Sturgill Simpson
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Yeah, I taped it to watch Sturgill Simpson. I thought that was pretty clear. Guess not.
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I thought maybe his mic was too low on the 1st song. Thought the 2nd song was great.
I dug it. Great, high-energy performances.
"Call To Arms" was my favorite song of 2016, which speaks volumes considering I'm a metal head and metal had an amazing year.
I can't stand most country music, but I love Sturgill, Stapleton and a few others that don't do the mainstream crap. I dig authenticity in my music and loathe **** that's manufactured in a hit factory for the sole purpose of selling records to teenage girls and soccer moms who still want to be hip.
"Call To Arms" was my favorite song of 2016, which speaks volumes considering I'm a metal head and metal had an amazing year.
I can't stand most country music, but I love Sturgill, Stapleton and a few others that don't do the mainstream crap. I dig authenticity in my music and loathe **** that's manufactured in a hit factory for the sole purpose of selling records to teenage girls and soccer moms who still want to be hip.
To each his own.
I'll take metal guitarists and drummers over their counterparts in any other genre. But if you like vocals more than instrumentation, I totally get it. The harshness is an acquired taste.
I'll take Slayer over Kenny Chesney any time.
I wouldn't want to get laid by the type of gal who gets off to Kenny Chesney.
Well, I guess you didn't imply it was a girl at all, did you?
Plenty. If she won't suck the D to Dead Skin Mask, she's not worth your time.
I used to smash to gangsta rap, death metal, etc. back in the day. Now I'm married to a gal who would prefer Megadeth or Pantera to Luke Bryan or Jason Aldean, so I found a keeper for me.
If you need ****** pop country to help you score, that's on you.
Got great reviews....
http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/watch-sturgill-simpsons-fiery-snl-debut-w461175
http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/watch-sturgill-simpsons-fiery-snl-debut-w461175
OK, I watched it. Dude is a great performer. I like the mix of instruments too. However, I don't like it when artists 'force' a voice, though. Gets annoying real fast. His is just not a voice I would listen to regularly. Same goes for Dave Matthews, Garth Brooks and about a million little pop girls that are on the radio now with the same irritating voice.
What exactly do you mean "forced voice"? Keeping in mind that I am no singer or musician.
I think he's referring to his conscious decision to slur his voice and not pronounce lyrics. Dave Matthews was a good parallel although different. It turns some people off.
Call to Arms is essentially an up tempo modified time signature Bad to the Bone or am I taking crazy pills?
Call to Arms is essentially an up tempo modified time signature Bad to the Bone or am I taking crazy pills?
Pretty much what argubs said. It's called having an affected voice. Considerably different from one's speaking voice.
I'm too cynical mdlUK...I thought you were giving me sass. I DON'T TOLERATE SASS
You're welcome tho.
You're welcome tho.
Funky, I urge you to reconsider. Those Chesney chicks are surprisingly hot and stupid.
That live performance wasn't an indicator of his voice very well imo. I've been watching him play live since over 10 years ago with his original band Sunday Valley in Lexington. Dude has a great voice and can sing. That performance though it seemed like he was so active and it wasn't very clear from that. If you ever saw him live back in the day when he did Bloody Breathitt that would give a better idea.
And he goes way back in bluegrass influences, and I always thought when I watched him back in the day that he sounded a lot like the old Stanley brothers.
Look, I really like the guy's music. Like, a lot. I have all his vinyl... but his newest record is **** compared to his others. Music must have really sucked this year for his album to be up for a Grammy while the first 2 went completely unnoticed. Not trying to be a dick, I'm just confused by the sudden recognition by such an underwhelming album.
You do you, but I'm missing the reason the last album isn't the best of the three. Exceptionally well composed, performed, and produced. I totally dig Metamodern Sounds (admittedly have only spun HTM twice) but even a fun-time political piece like Sea Stories on the new one is perfectly executed onto tape and rocks the eff out...Orchestra hits at the end of the Nirvana cover are brilliant. It's more ambitious and overstated...and they pull it off without going Kentucky Rain with the ensembles. IDK...maybe your just a bigger songwriting fan and I give more points for orchestration. Interesting take though.Look, I really like the guy's music. Like, a lot. I have all his vinyl... but his newest record is **** compared to his others. Music must have really sucked this year for his album to be up for a Grammy while the first 2 went completely unnoticed. Not trying to be a dick, I'm just confused by the sudden recognition by such an underwhelming album.
I listened to it twice and couldn't make it through a third. I just found it sleepy, droning and kinda reaching, like he's trying too hard to be taken seriously. Nothing about it caught my ear or made me want to hear it again. I'm not a fan of the Nirvana cover, which is funny b/c, on the whole, I found this album so different from the first two that I'm not surprised that a different ear has the exact opposite opinion when listing them out... which only goes to reaffirm (to me) my own perception of the difference. I dunno. Maybe his music is evolving beyond me.
I will say I much prefer his live performances to studio cuts. And it's his energy, passion, sense of humor and ability to not take himself seriously on stage that sells a lot of his music and image... and that stands in contrast of the overall feel of Sailors Guide. IMO and YMMV, of course.
I have to agree somewhat. I liked Metamodern Sounds more than Sailors Guide.Look, I really like the guy's music. Like, a lot. I have all his vinyl... but his newest record is **** compared to his others. Music must have really sucked this year for his album to be up for a Grammy while the first 2 went completely unnoticed. Not trying to be a dick, I'm just confused by the sudden recognition by such an underwhelming album.