3:45 pm. I think it was a complete shock to Stapleton and his label. Whether he is considered a savior or not, I find Stapletons sound a refreshing relief from the current wave of what I call bubblegum country. Its because his song selections suck. He is boring, his songs are boring. I dont think there will ever be a saviour , but real talent/country singers will make it to the top as a team. Alan is the only artist today putting out music with a melody and lyrics that embody what Real Country Music meant for 70 years. But I think they see the writing on the wall, and if they dont come out with a record with significantly more substance, theyre going to flop. country music doesnt need a savior. I dont have a problem with Joe Nichols putting out songs like Yeah, because he does it so that he can cut stuff like Billy Grahams Bible., Chris Gilmore Are you for real or are your comments on these Chris Stapleton articles your idea of some kind of performance art? I found The Drive By Truckers, Blackberry Smoke, Canadian Ragweed, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Steel Drivers and ALOT of Texas Red Dirt Music. Some really hurtful and incorrect stuff from someone I considered a colleague. Im looking forward to hearing more from Stapleton in the future. Trigger Your a poor judge of singing skill/ talent if you dont feel Stapletons voice, you are truly dead inside. From conspiracy theories, to downright vitriol and venom for Stapleton, not everybody is on board, especially when you start talking about him in the context of a country music savior.. Summer Jam They never compromised or schmoozed with the wrong people. Frankly, Im just flattered Robby Turner is reading my website. Im starting to think that if Hank Williams rose from the dead tomorrow and started making records, there would still be people on these blogs who would find something about it to bitch aboutand I have news for all of those people, thats not going to happen, nor should we want it to. Why do rich white girls get ahead in life? Nobody To Blame chords -. Anthony Lyrics to Nobody's Lonesome for Me by George Jones from the Blue & Lonesome [Bonus Tracks] album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! And thats the exact opposite of what you claim to represent. Some real country music singers are too dark and gritty all the time. I am one of countless George Jones fans, and I was seriously underwhelmed. Im talking about looking like Luke Bryan or like Blake Shelton or any number of mainstream country radio stars. Id even go as far as to predict he will. November 11, 2015 @ November 12, 2015 @ Two major differences: Ive had a few friends and relatives ask me if knew his music (they have driven in my car so they kids of know my tastes). He made his. EPISODE 113: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Now that George Santos has been tied financially to the cousin of a sanctioned Russian Oil Oligarch, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed he won't move to oust him, the Democrats have to run with the gift the Republicans have given them. Trigger Thats what happened. Oh Great, Now Everyone Will Be Making Traditional Country He also is a very nice guy who has paid his dues. And he told me the people who dont like will are people who cant write like him . "It's 1776 in America again," Wood, an attorney and Trump ally who is currently representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot killed unarmed protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shouted with a. Trigger Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Jamey Johnson, Jompson Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Sturgill Simpson, The Steeldrivers, Thomas Rhett. 1:45 pm. They dont piss me off as much as the people who actually like that shit. 4:19 pm. The songs and the voice.. Ken Morton, Jr. Everyone has a right to good music, just like everyone has a right to good food and water. When you write songs as a songwriter, you want them to be recorded. The accident occurred at 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, according to a police report. In some respects, Chris Stapleton may not make the best country music savior if there will ever be such a thing. January 24, 2016 @ Then he sought out Cobb and here we are. And you havent written yet (that Ive seen) how Sturgills album was the influence/inspiration for Traveller. November 11, 2015 @ There is great music and great performers out there. Much like Avril, Hayes latest release is his most puerile, with 21 easily being his most immature and empty-calorie song to date. The accident bruised his lung and ruptured his liver, but it was also the turning point for the legend. Everything he has PERFORMED has been from the roots of country, blue grass, and the blues. Hermine Huntgeburth. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, saying that it "is a 200-proof country song that'd fit neatly into any generation's best of catalog. Stapleton is exponentially better than nearly all the rest of the dog shit out there in the mainstream world but I feel like people are way to excited over this dude. I think my problem is that he just isnt all that good. 8:07 am. Today the Opry shows are filled with few decent new Real Country Music singers who will never be around next month and dwindling old timers trying to maintain their songs, no thanks to Country radio who dont and wont support them at all. Normally I hate unfounded tabloid nonsense, but I came across something yall gotta hear. However, when I really started digging deep into Stapletons songwriting catalog expecting to be able to populate a long list of songs Stapleton could be embarrassed for being a part of, I was sorely disappointed. Seen yall twice this year, may have to make it a 3rd on New Years. Finally, something with substance, and a Great Voice to go with it. It was an inevitability that protesting Everton fans who stayed back after the final whistle chanted "sack the board" - they've been saying that since the shambolic 4-1 capitulation against Brighton & Hove Albion 11 days earlier - but while calls of "You're not fit to run the club" followed during the post-match sit . For the airplay he got, anybody would write what he wrote. All these guys everybody is talking about look retro. November 11, 2015 @ But still, to think Sturgill had an influence on ANYONE that led to a #1 album and 3 CMAs is a story of its own. CountryKnight He amazes me with that voice that has the blues , country, and Education Chris is an alumnus of the Johnson Central High School. Thank heavens for an artist that doesnt make my ears and soul bleed. Linda Williams 3:43 pm. R Chop . Hes No Country Music Savior My thoughts exactly on how I feel about him and those that seem to be against him. I think Florida Georgia Line is at a serious precipice at the moment, and if I wasnt so busy trying to keep up with Stapleton and other stuff, Id already written about this. Chris Lewis "Louie" 11:57 am. Undoubtedly horse trading, bloc voting, and other hijinks are behind many of the awards bestowed at the CMAs and ACMs, and a speculative eye should always be cast towards them. This constant drumbeat of purist/non-purist etc. (Sorry I just watched the Penguins beat the Canadiens so Ive got hockey on the brain) Basically, the assumptions out there were so pervasive and caustic, something had to be said. T-Shirt Hell going out of business? That is why he is selling I suppose by definition, Chris Stapleton isnt traditional country in the traditional sense. Great Band). Honeyhoney is pretty rad. The good ol boy system that regularly rigs these awards always works to spread the love out among multiple artists on multiple labels. Chris comes off as a friendlier, more outspoken type of guy. Traveller is eyeing another week at #1 on the all-genre Billboard album chart and Nobody To Blame is raising fast at radio. Great point! He is very country in his lyrics and attitude, but Im not completely sold on his style, just like I was never sold to Willie Nelson. 10:31 am. , Enjoy Every Sandwich For me personally, I really dont care at all that Chris wrote a few bad songs. Now, the Nashville stud who has presumably made a small fortune writing songs for gasp! 12:49 pm, So Kyle, And country. 12:48 pm. Unfortunately, I do think some people will use the title of the article as ammunition against you that you are the one calling out Chris Stapleton, or setting him up as a savior, or something. He even said this in his speech. George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931) is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to . Watching that performance, you could see it on not only the faces of their contemporaries, but on the faces of FGL themselves this shit is done. Even at the end when Tyler said Thank you, guys it was more like they were talking to a room where they were looking for acceptance, not one where they have the confidence of an all-time sales record at their back. George Jones was born on September 12, 1931 in Saratoga, Texas, USA. Ive not seen anyone work harder in this business & only few work as hard. 2:34 pm. Chris appearance may lure some less discerning folks to his camp, but I dont think that the serious lover of music..like those that frequent this wonderful site..are that easily duped. I was first drawn to him after hearing his voice on the first Steeldrivers album and I had no idea what he looked like. January 24, 2016 @ Actually read the story and get back with us. The guy writes great songs. When the Stars Come Out and The Right Ones are his Stapleton collaborations that I know. Something To Do With My Hands Thomas Rhett. There are some songs which, when originally recorded, became instant classics. I thought that was a total given. 11:37 pm, Terminator There is no pure country anymore. But hes damn close, and hes the one who actually broke through the system. Travis Cole Hunter Hayes wrote every song and played every instrument on his DEBUT major label release but he gets no love around here. Rebound. 11:54 am. November 11, 2015 @ I get why he had to succumb to the Nashville songwriting machine to get his spurs in the door, but now that he has become a breakout star, theres no incentive for him to continue resorting to that. He is with Mercury Records and they dont have the best track record when it comes to keeping critical favorites relevant(Jamey Johnson&Kacey Musgraves). Based on Triggers arguments and the comments here, plus Stapletons long track record as a songwriter (I hadnt how successful he was as a writer), Ill have to give him another listen. Hes no Slaid Cleaves, Robbie Fulks, or James McMurtry. And again, lets point out that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and others worked within the system as well. 3:53 pm. Johnson's song is a melancholy expression of his spirit, as the blues style echoes the depths of his guilt and his struggle. Most of the bands I now love I have lucked into hearing, or read about on this site. My only quibble with the content of the article is that, as Robby Turner stated above, I think theres plenty of great steel guitar throughout the record. 3:17 pm. No need to apologize Robby. When talking about songs that are truly disappointments, and not just songs that someone may not like for some reason, I surprisingly only came up with five of them that fit squarely in this category. I flew from Canada to Nashville last weekend to see Sturgill at the Ryman. 6:12 pm, Angelo My question to people who like Chris Stapleton is: If he looked like Luke Bryan or like Thomas Rhett would his fans still like him as much? It has sold 423,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.[7]. Are you fucking kidding me? 1:04 pm. It was apparently an album of duets with a bunch of country artists, including Merle Haggard. However, the very specific way he was able to get himself a major label deal, and walk away from the 2015 CMA Awards with three trophies was by working the system as a songwriter. 2) the album was produced by dave Cobb. He Wrote Terrible Pop Country Songs for Bad Country Stars To want to keep everything small and dingy just so it stays familiar to you is no way to be a good neighbor, or a good fan. It became Stapleton's first top 10 single on the US Country Airplay chart. I understand exactly what youre saying. November 11, 2015 @ It was far fr/overnight success, he worked his ass off touring, making radio stations all day & then wed play shows that night. Stack that up against everyone else and it wont even show up on a graph. He doesnt build what he considers his ideal home. In counseling a pregnant teenager, he says that "Abortion isn't wrong.abortion is the ultimate form of cheating. 09. By the time I got to high school I hated football more than a Novocaine-less root canal. There were definitely moments in his career when that was the case, when he was out on the road with the SteelDrivers and the Jompson Brothers paying dues. On a much better note, I do love the steel guitar on Traveller Hahaha.. Its so much pop that theyre fuming mad that Chris Stapleton is being called country. Chris Stapleton did not get to the top of the country music ladder by punching and clawing his way there. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me Slim Slim neither encouraged or discouraged him. 02:07. Price . Country must stick to its roots to survive, but it always has to push itself as well, to continue to stay relevant. We have no idea where all of this will lead. Tell me. david hardy November 11, 2015 @ 4:16 pm. I dont have much to add because you nailed it on the head. November 11, 2015 @ Pete Marshall Stapleton doesn't deviate from what he does best: simple, honest story songs that lean heavy on his once-in-a-lifetime voice. If it does lead to posers trying to make good country music but failing miserably at it, well then well call those folks out, label them as phonies and bandwagoners when its time. Jobs that we may have liked but worked for a company known for fucking people over. Sierra Ferrell In Dreams [Sped Up] (Official Audio), Drayton Farley | American Dream | Western AF, New Brit Taylor Song Aint a Hard Livin', New David Adam Byrnes Song One Two Step Away, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros feat. November 11, 2015 @ The man earned his due. Am I biased? There are a lot of artists whove been working very hard their entire lives to get recognized, and then seemingly overnight Chris Stapleton becomes a superstar after writing songs with Thomas Rhett and Luke Bryan. Im going to go listen to the record again and just enjoy the music. The steel is prominent throughout. It was a GREAT SHOW. I am just curious about the future. Just because youre poor, you consider everything thats not indebted to Waylon fuckin watasha Jennings sissy pop, and you may or may not have a Hank3 skeleton tattoo on your back doesnt mean youre not a hipster. Theyre definitely less country than most of his other stuff, and less so than pretty much anything on Traveller. Meanwhile the industry saw they were teetering on a precipice and needed to highlight projects of substance, and decided to give Stapleton some nominations. 7:50 pm. At this point Im unsure if everybody is messing with me or that everybody is so stuck in their world that they dont even realize the difference. Bigfoot is Real (AKA Progressive Fascist Rat) November 11, 2015 @ His vocals are kinda bluesy. My comments arent really about Hunter or Chris for that matter but more about how most people perceive an artist based on their looks. nobody to blame george jones Provided by Universal Music Group. Its moments like Chris Stapletons wins where we dont need to rest on our laurels, but double the efforts explain the virtues of true country music. Chris Stapleton will be the next Chris Stapleton, and thats all we should ask of him. November 11, 2015 @ What if his short hair was combed, clean shaven and wore what ever the brand of country clothes the bro boys wear? Chris Stapleton had a JOB as a songwriter on music row to pay his freaking BILLS. November 11, 2015 @ Its what makes them feel unique, and they dont want others impinging on the reality theyve set for themselves. November 11, 2015 @ 4:00 am. Outlaws are tough, not pussies. November 11, 2015 @ Mule 11:32 am. November 12, 2015 @ You might want to give it another listen. He may be at the pinnacle right now. Id just like to say thanks for your work, old & new. But lets focus on the here and now instead of anticipating being let down. I just know hes good. I certainly do. Only hit #58 I think, but I knew the song from him, not Timberlake. Putting aside being a true musician and songwriter for greed and selling out is the worst IMO. 2:25 pm. Its a victory for traditional country, for independent country, for alt-country and Americana, and for bluegrassall of which is embodied in the Chris Stapleton career and sound. Some really hurtful nobody to blame george jones incorrect stuff from someone I considered a colleague definition, Chris Stapleton, Dave,... 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