An Interesting Quote

erik · Post by **erik** » 2 May 2001 6:43 pm

Hey, i like some of those people you mention there, Theresa. Perhaps i am not explaining myself fully. I don't care whether someone sings with an accent(which is what you originally meant, i think), i'm talking about the music. I want to hear twang in the production. I've said before, there's room for both kinds of music on Country radio - traditional + pop. But there is virtually none of the former. And regardless, i don't like the sound of the recordings today. To my ears they sound more and more artificial. It's almost like every song is processed with that fake "surround sound" they put on your stereo. This effect, along with other factors takes the emotion out of the music... the grit, the soul, the feeling that a breathing human being is actually connected to the instrumment you hear. One factor is a current "sound" being used for bass + kick drum that makes my stomach queezy. It is almost unbearable for me to listen. I heard a song the other day and it sounded like the whole vocal track was tweaked with that dreaded pitch effect. Overall i hear a glassy, metallic din permeating nearly every track the spin on the radio.

Ask your husband, when you find that perfect instrument, everything clicks. It all starts with the wood. You can feel it resonate and hear the tone coming out of it. Without a good slab of wood it's not worth checking the other componants out. Well, i'm not hearing the wood in today's recordings.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 3 May 2001 4:35 am

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Frank · Post by **Frank** » 7 May 2001 10:16 pm

You know folks, I was raised on country when
country was not country,It was "hillbilly",
I also recall names like Moon Mullins, Arther
Smith(guitar boogie Type),Hawkshaw Hawkins,I remember Bill Monroe and Rocky road Blues
that he sang so fast you almost couldn`t understand it,I recall Kitty Wells and her answer to Hank Thompsons "Wild Side of Life"
I recall folks talking about nasel twang or was it just performers trying to sound hillbilly. I often wonder which.
FGB.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » 8 May 2001 11:26 pm

Excuse PLease, That should be "Moon Mullican"
FGB

randy · Post by **randy** » 18 May 2001 6:15 am

I'm at a wierd age, (53), and I've gone through some phases over the past 40 years. The period we're in right now reminds me of the 70's. I actually sang in a top 40 "rock" group during that period, (Eagles, Three Dog Night, Chicago, etc.), and didn't get back into country until George Straight et al brought back the traditional stuff.

Alot of folks blamed those days on "the outlaws", but I thought it had something to do with my favorite singer of all time, recording almost exclusively with orchestras(sp), Jimmy Dean trying to sing like Patty Page, etc. Phases

Anyway, it'll come back folks...it always does.

Hopefully when it does those stupid ribbons will disappear.

I almost forgot what I wanted to say about twang. I can't define it but I know it when I hear it...Sammy Kershaw, Hank Jr.[This message was edited by randy on 18 May 2001 at 07:17 AM.]

Rich Paton · Post by **Rich Paton** » 20 May 2001 6:01 pm

It ain't no THANG, if it ain't got that TWANG!

Now I hear the plaintive echoes of a forlorn, distant lament...ala' B.B. King
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"The twang is gone, the twang has gone away..."

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 21 May 2001 4:11 am

Wow! I go away for a while and this thread took off. FWIW, when I posted the original comment, I interpreted TWANG to be TWANG .... you know...TWANG!!, not someone vocal accent or dialect. Like the Supreme Court said regarding pornography: TWANG! I can't describe it, but I know it when I hear it...

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 21 May 2001 7:05 pm

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Twang, I can’t describe it but I know it when I hear It.
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Steve,
That’s the best darn definition that there is I guess.
And guys, please don’t blame it on the D.J’s because that
stuff you hear them spewing out is force fed from Madison Ave. just like the CRAPOLA playlists are. (Been there, done that).
The non regional dialect is so they might find it easier to find
work elsewhere, according to the voice teachers.

I say turn the radio D.J’s loose and you’ll hear quite a difference than you do now.

Just my 2 pennies,

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If it feels good. do it.
If it feels Country,
DO IT TWICE
JPP

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 25 May 2001 6:13 pm

Hmmm, seems to me that the thin sound of a Tele using the pick-up closest to the bridge would offer a pretty good definition of "twang".

Lem

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Lem Smith
Emmons Legrande II 8 & 4
The Christian Steel Message Board

erik · Post by **erik** » 26 May 2001 3:25 am

IMO, "twang" in music is very similar to twang in voice. It is a southern drawl of instruments. A twangy instrument goes eeoww, even if in just the most subtle way. You can adjust twang by: the instrument you choose, the amp and/or effects settings you use, or the way you play(technique).

The bounce of Country music (root - five) contributes greatly to twang. If you played blues/rock with the same instruments, you would than be called "funky".

An example:
Steve Cropper is funky, only because of the style of music he plays. If he played Country, he would be a twanger.

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Just a note: I misspelled subtle as "suptle". I put it into a spellchecker after i posted and was presented with "spittle". Too funny![This message was edited by erik on 26 May 2001 at 04:29 AM.]

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 26 May 2001 4:08 am

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