I know I may lose my membership in the hipster club here, but the new albums by The Dixie Chicks and Kelly Willis are pretty excellent. I'm normally not a fan of what passes for country these days on the radio, but these discs both seem to be made without regard for current country or pop trend, and seem all the more original for it. They definately aren't Faith Hill corny or Martina McBride faux-earnest, but sound like records made by people who have record collections that reach beyond Nashville and Celine Dion territory. However, both records are hooky enough that pop programmers would be nuts not to give them a shot on hit radio. Anyone else hear this stuff yet?
A couple nights ago I heard someone on the radio (think it was Will Hermes) give the new Dixie Chicks a great review - basically saying that its one of the best pop records of the year. I know of Kelly Willis from her self-titled album from what, almost 10 years ago? There's just not a single weak track on it, and several really great ones; if more playlisted country music was authentic and heartfelt and un-corny as her stuff, I might just listen to more country. As I've told Footix before, I'd listen to Kelly Willis sing the phone book.
I'm just glad the thread is aptly named. Most of the stuff that passes for country music these days is pop music with twang.
Well some say I’m not country and that’s just fine with me Cause I don’t wanna be country with some faggot looking over at me And they say that I’m ill-mannered that I’m gonna self destruct But if you know what Im thinkin’ you’ll know that pop country really sucks. Well I’m here to put the Dick in Dixie and the cunt back in country Cause the kind of country I hear now days is a bunch of shit to me And they say that I’m ill-mannered that I’m gonna self-destruct But if you know what I’m thinkin’ you’ll know that pop country really sucks. Well they’re losing all the outlaws that had to stand their ground And they’re being replaced by these kids from a manufactured town And they don’t have no idea bout sorrow and woe Cause they’re all just too damn busy kissin’ ass on Music Row Well I’m here to put the Dick in Dixie and the cunt back in country Cause the kind of country I hear nowdays is a bunch of shit to me And they say that I’m ill-mannered that I’m gonna self-destruct But if you know what I’m thinkin’ you’ll know that pop country really sucks. And if you know what I’m thinkin’ you’ll know that pop country really sucks. -Hank III
Q: Why do black people hate Garth Brooks? A: Because he sucks. - Raul Malo, @ the Village Underground, November 2001
GringoTex, what is your opinion on.... - Dwight Yoakam - The Mavericks - Jimmy Dale Gilmore thank you and goodnight.
- Dwight Yoakam- love him - The Mavericks- not to familiar with them but have liked what I've heard - Jimmy Dale Gilmore- a used-to-be-great. He's living off his reputation now, but hell, he deserves it.