Comments on: The Malec Minute: Why Miranda Lambert is Overrated http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/ The latest country music news and reviews. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Courtney Elise http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-78148 Courtney Elise Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:08:36 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-78148 well, i like miranda so i think i'll go get my gunpowder & lead out, and play her absolutely amazing debut and sophmore cds. well, i like miranda so i think i’ll go get my gunpowder & lead out, and play her absolutely amazing debut and sophmore cds.

]]> By: Todd http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-51014 Todd Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:00:39 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-51014 The hits are still upcoming because in reality she has only released ONE single. As Mirandas2cool said Crazy Ex wasn't released technically it got airplay from the fallout from the CMA's.Gunpowder & Lead has only been out for a couple of weeks so it's tough to tell what it's gonna do, and hardly counts as a released single. Famous In a Small Town did go top 20 and stayed on the charts for around six months. In the process it became Miranda's BIGGEST CHART SUCCESS(if that's a dissapointment I need to learn that words definition). That proves my point that this cd has singles that have a better chance at being hits.To your point about if this song goes it will be only one number one , the first one is the hardest one to get because after that you have all the exposure. It's a whole lot esier to go number one when people know who you are! The hits are still upcoming because in reality she has only released ONE single. As Mirandas2cool said Crazy Ex wasn’t released technically it got airplay from the fallout from the CMA’s.Gunpowder & Lead has only been out for a couple of weeks so it’s tough to tell what it’s gonna do, and hardly counts as a released single. Famous In a Small Town did go top 20 and stayed on the charts for around six months. In the process it became Miranda’s BIGGEST CHART SUCCESS(if that’s a dissapointment I need to learn that words definition). That proves my point that this cd has singles that have a better chance at being hits.To your point about if this song goes it will be only one number one , the first one is the hardest one to get because after that you have all the exposure. It’s a whole lot esier to go number one when people know who you are!

]]> By: Mirandas2cool http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-51005 Mirandas2cool Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:40:38 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-51005 Jim, i have the answer to your question- SONY SUCKS! The first "single" was Crazy ex-girlfriend had more publicity than any other single that year i think, it was up to top 50 from requests, popularity from performance on CMA's, when the record company pulled it two weeks before it went up for adds nationally as they deemed the lyrics "controversial". That pretty much got the whole cd off to a bad start, then came along Famous in a small town, which station managers feared adding as they thought it may get "Crazy ex-girlfriend-ed". Anyway, with little help from the so called "record company" the Miranda fans got it to chart where it sat in 30th for a number of weeks. After this the fans, and i think maybe even that sorry excuse of a label got it going. It ended up at 14th on mediabase (i believe her highest song) having stayed on the charts for many months. Yes ms. Underwood was getting number ones like crazy while we creeped slowly up, but i might mention that stations are pretty much paid a play for Carrie, where as Miranda gets very little promotion. I pick up about 8 country stations where i live, and almost EVERY time i hear Miranda on the radio someone called and requested it!! Plus the kicker -its hard for a radio station to play a song Sony NEVER sent to them!! Not many stations get her singles quickly and they usually do finally get/ add them to playlists after the Ran fans have driven the insane!! I personally think Miranda would get 2x as many plays as Carrie if her Record company spend a few $$. Now Gunpowder and Lead is charting on top 40 the weekish it was released, i dont know how many other women's songs do that besides about 6-8 very "pop"-ular ones. If you get my drift- ex. Leann Rimes (had a pop cd) Carrie (songs cross over daily) Faith/Shania (also have pop cds/singles) and even Taylor Swift (who has the pop version of Teardrops). Now when i hear Miranda on a pop/ light rock station i'll stop arguing that point, but until then... Now Jim, if you still wonder why Miranda hasnt had great radio success, you should ask the radio stations themselves. -Wade (Mirandas2cool) Jim, i have the answer to your question- SONY SUCKS! The first “single” was Crazy ex-girlfriend had more publicity than any other single that year i think, it was up to top 50 from requests, popularity from performance on CMA’s, when the record company pulled it two weeks before it went up for adds nationally as they deemed the lyrics “controversial”. That pretty much got the whole cd off to a bad start, then came along Famous in a small town, which station managers feared adding as they thought it may get “Crazy ex-girlfriend-ed”. Anyway, with little help from the so called “record company” the Miranda fans got it to chart where it sat in 30th for a number of weeks. After this the fans, and i think maybe even that sorry excuse of a label got it going. It ended up at 14th on mediabase (i believe her highest song) having stayed on the charts for many months. Yes ms. Underwood was getting number ones like crazy while we creeped slowly up, but i might mention that stations are pretty much paid a play for Carrie, where as Miranda gets very little promotion. I pick up about 8 country stations where i live, and almost EVERY time i hear Miranda on the radio someone called and requested it!! Plus the kicker -its hard for a radio station to play a song Sony NEVER sent to them!! Not many stations get her singles quickly and they usually do finally get/ add them to playlists after the Ran fans have driven the insane!! I personally think Miranda would get 2x as many plays as Carrie if her Record company spend a few $$. Now Gunpowder and Lead is charting on top 40 the weekish it was released, i dont know how many other women’s songs do that besides about 6-8 very “pop”-ular ones. If you get my drift- ex. Leann Rimes (had a pop cd) Carrie (songs cross over daily) Faith/Shania (also have pop cds/singles) and even Taylor Swift (who has the pop version of Teardrops). Now when i hear Miranda on a pop/ light rock station i’ll stop arguing that point, but until then…
Now Jim, if you still wonder why Miranda hasnt had great radio success, you should ask the radio stations themselves. -Wade (Mirandas2cool)

]]> By: Jim Malec http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50965 Jim Malec Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50965 OK Todd, I'll bite-- I agree in point, but my question would be this: if the current record has so many great singles, where are they? 'Cause we're three singles in and nothing seems to be catching traction. "Famous" has a slow and disappointing run. "Gunpowder" is off to an OK start, and might do pretty well, but even if it goes to #1, that's ONE #1 song. OK Todd, I’ll bite–

I agree in point, but my question would be this: if the current record has so many great singles, where are they? ‘Cause we’re three singles in and nothing seems to be catching traction. “Famous” has a slow and disappointing run. “Gunpowder” is off to an OK start, and might do pretty well, but even if it goes to #1, that’s ONE #1 song.

]]> By: Todd http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50961 Todd Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:34:34 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50961 Jim I will agree that the Kerosene cd was better as a whole than Crazy Ex.However the songs you cited as the ones you love from Kerosene were never going to be single material,and like it or not artists (especially new ones) need to have successfull radio singles or the cd's won't be a sucess and they won't have a record deal. The new cd has many songs that would be perfect singles and should enjoy chart sucess. While these may not be as those great songs from Kerosene there still damn good and shouldn't be dissmissed.Once Miranda has has chart sucess and job security from her record label I suspect she will be able to make those great ballads and have them go to the top of the charts.After all many of the greats had to produce marketable singles before they could enjoy success with "Their kind of music", George Strait comes to mind. Jim I will agree that the Kerosene cd was better as a whole than Crazy Ex.However the songs you cited as the ones you love from Kerosene were never going to be single material,and like it or not artists (especially new ones) need to have successfull radio singles or the cd’s won’t be a sucess and they won’t have a record deal. The new cd has many songs that would be perfect singles and should enjoy chart sucess. While these may not be as those great songs from Kerosene there still damn good and shouldn’t be dissmissed.Once Miranda has has chart sucess and job security from her record label I suspect she will be able to make those great ballads and have them go to the top of the charts.After all many of the greats had to produce marketable singles before they could enjoy success with “Their kind of music”, George Strait comes to mind.

]]> By: Todd http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50748 Todd Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:32:08 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50748 I couldn't disagree more with the statement that Miranda is overrated. In my opinion you have to have been overexposed to be overrated which Miranda hasn't been.She has just managed to make TWO number one cds and a number of chart singles without the critical acclaim and marketing campaigns of some TRULY OVERATED ARTISTS!!As for your complaint that she is over the top I'll take a little over the top over Cardboard Carrie any day I couldn’t disagree more with the statement that Miranda is overrated. In my opinion you have to have been overexposed to be overrated which Miranda hasn’t been.She has just managed to make TWO number one cds and a number of chart singles without the critical acclaim and marketing campaigns of some TRULY OVERATED ARTISTS!!As for your complaint that she is over the top I’ll take a little over the top over Cardboard Carrie any day

]]> By: mirandas2cool http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50354 mirandas2cool Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:56:40 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-50354 umm Carl- first of all you have to admit Carrie is overrated and WAY overplayed! i dont want to hear/ see any artist that much- How is Miranda's CXGF cd overrated when 1) it was amazingly good 2) it debuted #1 on the Billboard country charts!! i dont know how ya'll can keep saying these things?? umm Carl- first of all you have to admit Carrie is overrated and WAY overplayed! i dont want to hear/ see any artist that much- How is Miranda’s CXGF cd overrated when 1) it was amazingly good 2) it debuted #1 on the Billboard country charts!! i dont know how ya’ll can keep saying these things??

]]> By: Carl http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-47549 Carl Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:15:42 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-47549 Once again, I don't really understand why the writers of these articles on this site can't get through one post about anything without saying something negative about Carrie Underwood. It seems like every article that has been published here is some how negatively linked to Carrie Underwood. And yes Miranda Lambert is over-rated (I didn't think so until the obsessive praise Crazy Ex-Girlfriend got), as is Taylor Swift. They both have their fans that will stick by them no matter what, so I don't see the purpose in trying to stir the pot. Once again, I don’t really understand why the writers of these articles on this site can’t get through one post about anything without saying something negative about Carrie Underwood. It seems like every article that has been published here is some how negatively linked to Carrie Underwood.

And yes Miranda Lambert is over-rated (I didn’t think so until the obsessive praise Crazy Ex-Girlfriend got), as is Taylor Swift. They both have their fans that will stick by them no matter what, so I don’t see the purpose in trying to stir the pot.

]]> By: The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007 -- The 9513 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-46603 The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007 -- The 9513 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:00:28 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-46603 [...] 18. Miranda Lambert Becomes the New Critics' Darling. Miranda Lambert is among my favorite current artists and I noticed surprisingly strong cross-genre critical support congealing around Kerosene. What I did not foresee was the widespread praise for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: many cross-genre publications included Miranda’s sophomore album as the only country album on their year-end “best of” lists and Miranda even landed near the top of some. I don’t deny that Miranda deserves the praise, but I can think of many other country artists who are equally or even more deserving of such acclaim. Our own Jim Malec went further and suggested that Miranda Lambert is overrated. [...] [...] 18. Miranda Lambert Becomes the New Critics’ Darling. Miranda Lambert is among my favorite current artists and I noticed surprisingly strong cross-genre critical support congealing around Kerosene. What I did not foresee was the widespread praise for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: many cross-genre publications included Miranda’s sophomore album as the only country album on their year-end “best of” lists and Miranda even landed near the top of some. I don’t deny that Miranda deserves the praise, but I can think of many other country artists who are equally or even more deserving of such acclaim. Our own Jim Malec went further and suggested that Miranda Lambert is overrated. [...]

]]> By: Mirandas2cool http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-45346 Mirandas2cool Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:29:08 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/the-malec-minute-why-miranda-lambert-is-overrated/#comment-45346 ok going back to the famous in a small town comments- it doesnt make us look stupid, im from a town of 2,500. all it does is portray the ins and outs of small towns, quite accurately i might add. to hairandtoenails- i dont need to be told what I MYSELF like by anyone- i can acutally think for myself!!! It is interesting to see what oother people think is good and right now that seems to be Miranda. Nice to know people like Chris, Alison and others still have there heads screwed on strait! ok going back to the famous in a small town comments- it doesnt make us look stupid, im from a town of 2,500. all it does is portray the ins and outs of small towns, quite accurately i might add.

to hairandtoenails- i dont need to be told what I MYSELF like by anyone- i can acutally think for myself!!! It is interesting to see what oother people think is good and right now that seems to be Miranda.

Nice to know people like Chris, Alison and others still have there heads screwed on strait!

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