Brad Paisley's statement

tim duvall · Post by **tim duvall** » 5 Oct 2000 12:24 pm

One of the local "country" radio stations in the area had Brad on and he said a statement that you don't hear everyday. He was talking about the "new country" and he said that while other artists are trying to reach as big of an audience as possible, (thus doing cross over music) he is just interested in reaching the audience who wants real country music.Listen to his music and you gotta agree.

erik · Post by **erik** » 5 Oct 2000 3:06 pm

The fact that Paisley is a hot picker and writes songs gives him the clout to make statements. Not many singers can challenge him in the talent department. Therefore, he's going to get away with making bold statements.

Terry in H-town · Post by **Terry in H-town** » 5 Oct 2000 3:07 pm

I think Brad came along not a minute too soon. His CD "Who needs Pictures" is a breath of country fresh air! "It never woulda worked out anyway" is a very funny song that he co-wrote with Kelley Lovelace.
I laughed my ass off the first time I heard it. This guy is going places. Great CD!

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 5 Oct 2000 3:08 pm

He will help but it is sort of up to the buying public.There are people out there who still want to record Country ,and plenty who will buy it ,it has to sell.Without airplay it will be tough.

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larry rose · Post by **larry rose** » 7 Oct 2000 7:03 am

I agree that Brad is an extroidinary talent, and Country as all get out, but how many times have we heard similar statements in the past from artists who "were only going to play country"?
There are so many definitions of what country is that it's hard to define it anymore. Traditional,Classic, Swing, Hillbilly,Southern country,Bluegrass,Pop Country,and what I believe is now the biggest
category is Bubblegum Country.
Hopefully Brad keeps up with his traditional sound,which is great, but I'll wait and see on his next release, before i make judgement..

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 7 Oct 2000 9:19 am

As I remember a few years ago, Vince made the same kind of comments!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 07 October 2000 at 07:27 PM.]</p></FONT>

erik · Post by **erik** » 7 Oct 2000 11:52 am

It is possible to record in different styles and still sound Country. George Jones did Countrypolitan, which some call Pop. But the beat was still Country. Therefore, it was Country.

It's all in the beat. You give me a song, i'll tell you whether it's Folk, Country, Pop, Rock, etc. by analyzing the beat or lack thereof. BTW, i would clasify Paisley's big hit as a Country Ballad.