Rod and Inara met when Inara sang backup on Rod's band Idlewild's last record. But he aint no Ernest Tubb nor Lefty nor Buck. The man earned his due. November 11, 2015 @ When the Stars Come Out and The Right Ones are his Stapleton collaborations that I know. 1:08 pm. I dont think they fall off in the traditional scene, their genre did just a switcheroo on them. 12:47 pm. I love the sound of this album just as I did his time with The SteelDrivers, Folks get far too concernted with labels these days and miss out on the sounds, I cant personally get behind a lot of todays hit country in much the same way I dont like too much straight ahead rock of late. Are these idiots gonna ever go after Merle? I like Willie. By laying it all out, which is what I tried to do in this article, hopefully fans can make an informed decision about Stapleton, instead of knee-jerking to something they read on Facebook. So, I went to Pandora, my library, and ITunes, looking for music I would and could actually like. Trigger 12:25 pm. I love and support you all. Its moments like Chris Stapletons wins where we dont need to rest on our laurels, but double the efforts explain the virtues of true country music. That said, above all else, all I ask for is AUTHENTICITY to the kind of music one performs. Chris Stapleton Didnt Get to the Top The Right Way Im gonna love ripping that bullshit apart when I get a chance. Saving Country Music has been engaged in this very practice as a gadfly and watchdog for years, at times specifically calling out organizations like the ACMs for breaking their own stated rules. Jobs that we werent proud of or didnt like. Traveller is so good and enjoyable that I will just ignore the bad songs. Scottie The coolest one to check out though is at boots and hearts festival last year. Lunchbox When you play devils advocate, which is what I tried to do in this article, it can sometimes come across like you believe in something youre actually speculative of. Low quality copycats. July 10, 2018 @ Just Wait, Hell Be Cutting Pop Songs Soon Enough He collaborated with Thomas Rhett and others. That never hurts. May more Chris Stapletons emerge and restore Country Music to its Golden Days, the days of the Hag, Jennings, Nelson,Cash, Tillis, Price, Owens, Faaron Young, Carl Perkins, Dolly, Loretta, Reba, EmmyLou, Jesse, Clint Black, folks of that calibre. Some real country music singers are too dark and gritty all the time. I cant say how much Ive respected your work for years, and what a direct impact youve had in what is happening right now with the success of Chris Stapleton and many others. I commend him for having a career in the business before, and Im not about to slam him now. Pretty much everyone likes Chris Stapleton. Everyone has a right to good music, just like everyone has a right to good food and water. He is with Mercury Records and they dont have the best track record when it comes to keeping critical favorites relevant(Jamey Johnson&Kacey Musgraves). How was the show? November 11, 2015 @ I enjoy the taste of their salty tears. Also, Chase Rice (who co-wrote Cruise) has been saying a lot of similar things lately about how his old material is shallow, and wait until you hear the new stuff. Im not joking. November 11, 2015 @ Devin Willock. Lennie started traveling and working with George when a. he was let out of an institution b. his parents died c. his aunt died d. he was found wandering the streets e. Both c and d e. both c and d In both the first and last chapters of the book a. the setting is the same b. George tells Lennie about the dream c. Lennie is running away from trouble Only hit #58 I think, but I knew the song from him, not Timberlake. Sam Wayne They look underground. Barky Ive even been calling it traditional country. 2:39 pm. I feel like he is wearing a Halloween costume country outlaw. "Chris Stapleton Isn't Traditional Country" I loved the album Traveller and think Stapletons success is a win for the good guys.BUT has anyone considered Dave Cobb might be the country music savior. Of course it is! November 11, 2015 @ It also makes labels and radio realize that there is more of a market out there for traditional country music in my opinion. T-Shirt Hell going out of business? 8:04 pm. However theres the forest, and then theres the trees. Its an impossible question because it can never be proved either way but still. She is also recognized for her role in a romantic movie called Bollywood and Vines (2004). Hes no Slaid Cleaves, Robbie Fulks, or James McMurtry. My only quibble with the content of the article is that, as Robby Turner stated above, I think theres plenty of great steel guitar throughout the record. Most of the bands I now love I have lucked into hearing, or read about on this site. 9:51 am, Others with a more selfish perspective dont ever want to see true country music become accepted in the mainstream because theyve built their entire identities around being oppressed as a traditional country fan.. 10:48 pm. Once again, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and so many other traditional country stars collaborated with pop artists in their day, and some even had their dalliances in the pop realm themselves. Assuming this will happen and lumping the blame for it on Chris Stapleton could become a self-fulfilling prophesy. November 12, 2015 @ There were times he played small venues as a solo artist to virtually nobody. Bigfoot is Real (AKA Progressive Fascist Rat) THERE ARE NO TRUE SAVIORS FOR COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC. Alot of what is being put out , but there is something for everyone. Lets not assume this is what people are doing, just because they like his music, and theyre happy hes finding some success. Chris StapletonTraveller 2015 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: . He looks like he belongs in a stuffy white fraternity. 2:52 pm. Smalley On August 18th, he released his latest single called "Neon Light" from his upcoming Bringing Back The Sun album. Records and winning awards. That being said, I wouldnt mind hearing Chris play those bro-country songs hes getting slammed for writing. 3:40 pm, I cant speak for anyone else and wont, but my answer is No, I dont write performers and entertainers off based on fashion selections, haircuts and other superficial details irrelevant to the music!. January 24, 2016 @ Chris Stapletons success is a victory for country music. Granted, it is fair to criticize Stapleton for collaborating with Timberlake when the CMAs are supposed to be a country show. November 11, 2015 @ There is something in the country music ethos that cant help our brains latching onto the idea that at some point, some traditional country artist will come along and become a superstar without compromising and help turn the tide in country music. Waylon was more JJ Cale and Tony Joe White than he was ever Ernest Tubb. For the airplay he got, anybody would write what he wrote. However, I cant see Stapleton being the kind of person that will be spoiled by success. [2] "Nobody to Blame" won Song of the Year at the ACM Awards.[3]. He goes to work every day to provide for his family. November 11, 2015 @ 5:45 pm. March 22, 2017 @ Some of them are just downright better. Despite her behavior, he admits there is "nobody to blame" but himself for his situation. So, the reason that the girls didnt like me in high school wasnt because I was a football player, Swannanoa 2:03 pm. If you are a songwriter by trade, you must write songs which sell. Much like Avril, Hayes latest release is his most puerile, with 21 easily being his most immature and empty-calorie song to date. Classically handsome and clean cut. As the proprietor of a site called Saving Country Music, I can say the vast majority of people associating Stapleton with being a country music savior are the same exact people complaining that he shouldnt be regarded as one. Did people back then think Travis Tritt and Waylon were not country?you sure did. The way some were portraying it, Stapleton never paid dues, wrote some songs for Luke Bryan, and then started pretending to be an Outlaw. 2:15 pm. Id even go as far as to predict he will. The song was released in November 2015 as the singer's third single overall. Now, could he enact a change similar to what Randy Travis did, and usher in a new era with more traditional country music? I didnt know it even existed until recently when I was trying to look up some information about the Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music album. Robby Roberson November 11, 2015 @ Well, Americana friendly, at least. Bobby If, and its a big IF, Chris Stapleton comes out with his next record and its more in the vein of Thomas Rhett, then there will be plenty of time to pummel him as the Benedict Arnold of country. (This is all just my own dumb opinion). Hope to be ahead. Chris Stapleton is a traitor. November 11, 2015 @ Mule 8:43 am. 10:09 am. Whether youre a country artist doing it the right way, or the fan of these such artists, Chris Stapletons success only bodes well for you. 11:10 am. Ethan 11:55 am. Well said, and point taken. Trigger My question to people who like Chris Stapleton is: If he looked like Luke Bryan or like Thomas Rhett would his fans still like him as much? I lied, I cant give up. To repeat some of these comments, the only thing that is going to Save country music is the fans. Country needed saving. However, the very specific way he was able to get himself a major label deal, and walk away from the 2015 CMA Awards with three trophies was by working the system as a songwriter. Great responses, I have not listened to Mo Pitney. If they leverage playing bro country songs into being allowed to make the type of album they want to make, rather than something pumped out of the Nashville Machine, we should give them the benefit of the doubt, too. I cant listen to Traveller and think it is anything other than a country album. And country. You have to have a variety and a great catalogue. There is no pure country anymore. Dont get me wrong. Yes, Traveller is certainly more country sounding, and it gathered much more widespread traction in the mainstream than Isbells album, especially after the CMA wins. It will be very interesting to see how this story unfolds and what impact it will have on the direction of country music. November 12, 2015 @ What we need is Pokey.. Thats right Pokey. Each has its own YouTube video. Wind Talker On the other hand, Jamey was more of an outsider. But we wont be able to make that judgement call until years from now when we can look back at the puzzle when all the pieces are in place. 3:02 pm. print. His new album sucks, but it isnt because he traded his flannel and blue jeans for a suit and tie. The Terrible Threesome. "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" or "Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a song first recorded by gospel . His fashion choices have evolved significantly, but I dont allow that to influence my opinion of his music. / 1. Nice! Is Chris Stapleton some ideal specimen for every independent and traditional country fan to get behind? 2:25 pm. Well, Lavigne started her career out by releasing an album that I still consider to be her most mature to date..then gradually continues to grow increasingly immature with each subsequent album as a whole and seems to have no clue how to grow up with her initial fans. November 11, 2015 @ Brian W. Roach I also really liked Avrils first album and totally agree that its been a backwards journey for her ever since (from what little Ive heard since). November 11, 2015 @ And everyones going ga-ga over him in the traditional/Outlaw realm. I found The Drive By Truckers, Blackberry Smoke, Canadian Ragweed, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Steel Drivers and ALOT of Texas Red Dirt Music. 1:40 pm. My only concern is can he ride this wave for very long. 7:30 am, Oi love chris stapleton man . What will his next record sound like? So you mean someone who looks like Johnny Cash or Merle Haggard did in the 60s? 2:34 pm. The only thing I can add is that when I listen to him, I hear alot of Travis Tritt and maybe a small bit of Waylon. Its what makes them feel unique, and they dont want others impinging on the reality theyve set for themselves. 11:21 am.
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