He left RCA, but only to return to Music Row two albums later when he signed with Columbia to release Red Headed Stranger. Now, the Nashville stud who has presumably made a small fortune writing songs for gasp! ONLY THE DIE-HARD C&W FANS CAN ACTUALLY SAVE THE GENRE! November 11, 2015 @ That being said, I wouldnt mind hearing Chris play those bro-country songs hes getting slammed for writing. Stapletons wins expose the long-standing theory that the people on Music Row dont even like the music on the radio. Texas country/red dirt and the independant artists are becoming more and more popular every day through the internet. November 20, 2015 @ She took down the photograph Of our wedding day Ripped it down the middle And threw my half away And I got nobody to blame but me I got nobody to blame but me She broke all my fishing rods Put my guns in hock Threw my clothes out in the yard And changed out all the locks And I got nobody to blame but me I got nobody to blame but me I know right . I hope he does. You guys need to stop sucking sellout Stapletons dick. If all you do is buy their songs off iTunes, do it. Two major differences: 12:07 pm. Maybe Cris Stapleton will save country music. Some of them did, but those were the ones who were also smooth and good-looking. I was so happy for Chris, when he won his awards last week. When he stops, not even the Grand Ole Opry will be able to survive. So for the sake of argument, fairness, and equal time, lets take an honest, devils advocate look at Chris Stapleton, and see if some of this criticism is worthy of wearing the luster off of his CMA wins, and his astounding commercial success subsequently. No need to apologize Robby. 2:58 pm. There is absolutely no financial benefit to what happened for anyone but Stapleton and his label. Or Corb Lund as pictured on his latest album. 11:45 am. November 12, 2015 @ Chris appearance may lure some less discerning folks to his camp, but I dont think that the serious lover of music..like those that frequent this wonderful site..are that easily duped. Finally, I am reminded just a little bit of Leon Russell. Also read the other articles on this site about Chris. I DO think you see this from Confession being released. November 11, 2015 @ Almost halfway through the January transfer window, Everton are yet to bring in any new signings but while Southampton manager Nathan Jones was able to use his full complement of five substitutes. 11:51 am. I could include Hank Jr. into that as well. 4:54 pm. Traveler isnt as traditional and isnt as dark and gritty. November 11, 2015 @ Lunchbox Mule How much is image and how much is substance? 11:56 am. November 11, 2015 @ 2:57 pm, But Sam is the #1 least country and worst offender of everybody! I cant see why these more traditional artists are bashing Stapleton. January 24, 2016 @ He isnt really a dynamic performer though in terms of presentation and performance. George Jones Aliases George Jones and The Jones Boys George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys Hank Smith Thumper Jones Real name George Glenn Jones Born September 12, 1931 Died April 26, 2013 Country United States IPI 00015476295 66 works 00040703127 19 works Affiliation BMI Comments Country singer and songwriter Family Tammy Wynette Wife (1969-1975) Chris Stapleton is a country-as-shit artist and if you cant be happy for his success then youre no better than the asshole Sam Hunt fangirls who arent happy either becuase both of you cant do anything but bitch and moan when you dont get your own narrow way. And I think that there are very few serious lovers of music in the grand scheme of things. I am just not sure about his potential for growth and staying power. Chris Stapleton will be the next Chris Stapleton, and thats all we should ask of him. Family (1) Musically he is good. Applejack Lets face it, fire away, parachute, a bluesy Tennessee Whiskey and When the Stars Come Out are much more appealing to the mainstream than High Cost Of Living, Angel, or Between Jennings and Jones. Dont know and dont care but what I do know is this guy has been sending chills up my spine with his soulful sound ever since I first heard the Steeldrivers. Frankly, I still think Anything Goes was a big mistake. Anthony You're cheating nature itself. I was going to post a response this morning, but it was so littered with F bombs, I made myself walk away from the whole thing for 24 hours. 09. All this Is he country enough? talk is really tedious. I suppose by definition, Chris Stapleton isnt traditional country in the traditional sense. His new album sucks, but it isnt because he traded his flannel and blue jeans for a suit and tie. He made his. We dont need you in a made in USA country. Too good to pass up! As Tompall Glaser once said, Damn it, the fight isnt in Austin and it isnt in Los Angeles. And as a country fan, if you prefer steel guitar and fiddle in your music, thats completely understandable. Its just the marketplace for petes sake, and damn it, Im tired of the implication that I should second-guess myself for NOT flipping through radio stations and scrolling through iTunes as if I were a minuteman on patrol. As for performing with a pop star. November 11, 2015 @ (Dolly Shine.check them out on ITunes. By the way, for anyone interested in hearing Stapleton perform straight down the middle traditional country, you might get a kick out of this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GgdmSNgOcqk, Wind Talker The interesting thing about Ray Charles was that he actually cut multiple country albums, and had a number one album on the country charts with 1984s Friendship, produced by Billy Sherrill, which is where the song Seven Spanish Angels came from. However, I must say I feel no matter what crap he wrote that was recorded by the brahs, I think Never Wanted Nothing More makes up for it. 5:12 pm. I didnt want to comment before because I wanted everybody to have their day in the sun but now that youve opened the can of worms My question to people who like Chris Stapleton is: If he looked like Luke Bryan or like Thomas Rhett would his fans still like him as much? He seems to be going about things the right way and keeping that balance (like him or hate him). These same people wont get into That Lonesome Song. 11:51 am, [] Country Musics Trigger led a tour of The Case Against Chris Stapleton As Country Musics Savior, concluding that some people are entirely too mistrustful of actual good things that come their [], The Justin Bieber-One Direction Race Is Too Close To Call - Stereogum Jack Williams Arthur Mensor His earliest influences were Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe, although the artistry of Hank. Barbara Auer, Karin Baal, Ruth Hellberg. Anyways holds about 4,000. Florida Georgia Line is becoming a relic real fast. It is worth mentioning that Stapletons intersection of rock, blues, folk and country is pretty much exactly my sweet spot. 5:30 am. Meanwhile the industry saw they were teetering on a precipice and needed to highlight projects of substance, and decided to give Stapleton some nominations. Bluegrass, country, roots, alt-country, and all the other sub genres all fit under the Americana banner for me but I also dont love it as a descriptor. 1) Jameys breakthrough album was much more traditional country and less accepted by general public. 8:04 pm. I do think he opened the door for others who are more of the strictly traditional country savior type guys that some are looking for. 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January 24, 2016 @ Made me laugh and be a better writer, Trigger If he has a competitive bone in his body, Im not seeing it. Nadia Lockheart Just my 2 cents. Ive not seen anyone work harder in this business & only few work as hard. Tell it to David Fanning who covered it last year and did a great job of it. Stapleton takes a page out of their book as a country artist with southern rock/blues influence. Its not ideal, but its also not the antithesis of traditional country some are portraying it to be. To want to keep everything small and dingy just so it stays familiar to you is no way to be a good neighbor, or a good fan. I personally love steel guitars, banjos and fiddles. it needs its fans to stop being stupid. 3:53 pm. A lot wrong with that article. I think his catalog is crazy impressive. He is young so maybe his voice will mature in time but that wasnt the point I was trying to make. Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame 1986You can look at the menu, but you just can't eat You can feel the cushion, but you can't have a seat You can dip your. Nobody is seeing the kinds of cumulative effects that social media is causing to the extent school districts are." Both cases were filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, but they are based on state public nuisance law a broad, vaguely defined legal concept whose origins date back at least to 13th century England. Just not my kind of country. Life isnt like that. Some are country music warriors whove been fighting this fight for so long, they dont know how to turn their daggers in for plowshares. Ill have to check him out. 12:52 am, Jeb Barry I feel like he is wearing a Halloween costume country outlaw. I also seen the Time Jumpers, Chuck Meade, Sarah Gayle Meech, Matt Woods, Jimmy Stewart and Friends and finished my trip seeing Cory Brannan and Jason Isbell at a sold out show at the gorgeous Tivoli theatre in Chttanooga. Of course not. Cool Lester Smooth November 11, 2015 @ An artist like Chris Stapleton embodies that balance of a traditional sound with a relevant approach. Well, isnt that lovely. Whoever wrote this article is the dumbest human being thats ever walked this earthI honest hope that you dont reproduce. November 11, 2015 @ But not liking it doesnt equate to it not being country. Theyre goofy and ridiculous, and their songs are horrendous but I dont think theyre dumb. And country. Sturgill Simpson could sing in circles around Stapleton. Brilliant article! By laying it all out, which is what I tried to do in this article, hopefully fans can make an informed decision about Stapleton, instead of knee-jerking to something they read on Facebook. Country music isnt a formula, it is a feeling, and Chris Stapleton delivers that feeling in bushel baskets. The answer to this question is that we have absolutely no clue where Chris Stapleton will go from here, and its unfair to assume what Stapleton is going to do one way or the other in the future. Ive had a few friends and relatives ask me if knew his music (they have driven in my car so they kids of know my tastes). Hunter Hayes has talent, but to me, his voice is horrible. And let me put it like this: for all his bro and metro songs that he put out, yeah sure the soccer mom and the people driving to high schools were probably the ones listening to them. And you havent written yet (that Ive seen) how Sturgills album was the influence/inspiration for Traveller. If, and its a big IF, Chris Stapleton comes out with his next record and its more in the vein of Thomas Rhett, then there will be plenty of time to pummel him as the Benedict Arnold of country. "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" or "Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a song first recorded by gospel . You cant expect anything else from anyone. The small number is the serious listener. But are any of these truly terrible songs from a songwriting perspective, or do we just hate them more because of who sang them, and how they were produced? The point is that the songs are out there, he cant choose what others want to take. Chris Stapleton did not get to the top of the country music ladder by punching and clawing his way there. Specifically, I would like to see him collaborate with Jamey Johnson and Josh Turner. 2:56 pm, Thats the same thing Im sayin. 4:03 pm. But it is somewhat understandable if you put themselves in their shoes. Its an impossible question because it can never be proved either way but still. The big number is the casual listener. Drew Speeches Top 100 Trivia Video Pop Culture News The Body Of "The Black Dahlia" a.k.a. November 11, 2015 @ I wouldnt consider Stapleton a straight-up authentic country artist either. Arabs Have Nobody To Blame but Themselves. I am one of countless George Jones fans, and I was seriously underwhelmed. When I heard The Traveler and discovered The Jompson Brothers I knew he was the real deal for me and by that I dont mean country or any other genre I mean label him what you will, Im in. He Wrote Terrible Pop Country Songs for Bad Country Stars Theyve become so used to losing, it has become part of their identity. Smokey J. 12:48 pm. I dont give a damn what he looks like. Traveler is a great album, period. Trigger 1:12 pm. I personally dont see that it takes anything at all away from his country output, but those looking for a country savior might not cotton to it. Chris is great though. Bill Goodman He is talented with his guitar playing and [4] Charlie nobody to blame george jones. He just made the record he wanted to without compromise. What if his short hair was combed, clean shaven and wore what ever the brand of country clothes the bro boys wear? Its very easy to say this is good or that is bad but easier still for folks to find what they like , listen to that , and quit boring us all to tears with tripe like this. 10:59 am. Hermine Huntgeburth. Chris Stapletons music, to me, is a crowd-pleasing, refined mash-up of everything that Dave Cobb has produced in times past a little Sturgill, a little Isbell, a little Anderson East, and dont forget the Jamey Johnson! Stapleton co-wrote the song with Barry Bales and Ronnie Bowman. Unfortunately, I do think some people will use the title of the article as ammunition against you that you are the one calling out Chris Stapleton, or setting him up as a savior, or something. Trigger Real country music encompasses both themes. However, I fail to see how Traveller is even in the same conversation of songwriting caliber and quality as an album like Something More Than Free. August 4, 2017 @ November 11, 2015 @ Jeremy Agree that time will tell if he bends to what the mainstream wants. Thats my worry. Why? It became Stapleton's first top 10 single on the US Country Airplay chart. The finished product was made available on Jones' 1986 LP, One to One. 5 2020 0 View 0 Comments. November 11, 2015 @ April 12, 2018 @ 7:05 pm. The song was released in November 2015 as the singer's third single overall. 5:44 pm. You can't under-estimate his longevity or his importance. Why? Collins added backing vocals, drum work and produced the song. I was surprised when Trigger wrote here, Country music isnt a formula, it is a feeling, and Chris Stapleton delivers that feeling in bushel baskets. From my limited exposure to Traveler, I didnt get the feeling. The accident occurred at 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, according to a police report. Saving country music is about the fans as much as it is the musicians. I flew from Canada to Nashville last weekend to see Sturgill at the Ryman. Everything he has PERFORMED has been from the roots of country, blue grass, and the blues. November 13, 2015 @ Im looking forward to hearing more from Stapleton in the future. Yeah, exactly. Eric Church Drops a Doozy; New Peter Cooper Record Out Tomorrow; 2016 Ameripolitan Awards Nominees | Country California Its a shorter version maybe two minutes in total. You want to support Ram Truck Mexican jobs, then take your ass to Mexico and sing Spanish. I cant trust a guy that doesnt like Willie Nelson. Whether he keeps it for himself or the song never sees the light of day. Many young adults (mid 20s and younger (even females)) areloving Traveler. Low quality copycats. Hes No Country Music Savior The CMAs Were Rigged. Chris Stapleton has opened a LOT of new ears young and old alike to the music of Sturgill , Cody, Colter and Tyler ,even great bluegrass artists from Billy Strings to Molly Tuttle etc and from there they dig deeper and discover everyone from George Jones and Waylon Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris etc the only reason these people never knew they loved Country music before hearing Chris was because they thought Country was the crap being played on radio (i.e. Stapeltons win is a great story. The entire tagline is false. He also has copied many melodies such as Etta James, I will go blind ..: to his Tennessee Whiskey .. Traditional and independent country fans have been so put under in the last half decade and beyond, a losers mentality has set in. Outlaws are tough, not pussies. In my review I said, and I quote, theres nothing else to label Traveller than traditional country. I love the amount of steel guitar in the album. The songs and the voice.. They do not look like mainstream country singers. Lyrics to Chris Stapleton Nobody to Blame: She took down the photograph Of our wedding day Ripped it down the middle And threw my half away And I got nobody to blame but me I got nobody to blame but me She broke all my fishing rods Put my guns in hock Threw. So, what are you waiting for? November 11, 2015 @ While Im at it, Ill mention that Dan Wilson is a guy I consider more of a pop song writer. 10:09 am. Matt So before you open your mouth again with so much idiocy, do us all a favor and STFU, Trigger November 11, 2015 @ He was previously married to Nancy Sepulveda, Tammy Wynette, Shirley Ann Corley and Dorothy Bonvillion. I cant listen to Traveller and think it is anything other than a country album. Ive been back & forth w/many on everything from it aint country to whether I was sitting on a bail of hay when I played steel on it..I realize its useless to try to reason w/someone who searches for anything to complain about. THAT PLACE IS TEXAS AND IF COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC MUST DIE, LET IT REST IN PEACE IN TEXAS WHERE IT IS PART OF THE TEXAS WAY OF LIFE AND PART OF TEXAS MUSIC HISTORYOVER 500 YEARS IN THE MAKING! And if you take Chris Stapletons career, split it down the middle, pull out the tweezers and start dissecting, youre going to find some unsavory stuff, at least if youre a traditional country fan. I cant say how much Ive respected your work for years, and what a direct impact youve had in what is happening right now with the success of Chris Stapleton and many others. The second single from Traveller is full of steel guitar, fiddle and pain. It was a GREAT SHOW. Price . Kale November 11, 2015 @ Why are we not talking about Whitey Morgan at all? He paid his dues already working with The Steeldrivers, and though he has co-written a handful of ghastly tracks for other artists, theyre definitely well outnumbered by deserving ones. Thats where the good or great stuff just may lie. 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