Americana discussion

1999-01-23 Thread Budrocket
I remember when I had my first beer.rik I remember when *I* used to rip off that tired old (fuckin') Steve Martin joke... Back to church with ya, gran'pa. Buddy Excse M Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-22 Thread ignitor
At 11:19 PM 1/21/1999 -0500, you wrote: There's a *really* good question: what's the difference between Retro and Timeless? -- Mike Woods Retro is a fad that eventually fades...then fads.then fades Timeless.just keeps on...well, you know...has to do with a pink rabbit g -Chris

RE: Americana discussion

1999-01-22 Thread Nicholas Petti
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rik Collins Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 10:12 AM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Americana discussion I remember when I had my first beer. rik If you can remember the first one you haven't

Re: Blastered comp (was: Re: Americana discussion)

1999-01-21 Thread Christopher M Knaus
Hey there, alt.country poster boy JW Sure, there's a f*cking review on the f*cking Twangzine if you people would ever bother to read the f*cking thing. g I cant get at it with 'NetNanny' in the way. Later... CK ___ You don't

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread \Doug Young aka \\\The Iceman\\\\
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rik makes a couple of points that really bug me: It's all relative and transitional at best because in 5-10 years these tunes we listen to now will be gathering dust in some used CD section of your local Media Play. Please tell me why this is a good thing. Rik,

RE: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Jon Weisberger
as the general Americana discussion goes, an issue that hasn't yet been addressed is this: what's going to happen when - ok, make that "if" - the core of mainstream country radio decides that its commercially viable path is to concentrate on retaining or winning back the core of the cou

RE: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Jim_Caligiuri

Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Rik Collins
On 21 Jan 99 at 6:15, \ wrote: Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 06:15:57 -0800 Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "\"Doug Young aka \\\"The Iceman\\\"\"" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:"passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Ndubb
But how do you know that what sounds good today *is* gonna sound good ten years from now? Does this mean you sidestep everything that includes any sort of trendy touches, be they in instrumentation or production value? That would be a bummer. That, to me, eliminates some really great music.

Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Budrocket
Is it really necessary to toss around all the expletives in these discussions. Your passion is understandable but isf*%$ this and that really required to make a point. I wouldargue that if kids are a focus to turn on to americana youmight not be the one to lead the way. FUCK, man, you're

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Rik Collins
On 21 Jan 99 at 21:39, Budrocket wrote: Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:39:40 -0500 Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Budrocket [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:"passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Americana discussion X-To: postcard2 [EMAIL

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Rik Collins
On 21 Jan 99 at 20:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 20:16:30 EST Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:"passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Americana discussion But how do you know that what s

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-21 Thread Mike Woods
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Neal Weiss [I think] wrote: I'm curious to know what you think about retro acts like Wayne Hancock and the Derailers. Do you like 'em? Would you call them timeless? There's a *really* good question: what's the difference between Retro and Timeless? -- Mike Woods

Americana discussion

1999-01-20 Thread Rik Collins
Is it really necessary to toss around all the expletives in these discussions. Your passion is understandable but is f*%$ this and that really required to make a point. I would argue that if kids are a focus to turn on to americana you might not be the one to lead the way. Do we have anything

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-20 Thread Mike Hays
rik writes: Just had the chance to hear Cisco at the music store I work at and distinctly Bakersfield influenced. I heard Buck Owens riffs and a general Bakersfield feel(if thats possible) and would recommend it to anyone who likes that aspect of "Americana" I have to second the Cisco CD which I

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-20 Thread Jim_Caligiuri
Rik makes a couple of points that really bug me: It's all relative and transitional at best because in 5-10 years these tunes we listen to now will be gathering dust in some used CD section of your local Media Play. Please tell me why this is a good thing. Rik, have you listened to country

Blastered comp (was: Re: Americana discussion)

1999-01-20 Thread Ameritwang
Rik wrote: Also, if you haven't gotten around to picking up the VA-Blastered tribute CD by all means do so. Personally hadn't heard of several of the artists on the CD but the thrill of discovering new artists like The Grandsons,Last Train Home, Highway 13 is the reason why "Americana" is so

Re: Americana discussion

1999-01-20 Thread Jeff Wall
At 03:50 PM 1/20/99 -0500, you wrote: Is it really necessary to toss around all the expletives in these discussions. No, it's not really necessary, but we all have our little faults. Yates is a folkie, Cantwell is a midget, Weisberger loves Garth, and I cuss. But I guess I did go overboard this

Re: Blastered comp (was: Re: Americana discussion)

1999-01-20 Thread Jeff Wall
At 11:20 PM 1/20/99 EST, you wrote: Rik wrote: Also, if you haven't gotten around to picking up the VA-Blastered tribute CD by all means do so. Personally hadn't heard of several of the artists on the CD but the thrill of discovering new artists like The Grandsons,Last Train Home, Highway 13