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Cowpunk

A precursor to the alternative country-rock of the decade to follow, Cowpunk was a 1980s phenomenon incorporating the mood and texture of traditional country music with the energy and attitude of punk.

Cowpunk Album Highlights

Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II
Up on the Sun
Meat Puppets Up on the Sun
Essential, Vol. 1 (Are You Ready for the Country?)
Jason & the Scorchers Essential, Vol. 1 (Are You Ready for the Country?)
Final Wild Songs
The Long Ryders Final Wild Songs
Huevos
Meat Puppets Huevos
Out My Way
Meat Puppets Out My Way
Forbidden Places
Meat Puppets Forbidden Places
The EMI Years
Jason & the Scorchers The EMI Years
Lost & Found
Jason & the Scorchers Lost & Found
Fervor EP
Jason & the Scorchers Fervor EP
Lost & Found/Fervor
Jason & the Scorchers Lost & Found/Fervor
Both Sides of the Line
Jason & the Scorchers Both Sides of the Line
Midnight Roads & Stages Seen
Jason & the Scorchers Midnight Roads & Stages Seen
Torch of the Mystics
Sun City Girls Torch of the Mystics
Tales of the New West
Beat Farmers Tales of the New West
Wildfires and Misfires: Two Decades of Outtakes and Rarities
Jason & the Scorchers Wildfires and Misfires: Two Decades of Outtakes and Rarities
Reckless Country Soul
Jason & the Scorchers Reckless Country Soul
Not of This World
Dash Rip Rock Not of This World
Corn Demon
Hickoids Corn Demon
Sundown
Rank and File Sundown
It Came from Nashville
Webb Wilder It Came from Nashville
Native Sons
The Long Ryders Native Sons
Anthology
The Long Ryders Anthology
The Best of the Beat Farmers
Beat Farmers The Best of the Beat Farmers
Loud and Plowed and...LIVE!!
Beat Farmers Loud and Plowed and...LIVE!!
The Best of the Long Ryders
The Long Ryders The Best of the Long Ryders
Bo-Day-Shus!!!
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper Bo-Day-Shus!!!
Bright Surroundings Dark Beginnings
Sun City Girls Bright Surroundings Dark Beginnings
Valentines for Matahari
Sun City Girls Valentines for Matahari
Dante's Disneyland Inferno
Sun City Girls Dante's Disneyland Inferno
Eye Mohini: Sun City Girls Singles, Vol. 3
Sun City Girls Eye Mohini: Sun City Girls Singles, Vol. 3
The Slash Years
Rank and File The Slash Years
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lone Justice
Lone Justice 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lone Justice
State of Our Union
The Long Ryders State of Our Union
This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983
Lone Justice This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983
Viva Lone Justice
Lone Justice Viva Lone Justice
Virus 100: Dead Kennedy Covers
Various Artists Virus 100: Dead Kennedy Covers
The Complete Works of Goober & the Peas
Goober & the Peas The Complete Works of Goober & the Peas
Butterface
Ghettobillies Butterface
Lonely Road Revival
Trainwreck Riders Lonely Road Revival
Cowslinger Deluxe
The Cowslingers Cowslinger Deluxe
A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills
Filthy Thievin' Bastards A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills
The Name Is Ned
Handsome Ned The Name Is Ned
Still in the Pink
Ghettobillies Still in the Pink
Fast Track to Nowhere: Songs from "Rebel Highway"
Various Artists Fast Track to Nowhere: Songs from "Rebel Highway"
Root Hog or Die
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper Root Hog or Die
Twenty Bucks and Two Black Eyes
U.S. Roughnecks Twenty Bucks and Two Black Eyes
Deal Me In
Bantam Rooster Deal Me In

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