Posted on 04/14/2015 8:59:35 AM PDT by rktman
Country star Tim McGraw will be headlining a benefit concert against gun violence in Hartford in July.
McGraw's tour mates, Billy Currington and Chase Bryant will also perform.
(Excerpt) Read more at whdh.com ...
” The old “Shut up and sing” meme comes to mind. “
And I wish they would heed it.
I lean slightly yes with him, but I base that on his early stuff. Much like Garth Brooks whose first album and part of the second were gold. Everything since has been crap. Too many of them get to Nashville and then sell their soul just like George and Alan sing about in Murder on Music Row.
I do differentiate between redneck and country as well.
I agree. Dwight's first 3-4 albums were great.
Differentiating between redneck and country - Hmmm.
Example: Gretchen Wilson is redneck trash.
Are they going to speak about rap culture?
Blech at his music, he uses autotune. I have no respect for a “singer” that uses it. A talented singer does not need that crutch.
THE EXTREME “OVER PRODUCTION” of much of todays music is a real turn off to me.
Pretty much all country songs these day sound the same and here’s proof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY8SwIvxj8o
I just went out and purchased a vintage record player and old tuner from a local “retro” place. I enjoy listening to the imperfections of vinyl. There’s something to putting an album on a turntable that is nostalgic and satisfying to me for some reason.
Go figure.
If you’re gonna play in TEXAS, You gotta have a fiddle in the band!
Whereas in CT, they hate violins in the streets!
Yup when a song like "Girl Crush" is called country you know country music is dead.
I remember listening to records of old library of congress “field recordings” where music was recorded..”live” [ of course ] on locations like front porches, backyards...and campfires all across america.
the recordings were a bit thin sounding..... but they were real!
All that work when all he needs is an appropriate # hash tag. /s
“You gotta have a fiddle in the band!”. Think Charlie Daniels Band. Got front row seats for his upcoming gig in Reno. YeeHaw! To quote Roesanne Rosaannadanna: “What’s all this talk about violins in the street?”
No, because that might draw focus to the places where most gun violence actually is.
You mean a pound sign “#”? LOL! Ain’t pop culture grand?
Yes, but still pushing universal background checks like the one in Washington.
“country music doesn’t exist anymore.”
Well, I swan. Get one of the grandkids
to put a battery in your hearing aid,
bless your heart.
Nicole Hockley is a member of Sandy Hook Promise, but that is not an action of the organization.
Would you blame all organizations for all action that their members took outside of the organization?
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