Posted on 05/20/2006 11:44:36 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Andrea Bocelli,I don't know abouty dirty, but he is blind.
I don't know that Tim was around his daddy that much when he was growing up. His political ideas were probably developed after his own "stardom".
Something I've noticed about some "stars" is that they seem in awe of other "stars", political and otherwise, that they have the opportunity to rub shoulders with when they gain some popularity. The brighter their star the more they develop a kind of condescension toward their fans and all that they have "moved beyond".
I don't mean that they don't "love" their fans, but they begin to think of themselves a little more highly than they ought, and get to thinking that their popularity and station in life (or whatever) somehow bestows superior intelligence, experience, and wisdom that wasn't apparent before their star reached it's zenith - and isn't apparent to some of us even now. lol.
That's why we have such liberal luminaries as Babs Streisand, et al, trying to wield political influence, I guess. I quit buying her albums a long time ago.
I don't have to agree with a person to enjoy their talent, but when they make their talent secondary to their political opinion, they force me to make a choice about whether or not to support them by buying the product of their talent.
Rednecks?! Maines went to Berklee. I have no idea what the atmosphere is there, but it is in Boston.
Thanks for shoutin' that! lol. You speak for many of us, I'm sure.
Every chick has to grow into a hen. Methinks the chubby one is ready for the pot.
Natalie Maines = the little piggy one.
Their careers are over, at least at the "superstar" level.
The problem is that they "made their bones" in country, and then had their greatest success in their crossover to top-40/pop with their accessible country style.
But then they alienated their core audience, and just assumed that their "new" fans would continue to support them. The problem was that the crossover fans were more interested in "something new" than their music.
I remember some time ago how they said that they were going after a wider audience, especially since they felt estranged from the country audiences.
Too bad. They did have some songs I really liked, but I've lost interest in them.
Mark
I disagree with this completely. The two sisters are extremely talented musicians, and your assertion that they were fabricated is something that you can easily disavow in some of the earlier, more bluegrass based music, in the years before Natalie joined the band.
I'm especially surprised by the statement by Natalie (that she was never really "into" country) given her "pedigree." Her father is one of the all time steel guitar greats in country music, and she was raised around C/W music. And she's got an awesome voice.
Disaproving of their politics isn't a good reason to claim they're not any good. Of course, I won't support their careers by buying their CDs...
Mark
Not exactly. Checkout their "pre-Natalie" music. They're both extremely talented musicians.
Mark
You know, I respect that dude more than the chicks cause he didn't blame anyone else for getting the axe.
You're absolutely right. He was actually grateful for the attention.
Excellent analogy!
Analogies 'r us. Thanks. ; ).
Hey Natalie,
Karma sucks doesn't it?
Wow...looks like a braying jackass. Or a younger Ann Richards. One and the same.
Another post-worthy pic of Chubby Chicker here >>>
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FQYHYY/ref=pd_rvi_gw_1/103-9141519-6765439?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507
Damn. I guess you need the jumbo salt-and-pepper shakers when you attain Ronstadtian proportions.
LOL!
Maybe they could get Air America to play their music. I'm sure that would work wonders for their CD sales.
When you can look at all the Britney Spears wannabees on the Country videos, chubby little Natalie just can't cut it. They were lucky to have had a measure of success and ought to stay home and raise their kids now.
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