I hate to pile on, but Brady makes a glaringly true observation here. I suppose it’s a difference in taste, but allowances seem to be made for the “pretty young” women from you. It’s easier to buy the “Airhead Radio” schtick if it’s more consistent though.:) I just haven’t heard much that’s appealing from BOMSHEL or Jypsi, but you’re really into them. Is it their looks or their music that draws you to them? Does this perspective influence why you assume that women only like male artists like Watson due to their looks rather than their music? I’m not trying to be flippant, I’m really curious to know.

I know you’ve got a copy of Shut Up and Dance, so for a little emotional impact give a listen to “The Notel Motel,” “Stuck Between a Rock and a Heartache,” “Wish I Could Say I’d Been Drinking,” “Kentucky Coal Miner’s Prayer,” or “Off The Record.”

I don’t appreciate the “Texas Pride” dig as a valid argument, either. Is that what you really have a problem with? I just don’t see your issue with guys like Aaron Watson and Eleven Hundred Springs when you give passes to pretty young things that haven’t achieved mainstream success like Bomshel. Seriously, those gals would fit in perfectly with Top 40 “Airhead” radio.

The Texas Charts hardly reflect the good music here and are hardly a reliable indicator of which artists are doing well in Texas. Like I said, the live show is what they rely on and that isn’t always reflected on the chart.

I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree, though.

Brady it was in an interview either here on the 9513 or elsewhere on the net at the time “Angels and Outlaws” came out that Aaron said his typical audience is made up of mostly females, so his good looks and charm really appeal to the ladies. I’ve only purchased “San Angelo” and this latest album and I find there is a sameness and lack of depth to many of Aaron’s songs that gets tiresome rather quickly. What little emotional impact there is tends to be shallow and I don’t find most of his songs particularly engaging. Compared to even the few songs Lane Turner has written and recorded, Aaron seems a bit of a lightweight in comparison.

I don’t know if its part of the whole “Texas Pride” deal or what (maybe too much Lone Star Beer?), but it seems country artists who aren’t really all that great can achieve a high level of success in Texas. I’ll listen to songs by the artists and groups that tend to dominate the Texas country charts currently and most of them just don’t appeal to me in the slightest….(man if this doesn’t fire up you Texas based loyalists, nothing will….)

I’ve been going on his site everyday since all of his music is very good.

And he’s expanding from the Lone Star State. I’m in Nebraska and love him & his music. :)

I found him when his CD came out thanks to 9513, too. Thank you.