Shit ya'll. It kinda snuck up on us, but the biggest country event of the year is upon us. The CMT Music Awards are fucking tomorrow! Can't believe I didn't know that until yesterday and I'm freaking out a bit as I'm feeling a bit out of the loop as to what's hot now in country. (I'm still playing catch up, I'm almost up to 2008.) Figured this is a good chance to catch up on the nominees and find out what the hell is going on. I must say though, not too plussed on the night's host, Bill Engvall. Was Foxworthy or Larry the Cable guy not available? I think it would be sweet if Toby Keith hosted it, but he's always nominated so I understand the conflict of interests.
Your host, Bill Engvall
Ok. I'm sorta psyched on the host, I spoke too soon before. Nascar jokes, poop jokes, Walmart jokes, Skymall jokes. I'm not above any of this.
First off, I think Tyler B. would be happy to know that "Chicken Fried" was nominated for "group video" of the year. I'm pulling for it, but the alarmingly metrosexual Rascal Flatts is up for two nommies as well out of the 4 videos up for the award. Seems like their video for "Everyday" is the one to beat with nominations in multiple categories.
So the chorus for this one is "everyday you save my life", and true to country form there's a scene with an EMT, white people adopting a chinese boy, pulling a guy out of the way of a bus. Everytime someone's life is literally saved, one of the bros in the band creepily walks by the scene. Not sure I'm getting the symbolism. Next!
Trace Adkins is up for a few awards too. Embracing a softer side lately, this is a song about the kids growing up too fast.
Not nearly as awesome as his song "Marry For Money" which is way funnier, tastefully stealing a page from the Toby Keith playbook. Like Rascall Flatts "Everyday" this video is kind of a bummer too. Maybe even more so that they're playing down Trace's 3 foot long ponytail in this vid...next.
Phew. I can always count on Brad Paisley to bring the energy level up. This vid is solid. "Waitin' On A Woman" is a just a song/video about just that. I'm so sick of women taking their sweetass time, making me late and waiting and shit.
Brad gets to show off his acting chops again, sitting on a bench with an old dude (Matlock?). Talking about how in the end women are worth waiting for. Christ. Women, god bless them.
Tomorrow the preview continues.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
You guys obviously don't read Blog For My Horses.
Thanks for misunderstanding the movement, liberal media. (Link to full article)
"With the Internet becoming an increasingly dominant way for fans to discover and purchase music, a survey of 7,500 people by the country music industry's trade organization revealed a sobering fact: Only 50 percent of core country fans have Internet access at home."
Oh really, Washington Post? What am I using right now, a fucking notepad?? Way to not include anyone myself, TTX, or Tyler knows in your so-called "country music industry's trade organization" survey.
""With Trace, we have to ask him to do it, we have to ask Darius [Rucker] to do it and they kind of grumble," Dungan says. "But for Lady Antebellum or Eric Church or Luke Bryan, this is what their generation does.""
Sound like someone finally gets it. Dungan, I'll go on the record right now and say that if ANY of these people want to have an "online interview" with a "hip blogger," just have them "shoot me an email."
"With the Internet becoming an increasingly dominant way for fans to discover and purchase music, a survey of 7,500 people by the country music industry's trade organization revealed a sobering fact: Only 50 percent of core country fans have Internet access at home."
Oh really, Washington Post? What am I using right now, a fucking notepad?? Way to not include anyone myself, TTX, or Tyler knows in your so-called "country music industry's trade organization" survey.
""With Trace, we have to ask him to do it, we have to ask Darius [Rucker] to do it and they kind of grumble," Dungan says. "But for Lady Antebellum or Eric Church or Luke Bryan, this is what their generation does.""
Sound like someone finally gets it. Dungan, I'll go on the record right now and say that if ANY of these people want to have an "online interview" with a "hip blogger," just have them "shoot me an email."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Doing It Right
Props to Tyler for his enlightening, yet controversial assessment of Asher Roth (see below). While its clear that bro might not have a future in the rap game, he absolutely could have a promising career in country if he plays his cards right.
At first I was on the fence on the assertion that "I Love College" is indeed a country song in disguise. While the lyrical content is quite identical to say Chesney's CLASSIC ode to college bangers "Keg In The Closet", "I Love College" deviates from the familiar country formula simply with the narrative being in the present-tense instead in the past-tense. Wasn't sure how to feel about that for a minute but fuck it, modern country is all about pushing the conceptual envelope and doing away with formulas. I'm in. 'As is', I can't take Roth seriously as a respectable country artist yet but that doesn't mean that he couldn't be on the right path if he takes some advice and studies the masters.
He doesn't even have change his sound much to make that crossover, if he can just change his attitude and outfit. One problem I can see down the road for him is that while he writes about white trash subject matter, he's not at all willing to embrace his white trash roots, like he's not proud of it at all. If he doesn't embrace the hick inside, he'll a have trouble connecting to a country audience. Some people can pull this off well though even if their music sounds more hip-hop than country. Here are two sonically un-country hits which topped the country charts from a couple proud redneck badasses Asher should start considering imitating if he wants to make music a career.
Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
Ok, this guy fucking pwns. I don't know how "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" manages to come across as authentic country but it does. Considering all the electronica breakbeats and the really trancey synthline in the chorus, its a really impressive thing to pull off. I'll credit Trace's gruff, no-BS attitude as what makes this country, because really..parts of this sound like C&C Music Factory.
Kid Rock - All Summer Long
Rapper turned rock star turned mega-country star. Follow his career path. He knows what he's doing and he's doing it right. (This video is sweet, two words comes to mind : PONTOON FUCK)
At first I was on the fence on the assertion that "I Love College" is indeed a country song in disguise. While the lyrical content is quite identical to say Chesney's CLASSIC ode to college bangers "Keg In The Closet", "I Love College" deviates from the familiar country formula simply with the narrative being in the present-tense instead in the past-tense. Wasn't sure how to feel about that for a minute but fuck it, modern country is all about pushing the conceptual envelope and doing away with formulas. I'm in. 'As is', I can't take Roth seriously as a respectable country artist yet but that doesn't mean that he couldn't be on the right path if he takes some advice and studies the masters.
He doesn't even have change his sound much to make that crossover, if he can just change his attitude and outfit. One problem I can see down the road for him is that while he writes about white trash subject matter, he's not at all willing to embrace his white trash roots, like he's not proud of it at all. If he doesn't embrace the hick inside, he'll a have trouble connecting to a country audience. Some people can pull this off well though even if their music sounds more hip-hop than country. Here are two sonically un-country hits which topped the country charts from a couple proud redneck badasses Asher should start considering imitating if he wants to make music a career.
Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
Ok, this guy fucking pwns. I don't know how "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" manages to come across as authentic country but it does. Considering all the electronica breakbeats and the really trancey synthline in the chorus, its a really impressive thing to pull off. I'll credit Trace's gruff, no-BS attitude as what makes this country, because really..parts of this sound like C&C Music Factory.
Kid Rock - All Summer Long
Rapper turned rock star turned mega-country star. Follow his career path. He knows what he's doing and he's doing it right. (This video is sweet, two words comes to mind : PONTOON FUCK)
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