Dixie Chicks Surprised By Snub
It isn't just that their music is bad ... half of country music is bad. And it isn't just that it's too pop - if you listen to Shania Twain's big album anywhere else in the world and compare it to the country version, the only difference is the country version has steel guitars post-processed in. That's it.
So country music fans have no problem with crap music if the girls are respectful and at least remotely hot. What country music fans won't like is going to other countries and bad-mouthing America.
Why is it that I know maybe 10 country music songs and I know better than the Dixie Chicks and all of their advisors that country music fans are patriotic?
The lesson the Dixie Chicks still didn't learn? Cindy Sheehan and a whole lot of other people who supported what they did for their own political reasons don't actually buy Dixie Chicks albums. And people who do buy Dixie Chicks albums feel like you can bad-mouth family in the kitchen, but not in France.
This Washington Post article went out of its way to note that the Dixie Chicks did not get nominated for anything. They ignored the 10,000 other country music acts that also did not get nominated but it gave them a chance to point out that the Dixie Chicks spoke out against Bush. Then they list the relatively harmless quote out of context to emphasize how unfairly the Dixie Chicks are being treated.
They don't even seem to consider two points. First, is that the Dixie Chicks album sucked. Since they went out of their way to assert their independence by slamming their detractors again they obviously weren't in the right frame of mind when they made it - they still sold some on name alone but nowhere near previous efforts. Second, actions have consequences. If you get to be famous enough to think you can foist your opinion off on others - and have them pay $30 and up for the privilege of hearing your politics - you should expect that you will pay the price if you insult the intelligence of your audience.
Plus, those chicks in SheDaisy are way hotter:
So country music fans have no problem with crap music if the girls are respectful and at least remotely hot. What country music fans won't like is going to other countries and bad-mouthing America.
Why is it that I know maybe 10 country music songs and I know better than the Dixie Chicks and all of their advisors that country music fans are patriotic?
The lesson the Dixie Chicks still didn't learn? Cindy Sheehan and a whole lot of other people who supported what they did for their own political reasons don't actually buy Dixie Chicks albums. And people who do buy Dixie Chicks albums feel like you can bad-mouth family in the kitchen, but not in France.
This Washington Post article went out of its way to note that the Dixie Chicks did not get nominated for anything. They ignored the 10,000 other country music acts that also did not get nominated but it gave them a chance to point out that the Dixie Chicks spoke out against Bush. Then they list the relatively harmless quote out of context to emphasize how unfairly the Dixie Chicks are being treated.
They don't even seem to consider two points. First, is that the Dixie Chicks album sucked. Since they went out of their way to assert their independence by slamming their detractors again they obviously weren't in the right frame of mind when they made it - they still sold some on name alone but nowhere near previous efforts. Second, actions have consequences. If you get to be famous enough to think you can foist your opinion off on others - and have them pay $30 and up for the privilege of hearing your politics - you should expect that you will pay the price if you insult the intelligence of your audience.
Plus, those chicks in SheDaisy are way hotter:
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