tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post5142968729636530610..comments2023-11-15T02:18:34.344-08:00Comments on DiscConnected: YOUR DAILY COUNTRY DOSEDiscConnectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-40398966967638339542014-06-13T13:43:06.797-07:002014-06-13T13:43:06.797-07:00Ignore most of my comment-when I read yours at fir...Ignore most of my comment-when I read yours at first, I thought you were asking <i>me</i> if I excusively used certain criteria-I reread it (because I thought I was clear the list was not mine) and get that it was a case of me speed reading and not getting everything.<br /><br />But that last paragraph stands. The Man In Black + "Hurt" equals a top 25 entry!DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-2571362902392357272014-06-13T13:39:03.922-07:002014-06-13T13:39:03.922-07:00Robin- Not sure this is clear, but that was not my...Robin- Not sure this is clear, but that was not <i>my</i> list, it was Rolling Stone's.<br /><br />I am not sure what their criteria was, but it's usually all opinion (sometimes that of staff writers, sometimes other musicians). <br /><br />I do not think sales is a consideration (or at least not the only one).<br /><br />And when I make the comment about them getting it right, I really meant by not pandering to recent artists. <br /><br />I saw a best albums list not long ago where Radiohead's "OK Computer" was number one.<br /><br />So many or the artists you reference, I do not have a strong opinion on one way or the other....my <i>only</i> strong opinion is that there is no way <i>any</i> song by Taylor Swift should make the list in place of Johnny Cash's cover of <i>"Hurt."</i><br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-76129701705098899482014-06-13T12:50:26.502-07:002014-06-13T12:50:26.502-07:00I know that we are partial to Wikipedia and their ...I know that we are partial to Wikipedia and their information, BUT I googled Country Billboard Top Songs of the Year and got a list on Wiki not only for country, but other genres. If you compare the top songs as they charted with this list you will see a large degree of separation. Oddly enough, George Strait has never had a song be number one for the year. And Ms. Swift has not either. I have no idea, even if you exclusively used only songs that were number one for their year, how to decide which ones would go in the Top 25 or their order. But, you can see by looking at this list what I said before about the last several decades being left off the list (quite wrongly) and how could they not include Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson???? <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Year-End_number-one_singles_and_albums Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-6317915755481649992014-06-12T16:32:25.221-07:002014-06-12T16:32:25.221-07:00I'm partial to "Spiders And Snakes" ...I'm partial to "Spiders And Snakes" myself...I always forget that the song really is country.<br /><br />I was just happy that there were no "trendy" selections (like Radiohead having the best album ever a couple of years back)...but do see Robin's point that there should probably be some recent representation.<br /><br />No list is perfect, but this may be the best one I have seen from Rolling Stone.<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-20298262619751676342014-06-12T13:28:21.330-07:002014-06-12T13:28:21.330-07:00Kenny Rogers' 'THE GAMBLER'?
No!
I&#...Kenny Rogers' 'THE GAMBLER'?<br /><br />No!<br /><br />I'm more a fan of the Country Outlaw movement, so my selections would lean more that way, although a few of the songs on that list are hard to argue with (e.g., 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry', 'Crazy', 'Walking The Floor Over You').<br /><br />And where's Jim Stafford's 'Cow Patty'?! Ha!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-46309118855722344022014-06-12T12:54:20.103-07:002014-06-12T12:54:20.103-07:00I think Darius really does switch genres while rem...I think Darius really does switch genres while remaining who he is at heart, which makes me appreciate him all the more.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-75103308171749756842014-06-12T12:44:53.247-07:002014-06-12T12:44:53.247-07:00I was surprised that more "newer " songs...I was surprised that more "newer " songs weren't included. I think that is a pretty tight top ten. And I agree with you on TSwift and twice the agreement on Hurt. I would have put Wichita Lineman higher, but that's just me. And Darius is EXCELLENT as a country star, I cry at the thought of It Won't Be Like This For Long.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-46303455865591884982014-06-12T11:48:31.949-07:002014-06-12T11:48:31.949-07:00I certainly do not have a strong enough opinion to...I certainly do not have a strong enough opinion to make a strong argument either way, Robin-on other lists, it seemed to me that the magazine erred on the "recent" side to appear trendy. so the fact that this list did not I found as a positive.<br /><br />I expected a list full of Garth brooks and Billy Ray Cyrus songs....you mention Garth, and while my initial take is he didn't belong, I think I'd agree with "Low Places" for the same reason I was okay with "Take This Job And Shove It."<br /><br />I have nothing against Taylor Swift's music-I just have never heard anything that was any less disposable as any other pop song.<br /><br />Any if a song is that good, I don't care if they have one album and make the list. <br /><br />Quite frankly, I'd put Eric Church on there before Taylor Swift...but I may be partial to him because of that "Springsteen" song.<br /><br />I'll have to hold off commenting on the clip until after work...<br /><br />LC<br /><br /><br /><br />DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-62662944400556008602014-06-12T11:24:40.345-07:002014-06-12T11:24:40.345-07:00I hold to my previously stated opinion (the Top 25...I hold to my previously stated opinion (the Top 25 should be a better mix of all decades and not just song recorded before the mid-80s - with the exception of Ms. Swift who doesn't belong there at all.)<br /><br />However, this post caused me to pull up my country playlist and that made me think of EVEN MORE people who should be considered. Bah. This list just looks worse to me the more I think about it. But that isn't why I came back. <br /><br />Jason Aldean is fairly new to the music scene. I think he released his first song about 10 years ago. And that means (to me) that he should in contention. Yeah, he is still going strong. But, I thought that YOU would appreciate this song. I will let you figure out why...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AZLUohDCGoRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-61189336001541796532014-06-12T07:50:25.385-07:002014-06-12T07:50:25.385-07:00Okay, this is only an OPINION... I like most of th...Okay, this is only an OPINION... I like most of the songs on that list. There are some that are too old for me. I have heard of the artist but not the song. My big problem with the list is that ALL of the songs (with the Taylor Swift exception... WTH)... oh, and George Strait (which is JUST FINE) ignore everything that has happened in country music in the last 40 years. <br /><br />There are plenty of artists that have been playing since the 80s-90s and still going strong and they SHOULD be on that list. For instance, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks (even though he has stopped and started a few times), Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Alabama (who are mostly stopped now but flourished for decades), Toby Keith, Alison Krauss, and REBA. There are fringe artists like Mary Chapin Carpenter who still make records but they just don't have a niche. Her Come On Come On album from the 90s was exquisite and she still records today. Tanya Tucker deserves a mention. Who doesn't know Delta Dawn???<br /><br />I don't know what Alan Jackson song I would choose (there are SO MANY). If I hadn't already selected something for you today I would have picked his song Gone Country JUST FOR YOU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si-ja75bFvI. But is that his BEST SONG? I bet his song that stayed longest at number #1 was Where Were You? about 9/11, but is it his best??? I like Drive, but I bet it wouldn't make the list. I don't know... I am lost in the sheer volume of choice.<br /><br />Looking for that clip for you on YouTube showed a Brooks & Dunn video in the sidebar. Egads. How could I have forgotten Brooks & Dunn??? Boot Scootin' Boogie I am sure still gets tons of play at the country clubs. It was a HUGE song for them.<br /><br /> Tim McGraw has a ton of songs, too. I would probably choose Don't Take The Girl. (None of my choices are based upon how long the songs stayed at the top of the charts... just sayin'.) Garth Brooks would probably be Friends In Low Places (who doesn't know that?). Kenny Chesney's The Good Stuff, Faith Hill's Like We Never Loved At All (with Tim McGraw), Alabama's Mountain Music or If You're Gonna Play in Texas (I particularly like 40 Hour Week, but that is just me), Toby Keith's How Do You Like Me Now? or I Love This Bar are my faves, but I bet his patriotic songs got more time in the #1 slot, Alison Krauss's Whiskey Lullaby with Brad Paisley (who I forgot above and deserved a mention kills two birds with one stone), Mary Chapin Carpenter's I Feel Lucky, and Reba McEntire's... OMG, how do I choose???.. Fancy!<br /><br />I think Taylor Swift is a talented girl - she writes her own songs - but she is at the beginning of what I hope becomes a long and VARIED career. I look forward to what her music evolves into as she matures. It feels too much like kid stuff for me (most of the time). She has some exceptions... although Mean (the one on the chart) is not one of them. I think her best effort is actually Safe and Sound featuring The Civil Wars... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzhAS_GnJIc<br /><br />I took the long way around to say that if I were any one of these artists I would not be happy with this list. There have been PLENTY of amazing artists that have killed it in country music in the last 40 years. Having ONLY George Strait be on the list is RIGHT. Taylor Swift and Mean is just WRONG. And at least some of these other artists should be in the Top 25. As usual, in my opinion, Rolling Stone has a skewed list.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.com