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Post by citychick on Apr 23, 2010 10:36:20 GMT -8
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Post by redheadedmomma on Apr 23, 2010 12:01:17 GMT -8
Not sure what to make of the comments about the Chicks or Natalie.
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Post by Kent67b on Apr 23, 2010 13:19:50 GMT -8
I thoroughly enjoyed the article. I did catch a slight tone that the Chicks' creative process may be at a standstill for a while but as long as they play concerts now and then I'm happy. The music the CYH are putting out right now is enough to keep this fan happy too.
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Post by eaglemaster on Apr 24, 2010 9:50:24 GMT -8
I like the contents of this article.
I read opinions and thoughts of two strong women who like to make music that is a major part of their individual life.
Good for them and good for us.
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Post by peppermintpatti on Apr 24, 2010 9:54:41 GMT -8
“To be honest, I don’t know where we fit,” Ms. Robison said. “Whoever wants to play it, great, but we’re not necessarily going to work country radio. We’ve been burned so badly. There’s definitely some country-sounding things on here, and I’m not going to stop making music I like to make. But at the same time I’m not going back to a place that’s not a comfortable place for me.”
Wowser. I guess time does not heal everything.
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Post by peppermintpatti on Apr 24, 2010 9:58:21 GMT -8
And I didn't think Martie's comments were that bad. It something I probably would've said too. There's only so much shelf life you have as an artist, I can understand why she is so eager to record and make music again. But I also understand Nat wanting to take it easy and be with her kids. You cannot replace those years missed.
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Post by drizzletown on Apr 24, 2010 10:30:53 GMT -8
Well, she can garden when she's 60, but she can't be with her small children when she's 60 (grandchildren maybe). So, that comment didn't really make sense to me. Otherwise, it didn't sound too bad, except maybe this part.......
""""“After 12 years with Natalie there is a feeling of kind of wanting to leave it there instead of just dabbling in it here and there in the future."""""""""
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Post by Bingo on Apr 24, 2010 13:25:43 GMT -8
""""“After 12 years with Natalie there is a feeling of kind of wanting to leave it there instead of just dabbling in it here and there in the future.""""""""" I can understand that - "dabbling in it here and there in the future" is obviously not very fulfilling for artists who want an on-going performance career. I'd certainly like the Chicks back as a going concern - but as an integrated trio, honing those harmonies and featured instruments, and working on new material. I have to say that having them back for occasional showcase reunions, mainly revisiting older hits has little appeal for me.
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Post by Bingo on Apr 24, 2010 13:51:59 GMT -8
“To be honest, I don’t know where we fit,” Ms. Robison said. “Whoever wants to play it, great, but we’re not necessarily going to work country radio. We’ve been burned so badly. There’s definitely some country-sounding things on here, and I’m not going to stop making music I like to make. But at the same time I’m not going back to a place that’s not a comfortable place for me.” Wowser. I guess time does not heal everything. I'm not sure this "take it or leave it" approach is going to work. In general, Pop-Country radio HAS to be actively worked - they usually only play what's heavily promoted (and in a narrow time window for releases - one in which other artists are being heavily plugged). The don't usually pick up "sleepers", or material that artists are throwing out to test the waters and see who's interested. Emily seems to be saying that "the balls in their court" with regard to radio play - but that's a very high risk strategy. With a new band launch (and with music that's, at least in part, innovative and Americana-oriented, rather than conventional airplay-fodder) it seems especially so. Conventional wisdom would say rather that the bal's very much in her court . and she has to keep hitting it hard to keep it in play. The one saving grace might be John Hart's comments that stations might be willing to give them a shot out of regrets for the 2003 fallout. He knows his business - but his remarks sound rather cautious, and I still think it would need to be worked on. I wonder how many of the friendly and neutral stations still feel the 2006 promotion was a snub. I feel the Hounds may have to make a choice - forget Pop-Country radio, and accept that they're out-and-out Roots (or "Americana"); or bite the bullet and work conventionally at commercial radio PR and promotion. Avoiding the decision with a "you make the first move" approach may be understandable on purely personal grounds - but I'm not sure it has practical commercial viability.
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Post by redbarron on Apr 25, 2010 13:29:48 GMT -8
They keep saying the Chicks aren't breaking up, and probably believe it. I still think they will never record and tour again. I hope I'm wrong. You can only stay away from recording and touring for so long, if you are serious about your career. Perhaps it doesn't mean as much to Natalie as it does to Emily and Martie. Unfortunate that her decision affects the other two.
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Post by asuwur on Apr 27, 2010 8:29:20 GMT -8
See, Martie, as always, seems the be the business-minded one. She seems to get that some give and take is necessary to get spun on the air....and she's open to doing what she deems needs to be done to make it happen. Unfortunately, she'll need Emily's help for that. Perhaps some stops at the southwestern stations that played cuts from LOCG and SATYT before the Chicks hit it big might be a place to start....
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