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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 7, 2016 2:23:07 GMT -5
I don't think Thomas Rhett is particularly talented vocally, but I definitely wouldn't say he makes up for that with his other 'assets,' either. If anything, I think his halfway-decent voice is probably carrying him more than anything else, as I personally think his performance talents are not good at all (you'd think by now someone would have told him he like can't actually dance...?) and he isn't getting by on his looks. I'm done trying to reason with why he's become popular because aside from "Die a Happy Man," I haven't seen the appeal for myself, but I do know that there will always be questionable rises to fame just as there are artists who don't 'make it' all the time that absolutely should have.
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 7, 2016 2:42:00 GMT -5
I don't think Thomas Rhett is particularly talented vocally, but I definitely wouldn't say he makes up for that with his other 'assets,' either. If anything, I think his halfway-decent voice is probably carrying him more than anything else, as I personally think his performance talents are not good at all (you'd think by now someone would have told him he like can't actually dance...?) and he isn't getting by on his looks. I'm done trying to reason with why he's become popular because aside from "Die a Happy Man," I haven't seen the appeal for myself, but I do know that there will always be questionable rises to fame just as there are artists who don't 'make it' all the time that absolutely should have. The bold part is the most subjective thing you could say about an artist. Sure, you may not find Rhett attractive, but many people will. Everyone on this board could post about a similar scenario. Generally, its best to go with the overall consensus in these type of situations. Not everybody might find Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, or Chase Rice to be "good looking". But there's an awful lot of people who do, and that means more than the subset who don't.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2016 2:54:59 GMT -5
^I agree with this...but I hate that it's about looks now. It used to be that talent was how artists became stars. Those who sounded good (vocally and instrumentally) and could write good songs, or at least recorded good songs (if they weren't big on writing their own material). I think it's extremely unfortunate how much emphasis is placed on looks these days. It's bad for both men and women, but especially for the females.
That's getting a bit off-topic so I apologize for that. Back to Thomas...I'm not much of a fan, and I do think there are far more talented artists out there who aren't seeing nearly the success that Rhett is having. However, having said that, I understand why Thomas has become very popular. He's released songs that are just right for radio, and that radio airplay leads to massive sales and a big fan-base. He's got a strong label behind him and he knows what type of music is popular right now, and all of that has played to his advantage. He and his team have made all the right decisions lately, at least when it comes to a marketplace perspective. I don't necessarily think that this means Thomas is smarter or more talented than other musicians, but it also doesn't necessarily mean that he's less intelligent and less talented. Again, I'm not much of a fan, and I personally feel that he's less talented than a lot of other up-and-coming musicians...but of course that's a totally subjective view.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2016 11:15:29 GMT -5
I agree that it takes a little more than just pipes to be a superstar. Luke Bryan is a little limited vocally, versus someone like Chris Young, but Luke obviously knows how to work the fans.
In terms of showmanship and charisma, I'm not sold on Thomas yet. I've seen him live twice. He does an awful lot of dancing (it's not even great dancing). Is that showmanship? I don't know. Maybe for 20-something girls or teens. I'd much rather see energy and hear the artist try to make a connection with the crowd emotionally. I also met Thomas after one of the shows for pictures and he just seemed generally uninterested. I kind of got the impression we were all wasting his time--not saying that's the case, but it wasn't exactly what I'd describe as "charismatic," at all.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 7, 2016 15:56:27 GMT -5
This song is so...boring. It just isn't interesting to me at all, other than being distracted by the production. It's not catchy. It's not clever. I get why his pop leaning music is popular with many music buying consumers but his songs are just not good, imo. Also, Keith Urban's "You Look Good In My Shirt" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "T-Shirt". 1. Myeverythingku will love you for saying that the Keith Urban song is better than T-Shirt. 2. Another 'shirt' song is better than Thomas Rhett's: Ronnie Milsap's Button Off My Shirt.
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Post by justme60 on Feb 7, 2016 22:42:07 GMT -5
Hey....don't talk about my man Elvis! I think he had a gorgeous voice! :) Yeah, I'm old, and I saw him perform live and I thought he sounded great! Guess everybody hears differently! ;) Maybe we all suffer from selective hearing!
Oh yeah, I think Keith's and Ronnie's songs are both better than T-Shirt. T-Shirt is Blah. Sometimes Thomas sounds like he is singing through his nose.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 19, 2016 13:42:46 GMT -5
I'm really digging this. There is a lot of detail in the lyrics ("Christmas lights in the middle of June", "like a Guns n Roses video", "moving around in the TV light", etc.) that frames the story, I would say, even better than "You Look Good in My Shirt" did (not that I dislike that song by any stretch of the imagination). I also like the production, with the bass breakdown around 2:30, the light synth washes throughout, and the upfront nature of the drums.
I'm finding also that it seems like, no matter what Thomas Rhett does, there's complaining:
"Something to Do with My Hands": "Ew, TR, you're a perv!" "Beer with Jesus": "Jesus wouldn't drink beer!" "It Goes Like This": "Boring!" "Get Me Some of That": "TR, can you be any more objectifying?" (My argument is that "some of that" refers not to the woman, but to the experience of being with her) "Make Me Wanna": "It's just bro clichés with a disco facade!" "Crash and Burn": "Sam Cooke ripoff!" "Die a Happy Man": "Poor man's Ed Sheeran!" "T-Shirt": "Still boring!"
If you're going to find something negative about an artist who actually, genuinely seems to be trying something different with each song, then what the hell do you WANT from him?
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 19, 2016 14:25:31 GMT -5
If you're going to find something negative about an artist who actually, genuinely seems to be trying something different with each song, then what the hell do you WANT from him?Better lyrics. Better vocals (never going to happen). More Country music elements. Better songs. All subjective of course...
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 19, 2016 14:40:46 GMT -5
If you're going to find something negative about an artist who actually, genuinely seems to be trying something different with each song, then what the hell do you WANT from him?Better lyrics. Better vocals (never going to happen). More Country music elements. Better songs. All subjective of course... All subjective, yes. I guess I'm just baffled because I don't see anything wrong with him. As far as I know, he's not an immature brat like Chase Rice or Jason Aldean; he's not rehashing the same material over and over again like FGL (or Jason Aldean); he seems to be a rangier vocalist than Luke; and most of his material seems to bring something different to the table. I can understand not liking "Get Me Some of That" or "Make Me Wanna" from a lyrical standpoint, and the "he doesn't sound country" argument has been beaten to death. But I've heard some people on this forum and elsewhere say that TR's material is "Donkey" or "Friend Zone" levels of bad, and I'm just not seeing that at all.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 19, 2016 14:53:58 GMT -5
Better lyrics. Better vocals (never going to happen). More Country music elements. Better songs. All subjective of course... All subjective, yes. I guess I'm just baffled because I don't see anything wrong with him. As far as I know, he's not an immature brat like Chase Rice or Jason Aldean; he's not rehashing the same material over and over again like FGL (or Jason Aldean); he seems to be a rangier vocalist than Luke; and most of his material seems to bring something different to the table. I can understand not liking "Get Me Some of That" or "Make Me Wanna" from a lyrical standpoint, and the "he doesn't sound country" argument has been beaten to death. But I've heard some people on this forum and elsewhere say that TR's material is "Donkey" or "Friend Zone" levels of bad, and I'm just not seeing that at all. I will say that Thomas' persona is the last thing I would criticize. He's a much more likable person than Jason Aldean and certainly Chase Rice, who absolutely thrives off his immaturity. I also don't think any of Thomas' singles are "Friend Zone" bad, since that is my least favorite song of the past five years. I just find his material not that good. "T-Shirt" just lacks a certain energy to my ears. I don't like the production and his vocals are always a drawback for my taste, so that's why I dislike "T-Shirt." I hate the pop production on "Crash And Burn" and I don't find it as catchy as most others do. "Die A Happy Man" is dull and uninteresting. "Make Me Wanna" and "Get Me Some Of That" have laughably bad lyrics and "It Goes Like This" was just kinda there -- didn't hate it but didn't enjoy it. "Something To Do With My Hands" was a mediocre song that seemed to emphasize his grating vocals. "Beer With Jesus" is the only song I've liked from him because it showed raw emotion and vulnerability with lyrics that seemed to be relatable for many people out there, and I loved the production and instrumentation.
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Post by trebor on Feb 19, 2016 16:34:56 GMT -5
If you're going to find something negative about an artist who actually, genuinely seems to be trying something different with each song, then what the hell do you WANT from him? This is a Country forum. He's marketed as a Country artist. How about: songs that remotely do the genre justice? Please refer to the Sam Hunt - "Make You Miss Me" thread & discussion.
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 19, 2016 18:44:04 GMT -5
I'm finding also that it seems like, no matter what Thomas Rhett does, there's complaining: "Something to Do with My Hands": "Ew, TR, you're a perv!" "Beer with Jesus": "Jesus wouldn't drink beer!" "It Goes Like This": "Boring!" "Get Me Some of That": "TR, can you be any more objectifying?" (My argument is that "some of that" refers not to the woman, but to the experience of being with her) "Make Me Wanna": "It's just bro clichés with a disco facade!" "Crash and Burn": "Sam Cooke ripoff!" "Die a Happy Man": "Poor man's Ed Sheeran!" "T-Shirt": "Still boring!" If you're going to find something negative about an artist who actually, genuinely seems to be trying something different with each song, then what the hell do you WANT from him? I could not name a single artist for whom this is not true though. For every song, no matter how good it is or who it is by, there will be people who dislike it for whatever reason. It is true that Thomas' music seems to produce more vocal naysayers than someone like George Strait, but that doesn't mean that he is the only artist with an imperfect track record. I think the fact that Thomas sees such seemingly powerful negativity comes from the fact that he is 1) a superstar, and 2) of the 21st century, when people's opinions can be posted online for the whole world to see at the click of a button. Lots of people hear his music because he is a popular artist, which means that just about every song he releases is going to get heard by people who are not fans for whatever reason. And every song is basically guaranteed to be run into the ground with overplay, which can cause even casual fans to talk badly about a song. He gets no more negativity than other modern superstars like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, etc. He also has not released as many singles as any of them yet, so there have been less chances to prove himself to the general listening public.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 19:13:12 GMT -5
My problem with Thomas is the fact that his voice is nasally flat that makes him sound so uncomfortable. Honestly his voice to me is thin he can't seem to hold that much of a note and his last album combined every genre from pop/funk/R&B/Soul/Rap basically any genre imaginable besides Country. Not to mention the fact that basically his last two hits were rip offs (Crash & Burn ripped off Sam Cooke's Chain Gang and Die A Happy Man was basically Thinking Out Loud part 2).
To me Thomas Rhett represents everything wrong with mainstream country music his first album was a bro-country album through and through then when bro-country started to end in 2015 he bounced over to the metropolitan/R&B sound that some people have coined lately. There's a lot of stuff. The only thing that makes him decently likable is his decent enough personality.
I also don't imagine artists like Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert get as much criticism as Thomas Rhett. Usually their albums are critically acclaimed or the singles are (Miranda Lambert for the former and Carrie Underwood for the latter). Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt are probably deep down the most polarizing artists since FGL came around. Both artists in my opinion make some of the most non country songs only rivaled by "Friend Zone" and everything so far Raelynn has done which both of those are more polarizing than what artists like Blake Shelton have doled out,
I wish nothing but the best for Thomas but if you look at his iTunes album ranking compared to other artists in country music he has one of the lowest (3.5 stars for iTunes doesn't exactly equal good) which helps further my statement his music is polarizing.
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 19, 2016 20:00:18 GMT -5
Radio overplay definitely leads to people bashing artists or despising their music. Craig Morgan seems to a pretty polarizing voice but he never can string along a series of big hits to the extent Rhett or Hunt can, thus people aren't as vocal about their distaste for something. For example, I don't enjoy going to the dentist, so when I go for my two annual checkups I'll probably mention my dislike but I won't make a big stink about it since I know it'll be a while before I have to go back. But if I had to go the Dentist every day for a year, well you'd probably hear me complain quite frequently. Same principle applies to being overexposed to an artist. Personality and image definitely factor into things as well. I wouldn't be surprised if Sam and his team actually enjoy the batter against him because it fuels controversy and constantly keeps his name in the news ever more so.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 20, 2016 11:18:28 GMT -5
I can see the point if you dislike the artist, or think he's not country (although I'm sick of that argument -- if I like a song, I don't care what genre it is purporting to be). I guess I just don't get the people who say he, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, or whoever are the musical antichrist because their music has little in common with the genre it's being marketed as and/or isn't to their taste. TR's music clearly has a market, whether mislabeled or not. It's fine if it's not your taste, but I guess I'm just not seeing how "not my taste" sometimes spills into "Thomas Rhett is the worst artist I've ever heard in my life" in some cases.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 11:31:39 GMT -5
Ok first off I doubt radio overplay leads to some artists getting more hated than others. By that logic George Strait would be one of the most polarizing and that's not true whatsoever.
My problem with Thomas Rhett is in my opinion the dude can't sing all that well his voice is just lacking much if any charisma.
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 20, 2016 16:50:19 GMT -5
Ok first off I doubt radio overplay leads to some artists getting more hated than others. By that logic George Strait would be one of the most polarizing and that's not true whatsoever. My problem with Thomas Rhett is in my opinion the dude can't sing all that well his voice is just lacking much if any charisma. On the contrary, I can guarantee you that radio overplay can lead to someone disliking an artist. For example, I spent most of the 2000s avoiding everything to do with Kenny Chesney, simply because I literally could not step anywhere out in public without hearing him on the airwaves. I could not stand him, and it had nothing to do with his voice; I just simply could not escape him. Over-saturation is a very real thing. However, I will agree with your statement by saying that overplay is more likely to cause people to have negative opinions about individual songs rather than entire artists. Your George Strait example is flawed, though. George is a superstar of a different era. Almost all of his songs are huge hits, but he would have had like 5 of them per year in his prime. When someone's songs rise and fall so quickly, the general public has less of a chance to grow tired of them. If you disliked one of his songs, it would be gone in like 10 weeks anyway and you would get another one. Even his album cycles were refreshed every single year, meaning there was no time for loooooong, boring eras or wasted single releases. On top of that, the majority of his hit-making years took place before people could voice their pleasure or displeasure online. The perception right now is that he did not have many people dislike him due to overplay, but really all we have to portray his '80s and '90s work is news articles as well as memories of the opinions that our family and friends held. Anyone who grew tired of him because he was overplayed has had like 20 years to get back into his biggest hits, whereas with Thomas we are still experiencing the effects. Of course overplay is not THE cause for people disliking Thomas Rhett, but it is certainly not helping anything.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 17:23:02 GMT -5
Ok first off I doubt radio overplay leads to some artists getting more hated than others. By that logic George Strait would be one of the most polarizing and that's not true whatsoever. My problem with Thomas Rhett is in my opinion the dude can't sing all that well his voice is just lacking much if any charisma. On the contrary, I can guarantee you that radio overplay can lead to someone disliking an artist. For example, I spent most of the 2000s avoiding everything to do with Kenny Chesney, simply because I literally could not step anywhere out in public without hearing him on the airwaves. I could not stand him, and it had nothing to do with his voice; I just simply could not escape him. Over-saturation is a very real thing. However, I will agree with your statement by saying that overplay is more likely to cause people to have negative opinions about individual songs rather than entire artists. Your George Strait example is flawed, though. George is a superstar of a different era. Almost all of his songs are huge hits, but he would have had like 5 of them per year in his prime. When someone's songs rise and fall so quickly, the general public has less of a chance to grow tired of them. If you disliked one of his songs, it would be gone in like 10 weeks anyway and you would get another one. Even his album cycles were refreshed every single year, meaning there was no time for loooooong, boring eras or wasted single releases. On top of that, the majority of his hit-making years took place before people could voice their pleasure or displeasure online. The perception right now is that he did not have many people dislike him due to overplay, but really all we have to portray his '80s and '90s work is news articles as well as memories of the opinions that our family and friends held. Anyone who grew tired of him because he was overplayed has had like 20 years to get back into his biggest hits, whereas with Thomas we are still experiencing the effects. Of course overplay is not THE cause for people disliking Thomas Rhett, but it is certainly not helping anything. I just feel like given the amount of hits George Strait has accumulated he would but I guess like since it was a different era. I think a better example would be Carrie Underwood. She has basically been on the radio for 11 years now and all of her songs have reached The Top 3 (one way or another mind you ;) ). I usually see the critical reception for Carrie Underwood and her music and it's generally been pretty positive and she has had even more radio exposure. I also feel like for Thomas Rhett his voice is polarizing on the radio more than a lot of other artists but he has a very big passionate fan base which explains his solid album sales and being on the top of the Hot Country Songs chart for a long time. I just think that Thomas music is more critically panned then most (for good reason too but that's subjective) I mean a lot of the reviews that I saw online for his album Tangled Up were not pretty at all. Where as an artist like Carrie Underwood who's been around for a long time now she is still getting pretty decent acclaim and she has been around longer and has put non country elements into her music. If radio overkill was a factor than I'd imagine artists like Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban would probably be in the twilight phase of their career like we are seeing with Rascal Flatts right now. But the difference between those artists and artists like Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, and I'm going to say Cole Swindell is that Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban get more acclaim through what people deem, better written songs . I think the combination of radio overplay and rather negative reviews leads to more dislike and well more passionate like as well hence the popularity of Sam and Thomas Rhett. I truly believe that how things are received from critics is actually taking more notice and convincing more fans of the genre to not like a certain artist or for some to really like the artist (Thomas Rhett being a prime example of this). Which unless you have great sales like Thomas or Sam or Cole Swindell then usually those artists won't make it (can't think of anything right now but there had to be somebody like that where the music wasn't well received by country music and they didn't make it). I think the combination of sales and critical reception might actually start playing a role in who breaks out in the coming years (with sales being more important of the two but reception probably playing a role as well). I do wish the best for Thomas Rhett but I just want him to dole out more stuff like "Playing With Fire" and "The Day You Stop Looking Back" and less of this and "South Side". Sorry for the super long post!
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 20, 2016 17:24:29 GMT -5
Ok first off I doubt radio overplay leads to some artists getting more hated than others. By that logic George Strait would be one of the most polarizing and that's not true whatsoever. My problem with Thomas Rhett is in my opinion the dude can't sing all that well his voice is just lacking much if any charisma. On the contrary, I can guarantee you that radio overplay can lead to someone disliking an artist. For example, I spent most of the 2000s avoiding everything to do with Kenny Chesney, simply because I literally could not step anywhere out in public without hearing him on the airwaves. I could not stand him, and it had nothing to do with his voice; I just simply could not escape him. Over-saturation is a very real thing. However, I will agree with your statement by saying that overplay is more likely to cause people to have negative opinions about individual songs rather than entire artists. Your George Strait example is flawed, though. George is a superstar of a different era. Almost all of his songs are huge hits, but he would have had like 5 of them per year in his prime. When someone's songs rise and fall so quickly, the general public has less of a chance to grow tired of them. If you disliked one of his songs, it would be gone in like 10 weeks anyway and you would get another one. Even his album cycles were refreshed every single year, meaning there was no time for loooooong, boring eras or wasted single releases. On top of that, the majority of his hit-making years took place before people could voice their pleasure or displeasure online. The perception right now is that he did not have many people dislike him due to overplay, but really all we have to portray his '80s and '90s work is news articles as well as memories of the opinions that our family and friends held. Anyone who grew tired of him because he was overplayed has had like 20 years to get back into his biggest hits, whereas with Thomas we are still experiencing the effects. Of course overplay is not THE cause for people disliking Thomas Rhett, but it is certainly not helping anything. I agree with your George Strait analysis. Even though he enjoyed great exposure at country radio, overall, he did not get big enough to suffer from overexposure. Look at his starring role in Pure Country. The movie did not do that well box office-wise because not a lot of people knew who he was (believe it or not, considering that was in 1992). People did not think of Strait being an actor. However, the soundtrack became his best selling single title (at six times platinum). That was aided with hits like I Cross My Heart, Heartland, and When Did You Stop Loving Me.
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Post by bksouthga on Feb 25, 2016 23:31:07 GMT -5
I'm still very hit or miss with Thomas Rhett. There are some of his singles that I have liked a lot ("Something to Do with My Hands", "It Goes Like This", "Make Me Wanna"), and others I have not liked at all.
As far as this one, I find it very difficult to follow the melody and chord progression. It's in a minor key and has a lot of 7ths and 9ths off of that in the melody. I also don't really care much for it lyrically.
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Post by robenglund on Feb 26, 2016 2:21:40 GMT -5
As far as this one, I find it very difficult to follow the melody and chord progression. It's in a minor key and has a lot of 7ths and 9ths off of that in the melody. I also don't really care much for it lyrically. At least it's a unique chord progression and not another 4 chord song .
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Post by straitouttanashville on Feb 26, 2016 13:52:05 GMT -5
Lol y'all talking about loving this song but it's really a bunch of crap. This sentence should be an example of what not to post in this forum or this board. Its not rude in my opinion to say this song is awful. Thats one persons opinion. I see what everyone is saying about this song good and bad, but for me this song is horrible. We should all be thankful that Tim McGraw didnt release this song. The lyrics are geared IMO to the 16 and under crowd. There is not one thing even a little bit country about this song. Thomas Rhett was so promising when he first started out. Now I feel like he's this Bruno Mars copycat. I have seen him in the pit live twice. Thomas tries this R&B dancing or whatever it is and it garbage. The dancing is kinda like watching a dying animal suffer. You watch for a second and then you look away but it makes you super uncomfortable the whole time. "T-Shirt" should not be on "Country Radio" and Country or Not "T-Shirt" is so awful and Cookie Cutter it shouldnt be played anywhere. Does anyone know the last real country song that you wouldnt be embarrassed to play for your Grandpa/Grandma or Father/Mother that went number 1 on Country Airplay and sold 1,000,000 Copies?
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 26, 2016 14:01:16 GMT -5
This sentence should be an example of what not to post in this forum or this board. Its not rude in my opinion to say this song is awful. Thats one persons opinion. This is a discussion based forum. Saying this song is a bunch of crap and then ending the post is not adding to the discussion and using the term "y'all talk about loving this song" is lumping everyone in to one unified opinion, which is rude.
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Post by straitouttanashville on Feb 26, 2016 14:48:49 GMT -5
Its not rude in my opinion to say this song is awful. Thats one persons opinion. This is a discussion based forum. Saying this song is s bunch of crap and then ending the post is not adding to the discussion and using the term "y'all talk about loving this song" is lumping everyone in to one unified opinion, which is rude. Agree to disagree
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Post by Kat5Kind on Feb 26, 2016 15:12:58 GMT -5
I'm just sick of all the artist bashing on here in general.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 15:26:29 GMT -5
I'm just sick of all the artist bashing on here in general. Hey artists music that is doled out is open to criticism. I won't bash the artist, but any songs that artists release that I don't like I'll gladly bash it if I don't like it. Otherwise Pulse is no better than an artists Twitter page where all the replies are all cheery and positive. Music is opem to criticism and those artists that release music probably know that it's up for criticism
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Post by trebor on Feb 26, 2016 15:35:11 GMT -5
I'm just sick of all the artist bashing on here in general. Hey artists music that is doled out is open to criticism. I won't bash the artist, but any songs that artists release that I don't like I'll gladly bash it if I don't like it. Otherwise Pulse is no better than an artists Twitter page where all the replies are all cheery and positive. Music is opem to criticism and those artists that release music probably know that it's up for criticism Agree, but the difference is language ("crap", "garbage"). Personal attacks ("obnoxious behaviour" (Chase), "adulterer" (Jason), etc.,) I believe this is what Katrina meant. Generalizations that do not have anything to do with the song, the composition, itself.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 26, 2016 15:53:06 GMT -5
From the Country Forum Posting Guidelines: I don't have the title of moderator so I wish to not speak out of turn here, but let's get back to an organized discussion regarding "T-Shirt." :)
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Marv
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Post by Marv on Feb 27, 2016 11:50:02 GMT -5
Finally heard this for the first time this morning on CT40 and it makes me cringe, but given the rising number of mediocre to atrocious male singers at the format in sharp contrast to the soaring numbers of very good to exceptional female singers at country radio who can't get any significant airplay.
Sean Ross in his must-read 'Ross on Radio' newsletter from Edison Media Research as well as KIIS-FM VP/GM/PD John Ivey in a recent issue of Lon Belton's CRS buzz have sounded the alarm regarding the bro-country deluge on top of outsized spin counts for such underwhelming narrow music.
Hope some of the execs on Music Row are listening and paying attention to those two widely respected radio figures.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 29, 2016 15:24:11 GMT -5
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