fucking impressive

11/12/2009 12:47:06 PM

the most impressive will always be charlie daniels

2nd most impressive, i saw a band where a guy played johnny's violin solo part on trombone

11/12/2009 12:48:52 PM

the video is blocked at work. is that the clip from last night? cuz they fucking rocked.

11/12/2009 12:48:56 PM

^ yea, it's from the CMAs. I heard it on the way to work, AWESOME

11/12/2009 12:50:13 PM

hahah i actually just started reading an article about the CMA's last night, and look what i came across

Quote :

"Worst Song Choice: The decision of the otherwise-likable Zac Brown Band to perform “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” This endless story-song was a tedious, show-off-y (look, the fiddler can fiddle really fast!) hit when Charlie Daniels did it in 1979. Brown, giving it the full sweaty-wool-cap treatment, did not improve it. But the ostentatiously sweaty effort got the band a standing ovation anyway."

11/12/2009 12:50:25 PM

^ well they suck

i just realized that a good number of those guys in the band look like:

11/12/2009 12:54:31 PM

honestly, I thought it was terrible last night. You don't screw with an icon, you just do it well and thats enough. It lost it's swagger by blazing through it.

11/12/2009 12:54:33 PM

ok i gotta agree with this

Quote :

"Best Over-The-Top Moment: Carrie Underwood performing “Cowboy Casanova” in a massive production number that featured a bordello-red backdrop, back-up dancers dressed in black bustiers, and Betty Draper’s fainting-couch from Mad Men. Arising from that sofa was Underwood, who wore a long white peignoir that revealed what looked to like purple sequined hot-pants. To make sure we noticed these, Underwood pushed her pelvis at the camera as though it was a snow-plow."

11/12/2009 12:56:18 PM

there is no version better than the original

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11/12/2009 1:03:09 PM

yeah, it was really awesome actually. I like how they sped it up

11/12/2009 1:03:36 PM

^^ i agree that the original is the best ever - but they were impressive

11/12/2009 1:04:36 PM

^^Zac Brown was making some hilarious faces when he was strumming really fast on the guitar

11/12/2009 1:05:24 PM

one of the piano dudes at Rum Runners used to play it, it was pretty sweet.

11/12/2009 1:10:26 PM

pics of carrie?

11/12/2009 1:10:40 PM

all the pics/vids are blocked at my office

just search Carrie Underwood CMA and you'll get plenty

11/12/2009 1:11:15 PM

i went to this when it was in cary

it was fucking awesome

11/12/2009 2:03:51 PM

^^ dude that sucks for you

11/12/2009 2:05:05 PM

hey look

a redneck frat boy covering a song and not conveying any of the good aspects of the original

i'm shocked

11/12/2009 5:07:57 PM

whatever, i think they did a great job with it. i was shocked when i youtube'd around and found that this is the same band that did that "chicken fried" song.

11/12/2009 5:13:14 PM

it's competent, no doubt

but it's not good

11/12/2009 5:13:46 PM

they played that at bonnaroo this year...it was great then too.

11/12/2009 5:14:27 PM

yeah that was pretty good...i'd download that for some rocking out for sure

11/12/2009 5:18:10 PM

^^^ oh, i get what you're saying...kinda like how sometimes, say, Yngwie Malmsteen can be impressive as hell, but not worth a damn to listen to.


but no, I like what they did with the CDB song.

[Edited on November 12, 2009 at 5:19 PM. Reason : ]

11/12/2009 5:19:27 PM

OMGZ I CAN PLAY MY GEETAR REAL FAST

any session/backline guitar player in nashville can play faster, better, and cleaner than zac brown

but they won't, because they know it's fucking lame

^ yes

[Edited on November 12, 2009 at 5:20 PM. Reason : arrowed]

11/12/2009 5:20:00 PM

oh no shit, that's not why i like it (although it is refreshing to see someone in the nashville country scene who can play worth a shit these days).

reference my yngwie comment. i totally get what you're saying, dude. i'm a musician, too, remember? I'm just saying that I like this cover.

11/12/2009 5:22:03 PM

i got that...i typed all the session stuff before i saw your yngwie comment

11/12/2009 5:30:10 PM

gotcha

11/12/2009 5:34:23 PM

If Zac Brown could sing, his band might be ok. He's just another no talent fad act that will hopefully fade away soon.

11/12/2009 5:40:18 PM