Comments on: Album Review: Gary Allan – Living Hard

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:23:16 +0000

Lol, I don’t have the time or the patience to sort through those novellas that Tim posted. I do find it funny Gary would say anything bad about Keith, since Keith invited him to open for him on his tour last year. Guess Keith didn’t read whatever he said.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:28:53 +0000

Tim,

Brady a communist? the only person writing manifestos here is you! If you only want ‘love’ go over CMT.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:34:33 +0000

brady – You wanna be that way, fine, you sound like a communist. what i noticed about you and your incoherent(big word for a critic) comments is that you had an opinion and gave it, i had an opinion and gave it, is this not what this site is about or just baby talk from you, so what’s the big deal huh! I told you where my comments and knowledge comes from and what do i get from the famous critic who does not like to be second guessed huh!? Nothing but you asking me questions, that’s it. You wanna be a critic, you better be able to take it just as much as you give it. I did not know you specifically wanted me to explain how worthwhile the songs are you dislike, i was talking about the album as a whole(must be one in your head too). I was just making a statement about your displeasure in the album having a rock edge and my opinion of why Gary went that way, and gave examples of others that did the same through their influences, that’s it. And as for insulting, go to Gary’s website and read his Bio on what he thinks about reviews and critics. As for asking about how dare i come here and question your knowledge, there’s really not much to question were there’s nothing to question when it comes to your arrogance. I know you are a part of running this site, but how dare you invite country music listeners to this site and try to force them to listen and agree to the stupidity coming from yourself talking about your knowledge and questioning others. So i don’t agree with ya, so what, your one sad excuse for a critic, to me,it seems that you have a need for controlling people’s comments while throwing out your own inchoherent jiberish, Good day mr.brady

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:35:25 +0000

You come here and question my knowledge and attempt to insult me while throwing out ridiculous, incoherent statements and all I’ve done is question the accuracy of your statements. I didn’t discount the songs because of their rock influence and you certainly haven’t offered a reason for them being worthwhile.

I don’t even see the point in responding to anything you say because you seem to talk because you like hearing yourself talk, but you’re not quite as knowledgeable as you think you are. I’m going to leave it at that. Good day.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:10:31 +0000

brady – A few bad one’s(songs), crazy guitars, a rockfest, that’s what i meant about influances from your reveiw. It just seemed to me you was not apprieciating the full aspect of this album and what it means with it’s rock and country edge.
Who cares if you think it’s not as country to you as his other albums because of the rock edge it has. I know i can listen to his other albums and still hear the rock influance, so why make the comments on your reveiw about a few songs being bad one’s, because i’m sure i pick the one’s you must not like and i’m sure you know which one’s i’m talking about. I have the feeling you must only, and i mean only, listen to country(do ya). And for the traditionalist comment, it’s not about the like of them, it was just about the edge of their music where at least through the lyrics and music written i can hear the influance of other styles of music, not that they are rockers. I’m pretty sure if i mention Garth Brooks as having a rock edge and influance, you’re might just fall off your rocker. I know not everybody likes rock, but at least music(all music)lovers understands what i mean. And what do you mean by traditionalist like those artist, you make it sound like all traditionalist like them. I’m going by what i know and can hear in the music. I talk to traditional country lovers and not all of them like those artists, mainly because of their edge which is nothing but a different style with influences, that’s it. I have a long family history of all kinds of music being played and listen to in my family. My favorite styles are country, rock, blues, and christian. By the way, i do play music myself(Bass and sax), i think i may have a little understanding of this knowledge when it comes to this subject and I’m sorry about how you must feel about the review you gave not being something i agree with. You are a critic right, then you must know a nice comment over a reveiw is not always going to come your way, right!?

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:30:17 +0000

So I don’t have knowledge of music history or knowledge of the facts? And you were able to deduce this from a review and a couple of unsubstantial comments?

“what every one of the musicians I mentioned does and did, the crossing of the comfort line that traditionalists do not like because of influance through other styles of music which in rock and blues you get.”

I’m pretty sure traditionalists like George Strait, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, and Willie Nelson.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:53:01 +0000

brody – So am I, because i’m sure dot and my employer especially my girlfriend would not like it one bit. Yes I’m a truckdriver and i do understand what your getting at which sounds like a shot at my comments. I hope you don’t think i’m like that because that sounds more like a judgemental attack other than an opinion with they way(and reason?) you put that down and we don’t even know one-another.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:36:56 +0000

I’m so glad I don’t use drugs.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:33:14 +0000

brady – First of all i’m not arguing with you at all. Second i did not mean heavy in the sense of thier music sounds like rock, but the attitude they present is of a rebel feel through their influance, meaning they don’t go the traditional route. Thats the rebel feel and emotion you get from rock and blues. They do not get thier sounds just from traditional country. And you need to do some research on American music history. And last but not least, I’m not arguing with myself, and I’m not arguing with you, just a different point of view with knowledge of facts. I’m sorry your not educated in the realm of music history, thats your problem and i told you i respect your opinion, but facts are facts whether you like them or not. This is what i mean by how country are you(it’s not personal). It seams to me your traditional to the extent you don’t like change, which is what every one of the musicians I mentioned does and did, the crossing of the comfort line that traditionalists do not like because of influance through other styles of music which in rock and blues you get. Gary’s new album is an example of how it grew on you, but at first you seemed to not really understand the way he went and why. Music heals, and thats what every one of musicians i mentioned do and did through thier influance of styles. You mean to tell me when they all picked up a guitar for the first time they never learned or played a rock or yes, even a blues song.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:01:38 +0000

“And yes, blues and rock are the same(even if you can’t hear the difference)”

Huh?

My point is simply that all the artists you listed are not heavily influenced by rock and that rock and blues are not the same thing. Other than that, I can’t make heads or tails of what you’re trying to say or if you’re arguing with something I said or yourself.