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January 24, 2008 at 11:36 am Permalink
Do I have have to say it? Do I even have to say it???
January 24, 2008 at 1:01 pm Permalink
Go for it Jim. Enlighten the unenlightened.
January 24, 2008 at 1:04 pm Permalink
Let’s just say I’m not surprised by the results of that poll.
And, wow, comparing and contrasting Miranda to Carrie? Who would have ever thought to bring those two up in the same article…
January 24, 2008 at 1:21 pm Permalink
You want to say the “O word,” don’t you?
January 24, 2008 at 1:24 pm Permalink
A group of people are to decide according to THEIR taste who is good and who isn’t. Why does their opinion matter?
January 24, 2008 at 1:30 pm Permalink
Comparing Miranda to Carrie is like comparing Monet to a finger painter — they do not even compare
January 24, 2008 at 2:22 pm Permalink
Peter, I want to shout it from the top of the Bat Tower in downtown Nashville. Think they’ll let me up there for that?
January 24, 2008 at 2:37 pm Permalink
Jim, you need to let this go. There were tons of people (including me) who called you out on your lack of concrete factual back-up to your claim. It isnt a secret that writers and publications from outside the country genre rate her higher than most country acts because of her lack of bubblegum-poppiness to go along with the appearance of being “different”, as well as their tendency to copy-cat each other with rankings. These random publications simply rating her highly isnt proof of over-rating her. We can spend the rest of Mirandas career pointing out all the publications that claims she is great and do this whole “over rated thing” each time. I think you have a problem with the fact that she is simply “rated” in the various rankings and lists outside of the genre without having big-chart topping hits. Just let it go bro-man.
January 24, 2008 at 2:46 pm Permalink
No Kelly, you’re right–although I disagree that you “called me out on [my] lack of concrete evidence”. I gave very, very specific details and examples in the article. Just because you disagree with my points doesn’t make them any less concrete.
But you’re right–and my comment was not meant to drudge things up.
I was just pointing out that we brought you this debate, including the Miranda/Carrie analysis, way back in November. So remember who has their pulse on the state of the industry. The 9513, baby.
January 24, 2008 at 2:46 pm Permalink
Anybody else notice that the paragraph about Willie’s box-set has nine instances of the letters “w-i-l-l” appearing together? Yea, I just noticed it, too.
January 24, 2008 at 2:55 pm Permalink
Brody, are you high right now?
January 24, 2008 at 2:59 pm Permalink
Because that would be apropos, now that I think of it.
January 24, 2008 at 3:01 pm Permalink
Chris – Nope, just bored and dreading having to do any work.
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Also, Nashville Scene points out that Miranda Lambert wasn’t the only one that had fingerprints on the polls, there was a big Emmylou Harris thread running through everything. In the list they highlight a Patty Griffin/Harris connection, but forgot to mention “Trapeze”, Harris’ duet on Griffin’s album.
January 24, 2008 at 3:23 pm Permalink
Brody, are you avoiding doing any “shift work”???
Chris – My wife’s office gets Country Weekly and I dug your feature on Emmylou and her dogs! also, why don’t the powers that be there at CW allow for anymore space for the CD reviews??
January 24, 2008 at 4:27 pm Permalink
Miranda isn’t over-rated at radio (she is under-rated there), but her albums just don’t deserve the praise she gets from the critics. Her music is definitely better than most, but it is not the difference between “Picasso and fingerpainting” as one person said.
I like Miranda. A lot. But she isn’t God’s gift to music or country music’s savior.
January 24, 2008 at 4:45 pm Permalink
Kelly — Thanks much for the kind words. I’m afraid there’s limited room for reviews because our research has historically shown that our readers just aren’t all that interested in them.
January 25, 2008 at 6:50 am Permalink
>>If 2007 was 1965, Miranda Lambert would be Merle Haggard while Carrie Underwood would be Bill Anderson.
Ha! Perfect!
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