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re: Music Board: Country fans help me out here.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:20 am to alajones
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:20 am to alajones
God, I love Randy Travis. Just wanted to mention that.
But it's not like the 80s were some pure country mecca. You had all sorts of "rhinestone cowboys" and crap like Juice Newton dominating the airwaves. (Ok, I like Queen of Hearts, but its not all that different from the Shania and Faith stuff to come). No one is going to argue Eddie Rabbit is hardcore country. Hell, even Alabama was pretty pop orineted, though pretty darn good.
But it's not like the 80s were some pure country mecca. You had all sorts of "rhinestone cowboys" and crap like Juice Newton dominating the airwaves. (Ok, I like Queen of Hearts, but its not all that different from the Shania and Faith stuff to come). No one is going to argue Eddie Rabbit is hardcore country. Hell, even Alabama was pretty pop orineted, though pretty darn good.
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Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:30 am to alajones
The 90s were an underrated decade for country music. A lot of the pop/commercial country started in the mid to late 90s, but there were some damn good true country singers from that decade; Clint Black, Doug Stone, Doug Supernaw, Mark Chesnutt, etc
Garth, George, and Jackson were all in their prime too.
Garth, George, and Jackson were all in their prime too.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:33 am to Baloo
quote:You're right about the late 70's/early 80's "crossover" stuff like Glen Campbell, Barbara Mandrell, etc. Even my favorite Kenny Rogers was more of a "crossover" guy. Somewhere around the mid 90's though, it became more about arenas and line dancing than honkey tonks and heartbreak.
But it's not like the 80s were some pure country mecca
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:49 am to alajones
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My problem with country I guess is what it has evolved into
Alot of folk feel that way and have for years
As much as I loved Garth's early stuff, I think his success really is what drove execs to cross over more. That's a theory anyway, and I think there is some truth to it.
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Really the last generation of country artists I really enjoyed were Garth, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, Confedarate Railroad, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn and Randy Travis from the late 80's and early 90's.
I liked Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley. Brooks and Dunn had some solid hits. I actually think Ronnie Dunn would have had a solid solo career. But, in addition to those folks, I really liked Doug Stone. I think he had some substance abuse issues. I also liked Doug Supernaw, Clay Walker, Wade Hayes, John Anderson, Tracy Lawrence, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Rick Trevino and Mark Chesnutt. Shenandoah and Sawyer Brown were solid bands. But yeah, I really enjoyed alot of country that came out in the late 80's and early 90's.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:31 am to Rocket
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As much as I loved Garth's early stuff, I think his success really is what drove execs to cross over more. That's a theory anyway, and I think there is some truth to it.
A lot of people blame Garth. He had some great songs on his first couple of albums, and even some on his later albums. I don't blame him/his record execs as much because, although his stuff started to lean towards crossover, he was still country.
Once Shania hit it big, I knew traditional country didn't stand much of a chance on the radio or award shows. She had no semblance of country, but still was classified as country and racked up awards.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 11:49 am to Slickback
I think his concerts were such a change from anything country music had seen before. It would be interesting to see some prominent country execs from back then go on record in a documentary or something about why the industry started to cross over more and whose success was a catalyst for it.
Anyway, you can look online and find the the big country hits that came out by year. Look at the year 1993 and see how many good songs came out that year:LINK
Anyway, you can look online and find the the big country hits that came out by year. Look at the year 1993 and see how many good songs came out that year:LINK
Posted on 4/19/11 at 11:58 am to Rocket
quote:That was when it peaked IMO. Went downhill after that.
Look at the year 1993 and see how many good songs came out that year
Posted on 4/19/11 at 12:12 pm to alajones
It's my fault. Sorry.
I was raised poor white trash and force-fed blue grass and really old country. Looking back, some of it was good, but I do detest drankin cause my woman's a whore and left me cause I wouldn't work music.
I went Southern Rock, outlaw counrty and rock...even liked a lot of the 80s hair bands. So I kind of like where country is now, where the songs can be fun and not always suicide inducing, kill me now music.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 12:32 pm to Broken Coyote
quote:Well here's yore one chance Fancy don't let me dowwwnnn!
was raised poor white trash
Posted on 4/19/11 at 8:02 pm to alajones
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