I rarely watch stand-up, but Netflix recommended this, and I had a niggling feeling about it, so I watched it. This is the kind of stuff I dig. No holes barred!
Except for the Tyson thing. I've never been much into watching sports, and I've not looked up to athletes. After watching the history of boxing doc on Netflix, I was surprised to find Tyson is pretty well-thought and -spoken.
And uh, that topic title was on purpose. I could've put "Damn Straight", but I thought that self censoring, and still sounding like I'm cussing, would be a tad funny.
> Recently I drove up next to someone and heard this playing in their car. I NEVER hear > [real] Country being listened to by others....
Yeah, I've never understood why a lot of people tend to just write off all country as "redneck music" or something. There's some great stuff stuck in among a lot of bad, just like any other genre. While I'm at it, Jerry Reed was pretty damn good too.
> Yeah, I've never understood why a lot of people tend to just write off all country as > "redneck music" or something.
Even among so called fans of country, there are many good artists that go unnoticed for some reason. Most people I ask have no clue who Sammy Kershaw is, for example. The man had 3 platinum and 2 gold albums!
Just broke my personal record for number of consecutive days without dying!
> > Yeah, I've never understood why a lot of people tend to just write off all country > as > > "redneck music" or something. > > Even among so called fans of country, there are many good artists that go unnoticed > for some reason. Most people I ask have no clue who Sammy Kershaw is, for example. > The man had 3 platinum and 2 gold albums!
Gonna have to look him up on Spotify, then. Can you suggest any particular tracks that stand out above the rest?
She's more blues than country, but if you want someone with some serious soul and some great vocal chops, check out Susan Tedeschi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15bEyU1HnwY
I really like the Politics, Religion, and Her album. Not all of it, but it's mostly pretty good. Even with the cliché of playing it backwards to get the girl back and such...
Huh. I was having a pretty lousy morning, but that song was pretty inspirational in a weird way, I feel a lot better after listening to it. Thanks for that, man.
If you're having a lousy morning, you may want to refrain from the rest of the album until you're in a better mood. It can give you the feels, in a depressing sort of way...
Dare I say that "Politics, Religion, and Her" is as powerful as "Don't take the Girl"? Well... it's at least in the same ballpark.
Jerry Reed is great. At least what I've heard: theme song to Smokey and the Bandit, and The Bird (funny shit - um, no pun intended).
In the 80s, outside of the South, Country was generally not liked because it wasn't rock. And everyone in the southwest and pacific stretch spoke West Coast english, so twang and all that was not appreciated. Then there was the conception that Country was all 'bow wow' ballads.
I was a victim of these things, and was very resistant to listening to Country when, around '83, a kid I hung out with got into it. I made a lot of fuss. But...after a few, maybe several, months I started listening, and realized there was a lot of great songwriting. Also, I found out I had already liked Country in the likes of Alambam's Love in the First Degree, and Charlie Daniels Band's The Devil went down to Georgia - both played at the skating rink in the late 70s, early 80s.
Now, I recognize Country of various eras, but the late 70s/early 80s Country became its greatest because it went beyond blues, and the standard sound. (Kinda like Journey: their best songs are the ones that aren't blues based. And they're epic because of it.) Anything after about '88, mayyybe '89, doesn't count. There's no Country after that, like there's no real Metal after about '97.
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