Bayfest

[Kaos]

My company has helped sponsor Bayfest in Mobile for the last five or six years.  There have been some great lineups in the past, but the last couple of years it seemed to fall off.  Last year the lineup was so horrible that I didn't even go to any of the three nights and I told them that unless the talent improved, that was my last year to sponsor.

So far so good.  First lineup announcement came Friday.  It includes:

Earth Wind and Fire
Ludacris
Stone Temple Pilots
Kid Rock
Alabama
C-Lo Green
Bone Thugs
Foster the People
Joan Jett
Magic!
Thompson Square

It's a good start.   Hoping for a few more announcements to come but it's promising for sure.  Would like to see an Alice Cooper/Motley Crue/Poison/Bon Jovi type inclusion. 

[GH2001]

Pretty decent!

Would be worth it to just see Joan Jett, Alabama, EWF, STP and Kid.

[AUTiger1]

Pretty decent!

Would be worth it to just see Joan Jett, Alabama, EWF, STP and Kid.

I don't know so much about seeing Alabama anymore.  That last move over Mark Herndon kinda made me dislike them.  I wish I knew more about it.  If true that they sued him for money they overpaid him and then tried to keep a percentage of the net profits that he was entitled to, then what a dick move. 

Pop Evil wouldn't be a bad show to catch either.

[Snaggletiger]

What????  No Jason Isbell??? 

[AUTiger1]

What????  No Jason Isbell???

No Drive By Truckers either, but not every music festival can have it all.

[GH2001]

I don't know so much about seeing Alabama anymore.  That last move over Mark Herndon kinda made me dislike them.  I wish I knew more about it.  If true that they sued him for money they overpaid him and then tried to keep a percentage of the net profits that he was entitled to, then what a dick move. 

Pop Evil wouldn't be a bad show to catch either.

Herndon is a prick.

Always been a problem child.

But in their day, they were badass. They was some straight beer drankin music.

[Kaos]

Herndon is a prick.

Always been a problem child.

But in their day, they were badass. They was some straight beer drankin music.

You're going to need to look up the term "bad ass"

Alabama was the beginning of the end of country music.  They laid the groundwork for turd burglars and frauds like Garth Brooks, Kenny Gayney and all the rest of the cowboy hat wearin' twits who wouldn't know a cow if it mounted them in a pasture. 

Alabama was bubble-gum corporate "country." 

George Jones was a bad ass. Johnny Cash was a bad ass. Alabama?  Bunch of pussies.

[Snaggletiger]

George Jones wasn't bad ass.  He was just drunk.  And I liked about 2.41 of his songs.  And yes, I give Johnny Cash props as one of the all-time, Hall of Fame icons in the history of country music.  But...he didn't appeal to me at all.  I liked him about as much as Bob Dylan.  Totally recognize the contributions Cash and Jones etc. made to country music. Just didn't care for them.  And I'm not saying what's called country today bears any resemblance to the music of that era.  But it had to change. 

[Kaos]

George Jones wasn't bad ass.  He was just drunk.  And I liked about 2.41 of his songs.  And yes, I give Johnny Cash props as one of the all-time, Hall of Fame icons in the history of country music.  But...he didn't appeal to me at all.  I liked him about as much as Bob Dylan.  Totally recognize the contributions Cash and Jones etc. made to country music. Just didn't care for them.  And I'm not saying what's called country today bears any resemblance to the music of that era.  But it had to change.

Did it have to change to sucking?

[Snaggletiger]

Did it have to change to sucking?

Yes.  People just can't get enough songs about loading up some beer, a 5th of Beam and a girl in your pick up, driving down to the river and dancing around the bon fire.  George and Johnny just didn't have those kind of song writing skills.  But all is not lost in music.  Remember:

Good hip hop still exists.

[CCTAU]

You're going to need to look up the term "bad ass"

Alabama was the beginning of the end of country music.  They laid the groundwork for turd burglars and frauds like Garth Brooks, Kenny Gayney and all the rest of the cowboy hat wearin' twits who wouldn't know a cow if it mounted them in a pasture. 

Alabama was bubble-gum corporate "country." 

George Jones was a bad ass. Johnny Cash was a bad ass. Alabama?  Bunch of pussies.

Bullshit. They were straight up country and evolved over the years just like others have.

Band of the decade for the 80's. They just knew how to keep it moving. Everyone one else fell by the wayside.

This all came from their roots as a beach band. hey learned to incorporate what people liked into their songs.

[Kaos]

Bullshit. They were straight up country and evolved over the years just like others have.

Band of the decade for the 80's. They just knew how to keep it moving. Everyone one else fell by the wayside.

This all came from their roots as a beach band. hey learned to incorporate what people liked into their songs.

I absolutely HATE them and every single one of their songs.  They suck.  They're the equivalent of lukewarm cream of wheat.  No authenticity. No gravitas. 

Dixieland Delight -- which makes me want to murder kittens and bunnies -- begat every shitty dirt road, blue jean short, pickup truck suck ass song that came after it. 

They stole from Lionel Richie, stole from Kenny Rogers, stole from every pussy-fied sappy ass pop band that ever played -- including stuff I liked like Ambrosia, Air Supply, Leo Sayer etc. 

They are in the top ten of my list of bands that suck.  I'd like to nuke them off the stage.  Very few bands or performers I hate as much as I hate this bunch. 

[Snaggletiger]

So you're saying you don't like Alabama?

Randy Owen sang a solo at Dale Earnhardt's funeral.

[jmar]

What happened to this state's American Idol contingent?

[GH2001]

You're going to need to look up the term "bad ass"

Alabama was the beginning of the end of country music.  They laid the groundwork for turd burglars and frauds like Garth Brooks, Kenny Gayney and all the rest of the cowboy hat wearin' twits who wouldn't know a cow if it mounted them in a pasture. 

Alabama was bubble-gum corporate "country." 

George Jones was a bad ass. Johnny Cash was a bad ass. Alabama?  Bunch of pussies.

Speaking of ass...youre a dumb one.

Their later shit in the 90s? Yeah. Cheap Seats, Dancing on the Blvd...yeah, those sucked ass. Their late 70's shit was very true. Look up a little on their backgrounds. They were real dudes singing real shit. Not even comparable to Chesney or Brooks. They are entertainers. Getting milked by some music producer for millions.

[Kaos]

Speaking of ass...youre a dumb one.

Their later shit in the 90s? Yeah. Cheap Seats, Dancing on the Blvd...yeah, those sucked ass. Their late 70's shit was very true. Look up a little on their backgrounds. They were real dudes singing real shit. Not even comparable to Chesney or Brooks. They are entertainers. Getting milked by some music producer for millions.

Don't care about their history or the fact that they may have had a decent song before they became famous. From 1980 on they were turd gurgling sellouts.

They are the Nickelback of country music.

[GH2001]

Don't care about their history or the fact that they may have had a decent song before they became famous. From 1980 on they were turd gurgling sellouts.

They are the Nickelback of country music.

Nickelback has 40+ #1 hits? I think the band you are looking for in your comparison is probably Rascal Flatts. Total gheyness.

I usually agree with you but not here hoss.