Saturday, February 10, 2007
The Seven Words Never Uttered By The Crime Dog
I was over at my good friend T-Rex's house playing Cribbage a while back, when he put on a music CD. The CD played for a little while, and Steve-O and I looked at one another as though choreographed and said:
What the fuck is that?
I told T-Rex something was obviously wrong with his CD player. It was playing the album too fast, so that it sounded like The Chipmunks, only more annoying and less musical. And The Chipmunks are decidedly annoying and unmusical.
T-Rex told us there was nothing wrong with the CD player - that's the way the Dixie Chicks sounded. Steve-O and I asked him to put something else on, because those girls were like nails on a chalkboard, only worse.
I've never listened to another Dixie Chick's song again. Now, you gotta understand I could care less about anything they said about President Bush. It was a stupid thing to say, but at least it was about a guy who has done a lot of stupid things. I just thought their music sucked, and it did.
So today, I was reading an article in the paper highlighting this year's Grammy nominees, and there they were again. But they aren't just nominated for a country album, they're nominated for Album Of The Year for Taking The Long Way Home.
How could this be? Alvin, Simon, and Theodore never won any Grammies. It's not fair.
So I brought up iTunes, found the album, and listened to those little 30 second sample snippets they have on there. All I could think was:
Damn! This is GOOD!
No Chipmunks, no over-the-top "cryin' in my beer" C&W, just a very crisp folky-pop-Americana sound that really appeals to me.
So, the seven words I would never ever, ever, ever, under any circumstances utter?
I just bought a Dixie Chicks album.
And, just so Unruly Julie can really slap me around, I bought a James Blunt album as well. So go ahead. Hit me with your best shot. I can take it.
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What the fuck is that?
I told T-Rex something was obviously wrong with his CD player. It was playing the album too fast, so that it sounded like The Chipmunks, only more annoying and less musical. And The Chipmunks are decidedly annoying and unmusical.
T-Rex told us there was nothing wrong with the CD player - that's the way the Dixie Chicks sounded. Steve-O and I asked him to put something else on, because those girls were like nails on a chalkboard, only worse.
I've never listened to another Dixie Chick's song again. Now, you gotta understand I could care less about anything they said about President Bush. It was a stupid thing to say, but at least it was about a guy who has done a lot of stupid things. I just thought their music sucked, and it did.
So today, I was reading an article in the paper highlighting this year's Grammy nominees, and there they were again. But they aren't just nominated for a country album, they're nominated for Album Of The Year for Taking The Long Way Home.
How could this be? Alvin, Simon, and Theodore never won any Grammies. It's not fair.
So I brought up iTunes, found the album, and listened to those little 30 second sample snippets they have on there. All I could think was:
Damn! This is GOOD!
No Chipmunks, no over-the-top "cryin' in my beer" C&W, just a very crisp folky-pop-Americana sound that really appeals to me.
So, the seven words I would never ever, ever, ever, under any circumstances utter?
I just bought a Dixie Chicks album.
And, just so Unruly Julie can really slap me around, I bought a James Blunt album as well. So go ahead. Hit me with your best shot. I can take it.
