Comments on: Big & Rich, Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

By: Stephen H.

Stephen H. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:24:34 +0000

And that is why I don’t get paid to make predictions.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:42:41 +0000

Well, it looks like the questions about B&R’s next single may have been answered, as it appears “Loud” is going to be the next song released from BRHaAG. I project it topping out at about #20, though it at least will be a good bridge to another “slower” song from the album as the third single (my guess is “Eternity” or the title track).

By: willy

willy — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:36:03 +0000

kevin, my middle name is obnoxious.
I just think you understate what Mutt did in Nashville. Ask anyone there and they will tell you. He had to learn how the Nashville game was played until he broke the rules of the game.He learned how the nashville game was played making TWIm and then broke the rules of the game with COO.
Nashville is its little clique town and when a meg famous worldwide producer like Mutt Lange comes to ruin their music they get really jealous.
Mutt and shania are the devil to country music in some peoples opinions.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:50:35 +0000

Okay, I guess I misunderstood that, then, through earlier things I read that for a long time Led Zeppelin refused to allow any other artists to cover certain songs of theirs. I extrapolated wrongly in that regard, I guess.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:17:07 +0000

Willy,

Why you’re being condescending and obnoxious to me, indicating that I need to do research regarding Mutt, is beyond me, especially since I AGREED with you that he’s one of the greatest of all time.

Stephen,

Any artist can cover a song once it’s been recorded and released commercially, without having to get the permission of the writers. They have to pay them the royalties, but they don’t need their approval to record it.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:01:35 +0000

Also, Owen Bradley was only one of the most influential record producers in the 1950s and 1960s. If he weren’t around, who knows if country music would be even close to where it is today commercially and artistically.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:59:20 +0000

Whether you consider the album Shania’s or not, at the end of the day it was her debut album in Nashville. Her second, third, and fourth albums were some of the most successful of all time, but I doubt The Woman In Me would have even come about had someone not heard Shania Twain (the album), liked what they heard, and decided they wanted to work with (and marry) her.

As for “You Shook Me All Night Long,” I’m happy Big & Rich did what they did with it. If they had tried to make it sound like the original song, it would have just sounded stupid. John Rich screeching the vocals? Where would their distinctive dual-singing have come in, as Kenny Alphin singing at all would have just “ruined” it right then and there. I’m much more a fan of songs that, when covered, are made to sound unique and original rather than a direct ripoff, especially crossing genres. And finally, it all rests with the AC/DC members who wrote the song. They gave B&R permission to use it on their album, and once those rights are granted, there’s no stipulation the song “has” to be done a certain way. If they feared the song would be “ruined,” all the Johnsons would have had to do is say no to B&R.

By: willy

willy — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:50:51 +0000

Also, Shania has a right to re work ACDC since her husband produced ACDC. It had Mutt’s blessing and Shania is a music icon who is one of the biggest stars of alltime.
Why would Big and rich ruin it?
I think when we talk great producers of alltime, it is a very short list with Mutt Lange, Quincy Jones,Phil Spector and the Beatles producer.
Rick Rueben is the best new and young producer.
These are the names that are always brought up. With Mutt the only one of those woh is envolved in all aspects of the music like writing,producing,creating and playing guitar and singing. Thats why Mutt is a billionare, he takes money from all ends.
Shania herself is worth 500 million and Mutt own shares of BMG too that was sold for 4 billion.

By: willy

willy — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:36:26 +0000

Kevin, you need to do some serious research on Mutt Lange and all of his peers comment about him, He is without a doubt in the top 3 record producers of alltime.
It is not just his producing but he has written some of the most successful songs of alltime.owen Bradely, who is he? He isn’t regarded as one of the best.
Like I said just go ask people like Rick Ruben and other peers and they think Mutt is a music genius..
Mutt is a global producer who only produces the biggest and best acts of alltime which he molded.
Mutt is just in another league as far as success and music genius.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:26:37 +0000

Let me add that I don’t see the grounds for complaining about B&R redoing the arrangement of the song. Shania Twain herself completely reworked the song into a country/bluegrass number with Alison Krauss & Union Station for a network special. If anything, I think it honors the original by not trying to copy it.