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The new album by the Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way is being released Tuesday, but, apparently they've decided to be more direct in their words than the CD title would suggest.
The Chicks recently appeared on 60 Minutes a week ago and promoted their new release and it's first single, "Not Ready to Play Nice." That clearly is true since they have also decided to retract their apology to President Bush. You may recall that the Chicks stirred up a flap three years ago when singer Natalie Maines told a London audience they were embarrassed the President is from Texas. Their songs were pulled from country radio at the peak of the most successful period of their careers and they even had their lives threatened as a result.
Houstonist has no idea whether this is just how they honestly feel, a desperate plea for attention to pump up album sales or a concious decision to commit career suicide. Whatever the case may be, the fact that they and the President share the home state of Texas makes us ground zero for the discussion. And you'll get your chance to cheer or protest when they visit Toyota Center on September 30.
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"Houstonist has no idea whether this is just how they honestly feel, a desperate plea for attention to pump up album sales or a concious decision to commit career suicide."
Well, "Taking the Long Way" is currently the top seller on Amazon, so I'm not sure they need to "pump up album sales".
Well, "Taking the Long Way" is currently the top seller on Amazon, so I'm not sure they need to "pump up album sales".
No surprise really given the drive-by media's permanent hard-on for them. They've received far more free pub from the left-wing media than they deserve.
I'm glad they're finally taking a stand again. It was sad to see Natalie Maines dare to speak the truth a few years back, only to retract her statement because of societal pressure.
Mark my words: the CD will have a huge first week, then drop out of site within a couple of months. They'll have a hrd time getting airplay.
Natalie can say what she wants, it's a free country. She just needs to understand that the country record-buying public also has a right to not buy their music if they don't want to. It's easier for a Neil Young or Bruce Springsteen to be political, since that's what their music has always been based on -- the same isn't true for the Dixie Chicks, who's fans aren't as politically active, as a whole.