Country music

Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 2 Jun 2004 9:52 pm

I grow up listening to country music in the late 50s and 60s. Heard alot of good country music and alot of bad bad stuff. the good suff always spoke for its self, the bad stuff I always tried to look for good back up music. And then there are songs that were cut, youd have to ask your self WHAT WERE THEY THINKING. For me any song that has a steel on the cut is a good song, no matter how bad the singer is. For me its not country unless it has a steel somewhere on the track

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 2 Jun 2004 11:07 pm

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"I would like to hear a new album, with new songs, done the old way. Heavy on steel, fiddle, and lead"

Well, I've said this before, but I guess it's a reminder-time again; anyone with a desire like quoted above should follow the FAR-chart: http://3rdcm.austinamericana.com/ Sure, not all the albums on the list are strictly country music, but ANY one of them is MORE country than the Top 40 crap, which is called country today. Besides, many of the albums on the list have our own forumites involved.

Jim Hartley · Post by **Jim Hartley** » 3 Jun 2004 3:50 am

Like most of you, I don't care much for what plays on current country radio, so I don't listen much. Every now and then, I tune in and get a pleasant surprise. Somebody has cut a pretty good country record. Problem is though, you have to suffer through countless bad to hear one good. When a good country record comes out, everyone raves about this being what we need to hear and how refreshing it is,then the artist immediately starts cutting songs that sound like everything else on the radio. In an interview recently, Leann Womack said she missed that young singer who sang NEVER AGAIN, AGAIN. Guess what Leann, alot of us do.

Another thought: I've heard Kenny Chesney in the past talk about his heroes Haggard and Jones. Hmmm. Merle and George would have made great replacements for Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker at Neyland Stadium don't you think?

Another thought: Doesn't it kill ya when some of the new artist talk about their respect for the Grand "Old" Opry. AS one who has played the Grand Ole Opry many times, that kind of ticks me off.

Another thought: Oh well, never mind. I'm getting all wound up and this could go on for awhile.

Just a few thoughts from this steel guitar lovin' drummer. Sorry for rambling on and on.

JIm

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 3 Jun 2004 1:49 pm

"young and pretty" and "no talent"

I guess I was born too soon...

Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 3 Jun 2004 6:41 pm

If you like old time country music try watching R.F.D.TV The shows I been watching are the THE WILBURN BROTHERS SHOW and POP GOES THE COUNTRY its on Dishnet.Tonight they had a song that featured the band nice steel playing Does anyone know who the steel player is for the Wilburn Brother was.

Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 4 Jun 2004 9:31 am

We could quibble over a song here and there... (Translation: I like Chattahoochie.) but the thing I've always liked about country music is that I can find entire albums I like. When I used to listen to rock-- before I was 12-- I used to by an album for the title song and rarely like much of anything else on the album. Not so with 95% of the country albums I've bought.

I like complete albums by Haggard, Buck, Ray Price, Alan Jackson, Gene Watson, Dale Watson, Justin Trevino, George Jones, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, George Strait, Doug Stone, early Clint Black, early Sara Evans...

For a list of what I don't like just tune your radio in to today's country top 40.

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HagFan

Chris Lasher · Post by **Chris Lasher** » 4 Jun 2004 6:13 pm

There are a lot of songs on Top 40 artists' albums that do not get released to radio that I like. Here's some suggested listening that you'll never hear on radio, by artists who currently have hits on the radio.

"Kick My Ass" by Big & Rich
"I Learned That from You" by Sara Evans
"Can't Hold a Halo" by Joe Nichols
"Hold Me in Your Arms (And Let Me Fall)" by Brad Paisley (duet with Vince Gill)
"When it Rains" by Gretchen Wilson
"Adobe Walls" by Gary Allan
"How Am I Doin'" by Dierks Bentley

YMMV. I'm sure all of these songs will be too far "removed" from "country music" for diehards. Some of them may strike a chord for some of you, though. It certainly sounds more "country" to me than most of what's on the airwaves, but it still sounds modern and fresh. I don't care what you call the type of music, though, I just like it and that's good enough for me.

If you want to bring your beloved concept of country music back, you will have to be more proactive in finding artists you respect, and buying mp3s of songs that you like, or heck, splurging and getting a whole album on CD. It's obvious the "suits" do not give a rip about what's said on this forum, but they do listen to money. That's why I hand mine over to actually support artists that play music that I like to listen to--to encourage the production and release of more of that music.

There might be a correlation to your teenage and pre-teen sons/daughters/grandsons/granddaughters spending more money on mp3s and CDs than you do, and your hating the music coming out these days. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

[This message was edited by Chris Lasher on 04 June 2004 at 07:21 PM.]

Alan Shank · Post by **Alan Shank** » 23 Jun 2004 12:01 pm

" would like to hear a new album, with new songs, done the old way. Heavy on steel, fiddle, and lead."

I just bought a CD by Aaron Watson and liked it enough to get his others; lots of steel and fiddle. Also, Texas's Ed Burleson has a newer CD, "The Cold Hard Truth."
Cheers,
Alan Shank

Alan Shank · Post by **Alan Shank** » 24 Jun 2004 11:19 am

If you want to hear some great country buy cd's by Jake Hooker....you can get all 4 from the Ernest Tubb record store in Ft.Worth Tx...phone number is 1-817-380-4568....Bobby Flores and Dickey Overby to the max...you won't be disappointed!!"

I went to the Web site, and they only had one by Jake Hooker, which I ordered. I'll review it when I get it.
Cheers,
Alan Shank

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 24 Jun 2004 2:23 pm

Seems many of the fiddle and slide loving fans just switched over to bluegrass, and Jerry Douglas holds the floor.

Still Stuart Duncan is my favorite country fiddler, and he plays both current country genres perfectly.

Still it has been mostly the loss of great steel playing that has been the biggest change. And not for lack of great players.

And that's a crying in my beer shame.