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Post by carriekins on Aug 26, 2015 22:21:45 GMT -5
Or he's the most nominated male (he was at the last two shows) and wins...video.
Someday I'll get over it.
Nope. Probably not.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2015 1:36:07 GMT -5
-"See You Again" is the best song Carrie Underwood has ever released. I thought that the moment I heard it, and my esteem for it has never once slipped.
-Also, this seems to be a REALLY unpopular opinion, but my other favorite Carrie song is "Who Are You". It is a phenomenal song! And yet, despite how much I love her version, I always think I would love it more if Martina sang it. Someone who still has a powerful voice but a little bit less brassy tone, and just a little bit faster vibrato. Still, I am SHOCKED that everybody is always outraged by the fact that "Do You Think About Me" and "Wine After Whiskey" were never released, when "Who Are You" is the clear outlier for best album track of her career, in my opinion...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 9:57:38 GMT -5
Or he's the most nominated male (he was at the last two shows) and wins...video. Someday I'll get over it. Nope. Probably not. That's the thing Dierks gets all these nominations and he gets Video in which he can't even have an acceptance speech at the awards show. No Dierks should be winning Male Video Album all this stuff and more.
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Post by bjer127 on Aug 27, 2015 16:34:11 GMT -5
My unpopular opinion of the moment .... I can't get into Kip Moore new album. It's kind of out there for me, minus a few songs. His vocals come off as shouty and each song has very pop alt rock undertones. And I loved his debut album. Just wish it was more ...country I guess. I still root for him though. I'm all for diversity in the genre. I respect him
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Post by justme60 on Aug 27, 2015 21:34:47 GMT -5
I just can't get into Kip Moore's voice.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 21:41:03 GMT -5
Ashley Monroe > Miranda Lambert > Kacey Musgraves
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Post by carriekins on Aug 27, 2015 22:24:36 GMT -5
Everything about Thomas Rhett makes me irrationally angry.
Moreso than Sam Hunt.
Moreso, even, than FGL.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 28, 2015 4:56:23 GMT -5
Thomas Rhett's "Crash And Burn" is miles better than Keith Urban's "JohnJohnJohnJohnJohnJohnJohnJohn". Which is surprising to me, because in terms of previous track records I have always been fairly anti-Thomas and almost unwaveringly pro-Keith...
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Aug 31, 2015 1:14:46 GMT -5
* I don't like Brad Paisley's guitar playing. Style over substance.
* Steve Wariner is one of the most underrated artists in Nashville.
* "I Still Like Bologna" is one of Alan Jackson's most underrated cuts.
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Post by vamp111 on Sept 1, 2015 16:04:52 GMT -5
Danielle Bradbery's "Friend Zone" is even worse than most of the "Bro Country" songs. Being a female doesn't give her a pass.
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Post by gonecountry on Sept 1, 2015 17:40:35 GMT -5
FGL's singles from their first album were masterpieces compared to the ones from the second album.
Dirt, not withstanding.
Cruise, Round Here and Get Your Shine On were way catchier than their last three singles - which were completely unmemorable
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 2, 2015 3:13:05 GMT -5
I LOVE George Strait. I know he is not really known for his vocals, but I do think he is incredibly authentic and he sounds even better live than in the studio. However, unpopular opinion time: I cannot stand listening to the Ace in the Hole Band. I know they are his right-hand men and a bunch of super talented musicians, but they RUSH THE CRAP OUT OF EVERYTHING!!! "Check Yes Or No" is a 3 1/2 minute song, but in concert they can get it done in almost 2 1/2 without cutting anything... They start "Cowboys Like Us" at the proper laid-back 6/8 tempo at which it was recorded, but by the end of the second chorus it is practically the same 6/8 tempo as Faith Hill's "If My Heart Had Wings". I exaggerate slightly of course, but my point remains...
You can play any live recording of Martina's band over the studio recording, and the tempo is basically exactly the same. Same thing with Sara Evans. Terri Clark. Reba. [Insert any number of artist names here.] Why can't George's band do it? These are supposed to be professional musicians, the best of the best. But they are making the mistakes that middle school music students are trained not to make!
And the thing is, it has always been an issue, which means that somewhere along the line they (and even George) have probably decided they are okay with it and don't need to improve...
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Post by carriekins on Sept 2, 2015 6:31:42 GMT -5
I've noticed that too, but I actually think it's a conscious decision so they can get as many songs into the set as possible.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 2, 2015 12:52:35 GMT -5
It's weird too because doesn't he sometimes slow his songs down instead when he does them on awards shows? I feel like I've witnessed that at least a few times, one of them being a performance for "Give It All We Got Tonight" a few years ago.
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Post by dub on Sept 2, 2015 13:02:08 GMT -5
I am inclined to agree that it's so they can put more songs in the set. I've noticed some of the songs on Garth's Double Live sound faster (Beaches of Cheyenne comes to mind, but they also cut out part of a chorus), and I just assumed it's so they can get through more songs.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Sept 2, 2015 13:22:44 GMT -5
They start "Cowboys Like Us" at the proper laid-back 6/8 tempo at which it was recorded, but by the end of the second chorus it is practically the same 6/8 tempo as Faith Hill's "If My Heart Had Wings". "If My Heart Had Wings" is actually in 4/4, but the syncopation of the notes is very close to a triplet (it has a lot of dotted eighth/sixteenth pairings, which are only a hair different from a triplet with a quarter and eighth note). Similarly, I've never seen "A Broken Wing" notated in anything other than 12/8, but it could also be written in 4/4 with everything set as a triplet. Personally, two things bother me about Strait live: His voice always sounds so thin and squeaky compared to how it is in the studio, and he always leans on his guitar without ever playing it. This isn't a recent thing either; I've seen live footage of him from the mid 90s where he does the same thing. He also sounded thin and squeaky on the Jimmy Buffett version of "Hey Good Lookin'".
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 2, 2015 14:37:22 GMT -5
They start "Cowboys Like Us" at the proper laid-back 6/8 tempo at which it was recorded, but by the end of the second chorus it is practically the same 6/8 tempo as Faith Hill's "If My Heart Had Wings". "If My Heart Had Wings" is actually in 4/4, but the syncopation of the notes is very close to a triplet (it has a lot of dotted eighth/sixteenth pairings, which are only a hair different from a triplet with a quarter and eighth note). Similarly, I've never seen "A Broken Wing" notated in anything other than 12/8, but it could also be written in 4/4 with everything set as a triplet. Personally, two things bother me about Strait live: His voice always sounds so thin and squeaky compared to how it is in the studio, and he always leans on his guitar without ever playing it. This isn't a recent thing either; I've seen live footage of him from the mid 90s where he does the same thing. He also sounded thin and squeaky on the Jimmy Buffett version of "Hey Good Lookin'". Yeah, given its speed it would make sense that "IMHHW" would be in 4/4 with a lot of dotted eighth/sixteenths. I did mistakenly say 6/8 rather than 12/8, because I think of them as the same thing. But basically I have always felt the song had a 12/8 feel in the intro and verses, before shifting into a slightly different 4/4 dotted eighth/sixteenth feel for the choruses. I have not seen any sheet music for the song or anything though, so I could definitely be wrong. However, any 12/8 song that is fast enough is basically just a 4/4 with lot of triplets anyway, because that is how you have to feel the song to keep up with the tempo as a musician! My point remains the same; I have always thought of it as a 6/8 or even 12/8 song that is fast enough that it could easily be a 4/4 too...which means it is a heck of a lot faster than "Cowboys Like Us". Of course they don't play it as fast as IMHHW, but they do play it probably 13% faster than the studio recording, which is quite a noticeable difference. As far as "A Broken Wing" is concerned, 12/8 makes the most sense, so I am not surprised it is notated as that versus 4/4. But with "IMHHW" I can definitely see why it would be 4/4 rather than 12/8. And he does have his flawed moments, but as a whole I have never really thought of George's live voice as thin and squeaky. But I totally agree with the guitar thing! I have seen him play it sometimes, but the other 90% of the concert it feels unnecessary! It would be like Martina keeping her harmonica strapped to her face for the whole concert because she has to play it for the intro of "Love's The Only House."
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Sept 2, 2015 14:54:32 GMT -5
IMHHW is definitely in 4/4 with a dotted eighth-sixteenth patern, at least the melody. This sheet music writes it that way, and playing it back it that way in my score writer, it sounds exactly like Faith's. However, it sounds like the backing instruments are doing eighth-note triplets. "I Have to Surrender" by Ty Herndon has a similar "not quite triplet" feel to it. The same publisher notes that "Cowboys Like Us" is in 3/4 with a triplet feel, so it could be accurately notated in 9/8. Or it could be notated as Zzzzzzz/8 since I find the song such a slow, boring slog.
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 2, 2015 16:29:21 GMT -5
IMHHW is definitely in 4/4 with a dotted eighth-sixteenth patern, at least the melody. This sheet music writes it that way, and playing it back it that way in my score writer, it sounds exactly like Faith's. However, it sounds like the backing instruments are doing eighth-note triplets. "I Have to Surrender" by Ty Herndon has a similar "not quite triplet" feel to it. The same publisher notes that "Cowboys Like Us" is in 3/4 with a triplet feel, so it could be accurately notated in 9/8. Or it could be notated as Zzzzzzz/8 since I find the song such a slow, boring slog. Well the only real difference between 6/8 and 3/4 time is the fact that 6/8 has a triplet feel automatically built into it, so notating a song as 3/4 with a triplet feel seems like the ultimate waste of time! It's basically cutting the 6/8 measure in half and then using quarter notes instead of eighth notes. So instead of a nice easy two-beat-per-measure pulse, you feel every individual note. Which is fine, except it would drive a conductor crazy having to go 3x as fast... 9/8 wouldn't work for the song though, because each musical phrase is clearly two 6/8 measures long (or four 3/4 measures), so 9/8 notation would awkwardly give you 75% of a phrase before jumping into a new measure mid-phrase. 6/8 or 12/8 works, or 3/4 if you treat each of the eighth notes in 6/8 as quarter notes instead. Or yes, Zzzzzzzzzz/8 is perfect for those who are not a fan of the song ;) I personally love it, but I will certainly apply that expression to many other 6/8 or 12/8 songs that I dislike! Thank you! Haha anyway, we are splitting hairs and probably boring everyone else... But it is nice to have a nerdy debate every once in awhile :)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 16:34:02 GMT -5
^For the last couple posts, I have literally no idea what any of this means. I know it's song speeds, but have no idea what the numbers represent.
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Post by Andy on Sept 2, 2015 18:11:49 GMT -5
^For the last couple posts, I have literally no idea what any of this means. I know it's song speeds, but have no idea what the numbers represent. Same here. It might as well be Greek to me. Totally envious of you folks who understand music that way.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 3, 2015 10:16:37 GMT -5
Personally, two things bother me about Strait live: His voice always sounds so thin and squeaky compared to how it is in the studio, and he always leans on his guitar without ever playing it. This isn't a recent thing either; I've seen live footage of him from the mid 90s where he does the same thing. He also sounded thin and squeaky on the Jimmy Buffett version of "Hey Good Lookin'". Pretty sure that's his thing, lol. I believe it started as a way to not be awkward on stage because he didn't know what to do with his hands. It's kind of a key accessory now though like I wouldn't ever want to see him standing there without a guitar.
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Post by carriekins on Sept 3, 2015 10:32:25 GMT -5
If I never hear Friends in Low Places again it will be too soon.
And that remake that was just announced makes me want to projectile vomit.
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Post by onebuffalo on Sept 3, 2015 10:53:07 GMT -5
If I never hear Friends in Low Places again it will be too soon. And that remake that was just announced makes me want to projectile vomit. When you stop to think about it, Friends In Low Places is right up Jason Aldean's and Florida Georgia Line's alley. That's the kind of party music they have been giving us for years. I loved it when Justin Timberlake sang the song with Garth Brooks. That was epic.
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Post by carriekins on Sept 3, 2015 10:58:17 GMT -5
I don't want to stop to think about it. I cannot stand that song. I have been over it since 1990 when it debuted and it was everywhere.
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Post by onebuffalo on Sept 3, 2015 11:05:06 GMT -5
I don't want to stop to think about it. I cannot stand that song. I have been over it since 1990 when it debuted and it was everywhere. I, for one, do not get tired hearing that song. I've been singing it for the past twenty-five years. I first became a fan of Garth Brooks when The Dance came out (I sing that one, too).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2015 12:09:55 GMT -5
If I never hear Friends in Low Places again it will be too soon. And that remake that was just announced makes me want to projectile vomit. When you stop to think about it, Friends In Low Places is right up Jason Aldean's and Florida Georgia Line's alley. That's the kind of party music they have been giving us for years. I loved it when Justin Timberlake sang the song with Garth Brooks. That was epic. Even though I can see the Aldean/FGL similarity in terms of subject matter, I think it's an insult to Garth to compare him (or his material), to those two. Garth is a Country music icon who made some classic tunes. There's no comparison between him and Country's resident frat boys and I'm not even a big Garth fan.
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Post by onebuffalo on Sept 3, 2015 12:26:54 GMT -5
When you stop to think about it, Friends In Low Places is right up Jason Aldean's and Florida Georgia Line's alley. That's the kind of party music they have been giving us for years. I loved it when Justin Timberlake sang the song with Garth Brooks. That was epic. Even though I can see the Aldean/FGL similarity in terms of subject matter, I think it's an insult to Garth to compare him (or his material), to those two. Garth is a Country music icon who made some classic tunes. There's no comparison between him and Country's resident frat boys and I'm not even a big Garth fan. I'm certainly NOT breathing the names of Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Line together. Until Aldean and F.G.L. decides to cut their 'The Dances', it would be hard to take those other two acts seriously.
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Post by defying gravity on Sept 4, 2015 13:54:43 GMT -5
My unpopular opinion: I actually like Carrie Underwood's "Mama's Song". Why do people hate it so much?
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 4, 2015 16:29:15 GMT -5
My unpopular opinion: I actually like Carrie Underwood's "Mama's Song". Why do people hate it so much? I certainly do not hate it, but it is just kinda there for me. In my opinion, it is the type of song that is good, but would have been much better had it never been a hit. On that album, there are songs like "Quitter" that would have made a much better single than "Mama's Song" because it is catchy and offers a unique sound that diversifies Carrie's musical output. "Mama's Song" is too much like "Temporary Home" tempo-wise, except "TH" is a better song so I can condone that one being released. But they should never have both been released to radio. It is simply not the kind of song I want to hear 5-10 times a day, which means it probably had a universally high burn rate, especially coming from the same album cycle as "TH". Like I said, I do like "Mama's Song", but I just never felt like it was the type of song I could LOVE, and was just the boring concluding song to a rather boring era in her career.
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