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Post by tim on Feb 27, 2014 1:40:08 GMT -5
Absolutely love Blackhawk. Their first album may be the best debut I own. Every Once In A While & That's Just About Right are two of absolute favorite 90's songs. They weren't as consistent after that, but I still love a lot of their singles (I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No, Postmarked Birmingham, One Night In New Orleans stand out in particular). Blackhawk is one of my favorite bands from the 90's, and it was their strong debut album that to this day I can go back and enjoy it from start to finish. My favorite song from their debut was actually "I Can Still Smell the Rain." Great video too. And as stated above they weren't all that consistent thereafter, but "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" is still one of my top go to songs from Blackhawk.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 27, 2014 13:59:04 GMT -5
Random Videos Of The Day: 2001
Artist: SHeDaisy Single: "Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me)" Writers: Coley McCabe, Kristyn Osborne, Jason Deere Album: The Whole SHeBang Label: Lyric Street Video Director: Morgan Lawley Year Released: September 23, 2000 (Peaked in 2001) Billboard Peak: #11
Artist: Keith Urban Single: "But For The Grace Of God" Writers: Keith Urban, Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin Album: Keith Urban Label: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Trey Fanjoy Year Released: November 28, 2000 Billboard Peak: #1
Artist: Trace Adkins Single: "I'm Tryin" Writers: Jeffrey Steele, Anthony Smith, Chris Wallin Album: Chrome Label: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Steven Goldmann Year Released: July 2, 2001 Billboard Peak: #6
Was only going to do one originally, but I got the feeling for another from the same year, so I'll just do another year look back. 2001 was another year of a few monster #1 singles. The top 6 hits of the year were "Ain't Nothin Bout You" by Brooks & Dunn (6 weeks at #1), "Austin" by Blake Shelton (5 weeks at #1), "I'm Already There" by Lonestar (6 weeks at #1), "I Wanna Talk About Me" by Toby Keith (5 weeks at #1), "What I Really Meant To Say" by Cyndi Thompson (3 weeks at #1), and "Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews (3 weeks at #1). There were 25 #1 Billboard singles. 13 by Male vocalists, 5 by female vocalists, and 7 by groups or duo.
The Entertainer of the year at the CMA's was Tim McGraw. The song and single was a bit different. They both went to songs that weren't the biggest of hits. The song went to "Murder On Music Row" awarded to writers Larry Cordle, and Larry Shell. And the single went to "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" by The Soggy Bottom Boys. The ACM's single and song went both to "Where were you" by Alan Jackson. The CMA Male Vocalist went to Toby Keith, while Lee Ann Womack took home the Female Vocalists award. The duo honors were again Brooks & Dunn, and group was Lonestar. The horizon award went to Keith Urban.
"Lucky 4 You" was such a weird yet fun video. I think they went a little too crude for my tastes, but still an enjoyable watch from a trio I really wish would make a comeback. Keith's song is still one of my top 5 favorites from him and bring back memories more than anything when I hear it. Finally the Trace song "I'm Tryin" might be my all-time favorite from him. "Your'e Gonna Miss This" is right up there as well. I still think he should have laid off some of his funny singles. Just got tired of hearing the likes of "Swing", "I Got My Game On", and "Brown Chicken, Brown Cow". Might be a case of pushing his luck too much trying to recapture the success of "Honkytonk Badonkadonk", and even "Chrome".
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Feb 28, 2014 1:37:17 GMT -5
Artist: The Notorious Cherry Bombs Single: "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips all Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" Writers: Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill Album: The Notorious Cherry Bombs Label: Universal South Records Video Director: Eric Welch Year Released: 2004 Billboard Peak: #47
This group, originally known as The Cherry Bombs, started out as Rodney Crowell's backing band in 1980. When Crowell left Emmylou Harris' Hot Band to start his solo career, he picked several other former Hot Band members as his own backing band. The band originally included Vince Gill (background vocals, electric guitar), Hank DeVito (steel guitar), Emery Gordy, Jr. (bass guitar), Richard Bennett (electric guitar), Tony Brown (keyboards), and Larrie London (drums). The group backed both Crowell and his then-wife, Rosanne Cash. When they divorced the band broke up. Gill, or course, went on to a Hall of Fame career as a solo artist. Brown became a successful producer, Gordy married Patty Loveless and worked as her producer, and DeVitto and Bennett became studio musicians. In 2003 several members of the group reunited, renamed The Notorious Cherry Bombs for legal concerns. Gill and Crowell alternated as lead singers. Gordy did not participate in the reunited group and London died of a heart attack in 1992. The returning original members were joined by Eddie Bayers (drums), John Hobbs (piano, keyboards), and Michael Rhodes (bass guitar). The reunited group recorded a self-titled album for Universal South in 2004. The album reached #23 on the country album chart, #135 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and #4 on the Heatseakers album chart. Two singles were released: "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips all Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" (#47) and "Let it Roll, Let it Ride" (did not chart). Another song on the album, "Making Memories of Us," became a #1 hit for Keith Urban in 2005. After releasing the second single from the album the group disbanded again and Crowell and Gill resumed their solo careers.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 28, 2014 15:45:09 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Shelly Fairchild Single: "Tiny Town" Writers: Shelly Fairchild, Stephony Smith Album: Ride Label: Columbia Nashville Video Director: Trey Fanjoy Year Released: February 7, 2005 Radio And Records Peak: #50 Billboard Peak: Did Not Chart (Below Top 60)
Shelly Fairchild is a 36 year old singer/songwriter from Clinton, Mississippi. After moving to Nashville after college, she was able to land a showcase for Columbia Records and was signed to the roster in 2004. Her debut single "You Don't Lie Here Anymore" was the lead for her album Ride. The single peaked at #35 in late 2004. Her second single "Tiny Town" was released in early 2005. Though the song just failed to crack the top 60, it was featured on both CMT and GAC as a fan favorite song and video. The album's third and unfortunately final single from the album and the label was "Kiss Me" which also failed to chart on Billboard but managed a #56 peak on Radio And Records.
Shelly had a brief stint with James Strouds' label Stoudavarious in 2008, with her lone single for the label "It's All Gonna Work Out" which did not chart. After that Shelly decided to change her look and try her hand at a Soul Record. She made the album entitled Ruby's Money via Revalation Nation Records in 2011. Shelly has continued to perform shows and venues around Nashville since then, and says it was a great feeling going out on her own to make Ruby's Money.
I bought a used Ride album at the now defunct Media Play store while "Tiny Town" was out. Arguably the best 8 bucks I ever spent. So many great tracks from that album, including the three singles. I have no clue why radio did not accept "Tiny Town" or "Kiss Me". I understand that there are many great songs that don't do well as they should have; but never to chart is ridiculous IMO. Always had a crush on Shelly when I was a kid. Her girl next door look about her, with her down to earth personality was beautiful to me. It's a shame we couldn't get more than one album from her. Her Ride album is one of many forgotten debut or one and done records I own from that time period, including the debut's from James Otto, Hot Apple Pie, Trent Willmon, and Hanna-McEuen.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Feb 28, 2014 22:02:29 GMT -5
Random Videos Of The Day: 2001Artist: SHeDaisy Single: "Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me)" Writers: Coley McCabe, Kristyn Osborne, Jason Deere Album: The Whole SHeBangLabel: Lyric Street Video Director: Morgan Lawley Year Released: September 23, 2000 (Peaked in 2001) Billboard Peak: #11 Artist: Keith Urban Single: "But For The Grace Of God" Writers: Keith Urban, Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin Album: Keith UrbanLabel: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Trey Fanjoy Year Released: November 28, 2000 Billboard Peak: #1 Artist: Trace Adkins Single: "I'm Tryin" Writers: Jeffrey Steele, Anthony Smith, Chris Wallin Album: ChromeLabel: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Steven Goldmann Year Released: July 2, 2001 Billboard Peak: #6 Was only going to do one originally, but I got the feeling for another from the same year, so I'll just do another year look back. 2001 was another year of a few monster #1 singles. The top 6 hits of the year were "Ain't Nothin Bout You" by Brooks & Dunn (6 weeks at #1), "Austin" by Blake Shelton (5 weeks at #1), "I'm Already There" by Lonestar (6 weeks at #1), "I Wanna Talk About Me" by Toby Keith (5 weeks at #1), "What I Really Meant To Say" by Cyndi Thompson (3 weeks at #1), and "Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews (3 weeks at #1). There were 25 #1 Billboard singles. 13 by Male vocalists, 5 by female vocalists, and 7 by groups or duo. The Entertainer of the year at the CMA's was Tim McGraw. The song and single was a bit different. They both went to songs that weren't the biggest of hits. The song went to "Murder On Music Row" awarded to writers Larry Cordle, and Larry Shell. And the single went to "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" by The Soggy Bottom Boys. The ACM's single and song went both to "Where were you" by Alan Jackson. The CMA Male Vocalist went to Toby Keith, while Lee Ann Womack took home the Female Vocalists award. The duo honors were again Brooks & Dunn, and group was Lonestar. The horizon award went to Keith Urban. "Lucky 4 You" was such a weird yet fun video. I think they went a little too crude for my tastes, but still an enjoyable watch from a trio I really wish would make a comeback. Keith's song is still one of my top 5 favorites from him and bring back memories more than anything when I hear it. Finally the Trace song "I'm Tryin" might be my all-time favorite from him. "Your'e Gonna Miss This" is right up there as well. I still think he should have laid off some of his funny singles. Just got tired of hearing the likes of "Swing", "I Got My Game On", and "Brown Chicken, Brown Cow". Might be a case of pushing his luck too much trying to recapture the success of "Honkytonk Badonkadonk", and even "Chrome". All three videos are great but I do gotta say I love SHeDAISY's it's weird and different and I've always appreciated that about them.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Feb 28, 2014 22:22:38 GMT -5
Felt like posting one again lol. I'm sick at home watching videos and I'm still sad this didn't go anywhere on the chart. :(
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 28, 2014 23:39:38 GMT -5
^ "73's" a great song. Jennifer's "Beautiful Goodbye" was played to death at my station and I was shocked to find out it only peaked at #16. I was so exited when I heard she was coming back in 2007, but "Joyride" flamed out just before the top 40, and "73" didn't even chart and it was IMO the best song of all her singles.
It's nice to see she has a few big songwriting credits to her name though with "Leave The Pieces", "Let Me Down Easy" and "A Different World".
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 1, 2014 16:54:02 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:Artist: Sawyer Brown Single: "Cafe On The Corner" Writers: Mac McAnally Album: Cafe On The CornerLabel: Curb Video Director: Michael Salomon Year Released: August 3, 1992 Billboard Peak: #5 Sawyer Brown is a group that had numerous hits throughout the 80's and 90's. They consisted of Mark Miller, Greg Hubbard, Shayne Hill, Jim Scholten, and Joe Smyth. Bobby Randall was originally a member, but left the group in 1991, and Duncan Cameron took his place but departed himself in 2004. They were originally the road band for singer Don King, but decided to become a full-time group in 1981. Sawyer Brown was the street they would meet and rehearse their material back home in Florida. After winning the 1983 Star Search show, they were able to release their first single "Leona" in 1984. It would peak at #16, but their second single would be their first #1 with "Step That Step". They would follow with "Used To Blue" (#3), and "Betty's Bein' Bad (#5). They would however only score two top 10's from 1986 to 1991. Many felt they sang too many upbeat style over substance type songs and wanted more ballads from the group. Mark Miller said the major shift to their sound and music came with the comeback hit "The Walk" in 1991. The single would peak at #2 and start a run of 11 out of 12 singles to go top 10. These would include "Some Girls Do" (#1), "Cafe On The Corner" (#5), "All These Years" (#3), and "Thank God For You" (#1). Come the late 90's Sawyer Brown would slow down with chart and commercial success. Their final top 10 to their credit was the 1998 single "Drive Me Wild" (#6). Sawyer Brown's final charting single was 2005's "They Don't Understand" (#36). They have had 56 singles on country radio with 19 top 10's and 3 top #1's. They have recorded 16 studio albums with 4 compilation's and two Christmas albums. This might be my favorite Sawyer Brown song. I love the Mac McAnally penned tunes they recorded. When I was a little kid I actually thought Sawyer Brown was a single person rather than a group . Luckily by the time I was 10 or 11, I realized they were a group. My other favorites were "They Don't Understand", "Some Girls Do", "The Walk and "Thank God For You". Certainly a long lost part of country music with all the great groups that were making great albums.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 1, 2014 17:41:13 GMT -5
WATZ still slips in "Shame About That" from time to time, and I swear I heard "Three Chords and the Truth" on the radio not too long ago.
I've had an MP3 of "Cryin' Game" for a while, but I only listened to it today. It just shows yet again how schizophrenic Sara Evans was. "Cryin' Game" was very neo-trad, "No Place That Far" was very pop, and "Fool, I'm a Woman" was halfway between. And to this day, I just can't pin down what kind of artist she wants to be, since she vacillates so wildly between traditional and pop.
I loved "Lucky 4 You" when it came out. SHeDAISY are amazing. The only single of theirs that I didn't care for was "Come Home Soon". Too slow and boring.
"But for the Grace of God" is one that I haven't heard much of anymore. It's amazing how forgotten K.U.'s early stuff is. I still hear "Where the Blacktop Ends" a lot, but I don't think I've heard "Your Everything" in over a decade. It's amazing how different that first album was, since he clearly hadn't found his muse yet.
"I'm Tryin'" was stellar. Probably my favorite Trace Adkins song, although "You're Gonna Miss This" and "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" are close.
The Notorious Cherry Bombs album was loads of fun to listen to. Shelly Fairchild's debut was amazing too, but I think that she got overlooked because she was a "tough girl" type like Gretchen Wilson. However, I thought Shelly was easier on the eyes, and far more organic and less gimmicky. Shame she couldn't seem to chart anything.
Also, I agree that the best Sawyer Brown tunes came from Mac, and "Cafe on the Corner" is easily my fave of theirs. The difference between their bubblegummy 80's stuff and their smart 90's stuff is like night and day.
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Post by Andy on Mar 1, 2014 17:59:00 GMT -5
Haven't posted in a while, catching up: -I might be in the minority, but I like Blackhawk's second album almost as much as their first (even goofy songs like Dennis Linde's "Hook, Line, and Sinker"). The third did start to show some chinks in the armor, though, and is less memorable. Haven't heard anything after that. -"Three Chords and the Truth" is a great song. Sara's first album is my favorite. -SheDaisy's songs always make me happy! Love most all of their singles. -"But for the Grace of God" by Keith Urban is my favorite song of his, primarily because of that awesome whining steel guitar. -"I'm Tryin'" is easily one of my favorite Trace singles. I remember seeing the video constantly back in 2001, and it gives me so much nostalgia (and it is an amazing song in its own right). It's not quite my favorite Trace Adkins song, though (that would probably go to something like "Til the Last Shot's Fired.") -Rodney and Vince are two of my favorite artists, so their album together was heaven to me. "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips all Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" is just a brilliant classic that should be far better known that it is. This might be my favorite Sawyer Brown song. I love the Mac McAnally penned tunes they recorded. When I was a little kid I actually thought Sawyer Brown was a single person rather than a group . Same here! Glad I'm not the only one! Incidentally, I made the same mistake with rock band Molly Hatchet. I also thought Stevie Nicks was a man. But I digress. Anyways, I'll always love Sawyer Brown. They introduced to me Mac McAnally and recorded some kickass tunes (I have every note of "Some Girls Do" memorized). "Cafe on the Corner" and "All These Years" told great stories, and I miss those kinds of songs on country radio.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 1, 2014 20:58:42 GMT -5
Haven't posted in a while, catching up: -I might be in the minority, but I like Blackhawk's second album almost as much as their first (even goofy songs like Dennis Linde's "Hook, Line, and Sinker"). The third did start to show some chinks in the armor, though, and is less memorable. Haven't heard anything after that. That album actually had two Linde songs on it. The other was "Cast Iron Heart", which was first cut by Pearl River in 1992 and again by Linda Davis in 1996. Linde is one of my favorite songwriters, so I think it's interesting that this album shows the point where his songwriting style was starting to change. He started writing darker, more moody songs like Diamond Rio's "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" (originally cut by J.P. Pennington in 1991) and "Cast Iron Heart" that clearly hinted at a heartbreak. And even a couple his goofy character sketch songs like "Hook, Line, and Sinker" or even "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" have a theme of being wronged by a woman. Blackhawk's third album had some great stuff on it, too. "Postmarked Birmingham", a rare ballad from Phil Vassar's pen, was great. Don't know why that album bombed so badly, when they were still able to get a Top 5 hit with "There You Have It" off the fourth. "But for the Grace of God" by Keith Urban is my favorite song of his, primarily because of that awesome whining steel guitar. There's something you can't say about any K.U. song after the first album. Does Dann Huff even know what a steel guitar is?
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Post by Andy on Mar 1, 2014 21:05:54 GMT -5
Haven't posted in a while, catching up: -I might be in the minority, but I like Blackhawk's second album almost as much as their first (even goofy songs like Dennis Linde's "Hook, Line, and Sinker"). The third did start to show some chinks in the armor, though, and is less memorable. Haven't heard anything after that. That album actually had two Linde songs on it. The other was "Cast Iron Heart", which was first cut by Pearl River in 1992 and again by Linda Davis in 1996. Linde is one of my favorite songwriters, so I think it's interesting that this album shows the point where his songwriting style was starting to change. He started writing darker, more moody songs like Diamond Rio's "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" (originally cut by J.P. Pennington in 1991) and "Cast Iron Heart" that clearly hinted at a heartbreak. And even a couple his goofy character sketch songs like "Hook, Line, and Sinker" or even "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" have a theme of being wronged by a woman. Blackhawk's third album had some great stuff on it, too. "Postmarked Birmingham", a rare ballad from Phil Vassar's pen, was great. Don't know why that album bombed so badly, when they were still able to get a Top 5 hit with "There You Have It" off the fourth. Dennis Linde is one of my favorites too. When it comes to '90s country, he's up there with Bob McDill, Hugh Prestwood, and a few others whose names always mean quality. As for Blackhawk, I liked their third album, don't get me wrong (and I agree that Postmarked Birmingham is amazing), I just didn't like it quite as much as their first two (which I really liked). As for the Dan Huff comment, LOL!
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 2, 2014 1:19:13 GMT -5
Artist: Ashley Monroe (with Ronnie Dunn) Single: "I Don't Want To" Writers: Ashley Monroe, Brett James, Patrick Monahan Album: Non-album single Label: Columbia Nashville Video Director: Kristin Barlowe Year Released: 2006 Billboard Peak: #37
Ashley Monroe is a 27 year old singer-songwriter. She comes from a traditional country background; on her father's side she's related to Carl Smith and the Carter Family. She signed with Columbia Nashville, and her debut album, Satisfied, was intended to be released in 2007. Two singles were released in 2006: The title song (#43) and "I Don't Want To (with Ronnie Dunn; #37). However, Columbia decided not to release the album until she had a Top 20 hit, but they didn't release any more singles. She left Columbia in 2007 without the album being released. It was finally released in a digital-only format in 2009, but "I Don't Want To" was not included and is not available as a single download (it was at one time but is not any longer). During her time between record label deals she self-released an EP of duets with Trent Dabbs (digital only; available for download on iTunes and Amazon) in 2008 and a self-titled CD in 2009 (only sold at live shows). She also collaborated with Ricky Skaggs on The Racoteurs' "Old Enough." She also recorded "Bruises" with the group Train. That song made it to #23 on the mongrel chart (largely due to airplay on other formats) and #44 on the country airplay chart. She signed her second major label deal with Warner Nashville and released her CD Like a Rose in 2013. That album was highly acclaimed. It was named the best country album of the year by Billboard and was ranked #18 on Rolling Stone's list of the best 50 albums of the year (it was the highest ranked country album on the list). The album yielded three singles: "Like a Rose," "You Got Me," and "Weed Instead of Roses." None of the singles made the country airplay chart, although "Weed Instead of Roses" reached #39 on the mongrel chart. Ashley is currently working on her next album, with Vince Gill once again producing. This is confirmed on her web site with a picture of her and Vince and the caption "At it again." Unfortunately she has one major character flaw. She's married to a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (I'm a die-hard Cubs fan). :)
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 2, 2014 14:43:57 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Rockie Lynne Single: "Lipstick" Writers: Rockie Lynne, Mark Prentice Album: Rockie Lynne Label: Universal South Video Director: Trey Fanjoy Year Released: October, 2005 Radio And Records Peak: #27 Billboard Peak: #29
Rockie Lynne is a 49 year old singer/songwriter from Statesville, North Carolina. His given name was Rockie Lynne Rash and he was adopted by his parents. Rockie was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina after his basic training in the army. He would make two separate trips to Nashville, with the second proving to break him through as an executive recommended him to Universal South after seeing him perform live. After signing with Universal, he released his debut single in October 2005 entitled "Lipstick". The single would have a pretty quick reaction from stations as it sailed through the 50's and 40's pretty easily for a debut. But once it hit the mid to high 30's, it couldn't get past the wall it hit. It would peak for good at #27 on Mediabase in March, 2006. His second single "Do We Still" only peaked at #44 on Radio And Records in July, 2006. Rockie's final single for Universal South and his debut album, was "More". The song only got about 100 total spins nationwide, yet it still managed to peak at #48 on Billboard in early 2007. Universal would drop him after "More" peaked.
He signed with Robbins Nashville in late 2007 and issued his only release for the label "I Can't Believe It's Me". The song got to #49 on Billboard, and Rockie parted ways with the label. Since then he has released a few albums independently on Carolina Blue Sky Records including his most recent album that was released on February 10th, 2014 entitled Radio Road. His first album in 3 1/2 years.
Another song that WYRK ignored. But I still remember this song on CMT, and listening online. There was also this old weekly hour show that I can't recall what it's called, but would strictly play the brand new singles just released to country radio. The signal wasn't that good but I would go in my Dad's car every week to listen because that's where the reception would come through the best. "Lipstick" was one of the songs I would hear for the first time there. Rockie's song "More" remains my favorite of his and I can't believe how little stations played that song. I remember him getting a standing ovation after performing "More" on the Opry, saying the song was inspired by his adopted mother who would always say "I love you more".
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 3, 2014 16:25:18 GMT -5
Random Videos Of The Day: Canadian CountryArtist: Autumn Hill Single: "Anything At All" Writers: David Thomson, Heather Morgan Album: Favourite MistakeLabel: Wax Records Video Director: Margarat Malandruccolo Year Released: October 30, 2012 Canadian Billboard Peak: #12 Artist: Dallas Smith Single: "What Kinda Love" Writers: Dallas Smith, Joey Moi, Zac Maloy Album: Jumped Right InLabel: 604 Records Video Director: Stephano Barberis Year Released: January 7, 2013 Canadian Billboard Peak: #7 Decided to showcase some of the Canadian country music from last year. I know we have many pulsers here from Canada that know all about these two songs. Being in such close proximity to the border allows me to keep in touch on the country music up north. Autumn Hill's "Fire" was a video posted a few months ago now, but "Anything At All" was the duo's first career single late in 2012. Tareya Green (Calgary) and Mike Robins (Toronto) started Autumn Hill in 2012 after meeting at a Christmas party the label held. Both were solo artists before deciding on being a duo. Their other singles in Canada are "Can't Keep Waiting" (#19), "Fire" (#22), and "If She Wants This Town" which is their latest release. All four songs are from their Favourite Mistake album. Just in case anyone out there is unfamiliar with Dallas Smith, he is capable of good music. Dallas actually is well known for being the lead singer for alternative rock ban Default. The Vancouver based band was active from 2001 to 2010 and made 4 studio albums. Their biggest 3 hits was "Wasting My Time", "Deny" and "Count On Me". All three went to #1 on Canadian rock singles charts. Dallas is originally from Langley, British Columbia. He was signed to 604 Records in 2011, and has released his Jumped Right In album in 2012. The last three being the title track, "What Kinda Love" (#7) and "Nothing But Summer" (#6). In 2013 he signed an American Record deal with Scott Borchetta and Big Machine Label Group. His first american single "Tippin Point" has been getting heavy airplay on Sirius/XM and his music will soon be impacting terrestrial radio. ""Tippin Point" peaked at #5 on Canadian country charts a few weeks ago. Autumn Hill's debut album is great and "Anything At All" is a wonderful debut single. I'm still hopeful for their chance at an American based label. Dallas' first American release was certainly disappointing to say the least. Hopefully he can get one of his previous releases in Canada shipped to American radio in the near future. Hope I didn't lose anybody because I know many aren't familiar with Canadian county.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 4, 2014 9:54:11 GMT -5
Today is the final day of Mardi Gras, so it seems fitting to post a video that mentions New Orleans in the title. Kw9461 mentioned this song in the low-peaking songs thread a couple weeks ago.
Artist: The Tractors Single: "Tryin' to Get to New Orleans" Writers: Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond, Tim DuBois Album: The Tractors Label: Arista Nashville Video Director: Michael Oblowitz Year Released: 1995 Billboard Peak: #50
A one-hit wonder, The Tractors are a country rock band that formed in 1988. The original members were Ron Getman (electric guitar, slide guitar), Jamie Oldaker (drums), Walt Richmond (bass vocals, keyboard), Steve Ripley (guitar, lead vocals), and Casey van Beek (bass guitar, baritone vocals). Prior to forming The Tractors the members worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Seger. They signed their first recording contract with Arista in 1990 and released their self-titled debut album in 1994. The album and debut single were both released in August 1994. The album reached #2 on the country album chart and #19 on the Billboard 200. It is certified double platinum and was the fastest platinum-certified debut album for a country group. The debut single, "Baby Likes to Rock It," reached #11 on the Billboard country chart and was to become their only Top 40 country hit. The second single from the album, "Tryin' to Get to New Orleans," only reached #50 on the chart. A third single, "Badly Bent," failed to chart. In 1995 they released a Christmas album, Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas. Two songs from the album nearly made the Top 40: "The Santa Claus Boogie" (#41) and "Santa Claus is Comin' (In a Boogie Woogie Choo-Choo Train)," a new version of "Baby Likes to Rock It" with Christmas lyrics (#43). Their second album (not counting the Christmas album), Farmers in a Changing World, wasn't released until November 1998, more than 4 years after their debut album. It peaked at #39 on the country album chart and failed to make the Billboard 200 chart, falling short of Gold status. It was their last major label album. Two singles were released: "Shortenin' Bread" (#57) and "I Wouldn't Tell You No Lie," their final chart single (#72). Soon after the members except for Ripley left for other projects; however they remained friends and made cameo appearances on later albums. Ripley is currently the only official member of The Tractors; he has stated that The Tractors is more a state of mind. The third album, Fast Girl, was released on Audium Entertainment in 2001. It reached #65 on the country album chart (their final album to chart) and yielded 4 non-charting singles: "Can't Get Nowhere," "The Big Night," the title track, and "Ready to Cry." They then left Audium and formed their own label, Boy Rocking Records. Two albums were released on this label: Big Night (2002) and The Kids Record (2005). Their most recent album, Trade Union, was released on E1 Entertainment in 2009. No singles were released from the final three albums.
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Post by Todd on Mar 4, 2014 12:08:49 GMT -5
Good selection, Old Fart In NC. I never had their album, but I heard this one on the radio at least a few times; enough to start to like it.
"Baby Likes to Rock It" may have peaked at #11, but that really isn't indicative of it's popularity at the time. It was huge in the night clubs because it was a good dance number, back when line dancing was the in thing.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 4, 2014 15:30:39 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: James Otto Single: "For You" Writers: Jim Brown, Liz Hengber Album: Sunset Man Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville Video Director: Kristin Barlowe/Jack Roberts Year Released: June, 2008 Mediabase Peak: #38 Billboard Peak: #39
James Otto is a 40 year old singer/songwriter from Washington state. He moved to Nashville in 1998, and in 2001 joined the newly formed Muzik Mafia with John Rich, Big Kenny, and Gretchen Wilson. Scott Parker of Mercury Nashville came to a Muzik Mafia show and met James. He was then signed to the label and his debut single "The Ball" (Way too underrated) was released that year. The single only peaked at #45, and his follow up "Long Way Down" didn't even chart. His third single would show some modest success with "Days Of Our Lives" (#33). All three were from his released Days Of Our Lives album. The final single from the record was "Sunday Morning And Saturday Night" (#58). James was also hand picked by Shania Twain to open numerous shows for her on the Up! tour in 2003. James though would part ways with Mercury in 2004.
With Big & Rich signed to Warner Brothers, James was able to be signed by the same label under the imprint of Raybaw Records. His first single for the label was by far his biggest hit and his signature song "Just Got Started Loving You". The song would go to #1 in May of 2008 and be named the top single of the year on Mediabase. "For You" was the second single from his Sunset Man album, but only managed a unbulleted peak at #38 on Mediabase. The third and final release from the album was "These Are The Good Ole Days" (#36). After the non-album song "Since You Brought It Up" peaked at #39 on Billboard, he would release the lead for his third studio album "Groovy Little Summer Song" in 2010. The single reached #26 on Billboard and set up the release of his Shake What God Gave Ya album. "Soldiers And Jesus" (#34) would be his final single for Warner Bros. and his career up to this point. He exited the label in 2011. James co-wrote former CMA song of the year "In Color" (#7) for Jamey Johnson and "No Hurry" (#2) by Zac Brown Band.
James has the distinction of being the first singer I ever saw live. He opened for Shania Twain here in 2003, and I vividly remember him wearing a 00 James Otto Buffalo Bills jersey. His song "Days Of Our Lives" remains one of my all-time favorite songs in country music history. Though he has had many songs I have loved like "The Ball", "Just Got Started Loving You", "For You" and "Groovy Little Summer Song". "For You" was a surprise for me on how badly that failed after he had the biggest single for the year. Hopefully he can hook on with another label and release some more mainstream music for us.
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Post by Andy on Mar 4, 2014 16:40:22 GMT -5
Had my response typed up but the board crashed and ate it... -Those two songs by the Canadian artists were really solid. I especially loved the Autumn Hill song and immediately added their album to my wishlist. Nice picks. -The Tractors are great. I actually listened to their debut album for the first time a couple months ago on the basis of allmusic's 4.5 star review and I absolutely loved it. It's well worth the couple bucks you can find it for online and unlike most albums by one-hit wonder types, there isn't even a hint of filler. -I liked the James Otto song. Other than this and "Just Got Started Lovin' You", I'm not familiar with his music at all. I should probably change that, as I've heard more than a few people rave about him.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 4, 2014 17:48:41 GMT -5
Absolutely loved Rockie Lynne's first two singles. "Do We Still" is amazing. WATZ played all three singles off that album a lot.
Didn't like Ashley Monroe's first two singles at first, but they grew on me immensely. Just had to get past her breathy singing voice, which was always a pet peeve of mine. I used to hate Kellie Coffey for similar reasons.
I remember seeing the video for "Tryin' to Get New Orleans" on CMT at my grandma's when I was 7, and being amazed. I already owned the album, but I had no idea at the time that it had any other singles, so the fact that "Tryin' to Get to New Orleans" had a video was amazing. (I also remember seeing Steve Wariner's cover of "Get Back" and the original version of Kenny Chesney's "The Tin Man" around the same time.) The Tractors remind me of Big & Rich in that radio had no idea what to do with them because they were so "out there" and creative.
James Otto's one-hit wonderdom baffles me. His songs were all great, and should've been hits, but radio only gave him one. What happened? I have an advance copy of his debut that has a different tracklist than the final product.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 19:22:34 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:Artist: James Otto Single: "For You" Writers: Jim Brown, Liz Hengber Album: Sunset ManLabel: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville Video Director: Kristin Barlowe/Jack Roberts Year Released: June, 2008 Mediabase Peak: #38 Billboard Peak: #39 James Otto is a 40 year old singer/songwriter from Washington state. He moved to Nashville in 1998, and in 2001 joined the newly formed Muzik Mafia with John Rich, Big Kenny, and Gretchen Wilson. Scott Parker of Mercury Nashville came to a Muzik Mafia show and met James. He was then signed to the label and his debut single "The Ball" (Way too underrated) was released that year. The single only peaked at #45, and his follow up "Long Way Down" didn't even chart. His third single would show some modest success with "Days Of Our Lives" (#33). All three were from his released Days Of Our Lives album. The final single from the record was "Sunday Morning And Saturday Night" (#58). James was also hand picked by Shania Twain to open numerous shows for her on the Up! tour in 2003. James though would part ways with Mercury in 2004. With Big & Rich signed to Warner Brothers, James was able to be signed by the same label under the imprint of Raybaw Records. His first single for the label was by far his biggest hit and his signature song "Just Got Started Loving You". The song would go to #1 in May of 2008 and be named the top single of the year on Mediabase. "For You" was the second single from his Sunset Man album, but only managed a unbulleted peak at #38 on Mediabase. The third and final release from the album was "These Are The Good Ole Days" (#36). After the non-album song "Since You Brought It Up" peaked at #39 on Billboard, he would release the lead for his third studio album "Groovy Little Summer Song" in 2010. The single reached #26 on Billboard and set up the release of his Shake What God Gave Ya album. "Soldiers And Jesus" (#34) would be his final single for Warner Bros. and his career up to this point. He exited the label in 2011. James co-wrote former CMA song of the year "In Color" (#7) for Jamey Johnson and "No Hurry" (#2) by Zac Brown Band. James has the distinction of being the first singer I ever saw live. He opened for Shania Twain here in 2003, and I vividly remember him wearing a 00 James Otto Buffalo Bills jersey. His song "Days Of Our Lives" remains one of my all-time favorite songs in country music history. Though he has had many songs I have loved like "The Ball", "Just Got Started Loving You", "For You" and "Groovy Little Summer Song". "For You" was a surprise for me on how badly that failed after he had the biggest single for the year. Hopefully he can hook on with another label and release some more mainstream music for us. Such a shame James only had one moderate hit. Such a stellar voice.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 4, 2014 20:26:17 GMT -5
[/quote]Such a shame James only had one moderate hit. Such a stellar voice. [/quote]
While I agree with you that it's a shame he had only one hit, his one hit was in no means "moderate." It was Billboard's #1 song of 2008.
Also, since we are talking about James Otto I feel I need to add, "God bless you and James always."
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Post by Andy on Mar 4, 2014 21:29:06 GMT -5
Slightly off-topic, but since we're on the subject of James Otto, if I wanted to get into his music, what's the best album to start with?
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 4, 2014 21:42:31 GMT -5
Slightly off-topic, but since we're on the subject of James Otto, if I wanted to get into his music, what's the best album to start with? I would start with his Days Of Our Lives album. "Days Of Our Lives" and "The Ball" are outstanding. Though you must listen to Sunset Man as well. So basically I suggest both ;)
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Post by tim on Mar 5, 2014 0:10:50 GMT -5
Good selection, Old Fart In NC. I never had their album, but I heard this one on the radio at least a few times; enough to start to like it. "Baby Likes to Rock It" may have peaked at #11, but that really isn't indicative of it's popularity at the time. It was huge in the night clubs because it was a good dance number, back when line dancing was the in thing. Old Fart In NC must have been reading my mind because last night I happened to pull out The Tractors album and jam to "The Tulsa Shuffle." Great pick! This is one of my favorite albums from the mid 90's. If you've never listened to this album (other than "Baby Likes to Rock It"), I suggest giving a listen to "The Tulsa Shuffle," "The Little Man," and one my favorite tracks "The Blue Collar Rock." And like Todd mentioned, the peak position for "Baby Likes to Rock It" was not indicative at all of its popularity. It was everywhere. If the charts were as they are today back then, this would have been a #1 record (and deservedly so).
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Post by Todd on Mar 5, 2014 12:34:08 GMT -5
Artist: Dwight Yoakam Single: "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" Writers: Dwight Yoakam Album: This Time Label: Reprise Video Directors: Dwight Yoakam/Carolyn Mayer Year Released: 1993 Billboard Peak: #2
This was the second single off Dwight's muli-platinum album This Time. On CMT's Video Bio program, he mentioned that he and the other director each edited the footage that was shot and came up with finished music videos. They couldn't decide which video to use, so they decided to use them both, side by side on screen. You can see several instances where both videos were edited the same. I read on Wikipedia that country singer Kelly Willis is the girl standing in the creek below the train trestle, which I never knew. Wouldn't it be cool if that happened in real life? Could you imagine looking up at the train passing by overhead, and seeing Dwight Yoakam standing on it playing his guitar? Surreal.
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Post by Andy on Mar 5, 2014 16:24:41 GMT -5
Slightly off-topic, but since we're on the subject of James Otto, if I wanted to get into his music, what's the best album to start with? I would start with his Days Of Our Lives album. "Days Of Our Lives" and "The Ball" are outstanding. Though you must listen to Sunset Man as well. So basically I suggest both ;) Thanks, sabre14. Will probably give both of those a listen in the next couple of days. Out of curiosity, have you heard Shake What God Gave Ya? Frankly, the title scares me off a little bit, but I know I should never judge an album by it's title (and sorry to get off topic from the videos... hopefully they decide to implement the general discussion board that's been talked about). Fantastic pick, Todd. Dwight is superb, and I've never seen that really cool video before.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 5, 2014 16:46:31 GMT -5
I would start with his Days Of Our Lives album. "Days Of Our Lives" and "The Ball" are outstanding. Though you must listen to Sunset Man as well. So basically I suggest both ;) Thanks, sabre14. Will probably give both of those a listen in the next couple of days. Out of curiosity, have you heard Shake What God Gave Ya? Frankly, the title scares me off a little bit, but I know I should never judge an album by it's title (and sorry to get off topic from the videos... hopefully they decide to implement the general discussion board that's been talked about). His first two were better to me personally but that's not to say Shake What God Gave Ya was bad. It's a solid album as well. The one thing that's great about James is he knows what kind of artist he is and sticks to the songs that suits his fantastic voice. Even lesser songs he can make better from his vocals alone. My favorites from Shake What God Gave Ya are "She Just Comes To Me" , "Love Don't Cost A Thing", and "Let's Just Let Go". The latter is a piano driven soft ballad that really utilizes James' voice very well. The other two have great instrumentation and good melodies. There are also typical but good James style songs like "Sun Comes Around Again", and "Lover Man". The only two songs I don't care for are the title track and "Are Ya With Me". Slight overproduction with those two tracks.
Sorry I basically just gave you a review of the album. I didn't know how long I would ramble on like that.
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Post by Andy on Mar 5, 2014 17:41:07 GMT -5
Thanks, sabre14. Will probably give both of those a listen in the next couple of days. Out of curiosity, have you heard Shake What God Gave Ya? Frankly, the title scares me off a little bit, but I know I should never judge an album by it's title (and sorry to get off topic from the videos... hopefully they decide to implement the general discussion board that's been talked about). His first two were better to me personally but that's not to say Shake What God Gave Ya was bad. It's a solid album as well. The one thing that's great about James is he knows what kind of artist he is and sticks to the songs that suits his fantastic voice. Even lesser songs he can make better from his vocals alone. My favorites from Shake What God Gave Ya are "She Just Comes To Me" , "Love Don't Cost A Thing", and "Let's Just Let Go". The latter is a piano driven soft ballad that really utilizes James' voice very well. The other two have great instrumentation and good melodies. There are also typical but good James style songs like "Sun Comes Around Again", and "Lover Man". The only two songs I don't care for are the title track and "Are Ya With Me". Slight overproduction with those two tracks.
Sorry I basically just gave you a review of the album. I didn't know how long I would ramble on like that. No need to apologize, discussing music is what we're here for. :) I enjoyed reading your take. I just finished listening to Days of Our Lives for the first time. I generally don't have a concrete opinion on an album until after at least 3 or 4 listens, but my first impression/snap judgment is "pretty good." James has an excellent voice and the production was generally well-done. My only complaint is that a few of the songs seemed a bit cliched lyrically, but the majority were solid. After one listen, tentatively my favorite tracks are "Song of the Violin", the title track, "Lowdown on the Highlife", and "The Ball", which to me was the best song on the album. All in all, pretty good stuff.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 5, 2014 18:32:16 GMT -5
I swear someone else recorded "The Ball" too.
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