"Rich Men North of Richmond"

[Renauda]

@Jolly

If Jon says the beach is safe to surf, it’s safe to surf.

[taiwan_girl]

I guess conservatives first liked him, now he is getting bad feedback from them because he said this on a Fox News interview:

“We are the melting pot of the world and that’s what makes us strong, is our diversity. We need to harness that and appreciate it and not use it as a political tool to keep everyone separate from each other.”

He just can't win. LOL

[Mik]

@Jolly said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":

Yeah, but us Louisiana assholes are better than the West Virginia assholes.

You sure eat better.

[Jolly]

Well, in their defense, whistle pig ain't bad if you cook it right...

[Jolly]

BTW, Billboard#1...

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/oliver-anthony-music-rich-men-north-of-richmond-number-one-debut-hot-100-1235396681/

[Copper]

first artist ever to launch atop the list with no prior chart history in any form.

[Copper]

The next release

Link to video

[Aqua Letifer]

Modern music is all milquetoast hooks in 2 minutes or under, within a very narrow band of beats per minute, and vocal affectations employed to hide a shameless amount of autotune. Oh and don't forget the TikTok theatrics.

This guy's doing none of that shit. I'll take his imperfect voice, simplistic guitar playing and okay lyrics because it isn't contrived. Good for him. I hope he dominates the YouTube discover for months because something like this should.

[Mik]

Gosh, you mean you want something REAL?

[Horace]

I wasn't expecting to hear "zen koan" in those lyrics. Nice song.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Mik said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":

Gosh, you mean you want something REAL?

Crazy, right?

[Jolly]

No. I'm up to here with autotune...

[Renauda]

@Aqua-Letifer

This guy's doing none of that shit. I'll take his imperfect voice, simplistic guitar playing and okay lyrics because it isn't contrived. Good for him.

I agree. He ain’t no Guy Clark or even a Gram Parsons, but he’s got something and his own sound. Just the fact he can pull it off on a cheap Gretsch resonator says something by itself .

[LuFins Dad]

His voice is substantially older than he is. That throws me off a bit watching the videos. He sounds like he’s a 50-60 year old coal miner… Great emotion and good stuff. Not sure that I would sit through 75 minutes of the same, but yeah… OK…

[LuFins Dad]

And I find it funny that a group of people that idolize Bob Dillon is criticizing this guy’s voice…

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":

And I find it funny that a group of people that idolize Bob Dillon is criticizing this guy’s voice…

The feels, they are a-biased.

[Doctor Phibes]

So, has this guy taken over from sea shanties? I was quite enjoying that internet fad, and now apparently it's this.

I guess it's back to Michael Brecker and Chris Potter for me.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":

So, has this guy taken over from sea shanties? I was quite enjoying that internet fad, and now apparently it's this.

You know those two are related, right?

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in "Rich Men North of Richmond":

You know those two are related, right?

Well, there's commonalities, certainly.

My dad used to sing me shanties when I was a baby, and he did the same thing for my grandchildren, which was probably why I enjoyed them so much.

I don't really like this latest thing so much, not really my bag.

[Rainman]

Phibes, if you remember the names of some of your favorites that we might not be familiar with, it would be enjoyable to listen to. Sea shanties. hmmm. Specific to where your family is from, maybe?