’s awesome. you’d love it! love the channel man, would love to see this reaction

[@RockN2Country]

Welcome aboard, brazos! I'll eventually get to that one by Colter, but have to hit my list of other requests in the meantime. Don't hesitate to hit me back about this one in due course, though. Thanks!

[@ericaveillette6388]

Does anyone know if he plays the harmonica? That would just put the cherry on top for me 😍

[@DuPz0r]

You should listen to "Colter Wall - Johnny Boy's bones" feat The Dead South. I love how he tells a story with every song!

[@ee3111]

Plain to Plainsmen and 1887 are the songs that you need to hear. I'm a plainsmen from Oklahoma. It's all I got to refer to how we live.

[@RockN2Country]

Hey e e, welcome to the fam!! I'll put that song on the list and react to it in due course. I have a huge backlog, but will do it eventually in your honor.

[@icejockey]

It's great to see these reactions to some great Canadian artists. Another great Canadian artist you should have a listen to is , Mike Plume or the Mike Plume band.

[@dustinworcester2799]

I absolutely love the phrase "an economizer with words". Very nice.

[@Wendy90059]

How can he NOT get a 10?!!🤦🏻‍♀️ c’mon?!.. this guys is more than AWESOME

[@jamesmackinnon840]

It’s Colter’s version of the old tale of selling your soul to the devil. You missed the lyric, spoken as the devil, says “let me learn you something I know a few tunes to make all the girls dance.”

[@phyllisb4634]

This was great! In some hidden recess of my mind, he makes me think of Johnny Cash. Thanks

[@kimberlygrimm7007]

Me too @Phyllis B! I thought the exact same thing!!

[@jonbarrentine3151]

You should react to -Lori McKenna “the bird and the rifle” -Bobby pinson “I thought that’s who I was” -Blaze foley “if I could only fly” the song you reacted to drunken angel was written about blaze who was a singer songwriter in Austin in 80 but was killed defending a befriended elderly man who’s son was taking the gentleman’s pension check every month leaving the man with nothing.

[@RockN2Country]

Ouch, Jon, I didn't know that part about the song having been written about Blaze. Thanks for the intel.

[@Railside]

Idk about else where in Canada but in Saskatchewan where colter is from "howlin" means laughing. "I was a howlin after I read that"or "that made me howl". So when he says heard him howlin as he went by, he hears him laughing as he went by.

[@jamesturman3563]

if I could I would recommend "tying knots in the devils tail" its him and a couple of his buddys from home real story type song I love hearing

[@romppamaestro]

U need to listen some Jon Pardi! Head over boots, Write you a song, She aint in it and many more. Best neotraditional country artist at the moment!

[@RockN2Country]

I'm on it. Thanks for the rec, Roni!

[@golden046]

Good stuff as always. Please check out "Nashville Blues" by Cory Morrow. It was a big Texas Country Hit in the 2000's. Cory's a good artist.

[@93drayno]

Great song!

[@drusmithwick7081]

Colter Wall is just epic. You need to react to some Jason Eady. Check out Lonesome Down and Out, Liars and Fools, or AM Country Heaven.

[@Puncheons84]

Colter is so badass! The voice is as cool as rocky Mountain snow melt. If you can throw some Reverend Peyton's Big Damm Band on your playlist, that would be awesome. Either "Clap Your Hands" or "Raise a Little Hell". If you want to get goofy try " Pot Roast and Kisses"

[@SmallBatchNetwork]

Would love to hear you react to Brandon Jenkins

[@waltzytunes]

I saw Colter in concert in Oslo twice last year, and even got to meet him and thank him for the songs! And next month I'll be seeing him again, couldn't be more excited! May I suggest you try reacting to something slightly different? It's definitely Americana, but the songwriter/performer is Norwegian: Monica Heldal - Con Man Coming You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boaZo5uHadFogKs The Norwegian Americana Scene is actually a thing, and it would be fun to hear an American reaction to it. :-) And if not, check out Sunday Valley - Never go to town again (Live from Pickathon 2011). It's Sturgill Simpson's pre solo career band.

[@RockN2Country]

Hey B-Jo, thanks for the recs, and welcome aboard!! I'll totally put Monica's song on the list, as your description intrigues me to no end. Please be patient with me since I have a lot of songs on my list, but this one will be fun, no doubt.

[@RockN2Country]

P.S. And I'm a little jelly that you got to see Colter TTWICE in Oslo!! He's coming back t Europe this year according to his website.

[@waltzytunes]

Nice, that’ll be fun! :) Yup, I have tickets to see him again on the 27th of March.

[@waltzytunes]

Actually, this version of Con Man Coming might be better. It’s with a full band, the other version is Monica on her own. :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYa2omyJqrSZb5o

[@Bodeesafa]

Colter knows that the devil wears a suit and tie cause he sold his soul to him for that voice.

[@RockN2Country]

@Blue Duck Right? That voice is from its own planet. Also, welcome aboard!!

[@Bodeesafa]

RockN2Country thanks man, enjoying the channel. Please do me a favor and check out Benjamin Tod “using again” live here on KZbin. You’ll love it!

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

A very unique artist! Your right, he has a very captivating way a telling a story through his music! I like him but I wish he would tune his guitar??

[@RockN2Country]

I don't know enough about guitar tuning to ask him that, and wouldn't have the balls to suggest it, either. If you get the chance, please video the encounter and I will review it. ;-)

[@jeremylilly1054]

I'm not sure if it's out of tune because I don't know anything about guitars, but I think it sets the tone perfectly for his music!

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

@@jeremylilly1054 , I know your right, that is the sound of his music, Then you hear Mo Pitney coming from bluegrass with his Martin in perfect pitch and you really hear the difference.

[@jeremylilly1054]

@@cowtowncustoms2110 Mo is a great artist with a lot of great songs, but I feel like they have different styles that work with different sounds. This kind of out of tune thing actually works for Colter

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

@@jeremylilly1054 , It does work for him! He is not the next anybody, he is who he is! I build guitars and work hard to get them right so I notice things like that.

[@jeremygrossenbacher5870]

Love Colter... what about lining up some Charley Crockett?? Jamestown Ferry is a great tune, it’s actually a 1972 Tanya Tucker song, so good!

[@huckaby0177]

Like to hear your thoughts on Casey Donahew

[@crewdawg9730]

I would recommend “Saskatchewan 1881” on the behind the lines channel by colter, it is personally my favorite song by him. You were talking about every word has meaning in this song, well he takes that to the next level! Or “railroad bill first play live”

[@RockN2Country]

On the list now, Noah---it's been requested so many times that I have no choice! Also, Colter is such a treat that I'm all about doing more of his stuff.

[@JP-le8eb]

Great channel! Would be interesting to hear your reaction to Townes Van Zandt's previously unreleased song “All I Need” (album scheduled for release on March 7). //Greetings from Sweden

[@RockN2Country]

Thanks J P, and welcome to the club!! I can't react to a song that was just released since they'll block me, but in due course I could revisit it.

[@coltonpouch2653]

Really should look up Ray Scott's "Ain't always thirsty" or "The ugly one"

[@6wyocowboy]

you should do this with the song I ride an Old Paint

[@ooey6283]

Hey don I have a question, do you play any instruments yourself?

[@RockN2Country]

Hey OoEy, I don't. I took up the sax in sixth grade and when i learned about this strange custom known as "practicing," I gave it up within three weeks. My father was pissed because we had to rent the sax for three months, so it mocked us most of the time. Ha! I seriously didn't care about being in trouble---no way was I gonna practice that monstrosity. Now of course I wish I'd played guitar or piano or harmonica, but there's still time. How about you?

[@ooey6283]

@@RockN2Country I've been learning acoustic/electric guitar since june of last year, gotten pretty good. But I recently took up the Fiddle earlier this year.

[@odin6667]

The brewery sessions were my introduction to Colter also. It kind of sucks because those few songs he plays are my favorites so everything else I listen to of his was downhill cause I heard his best first...

[@iandobbs7823]

Great review! You should do some Cody West!

[@odin6667]

I love how he finger picks his guitar too. Instead of using a pick which is way harder to do with the songs he’s playing... also have you heard Chris Stapletons earlier stuff with the bluegrass band The Steeldrivers? Amazing talent in that band with Stapleton leading the way. In my opinion there’re way better songs in that band than he’s done in his solo career.

[@Browning3392]

Another great song that's dramatic and full of imagery is "The Whistler" by The White Buffalo. Check it out👍

[@RockN2Country]

@Tyler Gutierrez I did it last year--here's the link. Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/amKrZ6mZgrKJkMk

[@Browning3392]

@@RockN2Country oh man! Lol.sorry about that will do. And thanks for the reply!!

[@tomtom5872]

If you like Colter you would like Sean James "Flow" and many other songs.

[@sebastianseibers5280]

You NEED to listen to Caroline by him!!! It’s so beautiful

[@RockN2Country]

@Sebastian seibers I'll probably react to every one of Colter's songs at some point in my lifetime, that's how good he is. In the meantime I have to spread the reactions to many other artists, but I hear you on how good Colter is. The dude is just different, and in a good way.

[@antonyrice9860]

Going to see him in London on the 13th of next month 🔥🔥🔥🤠do Wild dogs epic

[@RockN2Country]

Dude, that is frickin awesome!! You must report back here how it was.

[@jasonrich4940]

Listen to Trandscendent Ramblin Railroad Blues. It's my favorite of his. Very different sound. Close your eyes and let the music sweep you away

[@cicibradley2809]

Robert Johnson trading his soul at a crossroad for the devil re-tuning his guitar. Colter, John R. Miller, Chris Knight, & Tyler Childers are in a class of their own.

[@sdot2724]

No for teaching him to play guitar And he said "I know you, I know you young man "I know you by the state of your hands "You're a six-string picker, just as I am "Let me learn you somethin': I know a few turns to make all the girls dance (turns as in musical turns. A turn, as played in music, is a flourish of added notes, similar to a trill.) [Chorus] Oh foolish, foolish was I Damn my foolish eyes 'Cause that man's lessons had a price, oh sweet price My sweet soul everlasting, a very own eternal light.... (so yes wolf in sheeps cloths...sold his soul for guitar lessons)

[@devinmccurry4235]

How you a country channel and never heard of howling lol just confused lol well I mean I think u did say u was a college guy, so I guess we come from 2 different neck of the woods, no disrespect tho, I'm a Colter fan.

[@bevo7729]

See the movie the crossroads of the blues Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in the end it comes to cutting heads you loose you go way down stairs and in that movie the devil came to collect driving a black trans am and wearing a cigar on his lip Robert Johnson picked up a sidekick he went against Stevie via in a guitar dule to win back the soul of Robert Johnson he did so that is what all this is about

[@braxtonvestal777]

100% robert johnson lyric and myth influence in this but its amazing.

[@kiawahislander]

Try Red Shahan’s “East Side River Snake”.

[@davisjohnson142]

gotta react to jon pardi!

[@RockN2Country]

I think you're right, since a few folks have recommended him to me.

[@austinrobertson1134]

Tyler childers: follow you to virgie

[@RockN2Country]

@Austin Robertson Here ya go. Enjoy, and welcome the channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJbFnox_fstqaNU

[@jasonmalone9833]

You know you did this before lol

[@lisapizza439]

Technically he doesn't sing well? are you nuts?

[@RockN2Country]

@Lisa Anne Hallenbeck No, not nuts. Youcompletely missed the point I made, as I made it abundantly clear that I like him, his voice, and his artistry. What part of that did you miss? My point was that he has an amazing voice, which attests to the idea that one doesn't need a classically trained voice to be eminently listenable. Bob Dylan, for instance. Not sure how you missed that.

[@markphelps8003]

Can't get through a whole song before my ears bleed! No appeal whatsoever!!!

[@RockN2Country]

@Mark Phelps I felt that way about Jack Daniels burning my throat when I first started drinking, but it grew on me. Ha!