http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:37:55 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-475383 As I am a singer/songwriter myself, I must say that the Dixie Chics' are wonderful mucisians and very good entertainers. I believe that political attacks or comments should be limited to a special forum. When they put on a show I say "Put on a SHOW!" And they were at thier best when they did. As an artist they should had known better, this was not part of thier job to down our president. Thier job was to entertain and represent our country in a good manner. I realize other artists and movie stars say things that are overlooked, but Dixie Chic's were at the top of thier game and now look. I only have one more onliner to say "THERE IS ... POWER IN WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sorry Chics' 475383@blogcritics.org Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:37:55 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-474309 Lets see, the little troll doll slammed the President of the United States in front of an audience in a foreign country and some of you don't understand why they were not invited? natalie needs to go back to singing that liberal crap she used to sing, they'll love her trash. 474309@blogcritics.org Mon, 6 Nov 2006 20:57:42 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-377318 Their new song is one of the best I have ever heard. I at least respect people for being able to have their own opinions. I don't respect country music or any other genre for having to slam people so publicly. Reba doesn't get played on the radio around here and neither does Toby Kieth, so, they need to just worry about their own careers. Shall we start dredging up Rebas past, if she can be so rude, she needs to reap the benifits of her own mouth. DC's are doing great and will continue to long after all the crap has settled. 377318@blogcritics.org Sat, 27 May 2006 22:31:57 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-375801 B-O-O H-O-O Chicks. I can go stand in the middle of the intersection and yell "All you black people are thugs and I hate you living in my town!!!" My right to freedom of speech. But, guess what, you gotta be ready to deal with consequences. I would probably be getting death threats if I said that in public. The DC sure have an understanding of "freedom of speeech" Maybe someone needs to school them on consequences when people don't like what you say! I don't like what she said so it is my right not to buy music from them!! haha! Call the waa-mbulance. Country music is doing just fine without them!! And with their new song they just stuck their feet in their mouths again. Oh well, stupid is as stupid does! What a pity........... 375801@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 May 2006 14:20:48 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-375289 Goodness people. As a human being, I am ashamed of the whole world. We ALL have a right to feel however we want to and to say whatever we want to, DC's included. If it is okay with you that you get absolutely no say in what this President and government does, that's your problem. I am not happy about it, and I will keep screaming about it, we, as a whole population are being told we have no right to voice our opinions and it will soon encompass something in your own lives you feel strongly about. So, our troops are sent to fight for rights that we are being told we don't have, how sad and ironic is that?! 375289@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 May 2006 04:17:42 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-374274 That's ridiculous, how long will this go on for? I am for Bush, but even I realize they were stating how they feel , whether done appropriately or not, enough already. 374274@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 15:57:09 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-154446 The real reason the Dixie Chicks didn't appear tonight at the CMA's is because they knew as soon as any of them showed their faces on screen or on stage they would've been boo'd and/or heckled off the screen and/or stage. Period. 154446@blogcritics.org Wed, 18 May 2005 00:33:19 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-97730 If you think about the CMA's as a business it is very simple. It has been a long time ago I herd a DC song played on the radio. If they are not getting the air time as the other perfomers why should the go to, or appear on a award show that deals with country stars I hear on the radio every day. 97730@blogcritics.org Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:57:45 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27457 thanks Duane, appreciate it, and you are right about image cutting both ways, and it sure cut back this time! Diane, I believe the source of the anger is well understood by one and all - I don't think they were "looking for publicity," she was playing to the crowd and doubtless expressing her own opinion. It was not wise, but isn't it time to move on. They "rejected" the country establishment after the country establishment rejected them: "you can't fire me, I quit." So what? 27457@blogcritics.org Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:52:42 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27453 i heart you, chris arabia. 27453@blogcritics.org Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:43:20 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27448 It's a shame that ppl were unable to understand what most of the anger was about concerning comments made by the Dixie Chicks. I find that celebritys that choose to go somewhere outside of the USA and make statements concerning the USA President, USA politics, etc., do so because they are looking for publicity. They were very aware that their comments would not receive as much airtime if made in this country, but by making their comments in the UK, Canada, Australia, countries which usually jump on any type of anti-american comments, they were guaranteed a lot of print. I have no problem with the comments made by the Dixie Chicks but wish they had had the guts to make their comments in any state in the USA. As for their not being on the CMA show, hey, the Dixie Chicks were the ones that said they no longer wished to be associated with country music. 27448@blogcritics.org Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:29:31 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27412 "the pacifist spirit effectively retorts!" 27412@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 23:25:04 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27411 Eric, great article. The kind of attitude you're encountering is just typical. Many people cannot differentiate between the performance attributes and the perceived personalities of celebrities. Maines said something that was disagreeable to part of her fanbase, and suddenly they're not fans anymore. So, did the fans decide to make millionaires out of the DCs because they liked their looks and their personal philosophies? Unfortunately, yes, in part. Just as Bowie, for example, became a superstar, in part, for being so outrageous, which is a distinctly non-musical attribute. So my complaint is that many, if not most, pop music acts are judged by their image and not strictly by their music. And I agree with you --- the music should be the only thing. But it works both ways. Image can build up a celebrity, and it can knock them down. Senseless. 27411@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 23:09:01 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27406 vent, baby vent 27406@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:42:48 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27403 "the pacifist spirit lives!" nothing in the rulebook says i have to be magnanimous to organizations, esp. corrupt ones. in none of those abbreviations did i aim anything at a human being. 27403@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:02:12 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27396 MD, you're right, I am trying too hard. (cue Animals) "Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood." No one 'has' to do anything. I have simply been suggesting what I think would be best for all, country music establishment, fans and the Chicks alike. It would make the CMA look magnanimous to welcome the prodigals back, fans should be able to listen to music they like without worrying about the politics. There are a shitload of performers I enjoy in the various arts and entertainment fields whom I don't agree with politically, etc. There are probably more I DON'T agree with than ones I do. I guess I'm able to separate these things out. Too bad so many people aren't. For the last time: I don't agree with what Natalie Maines said, I think the venue she chose was cowardly and ill-advised. I think she just spouts off whatever pops into her head at any given moment. But what does that have to do with music? No one has answered that, no one will be able to answer that because there is no answer to that. If you don't get it you won't get it and we'll just have to leave it at that. Have fun hating Saddam, I mean Natalie. 27396@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 21:38:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27390 Just curious: why should the Blixie Chicks be "made to feel at home" in country music? Seriously, why? Maines did something anyone rational would agree was stupid at best. She compounded the situation by not apologizing for even the inappropriateness of her actions and remained defiant and insulting knowing most country fans and a lot of the artists didn't have her views. If she didn't get support, the appropriate answer to her whining is "Well, duh." If you go out of your way to offend people, don't whine about them not being as nice to you as you'd like after you get them angry. If you can't face the consequences of what you do, don't do it. Pretty simple. All this hoopla over an obviously not-that-bright bleach blonde with bad taste in fashion and judgment. Egad. 27390@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 21:20:51 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27349 Eric missed one very important point. The Dixie Chicks recently stated that they felt more at home with the rock and roll industry than with country. Of course it was the country industry and country fans who made them millions, right? Now lets say a neighbor, whom you have helped out, tells everyone that they really dislike you and much prefer your sister, who has never helped that neighbor out. Are you going to invite them over for Christmas dinner? I think not, the CMA just told the Dixie Chicks to spend the holidays with those they like. 27349@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 18:04:50 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27338 Regarding the Dixie Chicks and your last comment; it was about the music until Natalie changed it to politics. 27338@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:38:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27333 Eric, you are never gonna get the people you are talking to to understand. They are not just conservatives, they are hard Right. Leave it up to that sort and Ms. Maines would be tarred and feathered. You're trying too hard. (New Daddy nerves perhaps?) 27333@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:17:47 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27330 mike, your insult is as moronic as your satire was. i mean, your satire was bad. 27330@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:07:23 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27328 What's California got to do with it? 27328@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:03:38 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27324 FUCA 27324@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:58:28 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27323 the pacifist spirit lives! 27323@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:56:57 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/05/155438.php#comment-27315 Then the appropriate abbreviations are: FUCC FURNC FUCMA and, for good measure, FUCBS. 27315@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:18:46 EST