Comments on: Discussion: Change

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:20:22 +0000

I think the other change I would make is to reduce the number of instruments used. THe basic Buckaroos lineup of steel, lead, rhythm and drums should suffice

By: Doc Browne

Doc Browne — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:52:32 +0000

I’d like to see country music highlight local artists, often performing in the middle of nowhere. Nowhere famous is the hometown of alot of great country artists. Wonder who is out there writing heart-touching, change-your-life songs that we will never get to hear. Maybe country music would benefit from alot more local Blue Bird Cafes. Achieving fame is but one measure of greatness.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:05:33 +0000

Besides everything else that folks here have mentioned…how about just getting back to the basics of telling stories about rural life? Isn’t that what Country music is supposed to be about?

And while we’re at it, to paraphrase what David Allan Coe said in 1975, how about more songs about Momma…or trains…or trucks…or prison…or gettin’ drunk?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:36:28 +0000

I would hire 4 people to join me as fans who break everything a songwriter uses to write songs when they write a song with this premise:

“I’m really country and here’s a silly list of things to prove it”

It’s lazy, uninspired writing and it only gets lazier considering we’ve had roughly 931 songs written with that theme in the past 3 years.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:29:47 +0000

I agree with not ignoring the older artists still making great music.

I’d make Chesney take a ‘real’ vacation from making albums and become an artist again.

More women too, after the 90′s men ruled the airwaves, and it’s time from not just the music industry but the whole world to give woman equality, and jump off of this macho big guy routine these (and emphasis on this next word) boys think they have going on. This is coming from a 15 year old guy ;)

The Dixie Chicks also need due respect considering they were treated badly by the industry. And country music needs to jump off this hick thing, being a hick or redneck doesn’t make you country and it’s not what country is truly about.

So that’s all from the uber annoying Jake ;D

By: Sheldon

Sheldon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:55:55 +0000

I would change the fact that the industry, although mainly radio, virtually ignores the older artists – especially those still making great music.
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I would also demote any radio programmer over the age of 40…give ‘em a taste of their own demographic medicine! heh heh…

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:05:09 +0000

scratch that last “this”, see what happens when there is no preview comment button?

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:04:32 +0000

no pre-choruses, limited use of bridges, by and large return to verse-chorus form. This

By: CMW

CMW — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:22:51 +0000

More older artists on mainstream radio. Make twentysomethings (and younger) the exception rather than the rule.

By: Lanibug

Lanibug — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:55:47 +0000

JR – hmmm – that would make sense — did you see that CMT just annouced the cast for the third season of GONE COUNTRY….heaven help us….