Dixie Chicks grammy nominations!

[warrens]

The Dixie Chicks may have been "Not Ready to Make Nice," but the Recording Academy was nice to the country-pop trio, giving them nominations in the top three categories for the 49th annual Grammy Awards.

The Chicks were nominated for album of the year for their CD "Taking the Long Way," as well as record of the year and song of the year (a songwriter's award) for their single "Not Ready to Make Nice."

The group suffered a boycott from some country music radio stations in the aftermath of lead singer Natalie Maines' 2003 comments about President George W. Bush. The new album is more rock-oriented and was mostly ignored by country outlets. However, it did receive a Grammy nomination for best country album.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/07/grammy.nominations/index.html

[mtnester]

1. That will leave a mark

this is a HUGE kick in the ass to the country music neocons.

[Cha]

2. Happy to Recommend this

awesome news for The Dixie Chicks and a few Others who love them!:P

[romantico]

5. If they win

this will be big! Lets not forget, it was only 3 years ago they branded and tarred for questioning our leader for going into war. Now, look where we are. My how much has changed since then!

[BOSSHOG]

3. "Taking the Long Way"

is a work of Art. Well Produced. Excellent Vocals. The Chicks are on.

[RubyDuby in GA]

9. "It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself"

I completely agree with you about this song! One of the best on an album full of great stuff. Personal fav is #2 Easy Silence - I think it's a pretty love song :)


Edited to say: FUTK!

[jackster]

24. Easy Silence is my favorite too....

but I love the ass kickin' Lubbock or Leave It!

[Beaverhausen]

4. K&R

and damn, I meant to put this CD on my wish list for Christmas and I forgot.

[Dudley_DUright]

17. I am not a big country fan, but I own this CD

and I love it! You need to e-mail Santa right away, it's not too late.

[Mythsaje]

6. Awesome!!!

Love the chicks...

[Roxy66]

7. Go Chicks!!

[immoderate]

8. Heh heh!

--IMM

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

10. I Wonder If The ACM's Will Ignore Them

The ACM's are held in Vegas May 2007. I guess nominations will be a couple of months prior. I can't imagine they'll be able to ignore them completely, but I wonder if they'll refuse to vote them as winners of anything they do get nominated for.

Actually, I doubt the Chicks care much what the country music academy does, especially if they win some Grammy's in February.

[mitchtv]

11. Suck on that!

Reba

[Cha]

16. reba, the bush

lover.

[themonster]

12. Lovely

I'm not a fan of country music but I'm a fan of what the Dixie Chick's singer said. I don't understand the mentality of all the fans who boycotted them. The reason why they bought the Dixie Chicks' cds in the first place is because they liked the music. I, myself, could care less about the political views of artists that I listen to. I'm a big KISS fan but I think Gene Simmons is an asshole. I buy their cds because I like the music. I hope the Dixie Chicks win every category they're in just for the fact that it will piss off all the pinheads.

[Blaze Diem]

13. Posted this earlier but double" U Go Girls" is worthy ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2875123&mesg_id=2875123

While Bush's ratings plummett CHICKS RATINGS ROCK!!!
FUGeorge & Toby Keith

[jillan]

22. Remember when Natalie Maines wore that

F.U.T.K. t-shirt when the Chicks perfomed live on TV?

:rofl:

[T Wolf]

14. We really should thank the pukes for geting pissed at them...

Their phenomenal growth as musicians and writers from the early country stuff to their latest would probably have happened eventually, but we got it a lot sooner because of their exile from the land of twang.

The ladies are amazingly gifted in their musicianship, writing and vocalizing.

[rainbow4321]

15. At their Dallas show they entered the stage as "Hail to Chief" played

HAH! Wasn't able to go see them but the local repuke rag had an article about their show:

http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/120606glchicks.34d35a5.html

Forget fancy lighting, bells and whistles, even the obligatory costume changes. The Dixie Chicks were strictly no-nonsense during their two-hour concert Tuesday night at American Airlines Center, the final stop on the trio's high-profile Accidents & Accusations Tour.

The crowd roared its approval. It's obvious the venue was filled with supporters. They even cheered during a trailer for the Chicks' theatrical documentary, Shut Up & Sing, which played over the video screen during the break, after opener Pete Yorn finished his 30-minute set.

These women are full of feisty sarcasm. As they walked onstage, "Hail to the Chief" blared from the speakers. Nothing was said about it. Nothing needed to be said.

Yet hearing "Travelin' Soldier," the first of three encore tunes, done with just bandmates Emily Robison on dobro and Martie Maguire on fiddle while Ms. Maines strummed an acoustic guitar revealed the artistic heart. It's a melancholy song cushioned by lush three-part harmony and a plaintive lead vocal performance.
No embellishment necessary. Ditto for the Dixie Chicks.

[wiley]

18. It's great work.

[NotGivingUp]

19. cool!

[JackBeck]

20. "I'm a Gay Man Who Loves The Chicks"

Poster we saw, and pointed out by Natalie, at the NYC concert this past summer.

Way to go, Chicks!

Poke fun if you like, but I'm psyched that Madonna got three noms.

[jelly]

21. So much for the Star-Telegram's worthless opinion

and goes to show how much its writers know about music. Remember that condescending and completely off-base article entitled "An open letter to the Dixie Chicks: Here are eight things you might consider if you want '07 to be better than your last coupla years" someone posted here a few days ago? (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/16130036.htm.) Nice try, friend, but the Dixie Chicks are doing just fine. Turns out politics and music mix just fine, thank you very much. To get nominated for Album of the Year over Bob Dylan's critically acclaimed new album is quite the achievement.

[Blue Gardener]

23. Fantastic!

Chicks Rule! :bounce:

[spanone]

25. The MUSIC BUSINESS is all about sales. The GRAMMYS are about music.

Go Chicks, keep fucking with country radio.

[lonestarnot]

26. Wooodamnwhoo! Chicks!

[HeeBGBz]

27. WTG, Chicks!

Win, and win BIG!

[gemma]

28. no propaganda could stop 'em eom