The world's foremost musicologist weighed in yesterday on the state of country music pre and post Dixie Chicks. Let's tune in.
BECK: You know what it is? You know what I think country music is? It`s not about redneck; it`s about family values.GRAY: That`s exactly what it`s about. It`s about real Americans talking about real American issues.
HA! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...
Ok, let's move on. The President and his manufactured war aren't real American issues.
STEVE KROFT, "60 MINUTES": Did anybody ever tell you one of the big rules of the music business or business in general is never try to antagonize your customers?MAINES: Well, that`s what music is.
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BECK: No, no it`s not. When did music become about antagonizing me? Just let me hum along, let me sing along. Can you let me enjoy my time in the car please? When did it become about antagonizing and poking fingers at people? All right. Let me go to the next clip here. There she is. This is great.
Mr. Beck, from soul music born out of the plantations of the south to jazz which touched on parts of Americana so difficult, parts of it had to escape to Paris for a decade to blues which was nothing but a good man feelin' bad to the likes of Woody Guthrie on to rock & roll which continues pissed of a large majority of the public, music has always been a tool for communicating the pulse of the moment.
Maybe the issue is you, the listener... confused by songs with a message.
For you, there's always Hanson.
Posted by kerry at May 16, 2006 09:31 PM