[LenS]

Did you think that everyone of their fans before the controversy was a conservative? Or that every DC fan actually paid much attention to the comments?

When you have an album sell more than 10 million copies and you sell out across the country, you definitely have to have some fans outside the traditional country base. Heck, they were on the last Lilith tour -- not exactly a bastion of conservative fans. So selling a million or two albums even after chasing away 3/4th's of their fans doesn't mean that George Soros bought every copy. The DC's can still make a lot of money preaching entertaining the 10-20% of their old fan base that are either liberal or politically passive. It just won't be as much money as they could make in the past. Their mistake was assuming that they still could tour the same places and same big arenas.

Don't make the Pauline Kael mistake and assume that everyone is like you.

[GOPJ]

When you have an album sell more than 10 million copies and you sell out across the country, you definitely have to have some fans outside the traditional country base.

OK, I give. Tell me why all these dedicated fans aren't going to any of their concerts? If the fans loved the music, they would show up. Right? If not, why not. You must understand something I'm missing...

Here's my guess - I think there's lots of women who can sing. And sing well - but there some magical chemistry that can happen between singers and their audience that transcends the music - and a star is created. When that group gives the finger to their fans, the magic dies. Dies. The music is left - and it might be good, but it's not the same. It's never the same - and it's not enough. Even when it is good. There's lot of women who can sing...

[wardaddy]

I have never witnessed a commercial entertainment act voluntarily screw the pooch like they have in my almost 50 years.

They just burned a lot of cash....probably over 100 million in CDs, tour reciepts and merchandise and endorsements so they could run their mouths....at a minimum.

They are loathed here in Nashville by all but the urban hip homo meets granola crowd.

Like I said, I saw their main writer a few days ago socially.... who helped put them there in the beginning. I'm sure he is grateful for their inability to be polite and discreet.....and what it cost him from BMI or ASPAC

[razorback-bert]

In general, Kael had a taste for movies that violate taboos involving sex and violence, a taste that disturbed many of her readers.