He strikes me neither as suffering from egoism, nor narcissism disorder, nor entitlement attitudes. RD, is that what the girls told you? Theyre definitely less country than most of his other stuff, and less so than pretty much anything on Traveller. Where you dont have to wait to hear or read the credits to know whos singing. And its understandable these artists and their fans would be a little bitter about the Stapleton situation. For me personally, I really dont care at all that Chris wrote a few bad songs. She took down the photograph Of our wedding day Ripped it down the middle And threw my half away And I got nobody to blame but me I got nobody to blame but me She broke all my fishing rods Put my guns in hock Threw my clothes out in the yard And changed out all the locks And I got nobody to blame but me I got nobody to blame but me I know right . Do some people really think Chris Stapleton is a country music savior? 9:12 pm. Smokey J. No, its not fair, and theres a strong contingent of artists and songwriters who are just as angry about all of the Stapelton love as many fans, and they probably have a right to be. Those are the facts. All they know to do is fight. As for performing with a pop star. 2:00 pm. April 12, 2018 @ The good ol boy system that regularly rigs these awards always works to spread the love out among multiple artists on multiple labels. I could include Hank Jr. into that as well. Willie started out writing pop country for Patsy Cline. To put it another way, he has many of the tools that can shape well-rounded performers, but lacks range or applied knowledge in how to use them. If theyre good. Jeremy November 11, 2015 @ I don;t think they expect it to do great, but they hope it will tide listeners over while they retool the new album. Chris Stapleton has opened a LOT of new ears young and old alike to the music of Sturgill , Cody, Colter and Tyler ,even great bluegrass artists from Billy Strings to Molly Tuttle etc and from there they dig deeper and discover everyone from George Jones and Waylon Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris etc the only reason these people never knew they loved Country music before hearing Chris was because they thought Country was the crap being played on radio (i.e. Blame game. November 11, 2015 @ 1:10 pm, [] Not everyone is happy about Stapletons ascent, though. I say good for him. While Im at it, Ill mention that Dan Wilson is a guy I consider more of a pop song writer. Did people back then think Travis Tritt and Waylon were not country?you sure did. Half of Traveller is more informed by blues, soul and rock influences, if were being truthful here. Do you think that people dont pick up on your true motives. Or Merle Haggard in the 60s, like Cool Lester said. He died on April 26, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. In the end, this is the underlying reason for all of the concerns addressed above. November 11, 2015 @ Storm Warning was actually a good song on its own merit, but it hasnt stood up particularly well because it sounds too similar in tone with Rascal Flatts, for instance. The finished product was made available on Jones' 1986 LP, One to One. Chris is November 11, 2015 @ At least enjoy all the gasping and spluttering coming from the fans of Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, etc. 8:43 am. Musically he is good. .001% maybe? 2:25 pm. 12:54 pm. He was just the first parallel that came to mind. 12:17 pm. 8:56 pm. Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame 1986You can look at the menu, but you just can't eat You can feel the cushion, but you can't have a seat You can dip your. 1. My only concern is can he ride this wave for very long. Nadia Lockheart The players and producers never receive their due credit, but their impact on the music is just as vital. 1:04 pm. November 12, 2015 @ Much like Avril, Hayes latest release is his most puerile, with 21 easily being his most immature and empty-calorie song to date. I cant see why these more traditional artists are bashing Stapleton. I havent ever faulted him much for the bro-country songs. George Jones was born on September 12, 1931 in Saratoga, Texas, USA. 12:21 pm. MERLE HAGGARD, WILLIE NELSON, CONNIE SMITH, MARTY STUART, RICKY SKAGGS, JESSE McREYNOLDS, BOBBY OSBORNE, BILL ANDERSON, JOHN CONLEE and a few others, forgive me for not mentioning you as keeping Real Country Music going. What we need is Pokey.. Thats right Pokey. Cool Lester Smooth I meet bob Montgomery briefly. Life isnt like that. Stack that up against everyone else and it wont even show up on a graph. Jack Williams His ex has kicked him out of the house and destroyed all of his belongings, often in sadistic fashion (dumping out his whiskey, breaking his fishing rods, burning his guitar in a bonfire, running his hot rod car into a pond and putting sugar in the gas tank of his lawnmower). Trigger Ill have to check him out. November 11, 2015 @ I agree, Mr. Turner. I suppose by definition, Chris Stapleton isnt traditional country in the traditional sense. Just listen to what you like. please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. sbach66 (This is all just my own dumb opinion). Real Country Music will be gone. " Nobody to Blame " is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. But this was his biggest lapse of 1970 and, like Shirley Jones before her, Tammy Wynette observed a year of mostly-sober George following the birth of their child, Tamala Georgette Jones, on October 5th. In counseling a pregnant teenager, he says that "Abortion isn't wrong.abortion is the ultimate form of cheating. The dude is just good no matter what he looks like. Vernon Knight If he didnt look like an outlaw singer from the 70s would people have the same reaction? Dammit, be happy, and lets celebrate. I dont know the future and it sure seems like Stapleton paid his musical dues. Im talking about looking like Luke Bryan or like Blake Shelton or any number of mainstream country radio stars. Are these idiots gonna ever go after Merle? He just made the record he wanted to without compromise. Chris StapletonTraveller 2015 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 2015-05-04Producer, Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion: Dave CobbProducer, Associated Performer, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin: Chris StapletonStudio Personnel, Engineer, Mixer: Vance PowellStudio Personnel, Asst. Chris is great though. Trigger He might as well be picking up dog poop in his yard in the suburbs. He looks like he belongs in a stuffy white fraternity. Theres a lot of grace and humility I sense surrounding him, and I think he is aware of what got him to a bigger stage above all else. Lol. I was just using Hunter Hayes as an example thats all. You might want to give it another listen. Great responses, I have not listened to Mo Pitney. 11:57 am. Once again, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and so many other traditional country stars collaborated with pop artists in their day, and some even had their dalliances in the pop realm themselves. I noticed you said there wasnt much steel on Traveller. Trigger Whatta ya think? Banjo My thoughts exactly, holy shit, Robby Turner is commenting on a site that I read/comment on regularly. Undoubtedly horse trading, bloc voting, and other hijinks are behind many of the awards bestowed at the CMAs and ACMs, and a speculative eye should always be cast towards them. But, theres my opinion. To want to keep everything small and dingy just so it stays familiar to you is no way to be a good neighbor, or a good fan. No I dont mean like Isbell. Ive absolutely loved Stapletons music since the first Steeldrivers album. November 11, 2015 @ Really? Basically, the assumptions out there were so pervasive and caustic, something had to be said. It is a misguided notion to think that all country music must sound extremely traditional at all times or it cant qualify as country at all. And yeah, what Jack said. November 11, 2015 @ November 14, 2015 @ Although he had disliked "He Stopped Loving Her Today" when it was first offered to him, Jones ultimately gave the song credit for reviving his flagging career, stating that "a four-decade. Meanwhile, theres hundreds of other performers and songwriters out there doing it the right way. SteveG He just sat back quiet and receptive slim George looked over at Slim and saw the calm, godlike eyes fastened on him Carlson You ain't being kind to him keeping him alive Curley Again, thats just my opinion. They guys you are talking about are in the high school band, really like english class and are really good platonic friends with the girls that the football players bang. It has sold 423,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.[7]. This was one of the very first things I noticed about him, having only very recently heard a song of his and knowing absolutely nothing else about him. November 11, 2015 @ Chris Stapleton may not be traditional country, but TRAVELER is a FANTASTIC ALBUM, and I am HAPPY for him. Is he the savior, is he a traitor, yada yada yada. Yeah, the skill players (WR/RB/QB) and the DBs would have done fine no matter what, but most of the team would only get girls because they played football. Trigger 6:12 pm, Angelo The idiots who like bro country, pop tart country, etc. It is a good album (Opinions will decide if it is great or not) He is good for country music. 8:46 am. 2:10 pm. November 11, 2015 @ And let me put it like this: for all his bro and metro songs that he put out, yeah sure the soccer mom and the people driving to high schools were probably the ones listening to them. Trigger country was HOT ! james Very fair article. Hes a mite too nasally to be a soul man like Solomon Burke or Otis Redding, so I wish hed quit trying to sound like them, and I just dont get the same feeling they put in their songs. Its the Chris Stapletons and the Kaceys and the Sturgills and the Jason Isbells and the Maddie & Taes who will save country music. 8:26 pm, Terminator I think Florida Georgia Line is at a serious precipice at the moment, and if I wasnt so busy trying to keep up with Stapleton and other stuff, Id already written about this. November 11, 2015 @ 1:32 pm. So, what are you waiting for? November 11, 2015 @ 1:12 pm. Trigger Its better suited for the mainstream. Jack Williams I lied, I cant give up. Ill break it down to high school stereotypes. He paid his dues already working with The Steeldrivers, and though he has co-written a handful of ghastly tracks for other artists, theyre definitely well outnumbered by deserving ones. They dont piss me off as much as the people who actually like that shit. Many traditional country artists need the support of new fans to help sustain or grow their careers. It was far fr/overnight success, he worked his ass off touring, making radio stations all day & then wed play shows that night. November 12, 2015 @ Chris sounds like a blue-eyed soul singer trying too hard to be an outlaw, or vice-versa. November 11, 2015 @ Tell me. You're cheating nature itself. Luke Bryan,Florida Georgia Line etc) he showed them that wasnt the case, the man has by and large been THE catalyst to bringing droves of new fans to country music,how is that a bad thing? 12:05 pm. Waylon even mentioned Jones in his 1980 song "It's Alright," calling George "the greatest of them all" and saying: "If we all sounded like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." I like Timberlake but that doesnt belong on country radio in my opinion. I think that some turned into a huge number last week. All this goes in line with the other conversations like Band Perry, etc. Coop it needs its fans to stop being stupid. The way I see it is it cant do any more damage than has already been done by having Chris in the spotlight. 10:48 pm. 12:25 pm. Listen to both and tell me what you think. However, as far as a cohesive album and truly authentic and compelling songwriting goes, Traveller doesnt hold a candle to Something More Than Free in this listeners opinion. $89.00 $ 89. Most of the bands I now love I have lucked into hearing, or read about on this site. 13 years in the writing, the tracks on Traveller possess choruses as effortlessly infectious as anything Stapleton has gifted to high profile clients like Adele and Luke Bryan but there's a fascinating desperation to the themes here. He knew what he wanted, and he knew how he was going to get there. November 11, 2015 @ 4:19 pm. He is what he is, a mainstream southern rock bluesy country singer songwriter that has written as many bro songs as his own..he did so probably to support himself at the time. I think I need to spend more time hanging out here. November 11, 2015 @ Their job is to play music. November 11, 2015 @ Ill answer that for myself. That is why he is selling And the same problem surfaces with his songwriting. For the airplay he got, anybody would write what he wrote. nobody to blame george jones Provided by Universal Music Group. the old george jones song whos gonna fill them shoes comes to mind ! November 11, 2015 @ In some respects, Chris Stapleton may not make the best country music savior if there will ever be such a thing. Anthony Most of these folks, that arent mainstream, we get a first impression through their voice, not image. 3:36 pm, Is one article a day on Stapleton since the CMAs not enough? Is Chris Stapleton some ideal specimen for every independent and traditional country fan to get behind? When you play devils advocate, which is what I tried to do in this article, it can sometimes come across like you believe in something youre actually speculative of. BUt I could link to hundreds of Facebook comments saying that very thing. Id just like to say thanks for your work, old & new. country music doesnt need a savior. [Chorus] I know right where I went wrong I know just what got her gone Turned my life into this country song And I got nobody to blame but me I got nobody to blame but me [Verse 3] She fired up my . Besides, if youre going to make a living as a songwriter, you gotta write songs that popular artists are actually going to cut. Mike Honcho It Means Nothing "Nobody to Blame" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. Applejack Im going to go listen to the record again and just enjoy the music. Cool Lester Smooth Sierra Ferrell In Dreams [Sped Up] (Official Audio), Drayton Farley | American Dream | Western AF, New Brit Taylor Song Aint a Hard Livin', New David Adam Byrnes Song One Two Step Away, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros feat. November 11, 2015 @ Im not joking. 12:16 pm. Traveler is a great album, period. May more Chris Stapletons emerge and restore Country Music to its Golden Days, the days of the Hag, Jennings, Nelson,Cash, Tillis, Price, Owens, Faaron Young, Carl Perkins, Dolly, Loretta, Reba, EmmyLou, Jesse, Clint Black, folks of that calibre. November 11, 2015 @ Two major differences: The best artists have their own style that doesnt necessarily fit in a box. Assuming this will happen and lumping the blame for it on Chris Stapleton could become a self-fulfilling prophesy. We all know people often react to the headline of an article rather than engaging with its actual content, as Im sure you of all people are well aware at this point. Much love for your past and future work, man! I enjoy the taste of their salty tears. November 12, 2015 @ If you dont believe me, go read this: http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/country-music-isnt-in-need-of-a-savior-7764136. I wish they would, but I doubt country radio and profit only labels will ever allow it. Bottom line is alot of people love Chris Stapleton. 2:00 pm. Im honestly interested to know who, in your mind, doesnt suck. But we wont be able to make that judgement call until years from now when we can look back at the puzzle when all the pieces are in place. Hayes is a very talented young manhe DOES write his songs..he DOES play the hell out of a band trailer full of instruments..but I dont imagine that substance seekers would change their minds about his music just because he traded his V-neck for an Uncle Jessie costume.