All major market country statkions are now conrolled by one the four major radio chains, who "program" from HQ and base their selections on payments for "marketing co-oromotions" from the three remaining major label powerhouses, i.e, Payloa under a new moniker. And they all want to "play the hits" so they play the few t hey deem worthy (paid for) over and over and over. Today's country is more about the "bounce" of the sound and hardly about the lyrics at all and, if you notice in the "hit" song credits you find 3 or more writers credited, maybe the 3rd wrtier brings the "bonce".
Ye gads, re Tody,where to start in this rich offering of Keith and his feaux cowboy vision? Can we strt with the lyric about "ride my pony in a cattle drive"? A pony? Well, "horse" doesn't sing as well. Toby's vast fortune did start with his writing and live shows and, to a lesser extent, his record sales but his golden nugget came with his ownership of a part of Big Machine Records and thus a piece of Taylor Swift's cash flow, a piece which became very substantial when he, label boss Scott Borchetta, Taylor's daddy and a couple of investors, cashed in on the sale of the label (and Taylor's then 8 albums) to Scooter Braun for a reported "$300 -$350 million". And now Scooter has dealt the label off to some S. Korean company, don't know if Toby got anyt back end money from that but the proceeds from the sale to Braun should keep him in bologna sandwiches and beer "in a Mason jar". through his dotage. A Nashville critic once described him as "a geek with bad teeth" but he got his teeth fixed.
So what is the difference between ol Toby and his pony and the classic singing cowboys (of TV and big screen) such as the ever commercial Roy Rogers? Who also worked for monopolizing cartels such as the movie companies and created the concept of branding through and through (toys, restuarants, records, a beverage?) Seems like Toby is just in line with old school C&W roots, eh?
Hilarious. I'm with you on the ol' timers. As far as fantasy Hollywood cowboys, the director of the LMFA asked me to help her curate a Warhol "Cowboys and Indians" print show. I mentioned that I doubted it was going to be anything like "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" and she laughed. So being slightly subversive, I suggested we screen Warhol's LONESOME COWBOYS in the theater to which someone suggested that it might be too controversial for Longview. I said,"Give me a break. It was made about the time GUNSMOKE was number one on TV and I think we can all agree that Miss Kitty wasn't just the bartender." I won that one and the movie was just silly.
The Beaumonts, whose raunchy underground Lubbock country music will never be played on the aforementioned radio station, have a song about Toby Keith. I concur in their opinion. The only people I've ever known who professs to like Toby Keith are people who formerlly didn't like country music. At all. They hated it. They were either into metal or rap. Along comes Toby and finally they are country fans. Or rather, Toby fans. This Toby adoration has not translated into a new appreciation for the classics by Toby's converts. He was their gateway drug only to the new country, i.e., Bro Country. hip hop country, etc. Waylon is just a name check for them to listen to in a new song. They still don't like the classics to which you referred, which is probably part of the reason that station doesn't play them.
All major market country statkions are now conrolled by one the four major radio chains, who "program" from HQ and base their selections on payments for "marketing co-oromotions" from the three remaining major label powerhouses, i.e, Payloa under a new moniker. And they all want to "play the hits" so they play the few t hey deem worthy (paid for) over and over and over. Today's country is more about the "bounce" of the sound and hardly about the lyrics at all and, if you notice in the "hit" song credits you find 3 or more writers credited, maybe the 3rd wrtier brings the "bonce".
Ye gads, re Tody,where to start in this rich offering of Keith and his feaux cowboy vision? Can we strt with the lyric about "ride my pony in a cattle drive"? A pony? Well, "horse" doesn't sing as well. Toby's vast fortune did start with his writing and live shows and, to a lesser extent, his record sales but his golden nugget came with his ownership of a part of Big Machine Records and thus a piece of Taylor Swift's cash flow, a piece which became very substantial when he, label boss Scott Borchetta, Taylor's daddy and a couple of investors, cashed in on the sale of the label (and Taylor's then 8 albums) to Scooter Braun for a reported "$300 -$350 million". And now Scooter has dealt the label off to some S. Korean company, don't know if Toby got anyt back end money from that but the proceeds from the sale to Braun should keep him in bologna sandwiches and beer "in a Mason jar". through his dotage. A Nashville critic once described him as "a geek with bad teeth" but he got his teeth fixed.
So what is the difference between ol Toby and his pony and the classic singing cowboys (of TV and big screen) such as the ever commercial Roy Rogers? Who also worked for monopolizing cartels such as the movie companies and created the concept of branding through and through (toys, restuarants, records, a beverage?) Seems like Toby is just in line with old school C&W roots, eh?
Hilarious. I'm with you on the ol' timers. As far as fantasy Hollywood cowboys, the director of the LMFA asked me to help her curate a Warhol "Cowboys and Indians" print show. I mentioned that I doubted it was going to be anything like "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" and she laughed. So being slightly subversive, I suggested we screen Warhol's LONESOME COWBOYS in the theater to which someone suggested that it might be too controversial for Longview. I said,"Give me a break. It was made about the time GUNSMOKE was number one on TV and I think we can all agree that Miss Kitty wasn't just the bartender." I won that one and the movie was just silly.
The Beaumonts, whose raunchy underground Lubbock country music will never be played on the aforementioned radio station, have a song about Toby Keith. I concur in their opinion. The only people I've ever known who professs to like Toby Keith are people who formerlly didn't like country music. At all. They hated it. They were either into metal or rap. Along comes Toby and finally they are country fans. Or rather, Toby fans. This Toby adoration has not translated into a new appreciation for the classics by Toby's converts. He was their gateway drug only to the new country, i.e., Bro Country. hip hop country, etc. Waylon is just a name check for them to listen to in a new song. They still don't like the classics to which you referred, which is probably part of the reason that station doesn't play them.