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RT_Fanatic (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 12:51 PM Original message |
A Letter in this morning's Post-Gazette about the Dixie Chicks |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. it is a great record! well written, great music, great production |
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Meat Stew (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Rick Rubin |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. I disagree with your take on their music but agree with |
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RT_Fanatic (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Absolutely, |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Not so sure they really got screwed -- |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well I had bought tickets to their Greensboro show |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. The same thing happened to me -- I was so disappointed |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. I thought that might be the case, but you never know for sure. |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. No, their first album with Natalie as lead singer went 12X platinum |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Thanks. I was unaware -- |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. That's what I was thinking |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Death threats and concert cancellations come to mind. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. So would you say that their livelihood |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I'm not sure I know where you're going with this |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. My issue is that there seems to be a perception |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. They can damage and they can drive people out of business. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. They sure can drive people out of business |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 04:35 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I'm not aware of stations that play them now where I live though |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
41. I'm sorry, you are correct about the reconfigurations |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Easily said. Without the hate campaign |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. I'm pissed at the corporations who run radio--because they've made radio suck. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. I agree with this... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Clear Channel directed its affiliate stations to not play their records and to |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I'm going to presume your beef is with the concept of blaming |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Album sales are mostly meaningless. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 05:59 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. That's correct. And not being able to advertise |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:33 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Actually I think it is more like 1% |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I agree about commercialization of music and how it detracts. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Your student picked up your iPod and started snooping? |
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RT_Fanatic (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. It's all good... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Oh, okay!!! LOL. |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. what Natalie said was that........ |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. It still boggles my mind how people like that LTTE writer can |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. . |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. "how and where to express displeasure with political events" ...lemme guess. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. unless it's psychotically |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. It gives these crackers an excuse to HATE! They are ignorant disgusting people |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. You do know it was the freepers who were behind the boycott, don't you? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-15-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. They started it. The industry itself followed suit. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
32. SOUR GRAPES! "They can win a little trophy for writing meaningless country pop songs" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
33. I am not a country fan but I love the Chicks |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Another non-country fan who loves the chicks! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:34 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. It's their musicianship I admire |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 08:43 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The thing I like about the "Not Ready" CD |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Right -- it's a real "album" -- like they used to be |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
43. Is "ignorant, unrefined" southern speak for "how dare you question a powerful man!"? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. The letter was printed in a Pittsburgh paper. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I just saw Richland |
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