Comments on: Kenny Chesney Produced Willie Album Hits Shelves In January

By: mikeky

mikeky — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:45:24 +0000

if the set list on the ‘moment of forever’ cd is any indication, we’re looking at a williefication of kenny. not the other way around. at least in terms of the material. ‘gravedigger’ (dave matthews). ‘gotta serve somebody’ (bob dylan). ‘louisiana 1927′ (randy newman). ‘it’s always now’ (willie nelson–another one of his zen buddhist methodist missives). this doesn’t exactly sound like the newest kenny chesney hits collection. it resounds a little louder and rings a little deeper.

let’s hope kenny chesney took notes.

By: Hollerin Ben

Hollerin Ben — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:22:07 +0000

hahahaha

hey, it totally worked with Toby Keith right?

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:26:36 +0000

Mikeky you have once again hit the proverbial nail square on the head - rather than imagining the scary prospect of the Chesnifying of Willie, let’s be optimistic and hope for the Nelsonification of Kenny.

By: mikeky

mikeky — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:04:08 +0000

well, i’m not a kenny chesney fan, but if it’s willie nelson, it’s worth listening to. maybe kenny is trying to break out of the rut he’s in. if so, he needs to hang out with legends like willie. he’ll learn something. and willie is the man to listen to. he is, after all, one of the best songwriters to ever walk this earth. no joke.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:47:05 +0000

Crap, it’s bad enough that the mainstream country realm is being taken over by American Idol contestants, but now dancers from “Dancing With The Stars”! When contemplating just how low mainstream county can sink, I’m more and more convinced of the reality of the concept of a bottomless pit……

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:28:14 +0000

lots of good stuff today. well done.

Our friend Paul W. Dennis had a great insight on the comments section over there. will many of these radio “hits” be lasting? I think not. “disposable” is the new “lasting” in country music, haven’t you heard?

Willie Nelson man. He’s just been all over the map since the Spirit/Teatro period. I wish him the best, but I am not happy with him for further helping Kenny Chesney along down the whole “producer/songwriter/shaper of country music” avenue by legitimizing him. Now that monkey can say “hey man, I produced a Willie Nelson record and wrote a song on it” weak.

That Eric Nourmand article was sad huh? Damn. There sure is a lot of cheery music coming out of a place where life seems so challenging and fraught with peril.

Is Travis Tritt’s name charcoal? cause he just got burned.

Yeah, I’m so sure that Beer for my Horses is a laugh riot.

well done on the interview Mr. Malec

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:12:55 +0000

I’m afraid that would be a betrayal of the good folks at Universal Music Group.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:18:09 +0000

Kelly - I’ll give those a listen. Thanks for the recommendations.

Chris - Our address is on the “About” page..you know, in case you felt the irresistible urge to share a copy or something :P

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:04:15 +0000

It is not beach-y in the slightest (no steel drums that I’ve noticed), although it bears all the other sonic trademarks of the last few Chesney records. It’s interesting to hear Willie’s voice in the middle of that slick, polished sound.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:36:37 +0000

The Sarah Borges disc is good stuff. She has that Neko Case/Kathleen Edwards vibe of unique voice, respectful of tradition, but brash enough to do her own thing. Josh Ritter is also on the list and is also great. His early discs (golden age & hello starling) were folk with a twang, but his last two are more straight ahead singer/songwriter style folk….