Americana guesswork

[louicm]

        Actually, I agree with Mr. Riedie (and Yates, for that matter). 
The term "Americana" has proven itself to be too vague to mean much to
listeners; it seems to denote singer-songwriter types, if anything. So as
much as the term "Alt-Country" makes me groan, I be happier seeing it used
than the other, as least as far as the twangy stuff goes. 
                                                                        
                                   Kip