Are you for real or are your comments on these Chris Stapleton articles your idea of some kind of performance art? But it is somewhat understandable if you put themselves in their shoes. November 12, 2015 @ On a much better note, I do love the steel guitar on Traveller Hahaha.. November 12, 2015 @ Kendrick Lamar's verse is fire. 12:32 pm. Ive seen him singing an old Ray Price song and wow, if there will ever be a country music savior, that should be him. What we need is Pokey.. Thats right Pokey. I think the nominations were a shock as well. I also think it needs to be emphasized that people are so conditioned to equating pop country to bad, fake autotuned shit that sucks as pop or country or whatever one wants to call the unholy hybrid that theyre quick to dismiss the possibility that theres good and bad pop, too. He is talented with his guitar playing and My point is that I wonder how many people are listening to Chris Stapleton with their eyes. Barky Good music is infectious. But lets focus on the here and now instead of anticipating being let down. Ive had numerous 20 year old girls come up to me bragging about their new favorite country singer, Chris Stapleton. November 11, 2015 @ I flew from Canada to Nashville last weekend to see Sturgill at the Ryman. Chris Stapleton has opened a LOT of new ears young and old alike to the music of Sturgill , Cody, Colter and Tyler ,even great bluegrass artists from Billy Strings to Molly Tuttle etc and from there they dig deeper and discover everyone from George Jones and Waylon Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris etc the only reason these people never knew they loved Country music before hearing Chris was because they thought Country was the crap being played on radio (i.e. In the end, this is the underlying reason for all of the concerns addressed above. Really? They arent listening to it, theyre listening to Chris Stapleton. Lets not assume this is what people are doing, just because they like his music, and theyre happy hes finding some success. Relatedly, in the wake of burning down the CMAs, Justin Timberlake has submitted Drink You Away to country radio and may be plotting a crossover into the genre. 3:45 pm. I feel like Im having to defend the opinions of other people. glendel It became Stapleton's first top 10 single on the US Country Airplay chart. Its so much pop that theyre fuming mad that Chris Stapleton is being called country. Chris Stapleton Isnt Traditional Country Kale ONLY THE DIE-HARD C&W FANS CAN ACTUALLY SAVE THE GENRE! What he looks like. Jobs that we may have liked but worked for a company known for fucking people over. Im sure I speak for many readers when I say, we hope you get a chance. 9:13 pm. Robby Turner 1:10 pm, [] Not everyone is happy about Stapletons ascent, though. [4] 1:19 pm. But are any of these truly terrible songs from a songwriting perspective, or do we just hate them more because of who sang them, and how they were produced? Of course it is! Why do rich white girls get ahead in life? To all the haters who were glad to see us go and really thought I was closing do After a cringy half-zoom-half in-person ceremony in 2021, the HFPA elected not to televise 2022 awards over its own many, many controversies. Trigger He had absolutely no intention to win awards with it. Hunter Hayes wrote every song and played every instrument on his DEBUT major label release but he gets no love around here. November 12, 2015 @ Cool Lester Smooth You have to also have a great team pushing your cuts to the artists. I have expressly gone out of my way to say he is NOT a savior, yet I have been specifically attacked for that very thing, and not just on Facebook, but in in-depth articles in major periodicals. Folks that are criticizing the rock/soul/blues side of Stapleton as a liability to his trad-country cred (not you, Nadia, just piggy-backing on your comment) seem to have completely forgot about Hank Williams, Jr and Travis Tritts entire careers. I, like yourself, fell in love with Stapleton through the Steeldrivers. I believe you would. 12:05 pm. But still, to think Sturgill had an influence on ANYONE that led to a #1 album and 3 CMAs is a story of its own. Buy their albums, buy their merch, go out and see their shows. So why are they going after Chris Stapleton like hes part of the problem? Boatwrong The tide is turning. EPISODE 113: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Now that George Santos has been tied financially to the cousin of a sanctioned Russian Oil Oligarch, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed he won't move to oust him, the Democrats have to run with the gift the Republicans have given them. November 11, 2015 @ Spread their names around. November 11, 2015 @ Im talking about died-in-the-wool, tried-and-true country fans who think weve all been had by a pop star posing in an Outlaws costume who is nothing more than a puppet of the industry. 11:30 am. Hell, I call that a win-win. Is this a coincidence or is there any chance of connection between the CMAs and this decision? Life isnt like that. Blame Jones Discography - Download Albums in Hi-Res - Qobuz Home > Blame Jones Blame Jones Listen on Qobuz See in the magazine Share Discography Sort and filter releases 0 64 album (s) Sorted by Bestseller 1 of 4 Acoustic Versions Blame Jones Pop - Released by Tristar Records on 28 Sep 2018 16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo Starting at 10.85 They are feeling out a replacement for Metro-bro, IMHO. Its amazing how parallel the stories of Jamey Johnson and Chris Stapleton are. How many people are giving him a pass because he looks the part. January 24, 2016 @ Now that hes solidly in the mainstream, will he start to collaborate with other mainstream artists like Luke Bryan or Florida Georgia Line? They decided to write some songs together across the atlantic ocean by emailing ideas back and forth and have recorded a full album in a hotel Stapletons wins expose the long-standing theory that the people on Music Row dont even like the music on the radio. Hope to be ahead. Didnt even know a word. Robby Turner It also makes labels and radio realize that there is more of a market out there for traditional country music in my opinion. The song was released in November 2015 as the singer's third single overall. I only played football until 9th grade and then played baseball and basketball in high school and baseball in college. Meanwhile, thank you Alan Jackson for continuing on. November 11, 2015 @ Because they get abortions when they're young. If some of the current country superstars adjust their sound for a little more traditional appeal in some cases might have wanted to do that already, but needed leverage when going to their producers, handlers, and so forth- then that might be a good thing,too. Same with, say, Easton Corbin. Like the man said, Its a feeling. Smokey J. The garbage that has flowed in the guise of music has been distressing, the formulaic, hyper compressed; lacking artist identity drivel has left us performing golden oldies to supplement our own compositions. Take Chris Young, for instance. November 11, 2015 @ He was previously married to Nancy Sepulveda, Tammy Wynette, Shirley Ann Corley and Dorothy Bonvillion. Waylon even mentioned Jones in his 1980 song "It's Alright," calling George "the greatest of them all" and saying: "If we all sounded like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." If it does lead to posers trying to make good country music but failing miserably at it, well then well call those folks out, label them as phonies and bandwagoners when its time. 11:43 am. November 11, 2015 @ Unfortunately, I do think some people will use the title of the article as ammunition against you that you are the one calling out Chris Stapleton, or setting him up as a savior, or something. Lets enjoy these moments instead of fabricating reasons to believe theyre destined to be fleeting. 12:54 pm. We have no idea where all of this will lead. March 31, 2016 @ I understand that he got recognition in the matter of a week. Nowhere have I endorsed the CMA, but trying to say the CMA is irrelevant is the equivalent to a 2-year-old covering his eyes and thinking he disappears from the world. Vernon Knight But he seemed to have a distaste for some of itwhich is why he focused on his own material. Its what makes them feel unique, and they dont want others impinging on the reality theyve set for themselves. It is a good album (Opinions will decide if it is great or not) He is good for country music. There are quite a number of songwriters I find to be far more talented (Sturgill and Isbell included). He also is a very nice guy who has paid his dues. The first time I recall hearing him was listening to the Steel Drivers, then later I heard his version of Tennessee Whiskey on Pandora and it blew me away. He strikes me neither as suffering from egoism, nor narcissism disorder, nor entitlement attitudes. So, if some music artist I dont know is tagged with the Americana label, theres a chance that I might like them.. OldRockr1 Only hit #58 I think, but I knew the song from him, not Timberlake. November 12, 2015 @ He performed with a boy band star turned pop singer on the CMAs and everybody goes crazy for it. After binge drinking for a week, Jones woke up to Sepulvado confronting and ordering him to quit drinking. He made a deal with God to quit smoking and drinking if he survived. Nobody To Blame chords -. If folks realize they were missing out on some damn good country music for awhile it may make them seek out others theyve been missing. I havent listened to a whole lot of him but from what Ive heard he sounds more like a blues / R n B guy than a country singer. Whoever wrote this article is the dumbest human being thats ever walked this earthI honest hope that you dont reproduce. Ill say the same thing I said with Maddie & Taeeven if you dont like this music personally, cant we all just shut up and be happy about the victory for country? I get why he had to succumb to the Nashville songwriting machine to get his spurs in the door, but now that he has become a breakout star, theres no incentive for him to continue resorting to that. Im starting to think that if Hank Williams rose from the dead tomorrow and started making records, there would still be people on these blogs who would find something about it to bitch aboutand I have news for all of those people, thats not going to happen, nor should we want it to. 1:55 pm. Maybe he wont. And Stapleton delivers that in spades on Traveller, regardless if the track is more dripping with country, blues, soul or rock flavors. November 11, 2015 @ 11:49 am. 11:53 am. 7:00 pm. I cant listen to Traveller and think it is anything other than a country album. South Side is unforgivablebut at the same time, a man has to eat. I used to hate Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis. BEH Everyone has a right to good music, just like everyone has a right to good food and water. Remember Real Country Music did maintain their topics and basic three chord melodies for 70 years and could continue if artists and songwriters would sing and write the simple easy to sing and remember songs those type of songs. CountryKnight I am just curious about the future. I think Timberlake is exactly the same. But, theres my opinion. He can play anything. Hes no Slaid Cleaves, Robbie Fulks, or James McMurtry. Then I saw Don Schlitz play it at the Bluebird Cafe and instantly fell in love with the song. one_time judd The family moved into Old Plantation later in the month and George focused on getting his music park ready to open. His recent cover of a Merle Haggard song was equally lackluster. It is the biggest thing going right now. But I think they see the writing on the wall, and if they dont come out with a record with significantly more substance, theyre going to flop. If all you do is buy their songs off iTunes, do it. That is why it is inherently unfair to EVER lump this distinction on anyone. Great point! 2:03 pm. The point is that the songs are out there, he cant choose what others want to take. How Stapleton chooses to apply his new success and stardom from here on out will determine my broader opinion of him. Pretty much everyone likes Chris Stapleton. They look underground. 4:16 pm. 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. And he did! I cant believe they didnt know what they were doing. They look left wing. They struck gold in a climate that was looking for party songs and mindless entertainmentand seeing the reception that Stapleton got compared to their own, probably scares the shit out of them. Whatever the issue, whatever the question, whatever the talking points, every . November 11, 2015 @ I went to see a band last night that I had never heard of for two reasons 1) my friend asked me to go and she likes indie country. Megan Conley Chris Stapleton still remains very much an anomaly, not an entire paradigm shift in country music. SteveG I know its the equivalent of putting a kick me sign in some circles to say these are good pop country or that such a thing can even possibly exist. Trigger I like Willie. He makes great music. November 12, 2015 @ November 12, 2015 @ November 11, 2015 @ Anyone who suspects George Jones in any of this harassment or the arson is operating from a place of pure fantasy based in knowing approximately nothing about Jones. The coolest one to check out though is at boots and hearts festival last year. Watch as Jones and his team . Recording Engineer: Drew LongAssociated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Derek MixonAssociated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): J.T. 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