Comments on: Bill Anderson Recognized as ‘Poet & Prophet’; Robert Earl Keen, “If You Don’t Like George Strait, You Don’t Know [Very Much]“

By: Stormy

Stormy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:29:29 +0000

Jon: The problem is that the progressive country music is now being called Americana. And why is it that those poeple who defend playing Hootie and the Blowfish and calling it country as progress the same poeple who get their knickers twisted when someone like Wanda Jackson or Loretta Lynn does something honestly progressive by recording with Jack White.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:07 +0000

Maybe his brother did talk him into it but what’s to say he hasn’t ‘always loved’ and ‘wanted’ to do a country record.

Then why didn’t he say so?

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:05:44 +0000

Josh Kelley will be fine.

At the very least it means Katherine Heigl may show up on country award shows regularly. I see no problem with that scenario

By: Razor X

Razor X — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:38 +0000

Change may be inevitable but we aren’t required to support it and if enough people boycott it, it doesn’t last very long. Ask Jessica Simpson.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:26 +0000

“You can’t stop “progress”…

We can if we try hard enough.

Um, no. Not that I think “progress” is a good way to describe what happens with music (or any other art form), but whatever you want to call it, it’s inevitable. You might want to consult with the “moldy figs” who thought they could jazz restricted to Dixieland and swing, Razor – though you’ll probably have to hold a seance to do it.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:56:56 +0000

You can’t stop “progress”…

We can if we try hard enough.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:17 +0000

I was trying to figure out why Madison Violet seemed familiar and remembered I had purchased a CD titled “Caravan” from two gals named “MadViolet” awhile back. Their music on the CD was all about as sleepy as the live track on Music Fog and I gave it away. Lisa MacIssac, the brunette singing harmony vocals, is quite the fiddle player in the Cape Breton, Nova Scotia tradition. Lisa also has an amazing resemblance to Brodie Jenkins of “The Jenkins” family band. I know! Lisa should join up with Kacey and Brodie as one of The Black Cherries! (lol)

Mainstream country had become primarily a pop-rock oriented realm dominated currently by Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Rascal Flatts. It is not surprising that new (to country) artists like Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, and Gloriana do well in such an environment. Charles Kelley is a good match for the contemporary country scene and at least he is very talented. You can’t stop “progress”…

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:36:01 +0000

Maybe his brother did talk him into it but what’s to say he hasn’t ‘always loved’ and ‘wanted’ to do a country record. Perhaps he thought that he couldn’t after being a pop/rock guy.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:23 +0000

I honestly don’t think Josh Kelley is being crass about it at all. I suspect it’s more inline with what Darius is doing actually.

What bugs me about this is he isn’t saying that he’s always loved country music and that he’s always wanted to cut a country album. He’s switching to country because his brother talked him into it.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:32 +0000

oh yeah…