Awards

Doyle Weigold · Post by **Doyle Weigold** » 26 May 2004 6:36 pm

Guess I'm just too old and too set in my ways. That first song (montgomery gentry)was about as far away from Country Music as anything I've heard, in my opinion. I guess Haggard, Jones, and Paycheck ruined me years ago. I did leave it on long enough to hear Allen Jackson He's one of the few that I consider Country anymore. Well I'll quit complainin' and get me a cold beverage,.maybe I can get thru the next 2 hours

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 26 May 2004 6:41 pm

I agree 100% By the way, bring me a cold beverage too, make it an adult beverage!

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Ben Elder · Post by **Ben Elder** » 26 May 2004 11:59 pm

I work at CBS Television City (right now as I write this) and (having no idea at the time who those leadoff perps were) couldn't watch another minute. Because here at CBS (which incorporates UPN) we're recording tomorrow night's "Smackdown" broadcast via satellite, I couldn't help but think of a new genre name for whatever that bit of musical terrorism was: Worldwide Wock 'n' Woll. (Why worry with turnarounds and turns of phrase when you can body-slam a song?)

I think the concerned among us should sue Nashville for the rights to the term "Country Music." They're certainly not doing much that involves it. (Apologies to Brad Paisley and the vast minority who still are, God love ya.)

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Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 27 May 2004 3:22 am

I think this show was an example of why lip synching is good sometimes. What a terrible mix. When Alan Jackson did remember when the steel sounded like it was coming through the rhythm guitar mike or somewhere else cause it sure wasn't "out front" like it should have been. Do they actually pay these people to do sound for that show? Kenny Chesney I guess couldn't read the words in the teleprompter cause he sure messed up "Stay All Night". What self respecting hillbilly doesn't know those lyrics by heart. I was glad to see Randy Travis get his award as I thought it was deserved. Rascal Flatts totally sucked in their "acoustic" performance as did a couple of the other acts. What in the hell is this show doing in Vegas anyway? When it was first started in the 60's in Los Angeles I was a member and as I recall it was started to honor West Coast artists and not be a Nashville awards show clone which is all it's turned out to be. But I guess the ol' almighty dollar rules everything....Later dudes & dudettes..........JH

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Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 27 May 2004 4:34 am

AND JUST WHAT IS A "BIG AND RICH?" Sorry to hijack this thread, but that was just a stupid performance. It wasn't music, it wasn't----Bill Monroe said it best,"That there ain't no part of nothing."

kyle reid · Post by **kyle reid** » 27 May 2004 7:54 am

This was a dream show for a 14yr old teenager.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 27 May 2004 8:02 am

They did have some real live musicians...that surprised me.

Thank GOD for Alan Jackson!

I could have done without all the "video crap" that was going on behind every performer. The whole friggin' show looked like a pinball machine/cum fireworks display. Does that actually impress people??? Oh, I forgot..."When you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullcrap". I just get rather depressed when every TV awards show looks like a video game.

Clearly, music was secondary to the "visual spectacle" that was proffered.

The opening number was as close to "outlaw rock" as you can get. This was to fool the dimwits that it was not a country show...it was hip...rad...far out, etc., etc., etc..

Dr. Phil and Lance Burton were about as necessary as mayonnaise on a Hershey Bar.

Reba started off with some truly tasteless jokes. (Michael Jackson jokes are about as funny as a colostomy.)

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 27 May 2004 8:11 am

I agree with all the above, but I did like Reba's joke about Willie Nelson's joint.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 27 May 2004 8:15 am

A good excuse to take a shower and do errends. My only cheers are for Derks Bentley.

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Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 27 May 2004 8:26 am

[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 06 December 2004 at 01:35 AM.]

Carl West · Post by **Carl West** » 27 May 2004 8:33 am

To have Ray Price stand up and aknowledge an award, that should have been presented ON CAMERA, just showed that this awards show has really hit the damn bottom !

Carl West

Post by **Joey Ace** » 27 May 2004 8:59 am

I don't know why you guys watch this stuff.
I didn't.

Carl West · Post by **Carl West** » 27 May 2004 9:16 am

Tape it, then next day fast forward through it. If ya see any steel, watch it.
Other than that, forget it !

Carl West

J J Harmon · Post by **J J Harmon** » 27 May 2004 9:48 am

Well if you didn't tape it you didn't miss anything.

Dale Bennett · Post by **Dale Bennett** » 27 May 2004 9:57 am

Hi guys, Jerry Hayes and Carl West I agree with every thing you guys said. Jerry that was, supposed to be for the west coast pickers.And Carl, you remember the first awards dinner we had at the Red Barrel night club. They served cold cuts and such. Carl, you and I know this cause we were there. And I felt like crying the way they did Ray Price. He did and has done more for country music than anyone.I am so proud that I got to work for him 2 and a half yrs, I will always treasure that.If I remember right Carl Smith was done the same way last yr. What a shame. db

Doyle Weigold · Post by **Doyle Weigold** » 27 May 2004 9:58 am

Well, it's good to see I wasn't the only one upset with it. I think "Tator" said it best of some of the new country music. It's not Country, it's bad Rock and Roll. I know this has been talked about before on the Forum and I beleive it. They should have two charts in Country Music. New Country charts and Traditonal Country charts and radio stations to honor one or the other. I guess that's another thread completly.

Dale Bennett · Post by **Dale Bennett** » 27 May 2004 10:01 am

Hey Donny, that music is a cross between country and rap. It's called CRAP

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 27 May 2004 10:19 am

I was involved in a rack reconfig. and forgot about it 'til about an hour into it. I watched a little bit for about an hour then switched over to PBS and Mountain Stage for some real music. Instrumentals by Jerry Douglas, Derek Trucks, Ricky Skaggs, Leo Kottke, John Pizzarelli. Not country, except for Ricky, but at least you knew what to expect.
I got my fix, but I'm still lamenting Country's fence straddlin' willy nilly attitude. I fail to see what Hollywierd entertainer types have in common with Country Music. I fear Country Music's lack of definition will be detrimental to the style and the industry in general. JMHO.
An industry that only has time for one of it's most prominent figures to stand up for 5 secs. is surely only hurting itself. If it hadn't been for Ray Price's contribution for the last 40+ years, some of these young-un's might not be singing today.
Yeah, I guess I'm just old and out of touch too.

Tony Palmer · Post by **Tony Palmer** » 27 May 2004 10:19 am

Hey, the music is the music...we're not gonna change that....but as far as awards go, how many times can Brooks and Dunn win vocal duo of the year?
I agree Reba's jokes were in poor taste, but she sure was looking pretty good.....

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 27 May 2004 10:54 am

I tune in for about five minutes every couple of years, just to see if the trend to stamp out any trace of country, in country music, has begun to turn. It just seems to get worse and worse. I was ready to hurl after two minutes. I have no words equal to the utter disgust I feel over the abject mis-use of the words "country music".

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 27 May 2004 11:47 am

I guess this means the ACM awards were on last night...

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Sonny Priddy · Post by **Sonny Priddy** » 27 May 2004 12:10 pm

I Also Told My Wife Last Night Wonder What Ray Price Think's Of All This Mess. SONNY.

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Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 27 May 2004 12:44 pm

I didn`t know they still did that show, bet I missed the last 8 or 10 years of it then.

Hook

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Jim Hankins · Post by **Jim Hankins** » 27 May 2004 12:54 pm

I agree what little I saw was disheartening, though I have a soft spot for the gorgeous Sara Evans. (I happened to catch her performance, then I immediately turned it off)