Comments on: The 9513’s 1st Annual Country Music Awards Results: Willie Nelson Still Rules

By: ccf

ccf — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:50:04 +0000

You did a great job.

I love Old Crow in fact their new cd topped my top ten list this year.

I just don’t see this new one as a bluegrass cd. In fact I don’t see them as bluegrass more alt country or Americana.

By: CEM

CEM — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:25:20 +0000

I went to school with Rodney Hayden. He is a really good guy.

Amazing to see him have so much support.

And Trisha Yearwood is the greatest.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:43:40 +0000

We designed the awards so that there would be a balance between the three groups, and I think the results accurately reflect the influence of each.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:34:26 +0000

At least Joey+Rory won…

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Vote! « My Kind Of Country — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:10:56 +0000

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By: CMW

CMW — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:59:39 +0000

I’m surprised (but not unpleasantly so) by the Hayden win. I didn’t realize he had that big of a support base out there.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:50:26 +0000

I don’t put much stock in the results of polls that are open to public voting. With the internet all it takes is some dedicated fan club members spreading the word on their favorite artists online forums to get lots of voters who normally don’t participate on The 9513. If the votes had been limited to the folks who have posted more than 50 comments and the 9513 writing contributors the results would have been far more valid in my opinion. I’m most suspect about the wins by Rodney Hayden and OCMS which isn’t really a bluegrass band in a conventional sense anyway. OCMS belonged more in an Americana category in my opinion.

This 9513 Awards process was an interesting concept but I can’t say I find the results particularly relevant. Okay, maybe this is just sour grapes since I only scored wins in two categories….(lol)

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:01:23 +0000

Oops, I meant third not second. As for the abstractness of some of the songs, that’s one of the beauties of the record for me. I feel like I get more from it each time I listen to it, which has been quite a few times, to say the least.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:59:28 +0000

I think people could have criticized the disc more, but I think that the fact that it didn’t actually get enough hype made it seem as though it wasn’t worth it to get into deeper discussions about it. Sure, it got some love over here and at Country Universe and The Gobblers Knob, but not a whole lot more “press” beyond that….at least not from what I saw.

With that said, there certainly were some imperfections, the second one that you mention being one of them, though I personally like “Jackson Hole” and liked “wire being used in those ways.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:39:27 +0000

Considering it was primarily an Australian release, I don’t think it could be expected to see it generating a lot of major media press. But it didn’t seem that there was much room for critical commentary in any discussion about the record and I just felt that it wasn’t exactly perfect. The songs were a little abstract at times, they used “wire” in at least four different songs and if I remember correctly, they had different meanings (not necessarily a knock, but is that an Aussie thing?). “Jackson Hole” stuck out like a sore thumb and I think those sorts of filters are almost never a good idea (it did sound cool at the end of Gary Allan’s “He Can’t Quit Her”).

Take Jamey Johnson’s record for instance: That Lonesome Song was lauded by just about everyone yet it was still open to critical thought. I just think the case for Rattlin’ Bones was pretty much open and shut among the insular country music blog world, even though I liked it quite a bit–it made my top 10, what more do you want‽