Comments on: Shania Twain Starter Kit http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lindsay http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179488 lindsay Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:17:06 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179488 @ leeann-im sorry i offended you but if the shoe fits.... a few years ago, a friend wanted me to go with her to country thunder. i said no way because i knew what it would be like. sure enough, she was showing me pictures and what did i see? a bunch of toothless hillbillys waving their confederate flags! it was just like i imagined it to be. on cmt, ive seen shows like "my big redneck wedding"(or something like that)and all the tons of country songs like "redneck woman" so just like i said-country people are PROUD to be hicks! i didnt say anything that wasnt true, did i? @ leeann-im sorry i offended you but if the shoe fits…. a few years ago, a friend wanted me to go with her to country thunder. i said no way because i knew what it would be like. sure enough, she was showing me pictures and what did i see? a bunch of toothless hillbillys waving their confederate flags! it was just like i imagined it to be. on cmt, ive seen shows like “my big redneck wedding”(or something like that)and all the tons of country songs like “redneck woman” so just like i said-country people are PROUD to be hicks! i didnt say anything that wasnt true, did i?

]]> By: Michael A. http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179235 Michael A. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:19:41 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179235 Hah! I wish I could click "Like" on your comment, Leeann. :) Hah! I wish I could click “Like” on your comment, Leeann. :)

]]> By: Zack http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179232 Zack Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:56:29 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179232 I love Twain. I found it interesting that she could do those soft, slow songs that match her voice; and still give powerful performances that were suitible for a woman like Trisha Yearwood's powerful vocals (ie: "The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)" and "From This Moment On" (the non-duet version)). I think, like Yearwood, she knew what fit her vocally and artistically; and this is what made her such a great artist that appealed to fans and critics. For she could play both sides of music-- the upbeat fun stuff and the slow soft ballads. She is just fantastic, especially if you dig into her 4 studio albums, there are a lot of hidden gems. I love Twain.

I found it interesting that she could do those soft, slow songs that match her voice; and still give powerful performances that were suitible for a woman like Trisha Yearwood’s powerful vocals (ie: “The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)” and “From This Moment On” (the non-duet version)).

I think, like Yearwood, she knew what fit her vocally and artistically; and this is what made her such a great artist that appealed to fans and critics. For she could play both sides of music– the upbeat fun stuff and the slow soft ballads.

She is just fantastic, especially if you dig into her 4 studio albums, there are a lot of hidden gems.

]]> By: Leeann Ward http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179230 Leeann Ward Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:36:36 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179230 Thanks a lot, Lindsay. I'm sure we all appreciate your broad and ridiculous stereotyping. Thanks a lot, Lindsay. I’m sure we all appreciate your broad and ridiculous stereotyping.

]]> By: lindsay http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179226 lindsay Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:24:07 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179226 @ pete, im not trying to argue with you. it just seemed like some people were trying to say that a bunch of women did what shania did and they DID NOT! when i think of all of the women that were mentioned(dolly, martina, reba ect), i think of pure COUNTRY singers with nice voices but that didnt really do anything all that special or different. but then again, im not an expert on that stuff. like i mentioned before, i am DEFINENTLY not a country fan. for the most part, country appeals to whites, southerners, inbreds and people who live in trailers. it is absolutely hick music and they say it proudly! they dont mix with everybody else which is why they have their own awards shows and their own music channels but shania was different and thats why i love her! @ pete, im not trying to argue with you. it just seemed like some people were trying to say that a bunch of women did what shania did and they DID NOT! when i think of all of the women that were mentioned(dolly, martina, reba ect), i think of pure COUNTRY singers with nice voices but that didnt really do anything all that special or different. but then again, im not an expert on that stuff. like i mentioned before, i am DEFINENTLY not a country fan. for the most part, country appeals to whites, southerners, inbreds and people who live in trailers. it is absolutely hick music and they say it proudly! they dont mix with everybody else which is why they have their own awards shows and their own music channels but shania was different and thats why i love her!

]]> By: Music Man http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179170 Music Man Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179170 My personal preferences are "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is" and "Rainin' On Our Love". IMHO these are some of Shania's most vunerable songs. I liked the sassy sexy side of Shania, but her vunerability amd emotional songs are her best. My personal preferences are “Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is” and “Rainin’ On Our Love”. IMHO these are some of Shania’s most vunerable songs.

I liked the sassy sexy side of Shania, but her vunerability amd emotional songs are her best.

]]> By: Pete http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179149 Pete Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:12:09 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179149 No one's saying Shania Twain didn't cause an evolution in country music, or that she didn't open doors. Heck, Kevin himself mentioned it in his opening paragraphs. You're just not giving credit to all the OTHER doors opened by the women you mentioned. They changed the course of country music too, just in different ways that Shania did. To quote Kevin's Dolly Parton entry for the "100 Greatest Women" feature: <i>Parton was named CMA’s Female Vocalist in 1975 and 1976, but was frustrated by the small scale of her success. “Jolene” had been her biggest song up until that point, and the single had sold 60,000 copies. She looked over to the pop chart and saw that big hits over there sold in the hundreds of thousands. She saw no reason why she should be held back from that. She hooked up with an L.A. manager and booking company, and began recording more pop-flavored material.</i> Sure, Dolly didn't reach the scale Shania did, but that doesn't mean she didn't intentionally and successfully cross over to pop some 20 years before Shania did. I could quote more from the other entries in that feature, but somehow I think I'd be wasting my time. No one’s saying Shania Twain didn’t cause an evolution in country music, or that she didn’t open doors. Heck, Kevin himself mentioned it in his opening paragraphs.

You’re just not giving credit to all the OTHER doors opened by the women you mentioned. They changed the course of country music too, just in different ways that Shania did.

To quote Kevin’s Dolly Parton entry for the “100 Greatest Women” feature:

Parton was named CMA’s Female Vocalist in 1975 and 1976, but was frustrated by the small scale of her success. “Jolene” had been her biggest song up until that point, and the single had sold 60,000 copies. She looked over to the pop chart and saw that big hits over there sold in the hundreds of thousands. She saw no reason why she should be held back from that. She hooked up with an L.A. manager and booking company, and began recording more pop-flavored material.

Sure, Dolly didn’t reach the scale Shania did, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t intentionally and successfully cross over to pop some 20 years before Shania did.

I could quote more from the other entries in that feature, but somehow I think I’d be wasting my time.

]]> By: lindsay http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179127 lindsay Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:25:54 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179127 some of the people that you guys have brought up trying to compare to shania is a joke!reba mcintyre,dolly parton, martina mcbride, loretta lynn and patsy cline are all great (icons)but THEY DID NOT OPEN THE DOORS THAT SHANIA DID! there is a reason why come on over is the best selling album EVER by a female artist of ANY genre-because shania appealed to everybody! and she deserves ALL the credit for country women starting to evolve from boots and fringe into more formfitting sexy stuff. shania made country music sexy and fun and NOBODY did it better! some of the people that you guys have brought up trying to compare to shania is a joke!reba mcintyre,dolly parton, martina mcbride, loretta lynn and patsy cline are all great (icons)but THEY DID NOT OPEN THE DOORS THAT SHANIA DID! there is a reason why come on over is the best selling album EVER by a female artist of ANY genre-because shania appealed to everybody! and she deserves ALL the credit for country women starting to evolve from boots and fringe into more formfitting sexy stuff. shania made country music sexy and fun and NOBODY did it better!

]]> By: Ben Foster http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179059 Ben Foster Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:27:47 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179059 Even though Shania did take a lot of heat for being too pop, the selections in this this really demonstrate that she just had a very diverse style. She could be very country when she wanted to. Songs like "I Ain't No Quitter" and "No One Needs to Know" even border on neotraditionalism. And even when she did do pop-country, she did it a lot better than some of the artists who do it today. Even though Shania did take a lot of heat for being too pop, the selections in this this really demonstrate that she just had a very diverse style. She could be very country when she wanted to. Songs like “I Ain’t No Quitter” and “No One Needs to Know” even border on neotraditionalism.

And even when she did do pop-country, she did it a lot better than some of the artists who do it today.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/08/30/shania-twain-starter-kit/#comment-179055 Kevin Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:00:02 +0000 http://www.countryuniverse.net/?p=12613#comment-179055 There were a lot of women who hit in both the country and pop market before Shania Twain. Just off of the top of my head: Patsy Cline, Anne Murray, Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John, Linda Ronstadt, Crystal Gayle, Donna Fargo, Lynn Anderson, Juice Newton, LeAnn Rimes. What made Twain unique was the sheer scale of the crossover success - 35 million units sold internationally of Come On Over - and the lyrical perspective she brought to the table. There were a lot of women who hit in both the country and pop market before Shania Twain.

Just off of the top of my head: Patsy Cline, Anne Murray, Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John, Linda Ronstadt, Crystal Gayle, Donna Fargo, Lynn Anderson, Juice Newton, LeAnn Rimes.

What made Twain unique was the sheer scale of the crossover success – 35 million units sold internationally of Come On Over – and the lyrical perspective she brought to the table.

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