Houstonist: Dixie Chicks Back Off Apology

Eric

Tue, 23 May 2006 10:46:06 -0600

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.

Slam

Tue, 23 May 2006 10:00:02 -0600

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.

Gqry

Tue, 23 May 2006 09:58:45 -0600

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.

Charles Kuffner

Tue, 23 May 2006 09:29:18 -0600

"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".