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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:01 PM Original message |
I think we need to have a serious discussion about country and western |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I freely admit I'm a bit bigoted against rednecks... |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Without it, you have no Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly or Bob Dylan. |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Woody = folk, Leadbelly = blues, Dylan = folk/rock -NT |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Woody Guthrie listened to Jimmy Rodgers and |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Out of all that, that's the best argument you can muster? |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I don't have an argument. There's no need for argument. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Howlin'Wolf's two favorite singers were Jimmie Rogers and Son House |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 01:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. Woody and Leadbelly were tremendously influenced by c/w |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's another genre that's gone to pure shit. |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. The Carter Family! Jimmy Rogers! They told it like it was! |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Hey, now--you gotta give McGraw credit |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 01:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Oh, like popular Rock is any better. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 07:12 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Hence my saying **another** genre that's gone to shit |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Actually, it's not quite "imitating blues musicians"... |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Origin/schmorigin. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Pretty debatable... |
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hickman1937 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. They didn't ripp off any "betters". |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. And Miles Davis loved Willie Nelson |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. And Willie was very much influenced by jazz... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Miles was also blown away by Nelson's approach to his guitar solos... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 03:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
38. Miles even had a song named after Willie. |
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FuzzySlippers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ummm.....I don't care for it myself. |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. I like both kinds of music... |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. but then they wouldn't get their dog back.... |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
14. damn, tell us how you really feel... |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. It's the soundtrack of evil for our times. -NT |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. No, rednecks should go back to imitating blues musicians... |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Well said. I like the good ol' country stuff (and I'm lucky to have |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
24. No, we don't. |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:16 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Don't worry. The thread title, |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Oh, I knew it was a copycat. Just throwing my 2 cents in. |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Bad investment |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
25. You're joking, right? |
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spacelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
26. We got two kindsa music-- Country and Western! ala the Blues Bros. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
28. Agree completely. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
31. While I despise Country music with a passion |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Tift Merritt, Lucinda Williams... |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
35. Bait 'n' switch. What's with the flip post? |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 02:38 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Kind of ironic that my thread was the first "serious discussion" copycat.. |
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Benfea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Well... |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
40. It blows chunks |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
43. Listen to the Real Deal at this link: |
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