If I recall correctly, the term was coined to identify a
non-twangy type of country music, in which the steel and fiddle,
when present-is put way back in the mix. The derision of HNC acts,
is, I think, based on just this attempt to de-hickify the music
and make it palatable to the suburban
Agreed, though Nashville sports a larger central infrastructure of
players (and money to pay those players), which bands working in other
cities don't have access to, regardless of their tastes. I know of
several bands that would love to play live with a steel player but can't
afford or find
Brad says:
Interesting you should say this, Jon, as it seems to me that some
alt.country acts exist within this description precisely because
they have the fiddle and/or steel that makes them "country rock".
For example Richard Buckner wouldn't sound quite so alt.country
if he didn't have Lloyd
Not knowing exactly where this started, I probably shouldn't jump in, but hey
it's never stopped me before.
Richard Buckner did take Eric Heywood on tour for a while. (he plays lap and
pedal steel)
Thank you,
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Well, shoot, anyone can *record* with a steel player; I'm talking about
carrying one in the band g.
Using that map, Joel Phelps, Richard Buckner, the Waco Brothers, Blue
Rodeo
Using that map, Joel Phelps, Richard Buckner, the Waco Brothers, Blue
Rodeo Son Volt are not alt.country.
Now just a goddamn minute. I didn't say that bands that carry steel players
aren't alt.country. I said that mainstream country acts got 'em and/or
fiddlers, and alt.country acts don't,
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 31-Jan-99 RE: HNC by "Jon
Weisberger"@fuse.ne
I said that mainstream country acts got 'em and/or
fiddlers, and alt.country acts don't, and followed that with a qualifier -
to wit, that there are exceptions, which y'all are busy listing
Carl Z.
who won't start listing alt.country acts with fiddle unless there's a
request
Please do. I'm curious.
Dina
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 31-Jan-99 RE: HNC by "Jon
Weisberger"@fuse.ne
I said that mainstream country acts got 'em and/or
fiddlers, and alt.country acts don't, and followed that with a
qualifier - to wit, that there are exceptions, which y'all are busy
listing
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 31-Jan-99 RE: HNC by "Jon
Weisberger"@fuse.ne
the absence of the instrument, or of the fiddle,
is not a reliable marker for HNC, and especially ought not to be used as a
point of derision by alt.country fans.
Fair enough, and I for on
Carl says:
the absence of the instrument, or of the fiddle,
is not a reliable marker for HNC, and especially ought not to
be used as a point of derision by alt.country fans.
Fair enough, and I for one wouldn't call'em on that. (Hell, Johnny Cash
has cut too many records without fiddle or
Blah blah categorizing things blah blah drawing boundaries blah blah muddying the waters blah blah exact criteria by which the players are placed in column A or column B.
Column A(=bands w/fiddle and/or steel) Column B (bands w/o fiddle and/or steel)
mainstream country acts, alt.country
Hot New Country. i.e. "not your parents old twangy country"
Promo slogan for denatured country music designed to appeal to
a particular primo demographic. Soft and 70s rock crap with
a fiddle buried way way back.
So, this is what I learned today: HNC is not really "hot." It's
new only in
OK, so these are not traditional ways of categorizing things, but I'm
kind of confused on just what the boundaries are or why they are
important,
although they clearly are.
If you're confused on what they are and why they're important, maybe you
shouldn't be spending time plotting them, then.
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