General Music Chat

I'm not a huge country fan but old Charley Pride's live version of Kaw-Liga has to be one of the coolest songs ever recorded...

delia...oh delia, lol any country song about a guy shootin his bitch cause she talks back or somethin is supreeme! johnny cash is the original gangsta....deliah's gone one more round delia's gone

I thunk that was Tom Jones, Tybeille

Diamonds & rust by Joan Baez.

" I was drunk the day my Ma got out o prison " was the perfect C&W songs best line as I remember it.

On a rainy day in Paradise !!!!

Tulsa Time - Don Williams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJBeujAQf_0

"I'm up every morning at the crack of dawn, I've been working like a regular dog.........to keep my woman and the water and the lights and the phone turned on. I've been saying yes sir all day at work, I've been saying yes ma'm at home. I've been storing up the "eff-you's" keeping 'em under my tongue".

When it comes to "country grit" DAC is at the top of the list.

I can only think of one country song I actually like, Garth Brooks' "Wrapped Up In You". Cool acoustic song with great harmonies, and as much as I HATE "fiddle" that one even sounds pretty good...I hate country in general actually...depressing, nasal vocals, cry in your beer...YUKKKK....

I think I'll go wash my brain out with soap now.

WOW everybody has a favorite Country song. I guess I'm not alone here after all. I'm just the only one that will admit they like more than one Country song. Yall know words and evrythin. Craig would be proud of ya.

Soon I'll have 6 more Country songs for all my new Country friends on my profile page. ENJOY

I've enjoyed a lot of country through the years, but I still say that I'm not a fan of the genre. Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, & lots of others didn't really stick to that genre 100%, anyway. I hesitate to say that I even like some of the more modern country, but I do, in spite of myself.

Some of ythe 1st songs I ever played were country, & I still like them. Charlie Pride's version of "Is Anybody Going To San Antone" comes to mind, for some reason. I liked his pure honest voice & simplistic style of delivery a lot.

Then phil, your critique is the one I want when I post my demos.

Charlie Pride's version of "mountain of love" KILLS!
I love a ton of country. Willie, Waylon, Merle, and Johnny of course. Even aa lot of rockers like them. I like Hank SR., Ricky Van Shelton, Randy Travis, Shania Twain, JERRY REED!!!!!!, The Statler brothers kick major butt.

I mean sure I love the first five metallica albums, Elvis, the Ramones, and Queens of the stoneage. But there is Killer music in every genre.

Here is what I call a perfect song. The bass is killer and that is usually boring in country. The lyrics vocals, guitar tones, keys sound, arrangement everything is great imho. She's easy on the eyes too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfeLF6j1kWU

Ya know - I'm prolly gonna look like a twit, here, but one of the things I really hate about some songs is when they add in extra syllables in words for effect.

This song is a perfect example of that, Paul, with the "buy-ee-eye-ee-eye-ee" stuff. It just irks me, for some reason, & I see it in country more than any other genre. At least she didn't add in the patronizing false axe-say-ent!

The bass was the very best part of that tune, though. You're quite right. It fit beautifully.

How about when Alternative singers sing like they have a throat full of gravel or opera singers like someone is pullin a nose hair or YOKO ONO. All genres have a style and open minds will except all of them.