Comments on: Surprise Guests Dropped by Asleep at the Wheel Performance at Antone’s http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/ The latest country music news and reviews. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:13:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: D. Morrison http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40608 D. Morrison Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:02:20 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40608 Caught your stuff via the Technorati "Ticker" on my blog. You certainly have your country info down pat! Just wanted to stop by and catch your updates. To our continued success... God bless you and all of yours, Don [feed]http://feeds.feedburner.com/hikids57/HMkP[/feed] Caught your stuff via the Technorati “Ticker” on my blog. You certainly have your country info down pat!

Just wanted to stop by and catch your updates.

To our continued success…

God bless you and all of yours,
Don

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]]> By: Linda Banks http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40568 Linda Banks Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:11:46 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40568 Paul Shaffer sent in the following to the Wheel's MySpace page: "It was wonderful, as always, to work with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel. Their own set was terrific and they had just the right amount of nuttiness to work with me. Jimmie Dale Gilmore has the voice of an angel. His tribute to Freddy Fender was superb. Billy Gibbons totally rocked the house with some Texas blues and a fitting tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. When Willie Nelson's sister Bobbie joined us all for "Peace in the Valley" it was the icing on the cake. Antone's was the perfect club for this stellar evening." Paul Shaffer sent in the following to the Wheel’s MySpace page:

“It was wonderful, as always, to work with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel. Their own set was terrific and they had just the right amount of nuttiness to work with me. Jimmie Dale Gilmore has the voice of an angel. His tribute to Freddy Fender was superb. Billy Gibbons totally rocked the house with some Texas blues and a fitting tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. When Willie Nelson’s sister Bobbie joined us all for “Peace in the Valley” it was the icing on the cake. Antone’s was the perfect club for this stellar evening.”

]]> By: Peter Kohan http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40521 Peter Kohan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:39:45 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40521 #25 with a bullet @ Top 40 - http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/pop_chart.asp #27 at Hot AC http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/hac_chart.asp Multi-format airplay will ensure her sales continue to remain strong through the holidays and into the new year. #25 with a bullet @ Top 40 – http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/pop_chart.asp

#27 at Hot AC
http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/hac_chart.asp

Multi-format airplay will ensure her sales continue to remain strong through the holidays and into the new year.

]]> By: Jim Malec http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40417 Jim Malec Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:24:51 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40417 Taylor is just a very good songwriter, in my opinion. Many folks outside of her target demo do have some sour grapes because there is a difficulty connecting with the things she's writing about--the subject matter might seem juvenile to some--but from an artistic and craft (nuts and bolts) standpoint, what she's doing is exceptional for her age. Those artists that were previously mentioned are very good artists, but their songwriting is not as refined or as commercially cohesive as Swift's--the exception being Sarah Buxton, who is a great writer but who has this voice that just sounds a bit jarring when put up against the vanilla of Carrie. As far as the jump in sales, Peter is right--"Teardrops" is at AC, and the record sounds great. I was surprised when they sent that track to radio because it just seemed too dreary to work, and the poped-up mix fills the record out, in my opinion. Also, Taylor's been getting a decent push from her Holiday collection (Target exclusive). Taylor is just a very good songwriter, in my opinion. Many folks outside of her target demo do have some sour grapes because there is a difficulty connecting with the things she’s writing about–the subject matter might seem juvenile to some–but from an artistic and craft (nuts and bolts) standpoint, what she’s doing is exceptional for her age. Those artists that were previously mentioned are very good artists, but their songwriting is not as refined or as commercially cohesive as Swift’s–the exception being Sarah Buxton, who is a great writer but who has this voice that just sounds a bit jarring when put up against the vanilla of Carrie.

As far as the jump in sales, Peter is right–”Teardrops” is at AC, and the record sounds great. I was surprised when they sent that track to radio because it just seemed too dreary to work, and the poped-up mix fills the record out, in my opinion.

Also, Taylor’s been getting a decent push from her Holiday collection (Target exclusive).

]]> By: Peter Kohan http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40400 Peter Kohan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:32:48 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40400 The other factor now at play re" Taylor Swift is that the label has taken "Teardrops on My Guitar" to Top 40 radio, so her audience is expanding far beyond the Country genre itself, taking her to radio stations that only artists in the Carrie, Faith, Shania, and Martina stratosphere reach with their crossover hits. The other factor now at play re” Taylor Swift is that the label has taken “Teardrops on My Guitar” to Top 40 radio, so her audience is expanding far beyond the Country genre itself, taking her to radio stations that only artists in the Carrie, Faith, Shania, and Martina stratosphere reach with their crossover hits.

]]> By: Rick http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40395 Rick Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:46:34 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40395 Its not surprising Taylor Swift's album sales are increasing due to all the nationwide TV network exposure she's been getting lately. From the Dick Clark created "American Music Awards" to lighting the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center in NYC, it seems Taylor's face is everywhere these days. Also the release of a special edition version of her debut album with a couple of new songs added is pure marketing genius by Scotty Borchetta at Big Machine. What mystifies me about all this is what other people hear in Taylor's music that they find so attractive in a sonic sense. Taylor seems to be a very level headed and sweet gal, but I just don't find her music all that pleasant or significant and don't grasp the big hullabaloo and fuss being made about her. I guess its just sour grapes as I am a big fan of female country artists like Ashley Monroe, Megan Mullins and Sarah Buxton who are truly talented and far more deserving of commercial success and recognition than screechy voiced teenybopper Taylor. Can anyone enlighten me on this subject? Its not surprising Taylor Swift’s album sales are increasing due to all the nationwide TV network exposure she’s been getting lately. From the Dick Clark created “American Music Awards” to lighting the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center in NYC, it seems Taylor’s face is everywhere these days. Also the release of a special edition version of her debut album with a couple of new songs added is pure marketing genius by Scotty Borchetta at Big Machine.

What mystifies me about all this is what other people hear in Taylor’s music that they find so attractive in a sonic sense. Taylor seems to be a very level headed and sweet gal, but I just don’t find her music all that pleasant or significant and don’t grasp the big hullabaloo and fuss being made about her. I guess its just sour grapes as I am a big fan of female country artists like Ashley Monroe, Megan Mullins and Sarah Buxton who are truly talented and far more deserving of commercial success and recognition than screechy voiced teenybopper Taylor. Can anyone enlighten me on this subject?

]]> By: Brody Vercher http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40325 Brody Vercher Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:19:35 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40325 Feel free to self-promote whenever. I always like good reading recommendations, even though I have a giant stack of books I haven't finished. Feel free to self-promote whenever. I always like good reading recommendations, even though I have a giant stack of books I haven’t finished.

]]> By: C. Eric Banister http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40314 C. Eric Banister Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:43:39 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/surprise-guests-dropped-by-asleep-at-the-wheel-performance-at-antones/#comment-40314 (Warning: shameless self-promotion) Pertaining to both the link to my review and the link to upcoming books, if you are a reader, I have a couple more book reviews coming up this week and several more before the end of the year. (Warning: shameless self-promotion) Pertaining to both the link to my review and the link to upcoming books, if you are a reader, I have a couple more book reviews coming up this week and several more before the end of the year.

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