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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 18:07:50 GMT
Oh you broke my heart but I'll always think of you while I slop the pigs....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 18:52:22 GMT
Well, in defense of this particular genre of music that has been much maligned because people only go by what they have heard on a.m. radio, there is a plethora of really good music deemed "country" that people have closed their ears to. Much of Bob Dylan's music, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and many other fabulous musicians have produced many a great tune. Open up your ears good people!!!
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Post by fumobici on Jan 11, 2015 22:16:10 GMT
I love a lot of old school country, stuff like Hank Sr., George Jones, Johnny Cash as well as the old swing bands like Bob Wills'. There was also a reflowering of the genre in the late sixties and early seventies spearheaded by the Byrds, Emmylou Harris and acts like Commander Cody.
New country is mostly just really lame rock music. Too bad.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 0:18:07 GMT
Oh agreed Fumobici!! Emmylou Harris is a perfect example of whom I speak. There is a local University radio station here in NOLA, WTUL that has a country show every Sunday afternoon that I try and listen to when I remember to and they play so many good tunes along these lines.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 20:40:39 GMT
I have always appreciated any radio station that has a show for "other-kinds-of-music" that do not correspond to their usual programming, and obviously not to the tastes of their usual listeners. Such stations really make an effort to find the redeeming qualities of the other sounds, and they generally succeed magnificently.
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Post by lagatta on Jan 19, 2015 17:12:56 GMT
Yes, except for some kinds of "country folk" mentioned above, most of it says nothing at all to me. True, I'd make exceptions for some of the groups and artists casimira, fumobici etc have mentioned. What I don't like is the schlock. Johny Cash could be really harsh and austere, like a white version of the blues.
There is a kind of musique country in French, in Québec (related to Acadian music, and m uch of it is from eastern Québec) that sounds for that reason a bit like Cajun music without the soul. I'm cruel, hein? I had a musician and sociologist friend from France who really got into it here, years ago, and of course we loathed it back then (I'm referring to Québec "musique country", not the US original).
I guess I'm simply too urban for it to speak to me. Fine if people enjoy it.
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Post by deyana on Mar 5, 2015 22:53:28 GMT
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Post by deyana on Mar 7, 2015 12:39:03 GMT
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Post by deyana on Mar 8, 2015 13:36:11 GMT
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Post by deyana on Mar 17, 2015 21:30:50 GMT
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Post by deyana on Mar 18, 2015 16:21:01 GMT
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Post by deyana on Mar 25, 2015 11:58:11 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 27, 2015 8:33:07 GMT
Driving in this morning I heard a song I haven't heard for ever - El Paso by Marty Robbins. Wonderful.
In it he refers to going to the "badlands of New Mexico". What are badlands and why are they called that? Or will the answer be obvious....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 20:54:02 GMT
Driving in this morning I heard a song I haven't heard for ever - El Paso by Marty Robbins. Wonderful. In it he refers to going to the "badlands of New Mexico". What are badlands and why are they called that? Or will the answer be obvious.... Ah, I remember that song, mainly from the German class with Herr Tonne during my training (they were teaching us not how to converse or comprehend, merely pronounce correctly). We would sing songs, and one of them was El Paso. In German. Bill war bekannt weit und breit in El Paso, denn keiner spielte Gitarre wie er.The Germans love Country music, or at least they did. And Badlands? Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. They are characterized by steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial regolith, and high drainage density. They can resemble malpaís, a terrain of volcanic rock. Canyons, ravines, gullies, hoodoos and other such geological forms are common in badlands. They are often difficult to navigate by foot. Badlands often have a spectacular color display that alternates from dark black/blue coal stria to bright clays to red scoria.
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Post by deyana on Apr 19, 2015 14:19:30 GMT
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Post by deyana on Apr 19, 2015 14:26:27 GMT
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Post by deyana on Apr 24, 2015 2:56:32 GMT
Whenever I think about my boyfriend - this song comes to mind
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Post by deyana on Apr 26, 2015 18:04:41 GMT
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Post by deyana on May 1, 2015 13:48:23 GMT
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Post by deyana on Jun 16, 2015 2:12:16 GMT
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Post by deyana on Jun 30, 2015 3:05:36 GMT
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Post by deyana on Jun 30, 2015 3:08:49 GMT
Oh yes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 21:27:21 GMT
On an American road trip, I will always make a point of tuning into a country station for an hour or more when I am passing through an appropriate area. Not just the songs but also the radio commentary and the accompanying commercials are all part of the experience for me. And yet I will never understand how my brother fell under the spell of this music.
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Post by deyana on Jul 19, 2015 15:48:49 GMT
I can understand your brother completely K2 I agree, traveling and all the different kinds of music we are exposed to adds to the experience. When I was in India I was intrigued by Indian Music. And I'm sure that will always trigger a memory for me now.
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Post by deyana on Jul 19, 2015 15:53:37 GMT
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Post by deyana on Sept 19, 2015 12:05:49 GMT
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Post by deyana on Sept 19, 2015 18:47:02 GMT
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Post by deyana on Oct 6, 2015 14:03:05 GMT
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Post by deyana on Oct 11, 2015 0:05:50 GMT
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Post by deyana on Jun 7, 2016 23:24:28 GMT
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