Holy smoke. I just bought another one. Brad Paisley's "Online" is BRILLIANT.
Rising above the din of popular taste (at least within the circles of which I've always been a part), I begin to see now why country music is so popular. The singing is pure, healthy and joyful; the musicianship is nothing short of impressive; the hooks are soaring; the style is homegrown and unabashedly earnest; and the songs run the gamut from romantic female poetry to self-referential macho humor (whose self-referentiality country music's detractors refuse to acknowledge because they love to make fun of it) to deep ballads about striving for integrity, honesty, faith and courage. Craig Morgan's "Tough" is about a wife and mother dealing with cancer. And now, a song from someone named Brad Paisley (probably a big name) about his online alterego.
Could it be true? That I'm becoming a country fan?
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3 comments:
dude, that online song is awesome. i heard it on npr and we had a video version featured on stupidvideos.com
also, this is a cheap way for you to keep up with me on chore wars... ;oP
you should be listening to Miranda Lambert, Mike.
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