Comments on: Carter’s Chord - “Young Love”

By: Double-L

Double-L — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:24:03 +0000

I saw Carter’s Chord live in Nashville at last year’s CRS and was impressed. They were one of my three takeaway faves. I hope their next single fares better.

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:49:58 +0000

Jim - That’s a good explanation. If you were writing an album review I think your criticisms would be more valid than in reviewing this particular single. Once their album is out you could reasonably talk about the songs the group itself is responsible for writing and compare them to the more established, similar female groups.

Matt - My point is that if you’re going to criticize the lyric, then you discuss the writers, not that artist, if they have had no hand in writing the cut. You can criticize the artist or label for making, in the critic’s judgement, a poor song choice, but not for the song itself.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:55:57 +0000

No, you’re right, and I don’t mind you “calling me out” on it. I knew that the trio didn’t write this.

Ultimately, an artist is defined by the songs that they record whether or not they wrote those songs. And, like it or not, female trios will be compared to other female trios.

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:52:21 +0000

Uh oh, are we going to hear from Aimee Mayo again?

Peter, I’m not sure what your point is. Because the artist didn’t write the single, Jim can’t criticize the lyric? As you pointed out, artists and labels choose songs to record. It’s certainly fair to criticize them for choosing a bad song.

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:41:08 +0000

… the group does have other songs they have written - they might be good or bad or somewhere in between, but THIS SONG ain’t theirs.

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:38:07 +0000

Jim - I hate to call you out on this one, but, from the Carter’s Chord web site…

Young Love
Written by: Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Scooter Carusoe

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:26:24 +0000

Yes, Peter, but all of the above mentioned artists are also billed as songwriters.

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:09:52 +0000

While artists (and their labels) select what songs they want to sing and release - isn’t “lyrical cleverness” solely the domain of the songwriter(s)?

By: Pierce

Pierce — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:53:45 +0000

I saw these ladies at he CMA Fest, and thought that they were pretty good live. I don’t remember hearing this song, but one called “Different Breed” was pretty good.

I agree with you here… pretty bland.