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Post by bdrm87 on Jun 28, 2020 22:33:18 GMT -5
I mean plenty of people had shows. I don’t think it’s smart to go to a concert right this instant, but if people want to pay and the venue didn’t shut things down then they all live with the decision. Jimmie Allen, Jon Pardi, and Chris Janson played shows too. I have no idea how large the shows were in comparison, but I’m not going to “cancel” these people because they’re doing something that I think isn’t smart. I appreciate everyone that has stayed safe during these insane times, but wishing for their careers to be ruined is a bit much. Parker McCollum has also had some shows. Honestly, we may never have a vaccine. Those who think we should "wait until there's a vaccine" aren't being realistic. Let people assume their own risks. I know I'm not staying inside forever. And I haven't been. I will agree however, that masks should had been worn. I personally think a good compromise would be to have everybody wear a mask and relax social distancing and reopen the economy. Because this virus isn't going away. Thank y’all for being voices of reason
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Post by matty005 on Jun 28, 2020 22:37:43 GMT -5
I mean plenty of people had shows. I don’t think it’s smart to go to a concert right this instant, but if people want to pay and the venue didn’t shut things down then they all live with the decision. Jimmie Allen, Jon Pardi, and Chris Janson played shows too. I have no idea how large the shows were in comparison, but I’m not going to “cancel” these people because they’re doing something that I think isn’t smart. I appreciate everyone that has stayed safe during these insane times, but wishing for their careers to be ruined is a bit much. Parker McCollum has also had some shows. Honestly, we may never have a vaccine. Those who think we should "wait until there's a vaccine" aren't being realistic. Let people assume their own risks. I know I'm not staying inside forever. And I haven't been. I will agree however, that masks should had been worn. I personally think a good compromise would be to have everybody wear a mask and relax social distancing and reopen the economy. Because this virus isn't going away. Except, their selfishness doesn't just impact them - it can impact me, my mom, friends, family etc. If they got sick and that was it, fine. But that's not the case. They can get sick and give it to someone else. It's such a selfish thing for people to do and to say, "let people assume their own risks," like they're going skydiving or bungee jumping.
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Post by matty005 on Jun 28, 2020 22:38:45 GMT -5
Parker McCollum has also had some shows. Honestly, we may never have a vaccine. Those who think we should "wait until there's a vaccine" aren't being realistic. Let people assume their own risks. I know I'm not staying inside forever. And I haven't been. I will agree however, that masks should had been worn. I personally think a good compromise would be to have everybody wear a mask and relax social distancing and reopen the economy. Because this virus isn't going away. Thank y’all for being voices of reason LOL lord help this country if you think that is a voice of reason.
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Post by hazmat on Jun 28, 2020 22:41:24 GMT -5
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Post by bdrm87 on Jun 28, 2020 22:51:25 GMT -5
Thank y’all for being voices of reason LOL lord help this country if you think that is a voice of reason. I appreciate anyone who speaks out against cancel culture.
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Post by tim on Jun 28, 2020 23:03:42 GMT -5
Parker McCollum has also had some shows. He’s had some shows, yes, but nothing to the extent of what Chase Rice and Chris Janson had and paraded around all over social media. Parker originally had a big show scheduled here in Austin and then rescheduled that one show into four spread out over two days (one in the early afternoon followed by one in the late evening). As far as I can tell only one of those shows actually happened as I saw a blip about him doing an acoustic gig on June 13th, but again it would’ve looked nothing at all like what we’re seeing here. So please don’t try and drag Parker’s name into this.
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Post by bamaefule on Jun 28, 2020 23:06:54 GMT -5
Parker McCollum has also had some shows. Honestly, we may never have a vaccine. Those who think we should "wait until there's a vaccine" aren't being realistic. Let people assume their own risks. I know I'm not staying inside forever. And I haven't been. I will agree however, that masks should had been worn. I personally think a good compromise would be to have everybody wear a mask and relax social distancing and reopen the economy. Because this virus isn't going away. Thank y’all for being voices of reason Haha I’m not claiming to be any voice, I personally am being responsible due to people around me that I wish to protect by all means necessary. With that said I’m not going to shame people for attempting to live their lives even if it’s selfish/short-sided thinking at the end of the day.
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Post by kanimal on Jun 28, 2020 23:08:48 GMT -5
So was this is a secret concert or something? I'm just confused how there was no publicity about it before hand, unless it was some type of underground show. I was wondering that too. If it was scheduled, then where was the outrage beforehand? Regarding this point: 1) I don't know how many people actually knew these concerts were scheduled. 2) The idea of a concert like this wouldn't even cross some people's mind, since many don't appreciate just how "open" parts of the country are. New York still dominates the media and influencer mindset, and since it's still relatively locked down, people may not truly realize that packed events, bars, gyms, etc are already back across the country. I know there was tons of confusion, for example, when Morgan Wallen got arrested at Kid Rock's in Nashville - "how could he have been at a bar during lockdown?" 3) Even if they did, there's still a vast difference between knowing there's a concert or event happening - and actually seeing a video of hundreds of people rocking out, shoulder-to-shoulder, without masks. Referencing New York again, bars have been allowed to serve "to go drinks" for quite some time. And if you're doing that in spring/summer, you're giving people de facto permission to hang outside bars (no one is paying $15 to bring a margarita back to their apartment). And people have, since April. Yet a few weeks ago, there was a massive freak out over those photos and videos of people congregating at restaurants. People clearly A) didn't appreciate how large these crowds would be and B) naively expected people to be more cautious and keep better distance. Same goes for concerts. With reports of drive-in concerts or "dinner theater" shows in which everyone is sitting at socially distanced tables, it's possible to know concerts are happening and be shocked that THESE concerts are happening. 4) The concert footage coincided with all the reports about COVID-19 numbers surging in certain states, as well as people refusing to wear masks. So at a time when we're supposed to be encouraging people to keep safe and responsible, seeing artists celebrating this kind of crowd is irresponsible.
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Post by vamp111 on Jun 29, 2020 0:45:30 GMT -5
So why are they all blaming Chase Rice? This was a scheduled show put on by a radio station with other artists appearing later this summer and into fall. "Cancel" the radio station instead. I don't blame the artists for not turning down an opportunity to make money. Maybe for the next concert they should just require masks.
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Post by matty005 on Jun 29, 2020 1:23:21 GMT -5
So why are they all blaming Chase Rice? This was a scheduled show put on by a radio station with other artists appearing later this summer and into fall. "Cancel" the radio station instead. I don't blame the artists for not turning down an opportunity to make money. Maybe for the next concert they should just require masks. One of my favorite Collin Raye song's is a song that didn't make much impact on radio. But I still adore it to this day. It has these lyrics in it: I was nineteen, it was a good job Moving TV's on a loading dock Till the boss said, "son Try to lose every seventh one I got it worked out with a good friend Keep your mouth shut, and we'll cut you in Now what do you say Don't you want to be rich one day" I lost a real good job that night But I kept my prideYeah, there are times in life when you might be able to make some money or get ahead of the game by doing the wrong thing. But it doesn't mean you should. Should the radio station get part of the blame? Sure. But that really doesn't matter here. Chase is the name. He's the, "star." If you think what he did was okay, no one is going to be able to change your mind. Just like the hundreds of people at the show. Some people have different standards though.
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Post by Trilogy on Jun 29, 2020 3:02:44 GMT -5
So why are they all blaming Chase Rice? This was a scheduled show put on by a radio station with other artists appearing later this summer and into fall. "Cancel" the radio station instead. I don't blame the artists for not turning down an opportunity to make money. Maybe for the next concert they should just require masks.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 29, 2020 3:24:57 GMT -5
I normally don't post in the country board anymore, but I do want to bring up that Granger Smith also did the same thing a few weeks ago. Anyways, regarding this song, it sucks and I hope it dies sooner than later. EDIT: Granger took down the tweet, but this was what it said: "This pic was from last night. Not 6 months ago, not pre-shutdown…it was last night in East Texas. There were rules, and everyone followed them. It felt normal and normal feels really good. I’m posting this to try and spread some good news to those that might be searching for it…normal is making a comeback. And we’ll be seeing YOU soon!" An article to it
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Post by fisherwoodcu on Jun 29, 2020 5:30:45 GMT -5
In regards to Granger, I am confused about what rules he is referencing because people definitely are not six feet apart and you can see people not wearing masks...I think the backlash Chase Rice has gotten will hopefully lead to him not holding the rest of those upcoming concerts out of consideration for others who want to be safe.
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Post by brinkeronline on Jun 29, 2020 12:52:42 GMT -5
Reading some responses here is ROUGH.
The first concern some of you have is frustration over "cancel culture"? Yikes.
Notable musicians with decent to large followings and influence knowingly putting their fans at risk is worthy of peer-criticism and a knock to their career. Call it cancelling all you want, but if my coworker was flagrantly dangerous, I'd hope they get fired too so they can learn how to be better.
If they need to make money so bad, they should write some songs, put a discount on or release new music/merch, and host a digital concert with a pay wall. Don't encourage your paying audience to get sick or risk their lives. You need their money down the line.
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Post by g8erboi on Jun 29, 2020 13:07:47 GMT -5
I’m disgusted. I hope the industry shuns this piece of garbage.
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Post by nncountrykid on Jun 29, 2020 14:16:33 GMT -5
A few things:
1) The concert should not have happened either way and if it was a radio station that set all this up, that doesn't negate the fact that Chase Rice still felt like it was a good idea to go through with it, so any thought that he doesn't deserve what he's getting right now is BS. I don't care if God himself set up the show, if you agree to play it in this climate, it's your fault, too.
2) The "Chris Janson did it too" stuff only makes what Chase did look worse considering the MASSIVE uptick in Texas cases since then and the fact that major cities in Texas are having their ICU's overrun with patients.
3) As it relates to Chris Janson, the "rules" appear to be temperature checks before they let people in, which is hilariously underwhelming as a precaution and does nothing to justify having a packed concert right now.
4) Yes, we all know there might never be a cure but we also still don't know much about this virus and the devastating longterm effects it may have, so while we shouldn't spend the rest of our lives locked in our homes it's certainly not unreasonable to say that maybe we should still be doing that at least for the time being.
Is it seriously THAT hard to care about people other than yourself? Really? I'd love to be sitting in the grass at concerts this summer having a great time. I'd also love it if my loved ones and yours didn't die this summer and I don't think it should be difficult for people to not be able to go to a live show right now if it means other people get to freaking live.
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Post by vamp111 on Jun 30, 2020 22:05:42 GMT -5
Jake Owen comes to his defense.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jun 30, 2020 22:10:55 GMT -5
Jake Owen comes to his defense. Oh gosh, it is not shade thrown at Chase Rice and Chris Janson it is fair criticism especially since we are going through a pandemic and this virus spreads fast. I kind of wish Jake Owen would just stay quiet because their is no defending what Chase Rice did, at best it was ignorant and worse potentially fatal. It is interesting to see that most of the artists that have condemned Chase Rice and Chris Janson are female (Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton).
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Post by tim on Jun 30, 2020 22:21:25 GMT -5
Jake Owen comes to his defense. Oh gosh, it is not shade thrown at Chase Rice and Chris Janson it is fair criticism especially since we are going through a pandemic and this virus spreads fast. I kind of wish Jake Owen would just stay quiet because their is no defending what Chase Rice did, at best it was ignorant and worse potentially fatal. It is interesting to see that most of the artists that have condemned Chase Rice and Chris Janson are female (Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton). And now Gretchen Peters has some thoughts... This has to be one of the first times that I can ever remember where there has been this much division coming from those within the country music industry, but I think that’s a sign of the times and just where we are at as a country. And frankly I think it’s about time that artists take a strong stance publicly to be on the right side of history as country music more or less never wants to rock the boat much.
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Post by Music Fan on Jul 2, 2020 1:04:54 GMT -5
I just wanted to chime in, even if a little late. Obviously, Chase Rice and Granger Smith, and anyone else who has done this, is at fault. They should be made aware of why holding concerts right now is inconsiderate and downright dangerous. But these concerts cannot just happen by the whim of an artist wanting to tour. They don't do this themselves. There's a team behind them and a label that can undoubtedly stop them, or encourage them, doing something -- and here BBR Music Group (where both of them are under) did nothing.
There's clearly this unspoken (or actually, it is spoken) rule that Country artists do not discuss politics or current events. I'm honestly kind of glad to see artists, like Kelsea, beginning to speak up. I for one am never going to listen or believe in something just because a celebrity tells me, but it's nice to see that there are differences in opinions within Country music, regardless of which is right or wrong.
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Post by Naos on Jul 28, 2020 14:52:54 GMT -5
Certified Gold.
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Post by Naos on Aug 24, 2020 15:49:24 GMT -5
Debuts at #100 on the Hot 100.
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Post by CoJoFan on Aug 24, 2020 16:01:15 GMT -5
I doubt it will happen anytime soon but this song needs to exit the charts. The rate it’s going it’ll probably break the weeks on chart record by the time it peaks.
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Post by musicspy on Aug 24, 2020 16:21:00 GMT -5
Im afraid to say so because of this song's backlash, but hell I love this song so much. So glad it finally debuted
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Post by cousingerard on Aug 29, 2020 8:59:59 GMT -5
Are we just headed for an 87 week rise to #1 with this one? Please no.
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Post by kim8 on Aug 29, 2020 21:56:45 GMT -5
Seriously I cannot wait until this one dies. So sick of seeing it treading water for months on end. It’s completely ridiculous.
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 5, 2020 9:31:19 GMT -5
Ew at this testing really well... I sense the record for longest climb to the top being broken with this. As a result, I will peacefully be passing away today.
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Post by musicspy on Sept 5, 2020 9:38:57 GMT -5
Ew at this testing really well... I sense the record for longest climb to the top being broken with this. As a result, I will peacefully be passing away today. Where can we find the country callouts?
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Post by g8erboi on Sept 5, 2020 9:44:47 GMT -5
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Post by austin on Sept 7, 2020 23:36:51 GMT -5
I don’t like his personality or his music much but I wish they’d drop this so “Forever To Go” could come out already. It’s much better than this.
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