I don't know anything about these noms. I never pay attention to awards shows.
They're shit.

alt: I realise you lot don't listen to country but I really hate the new country. It's not country. It's all "alternative" or "pop" country, even down to changing some songs to be able to play on the mainstream radio stations, or even having them rapping. It's stupid and I hate it.
Plus it's opened the flood gate to a fuck load of ignorant ass frat boys and college girls that get fucked up and act fucking stupid at the concerts and so you can't enjoy it because there's some prick staring you down and making fun of you behind your back.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:38, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

We do have something similar, though.
There's been pop-folk bands, arguably. I'm thinking of the Levellers and Mumford and Sons.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:39, Reply)

I'm a little iffy on the folk stuff.
I do like some of it, but not a lot.
I'm not a hippy you see.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Surely by that logic
by listening to country, you would be a thigh-slappin', hawg-wrasslin' redneck?
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:43, Reply)

More of a dirt poor farm girl.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:44, Reply)

Who wrassles hawgs?

( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:45, Reply)

No. The sort that will strap you to the back of her tractor and drag you around the field for talkin' trash.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:48, Reply)

Aw :(

( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:49, Reply)

Oi!
not that I'm saying you have to like them, but there is quite a difference between The Levellers (at least when I last paid attention to them) and mumford and fucking sons.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:47, Reply)

I'm saying they're in a similar genre
Not the same band.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:48, Reply)

I would argue even this
Unless you think Slayer and Led Zep are in similar Genres, which from a broad enough perspective they are I suppose, but it's pretty fucking broad.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:51, Reply)

Actually, fuck you Kroney.
I'm just made myself listen to Mumford and fucking sons just to confirm I wasn't mis-remembering and dear god, what ever you might say about the levellers and I'm far from their biggest fan, it's not the same musical genre by a mile, quite aside from how really ballessly aweful that mumford cunt is.
/Monty

OK, I shall shut up now.

probably
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:58, Reply)

I know the sister of the bass player from Mumford and Sons
and I'm going to pass your comments on directly.

I think they are kind of boring, nothing more. I saw then at the Eden Project supporting the Doves (who were fucking shit). It was worse than expected.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:03, Reply)

you may do that
you may tell him I think they are (and by inclusion he is) fucking bent, and give him my address and I'll say it to his face.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:07, Reply)

Steady on mate, don't have an internet wobble.
They're both folky and poppy. That's all I meant.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:37, Reply)

True there is quite a difference
But the one thing they have in common is they are both shite
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:49, Reply)

*stops respecting your music taste*

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:52, Reply)

I don't need the respect of a Levellers fan
Perhaps backing up Kroney's point, if you had been 15 now instead of when the Levellers were around, then maybe you would be listening to Mumford & Sons instead? *shudders*
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I'm not a fan
well, not seriously, there are bands like Motorhead or New Model Army I would defend to the death as being awesome, Levellers were just something I liked when younger (although not 15) but I still think they had some objectively good and fun points, not dissimilar to Gogol Bordello who I like now.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:05, Reply)

if it helps
the Levellers have got steadily worse live as the years have gone on. There's a festival local to here that they headline every year, and I've stopped going partly because the levellers stopped being fun to watch.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I did wonder if this might be the case
I stopped around about Zeitgeist as they had gotten to soft and poppy for me, but surely they can't be that bad, not RHCP bad?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:14, Reply)

they still play all the old numbers
but they just seem to have lost something.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Makes sense
if they were sliding *googles* 17 years ago, then I can only imagine where they are now. OK, I will withdraw my support for anything other than *googles again* the 1st 3 Levellers studio albums.

I still maintain that even if they are equally shit (and I do not propose to research this point) now at least they have the excuse of age, unlike that other dross.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:19, Reply)

Letter from the Underground is a brilliant album, though.
And that's later than Zeitgeist. Much harder sound.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:22, Reply)

I will take your recomendation
and *ahem* acquire it later on.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:24, Reply)

I've seen them a lot over the last few years
and have generally thought they've been pretty good. They did a slimmed down acoustic gig at the Tan Hill Inn last year as Drunk in Public, and it was an excellent set. 200 people in a converted barn, nice and intimate, then a few pints with them after the show.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I've seen them a lot at festivals
which was when they were at their best, and the last few times there was a definite and large drop in quality.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:17, Reply)

The only time I've seen them and thought 'hmmm'
was a gig at the Carling Academy in Newcastle, but then again the acoustics in that place are chronic. Barrowlands earlier this year was very entertaining.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:20, Reply)

The Levellers are still around though.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I'm aware of that
I meant 'around' as in releasing music that is being taken notice of.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:15, Reply)

I listen to some country
Mostly Johny Cash. I made the mistake of trying a New Country station a couple of weeks back on some internet radio app on my phone it was well shit. to make it worse from then on when ever I turned on the app it would default to that station and start playing before I could tell it to go somewhere else. I had to uninstall in the end.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:46, Reply)

I like, as my granny says, "country western"

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:47, Reply)

What's the distinction?
Genuine curiosity, it's not a genre I've explored much, but some I like and some I hate, maybe knowing the sub-genres better would help me work out which in advance as it were.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:49, Reply)

More steel guitar and less twang. The sort that would have you feel like you're in the west, cowboys and indians.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:53, Reply)

that's not how it's seen over here
country and western is the awful twee shite.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:01, Reply)

yeah but you probably listen to metal so....

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I listen to all sorts.
I was just saying that it doesn't sound like the country western you are talking about is what it's known as here.

I'm talking things like Billy Ray Cyrus
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:10, Reply)

Billy Ray Cyrus hasn't really had a music career since achey brakey heart
To be fair, I'm sure it all sounds like that to people that don't listen to country. But there's a fuck load of variety to it. But it's unlikely you'll find a cd full of songs you like, but that's with any genre.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:15, Reply)

that was just an example of the sort of twee thing I mean
I often find CDs full of songs I like, in many genres.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

You're lucky then. It's very rare that I ever do.
In fact, I'm fairly certain that the first time I bought a cd where I enjoyed all of the music, was N-Dubz.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:19, Reply)

I have been very lucky recently
and have discovered (or been directed towards) a few new bands who I really love.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:20, Reply)

He was awesome in Hannah Montana The Movie
Just saying.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:15, Reply)

I LOVE HANNAH MONTANA

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I was forced to take my son to see the film by my ex
Don't tell anyone but I was pleasantly surprised by rather liking it, and some of the music in it too.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:21, Reply)

I used to watch Hannah Montana all the time, because it was genuinely funny.
Very goofy, but still funny. And some of the "hannah" songs are really good, especially for younger girls, I realise they probably don't listen to the words and try to find a meaning, but they're really good, inspirational even.
I mean, not stupid ones singing about ice cream or whatever.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:25, Reply)

it's surprising where you can find inspiration when you're in the right state of mind.
The one time I visited the states, I fell in love with Mr Rogers, his being the old nice thing in the middle of LA/jetlag may have been a factor.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:28, Reply)

And you questioned my musical taste?
I've never heard Hannah Montana, is she good then?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:28, Reply)

It's Miley Cyrus, she played Hannah Montana on TV, it's how she got her start.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3nI52pC7iA
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:32, Reply)

Fuck no, awful teenaged rubbish
My musical taste is 90% awesome and 10% objectively questionable diversions it to some very odd/shit stuff. My liking of the first 3 Levellers albums however is in the 90%, not the 10.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:32, Reply)

oh here you go, two different songs by the same group
more of a western feel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oouFE51HcqM

more of a southern feel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tthIHXUsPs&feature=relmfu
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:56, Reply)

OK, thanks, both a bit slow for me, but I think I hear the difference
I quite like this, but it probably doesn't even register as country for you:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEOkwwRzwy8
nice guitar though.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Yeah, that's definitely country.
Never heard of them though.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I don't think they are very big and thy are New York based I think which probably doesn't help
Their drummer used to be a regular guest on a podcast I used to listen to.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:12, Reply)

The video was pretty cool, what with the City background and all.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

Like I say kind of a city country band if that makes sense.
also this is nice:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hLgwpJMnaU&feature=related
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:23, Reply)

I like that.
It's funny there were using Cooks champagne in that video, it's like $6 a bottle. lol.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:30, Reply)

Who doesn't listen to country?
Ok, so we have never heard of many of the huge mainstream country stars in the US. But yes, we do prefer it to be repackaged as Alt-Country or Americana.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:46, Reply)

A lot of people here. I mean, they listen to some like Cash, Jones, Haggard
but not what I listen to, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Reba, etc

I mean, really, like Reba did Kelly Clarksons song, it really makes me vom. Or that Blake Shelton did Home by Michael Buble and completely slaughtered it and all of these people around here are all OMFG I LOVE THIS SONG BY BLAKE SHELTON and I want to punch them all
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:51, Reply)

Alan Jackson
An American friend of mine showed me some of his videos. Hilarious.
The other names you mention mean nothing.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:55, Reply)

hahahaha okay, I actually am not a huge fan of Jackson, just thinking of people that were popular when I was younger

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:58, Reply)

I think Bubbles is hugely overrated.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:02, Reply)

SO'S YOUR MUM

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:05, Reply)

No, she's under, grating.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:12, Reply)

*kicks herself*
I'm sorry, I always do that :(
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:15, Reply)

Haha, don't worry about it!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:19, Reply)

Best of all the pet monkeys

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:06, Reply)