I heard Ticks three times in an hour the other day on the drive back from KY. He's growin' on me.
― RabiesAngentleman, Thursday, 26 June 2008 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
he also seems like a cold technocrat, somehow, a technician
well, yeah, he went to college to learn how to be a country star; he's a pro. but he still makes the sentiment work, so it's either at least partly real or he's just that good a writer/player. of course, i like to imagine that behind the stock image is a secret wine-drinking liberal who will one day nudge the masses leftward, but he's probably a lot more boring than that. i think i said all this somewhere else.
― gabbneb, Thursday, 26 June 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
He grew on me, too, since my post way upthread from four years ago (mostly thanks to his guitar playing, but once in a while thanks to his songs, too. Has more of a sense of humor than I would have guessed.)
― xhuxk, Thursday, 26 June 2008 23:32 (fifteen years ago) link
geir otm
― The Reverend, Thursday, 26 June 2008 23:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Arguably, the three tenors (Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras) may belong here too.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 27 June 2008 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
uh WAHT
― HI DERE, Friday, 27 June 2008 00:52 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/07/brad-paisley-cartoon-captions.html
― just sayin, Thursday, 29 July 2010 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link
better than a lot of the winners imo
― Theodore "Thee Diddy" Roosevelt (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 July 2010 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
that first one is pretty good! Second one sounds like it could be a punchline to one of his songs. He might be the dad-jokiest musician ever, and I love him for it.
― trippin lookin at my portfolio (billy), Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
sexy as hell.
― balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
New Yorker profile: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/02/100802fa_fact_sanneh
― balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
What I wrote about him in the Voice last year, fwiw (a while after I'd come around to his stuff, or a lot of it anyway):
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-10-13/music/brad-paisley-is-ready-to-make-nice/
― xhuxk, Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
I got Mud on the Tires last month, and the only song that stuck (heh heh) was the one about cigars. He should stick to songs about "stuff" (like "Water"). Otherwise he slips too easily into boilerplate when bored.
― balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Looking at the original premise of this thread, I find it kinda odd. Nobody is into Paisley because of his voice--in country terms it's serviceable but hardly distinctive. He's a good songwriter and a great guitar player who doesn't venture out of his comfort zone. I like the guy and think he could do a lot more were he not into makin' zillions of dollars as a country musician. So you gotta love him because he's a success and modest about it.
― ebbjunior, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:08 (thirteen years ago) link
No discussion on his latest album?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
Is it good? Love "Water".
― uberweiss, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
wtf at this shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a_qbt1EVuw8
brad paisley: so like i get that the confederate flag is offensive to black people and i'm sympathetic but also i'm proud of where i'm from but i don't want to offend you but we have to realize we can't change the past so i guess just deal with it?ll cool j: ok i'm going to do the world's worst rap now
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
Some discussion here: Anticipate Brad Paisley's "Wheelhouse"
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
one time i was flipping around on tv and i turned to pbs and they were showing a recent steve miller band concert and it was all original steve miller band, all old white guys, except the keyboard player was a younger black guy, and they did they long jammed-out version of "fly like an eagle" with a million solos and weird parts and then they break it down and the keyboard player comes out front and starts doing this rap about "you got to fly like an eagle and you can see/we need to live in peace and harmony" and it still wasn't as bad as ll cool j in that brad paisley song
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knVbfhmME1g
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
"they called it Reconstruction / fixed the buildings, dried some tears"
lol
― Heyman (crüt), Monday, 8 April 2013 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
I am literally beside myself
― relentless technosexuality (DJP), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
If you don't judge my gold chainsI'll forget about your iron chains
send this shit to #1 immediately
― relentless technosexuality (DJP), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
i plan on using this song to instantly rebut anyone who tries to persuade me there's anything worthwhile going on in "modern country"
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
you needn't get smug if you haven't heard Ne-Yo and Tim McGraw.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
tbh i do think it's a little interesting that paisley's trying to write a nondogmatic, even-handed song about a controversial topic, like just from a songwriting perspective, but otoh there's a reason people don't generally try to do that and also ll cool j is garbage
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
He's also written a few good songs that touch on being a southern liberal without being as dogmatic and stupid as this one.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
brad paisley "ok some people think grits are gross, but i like grits, and they're part of my heritage, but i don't want to offend you when i eat grits, but grits have been around for a long time and we can't turn back history"ll cool j "is it time for me to do a shitty rap yet? it is? cool."
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
it's just so weird that this actually got released. like I can see LL, Paisely, producers, label dudes all letting it get as far as a rough mix. or even a final mix. but how nobody at any point puts his foot down and says BRAD. LL. DO YOU WANT TO GO VIRAL WHEN THE ENTIRE WORLD LOLS is beyond me, everybody's got managers and press people, literally nobody had the fortitude to go GUYS. GUYS. DON'T DO THIS
― not feeling those lighters (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
Haven't heard this yet, but did't Paisley do this thing already re: the confederate flag?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 April 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
Camouflage:
Well, the stars and bars offend some folksAnd I guess I see whyBut nowadays there's still a wayTo show your Southern pride
The only thing as patrioticAs the old red, white and blueIt's green and gray and blackAnd brown and tan all rolled into ....
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 April 2013 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
man I don't remember that Camoflauge verse
― Heyman (crüt), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
that one isn't bad!
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
that one = "Camouflage"
the fact that "Accidental Racist" starts with:
To the guy who waited on meAt the Starbucks down on MainI hope you understand
is the most amazing thing
― relentless technosexuality (DJP), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I was like "ooh this is gonna be good"
― polyphonic, Monday, 8 April 2013 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
Holy shit this song.
― carl agatha, Monday, 8 April 2013 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
To the guy who gave stinkeyefor my stars and bars tattooI'm now inspired to share in songa different point of view
― not feeling those lighters (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
gave me stinkeye dammit, numbers count
"but how nobody at any point puts his foot down and says BRAD. LL. DO YOU WANT TO GO VIRAL WHEN THE ENTIRE WORLD LOLS is beyond me"
they probably stopped there and were like YES, OF COURSE.
― shit tie (Jordan), Monday, 8 April 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
"We're still paying for the mistakes that a bunch of folks made long before we came."
Oh wah. WAH. Shut up. SHUT UP.
― carl agatha, Monday, 8 April 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
what the actual fuck??
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
haha i peeped this song title/feature credit on the tracklist of his album like a month ago and had been rubbing my hands in anticipation ever since
― the drummer for gay Daddy Yankee (some dude), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
Guilty! Of! Being! White!
― how's life, Monday, 8 April 2013 19:05 (eleven years ago) link
oh my god LL Cool J what on earth are you doing?????
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
"The relationship between the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin'" - lmao i hear this like "punk rock girl" by the dead milkmen
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
did not expect this to be a 6 minute power ballad
― the drummer for gay Daddy Yankee (some dude), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
Worse than the KRS-One rap on Too Much Joy's "Good Kill"
― how's life, Monday, 8 April 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
ll is ready to forget those iron chains, v charitable imo
― am0n, Monday, 8 April 2013 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha YES
― carl agatha, Monday, 8 April 2013 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
lol wait you're actually siding with all the people whining about the joke on twitter?
― some dude, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:11 (nine years ago) link
Ok, I didn't even make it that far into the article.
― how's life, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:13 (nine years ago) link
oh I thought this thread was revived to discuss how "Perfect Storm" sucks.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:17 (nine years ago) link
Continuing to be the king of amateur cover art:
http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/tasteofcountry.com/files/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-5.36.54-PM.png
― the man with the black wigs (Eazy), Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
still can't get over his career downturn album literally featuring him about to belly flop on the cover
― da croupier, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:56 (nine years ago) link
Social media was undecided on whether his dig at country music's predominantly white stars (and predominantly white fan base) was funny or racist.
I really hope to see a sentence open with "Social media was decided on..." someday.
― da croupier, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link
― some dude, Thursday, 6 November 2014 16:19 (nine years ago) link
He should put out another shut up and play your guitar album.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 November 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
Speaking of which, occurred to me that I never listened to his last one or the most recent one. Am I missing anything? I sort of think I have as much by this guy as I need.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:32 (nine years ago) link
It's better than his last. I still listen to "You Shouldn't Have To" and "Shattered Glass."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
It's like he's on the fast path to late-era Prince, from "hey, check this out!!" to "hey, this isn't that bad" to "hmm, I liked the last one better" to "ho hum, another record with one or two worthwhile tracks."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
Occurred to me that I still haven't bothered with his last two, and that we are also probably due a new one. It's too bad he's such a huge star, because I'd love someone to cut his budget in half.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 March 2016 18:11 (eight years ago) link
Brad Paisely, where is the song to unify us all right now?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
Like all fading stars, he's taken to TV.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 00:48 (six years ago) link
I heard him guest hosting some comedy show on satellite radio.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 00:55 (six years ago) link
Apparently his Netflix comedy special, which was released today, features bestiality and incest jokes.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 01:00 (six years ago) link
On this one year anniversary of the invasion, I'm reminded of the ways we are all so similar.Here is the first song available from my new project. This is "Same Here". Featuring Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa)https://t.co/oWdVc8e7dv pic.twitter.com/AsivvDponb— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) February 24, 2023
The comments are, predictably, a shit-show. He's well past his A-list days, but this still strikes me as a pretty gutsy thing for someone in the current country industry to put out. I'm sure John Rich will be screaming about it by the end of the day...
― jon_oh, Friday, 24 February 2023 18:29 (one year ago) link
As the sun rises and sets, this grifter is using Paisley's song with Zelensky to push his own invented persecution narrative: pic.twitter.com/E0mDxSTOLR— Country Universe (@CountryUniverse) February 25, 2023
... And I was right. Neat-o.
― jon_oh, Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:04 (one year ago) link
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