Comments on: 100 Greatest Men: #46. Dwight Yoakam

By: Jonathan Pappalardo

Jonathan Pappalardo — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:27:39 +0000

Figured it had to be XM Radio. That’s all I listen to anyways.

I think, but I could be wrong, Beck is only involved in two of the tracks.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:15:16 +0000

Jonathan,
It’s poossible that a station in Maine played “Blame the Vain” back then, but my experience came from hearing it on XM Radio.

I haven’t heard anything from the upcoming project yet. I’m nervous, because Beck is involved, but I’m still hopeful. I do like his Buck Owens tribute and the Blame the Vain album.

By: Jonathan Pappalardo

Jonathan Pappalardo — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:07:51 +0000

Leeann, it’s nice to know there’s a radio station in Maine willing to play music like “Blame The Vein.” Those DJs have some good ears!

I’ve been a Dwight Yoakam fan for a long time, but first bought an album of his in 1999 (I bought both GH projects at once). I’ve always been a fan of his individual style, and even though he identifies with the Bakersfield Sound, his music sounds all his own. I appreciate artists willing to stick to their guns and forge their own paths.

While I love almost all his hit recordings, I have a soft spot for his polarizing hit “Nothing.” It’s very much indicative of his individuality, and one of the coolest sounding records he’s ever made. His Rodney Crowell cover, “Thinkin’ Bout Leavin’” is a close second. “Back of Your Hand” is probably third.

While I’ve tried, I haven’t been able to get into his post-Pete Anderson albums. His exaggerated twang on DWIGHT SINGS BUCK lessened my enjoyment of that project considerably, while the offbeat nature of “Intentional Heartache” hasn’t been a taste I’ve acquired.

But I’ve grown more adventurous in my musical listenings of late, so I’ve most likely acquired that taste in these last seven years.

I’ve also thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve heard of THREE PEARS. It’s been far too long since he last released an album of all new material.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:33:54 +0000

Dwight is one of my personal very favorites, which is odd since I didn’t like his music at all until 2006. Up until then, I really didn’t like him, but something just instantly clicked one day when one of his songs, “Blame the Vain”, came on the radio and it’s been love ever since.

By: Arlene

Arlene — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:48:52 +0000

I remember watching Johnny Cash being interviewed by Larry King in one of the last televised interviews he ever gave. When asked to name his favorite male and female singers the Man in Black identified Dwight as his favorite male one and Emmylou Harris as his favorite female one (which made me wonder what June Carter Cash and Rosanne Cash thought of his response). Anyway, I’ve always respected Johnny Cash’s musical taste….

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By: Susan K

Susan K — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:01:30 +0000

Dwight would be in my top 5. I can’t wait for his new album to come out.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:52:09 +0000

Besides his incredible updating of the 1960s Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens in his music, Dwight also represents an extension of the whole California approach to country music, which has always been different from the way it’s done in Nashville. He isn’t afraid to throw a few Mexican influences in (like Flaco Jimenez’s recorder on “Streets Of Bakersfield”), and a bit of harder rock on “Fast As You”, showing that it can still be country while also having a lot of eclectic styles put into the mix. Dwight is a true country music maverick of our time, in my book.

By: Kevin John Coyne

Kevin John Coyne — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:14:09 +0000

I usually only refer to albums of new material as studio albums. Live, tribute, covers, compilations aren’t included in my definition.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:34:36 +0000

…where do you place a “god” among “mortals”? 42 might have been a smarter answer than #46.

dwight yoakam’s many talents defy rankings somehow – in order to compare him and his work you end up mentioning people like hank williams, johnny cash, elvis or his idol buck owens. if you got in the topic of legs and leg wear, he would almost certainly be the only guy that could get honourably mentioned next to names like giselle bündchen or megan fox.

there is probably not many instruments that he couldn not include in a country song and still having the whole thing sound the way the little genre title above the stalls in the record store would indicate. did i mention i was an analog man?

and what hank is for lost highways, dwight is for lost love. his originals are quite often poetic gems and his covers make an amish quilt feeling a little thin.

guess, 42 really says it best, when it comes to try putting dwight yoakam into perspective.