I think Allison Krause and Patty Loveless are doing a decent job of holding the genre together, somewhat...but that's another thread...dlp wrote:I've been a huge fan of bluegrass for 20 years but I'll be the first to say that as a genre it's getting pretty bad also. Currently, the quality of songwriting SUCKS in bluegrass.
WORST SONGS EVER!!! Your top 10?
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fall far and well Pilots!
Oh, and all sober Aerosmith.
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I thought I was having fun.A Gunslinger wrote: I find Mr. Keith's songs shallow and jingoistic, which is not meant as a political comment, but as a lyrical/stylistic one. Geez Malik...we are supposed to be having fun here! I like Country music as my above list indicates!
Some artists are inseparable from their political connotations. Which is the whole reason I didn't mention Dixie Chicks. (Dammit, I just mentioned them!)
Oh well, Matrixman was right. This kind of negative oriented thread is sure to bug someone the longer it goes on. Sorry if I hurt your feelings with the country comment. I'm sure there's plenty in my collection you wouldn't like, either.
Oh, speaking of bluegrass (I'm from Kentucky, in case you didnt' know
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No oofense taken here buddy.Malik23 wrote:I thought I was having fun.A Gunslinger wrote: I find Mr. Keith's songs shallow and jingoistic, which is not meant as a political comment, but as a lyrical/stylistic one. Geez Malik...we are supposed to be having fun here! I like Country music as my above list indicates!
Some artists are inseparable from their political connotations. Which is the whole reason I didn't mention Dixie Chicks. (Dammit, I just mentioned them!)
Oh well, Matrixman was right. This kind of negative oriented thread is sure to bug someone the longer it goes on. Sorry if I hurt your feelings with the country comment. I'm sure there's plenty in my collection you wouldn't like, either.
Oh, speaking of bluegrass (I'm from Kentucky, in case you didnt' know
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. great stuff. "Asleep at the Wheel" is a good band too.
"I use my gun whenever kindness fails"
How could we forget Mr. Roboto?!?
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Jack Blades. You're thinking of Jack Blades.
High Enough is a pretty rotten song.
High Enough is a pretty rotten song.
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Nah, Jack Blades played bass and sang for Night Ranger. Tommy Shaw still sings for Styx.
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Depends. If you are lucky enough to stumble into some stuff from a small recording studio in someone's attic in the backmost West Virginia hills...now that can be bliss.dlbpharmd wrote: I've been a huge fan of bluegrass for 20 years but I'll be the first to say that as a genre it's getting pretty bad also. Currently, the quality of songwriting SUCKS in bluegrass.
Love as thou wilt.
Agreed. Video killed the country star just like it did the radio (pop) star.duchess of malfi wrote:Now we're talking.dlbpharmd wrote:Anything by Celine Dion.
I do not like most of the current pop-country-diva stuff, if that is what Malik is talking about. But I love bluegrass, and I love a lot of older country from artists like Johnny Cash and others from his era. Some of those old time country artists just sound more authentic than a lot of the plastic stuff coming out today, like they'd been around the block a few times and have actually experienced life.
Danlo, I love all of the early Allison Krauss stuff but honestly, she hasn't been bluegrass for years. Patti Loveless' Mountain Soul CD was OUTSTANDING.
Malik, where in KY are you?
Ohhhhh, I hate Phil Collins.
But not as much as emo.
But not as much as emo.
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Good list.qUEEAQUEG wrote:Chris De Burg - Lady in Red
Robbie Williams - pretty much everything
I would have to think, I tend not to think of bad songs because it... hurts my mind.
Most rap music, dont care if you've been sho 65 times, your still crap.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.