Comments on: Quotable Country – 06/08/09 Edition

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:53:41 +0000

Could we not use “Little Jimmie Dickens,” “speedo” and “gray hairs” in the same sentence, please?

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:40:19 +0000

In defense of GAC, I can kind of understand the difficulty with labeling the Jason Aldean song. That’s one of those songs that no genre of music (rock, country-rock, country, pop, etc) should want to be associated with. “Lame” is probably the best label for “She’s Country.”

In reading that small article on Aldean, it was also kind of interesting to see the lineup for the CMA Festival this Friday: Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Luke Bryan, Lady A., Jake Owen, the Zac Brown Band, and Little Big Town. Granted, I know they have bigger acts on the other nights, and it’s possible there will be a surprise guest. But, that’s a really rough lineup for anyone to have to sit through (although I do hold a soft spot for Little Big Town). You’d think they would try to get a bigger name artist for that night, or at the very least, one that’s a little more interesting than most of these guys.

As for the other quotes, I’ll try to keep it short and sweet:
Kenny Chesney- extremely random (and slightly bizarre),
Dave Heywood- extremely redundant,
Jamey Johnson-extremely right, and
Little Jimmy Dickens – extremely awesome.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:35:01 +0000

I sense that Jamey Johnson and Lee Ann Womack would make amazing music (duets) together! I would love to see more where that came from!

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:54:07 +0000

Chet Flippo used to work for Rolling Stone and now he sits atop the CMT.com heap, and no one works harder to dilute mainstream country with pop and rock influences than CMT (Colbie Caillat and Def Lepperd anyone?). Are his comments surprising then? Of course not.

Could Jamey Johnson and Lee Ann Womack become the modern George & Tammy, or Loretta & Conway that mainstream country so desperately needs right now? I can dream…

Kenny Chesney just creeps me out and his interviews always reinforce this. Carrie Underwood is bland in a harmless kind of way, while Kenny is bland with a lot of murky undercurrents swirling beneath him. Yechh!

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:08:11 +0000

* I meant “it’s no wonder Pete Fisher wants to get rid of the gray hairs.

By: Mike K

Mike K — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:25:03 +0000

I have this theory … this is a bit of curveball, but people who talk about being good kissers to reporters are trying to convince people of something. I guess what I’m trying to say is, did you see the interview I did for Playboy?

So Dave, how long before the other two give you the inevitable Kristen Hall treament so that they can make the leap to superstardom?

Not long, dude, not long.

Even better than usual this week. Thanks.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:52:55 +0000

Enlighten me, please, JR.:)

Awesome Haywood snark!

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:36:24 +0000

The scary part is that I understand the point Chesney was trying to make.

And Lorrie Morgan still has a bit of freak left in her, huh? If speedos are coming to the stage soon, it’s no reason Pete Fisher wants to get rid of the gray hairs.