I tried to watch the ACM

Dennis Smith · Post by **Dennis Smith** » 3 Apr 2016 5:23 pm

but the guy was playing a six string banjo another a double neck guitar and the stage was on fire. I give up, back to American Pickers reruns.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 3 Apr 2016 7:16 pm

I was channel surfing about 9:00 pm and I saw Barf Brooks screaming into a mic. I quickly changed to Masterpiece Theater!

Jim Park · Post by **Jim Park** » 3 Apr 2016 8:32 pm

Weeeelllll ..........ya missed the trombone show.............I knew I shoulda kept that trombone....but I just haddda have a steel guitar. Jeeez

Dennis Smith · Post by **Dennis Smith** » 3 Apr 2016 8:42 pm

It wouldn't surprise me. I was watching a video on you tube with a lap steel in it and someone as if it was
a tuba.

Ronald Sikes · Post by **Ronald Sikes** » 4 Apr 2016 3:38 am

I watched Alan Jackson " Live at RedRock " on Dish Network. Real country music with lots of great playing by Robbie Flint on his Derby.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 4 Apr 2016 4:20 am

I don't even bother turning those awards shows on any more.

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 4 Apr 2016 8:23 am

I just happened to surf by when Carrie Underwood was on... she has nice legs.

Larry Carlson · Post by **Larry Carlson** » 4 Apr 2016 8:44 am

Will Houston wrote:I just happened to surf by when Carrie Underwood was on... she has nice legs.

So does my Fender console...............

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 4 Apr 2016 9:43 am

Good one Larry

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 4 Apr 2016 12:28 pm

You know I'm mostly in agreement with you guys concerning this thing, but it sort of makes us look bad criticizing it. We sort of know what to expect...so no surprises.

I lost interest and clicked away several times just due to the marathon commercial breaks, but I feel obligated in a way to just keep up with what's going on.

There were some highlights like seeing a steel guitar a few times. The latter duet ballad "Fire Away" tune with Chris Stapleton and the lady was drenched with fabulous, beautiful steel guitar all the way through.

Some of the costumes were ridiculous. I don't know what they were thinking with Dolly and Katy.

Other than the spot mentioned above with CS, the best thing to me was Billy Gibbons. Not country, but....

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 4 Apr 2016 2:59 pm

I listened for 2 hours last night and didn't hear a song that I would call country. Young folks, who need a category
to call their own, have taken over country and made it their own. They make it OK by wearing a cowboy hat. I don't think they will stop calling it their own, so we must make another category for older style music and call it something different. Old Country, tho thats not what we need to call it.
If there is enough support, radio stations, record companies, places that say we accept only the old style of music, then it may stand a chance, as long as people accept it. If not, then accept what is. And Goodnight.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 4 Apr 2016 6:05 pm

Like the so-called talent contests The Voice, American Idol, etc. the CMA and ACM awards shows become more and more each year about the "stars" themselves and less and less about virtually everything else. Such being the case, you'd think that occasionally they would present themselves in a somewhat better light... but no.

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 4 Apr 2016 8:12 pm

I don't know much about a Steel Guitar Musicians,but, here's your line up from last nights ACM Award Show of what ever you would like to call it. And, for sure it's not real country music nor Traditional Country. Blake Shelton > Kevin Post, Chris Young > Terry Crisp, Dierks Bentley > lap Steel- Tim Sergent, Jason Aldean > Carl Jackson, Tim McGraw > Denny Hemingson, Miranda Lambert > Spencer Cullum, Chris Stapleton > Robby Tunrer and The All Star Jam House Band After Party was Gary Morse. All your Proven Great steel players like Mike Johnson, Paul Franklin,Russ Pahl, Steve Fishell, Steve Hinson. WINNER = PAUL FRANKLIN.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 5 Apr 2016 3:56 am

Ken Lang wrote: I don't think they will stop calling it their own, so we must make another category for older style music and call it something different.

Ken, I tell folks I'm into OPCM - "Old People's Country Music".

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 5 Apr 2016 5:09 am

Before yesterday I had never heard of Chris Stapleton. Since he apparently is the top star I went to youtube to listen to a few of his songs to get an impression of him.

My impression is he has a very interesting voice and vocal styling somewhat reminescent fo the late Steve Young, but a bit coarser/grittier. His songs that I heard all seem terminally slow. The percussion and rhythm in the songs are somewhat annoying.

I wonder what other people's impressions are? Those are just my initial impressions and also I wonder why people are drawn to his styling?

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 5 Apr 2016 6:40 am

LJ Eiffert wrote:I don't know much about a Steel Guitar Musicians,but, here's your line up from last nights ACM Award Show of what ever you would like to call it. And, for sure it's not real country music nor Traditional Country. Blake Shelton > Kevin Post, Chris Young > Terry Crisp, Dierks Bentley > lap Steel- Tim Sergent, Jason Aldean > Carl Jackson, Tim McGraw > Denny Hemingson, Miranda Lambert > Spencer Cullum, Chris Stapleton > Robby Tunrer and The All Star Jam House Band After Party was Gary Morse. All your Proven Great steel players like Mike Johnson, Paul Franklin,Russ Pahl, Steve Fishell, Steve Hinson. WINNER = PAUL FRANKLIN.

Jay Jackson with Jason Aldean. He plays a Mullen Discovery

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 5 Apr 2016 8:36 am

Young folks, who need a category
to call their own, have taken over country and made it their own. They make it OK by wearing a cowboy hat. I don't think they will stop calling it their own, so we must make another category for older style music and call it something different.

I think the burden should be on them to categorize the crap they now support. After all, we were here first...

One last thought on the ACM awards - I saw very few among the performers who could answer that question "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?"

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 5 Apr 2016 8:38 am

Darrell Criswell wrote:Before yesterday I had never heard of Chris Stapleton.

I wonder what other people's impressions are? Those are just my initial impressions and also I wonder why people are drawn to his styling?

Darrell I bought his latest album. I've listened about four times to it. His voice is very good, almost like a sixties soul singer. Robbie Turner's steel is featured on two thirds of the material and it's very good. My problem with it is that I find nothing quite memorable. The younger guys go crazy over "Tennessee Whiskey", but me, I don't.

Scott Thomas · Post by **Scott Thomas** » 5 Apr 2016 9:22 am

Darrell Criswell wrote:I wonder what other people's impressions are? Those are just my initial impressions and also I wonder why people are drawn to his styling?

I watched off and on about as much as I could stomach. I did catch Chris Stapleton's performance. It was the closest thing to Country music that I heard. It would be nice if his success moved others more in that direction and away from the bad rock hybrid the genre has too often been.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 5 Apr 2016 9:24 am

Of cource he's good.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 5 Apr 2016 10:40 am

I tuned in only for a few minutes. Those big white in-ears that a couple of artists used looked ridiculous.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 9 Apr 2016 2:00 pm

i always wonder if chris stapleton has ever run a brush through his hair.
does he use a stylist to get that messy tangled look?

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 9 Apr 2016 3:09 pm

ACM = All Crap Music