Allen ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 9, 2019 Did anyone sit all the way through it? I gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 9, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 9, 2019 I dis but I have bluegrass roots. Well I was baking cookies while I watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 9, 2019 Share #3 Posted October 9, 2019 I have never liked any country music, not one bit. No idea why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 9, 2019 Most of it..did some cooking and kitchen stuff so I missed some..but not much.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Square Wheels said: I have never liked any country music, not one bit. No idea why. You're just a little too far north. Although if you went to to Maine or Vermont or NH the dial might wrap around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted October 9, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 9, 2019 All of it. Loved it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #7 Posted October 9, 2019 I lived for several years in the South. You have to learn to like country music...........or just quit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 9, 2019 Share #8 Posted October 9, 2019 I think we've started episode 5... been watching on demand. PBS lets you fast forward, unlike most networks. I am looking forward to hearing some opinions (on the show) of the change in mainstream country music in the 80s-90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: I lived for several years in the South. You have to learn to like country music...........or just quit. Same for driving across Pennsyltucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 9, 2019 Share #10 Posted October 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: I think we've started episode 5... been watching on demand. PBS lets you fast forward, unlike most networks. I am looking forward to hearing some opinions (on the show) of the change in mainstream country music in the 80s-90s. Thats when it started to be fun. Can you pick out which one is Shania Twain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 9, 2019 Share #11 Posted October 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, late said: Thats when it started to be fun. Perhaps we will agree to disagree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 9, 2019 Share #12 Posted October 9, 2019 32 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: Perhaps we will agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #13 Posted October 9, 2019 I watched it in bits and pieces. The Johnny Cash stuff was good. The Burns' formula is a good one, so I was able to pick up the show at a random point, watch for a while, and enjoy it. I'm no fan of "country" music, but I like a lot of country songs from over the years. It, like all music genres, is broad enough that there are many gems mixed in with the regular stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 9, 2019 Share #14 Posted October 9, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #15 Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, TrentonMakes said: I think we've started episode 5... been watching on demand. PBS lets you fast forward, unlike most networks. I am looking forward to hearing some opinions (on the show) of the change in mainstream country music in the 80s-90s. Dawidoff takes this modern country to task. He calls it hot country, essentially pop with a twang. Tight pant, big hat wearing country. He honors the tradition like Monroe, Cash, Willie, the Carter family etc. I'll probably try to stream the Burns series this weekend on Kanopy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 9, 2019 Share #16 Posted October 9, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #17 Posted October 9, 2019 Yes and no. I turned it on and watched until I fell asleep on the couch for quite a few nights in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 9, 2019 Share #18 Posted October 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, dennis said: Dawidoff takes this modern country to task. He calls it hot country, essentially pop with a twang. Tight pant, big hat wearing country. He honors the tradition like Monroe, Cash, Willie, the Carter family etc. I'll probably try to stream the Burns series this weekend on Kanopy Dig up 100 year old (or older) country.. What people forget is that the Grand Ol Opry is in a city. The urbanisation of country started in the 1800s. Back in the 70s, I was wandering through genres. I bought a record of really old Appalachian music, it was music to commit suicide to. The real thing is simple, not a lot of instruments, not a lot of anything. There was a great country video, I wish I could remember the name of it. The guy is singing that his girl has to let him go, but in the video at one point she shoots a bazooka at him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #19 Posted October 9, 2019 Country music is a rather broad subject. One might like country rock but abhor bluegrass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted October 9, 2019 Share #20 Posted October 9, 2019 They talked a lot about the Nashville Sound in the documentary. Very polished, with all the smooth edges buffed out, lots of orchestras backing the singer. I hate that, as I hate Soft Rock, Music and more recent R&B. Not a fan of "Hot Country, where everything seems to be a formula, either. I like music that is raw and authentic. Of many different genres. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 9, 2019 Share #21 Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, dennis said: essentially pop with a twang. That's a perfect description. Yes, I think much of it is too slickly produced and largely formulaic - not to mention the cliche subject matter. I know that's tricky, since it's the same subject matter as it was 50 years ago - at that time it just wasn't a cliche yet. Bakersfield > Nashville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #22 Posted October 9, 2019 31 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Country music is a rather broad subject. One might like country rock but abhor bluegrass. Aren't all genres broad? rock, jazz, classical, hip-hop etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #23 Posted October 9, 2019 Do you like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #24 Posted October 9, 2019 20 hours ago, Allen said: Did anyone sit all the way through it? I gave up. I gave up, too. Ken Burns put together perhaps the greatest documentary series of all time: The Civil War. But the ones that followed come across as being made by people who aren't really into the subjects: baseball, National Parks, etc. It's like someone describing da Vinci's painting, The Last Supper, without understanding who the people portrayed in it were or what they represented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 10, 2019 Share #25 Posted October 10, 2019 8 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Country music is a rather broad subject. One might like country rock but abhor bluegrass. Or vice versa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted October 10, 2019 Share #26 Posted October 10, 2019 11 hours ago, late said: Dig up 100 year old (or older) country.. What people forget is that the Grand Ol Opry is in a city. The urbanisation of country started in the 1800s. Back in the 70s, I was wandering through genres. I bought a record of really old Appalachian music, it was music to commit suicide to. The real thing is simple, not a lot of instruments, not a lot of anything. There was a great country video, I wish I could remember the name of it. The guy is singing that his girl has to let him go, but in the video at one point she shoots a bazooka at him. One person's opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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