Review: Country Music Awards

Subject: Review: Country Music Awards
From: GUEST,Mingulay
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 06:17 AM

Caught some of this show on BBC2 over the weekend. Strange event!

Some of the actual music content was finger picking good, many of the lyrics weren't. Everyone there was a good ole country boy (even the women) and they all looked darned uncomfortable in them store bought clothes.

The most impressive thing, however, was the hattage. At a folk event you get a great deal of beardage, but this was a serious acreage of stetson so much so that parts of the auditorium looked as though they had a mezzanine floor. Oh and brown stetson with grey pin stripe, really!

Just thank god it wasn't the Country and WESTERN awards. All that horse shit and hog droppings!

Before anyone complains, this is ( slightly ) tongue in cheek.

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 10:12 AM

There certainly was a lot of shit on the bit I watched, I taped the show but seriously don't think I'll watch any more.

eric

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 12:10 PM

You haven't seen 'hattage' until you've been to a black Baptist church.

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: Once Famous
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 12:26 PM

The CMA awards have both good and bad highlights.

Much of it panders to what country radio deems popular.

However, there is always some honoring of the great traditions of the music itself.

However, I believe Chet Atkins is rolling over in his grave if he knows about "Big and Rich"

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 02:53 PM

Even though she's slightly kitsch, I think Gretchen Wilson has a beautiful voice...

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: Once Famous
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 03:03 PM

she's also pretty hot in a sweaty old trailer park type of way.

That cheatin' song thing she sang has a cool video that they are playing on CMT.

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 03:05 PM

She is a beautiful woman. After all the hubbub ends with her, she could grow into quite a singer/songwriter in Country music...

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: Once Famous
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 05:05 PM

Winners of the Horizon award usually stay around for quite a while.

Wilson is not very young, really at I believe 32.

Provided that she can still look good in jeans in a few years, she figures to be around a while.

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 06:23 PM

hmmmmmm........... yes.

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: GUEST,Mingulay
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 08:27 AM

So we are all agreed, Gretchen Wilson looks good in jeans. I get the feeling that a certain nightbird doesn't care what she wears.

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: DougR
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 04:26 PM

I use to like some country western songs but it seems to me that there is little difference now between country western and Rock and Roll. I don't care for either now. The music I like was performed by Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Tex Ritter, Patsy Cline, Tommy Duncan, Tex Williams, Tennessee Ernie Ford. Folks like that.

Yeah, I'm dating myself.
DougR

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 10:23 PM

Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, oh and Marty Robbins...

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 12:55 AM

AND Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and David Allen Coe...

You betcha, Doug R and Chris nightbird. The stuff they call country now belongs in the same ranks as rock and roll garage bands (IMHO).

Lin

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 05:43 AM

Most of the music was ugh but the hats were great, [ big ]

eric

Subject: RE: Review: Country Music Awards
From: GUEST,Mingulay
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 08:54 AM

Some of the music was fine, the hats were stupendous although one of the main presenters wore a black stetson with such a wide and curly brim that it made him look like Mickey Mouse. But who wrote the script, if that's what it could be called. Stick to singing guys.