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Nashville Fights Back Against Sturgill
Posted on 9/2/16 at 10:20 am
Posted on 9/2/16 at 10:20 am
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Where would Sturgill Simpson be without Nashville?
This week, the formerly independent artist, now signed to major record label Atlantic Records, took to social media to lambaste the Music City machine. He ended his two-part Facebook diatribe by saying, “F*** this town. I’m moving.”
Simpson’s big problem? The Academy of Country Music waited until after Merle Haggard died to name an industry award in his honor despite, according to Simpson, showing the outlaw legend little love at the end of his life. He blasted the ACM and the Country Music Association for recognizing the wrong music — i.e. pop, radio friendly songs wrought with cliches — at their award shows. Simpson said he believes Music Row executives would conspire to blackball him after his Facebook posts, but pointed out he doesn’t need them. His latest record topped the country sales chart despite no support from mainstream country music.
Setting aside the fact that the ACM is not based in Nashville, Simpson certainly brought up some valid points about Music Row and its cruel nature toward artists whose profitability begin to decline.
However, if Simpson is truly serious about leaving town, then he is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Whatever his issues with commercial country music, there is a significant sector of the music industry here that has been supportive of Simpson’s career. I wonder if the guy whose pre-fame background includes time working on a railroad would have achieved his great success without Music City?
After all, prominent artist manager Marc Dottore (who has represented Nashville icons Marty Stuart and Connie Smith) gave Simpson his big break. Dottore is as well-regarded a music industry pro as there is.
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While earning buzz as one of country music’s freshest voices, Simpson was signed to an extremely friendly deal with Thirty Tigers. He later dumped the label services company in favor of a deal with Warner Music-owned Atlantic Records, which has deeper pockets.
And who produced Simpson’s records as he rose to fame? Dave Cobb, one of the city’s kindest and most accomplished producers. Cobb’s legacy, in addition to his exploits making records, includes stepping up to run iconic RCA Studio A after it was spared from the wrecking ball.
As a passionate fan of his music, I agree Simpson is right on some levels that he has been wrongly shunned by the country music machine, particularly mainstream country radio. But, what about the Americana Music Association? The nonprofit organization, based in Franklin, backed Simpson when his career was fledgling and he wasn’t capable of generating thousands of page views with a Facebook tantrum.
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Posted on 9/2/16 at 10:23 am to DeltaDoc
And More...
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The bigger question is why Simpson should give a shite. OK, country music has a real navel-gazing obsession with its own authenticity. But Simpson has gone out of his way to separate himself from country music, not only saying that he "just doesn't see [himself] as a country singer" but also releasing a record earlier this year, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, that is steadfastly not a country record.
Chiding the Academy — which has never so much as nominated Simpson for an award, even though he's made two of the best records of anyone, anywhere, in the past three years — does, however, make for an opportunity to play the outlaw role. Like it or not, that makes for its own bit of opportunism, and looks more than a little like Simpson trying to have things both ways.
Perhaps Simpson could learn a thing or two from Lambert, who's shown nothing but class this week. She's also been known to do more than talk.
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Posted on 9/2/16 at 10:29 am to DeltaDoc
I don't blame Sturgill. When he says "Nashville", he's not talking about the people that have gone to clubs to see him. He is talking about the suits that make millions by putting boy band monkeys on stage and have them dance like Shakira on molly, then conveniently lable it "country". Sturgill doesn't need the machine that is Nashville...he has carved out his own path.
Posted on 9/2/16 at 10:34 am to DeltaDoc
The point, they missed it.
Posted on 9/2/16 at 10:53 am to DVA Tailgater
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The point, they missed it.
I think they get it...they are surrounding the wagons. Question is...will this "feud" actually work in his favor from a notoriety sense of things?
He stepped out of line from their perspective and they are slapping his wrist.
As I stated in the other thread though, there is a modicum of hypocrisy in his rant. I think, though I support him, that a rational person cannot conclude otherwise.
Posted on 9/2/16 at 11:23 am to DeltaDoc
I agree with just about everything Sturgill was blasting "Nashville" on. I think he was using the city Nashville to just mean bro country and the suits that push that shite music... not literally every single person, studio, and bar in Nashville like this guy seems to be taking it.
My only issue with him going after the ACM is that the ACM was founded to promote west coast country acts, like Merle Haggard. I agree with his whole point, just don't know if the ACM were the right ones to go after in it. Seemed he was getting his frustration off his chest about the industry as a whole more than anything anyways.
My only issue with him going after the ACM is that the ACM was founded to promote west coast country acts, like Merle Haggard. I agree with his whole point, just don't know if the ACM were the right ones to go after in it. Seemed he was getting his frustration off his chest about the industry as a whole more than anything anyways.
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Posted on 9/2/16 at 12:05 pm to Honest Tune
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When he says "Nashville", he's not talking about the people that have gone to clubs to see him. He is talking about the suits that make millions by putting boy band monkeys on stage and have them dance like Shakira on molly, then conveniently lable it "country".
he's late to the show. this ad was also up on a billboard on music row when i moved here back in 97
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Posted on 9/2/16 at 12:17 pm to DeltaDoc
Sturgis simpson is overrated bro country crap
Posted on 9/2/16 at 12:23 pm to Brayden
Congrats on being a dicksucker.
AND not knowing a goddamn thing about which you type. Jesus this site needs a retard board.
AND not knowing a goddamn thing about which you type. Jesus this site needs a retard board.
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Posted on 9/2/16 at 12:58 pm to DeltaDoc
To me, the article reads as someone who is butthurt after Simpson "exposed" a problem with the industry. I wouldn't say that he has actively distanced himself from them but has rather been branded, by others, as the "savior". I don't really recall a time before this where I heard/read him say something negative about the music being spit out by Nashville. I think he finally just decided to say "to hell with it", when ACM decided to exploit the death of a Merle Haggard for personal gain and point out what most have been thinking for years.
Posted on 9/2/16 at 1:14 pm to MontanaMax
I think you are about 80% correct. I think there is a 20% portion of Sturgill that signed with Atlantic Records hoping to be accepted by mainstream country music (and CM radio) so he could really cash in on his music (Think Chris Stapleton and Eric Church). It didn't happen, and he is using a reasonable gripe (naming an award after Merle after he died) to voice a personal, and somewhat unreasonable, beef with "Nashville". In short, he is correct, be he is not as pure in his correctness as some would desire.
Posted on 9/2/16 at 1:27 pm to DeltaDoc
I'm not going to get into semantics and dissection here.
Nashville establishment hacks produce god awful shitty music that has ripped the heart and soul from country music all on the name of making homogenized based music that appeals to shallow masses.
Sturgill produces great, deep, meaningful, authentic music that is more aligned to the heart and soul of the genre.
Sturgill has done it all with essentially zero assistance from the Nashvillle music establishment. The fact that there are a few good music people amid the sea of shite does not change that fact.
Nashville music establishment powers are everything that is wrong with country music today, Sturgill is a small light that is everything right with county music today.
frick this person and everyone that takes up or tries to cover for those tasteless whores.
Nashville establishment hacks produce god awful shitty music that has ripped the heart and soul from country music all on the name of making homogenized based music that appeals to shallow masses.
Sturgill produces great, deep, meaningful, authentic music that is more aligned to the heart and soul of the genre.
Sturgill has done it all with essentially zero assistance from the Nashvillle music establishment. The fact that there are a few good music people amid the sea of shite does not change that fact.
Nashville music establishment powers are everything that is wrong with country music today, Sturgill is a small light that is everything right with county music today.
frick this person and everyone that takes up or tries to cover for those tasteless whores.
Posted on 9/2/16 at 1:32 pm to DeltaDoc
I just don't quite see it that way. I don't see his intentions of joining Atlantic being to achieve"mainstream success" but rather more resources. And, I don't think his beef is unreasonable. He said what a lot of people, inside and outside of the industry, have been thinking for a long time. He very well may have different desires within the music industry but who am I to say he does. So I really have no reason, outside of this, to believe any different. I just feel that this was a guy that was pissed with a situation and reacted, although brashly, honestly.
Just IMHO, so....
Just IMHO, so....
Posted on 9/2/16 at 1:40 pm to LuckyTiger
He's right about Nashville in many ways. But he's not Nashville, so why does he care?
I see Sturgill continually moving into the Paste Magazine territory of avant garde, "how non conformist can I be" country music. Some people get off on that, I just don't.
I respect him, but I don't find his work very enjoyable TBH. I hope he doesn't turn his career into some perpetual battle against all things Nashville, and instead just continues to make interesting music (whether I like it or not).
I see Sturgill continually moving into the Paste Magazine territory of avant garde, "how non conformist can I be" country music. Some people get off on that, I just don't.
I respect him, but I don't find his work very enjoyable TBH. I hope he doesn't turn his career into some perpetual battle against all things Nashville, and instead just continues to make interesting music (whether I like it or not).
Posted on 9/2/16 at 2:11 pm to Pettifogger
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I don't find his work very enjoyable TBH.
Damn, that sucks, because I don't think he has a song I dislike.
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