davidj
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Post by davidj on Jul 12, 2014 10:02:23 GMT -5
That's still not as many as the number of Bro Country songs on the chart. Perhaps the reason those you listed made it on there is because they're from more established artists. I thought 'Clockwork' was a good song and deserved to have been better treated by radio. It fits in with quite a few catchy semi-traditional songs like Glen Templeton's 'Ball Cap' or - from a couple of years ago - Greg Bates' 'Did It for the Girl' (whatever happened to him?). Although some may think such songs lack substance, they're fun ear-candy with neat wordplay and far better than Bro Country, IMHO.
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Post by McCreerian on Jul 12, 2014 10:29:00 GMT -5
That's still not as many as the number of Bro Country songs on the chart. Perhaps the reason those you listed made it on there is because they're from more established artists. I thought 'Clockwork' was a good song and deserved to have been better treated by radio. It fits in with quite a few catchy semi-traditional songs like Glen Templeton's 'Ball Cap' or - from a couple of years ago - Greg Bates' 'Did It for the Girl' (whatever happened to him?). Although some may think such songs lack substance, they're fun ear-candy with neat wordplay and far better than Bro Country, IMHO. To me, a song isn't Bro-Country until it demeans women as a sexual object. That's the crossing line. Alot in your list does not do that. You're taking it too far naming songs. Just cause a song is a "fun song" doesn't make it Bro. If that was the case then Bro-Country has been around since the dawn of Country music. There have been sporadic "demeaning women" songs over the decades so in that case maybe in a way it has. It's sad this happened to Easton's song. Hopefully Mercury will comeback with something radio will take to better. Easton is one of the best new artists of the 2010s so far.
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Post by davidj on Jul 12, 2014 13:03:55 GMT -5
That's still not as many as the number of Bro Country songs on the chart. Perhaps the reason those you listed made it on there is because they're from more established artists. I thought 'Clockwork' was a good song and deserved to have been better treated by radio. It fits in with quite a few catchy semi-traditional songs like Glen Templeton's 'Ball Cap' or - from a couple of years ago - Greg Bates' 'Did It for the Girl' (whatever happened to him?). Although some may think such songs lack substance, they're fun ear-candy with neat wordplay and far better than Bro Country, IMHO. To me, a song isn't Bro-Country until it demeans women as a sexual object. That's the crossing line. Alot in your list does not do that. You're taking it too far naming songs. Just cause a song is a "fun song" doesn't make it Bro. If that was the case then Bro-Country has been around since the dawn of Country music. There have been sporadic "demeaning women" songs over the decades so in that case maybe in a way it has. It's sad this happened to Easton's song. Hopefully Mercury will comeback with something radio will take to better. Easton is one of the best new artists of the 2010s so far. I guess you have your own definition of the term. I agree that some Bro Country songs can be a little demeaning to women (mostly in referring occasionally to their 'ass', which I admittedly tend to wince at - it's just unnecessary) but that itself isn't the definition. The lyrical synchronizing motifs are usually summer (but not always), beer, music pumping from a truck with the tail lights down, parked by a river, gangs of young guys and girls. Some have lines which are sung rapidly or are auto-tuned while the production includes heavier rock and rap influences. Some songs without these heavier stylistic touches - such as 'Play It Again' - are still eligible for inclusion as they nevertheless retain the core lyrical themes, yet 'River Bank' wouldn't as it more traditional despite including a party-by-the-river in its lyrics. The term 'Bro Country' was only coined (by a journalist - it's usually an outsider: similarly, a DJ came up with "rock 'n' roll") when the production was emphasized to such a point that some sort of distinction was unavoidable. Some songs which may fit the bill, however, do predate it - such as Phil Vassar's 'Good Ole Days' in 2005, which didn't make the Top 20 at the time but may have been a big hit had it been released today.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 12, 2014 14:25:21 GMT -5
It's too bad Easton Corbin did not start his career five years sooner. He would already be established. I know that doesn't mean much when you take a look at Josh Turner. His Time Is Love should have been a #1 and should have taken him less time to reach the top versus the amount of time it took to get it to #2.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 12, 2014 21:07:12 GMT -5
I finally took some time to listen to this one, and it's pretty cool. I can tell it'll grow on me after several more listens, but I have little doubt that this'll catch on over the summer and give him another top 5 at the very least. Oh dagnabbit, between "Beachin'" becoming a smash of a hit and this flopping like a fish out of water, my predictions have been way off this go round. Maybe I should retire? On that note, this does not look good for Easton. The fact that he could make it to the top 5 last year, but barely make the top 40 this year shows me that country radio is deliberately trying to diminish the amount of neo-traditional material like this on the radio so that it could end up becoming non-existent. I can only hope that he can bounce back from this debacle scot-free soon, but obviously there are no guarantees at this point.
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Post by kml567 on Jul 12, 2014 22:19:48 GMT -5
Song is boring! No wonder it flopped.
Easton needs to learn from his neo-traditional peers like Joe Nichols on how to get #1 hit songs in 2014 while still staying country.
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