Comments on: Actor Ed Harris Sings Country Music For Upcoming Western

By: dallas

dallas — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:27:18 +0000

Rick.yes please tell us why you hate TEXAS so much.

By: leeann Ward

leeann Ward — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:19:23 +0000

Rick,

Why do you hate Texas so much? Did something bad happen to you there? It’s okay, you can tell us. It really seems that you like to jump on Texas music every chance you get. It’s kind of odd.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:57:40 +0000

The Chron is pretty hardcore.

By: Jim C.

Jim C. — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:41:25 +0000

“When the Austin Chronicle reviews albums from Texas based artists I tend to ignore them as that whole “Texas Pride” deal tends to cloud their judgement.”

I’m curious what you mean by this. Did you witness the sh*tstorm that was raised after the less than positive Hayes Carll review I wrote?

maybe this thing needs a snark meter…

:-)

By: Razor X

Razor X — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:03:21 +0000

Thanks, Chris.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:05:50 +0000

Hey Razor, here’s another quote about Lee Ann from the same article, it sounds amazing to me:

When Ms. Womack unleashed the power behind her breathy voice, as she did on “If These Walls Could Talk” (”They’d pray,” goes the rejoinder), she was as blistering as the best parts of “There’s More Where That Came From.” “Last Call” was desperate and fraught, and “Either Way” was an unsparing epitaph for a dead relationship. Ms. Womack was committed to the heavy mood: She couldn’t resist gently undermining her most optimistic song, “I Found It in You,” which she said made her think how she feels about her husband, though “I don’t like to tell him that kind of stuff, ’cause then he thinks he’s got me wrapped.” She was the most vivid on “Have You Seen That Girl,” which felt like a cynical update to “I Hope You Dance.” Here though, instead of encouraging her daughter to dream big, the narrator is singing about herself, wondering at what point her own hopes got dashed: “Once you’re burned you’re not the same/ You tend to shy from the flame/ I hate to think she’s given up her dreams.”

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:48:17 +0000

Here's a few more Chronicle reviews that were posted today of Texas-based artists: Brandon Rhyder - Every Night (2 1/2 stars) Roger Creager - Here It Is (2 stars) Honeybrowne - Mile by Mile (2 stars)

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:38:15 +0000

Trace Adkins needn’t have worried because by the time he came on most of the crowd was likely drunk! Thanks for the reports from the Pub Crawl in the forum. So far Emily West can claim “Blue Sky” as a great song and vocal performance, BUT the odds of AirHead Country Radio playing a cut like that from a new artist is almost nil.

When the Austin Chronicle reviews albums from Texas based artists I tend to ignore them as that whole “Texas Pride” deal tends to cloud their judgement. Now reviews from the Dallas area on the other hand are far more objective thanks to cowboy pride and roughneck sensibilities…..(lol)

I wish someone would do a video shoot at the Gruene Hall Reunion and post the performances on YouTube! Even a live webcast would be cool. Now that is some music I’d really like to hear….

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:26:25 +0000

Craig R,

Perhaps that’s why I didn’t feel the need to stay @ the Capitol Pub Crawl to see him…I do know by leaving early, I avoided all the traffic (something I usually never do).

By: Craig R.

Craig R. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:20:09 +0000

I know this comment will bring hell fire onto me but… Trace Adkins needs to feels anxious. I find his songs to be sexist, condescending, and limited. I find him even more limited. Part of my problem with him comes from his attitude. That macho,All- American, better than city folk act wears thin if you think of how small and immature it is. Adkins, like many other male country singers today( John Rich pops to mind), is all attitude and ego to me. What makes me really mad is I think he has a great voice, a true country voice. If only he were smarter and deeper.