Shania Twain and Mutt Lange Part Ways

My take on the Shania thing is that Mutt’s reclusiveness (bordering on paranoia) and extreme dislike about paparazzi may have been too much for Shania. I’m sure it was primarily Mutt’s idea to go ex-patriate and live in Switzerland, with the large New Zealand ranch being a recent addition. Shania seems like a really outgoing and sociable person who would want to be near her other family members and friends. I expect Shania to return to either Nashville or her hometown in Canada while Mutt will remain abroad…..

I was really happy to see Chet Flippo’s final paragragh in his recent “Nashville Skyline” praising both Jamey Johnson and Emily West (as linked to above). Chet only endorses artists when he feels they have something valuable to offer to the realm of country music….

Sarah Buxton said in a recent interview that her manager originally gave Keith Urban Sarah’s advance CD and asked that he consider using Sarah as an opening act on one of his tours. The song the manager played for Keith as part of the pitch was “Stupid Boy”. Keith loved the song and it was Nicole Kidman that convinced Keith to record it and change the lyrics a bit to make the song self-incriminating from the male’s point of view. Thank goodness big name country artists like Keith and Dierks Bentley are supporting Sarah’s career these days, not that Lyric Street seems to care or is going to take advantage of this exposure / publicity……

Rick,

I think that Sarah could end up at Capitol before long if Lyric Street doesn’t do something. Especially since she’s getting lots of exposure this weekend.

I’m not sure that whoever complied the list really knows much about country music as there are some really debatable choices (listing both Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers is excessive) and others, such as Robbie Fulks and Robert Plant are poor vocalists). How about something by Desert Rose or one of the various Herb Pederson and /or Chris Hillman solo efforts.

Let me retract … since EW is aimed at the 15-30 age bracket, the list is okay. If you’re trying to get more mature listoners I’d stand with my above comments

I’m glad you guys have the Shania-Mutt thing all figured out. I guess then it has nothing to do with the fact that a man’s do-hickey shrinks as he ages.

But really, the 10 vs 2 thing, the money thing, the “whatever thing” is silly. If you’ve had the good fortune to know a few super hot women with a lot going on, you’ll know that confidence and capability counts for a lot. A good woman can fall in love with a good man’s heart and passion easier than a killer cut jaw and abs.

In ‘Still Life with Woodpecker,’ Tom Robbins asks and tries to answer the question of ‘How do you make love stay?’ In the end, there is no answer. It does or it does not. Commitment can stay but that’s not romantic love.

o.k. Funk, but if someone “hates” country music (which is the focus of the list), they arent going to be talking about it at parties except to say, “it sucks”, or “they’re a bunch of hillbillies”. If you hate something, you’re likely not going to care to be “hip” to it. If we are talking about a true intro as to help transition someones feelings about the genre, then uyou have to display non-traditional acts that offer soemthing outside of what is considered only as “country”. It may make for a nice little broad intro, but that will only reinforce what many people “hate” about country, if they in fact, already hate it.

Often, the more popular a thing becomes, the more likely that people who consider themselves engaged participants within a certain related culture will move away from it.

I think this is true with Garth, whose legend is so large that many people now find it hard to take his music seriously. I wonder if this is especially true with the critical element, which revels in that which is new and “edgy”. Garth isn’t edgy anymore…he’s one of the biggest artists in history.

There’s little glory in defending that which is already massively popular.

It’s is a shame, too, because the man made some fantastic and diverse records. He made some great records. I’ve said this before, but I still think Fresh Horses is damn near perfect.

To see Gretchen Wilson on the list but not Garth is simply farcical. “Here For The Party” is a dreadful record.

Jim,

I was a bit puzzled by Here for the Party as well. It was a good debut album, but never should have been included in this list. Big and Rich’s album is also a bit puzzling, though there are several songs on their album that need to be remembered for sheer originality. Still, it seems like John Rich was whispering in the writer’s ear here.

As for Garth, I’d say either Fresh Horses or Ropin’ The Wind- both of which I could, and have listened to over and over since they were released.

But my do-hickey gets bigger with time.

So alex, what you are saying is what I said, but with more words. Ok.

I saw her for five bucks a couple weeks ago at the worst venue in a rural area. Then she bought me shots and beer after the show. Then she bet me she could hit the spitoon more times out of ten and she lost, so yep, she did it right there by the bar and I’m sorry to say, there was an odor.

hey funk

gretchen wilson may or may not be the epitomy of a lady but smashing a woman who supposedly bought you drinks and even went into a somewhat doggy competion with you, only implies that your style and manners are not much to write home about either. are you sure you spelt your name correctly and do you have any prove of that encounter?