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| Chicks to break with country scene |
| 2003-09-22 |
| Tip to Drudge The Dixie Chicks say they don’t want to be a country music band any more. Violinist Martie Maguire told Spiegel magazine: "We don’t feel part of the country scene any longer, it can’t be our home any more." She said she was disappointed other country singers didn’t back up the Dixie Chicks in their criticism of George W Bush’s politics on Iraq. Imagine that! "A few weeks ago, Merle Haggard said a couple of nice words about us, but that was it," Maguire complained. "The support we got came from others, like Bruce Springsteen." Going home empty-handed from the Country Awards ceremony also made them decide to break with the scene, Maguire said. "Instead, we won three Grammys against much stronger competition. "So we now consider ourselves part of the big Rock ’n’ Roll family." Does this mean the are going to dress trashy and french kiss on stage? Natalie and gang made good music but their politics stink. She might find it rough when they meet someone like Ted Nugent (another critic). |
| Posted by:Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) |
| #17 A few weeks ago, I was a guest on a local radio call-in show in Lubbock, Tx (hometown of Chick Natalie Maines). This particular station had banned the Chicks' music after their performance in London. The topic was the upcoming Aviation Centenniel, not the Dixie Chicks, but somebody inevitably mentioned them. I referred to them offhandedly as the "Vichy Chicks" then had to explain the reference. One of Lubbock's 10 or 12 liberals, obviously a far-gone LLL conformist, called in and demanded that the station owners and I be jailed for violating the Chicks' right to free speech. It never crossed her mind that we might have rights as well and that we were exercising them. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2003-9-22 11:45:33 PM |
| #16 Heard they were going to do French rock, now they'll be the Froggie Chicks. |
| Posted by: TJ Jackson 2003-9-22 11:37:51 PM |
| #15 Can't wait for them to suck face with Britney Spears or Madonna but I won't hold my breath for the Dixie Chicks - Metallica tour. |
| Posted by: Ned 2003-9-22 9:14:43 PM |
| #14 The Blixie Chix are going to an audience where they can continue getting pictures of Washington, Anthony, and Sacajawea. |
| Posted by: Katz 2003-9-22 7:28:24 PM |
| #13 The Chickie Dicks forgot the iron rule of country music; Love your country. I miss them already. |
| Posted by: badanov 2003-9-22 5:55:38 PM |
| #12 Basically what happened was that they had a meeting with their record label and were told that if they wanted to maintain those 7 figure paychecks they had better change formats. 'tis all business, that's all... |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-9-22 4:29:10 PM |
| #11 I hear Zamfir is giving up the pan flute for much of the same reasons. I'm just glad Slim Whitman isn't alive to see this... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-22 4:16:26 PM |
| #10 I misread that for a minute. They said: "We don’t feel part of the country scene any longer, it can’t be our home any more." I thought they said: "We don’t feel part of this country any longer, it can’t be our home any more." I was hoping they were moving to France. Bummer. Its not like they weren't moving away from Country before they made the stupid comments. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-9-22 3:52:30 PM |
| #9 Brucie would be supportive... he is an anti-American whiner of long standing. I am always disgusted when the chorus of "Born In The USA" is played in a patriotic context. I guess people don't listen to the actual lyrics, but they should: "Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much 'Til you spend half your life just covering up [chorus:] Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. I got in a little hometown jam And so they put a rifle in my hands Sent me off to Vietnam To go and kill the yellow man [chorus] Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me" I go down to see the V.A. man He said "Son don't you understand" [chorus] I had a buddy at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a little girl in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years down the road Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A." So your cool-rocking daddy thinks a whole lot of the US of A... sounds like Murat wrote it. |
| Posted by: Mark IV 2003-9-22 3:47:26 PM |
| #8 Hey Blixie Chix. I'll have a hamburger with fries and a soda. To go. |
| Posted by: Katz 2003-9-22 2:10:44 PM |
| #7 BFD. Who actually gives a shit? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-22 1:27:30 PM |
| #6 Their music sucked! Fake twangy crap. They pretended to be country and sucked up the goodies while they could. Now they have lost their fan base so it's time to be idiots. Look for Janice Joplin type rip offs. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-9-22 12:49:21 PM |
| #5 going for the Sinead "Conscience of Rock-n-Roll, but currently unemployed" O'Connor merit badge huh? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-22 12:36:48 PM |
| #4 Bah. I'm not much of a Country Fan, but having lived in the South and having lived in the culture that helped spawn it, it's my guess that they weren't REALLY a part of the scene to begin with, inasmuchas they were so obvously out of touch with their fan base in being unable to forsee the reaction to Maines' thoughtless remarks. I haven't lived in the South half as long, and even this Former West coaster with leanings towards the Classical, High Renaissance, and Baroque styles of music, could have told her "Hunnah, yo' gonna be in a heap 'o trouble fo' openin' yo' piemouth!" |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-9-22 12:36:39 PM |
| #3 Like these plump dopes have any chance of competing against Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, etc (yeah I know, they're not "Rock'n'Roll" but neither are the Dixie Dopes). Give me a break! |
| Posted by: Flaming Sword 2003-9-22 11:52:52 AM |
| #2 The Dixie Chicks say they don’t want to be a country music band any more. No big deal. If they want to be a member of the Anti-American Stupid Club, then go for it. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-22 11:42:39 AM |
| #1 No problems, Martie, see you next time at the truck stop just off I-35. I like the shrimp platter, remember? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-9-22 11:07:19 AM |