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2005-09-29 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Fred 2005-09-29 15:08|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is it possible they actually believe this stuff as opposed to walking through some elaborate commercial charade. The most spot-on thing about Spinal Tap (sorry, couldn't find an umlaut) was how stupid they were.

Posted by VAMark 2005-09-29 17:42|| 2005-09-29 17:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow. Steve Earle? Yeah, his career's just skyrocketed...

Posted by tu3031 2005-09-29 18:54|| 2005-09-29 18:54|| Front Page Top

#3 This article is a hoot, but the author is obviously a lefty in grasping denial that the Stones, the Chix, etc. were dumped by the public as a direct consequence of their anti-American/Bush stance.

For other musicians resisting a fate of obscurity, the lesson ... was that the fate of the Dixie Chicks was not the inevitable result of antiwar or anti-Bush criticism.

yes it was. They alienated their "country music" fans, including me.

As the president's popularity has declined, along with public support for the war, Bush bashing has become more common, acceptable, and fashionable. And as demand has increased, so has supply.

wrong again. Just cause this is a fun article doesn't make this statement true. It's only true in the author's mind.

Also, it doesn't sound to me like the Stones got their attention but backed off, but realized the bombing of their records sales was a direct consequence of Neocon.

Sugar coating it may make the medicine go down smoother but the reality is that they tried to boost their fading popularity with Bush bashing and it backfired in a big way.

Posted by 2b 2005-09-29 20:35|| 2005-09-29 20:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Having already received the attention they wanted, the Stones subsequently backed off from the chance to create any further controversy. They didn't need it...

what I meant to say but didn't say well was... this sounds like fear from plummeting record sales rather than some sort of brilliant strategy.

Posted by 2b 2005-09-29 20:37|| 2005-09-29 20:37|| Front Page Top

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