CMT Awards. What's up with this?

Dayna Wills · Post by **Dayna Wills** » 6 Jun 2012 9:28 pm

I am sooo tired of all these drinking songs. It was refreshing when Willie sang "Roll me up and smoke me when I die".

Kevin Lichtsinn · Post by **Kevin Lichtsinn** » 7 Jun 2012 5:23 am

Against my better judgement, I watched the CMT awards for a little bit. I got tired of the constant "teenie bopper" screaming and the other....stuff. Toby? I guess he makes money, but he ain't my style, nor is Brad. I quit watching and so I missed Willie. AGH! Willies's "Heros" album is great!

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 7 Jun 2012 6:37 am

For the most part new country is more about drinking & having a party, than drinking & leaving cheating songs. Willie still sings great, just needs to tune his guitar.

I thought Toby & Bell did a good job hosting. I saw and heard some steel guitar last night, too!
Randle Curry got hand and fret board airtime! Toby's steel player got airtime!

I didn't care for Miranda's group. The lyric and singing was sharp & making fun of T.Country. JMHO

Of course, these award shows always leaves us wanting more steel guitar!

Greg Wisecup · Post by **Greg Wisecup** » 7 Jun 2012 7:27 am

Typically these shows bring a ton of response to the forum in regards to the new country vs. old country. Nashville gone Hollywood, rock, not country...........which is the the position I take. But the biggest question in my mind is......Where in the !@#$% do all these people park? There looked to be about 8 billion people downtown and Fanfairs going on. You can barely find a place to park on a Wednesday night in February!

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 7 Jun 2012 7:35 am

Greg,
I hear ya! We welcome all these CMT fans to Nashville. Spend money and boost our economy! Love it!

Greg Wisecup · Post by **Greg Wisecup** » 7 Jun 2012 7:40 am

I didn't know until I started making hotel reservations that this week was Fanfair . I am coming to town next week. Hope to find some good music. Most of my favorite pickers won't be in town. Bummer!

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 7 Jun 2012 12:01 pm

What? You wanted the KINGS to Win the Stanley Cup on FanFair CMT Show night on cable sat-tel-lite T.V.! Well oue That Loveable Lady from Grinders Switch " Minnie Pearl " ain't got no " How-Dee-e-e-e..for the famous tag-line called " Country Music " as for today's so call music.These new kids who cut what their say teeth on Country music is full of Rock N Roll mixed into Country Music with Brain-washed Soul music that don't even fit.Hillbilly Heaven is crying for us All who love the real deal. God Ain't Cheap " about what's going on in the music world.Me,I'm just loving it cause it ain't making me Rich nor Big,but,the Steel guitar is still in there.

I think to many are

Uncle = Leo J.Eiffert,Jr. PS; I need " One More River To Cross "

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 7 Jun 2012 2:55 pm

Re: CMT Awards. What's up with this?

Well, it's the CMT Awards. If you've ever watched the channel, you should figure on what to expect?

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 7 Jun 2012 3:53 pm

The Not Country Music Awards.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 7 Jun 2012 4:06 pm

Randle was playin' the Franklin with Brad and Josh Bertrand was on the Emmons with Toby. I loved the red carpet show cause my friend Katie Cook, the CMT host was interviewing the artists. I loved when Brad called out "Steel guitar!" in the song he sang with Hank Jr.

Dan Galysh · Post by **Dan Galysh** » 7 Jun 2012 8:15 pm

That kind of looked like Russ Pahl with Toby?

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 8 Jun 2012 12:03 pm

It was Russ...

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 8 Jun 2012 5:58 pm

daynawills wrote:I am sooo tired of all these drinking songs.

Sure beats hell out of the pickup truck songs, though!

What ever happened to songs about emotions?

I'd really like to hear Willie sing one of his early songs: "I Just Thought I'd Drop By". I think it was one of the best things he ever wrote.

Never happen though.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 8 Jun 2012 6:03 pm

I agree Donny!

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 9 Jun 2012 4:39 am

Modern country = beer drinking songs
Traditional country = wine drinking songs
Not sure where the pot smoking songs fit into this scheme...

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 9 Jun 2012 5:44 am

That would be Willie's department!

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 9 Jun 2012 7:10 am

LJ Eiffert wrote:What? You wanted the KINGS to Win the Stanley Cup on FanFair"

I do want the Kings to win "The Cup", and these days, I'd rather watch NHL than the NEW (faux) CMA.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 10 Jun 2012 1:52 pm

Just my opinion,The drinking and cheatin songs[which some seem to not like]MADE COUNTRY MUSIC. Early country music was done by REAL people for REAL people.What is real about I love my truck or Bo-donk-a -donk.[whatever the hell that is]Today it's ALL about the money,to hell with the music,Today the MORE braindead it is the more it sells.A sad state of affairs. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 11 Jun 2012 4:30 am

Real enough to make millions!

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 11 Jun 2012 5:46 am

Theresa, it's been said, "If it smells it sells." Badonkadonk.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 11 Jun 2012 6:15 am

Barry,
Alot of smells sell ! lol Even back in the day of old. People are buying these songs and are relating to them.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 11 Jun 2012 7:23 am

hey I'd like to have my old Mustang back..It's probably a Wash machine from Japan or in some dump now..I'd like to think we hung around long enough until Country music could get by without us..

.20 years from now It won't matter to me but the now generation of Stars will be looking out the same window as we are.

.But they will have taken advantage of what was there for them..

By then a lot of us will not be griping on the Steel Guitar Forum..I wonder what Forum the now generation will be on..One thing for sure it will be a MUSIC forum..Probably from the home of Country music..Los Angeles California..Ain't life grand..Enjoy it..

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 11 Jun 2012 4:54 pm

Well! Tonight is the KINGS " Stanley Cup " for Country Music in Los Angeles,California.I'm sure happy it's not in Florida or it would be the " Gator Cup " for Joe Casey.Well Maybe that would be a good thing for (Joe Casey) him! I get the feeling that the beer songs are getting to everybody with a " Red Solo Cup " and that tear in my beer is in that truck. Go Angeles!

Uncle = Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 12 Jun 2012 7:44 am

Barry,
A lot of smells sell! lol Even back in the days of old.

No argument there, Theresa. Every generation has had it's share of "Tennessee Birdwalks."

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 13 Jun 2012 3:06 pm

It was the CMT awards. Not the ACM's or CMA's. Although the music content is probably the same, it's giving praise to the music over approximately the last year.

It's basically the same as new country radio but in video format.

I'm always astounded that people seem surprised and annoyed by the content. I don't know why anyone would expect anything like traditional country on these shows when they are only representative of the current airplay.

As an aside, I did a festival weekend past for a FD crusade fund raiser.

The organizers auditioned a band. They liked them, their appearance, their music, everything about them but wanted them to add in some newer stuff. They refused. We got the job because we were willing to be more versatile.

Some of the same music as seen on CMT. Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Montgomery Gentry, Chesney, Jake Owen, Toby Keith, etc.

Some songs on the list: Alone With You, Drink On It, I Don't Want This Night to End, Where I Come From, Somewhere With You, A Woman's Touch, Let Me Down Easy etc.

At least a dozen of the tunes we did referenced drinkin' and partyin'.

You gotta roll with the punches. Guys of my status and most gigging musicians have no control over the business end of music. All we can do is try to stay current, be willing to contribute as best we can and hope that music in the future that will have more depth and be more permanent.

Griping about the current state helps nothing nor no one and changes nothing.

Neither does it do anything to support your steel guitar brethren in the trenches that come up with new things or new ways of saying the same things time after time. Personally, I don't know how they do it. They must have a deep well to draw from. I know it's a real challenge for me to try and cover things that are all in a day's work for them.