Kevin's Watch

johnny cash was good... i liked him anyway... as for country music being misunderstood or evil, its neither

(admittedly i couldn't be bothered to read the rest of this thread)

Frankly, I think country music should be put on a strict program of euthanasia and then its corpse baked in hot oil and fed to starving children in Ethiopia. So it's saying a LOT if I so much as tolerate one of their artists--namely Johnny Cash.

I just like that he respected other music like the Nine Inch Nails stuff and saw the value in other genres. Most country hicks in the music business I see go, "Man forget dat--we're just gonna do our own thang, ya know?" No, I don't know.

no i dont know, i never went to college, and i never learn to respect your music, i'm jsut gunna sing my country songs and think i'm the best in the world

so there.

heh...

New country music has no soul. Ever since Dolly Pardon came around with her huge fake knockers, big blond hair, sequined gowns and permanant plastic smile that is what today's country is all about. Camaro's and glitter. Those morons on GAC have never seen a horse in thier whole pathetic lives and most don't even write the music they play. I put them down there with Spear Brittany. My dad played classic country music like CCR and Alabama and Willie Nelson Jr. I hate sellouts that just put on cowboy costumes and play the part of real musicians.

Bumped by a spammer. I deleted the spam, but I thought, "why not?"

*Looks at his old posts*

Ah, misguided youth. I still don't enjoy country, but I'm far less belligerent against it.

I don't hate any music....except disco...grrrrrrr....but country has never been a music form I've ever been able to enjoy. There isn't anything about me that can related to its feel or message.

There is a lot of hate in this thread...hate leads to suffering....

I used to be a bigger country fan than I am now. Videos killed country music just like it did rock. Now someone can look like Adonis, wear blue jeans and a cowboy hat and become famous, in spite of the fact that he won't be able to carry a tune in a bucket. Women are the same way.

Country music started going to hell when Billy Ray Cyrus sang "Achy Breaky Heart."

I do like Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, Johnny Cash (of course!) - I only like Toby Keith now.

A few years ago, a friend taped me a copy of an album by the late Marty Robbins in an effort to spark my interest. I found that I was sympathetic to his style of country. It was a very simple approach: just his lean, honest vocals against a sparse instrumental background. It was free of the contrivances that I hear in today's country music hit parades. There was a pure sense of expression in Marty's voice that transcended genre. His singing had a quality of humble sadness that I found moving. No fake cowboy costumes and posturing here, just a man telling it like it is.

I haven't listened to any Johnny Cash, though recently I did read his 1997 autobiography. Normally I don't read autobios, but a co-worker offered me his copy, so hey, I went for it. It's actually a good, compelling read. You don't have to like or understand country music to appreciate the story of an amazing life lived. It seems to me Cash was in his way as rebellious as any rock 'n' roll teenager. He didn't conform to the Nashville music establishment: he was an outsider himself.

Marty Robbins was great - he's well known for story songs with a Southwestern flavor - El Paso, Ballad of the Alamo, Streets of Laredo, etc.

danlo's top ten country songs:
Sure Love-Hal Ketcham
Long Way Home-Dwight Yoakum
Four Strong Winds-Ian Tyson (performed by Neil Young and many others)
Okie from Muskogee-Merle Hagard
You Never Even Called Me by My Name-David Allan Coe
Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash
Broken Wing-Martina McBride
Me and the Eagle-Steve Earle
Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mothers-Ray Wylie Hubbard
Burn-Jo Dee Messina

danlo wrote:danlo's top ten country songs:
Sure Love-Hal Ketcham
Long Way Home-Dwight Yoakum
Four Strong Winds-Ian Tyson (performed by Neil Young and many others)
Okie from Muskogee-Merle Hagard
You Never Even Called Me by My Name-David Allan Coe
Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash
Broken Wing-Martina McBride
Me and the Eagle-Steve Earle
Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mothers-Ray Wylie Hubbard
Burn-Jo Dee Messina

A good list danlo. Add:

"Small Town Saturday Night" by Hal Ketchum
"Nobody's Girl" Reckless Kelly
"Heartache Spoken Here" Warren Zevon/Dwight Yoakam
"Sweet Suzanne" Buzzin' Cousins
"Parallel Bars" Robbie Fulks/and the girls who does the claratin ads now whose name I have forgotten.

The greatest two country songs of all time haven't been mentioned?

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Always On My Mind".

Honorable mention to Dolly's version of "I Will Always Love You".

actually I was going to add Small Town Saturday Night (I still can't believe I sold my two Hal CDs in Silver City when I was desperate! kicks self repeatedly--guess who's going shopping today?) I love almost anything Dwight puts out and Delbert McClintock-when you can understand him )

I should add Jim Lauderdale's You Don't Seem to Miss Me as performed by Patti Loveless and George Jones

danlo wrote:actually I was going to add Small Town Saturday Night (I still can't believe I sold my two Hal CDs in Silver City when I was desperate! kicks self repeatedly--guess who's going shopping today?) I love almost anything Dwight puts out and Delbert McClintock-when you can understand him )

I should add Jim Lauderdale's You Don't Seem to Miss Me as performed by Patti Loveless and George Jones

Lauderdale is a great writer. Not as great a performer. I saw him, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett (who has some GREAT stuff), and Joe Ely all perform together. It was cool.


Lyle's greatest? "LA County" "Creeps Like Me" "You'rew Not From texas" "Fiona".

Oh I love Creeps Like Me! Lyle's great, kinda tuff to look at...but great nonetheless

What about "Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain"?

Okay, I'll admit it: I own one country CD. Emmylou Harris's Wrecking Ball.

But, in my defense, there is a Jimi Hendrix tune on there.

A Gunslinger wrote: Lauderdale is a great writer. Not as great a performer. I saw him, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett (who has some GREAT stuff), and Joe Ely all perform together. It was cool.


Lyle's greatest? "LA County" "Creeps Like Me" "You'rew Not From texas" "Fiona".

When we lived in St Louis, we got free tickets to Robert Cray whom I was kind of.....eh..about but, hey they were free tickets so what the hell! John Hiatt opened for him and I've been a Hiatt fan ever since!

Lovett? I'm not real familiar with him but from what I have heard, referreing to him simply as a "country music singer" is an insult. You're Not From Texas? Killer tune!

And then there is Emmylou Harris. I have been a fan of hers for years and years. Back in the late 70's or early 80's, Rolling Stone (when they still had some relevence....) referred to her as "Nashville's solitary beacon of good taste". That is still somewhat true as far as I'm concerned.

please don't leave Patsy and Loretta out....i love those girls.
ooh and Tammy.


and of course, The Hankster.