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Hopefully he means Garth Brooks himself is coming out of retirement, and not 'Chris Gaines'. :bleeding:
QuoteGarth Brooks says he will resume music career
Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:35am EDT
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Garth Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, said on Thursday he was coming out of retirement and was expected to announce an extended concert run at the Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel.
"I know this is a young industry, so I'm not sure I'll be welcomed back but, if the fans want me, I still want to pursue my music," Brooks told reporters at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
A two-time Grammy winner and winner of 11 Country Music Association awards, Brooks' brand of rock-tinged country music topped the charts in the 1990s. He has sold 113 million albums, putting him second to the Beatles in all-time U.S. sales.
Brooks, 47, hired a private plane to transport reporters to an unnamed site where he will announce his immediate plans.
The destination was widely tipped on websites and in newspaper gossip columns to be Las Vegas and Steve Wynn's casino hotel. Brooks was expected to announce a four-month run of two to three shows a week.
Wynn Resorts Ltd said in a statement it would be announcing a new music schedule.
The hotel's Encore Theater has not had a permanent headliner since the death of comedian Danny Gans from a combination of prescription painkillers and a heart condition in May.
Brooks officially retired in 2001, saying he would devote himself to his three daughters at his home in Oswasso, Oklahoma, until his youngest turned 18. She is 13 now.
He said on Thursday that coming out of retirement offered him the freedom to do as he pleased but he did not expect much to change over the next five years. He divorced in 2001 and wed country star Trisha Yearwood.
In 2005, Brooks began performing occasionally, mostly at charity events.
(Writing by Andrew Stern; Editing by John O'Callaghan)
What we need is Taylor Swift in skimpy clothes.
But I do love my country. How an entire genre can be about : 1. drinking 2. girls 3. pick up trucks is simply awesome.
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 15, 2009, 01:50:54 PM
What we need is Taylor Swift in skimpy clothes.
But I do love my country. How an entire genre can be about : 1. drinking 2. girls 3. pick up trucks is simply awesome.
Taylor Swift needs to gain at least 20 pounds first dude. :(
Also, she's not really a country singer despite her billing as such and nonstop airtime on country music stations. If you listen to her music, there's absolutely nothing 'country' about it. Thematically, it's about teen angst bubblegum shit. Dialectically, she sings like she talks, with a Northeast accent (she's from Pennsylvania). Muscially, I've never heard a pedal steel or a dobro once in any of her songs. It ain't country music.
Garth won't be happy until he croaks on stage.
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 15, 2009, 01:50:54 PM
What we need is Taylor Swift in skimpy clothes.
:thumbsup:
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But I do love my country. How an entire genre can be about : 1. drinking 2. girls 3. pick up trucks is simply awesome.
Also God, Family and America don't forget. :USA:
Quote from: Caliga on October 15, 2009, 01:54:02 PM
Also, she's not really a country singer despite her billing as such and nonstop airtime on country music stations. If you listen to her music, there's absolutely nothing 'country' about it. Thematically, it's about teen angst bubblegum shit. Dialectically, she sings like she talks, with a Northeast accent (she's from Pennsylvania). Muscially, I've never heard a pedal steel or a dobro once in any of her songs. It ain't country music.
She's as country as Faith Hill, or Shania's Come On Over album. Which is to say, you're mostly right.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2009, 01:55:15 PM
Also God, Family and America don't forget. :USA:
The "USA! USA! USA!" theme is dominant right now. IIRC the most recent country song at the top of the charts was "Smalltown USA", which followed "American Ride". Sandwiched in between them might have been "Big Green Tractor", or it might have come before "Smalltown USA".
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2009, 01:56:49 PM
She's as country as Faith Hill, or Shania's Come On Over album. Which is to say, you're mostly right.
At least Faith Hill is from Mississippi and sounds like it, though. I mean, if Keith Urban can fake a Southern accent, why can't Taylor? :huh:
Ugh, worst news I've heard today. This (http://www.avclub.com/articles/week-20-garth-brooks,33748/) summarizes my thoughts pretty well.
QuoteProfessor: Well, class, I’ve been poring over demographic and consumer research for months now, and I have a remarkable theory: It appears that the “Urban Cowboy” phenomenon of the past few years has created a huge untapped market for the genre that, when combined with the rapidly growing income, education level, and discretionary income of this new breed of potential consumer, bodes well for country’s commercial future.
The exponential growth of hip-hop and metal and the increasingly divisive, confrontational, and alienating forms its most popular acts will take will likewise feed into the market for mainstream country that appeals to this “silent majority” turned off by more extreme, aggressive styles of music. The rise of chain stores like Wal-Mart, which are able to undercut the competition by operating in bulk quantities, and which cut exclusive deals with major country artists, will similarly fuel country’s commercial ascent, as will major, long-overdue changes in the way pop charts and album sales are tabulated.
Of course, in order to maximize earning and sales potential, these country mega-stars of the near future will need to distance themselves from some of genre’s rough edges and hardscrabble roots, and embrace elements of rock showmanship. They’ll need to bring a little Vegas razzle-dazzle to their tours. They’ll also need to tour often. They’ll need to appeal extensively to the female demographic and the adult-contemporary crowd. A Billy Joel cover wouldn’t hurt every now and then.
Why, if my calculations and predictions are correct, an artist who took advantage of these new cultural and music-industry variables could sell more than a hundred million albums in a relatively short amount of time.
Student: But this artist would have to be incredibly talented, right? Like Sinatra, Beatles, Michael Jackson, George Jones-level gifted and charismatic, right?
Professor: Astonishingly, no. In fact, he might even sell more records if he weren’t particularly talented at all, if he was, as Bill Murray once legendarily accused Chevy Chase of being, a “medium talent.” Audiences might actually identify more strongly with an artist who wasn’t especially talented, good-looking, or young. It’d make him more approachable. Ah, but what form will this country messiah, this unlikely savior of the music industry, take?
Garth Brooks [Sheepishly raises hand.]: Gosh, I play guitar, sing a little, and write some songs. I’m not much to look at, and I’m already developing a paunch, but maybe—just maybe—I could be this man.
[Class guffaws uproariously.]
Professor: Yeah, that’ll probably work.
:huh:
Quote from: Caliga on October 15, 2009, 01:59:19 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2009, 01:56:49 PM
She's as country as Faith Hill, or Shania's Come On Over album. Which is to say, you're mostly right.
At least Faith Hill is from Mississippi and sounds like it, though. I mean, if Keith Urban can fake a Southern accent, why can't Taylor? :huh:
Country is not synonymous with Southern. :mellow:
Quote from: Caliga on October 15, 2009, 01:54:02 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 15, 2009, 01:50:54 PM
What we need is Taylor Swift in skimpy clothes.
But I do love my country. How an entire genre can be about : 1. drinking 2. girls 3. pick up trucks is simply awesome.
Taylor Swift needs to gain at least 20 pounds first dude. :(
Also, she's not really a country singer despite her billing as such and nonstop airtime on country music stations. If you listen to her music, there's absolutely nothing 'country' about it. Thematically, it's about teen angst bubblegum shit. Dialectically, she sings like she talks, with a Northeast accent (she's from Pennsylvania). Muscially, I've never heard a pedal steel or a dobro once in any of her songs. It ain't country music.
New country, but I sort of agree. I actually "discovered" her about a year ago, and thought her songs could just as easily be sung by some chick on an acoustic guitar in a cafe. But they're not. They're defiantely countrified. There's a lot of banjo and steel and twang if you listen closely. And she does sing about trucks on occasion.
Here;s one example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjoXAauW8S4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjoXAauW8S4)
And she is hot.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2009, 02:04:52 PM
Country is not synonymous with Southern. :mellow:
No but it's dominated by Southern artists and has a very large Southern audience. Yes, I know it's very popular in Canada as well.
Quote from: Josephus on October 15, 2009, 02:05:07 PM
New country, but I sort of agree. I actually "discovered" her about a year ago, and thought her songs could just as easily be sung by some chick on an acoustic guitar in a cafe. But they're not. They're defiantely countrified. There's a lot of banjo and steel and twang if you listen closely. And she does sing about trucks on occasion.
Although she is not quite as 'edgy' as Avril Lavigne, she does remind me alot of her.
Disappointing, that little black dress didn't show up in the video. :(
Quote from: Caliga on October 15, 2009, 01:54:02 PMAlso, she's not really a country singer despite her billing as such and nonstop airtime on country music stations. If you listen to her music, there's absolutely nothing 'country' about it. Thematically, it's about teen angst bubblegum shit. Dialectically, she sings like she talks, with a Northeast accent (she's from Pennsylvania). Muscially, I've never heard a pedal steel or a dobro once in any of her songs. It ain't country music.
Wake me up when she does a remix duet with Marilyn Manson. Until then, she's still country and western.
Quote from: frunk on October 15, 2009, 01:59:42 PM
Ugh, worst news I've heard today. This (http://www.avclub.com/articles/week-20-garth-brooks,33748/) summarizes my thoughts pretty well.
QuoteProfessor: Well, class, I've been poring over demographic and consumer research for months now, and I have a remarkable theory: It appears that the "Urban Cowboy" phenomenon of the past few years has created a huge untapped market for the genre that, when combined with the rapidly growing income, education level, and discretionary income of this new breed of potential consumer, bodes well for country's commercial future.
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Great news for Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. :alberta:
Quote from: Caliga on October 15, 2009, 02:08:09 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2009, 02:04:52 PM
Country is not synonymous with Southern. :mellow:
No but it's dominated by Southern artists and has a very large Southern audience. Yes, I know it's very popular in Canada as well.
And the occasional Oklahoman, such as the subject of the thread. :contract:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2009, 02:15:40 PM
And the occasional Oklahoman, such as the subject of the thread. :contract:
I consider Oklahoma a part of the South, culturally. :alberta:
Is country big in the midwest? It must be in Idaho, Montana & in both of the Dakotas, no?
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 16, 2009, 06:46:53 AM
Is country big in the midwest? It must be in Idaho, Montana & in both of the Dakotas, no?
I have no idea, but it also depends what you mean by "midwest". It's not a well-defined area like New England is, for example. I mean, I can tell you that every Hoosier I know is a big country music fan. Logically, the ones I know live in southern Indiana within commuting distance of Louisville, but technically that's not the South and Indiana is almost always deemed a Midwestern state.
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 16, 2009, 06:46:53 AM
Is country big in the midwest? It must be in Idaho, Montana & in both of the Dakotas, no?
That's just "west".
More importantly, Creed is back together.
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 16, 2009, 08:09:16 AM
More importantly, Creed is back together.
:bleeding:
Who's next, Stryper?
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 16, 2009, 08:28:16 AM
He can't even draw 50 people in Greenville Ohio.
I'd still rather see Winger than Stryper. <_<
Quote from: DontSayBanana on October 16, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 16, 2009, 08:28:16 AM
He can't even draw 50 people in Greenville Ohio.
I'd still rather see Winger than Stryper. <_<
It should be easy to get tickets; especially in Greenville, Ohio. :)
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 16, 2009, 08:09:16 AM
More importantly, Creed is back together.
That cuts down on the effort required to wipe them out.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 16, 2009, 08:00:11 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 16, 2009, 06:46:53 AM
Is country big in the midwest? It must be in Idaho, Montana & in both of the Dakotas, no?
That's just "west".
:lol:
Right.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 16, 2009, 08:20:05 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 16, 2009, 08:09:16 AM
More importantly, Creed is back together.
:bleeding:
Who's next, Stryper?
To Hell With The Devil!!!
Actually believe it or not Stryper is still around
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 16, 2009, 08:46:55 AM
:lol:
Right.
The Dakotas are midwest, Idaho and Montana are Mountain West. :nerd:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 16, 2009, 09:46:26 AM
The Dakotas are midwest
This inclusion strikes me as very strange, but I've seen it multiple times. I've never been to the Dakotas, but I have trouble imagining them as being similar to Indiana aside from the relative flatness (and yes, I know about the Black Hills as well as Floyd's Knobs) and emphasis on agriculture.
Dakotas are cowboy land. Therefore West. Midwest begins at Buffalo and stops at Iowa and Minnesota, IMO. Basically, the Great Lakes area.
I always lumped north dakota in with minnesota myself.
I don't think I've ever been to south dakota though.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 16, 2009, 03:47:42 PM
Dakotas are cowboy land. Therefore West. Midwest begins at Buffalo and stops at Iowa and Minnesota, IMO. Basically, the Great Lakes area.
Which really should be called the Mideast. Canada is no better, Ontario is referred to as "central" Canada :lol:.
Quote from: Maximus on October 16, 2009, 04:08:39 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 16, 2009, 03:47:42 PM
Dakotas are cowboy land. Therefore West. Midwest begins at Buffalo and stops at Iowa and Minnesota, IMO. Basically, the Great Lakes area.
Which really should be called the Mideast. Canada is no better, Ontario is referred to as "central" Canada :lol:.
That's because back in the day, that area WAS the western US. Anything past the Appalachians was "the west".
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 16, 2009, 03:47:42 PM
Dakotas are cowboy land. Therefore West.
Are you sure about that? Seemed pretty herbivorous when I drove through.
From a historical development view I think the Dakotas are more akin to Wyoming and Montana.