Unbroken

With all due respect to the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, it took the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band until this album to come up with a merger of rock and country music that worked for both sides and everyone involved. The opening number, "The Grand Ole Opry Song," set the tone for the album, showing that this band – for all of their origins in rock and popular music – were willing to meet country music on its own terms, rather than as a vehicle for embellishment as rock music.