Do You Wonder Why Classic Country Died?

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 2 May 2010 12:23 am

This might be one reason

http://www.youtube.com/v/RAib6Y5JDjU&fe ... hl=en&fs=1

Leigh Howell · Post by **Leigh Howell** » 2 May 2010 3:07 am

GOOD GRIEF!!!!!

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 2 May 2010 5:23 am

John is that Steel player anyone we know?

Hey Leigh,remember the time you and I did that thing With Ray something or other at the Chimes with Mike and Jimmy Collins?

Mike never forgot it.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 2 May 2010 6:48 am

The rhythm player looks like Thurston Howell from Gilligan's Island.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 2 May 2010 6:59 am

Joe
Different Steel Player, Same teacher and school of None thought.
Whatever the Upright Bass player in the back is taking, I WANT SOME, Must be some Good Sh!t.
Here is another for all of you Music Lovers.

http://www.youtube.com/v/rex5NHWRT4s&NR=1&hl=en&fs=1

Carson Leighton · Post by **Carson Leighton** » 2 May 2010 7:19 am

Doesn't sound much like the way Hag does it.. Sounds like everything is out of tune quite bad...Their probably having a ball though...Carson

ray qualls · Post by **ray qualls** » 2 May 2010 7:31 am

I haven't seen sideburns that wide since the "70's"!

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 2 May 2010 7:57 am

Big band ,too bad they all are playing a different song.

Wonder what Hag would think of the arrangement?

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 2 May 2010 8:54 am

They need another 2 or 3 rhythm guitars to really showcase that stellar "no-part" harmony

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 2 May 2010 9:30 am

But its not Funny, Its pitiful when they think they are playing music

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 2 May 2010 9:58 am

I thought it was pretty good. The mix wasn't up to much, and the vocal was much too quiet. But don't forget that it was live in a confined space, not in a studio.

The question was why it is that classic Country music has died, and the answer is that it hasn't, it's just gone out of style. No style of music ever dies. Look at the Charleston, bands are still playing it long after it went out of style. Classic country will always be with us, as long as there are a few people who want to play it and someone who wants to listen.

I think that some of the sound of those old 40s and 50s recordings has a lot to do with the recording equipment that was available at the time. For instance, I always wanted to play 12-string guitar like Leadbelly: eventually I realised that the sound from his guitar was changed by wow introduced by the unsteady speed of the record cutter and/or tape machine. He didn't really sound like that in person.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 2 May 2010 10:40 am

Theres a case where 3 chords were almost too much.

.Traditional country Out of style ?? For some maybe,but for others who grew up in the heyday of "Country" Music it will never be out of style until breathing goes out of style..

Theres plenty of it still around even tho places to play it have disapeared..I watched a 57 Chevy get sold at auction last night for 200,000 bucks..I'll bet a 2010 Chevy will never sell for that much 43 years from now?...

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 2 May 2010 11:36 am

John Floyd you are right on. Those kind of players do more damage to a music genre than anything else. They have no business taking that outside of a mental institution. We've got these here in western N.Y. also. Somebody shoot me.

Wally Taylor · Post by **Wally Taylor** » 2 May 2010 5:23 pm

I think their band name says it all...

I do like the steel player though. However, they should indeed be the "Forgotten Ones".

Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 2 May 2010 11:29 pm

Barry Blackwood wrote:The rhythm player looks like Thurston Howell from Gilligan's Island.

He doesn't look anything like Jim Backus.

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 3 May 2010 4:38 am

Actually they represent the "more talented" flavor of the types of local weekend musical groups we get around these parts. Drummer kept reasonable time, guitars nearly in tune, vocals intelligible at times. They get extra points for having a steeler.

I've played in much worse conditions...

(Three weeks ago the bass player in a local Sat. Nite. gig played for an hour with the bottom two strings badly out of tune... painful... He couldn't tell, one of the bandmembers finally fixed it.)

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 3 May 2010 6:17 am

He doesn't look anything like Jim Backus.

Does too.

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 3 May 2010 6:42 am

The Paper Bag Band

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 3 May 2010 4:46 pm

I agree with the Jim Backus resemblance.

I wanna see Ginger!

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 4 May 2010 4:35 am

When and if one considers they are playing a one song medley, then it's really something else.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 4 May 2010 8:54 am

Wish I knew what ya'll were talking about,Can't get it to download. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 4 May 2010 11:10 am

Can't help you there Bama, Works here and nobody else has mentioned having problems. Just a Standard youtube Video.

Leigh Howell · Post by **Leigh Howell** » 11 May 2010 10:14 am

Yeah Joe, I do remember! I got talked into playing bass for that gig, and had never played bass in my life. If I remember Joe you wound up playing the bass!! Ahhhhhhhh Memories Memories!!

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 11 May 2010 11:21 am

AAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Singer's hat makes me realize it's lunch time. Off to Taco Bell I go.

EDIT:

Found them on My Space. Band members:

Jamie McGann plays a Fender Telecaster and is the singer, Tom Murphy plays a double bass, Freddie Tane plays pedal steel, Peter Blossom plays guitars and Vic Dias plays drums.

From the Myspace page dated 2006.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 11 May 2010 3:44 pm

Leigh,I thought you would remember.

.What came out of that night was good though..I got to meet you ,Jimmy and Mike and we all got paid..leigh I was just wondering if that Volcano is affecting you guys in Glasgow?

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