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Post by matty005 on Apr 15, 2014 23:11:51 GMT -5
I would never say this to a girl I didn't know or was trying to get to know better. But is it that bad to say to a girl you're in a committed relationship to? Some women may not like it, bit some would have no problem with it if you said it in private and tongue in cheek. Maybe not you, but not everyone thinks exactly like you do (and I'm saying you as a general term, not so much you, Markus :) ) I'd say so, because, at least to me, it shows that you're more interested in her body than her as a person. Had it said "get on up here in my truck" I wouldn't have had as much of an issue. That said, everyone has their own opinions. I know this sounds odd, but being married myself, my wife wants me to compliment her on her body quite a bit. Now, if I said bring your fine ass over here in front of her co-workers, she'd rip me a new one. But if I said it to only her, in private, she would not mind at all. In fact, she'd be complimented that I still find her sexy. Yeah, it sounds very "genlemanly" of someone to say they're only interested in the person and not how they look, but all people (both men and women) want to feel that they're attractive.
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Post by churchchoir on Apr 15, 2014 23:22:18 GMT -5
I must say, this debate about "fine asses" has sort of made me chuckle. As a male, I can't fairly make a judgment on whether this song's lyrics are offensive, just as I wouldn't think females would be able to make fair calls on whether the songs matty005 brought up are offensive. However, aside from the lyrics, Chase Rice just seems so disposable to me. He brings absolutely nothing new to the table. He did write "Cruise" but now it seems he saw the success of that song and just wants to use the same formula/subject matter for all his songs. "How She Rolls," "Ready Set Roll," and his new one "The High Life" ft. Colt Ford all seem just so ridiculously generic. Even when he's not being controversial/crude, I feel Chase is just boring and I think that's why radio will always give his songs a hard time even if they sell well like this one has.
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Post by rjz on Apr 16, 2014 6:29:37 GMT -5
I can't at the men in here saying that they aren't offended by the lyrics. Like, really? What's to get offended about? He says "fine little ass". So what? It's 2014, not the 80s or 90s. This stuff is acceptable now. I know some girls who love when you say they got a "fine little ass". I'm sure you're a 30+ year old woman and probably married and have kids. That's different. No one says that to "women". Boys say that stuff to girls. This song is about a boy and a girl, not a man and a woman. The lyrics are perfectly acceptable. No one is gonna say that you have a "fine little ass" if you're 30+ years old. They'll say you look good. I guess girls like politically incorrect ways of telling them how they look. Women are older and like more mature ways of telling them how they look. Brian trust us.....as women who were girls......there are very few girls who would appreciate and in fact they would be taken aback if a guy said that to them. Including my 20 year old daughter-I was curious and I asked her. She just looked at me like 'duh'-what a stupid question and said " A dude who said something like that to me is off the table". I could see if it was said in a jesting , goofing around kind of way if it came from a guy who normally wouldn't say something like that (someone you knew well (your steady boyfriend or husband) -I think Matty05 alluded to that-then no foul, no harm. It is said as a joke. Usually these songs are about assumed new or casual love, IMO but I guess we don't really know. But trust us-boys (men?)- you are not going to get a 'fine' girl with a serious comment about her fine ass! It is not politically incorrect, it's just inconsiderate, lazy and disrespectful. Some things never go out of fashion; like respect for someone you supposedly like. And revenge songs aren't really comparable-whole different issue. Having said that; this song doesn't really offend me that much for that one line (compared to Thomas Rhett's song) it is just plain bad-and stupid. Edited to add: I don't see many young girls piping up here to say they love it when a guy says 'Get Your Fine Ass up here" but just wanted to say we Mature women have known a lot of guys We have dated lots of them, been proposed to (more than once in some cases), married them, divorced them, married them, etc. And it might seem like a long time ago to younger people- but we partied and indulged, cruised and danced just as much as you do (if not more; after all the drinking age was only 18 or 19 when many of us were in our late teens). Just saying as a public service announcement.....Guys. The one who says stuff like this will not get the win-we know what we are talking about-we are the target at that age. These songs are not always about real life-these days they are marketed to young guys in their 18-34 to appeal to their sense/hope of what fun life is...so they will play and buy the songs. But like some music and movies-it is not the way things really go.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 16, 2014 13:40:51 GMT -5
I can't at the men in here saying that they aren't offended by the lyrics. Like, really? What's to get offended about? He says "fine little ass". So what? It's 2014, not the 80s or 90s. This stuff is acceptable now. I know some girls who love when you say they got a "fine little ass". I'm sure you're a 30+ year old woman and probably married and have kids. That's different. No one says that to "women". Boys say that stuff to girls. This song is about a boy and a girl, not a man and a woman. The lyrics are perfectly acceptable. No one is gonna say that you have a "fine little ass" if you're 30+ years old. They'll say you look good. I guess girls like politically incorrect ways of telling them how they look. Women are older and like more mature ways of telling them how they look. .indulgecountry is not a woman, nor is he a 30+ years old who's married and has kids. Saying "I'm sure you're" is unnecessary. I myself am only 24 years old and not a woman, but I do find the lyrics "little fine ass" offensive. Saying it's between a boy and girl and that's acceptable is just an excuse. Whatever happened to actually being respectful? Taking into account that the person you're writing the song about is a human being, and not an object. There's plenty of ways to describe you're love interest, without acting like a douche. Just because you don't mean for it to come across that way, doesn't mean it doesn't come across that way. To me there's a huge difference in saying your significant other "looks good", and saying "get you're little fine ass". The friends I have of the opposite sex including the girl I've gone out with recently are all in their young twenties, and every single one of them would be totally put off by such immature, vile language. matty005 brought up the fact that perhaps if your by yourself with your wife or girlfriend in a committed relationship and not in public than perhaps it would be acceptable. And if you're just joking around in a tongue and cheek manner, than maybe it would be fine. But writing lyrics to a song and releasing such a song to the public eye on country radio is what I have a problem with. You're completely entitled to you're opinion, but there is a reason that so many people including myself are totally put off by this song and think it's complete garbage.
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Post by rjz on Apr 16, 2014 14:01:16 GMT -5
What's to get offended about? He says "fine little ass". So what? It's 2014, not the 80s or 90s. This stuff is acceptable now. I know some girls who love when you say they got a "fine little ass". I'm sure you're a 30+ year old woman and probably married and have kids. That's different. No one says that to "women". Boys say that stuff to girls. This song is about a boy and a girl, not a man and a woman. The lyrics are perfectly acceptable. No one is gonna say that you have a "fine little ass" if you're 30+ years old. They'll say you look good. I guess girls like politically incorrect ways of telling them how they look. Women are older and like more mature ways of telling them how they look. .indulgecountry is not a woman, nor is he a 30+ years old who's married and has kids. Saying "I'm sure you're" is unnecessary. I myself am only 24 years old and not a woman, but I do find the lyrics "little fine ass" offensive. Saying it's between a boy and girl and that's acceptable is just an excuse. Whatever happened to actually being respectful? Taking into account that the person you're writing the song about is a human being, and not an object. There's plenty of ways to describe you're love interest, without acting like a douche. Just because you don't mean for it to come across that way, doesn't mean it doesn't come across that way. To me there's a huge difference in saying your significant other "looks good", and saying "get you're little fine ass". The friends I have of the opposite sex including the girl I've gone out with recently are all in their young twenties, and every single one of them would be totally put off by such immature, vile language. matty005 brought up the fact that perhaps if your by yourself with your wife or girlfriend in a committed relationship and not in public than perhaps it would be acceptable. And if you're just joking around in a tongue and cheek manner, than maybe it would be fine. But writing lyrics to a song and releasing such a song to the public eye on country radio is what I have a problem with. You're completely entitled to you're opinion, but there is a reason that so many people including myself are totally put off by this song and think it's complete garbage. Hey, too bad you are in New York....I have a beautiful, kind and smart 20 yr. old attending the University of Wisconsin who has season tickets to Hockey, her favorite sport ;) Just kidding around of course , I'm not trying to fix anyone up
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Post by zjames on Apr 16, 2014 17:14:09 GMT -5
I have to say that I can see both sides of the coin here. I certainly understand @brian's argument. As a seventeen year old guy, I've seen girls my age and slightly older tweet lyrics from "Ready Set Roll" and "Get Me Some Of That." A girl even tweeted the lyric Get your little fine ass on the step, shimmy up inside. While personally I would expect girls to be offended by these kind of songs, some aren't. Some girls love the catchy party songs with simple hooks that fill up country radio playlists across the country, and that's all they need. I would never try to interpret if women should feel offended by certain songs, but I certainly do understand both being offended and not minding the images of women that many country songs like this portray.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Apr 20, 2014 16:41:20 GMT -5
Okay, props to Bob Kingsley. Taking out the Microsoft Sam voice and censoring "little fine ass" actually make this song go down a bit easier.
I actually think I was trying a little TOO hard to dislike it. It's still the worst thing on radio right now IMO, but it doesn't quite make me want to jab out my eardrums with a screwdriver. As I said, there are some decent lyrics under the ugly exterior.
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Post by joey2002 on Apr 20, 2014 20:07:44 GMT -5
As I said, there are some decent lyrics under the ugly exterior. Searching for pennies in a pile of cow manure...
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Post by Markus Meyer on Apr 20, 2014 21:08:13 GMT -5
As I said, there are some decent lyrics under the ugly exterior. Searching for pennies in a pile of cow manure... This one of the greatest things I've ever seen on the internet.
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Post by blueguitar on Apr 20, 2014 23:51:00 GMT -5
I have to say that I can see both sides of the coin here. I certainly understand @brian's argument. As a seventeen year old guy, I've seen girls my age and slightly older tweet lyrics from "Ready Set Roll" and "Get Me Some Of That." A girl even tweeted the lyric Get your little fine ass on the step, shimmy up inside. While personally I would expect girls to be offended by these kind of songs, some aren't. Some girls love the catchy party songs with simple hooks that fill up country radio playlists across the country, and that's all they need. I would never try to interpret if women should feel offended by certain songs, but I certainly do understand both being offended and not minding the images of women that many country songs like this portray. As a mother of boys I would recommend you not try to get with the girls who don't mind you telling her to her her fine ass up in your ride. Trouble with a capital T. Go get a good one who has self respect. Nothing will be more attractive to you if you are lucky enough to find her. Love seeing the view of the target demo on Pulse!!! Keep pushing for quality music in the country genre!!!
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Post by rsmatto on Apr 21, 2014 16:48:33 GMT -5
Most younger folks wanna have fun when listening to music and think nothing of the lyrics that are in this or many other songs. That's why many of these songs are so successful. Granted, not many of the folks here on Pulse are of this variety but they definitely represent the majority. Also, anyone who doesn't think Chase Rice has some good material, check out "Room 205" and "Jack Daniels & Jesus" from Dirt Road Communion or "Look At My Truck."
@ten Pound Hammer, there were digital versions sent by Columbia to radio that removed the intro (Robot) and changed the lyric to fine self.
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Post by churchchoir on Apr 28, 2014 16:55:03 GMT -5
^Only country music used to be the format everyone went to when they wanted to hear deep, relatable lyrics, not rock. I don't mind a few catchy country songs but there's no way country music should become the genre of catchy, meaningless songs. That's never been what it was in the past and it's still far from that today. Country music is supposed to be the genre about real-life, not partying and drinking all night long.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Apr 29, 2014 14:07:41 GMT -5
I like a song that isn't trying to be deep and meaningful now and then. I probably listen to the lighter stuff more often because I'm just a bit of a shallow person. Too many deep, meaningful songs make my brain explode. But there're just so many party songs out right now that some of them are starting to blend together.
This one is at least somewhat different, but unfortunately, a lot of that difference isn't in necessarily good ways. On the other hand, it is slowly growing on me a bit. I might even change to giving it a thumbs-up by December. Of 2015.
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Post by Zazie on Apr 30, 2014 13:25:32 GMT -5
Doesn't anybody make a distinction between what's done in real life and what's offered on the radio as entertainment? I'm prepared to let anybody say whatever they want to their dates or significant others or anybody else -- after all, I'm not a judge or a censor, and besides, if they step out of line then they will take the consequences. None of my concern. I've said whatever I've felt like saying in my own sexual life, and if any woman ever poured a pot of boiling water over my head in response, well, I'll never tell you about it.
On the other hand, if this is acceptable for broadcast then I have to say that the standards of acceptable comment in country music have fallen to a new low. And I'm not big on censorship, but I think if we don't stand up to this song, then we'll get rougher and rougher descriptions of bodies and what people can do with them. Maybe that would be a good development in your eyes; crudeness has the merit of reflecting a side of reality. I'm not trying to pick a fight; you're entitled to your opinion. But I disagree. I prefer a less graphic style of songwriting. There are some artforms (stand-up comedy, for one) in which graphic language is a regular part of the show, and I don't mind that. I'm not a prude. I just like having country radio adhere to a different standard.
You'll have only yourself to blame when the c-word starts making appearances on country radio -- you'll remember when you saw no harm in "fine little ass." I'm not saying it will happen in 2014 but it will happen eventually if nobody objects to this. You don't often see a clear line of demarcation but I do think this song is crossing just such a line, and it's a line I wish would remain uncrossed by country radio.
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Post by rsmatto on Apr 30, 2014 13:45:59 GMT -5
^Only country music used to be the format everyone went to when they wanted to hear deep, relatable lyrics, not rock. I don't mind a few catchy country songs but there's no way country music should become the genre of catchy, meaningless songs. That's never been what it was in the past and it's still far from that today. Country music is supposed to be the genre about real-life, not partying and drinking all night long. And rock music is supposed to be about partying and drinking all night long. Somewhere along the genre line, the rolls have gotten reversed. Rock was never just about that, either. No genre was.
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Post by rbundy1987 on May 6, 2014 1:11:30 GMT -5
Top thirty now, #30 on Billboard Country Airplay, song is really starting to pick up the spins and audience as it gained 1 mil in audience this week with a gain of 146 plays from a week ago.
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Post by joey2002 on May 6, 2014 1:26:25 GMT -5
Top thirty now, #30 on Billboard Country Airplay, song is really starting to pick up the spins and audience as it gained 1 mil in audience this week with a gain of 146 plays from a week ago. Country radio should be ashamed of itself.
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Post by Markus Meyer on May 17, 2014 11:35:31 GMT -5
I don't hate this as much now. The radio edit on my station doesn't have the weird voice on it, and it changed ass to self like TPH's station. It's still cliche and not very good but I don't hate it as much.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 18, 2014 17:16:07 GMT -5
I channel surfed earlier today and just missed WATZ playing this. They're usually light on the bro-country, so I bet I won't hear it too much on their rotation.
This song is like a car crash. I know it's terrible but I can't bear to look away from it. I sit through it when it's on CT40 because I'm just fascinated by how bad it is.
Chase Rice's bratty tweets from February still seem to be a fluke, so I will cut him slack there. Artists in other genres have done far, far, FAR more despicable things (*cough*Chris Brown*cough*), so the occasional immature remark is minor. Still something he should work on improving, but certainly nothing worth hating him as an artist over.
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Post by sabre14 on May 18, 2014 17:27:42 GMT -5
^ I'll give you much credit for attempting to sit through this song. Every time it starts to come on, whether it's The Highway or WYRK, I turn the dial to anything else as quickly as possible. Usually if it's WYRK the only other option is the sports station (WGR). But last week there was a commercial break on WGR and I wasn't driving my car so I didn't have the luxury of over 100 channels at my disposal. So ultimately I chose sitting through 4 minutes of Mama Pecararo car dealership, Allstate, Progressive and Subway commercials than hearing Chase's song.
Nothing's changed for me. I still hate this song and don't care for him as an artists either. It wasn't just the tweets. That open letter he had on his website screamed egoism and immaturity. Then there's the horrid song that is now top 30. You put all three together, and that's all I need to despise this song, and his music.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 1:09:10 GMT -5
Another tweet... Chase Rice @chasericemusic · May 20 I can't wait to see how much this new album pisses off the people who don't like "new country". Yall are gonna HATE my ass:) #pushinlimits ** I just hate this guy's arrogant attitude. I could care less about his music (I'm not interested, I don't buy it), but the real reason so many country fans are "pissed off" is because he's making generic pop/party music and marketing it as country, because that's what today's country radio is all about.
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Post by sabre14 on May 24, 2014 1:21:40 GMT -5
Another tweet... Chase Rice @chasericemusic · May 20 I can't wait to see how much this new album pisses off the people who don't like "new country". Yall are gonna HATE my ass:) #pushinlimits ** I just hate this guy's arrogant attitude. I could care less about his music (I'm not interested, I don't buy it), but the real reason so many country fans are "pissed off" is because he's making generic pop/party music and marketing it as country, because that's what today's country radio is all about. You know what is good about Twitter -- is that is exposes jackasses like Chase and show people their true colors. What musical artist in any genre of music would ever say the stuff in the public eye the way this pompous prick does? It ceases to amaze me at how childish and egotistical his actions are. "Y'all are gonna HATE my ass"? Who the hell says that? You'd think that Columbia would get a hold of him as quickly as possible to make sure nothing else stupid comes from this airheads mouth or twitter account. I officially despise him even more than his music which says mouthful. It's only going to be a matter of time before karma catches up with him. Gonna hate? No a lot of us have already grown quite an intolerance of your attitude already Chase.
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Post by someguy on May 24, 2014 1:27:18 GMT -5
Wow, that is so rude. I've written "Ready Set Roll" off as I song I hate, but I try to be open to artists. Chase though has again and again proven himself as an artist not to be acknowledged. How rude. I have no interest in hearing anything he is involved with.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 1:30:09 GMT -5
You'd think that Columbia would get a hold of him as quickly as possible to make sure nothing else stupid comes from this airheads mouth or twitter account. I agree with your post, except this part: Columbia is only signed on for radio promotion. The album will be produced and distributed by Thirty Tigers/RED Distribution, but Chase's "deal" allowed him to keep his own record label (Dack Janiels Records) so he's really his own company and no labels can tell him what to do. His management (I think he's managed by Triple 8 but I'm not positive on that) could step in and tell him to change his attitude, but I don't even think that's very likely. The culture, lifestyle, and image of so many bro-country artists like Chase and FGL is just so un-country, and that's why I have a problem with it dominating the country airwaves. I don't begrudge them their success--if that's the music they want to make, then by all means, go for it. But it just saddens me and disappoints me that the country format has been the one flooded with all this stuff, and real country music has been almost completely pushed off the airwaves. I won't be out there buying that music and supporting those artists, but like I said, the "bros" can do their own thing...I'll just never be a part of it.
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Post by bkeysfan on May 24, 2014 3:28:31 GMT -5
This guy used to stay in Daytona Beach. Daytona is really popular with commuters and summer homes.. Daytona is all about having the alpha male persona, getting laid, high, partying and making money. This should be no surprise what this guy is about. Oh and he made me quit watching survivor for three years. He also had a showmance on there.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 24, 2014 12:39:19 GMT -5
Yes, the "y'all are gonna hate my ass" is a bit troubling. But I look at it this way:
Chase Rice may need to learn to control what he says if he wants to go very far, but I don't think he's a terrible person or anything. Artists in other genres are guilty of some pretty serious crimes, so not watching what you say is a fairly minor offense. Underneath the cockiness is a "do it my way" attitude, which I can respect almost any time. Heck, I'll even say that this song, though overstuffed with "bro-country" tropes, has a unique sound. (Although unique isn't always good. Marbles in a blender have a unique sound too...) A look at his other songs would suggest that he's mostly about bro-country (possibly another sign of his lack of maturity), but there are some genuinely good turns of phrase here and there. Heck, I even pointed out a couple decent lyrics in this song.
For the other, more problematic tweets, he also tweets things like "Thankful for all y'all who have made this happen for me so far. Crazy blessed, here's to y'all. Drank up." His "better" tweets come across as quite happy a lot of the time, and his "thanks to all my fans"-type tweets seem no more or less sincere than any other artist.
In short, I think that there is a good person — and more importantly, a good artist — underneath his flawed exterior. And if he can mature a little bit, he might actually be pretty good in a couple years. Or maybe I'm just being a pollyanna. Who knows.
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Post by Markus Meyer on May 24, 2014 13:09:18 GMT -5
He sure runs his mouth a lot for a guy with one top 30 hit.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 24, 2014 18:30:20 GMT -5
My mom said this guy came to her hospital recently, because she got an email about him being there, but she said that all the people she worked with were unimpressed by his behavior. He was hours late and when he finally got there he went straight to the restroom, and he was just really rude. Basically everyone she knew was turned off by it, and she was glad she wasn't there that day, lol. He really seems to exude "lowest common denominator" when it comes to country music at the moment. Yes, the "y'all are gonna hate my ass" is a bit troubling. But I look at it this way: Chase Rice may need to learn to control what he says if he wants to go very far, but I don't think he's a terrible person or anything. Artists in other genres are guilty of some pretty serious crimes, so not watching what you say is a fairly minor offense. Underneath the cockiness is a "do it my way" attitude, which I can respect almost any time. Heck, I'll even say that this song, though overstuffed with "bro-country" tropes, has a unique sound. (Although unique isn't always good. Marbles in a blender have a unique sound too...) A look at his other songs would suggest that he's mostly about bro-country (possibly another sign of his lack of maturity), but there are some genuinely good turns of phrase here and there. Heck, I even pointed out a couple decent lyrics in this song. For the other, more problematic tweets, he also tweets things like " Thankful for all y'all who have made this happen for me so far. Crazy blessed, here's to y'all. Drank up." His "better" tweets come across as quite happy a lot of the time, and his "thanks to all my fans"-type tweets seem no more or less sincere than any other artist. In short, I think that there is a good person — and more importantly, a good artist — underneath his flawed exterior. And if he can mature a little bit, he might actually be pretty good in a couple years. Or maybe I'm just being a pollyanna. Who knows. I don't get why you always go to such lengths to make excuses for the bro-country crowd (between this and the defense of the gross objectification of women in "Get Me Some of That"). I mean, I don't think anyone here is trying to say this guy is a bad person in the sense that he's going to go out and commit murder or set fire to the Grand Ole Opry building, but a couple inoffensive "I'm so thankful and blessed y'all!" tweet does literally nothing to make up for any of his other behavior.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 24, 2014 18:42:09 GMT -5
^ I guess because bro-country doesn't grate on me quite as much as it does some of you, and I generally think that country guys are good guys. I always want to find the positives in even the country music that I enjoy the least, and that's what I've been doing.
That said, the subgenre of bro-country does have its flaws which I'll openly admit, and most of the time I'd rather listen to something a little more substantial. But again, that doesn't mean I won't try to find good things to say about it. Sometimes I might be grasping at straws to find that positivity, but whatever.
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Post by matty005 on May 24, 2014 19:17:57 GMT -5
My mom said this guy came to her hospital recently, because she got an email about him being there, but she said that all the people she worked with were unimpressed by his behavior. He was hours late and when he finally got there he went straight to the restroom, and he was just really rude. Basically everyone she knew was turned off by it, and she was glad she wasn't there that day, lol. He really seems to exude "lowest common denominator" when it comes to country music at the moment. Yes, the "y'all are gonna hate my ass" is a bit troubling. But I look at it this way: Chase Rice may need to learn to control what he says if he wants to go very far, but I don't think he's a terrible person or anything. Artists in other genres are guilty of some pretty serious crimes, so not watching what you say is a fairly minor offense. Underneath the cockiness is a "do it my way" attitude, which I can respect almost any time. Heck, I'll even say that this song, though overstuffed with "bro-country" tropes, has a unique sound. (Although unique isn't always good. Marbles in a blender have a unique sound too...) A look at his other songs would suggest that he's mostly about bro-country (possibly another sign of his lack of maturity), but there are some genuinely good turns of phrase here and there. Heck, I even pointed out a couple decent lyrics in this song. For the other, more problematic tweets, he also tweets things like " Thankful for all y'all who have made this happen for me so far. Crazy blessed, here's to y'all. Drank up." His "better" tweets come across as quite happy a lot of the time, and his "thanks to all my fans"-type tweets seem no more or less sincere than any other artist. In short, I think that there is a good person — and more importantly, a good artist — underneath his flawed exterior. And if he can mature a little bit, he might actually be pretty good in a couple years. Or maybe I'm just being a pollyanna. Who knows. I don't get why you always go to such lengths to make excuses for the bro-country crowd (between this and the defense of the gross objectification of women in "Get Me Some of That"). I mean, I don't think anyone here is trying to say this guy is a bad person in the sense that he's going to go out and commit murder or set fire to the Grand Ole Opry building, but a couple inoffensive "I'm so thankful and blessed y'all!" tweet does literally nothing to make up for any of his other behavior. But his "other behavior" is just a couple of so called offensive tweets. So you could say the same thing. "Just a couple some what crude tweets does literally nothing to warrant all this hate."
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