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Okay one last last thing, because I googled him. He does have a lot of pro LGBTQ songs so I'm very confused what the fuck he's going for with all the "real man gun rack" songs but at least he's done some good. Either way NO THANK YOU SIR I will not be buying or ever thinking about Brad Paisley again.
 
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Mather said:
Okay one last last thing, because I googled him. He does have a lot of pro LGBTQ songs so I'm very confused what the fuck he's going for with all the "real man gun rack" songs but at least he's done some good. Either way NO THANK YOU SIR I will not be buying or ever thinking about Brad Paisley again.
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Pretty sure Paisley writes quite a few of his songs as satire, like a country Father John Misty. Obviously, many lyrics haven’t aged well, but I’m pretty sure he’s in on the joke. And/or he’s so rich he doesn’t care.
 
I feel like if Storf would have picked anything earlier than this, it wouldn't have gotten as near as much as hate. But then again, you can't please everyone.

You all should listen to this from Time Well Wasted, it is hilarious but Brad is not on it. I assume he is playing the guitar though.

 
Twentytwo said:
I thought the Doug Sahm was a terrible pick and arguably Groover's Paradise isn't country at all so there is that, but I am sure I am in the minority there.
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Personally, I enjoyed Sahm but I don’t think it was a hot seller by any stretch. I would say it’s squarely a Country Rock album as opposed to straight country.

Groover’s Paradise isn’t Sahm’s best album and 5th Gear is Brad’s finest moment either.
 
Twentytwo said:
I thought the Doug Sahm was a terrible pick and arguably Groover's Paradise isn't country at all so there is that, but I am sure I am in the minority there.
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I understand why people might not personally like it, but they did commit to making selections across country/Americana/bluegrass/roots rock. It's a little more out there but I think it still fits the broader genre and it feels like when they used to make challenging/interesting picks more often in the Essentials track.
 
jfitzy said:
Check out these fantastic lyrics:

These days there's dudes getting facials
Manicured, waxed, and botoxed
With deep spray on tans and creamy, lotioney hands
You can't grip a tackle box
Yeah with all of these men lining up to get neutered
It's hip now to be feminized
But I don't highlight my hair
I've still got a pair
Yeah honey, I'm still a guy
My eyebrows ain't plucked
There's a gun in my truck
Oh thank God I'm still a guy

Fuck this shit.
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Holy insecurities batman. And yeah, fuck everything about him.
 
The problem is country music has never really broken from being a singles-powered genre. There are exceptions- my favs are Ray Price, Willie, Buck, Dwight, etc. But country buyers have never really rewarded cohesive albums over big singles. Most of the albums that people recommend VMP press are county-adjacent, at best. Even some of the most popular county albums are just live greatest hits albums (Folsom, Carnegie Hall). Unless the expand it's going to be a struggle. How many didn't swap JMM?
 
jfitzy said:
For real. Even if he IS joking and being tongue-in-cheek, it makes me super uncomfortable because I’m sure so many of his fans buy into that whole thing.

*Edit: also I’d like to just say I’m very thankful that I’m part of an online community who doesn’t tolerate that kinda shit.
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100% on the online community here! And yeah, that's not tongue in cheek lyrics. That's the typical toxic stuff people of that community love to espouse and then use the "It'S A jOkE" deflection when they get called out on it.
 
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