Blogcritics: Comments on The Power of The Boycott http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:19:18 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software Comment by andy http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/23/234855.php#comment-5684 The Dixie Chicks murder bluegrass haha 5684@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:19:18 EST Comment by The Theory http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/23/234855.php#comment-5604 oops... i posted the above comment in the wrong thread... my bad. peace. 5604@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:44:31 EST Comment by The Theory http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/23/234855.php#comment-5602 thanks eric. peace. 5602@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:39:28 EST Comment by The Theory http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/23/234855.php#comment-5597 i agree wtih al. while i despise the dixie chicks for their music, i think that boycotts are silly. peace. 5597@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:20:06 EST Comment by bflaska http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/23/234855.php#comment-5563 They do a rousing good version of "Goodbye, Earl" 5563@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 03:26:58 EST Comment by Al Barger http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/23/234855.php#comment-5538 Speaking on behalf of us conservative blowhards, good for the Dixie Chicks, though we'll see how those numbers hold up over the next several weeks. I don't care if they sell 2 records or 20 million. It's no skin off my nose either way. Now I for one would never buy a Dixie Chicks album in the first place. This is not on account of politics, not having previously known or cared. I don't pick music based on how nice a fella I think the singer is. No, much more significant than some cheap political crap is the fact that their music really sucks. OK, they're not quite as bad as Shania Twain or Faith Hill. Nonetheless, the Dixie Chicks are bland pre-processed faux country cheese food. What earthly reason would cause someone to buy a Dixie Chicks album when they're still selling Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Carter family CDs? Why? In short, when I see the Dixie Chicks selling 3 trillion records, it does not look to me like a political defeat. It is merely an indication that a big portion of the public has crappy taste in music. 5538@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 01:23:11 EST