Quotable Country – 02/08/09 Edition
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You know what would be great is if at some point in the tour – say we’re in a room or on his bus or somethin’ – and I say somethin’ that really irritates him and [George] says to me, ‘You get your ass out of here. You heard me.’ Just like he does on [the movie] Pure Country. ●
- – Blake Shelton on his upcoming tour with George Strait.
It’s servin’ a purpose. It’s my economic stimulus plan. I think that people that don’t have money should try really, really hard to marry people that do. [That would] solve all our problems. ●
- – Trace Adkins on the importance of “Marry for Money.”
… the lyrics are a little more mature… there’s not an ounce of that haven’t-I-heard-this-before déjà vu… well-crafted stories reveling in his modern bluegrass sound ●
- – Alison Bonaguro on Feel That Fire. Did we listen to the same album?
That’s probably the next big milestone Eddie and I would like to accomplish is to become members of the Grand Ole Opry. Eddie’s had a lot of history there with his father growing up. His dad was a big dreamer of playing the Opry and making it big in the business, so Eddie’s really hoping to accomplish that, being a member. ●
- – Montgomery Gentry wanting to join the Grand Ole Opry is sort of like Dierks wanting an Album of the Year nomination, by which I mean that it’s completely ridiculous and will probably happen anyway
I have been told multiple times to not read reviews, or listen to what people say… “we have fat asses, we are horrible singers, and I am an out of tune fiddle player,,, and guess what? That is what being a bomshel is about. It is about being who you are, not being afraid to be imperfect, make mistakes. ●
- – Bomshel’s Kristy O. responds to my negative single review by adding on all sorts of criticisms I hadn’t even thought to make and implying that they’re justified. Thanks for the help, Kristy.
If you listen to recordings from the 80s and earlier, you can hear flaws in recorded voices. Especially pre-1960, you can hear flaws in recorded instruments. But you won’t hear it on Top 40 radio today. It’s altered digitally. BOOM! Perfect Recording.
Here’s my beef: We give up our humanity when we give up our imperfections. ●
- – Miss Leslie makes the case for imperfection.
I knew I wanted the guy who was doing Keith Urban’s records. He makes a record that is true to the artist he is working with. Rascal Flatts has a totally different sound than Keith Urban, and that sounds totally different from Faith Hill. He doesn’t put out Dann Huff records. ●
- – As long as the artist he’s working with is already predisposed to over-the-top pop production. Pat Green speaking, by the way, which is sadly not surprising.
I’m sort of like a country rapper, with a melody. I think we can look over on the rap charts and see that there’s a message in there — and people are still looking for a message. The rappers are doing something different. How long will it take us in the country field to do that? ●
- – Bet you can’t guess who said this. You’ll have to click through to find out.
Confederate Railroad rocks Strawberry fest ●
- – Well, there’s one Fake News headline I won’t have to write…
I love Merle, but he’s nutty as a fruitcake sometimes. He apparently hasn’t actually listened to any popular hip-hop lately. Rap is in exactly the same boat that commercial country (and mainstream rock) is. No new messages ever, period, and rarely a new sound. That Bomshel quote is hilariously stupid.
“..That is what being a bomshel is about. It is about being who you are, not being afraid to be imperfect, make mistakes.”
And here’s the OTHER half of her ‘quote’ you failed to mentioned above. This part should be included, otherwise your ‘quote’ from Kristy is completely taken out of context, which has happened here. Kristy and Kelley are amazing people, and I hate seeing them mocked.
I don’t think the other half of her ‘quote’ (I like how you use air-quotes around ‘quote’ every time) substantially alters the substance of what was being said, but I’ll go ahead and add it if that makes you happy.
When music becomes a gimmick, I have a problem with that. It is obvious to me that BOMBSHEL isn’t making music for the sake of making music.
Perhaps they need to regroup and come up with a different capitalization scheme for their name. BoMsHel?
Kristy O. was making the point that what is written about Bomshel is often inaccurate as the gals definitely do not have fat butts, they can sing well, and Kristy O. is one of the most talented fiddle players working in country music. The description was not meant to be a literal self-assessment. Okay, I’ll admit I’m a Bomshel fan boy but if artists post written responses to reviews on the 9513 and then get mocked relentlessly for making the effort will they have any motivation to ever post again? I would like to know the story behind the spelling on Bomshel (is there a competing rock group named Bombshell?) and its capitalization, but I think the chances of that are pretty slim now.
The Hag interview was very entertaining, but I agree he is getting loopier all the time. I think he should hook up with Kid Rock for a few dates so he can get his rapper groove on….
I think Merle needs to start smoking weed again and get his head back on straight …
Love the Confederate Railroad snark!
Poor Confederate Railroad. I actually still listen to quite a few of their hits on a regular basis. I’d go to a Strawberry Fest to see them.
Ah…there are a few Confederate Railroad skeletons in my closet too, but…I consider them a guilty pleasure that I don’t partake of too often.:)
Confederate Railroad still get a few plays from me too. Some of their songs I play are ‘She Took It Like A Man’, ‘Queen of Memphis’, ‘Elvis and Andy’, and of course ‘Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind’.
Oh, and this is a flawless edition as usual.