Posted on 09/14/2006 6:41:20 AM PDT by .cnI redruM
TORONTO (Reuters) - One sentence, a political comment as bombs rained down on Baghdad in 2003, changed the careers and the fan base of Texas-based Dixie Chicks, but not their spirit or their tune.
"In the past, I think we thought we had a purpose, to entertain (the audience)," said lead singer Natalie Maines, whose 2003 comments criticizing U.S. president George W. Bush made the band a pariah in the country music world.
"Now you feel like they feel like they have a purpose, in supporting free speech and supporting us, so it's amazing. And it's definitely a new audience."
The country music trio was in Toronto for the premiere of "Dixie Chicks: Shut up and Sing," a documentary that looks at the dramatic backlash after Maines told a London audience in March 2003 that the band was "ashamed" to come from the same state as Bush.
The country music world, which had propelled the band to fame and pushed their albums to platinum status, shut them out, and radio stations stopped playing their songs and destroyed their discs in public.>>>>>>>
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Hmmmm. This commentary is emetic and laxative in one...that's uncanny!
reverse peristalsys, start!
A funny thing happens to Americans when we are at war to save our way of life. Our parents and grandparents felt it when we were fighting the Nazis and Imperial Japan.
Al Rantel had a great quotes yesterday - "For liberals, history starts every day."
Based on the Dixie Chicks' rabid anti-Americanism, I believe all FReepers who are country music fans should call, write or email their local radio stations as well as CMT and GAC and request a permanent ban on their music.
Just my two cents...
Yes, and one that will be here and gone tomorrow, as the best lefties often do.
Natalie "high colonic" Maines & the Dixhead Chicks. Their new album Shut up and stink? who's buying this crap?
See also: Voyage of the Dixie Chicks (Free Republic mentioned)
I believe all FReepers who are country music fans should call, write or email their local radio stations as well as CMT and GAC and request a permanent ban on their music.
According to the "chicks," we already did ( click here ).
I am afraid you are right about the probability (or lack thereof) of success with CMT. Their effort to push Southern rock and crossover music as well as the tendency to play movies and TV shows rather than country music videos pushed Mrs. Reb and me to get the expanded package from DirecTV so we could get CAG, which is a bit better. I like some of the "new country" but generally prefer either bluegrass or traditional country, so I like having the choice.
BS. Their world of $#!* was of their own making and goes far beyond "one sentence".
"Dixie Chicks: Shut up and Sing"
Laura Ingraham should sue for adapting her book, including the title. There are worse copyright violations going on in Hollywood than mere downloading. (also see the Supernova case where some has been co**rockers sit on thrones on SeeBS-Viacom and make a new Monkees using ANOTHER BAND'S name).
And all yours for just $14.95 at your favorite record store.
There is room for traditional, twangy, God-fearing AND rockish. Just listen to some Johnny Cash from the Sun years.
But not much of an audience.
Who cares what they think!
Uh huh. It's about a quarter size of what it used to be and appears to be made up mostly of Canadians. Congratulations!
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