Comments on: Discussion: Pick the Grammy Nominees – Best Male Country Vocal Performance

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:13:45 +0000

George Strait, Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton (Loved his version of Home), Alan Jackson’s Small Town Southern Man.

By: Occasional Hope

Occasional Hope — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:38:39 +0000

The songs selected for submission are not the best songs from their respective albums here for the artists I like, which probably says something depressing about country radio.

Out of this list I would pick:
Gary Allan, learning How To Bend
Jamey Johnson, In Color
Darius Rucker, Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It
George Strait, Troubadour
Randy Travis, I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore (I would have selected You Didn’t Have A Good Time from his new album over Dig Two Graves because I think it’s a far superior song, and while Dig Two Graves may have been the single it hasn’t been a hit so it can’t claim any familiarity from that)

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:51:29 +0000

Oh, sorry Leann…I missed that in your post. :)

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:41:01 +0000

Chad, didn’t I mention it?

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:34:10 +0000

No one has mentioned the Dierks Bentley song…its not my favorite of his, but it should make the cut.

By: Jim O

Jim O — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:01:18 +0000

My 5 choices from the nominees would be:

SEX & GASOLINE – Rodney Crowell
SMALL TOWN SOUTHERN MAN – Alan Jackson
LETTER TO ME – Brad Paisley
It’s a Shame – Hayes Carll
Home – Blake Shelton

By: Jordan Stacey

Jordan Stacey — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:09:31 +0000

So far if we were voting it’s look like this…

01. Gary Allan Learning How To Bend (6 Votes)
02. Rodney Crowell Sex And Gasoline (3 Votes)
03. Alan Jackson Small Town Southern Man (4 Votes)
04. Jamey Johnson In Color (7 Votes)
05. George Strait Troubadour (3 Votes)

So far Jamey Johnson would be getting the award.

By: Jordan Stacey

Jordan Stacey — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:59:48 +0000

Well this years choices are kind of boring for the most part, so this is my list I was on the fence with one song but I decided it was a worthy song.

01. Gary Allan Learning How To Bend
02. Randy Houser Anything Goes
03. Alan Jackson Small Town Southern Man
04. Jamey Johnson In Color
05. Phil Vassar Prayer Of A Common Man

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:15:34 +0000

I’m not as sold on what many of the male acts in mainstream country are doing right now as compared to their female counterparts, but there are still plenty of worthy choices on the entry list this year… though I’m disappointed that Hayes Carll’s label didn’t submit “She Left Me for Jesus.”

My choices would be:
(1) Gary Allan, “Learning How to Bend”
(2) Hayes Carll, “It’s a Shame”
(3) Rodney Crowell, “Sex & Gasoline”
(4) Justin Townes Earle, “The Good Life”
(5) Jamey Johnson, “In Color”

With Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley (for “Letter to Me”), Rusty Truck (for “Cold Ground”), Ralph Stanley II, and Dwight Yoakam as my alternates.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:54:07 +0000

Gary Allan, “Learning How To Bend”
Alan Jackson, “Small Town Southern Man”
Dierks Bentley, “Tryin’ To Stop Your Leavin’”
James Otto, “Just Got Started Loving You”
Justin Townes Earle, “The Good Life”

And Willie Nelson, “You Don’t Think I’m Funny Anymore” as a bonus vote