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gearHed289

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Re: And There You Have It
« Reply #60 on: October 20, 2017, 08:29:05 AM »
Do they really have less credibility than Suzi Quatro, The Runaways, Pat Benatar or The Bangles? Is their music more artificial than Lynn Anderson's?

I don't own anything by any of those acts. I find the Perry kids more in line with the Partridge Family.

My son, when he's trying to be (very) mean to me (his Page impressions are much better than his Blackmore ones), says that I simply don't hear the sex in Led Zep's music while DP is devoid of that

Your son knows what's up.  ;D

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« Reply #61 on: October 20, 2017, 10:09:49 AM »
But I like(d) David Cassidy too!  :gay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdf8B__fXg
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« Reply #62 on: October 20, 2017, 10:15:47 AM »
Your son knows what's up.  ;D

Sigh I, it's a conviction he adamantly holds, yes.
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« Reply #63 on: October 20, 2017, 10:20:56 AM »
You have to move a Zeppelin case when you relocate Ze Kollection...? I never realised CC's offices were that big...! I thought they normally had a hanger... :o

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« Reply #64 on: October 20, 2017, 08:42:50 PM »
I take just as much exception to the term "band" being applied to them as I do "country:" pure high fructose saccharine.

That's a good description.

Not as bad as Rascal Flatts, though. First time I heard them, I thought they must be a boy band.

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« Reply #65 on: October 21, 2017, 05:17:31 AM »
If were going down a rabbit hole of horrible "country" acts I'd like to nominate Florida Georgia Line as the worst of them all.  If for no other reason than their collaboration with the Backstreet Boys.

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« Reply #66 on: October 21, 2017, 05:18:45 PM »
If were going down a rabbit hole of horrible "country" acts I'd like to nominate Florida Georgia Line as the worst of them all.  If for no other reason than their collaboration with the Backstreet Boys.

They were the worst long before that.  :)

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« Reply #67 on: October 21, 2017, 07:25:29 PM »
I don't know that the "new" formula country bothers me any more than the "new" formula pop sound, including the millenial warble. I don't find them offensive as much as I find them like caffeine free diet Coke - no substance, no flavor.

Of course, both of them make blues (including 50 year old blues recordings) and classic rock sound pretty darn good.

Our NPR affiliate split into two stations, one of which is news/talk and the other is all music. They seem to know contemporary music well, and they do a nice job of avoiding formula music and playing stuff that seems to have some merit. They make pretty good listening and surprise me with new stuff. I've pretty much given up on following new music, but at least that station is interesting.
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« Reply #68 on: October 22, 2017, 03:20:56 AM »
I don't know that the "new" formula country bothers me any more than the "new" formula pop sound, including the millenial warble. I don't find them offensive as much as I find them like caffeine free diet Coke - no substance, no flavor.

My thoughts also. I believe these acts are mostly for people with less genuine interest in music and who use it as easy listening background noise while doing their dishes.

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« Reply #69 on: October 22, 2017, 09:46:15 PM »
My thoughts also. I believe these acts are mostly for people with less genuine interest in music and who use it as easy listening background noise while doing their dishes.

Exactly. Same with music sales. As T Bone Burnett once said

“We live in an age of music for people who don't like music. The record industry discovered some time ago that there aren't that many people who actually like music. For a lot of people, music's annoying, or at the very least they don't need it. They discovered if they could sell music to a lot of those people, they could sell a lot more records.”

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« Reply #70 on: October 23, 2017, 08:07:03 AM »
Not as bad as Rascal Flatts, though. First time I heard them, I thought they must be a boy band.
Ugh... that guy with the high voice.

If were going down a rabbit hole of horrible "country" acts I'd like to nominate Florida Georgia Line as the worst of them all.
Not sure they're the worst, but definite contenders!

I believe these acts are mostly for people with less genuine interest in music and who use it as easy listening background noise while doing their dishes.
Sad but true.
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« Reply #71 on: October 25, 2017, 01:46:38 PM »
I love traditional country, like this iconic duo covering Tammy Wynette's biggest hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4RLuluK90

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« Reply #72 on: October 25, 2017, 02:28:01 PM »
New country rarely has female nudity or smashing gear on stage.  It's kind of staid, IMO.
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« Reply #73 on: October 25, 2017, 07:50:55 PM »
I love traditional country, like this iconic duo covering Tammy Wynette's biggest hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4RLuluK90

Sorry Dave, to me that's just noise.
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« Reply #74 on: October 25, 2017, 09:04:37 PM »
Sorry Dave, to me that's just noise.

That was a joke, son.