tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post2144826662025907689..comments2024-03-15T20:52:26.967-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: My Taki column on country musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-7816660814958908452009-10-04T06:04:03.647-07:002009-10-04T06:04:03.647-07:00Country Music stations in major cities REFUSE to p...Country Music stations in major cities REFUSE to play politically incorrect music like Justin Moore's latest. Justin , who recently had a #1 song w/correct lyrics, also has in yo face songs like:<br /><br />Good Ole American Way...<br />"I'm just a country boy from this land<br />Makin' a living with these two hands<br />Still believe in the good ole American way<br />I watch 'em shut the factories down<br />Then the foreigners flood into town<br />They take what's left for half the pay<br />We can't stand by and just let it fade away<br />The good ole American way<br /><br />We can't stand by and just let it fade away The good ole American way"<br /><br />or GRANDPA<br /><br />"You stood on that bank when I got baptized,<br />Gave me a 30-30 when I turned 9. <br />At 16 you caught me drinkin' out in the barn.<br />I could hear you cheerin' when we won state, and you held my hand at Grandma's grave.<br />And I'll always be thankful, that you never sold the farm"<br /><br />I am sick and tire of the Nashville record company scum controlling the radio stations, when are the stations going to show some backbone and give air time to the Good Ole American songs!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-19390362807444093992009-09-22T12:24:20.372-07:002009-09-22T12:24:20.372-07:00"I have also noticed that Country is basicall..."I have also noticed that Country is basically a continuation of 70s white people's music, but with more violins and steel guitars. What other music for white people is there today?"<br /><br />Metal?<br /><br />"Back to rock: Elvis, Lennon and McCartney, Jagger and Richards, Plant and Page, Clapton, Anthony Kiedis, Bono, etc., etc. all displayed full heads of hair past the age when a substantial portion of men start losing theirs. All of those guys are super alphas overflowing with testosterone."<br /><br />Lennon? Bono? Bollocks they are! There is a reason why 'musical' is a euphemism for pooftah!<br /><br />"AFAIAA, country music has never been popular in Britain. It doesn't get much airplay here. Britain is densely populated and most working class Brits are urban or suburban dwellers and I suspect this is the reason - they can't relate to much of it."<br /><br />They would not relate well to it out in the shires either. <br /><br />"Some of you guys are so far from reality you need to hire Diego Maradona to kick you in the head repeatedly with a steel-toed work boot."<br /><br />Diego is better with his hands...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-84652704827856464212009-09-18T23:13:34.669-07:002009-09-18T23:13:34.669-07:00Country music must get rid of twang. I'm conv...Country music must get rid of twang. I'm convinced it lowers human IQ. All that drooly drawly stuff slows the mind to Gomer Pyle level. <br /><br />Also, the emphasis on community and values has prevented country from being personal, eccentric, original, and edgy like the blues. Country is American polka music. Not that polka music is bad--some are good--, but it is dorky. <br /><br />The kind of country-style music we need was perfected by The Band in albums like MUSIC FROM THE BIG PINK and THE BAND(and with Dylan on THE BASEMENT TAPES). That was powerful, soulful, pungent, wild, thrilling, dark, saucy, fecund, beautiful, a magical blend of the treasures and junk of American past. It was ORGANIC and whole wheat. Too much of what passes for country music is bleached flour, cosmetic, aw-shucks, gum chewing, pop-rock imitating, hee haw by way of MTV, etc. <br /><br />Funny, but the maverick dropouts of late 60s and early 70s understood the heart of country music better than the fools in Nashville. Dead's AMERICAN BEAUTY is truly beautiful. Ripple, what a great song. Dylan's Lay Lady Lay has the stuff of Chagall's paintings.Andrea Nyx Hemerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795467390913806495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5845412546733508662009-09-18T14:20:04.081-07:002009-09-18T14:20:04.081-07:00I have been monitoring country music lately, liste...I have been monitoring country music lately, listening for signs of the coming "Middle American Revolution."<br /><br />So far, not much to report. Although a few tepid examples are emerging:<br /><br />"Shutting Detroit Down" by John Rich.<br /><br />"This American Ride" by Toby Keith.<br /><br />"I Want My Life Back," by Buck Covington.Paul Mendezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254898636271278035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63742334517635655402009-09-17T23:58:34.184-07:002009-09-17T23:58:34.184-07:00Anonymous (who posted re Obama vs McCain alphaness...Anonymous (who posted re Obama vs McCain alphaness: If you are erratic and angry you are a beta. If you have Halle Berry offering to pick trash off the ground to clear you a path, you are an alpha. <br /><br />And alphaness isn't testosterone; it's serotonin. Caddishness is testeosterone.CMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859889496882470491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-15686639304388650342009-09-17T20:49:40.269-07:002009-09-17T20:49:40.269-07:00Some of you guys are so far from reality you need ...<i>Some of you guys are so far from reality you need to hire Diego Maradona to <b>kick</b>...</i> --Truth<br /><br />Kick? The apex of Maradona's career was when he borrowed "The <i>Hand</i> of God".Reg Cæsarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-17713281447487123912009-09-17T20:06:49.269-07:002009-09-17T20:06:49.269-07:00"Now Nashville country is queerly Amerikwany....<i>"Now Nashville country is queerly Amerikwany. The lyrics sound as if they were written by aging yentas and their non-wine-drinking husbands calculating and posing, including neocon McGraw's phony bilge."</i><br /><br />OK, let me get this straight: Today's country sucks and it's the Jews' fault, because the Jews run Nashville? Learn something new every day, I guess. <br /><br />Re Montgomery Gentry coming from a "line of losers", they also had that song ("Something to be Proud Of") where the singer's father and uncle were fighter jocks (although the mention of F-15s in the context of the song is anachronistic). Being a fighter jock, of course, means having an above average IQ. But the singer in that song sings about how he left home at 18, skipped college, and worked in a car wash or something, so perhaps that's a recognition of mean reversion?Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5579182377559343972009-09-17T19:36:26.529-07:002009-09-17T19:36:26.529-07:00T99, quit picking up chicks in bars and start pick...T99, quit picking up chicks in bars and start picking them up at church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-43704576971006760652009-09-17T18:33:41.896-07:002009-09-17T18:33:41.896-07:00"Is something wrong with his response? Why or..."Is something wrong with his response? Why or why not?"<br /><br />That reminds me of a joke, my good man:<br /><br />A FRENCHMAN, AN ITALIAN AND A BRIT ARE SITTING AROUND TALKING ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES SAVOIR-FAIRE (OR SPREZZATURA IF YOU MUST) <br /><br />"IF I GO HOME,"SAID BENEDETTO,"AND FIND MY WIFE WITH ANOTHER MAN, SAY "EXCUSE ME'AND LEAVE,THAT IS SAVOIR-FAIRE." "NO,"REPLIED PIERRE,"IF I GO HOME AND FIND MY WIFE WITH ANOTHER MAN,AND SAY "EXCUSE ME,PLEASE CONTINUE,'THAT IS SAVOIR-FAIRE." "ON THE CONTRARY," SAID EDWARD,"IF I GO HOME AND FIND MY WIFE WITH ANOTHER MAN AND SAY "EXCUSE ME, PLEASE CONTINUE,' AND HE CAN CONTINUE,THAT, IS SAVOIR-FAIRE."Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286755693955361308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-27545166569366610162009-09-17T16:19:39.335-07:002009-09-17T16:19:39.335-07:00Query: When Testing99 logs in as Whiskey, is that...Query: When Testing99 logs in as Whiskey, is that a mistake on his part, or does have some system (a la Stephen King/Richard Bachman) for determining which are "testing" posts and which are "Whiskey" posts?James Kabalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335302113772004687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-34219186710479045322009-09-17T16:13:04.968-07:002009-09-17T16:13:04.968-07:00Recommendation for "real country" fans: ...Recommendation for "real country" fans: Doug Sahm's hilariously accurate "Oh, No, Not Another One."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63376037464672495812009-09-17T15:25:39.405-07:002009-09-17T15:25:39.405-07:00To Truth: Here is another anecdote in my experienc...To Truth: Here is another anecdote in my experiences in moving to a small town. I am sure you will like this one too.<br /><br />There was another worker who had his wife cheat on him with a black man. When describing the circumstances when he came home to discover his wife and the man together he described the man as an, "African-American gentleman". Is something wrong with his response? Why or why not?<br /><br />SomeguyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-38917034425150628962009-09-17T14:37:10.947-07:002009-09-17T14:37:10.947-07:00Svigor -- Men are more likely to fool around, wome...Svigor -- Men are more likely to fool around, women more likely to engage in serial monogamy, i.e. switch to a new guy, as above in the poster's story. Culture in fact encourages women's hard-wired desire to seek out excitement and stimulation.<br /><br />Fred -- I've been in quite a number, thanks. Women don't want or need (most of them, now) a provider-protector. They NEED a stimulator. "Loser" tattooed bicycle messengers, per Steve's observation about the tattooed girl in the Starbucks, can fit that far better than a 9-5 accountant or a steady contractor making good money. Women having their own money, don't need that steady paycheck. Women with alimony can split (and will) a number of years after the baby, to chase more EXCITEMENT. Women's emotional needs don't run to "comfort" except for a few, it runs to massive stimulation, like a roller coaster. <br /><br />What, the MASSIVE changes in contraception, anonymous urban living (and loss of social shame) and income standards for women had no effect? Jeez.<br /><br />The problem with Country Music and other popular culture is that it does not teach men that being a "good Dad" and husband makes a man BORING to his wife, and likely dumped for whatever guy is more exciting who comes around. Instead, men need to be taught how to provide constant excitement -- women have their own financial security, so they want/need excitement rather than someone who shops for groceries, takes care of the kids, and household chores. Sandra Tsing Loh called these men "Kitchen Bitches" in her Atlantic article and it's probably spot-on regarding women's general attitudes.<br /><br />Ironically the "fightin side of me" is a pretty good way to provide excitement.Whiskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01854764809682029464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9713652245330503332009-09-17T14:23:00.229-07:002009-09-17T14:23:00.229-07:00Montgomery Gentry's "Long Line of Losers&...Montgomery Gentry's "Long Line of Losers": listen for his chuckle after singing the refrain for the last time, which comes across to me as an expression of the relief one can sometimes feel at finally just accepting the lousy cards one has been dealt. Country music lyrics touch often on our ongoing battle between fatalism & determination to improve your circumstance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-83614595574932393592009-09-17T13:33:40.106-07:002009-09-17T13:33:40.106-07:00Yes, but he might have been an upper middle class ...<i> Yes, but he might have been an upper middle class revolutionary diplomat's son: Joe's father was a good friend of Kim Philby, the Soviet agent who was about to head British intelligence when he was unmasked. </i><br /><br />Well, how about that. You learn something new everyday.Limey Oiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88240093123460732752009-09-17T13:02:31.456-07:002009-09-17T13:02:31.456-07:00"including neocon McGraw's phony bilge.&q..."including neocon McGraw's phony bilge."<br /><br />I think you're confusing Tim McGraw with Toby Keith (whose non-political songs are actually mostly pretty good, in my opinion. His sense of humor is sometimes crass but can also be wittily self-deprecating. Certainly he compares favorably with the likes of Kenny Chesney and Phil Vassar.)<br /><br />On that same subject, a good article could be written on how the Dixie Chicks career remains in ruins (on country radio, even if they have won a few Grammies since) even though the war and Buh are no longer popular. Do country fans make up most of the diehard 27percent?<br /><br />You're right that country is the only genre where songs are often about husbands and wives rather than vaguely defined lovers - but of course many of these songs involve extramarital affairs (at least they used to), and it's also the only genre where there are songs about divorce instead of vaguely defined "break-ups."James Kabalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335302113772004687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-22049043909807063322009-09-17T12:21:32.127-07:002009-09-17T12:21:32.127-07:00"Much of that 70s vibe is musicians from othe..."Much of that 70s vibe is musicians from other genres taking refuge in Nashville and continuiing to do what they do with spasmodic attempts to make it sound country."<br /><br />Right. For example, John Hiatt, who was LA's answer to Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, and Graham Parker as a New Wave era singer-songwriter, crashed and burned hard in LA around 1980, then moved to Nashville and got himself a 9 to 5 salaried songwriting job, which he credits with saving his life by giving him a stable, grown-up way to make a living.<br /><br />"Gone Country" describes an LA musician going that route to Nashville.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-18275485847348073702009-09-17T12:15:02.981-07:002009-09-17T12:15:02.981-07:00"REM did have some good lyrics too."
I ..."REM did have some good lyrics too."<br /><br />I love REM's "Stand," which the most Boy Scouty rock song ever:<br /><br />Stand in the place where you live<br />Now face North<br />Think about Direction<br />Wonder why you haven't before<br /><br />I always think about Direction, ever since I got a compass when I became a Boy Scout at age 11.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65602318769493599202009-09-17T12:08:24.604-07:002009-09-17T12:08:24.604-07:00David says:
"Don't get me wrong - there ...David says:<br /><br />"Don't get me wrong - there are two or three good Alan Jackson songs. (Remember "Gone Country"?)"<br /><br />Yes, "Gone Country" really stands out.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-62033912406004504722009-09-17T12:00:18.056-07:002009-09-17T12:00:18.056-07:00Per Fred Seaman -- John Lennon's personal assi...Per Fred Seaman -- John Lennon's personal assistant -- in the book, The Last Days Of John Lennon: JL was rapidly thinning out in the crown and using various combing techniques to conceal it in his final years. Shortly before his death he asked Seaman to find out who was the best, and most confidential, toupee-maker ("the one that all the stars use.") Hair Peace, indeed.StephenTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-81512237089638217122009-09-17T11:56:32.487-07:002009-09-17T11:56:32.487-07:00"Joe Strummer, far from being a working class..."Joe Strummer, far from being a working class revolutionary, was a diplomat's son."<br /><br />Yes, but he might have been an upper middle class revolutionary diplomat's son: Joe's father was a good friend of Kim Philby, the Soviet agent who was about to head British intelligence when he was unmasked.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-27825246361085717522009-09-17T11:53:19.291-07:002009-09-17T11:53:19.291-07:00One other thing: I doubt the incomprehensibility, ...One other thing: I doubt the incomprehensibility, of Joe Strummer in the Clash song/video you linked to had much to do with NHS dentistry.<br /><br />Joe Strummer, far from being a working class revolutionary, was a diplomat's son.<br /><br />He was probably mumbling because he was off his head on something, or he was trying to be down wid da kids in da ghetto, or, perhaps both. <br /><br />Still, they made a few good tunes and that is one of the ones I like.<br /><br />A bunch of pretendy revolutionary middle class tossers though.Limey Oiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4644639650450628972009-09-17T10:48:06.518-07:002009-09-17T10:48:06.518-07:00My wife refers to it as "Irish Hair" (vi...My wife refers to it as "Irish Hair" (vis. Ted Kennedy, Ron Reagan) maybe it should be extended to Scots-Irish Hair (viz. Country Music) and Drunken Irish Hair (viz. Ted Kennedy.)<br /><br />I'm sensing a connection here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-2980820078380038152009-09-17T10:27:01.643-07:002009-09-17T10:27:01.643-07:00"...the last presidential election was a good..."...the last presidential election was a good example, with alpha/dad Barack Obama beating beta/cad John McCain)."<br /><br />I couldn't disagree more. Both seem to have an above-average amount of testosterone, but McCain is more of an alpha than Obama. Also, Obama is above average only compared to the male population as a whole. I'm sure he's below average in testosterone among the nation's African Americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-16255375710464494702009-09-17T10:15:58.436-07:002009-09-17T10:15:58.436-07:00"just recently came home one day to find that..."just recently came home one day to find that his wife had left him and taken his children with her."<br /><br />He must have been a "beta."<br /><br />Oh, and tell me, have you 150 IQ goofs really never heard of a fucking toupeé?<br /><br />Sinatra????<br /><br />Some of you guys are so far from reality you need to hire Diego Maradona to kick you in the head repeatedly with a steel-toed work boot.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286755693955361308noreply@blogger.com