Trace Adkins does have a great voice, and regardless of the gender stuff, i am always impressed in how he can tell stories--how good he is at constructing, building up, pulling out a narrative, his Arlington from last year was a masterpeice
I wrote in my left hip review of last dollar, that i dont think it escapes or evades the poverty struggle, because its more of a carpe diem then it is a this ol world is bleeding us dry--i kind of want more of the economic sadness but i think also, a we're all fucked, we might as well enjoy it is legitimate. (i really want a daddy wont sell the farm update about the subprime morgatge crunch)
i will send the lund and the george canyon via TO when i get out there. (i dont have a burner here)
yr right about the miley, its really rockabilly--more so then br549, a good point about not letting the categories of genre be too firm.
i think i meant that as the royal you, not the frank kogan spec you, but it does lead to the uncomfortable question about the lack of hispanic and native and AA country on the charts right now--though there is a great album (like 11 on my top 10) by Shane Yellowbird, and he comes from real poverty, off a reserve near Red Deer I love his voice, and his joy, and all of that sort of out side of politics stuff. http://www.shaneyellowbird.com/ (also an anthology of first nations country music is coming out this year, and im really looking forward to it.) But we haven't had any Latino/a since Fender, any AA since Pride, and Yellowbird is the first aboriginal to break thru well ever (unless you count Buffy St Marie) so its a problem.
Re: i will post my nashville scene ballot in a second, but some comments about yrs
I wrote in my left hip review of last dollar, that i dont think it escapes or evades the poverty struggle, because its more of a carpe diem then it is a this ol world is bleeding us dry--i kind of want more of the economic sadness but i think also, a we're all fucked, we might as well enjoy it is legitimate. (i really want a daddy wont sell the farm update about the subprime morgatge crunch)
i will send the lund and the george canyon via TO when i get out there. (i dont have a burner here)
yr right about the miley, its really rockabilly--more so then br549, a good point about not letting the categories of genre be too firm.
i think i meant that as the royal you, not the frank kogan spec you, but it does lead to the uncomfortable question about the lack of hispanic and native and AA country on the charts right now--though there is a great album (like 11 on my top 10) by Shane Yellowbird, and he comes from real poverty, off a reserve near Red Deer I love his voice, and his joy, and all of that sort of out side of politics stuff. http://www.shaneyellowbird.com/ (also an anthology of first nations country music is coming out this year, and im really looking forward to it.) But we haven't had any Latino/a since Fender, any AA since Pride, and Yellowbird is the first aboriginal to break thru well ever (unless you count Buffy St Marie) so its a problem.