Who is shooter jennings talking about in outlaw you

Our mission is to bring the best of Charleston to you. This guy is terrible. We feel ya. Now every band is like that. Every artist is like that. Or it was handed to him because he can carry a tune and the girls like him?

What does that have to do with a good song versus a bad song? POP gives ya what you want if you want it with catchy hooks and sing along melodies and big fancy saturday night shows and whatnot.

REAL gives you want you want too, just in a dark tavern with no glitz and glamour. Suz Eskimo August 21, pm. Denise…you kinda have it right. The only guy I see trying hard these days to be one is that Jamey Black guy. But I guess I am not quite keeping tabs as much as alot of you all are. They were the soundtrack of my youth.

And Denise, I have spent more time in small bars listening to acts coming up then I care to recall. HATE big venues. Oh Nathan, When you are finished brushing your teeth, consider something. In fact, my Ipod is loaded. I just like diversity. That is my issue. So, take a pepcid, and have a nice night now!

Suz Eskimo August 23, am. Sincerely Good luck with your fight triggerman. I might not like all the bitterness but I do respect your love for the music. Ive got rights August 21, am. I like Shooter, everyone is knocking radio country, some of it for good reason. If Shooters Fourth of July was a smash he would have road the mainstream success. I love good country music but alot of these underground bands that people on this site love are the farthest thing from old school country.

Wayfastwaymore August 21, pm. Shooter has never played traditional country, he plays what he wants…. Get to fucking CMT and get this thing to number 1. GVFD August 21, pm. Well I heard it said by one of the guys in Kings Of Leon its not about getting a hit its about getting something on the radio that makes that person listening to the radio say fuck you to the mainstream.

DraftRider August 22, am. But I dunno… Is country now going to be like rap where artists call each other out in songs? Does Moore or Church now respond with a song of their own to attack Shooter?

Where does it end? Suz Eskimo August 22, am. It just seems like there is plenty of space for music out there for all types of Country artists, whether you like their brand of country or not.

I have heard of very few overnight sensation stories. I like Aldean because the first song he put out was about hurting farmers, and them fighting not to lose their land after generations.

And RWP, unless you have never gotten into your car, with your favorite artists mp3, You strike me as a 8track kinda guy and not cranked it when things were all going wrong, then you must live a perfect life. Any reference will bring the next generation in. Maybe they could even reopen his museum.. Classic News August 22, am.

T Love August 22, am. I like how unless an artist is named Sheldon Hank Williams they cant speak about the terrible state of mainstream Country.

I am a big Hank 3 fan, however, Straight to Hell was 5 years ago. While that was and is a great album, it cant make Hank 3 the only person worthy of speaking.

We will see what happens on September 6th, but somebody has to do something or every other song out in will be a rap song about dirt roads, cow girls shaking their asses, and how wide country is, oh wait…. Repohellbilly August 22, pm. RWP August 22, am. No 8tracks here,last I checked they stopped making them.

I wish they made the great music that used to be ON 8 tracks. True John Rich form. Glad you enjoy it and get something out of it though.. Suz Eskimo August 22, pm. Was there any artistic intent? Hell no. But because someone like Aldean sings a song titled Johnny Cash that is selling out? I just kind of get stuck on principals.

I just think this is all about publicity. I think your site is great. And yes, we all get sick and tired of hearing Taylor Swift and the same 10 songs hour after hour. Everyone loved 8tracks.. Good luck with your fight. Suz — Waylon did the Dukes because Richie Albright was the music director for the show. It is abandoning the musician inside of you and allowing a record exec to control your music.

It is a slippery slope. And they never start with changing the music — they always start with modifying your image. Jeb August 22, pm. To me, there were so many great artists from that era that I think we were all lucky to have lived through it. It seems like there is so much generalization going on here…alot of hate and assumptions. To me, Rascal Flatts is as Pop Country as you can possibly get yet Shooter has written a song attacking Aldean instead.

I just hate pettiness, and this is just a bunch of petty bullshit. Wish you all well on your path to change country music, but I sure wish you would find a better poster boy then Shooter Jennings. PennsWoods August 22, pm. Denise August 23, pm. Pettiness is pettiness. You talk a good game, Suz, but in the end, selling out entails selling your soul.

I think a whole lotta people fall under that category. Jim August 22, pm. Interesting to see how it all plays out. RWP August 23, am. Tweets like this kind of sum it up.

Jushead I agree about having an open mind, I aint saying not to have an open mind. And in Nashville, they have a system set in place which revolves around money. Songs are written to perpetuate financial success, and when something gets a little too guey and homogenized, they need to reach back and!

Jushead also, OU is a statement about protecting what my dad did. Aint about being! I aint done! I almost feel sorry for them.

If you are going to cast stones at him, well then you better thow some boulders at the great Waylon, because he covered some whoppers. I could keep going and going, but I am just trying to prove a point that sometimes you are going to be second or third on a song…maybe your version goes to number one, or maybe you just like the song for personal reasons and want it on YOUR album.

Bunch August 23, am. Aldean cowrote 3 songs on his first album, 0 on his 2nd, 1 on his 3rd, and 0 again on his 4th. Are you really comparing? Troubadour August 24, am. It is a freaking history lesson. This term did not come about in a vacuum.

With these douchebags invoking the name of Waylon or Willie or Cash and using the term outlaw, they as well as their fans need to be educated as to what that means. So what if Waylon covered songs.

He did so in his own way, with his own band and outside of the Nashville system. They were doing music their own way, outside of the corporate Nashville mold. This is the message Shooter is trying to get across. He chose to stay true to the music he wanted to make, which has not always been what others wanted him to do. Benoit August 23, am.

I actually think this song makes plenty sense. The label supplies the band, the look, the songs, everything. Those new guys are puppets.

But who knows, maybe he did a better job like I believe Aldean did on Amarillo Sky. I guess we all have different things that are important to us. I guess I will continue focusing on my friend that is dying of cancer at 45, and my other 2 friends that are fighting with 2 different types of cancer….

I believe in your fight, but I sure wish you would find someone besides Shooter Jennings as your poster boy. But I am not going to rehash what I have already written. The Triggerman August 23, am. Big A August 23, am. Jeb August 23, pm. Heinrich August 23, pm. Kyle Slagle August 24, am. And his music will suffer for it. That being said … the song kinda sucks. Perhaps Shooter was trying to package the anti-Nashville song in an pro-Nashville package — a Trojan horse of sorts.

But dammit, I like the lyrics. As it is, I imagine this playing in rotation with Jason Aldean or Dierks Bentley, and no one getting the punchline. Denise August 24, pm. No chance of hearing that POP country sludge. Only real country out there.

Kyle Slagle August 24, pm. Nashville SHOULD be taken to task, and not just by bloggers and journalists like Trigger and commenters like you and I, but by artists whose voice is much louder than ours. And in that case, by a recognizable voice. But a D is presentation. Denise August 25, am.

I like your analogy, Kyle, but that may be the needle in the haystack. NO country singer is my idol. He said some [stuff] and because of the Internet it came back on him. But he went above and beyond and manned up and apologized. In the long run I believe his image has improved.

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He has interviewed most of the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was later taken to a mental hospital. Shooter, I've said it a million times. Love this song and also your Black Ribbons album.

You are so real. Unlike "the system". You are an inspiration to me. Cuz you're not afraid of repurcussions. I admire that. You're not in it for money And I sooooo admire that. You are validated by us that see YOU and your talent! Did kids stop saying yes, sir and no, sir or stuff like that.

Where is the respect. When you know your dad was something truly special.. F Nashville. I'll take the real low man.. The one that has struggled. That man is at least genuine. Completely forgot about this song, cheers Adult Swim for reminding me of a better time!

Country sure isn't what it use to be. But IT'S sure better than country rap. Wow, way to cut others down to boost yourself up. Big chip on his shoulder is what I hear. Big EGO. Nice to pay respect to your dad though. I did just hear his slam of Garth Brooks though so I may be hearing his distain for others who he deams aren't country enough. I say I love all the good old country music. I've been a country fan since I was a kid and I am I don't like the real pop sounding music. But I do love some of the new Artists.

I did like some of Garths songs too. I say listen to what you like and let people sing what they want. The more music we have to choose from the better. Shooter is the man for his time and place, he just fits right in there. Abide on brother. I have not been listening to a lot of country music, but I honestly love the style that have been bringing Shooter is all I listen to.