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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2016 5:42:22 GMT -5
5. Dierks was horrible. Luke was horrible. Bring back Blake... Reba, fixed it for ya.
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Post by CoJoFan on Apr 4, 2016 9:55:44 GMT -5
Jason Aldean's Entertainer of the Year win was long overdue in my opinion. He has been selling out stadiums just like Kenny Chesney did when he won all his Entertainer awards. The few times I've seen him in my lifetime he has put on an excellent show. Eric Church will win this award in the near future. His performance of "Record Year" was easily one of my favorite performances of the night. Cam was excellent as well. I enjoyed the opening of Luke and Blake singing "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day". I can't pick what my favorite performance of the night was. There were too many good ones. As far as "Girl Crush" not winning Song of the Year all I can say is I thought it would win but Chris Stapleton's "Nobody To Blame" was well deserving of the award though.
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Post by jenglisbe on Apr 4, 2016 10:01:44 GMT -5
I really don't get what is good about the writing and would love to see someone point out anything that is particularly original about the song.
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Post by :) KUFan on Apr 4, 2016 10:05:03 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the show. Cam was my favorite performance of the night. I was so bummed to see that she walked away empty handed. Carrie's performance was also stellar. At least they did something with the performance. As great as I think the Storyteller Tour looks from photos and the ocassional video, THAT was the performance that should've been released as the video. I LOVED Little Big Town's new arrangement on "Stay All Night." That's one of my favorite songs from the Pain Killer album. Tim's performance of "Humble and Kind" was good. He sounded a bit pitchy to me (less than he has in the past, though). Dolly and Katy were...interesting. I really would've loved to see Dolly up there by herself. I like Katy every now and then but her outfit was a bit odd. And, her vocals seemed weak. I'm thrilled Chris keeps racking up the awards, because he truly deserves the recognition. I REALLY wish Carrie would've taken FVOTY. I mean, come on...it's becoming more of a joke now. (And that's coming from a big Miranda fan). The logistics other than her WME affiliation do not add up. Oh and before I forget, please tell me I was not the only one who thought Dierks should've gotten more talk time. I hope he gets the slot back next year. Overall, it was a pretty good show. Probably one of the best I've seen in years. It was odd not to see Bead there but it was good. I would've taken out Sam Hunt's performance slot and replaced it with Jennifer Nettles and "Unlove You." Performance rankings: 1. Cam 2. Carrie Underwood 3. Little Big Town 4. Dolly Parton + Katy Perry 5. Kelsea Ballerini + Nick Jonas 6. Chris Young + Cassadee Pope 7. Chris Stapleton 8. Luke Bryan 9. Tim McGraw 10. Old Dominion 11. Thomas Rhett 12. Eric Church 13. Miranda Lambert + Keith Urban + ZZ Top (I know it was only one of them, but I cant remember his name). 14. Kenny Chesney 15. Blake Shelton 16. Dierks Bentley 17. Charles Kelley 18. Keith Urban 19. Brett Eldredge 20. Jason Aldean 21. Cole Swindell 22. Florida Georgia Line 23. Sam Hunt I personally felt Tim McGraw sounded better than he ever has. He's not a strong vocalist in terms of range but he has a decent voice and control. I didn't hear any pitch ones but that may just be me....
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Post by djHayStack on Apr 4, 2016 12:09:29 GMT -5
Just finished watching. Better to post in bullet points to stay in the good graces of the admins... 1. Crowd shots are terrible. Enough already. 2. Why does Charles Kelley get a slot for that? 3. The Jonas spot was stupid. Took away from her performance. 4. Not saying Little Big Town doesn't deserve everything they get but good Lord in Heaven when is Zac Brown going to get an award.... 5. Dierks was horrible. Luke was horrible. Bring back Blake... 6. Carrie is losing me more and more with every album. Still beautiful and sings better than anyone but her material is just yuck to me. 7. Miranda performance was a complete waste. She should have had a new single to debut. 8. I never in a million years would have thought I would be saying Florida Georgia Line had one of the best performances of the night. 9. I am with the earlier poster that isn't a fan of Humble and Kind. It's okay but a station turner for me. Overall the winners were as expected. The show as a whole was one of the worst that I can remember. Agree with pretty much everything here, except I am generally not a fan of Carrie and I like "Storyteller" (though the album cuts are what I enjoy, not the singles). LBT deserves everything they get and then some. ZBB lost all respect from me with "Beautiful Drug." Not because I hate it, but when Zac Brown runs his mouth about Luke Bryan and songs that are "nothing country about them," don't release a straight up EDM track. Hypocrite. Overall thought the show wasn't good at all. Luke and Dierks were awkward, the opening salvo of 15 minutes of Stapleton love wasn't funny, and the production was about the worst I've ever seen.
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Post by maine on Apr 4, 2016 13:21:01 GMT -5
Anyone know where I can stream performances from last night? Preferably Cam and Charles Kelley, but all work as well!
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Post by kanimal on Apr 4, 2016 14:13:20 GMT -5
It looks like there was a rounding era with that original article - it's actually a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49 (which amounts to about 2.9 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic). Way down from last year. The key is that the 8PM hour did a mere 2.0 in adults 18-49 (lowest of the night), so it was way down before The Walking Dead even started. Curious to see how the iHearts did on cable.
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Post by kim8 on Apr 4, 2016 15:37:41 GMT -5
Come on. Ridiculous. Church is the better entertainer. An absolute crime. Maybe at the CMA's Eric. Such a crime that he can't win anything when he works 100 times harder on his music probably in a year than Aldean has in his entire career. Such a shame to see all his dirt road garbage material get recognized. Just speechless at this crap. I was really hoping it would be Eric too, but didn't really expect it. Funny, I thought everyone else had a chance except Aldean. I don't mind him winning though. Like others have said, I think they are a little behind in giving him this award. He definitely deserves it in my opinion. I always enjoy his live shows and I wanted him to win it way before Eric came along. That said, I am sick and tired of watching every award show and always hoping for some kind of award for Eric. I thought maybe he had a shot at male this year when Luke and Blake weren't nominated, but then there was Stapleton (who I adore). I know he won video which of course wasn't televised but it's frustrating when he works so hard and is so unique. I can only hope and pray his time is coming! I remember feeling this way about Miranda back in the day and thinking how does no one ever recognize her. Now she can't stop winning even though I really thought Carrie should have won this year. Eric's performance was awesome! He sounded great and that unexpected break in the middle to honor the deceased artists was fantastic!
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Post by matty005 on Apr 4, 2016 16:00:36 GMT -5
I don't get what's so great about "Humble and Kind." It has a nice message, sure, but there's nothing original or inventive about. Like "I Hope You Dance," it's like someone bought 10 Hallmark cards and strung them together. I think it hits home for me because it's very simple advice that seems to be overlooked these days. There is a man who may be president who wants to kick people out of the country, who wants to punish people for decisions they make to their own bodies and who want to deny rights to the LGBT community. Just simply being "kind" may seem like a Hallmark card to you, but to others, it spreads hope that there is still goodness and kindness out there and that maybe we can all connect on that level. Edit: And I totally understand that this song just doesn't do it for you. There are plenty of songs that many enjoy that I can't seem to get behind. I don't want you thinking just because you don't like this song, I think you're not a humble and kind person. :)
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Post by McCreerian on Apr 4, 2016 20:55:06 GMT -5
I don't get what's so great about "Humble and Kind." It has a nice message, sure, but there's nothing original or inventive about. Like "I Hope You Dance," it's like someone bought 10 Hallmark cards and strung them together. I think it hits home for me because it's very simple advice that seems to be overlooked these days. There is a man who may be president who wants to kick people out of the country, who wants to punish people for decisions they make to their own bodies and who want to deny rights to the LGBT community. Just simply being "kind" may seem like a Hallmark card to you, but to others, it spreads hope that there is still goodness and kindness out there and that maybe we can all connect on that level. And to add to that I'd rather hear a Country song that sounds like a Hallmark card rather than a Country song that sounds like a porno shot in a truck in the backwoods of Georgia.
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Post by jenglisbe on Apr 5, 2016 15:01:39 GMT -5
I don't get what's so great about "Humble and Kind." It has a nice message, sure, but there's nothing original or inventive about. Like "I Hope You Dance," it's like someone bought 10 Hallmark cards and strung them together. I think it hits home for me because it's very simple advice that seems to be overlooked these days. There is a man who may be president who wants to kick people out of the country, who wants to punish people for decisions they make to their own bodies and who want to deny rights to the LGBT community. Just simply being "kind" may seem like a Hallmark card to you, but to others, it spreads hope that there is still goodness and kindness out there and that maybe we can all connect on that level. Edit: And I totally understand that this song just doesn't do it for you. There are plenty of songs that many enjoy that I can't seem to get behind. I don't want you thinking just because you don't like this song, I think you're not a humble and kind person. :) I said it has a nice message. That was never my contention. I'm all for positive songs. I am saying I don't see where it says anything original or more so where it even says anything conventional in an inventive way. As in, what is a line in the song that you can't get off any inspirational Hallmark card? I don't think a song deserves to win Song of the Year at the ACMs (as some are predicting) simply because it's positive. I think it should be well-written, too.
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Post by matty005 on Apr 5, 2016 17:52:20 GMT -5
I think it hits home for me because it's very simple advice that seems to be overlooked these days. There is a man who may be president who wants to kick people out of the country, who wants to punish people for decisions they make to their own bodies and who want to deny rights to the LGBT community. Just simply being "kind" may seem like a Hallmark card to you, but to others, it spreads hope that there is still goodness and kindness out there and that maybe we can all connect on that level. Edit: And I totally understand that this song just doesn't do it for you. There are plenty of songs that many enjoy that I can't seem to get behind. I don't want you thinking just because you don't like this song, I think you're not a humble and kind person. :) I said it has a nice message. That was never my contention. I'm all for positive songs. I am saying I don't see where it says anything original or more so where it even says anything conventional in an inventive way. As in, what is a line in the song that you can't get off any inspirational Hallmark card? I don't think a song deserves to win Song of the Year at the ACMs (as some are predicting) simply because it's positive. I think it should be well-written, too. I think it is well written. Gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.
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Post by jenglisbe on Apr 5, 2016 18:12:06 GMT -5
I said it has a nice message. That was never my contention. I'm all for positive songs. I am saying I don't see where it says anything original or more so where it even says anything conventional in an inventive way. As in, what is a line in the song that you can't get off any inspirational Hallmark card? I don't think a song deserves to win Song of the Year at the ACMs (as some are predicting) simply because it's positive. I think it should be well-written, too. I think it is well written. Gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. Sure, but I have been asking what specific lines people find inventive/original, and thus far no one has given any examples.
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Post by someguy on Apr 5, 2016 18:24:21 GMT -5
I think it is well written. Gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. Sure, but I have been asking what specific lines people find inventive/original, and thus far no one has given any examples. I think the song has a few original/inventive lyrics. My personal favourite is: "When the work you put in is realized, let yourself feel the pride but always stay humble and kind" I also quite like: "Don't expect a free ride from no one, don't hold a grudge or a chip and here's why. Bitterness keeps you from flying". There are a few others I like a lot, but those are probably my two favourite lyrics.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 5, 2016 18:36:45 GMT -5
Sure, but I have been asking what specific lines people find inventive/original, and thus far no one has given any examples. I think the song has a few original/inventive lyrics. My personal favourite is: "When the work you put in is realized, let yourself feel the pride but always stay humble and kind" I also quite like: "Don't expect a free ride from no one, don't hold a grudge or a chip and here's why. Bitterness keeps you from flying". There are a few others I like a lot, but those are probably my two favourite lyrics. We mentioned quite a few lyrics in the "Humble And Kind" thread. :)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 23:24:07 GMT -5
My thoughts on the show: I thought most of the performances were pretty good, but the opening was awful. There was no reason for Blake to be there like that. I'm pretty sure that Dierks and Luke didn't stand on the stage together until 11 minutes into the show. It was just a really, really poor way to open the show. I don't like Luke's music and I don't even really like him when he's just talking, so my opinion of his hosting skills (or lack thereof) is clearly biased. I had hopes for Dierks, though, and I still think he could be a pretty good host, but damn, the writers/producers didn't give him or Luke anything to work with. I'll get to the performances in a minute, but first: the winners. I was initially surprised that "Girl Crush" got shut out, but the more time I've had to think about it, the less surprised I've become. The ACM's sometimes like to differentiate themselves from the CMA's, and given the fact that "Girl Crush" dominated at the CMA's as well as the Grammys, the ACM voters most likely decided to award other songs in the Single/Song of the Year categories, and I can understand that. Also, as others have said, it does feel like "Girl Crush" has been around for quite a while already. Regarding Thomas Rhett's win for Single of the Year, I think "Die A Happy Man" was just too huge to ignore. It was a huge hit just prior to the voting period, scoring 6 weeks at #1 and cruising past Platinum status, and it continues to be one of the top-selling and top-streaming country singles weeks/months after it went recurrent. It's too bad we can't see the voting results...I'm sure "Girl Crush" still got a lot of votes, but if I had to guess, I'm thinking that "Burning House" was probably Thomas' strongest challenger. Stapleton winning Song of the Year for "Nobody To Blame" isn't a big surprise either, but given that he won a ton of other categories (more on that later), I was really hoping that "Burning House" would win Song of the Year. The only other big surprise for me was the Musical Event category, which was won by "Smokin' and Drinkin'". I absolutely love that song (it was easily my favorite of the nominees in that category), and I realize that both Miranda and LBT are country award show 'darlings', but I thought that "Raise 'Em Up" would win Musical Event for sure, especially since it was also nominated for Song of the Year (and "Smokin' and Drinkin'" wasn't). Then again, Song of the Year is voted on by a panel of songwriters, whereas Musical Event is open to all ACM members (including songwriters), so I probably shouldn't have underestimated the chances that "Smokin' and Drinkin'" would win Musical Event. Miranda winning Female Vocalist is ridiculous but also predictable, and Chris Stapleton winning Male Vocalist was predictable but also well-deserved and just plain awesome. And Stapleton was really the only correct choice for Album of the Year (although a case could be made for Eric Church's album), so I'm glad the ACM's went with Traveller there. I guess I also thought Dierks Bentley would win Video of the Year for "Riser", but that's never an easy category to predict the winner, let alone the nominees. As expected, FGL won Duo and LBT won Group. I didn't exactly expect Jason to win Entertainer, but I'm also not that surprised. Garth had the touring numbers but no radio/sales success in 2015, Miranda's year wasn't nearly big enough (and even WME wasn't gonna be able to get her a win here), and Eric Church just can't quite seem to get over the hump. I did think Luke would win, but Jason would have been my next guess. In a perfect world, though, Eric Church would win Entertainer of the Year. He has it all...he's an electric performer, his music is critically-acclaimed AND sells well. Hopefully he'll finally pick up a win or two in the near future, whether it's the ACM's or CMA's. Now, for the performances: Blake Shelton was average at best; not bad, but nothing special, either. Same goes for Luke. I thought Brett Eldredge had the perfect amount of energy, and while I don't like "Drunk On Your Love", I do think Brett sounded pretty good. The song at least has a cool arrangement/good production. Cam's performance of "Burning House" was easily one of the best of the night, and I was pleasantly surprised that she got a full performance slot. I was thinking that it might be a 90-second slot like Old Dominion's "Snapback" performance, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised given that "Burning House" was nominated for both Single and Song of the Year. Speaking of Old Dominion, they weren't bad at all. Again, nothing spectacular, but they sounded fine, and "Snapback" is one of the few catchy fluff songs that I enjoy. Chris Young and Cassadee Pope were pretty good. I watched the show with my mom (I usually spend Sundays with my folks), and she of course had to ask who Cassadee was. The first thing she said was that she really likes Cassadee's voice. Carrie absolutely nailed "Church Bells", and Stapleton's performance of "Fire Away" was also one of the best of the night. I also really liked Charles Kelley's performance of "Lonely Girl"; my dad happened to catch that performance and while he liked it, he immediately said he didn't think it sounded like a country song. And I can agree with that, but I much prefer Charles Kelley's take on soulful country than I do Thomas Rhett or Brett Eldredge. Cole Swindell actually sounded okay, and it helps that I could finally see/hear some emotion in his voice, which I just don't hear at all when "You Should Be Here" comes on the radio. Dierks did fine, but "Somewhere On A Beach" is obviously not his best work, and it didn't help that the people surrounding him were really awkward, lol. Seriously, that middle-aged woman just to Dierks' left (on the right side of the TV screen) was trying to sing along to the song, but it was clear that she didn't know any of the words. I couldn't stop laughing...she was singing the whole time but just by watching her mouth, you could tell that she didn't know any of the words, lol. She wasn't matching up with Dierks or any of the other audience members. The Dolly Parton/Katy Perry pairing worked surprisingly well, but it should have been Jennifer Nettles up there with Dolly, or Kacey Musgraves (or all three of them). I get that these shows want to include a couple of big names from other genres to boost ratings, but do they really think a bunch of Katy Perry fans decided to tune in? I highly doubt it--if any of Katy's fans were interested in the performance, they most likely found it on YouTube the next day. Same goes for Nick Jonas' presence during Kelsea Ballerini's performance...it wasn't really necessary and he contributed very little anyway, although he probably helped to create a bit of online buzz and I'm sure his fans would like Kelsea's pop-country sound. Speaking of Kelsea, I thought she started off a bit shaky but it didn't take long until it seemed like she was much more comfortable. On the whole I thought that Kelsea looked and sounded great -- she looks like a big star in-the-making. I also really liked Eric Church's performance, and the Little Big Town/Trombone Shorty mash-up was really fun. I don't remember that track from their album (and yes, I realize this was an entirely different take on it), so I'll have to go back and listen to it soon. Keith Urban's performance was great, too -- watching Keith play the ganjo is always a real treat. Kenny didn't sound too bad, but his performance wasn't a highlight. Jason and FGL were so-so as usual...not awful, but nothing special either. The Miranda Lambert/Billy Gibbons/Keith Urban performance was awesome; I had no idea what to expect on that one, but it was really good. Still, as raylatch98 said, if the ACM's really wanted Miranda to perform despite the fact that she doesn't have any new music out right now, it would have been a great opportunity for her to sing "Sweet By And By" and highlight the Dave Cobb-produced Southern Family album. Sam Hunt's performance was nice but it sounded even less country than the studio version of "Make You Miss Me" does. I liked that Sam was out in the crowd playing the piano, though. Thomas Rhett didn't sound bad, but his performance was pretty straightforward. I have no doubt that a lot of people liked it (in large part because they like the song), but I'm not really a fan of the artist OR song, so the best I can say is that Thomas sounded so-so at best. And finally, Tim's performance was really good. He started off a little flat, but he really hit his stride by the time he hit that first chorus. All in all, his "Humble and Kind" performance was exactly what it needed to be for the song's popularity to surge even more.
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 5, 2016 23:41:16 GMT -5
I thought Dierks' video for "Riser" was incredible. I am typically a bit stoic, but that video and the one for Lady A's "Hello World" are the two that have most affected me emotionally in the past several years. Maybe because I have kids now, I don't know. But both of those videos are exceptionally well done in my opinion.
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 6, 2016 11:19:21 GMT -5
I think the song has a few original/inventive lyrics. My personal favourite is: "When the work you put in is realized, let yourself feel the pride but always stay humble and kind" I like this one as well. There is a radio ad down here for a car dealership nearby (I won't name names but their slogan is "drive it like you stole it"), and in one of these ads the owner is talking about some award they recieved either for top sales or customer satisfaction or something like that, and he says, "we are just so humble and proud". Really? He might could use some of the wisdom of this song!
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Post by onebuffalo on Apr 7, 2016 9:57:53 GMT -5
A comparison between Reba McEntire's seven wins as Female Vocalist versus Miranda Lambert's. Ready?
1984-Reba McEntire 1985-Reba McEntire 1986-Reba McEntire 1987-Reba McEntire 1988-K.T. Oslin 1989-Kathy Mattea 1990-Reba McEntire 1991-Reba McEntire 1992-Mary Chapin Carpenter 1993-Wynonna Judd 1994-Reba McEntire
2010-Miranda Lambert 2011-Miranda Lambert 2012-Miranda Lambert 2013-Miranda Lambert 2014-Miranda Lambert 2015-Miranda Lambert 2016-Miranda Lambert
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 7, 2016 10:05:57 GMT -5
I love how the winner of the category used to actually represent who was the top female of the past year... And I love how it shows how truly impressive Reba's career was... Whereas Miranda's consecutive wins clearly show that there's something wrong with how winners are chosen these days. If winners for Female Vocalist were actually chosen correctly, I think things would look like this:
2010: Miranda 2011: Miranda 2012: Miranda or Carrie 2013: Carrie 2014: Miranda 2015: Carrie 2016: Carrie
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