If you find yourself feeling down, I have a surefire cure. Just listen to some country music and you'll be tappin' your toe and singing along in no time. My first recommendation would be Brad Paisley. This man is a GREAT song writer, a great guitarist, a great singer, and an even greater humorist. (Think Mark Twain with a guitar and a cowboy hat!). This man can write a song about anything. His two latest hits, on his new album"5th Gear", are two of his best. The chorus to the first one is:
Cause I'd like to see you out in the moonlight
I'd like to kiss you way back in the sticks
I'd like to walk you through a field of wild flowers
I'd like to check you for ticks.
the title of this song is ....Ticks. Now how many people do you know that can write a song about ticks?? Most of his songs will have you laughing out loud, like "Online" where he talks about how he grows a foot and loses a bunch of weight everytime he logs on. He's "so much cooler online". In real life he is 5'3" and drives an old car, but online "I'm 6'5" and I look damn good, I drive a mazarati, I'm a black belt in Karate..."
Some of his older songs are great too, like "I'm gonna Miss Her". You might think this would be a sad sentimental song....but no. It tells about the ultimatum his wife gives him - "If I hit the fishin hole today, She'd be packin' all her things, and she'd be gone by noon. Well I'm sure gonna miss her, When I get home...."
Then there is "Celebrity" which begins...
Someday I'm gonna be famous, do I have talent?...well no
These days you don't really need, thanks to reality shows
Can't wait to date a supermodel, can't wait to sue my dad
Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari on my way to rehab.
and gets even better from there!!
That is just one artist, there are so many more. Such as Trace Adkins' "Badonkadonk". I dare you to listen to that and not get a smile on your face. Of course I must mention the best - Garth Brooks, with songs like "Friends in Low Places", "My Baby No Esta Aqui", "Long neck Bottle"(let go of my hand), and "Beer Run", just to name a few. Jason Aldean and "Hicktown", Brooks and Dunn and "Friday Nights". All these songs will get you smiling at the very least. Most will have you up and singing along because they are just so much FUN. So the next time you are feeling low, or just don't have the energy to get going, put on some country music and you'll be up and movin' with a smile on your face!
Monday, August 20, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Come back Garth!
Why should Garth come back? Because he created the country music scene as we know it today. He brought the beautiful songs and stories of country music to millions of people that had never heard them before. But mainly, Garth needs to come back because nobody can sing a song the way that he does. Not only does he have a great voice and huge range, but every note comes from his heart. No matter what the song, from "The Dance" to "Friends in Low Places", you feel what he is singing about. He brings you into the song like no one else before or since.
Unfortunately, I did not get 'into' country music until after Garth Brooks retired, which is one of my greatest regrets. I had quit listening to music altogether for many years for numerous reasons. Then one day I happened across the CMT channel on TV and was amazed by the great music. This was nothing like the country music I had heard when I was young! It was very cool. The more I listened, the more I wanted to hear. The more artists I discovered, the more I researched to find others. Until I found Garth Brooks. He made all the others pale in comparison. I got every cd he ever made and listened to no one but him for at least a month. I finally found some video to watch of some of his concerts and was blown away.
I immediately started looking for tickets to current artist on tour and went to concert after concert. But nothing came close to what I had seen Garth do. Brad Paisley is a great guitar player, and I love his songs, but he just didn't get the audience going somehow. Trace Adkins is also a good singer with some great songs, but when he sings...they are just songs. You don't get the feeling he has ever felt what he is singing about. The same goes for Brooks and Dunn, Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Dierks Bently, Billy Currington, and especially George Strait. They are just singers, not able to really draw you into the song the way that Garth does, especially in a live performance. Tim and Faith especially seemed to be just "getting through another concert", fulfilling their contract. I even gave them a second chance because I thought I must have just caught them on a bad night, but no, the second time was like the first...tired. Then I heard that Kenney Chesney put on the best concerts now, so I went to see him. Same thing - good songs, good voice, but it seemed he was just there for you to admire. He really didn't care if you were having a good time.
Now people are beginning to say that country is dying again, cd sales are way down, etc. So we need Garth to come back and revitalize the country scene. He needs to show all the current artists how to play a concert. He has so much FUN out there on that stage that the audience can't help but have fun too. He seems to be tickled to be there, not bored, or tired. He says he learned a lot from Chris Ledoux, who also loved to entertain the audience, and it really shows. Garth makes you feel like there is nowhere on earth he would rather be than right there singing his songs for you.
We, as country fans, really need a fresh infusion of Garth's energy and enthusiasm to get us excited about the music again. Come back Garth!!!
Unfortunately, I did not get 'into' country music until after Garth Brooks retired, which is one of my greatest regrets. I had quit listening to music altogether for many years for numerous reasons. Then one day I happened across the CMT channel on TV and was amazed by the great music. This was nothing like the country music I had heard when I was young! It was very cool. The more I listened, the more I wanted to hear. The more artists I discovered, the more I researched to find others. Until I found Garth Brooks. He made all the others pale in comparison. I got every cd he ever made and listened to no one but him for at least a month. I finally found some video to watch of some of his concerts and was blown away.
I immediately started looking for tickets to current artist on tour and went to concert after concert. But nothing came close to what I had seen Garth do. Brad Paisley is a great guitar player, and I love his songs, but he just didn't get the audience going somehow. Trace Adkins is also a good singer with some great songs, but when he sings...they are just songs. You don't get the feeling he has ever felt what he is singing about. The same goes for Brooks and Dunn, Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Dierks Bently, Billy Currington, and especially George Strait. They are just singers, not able to really draw you into the song the way that Garth does, especially in a live performance. Tim and Faith especially seemed to be just "getting through another concert", fulfilling their contract. I even gave them a second chance because I thought I must have just caught them on a bad night, but no, the second time was like the first...tired. Then I heard that Kenney Chesney put on the best concerts now, so I went to see him. Same thing - good songs, good voice, but it seemed he was just there for you to admire. He really didn't care if you were having a good time.
Now people are beginning to say that country is dying again, cd sales are way down, etc. So we need Garth to come back and revitalize the country scene. He needs to show all the current artists how to play a concert. He has so much FUN out there on that stage that the audience can't help but have fun too. He seems to be tickled to be there, not bored, or tired. He says he learned a lot from Chris Ledoux, who also loved to entertain the audience, and it really shows. Garth makes you feel like there is nowhere on earth he would rather be than right there singing his songs for you.
We, as country fans, really need a fresh infusion of Garth's energy and enthusiasm to get us excited about the music again. Come back Garth!!!
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