Old Crow Medicine Show: Country Without the Posturing
I usually take offense when people, especially music critics, bad-mouth mainstream country music. So it's weird that this Wall Street Journal story about the Old Crow Medicine Show piqued my interest. The hipper-than-thou writer asks, "Where's the artifice, the computerized light show, the choreography, sound-alike harmonies and clichéd lyrics, the Beverly Hills cowboy look, the meticulous coiffing, the posturing?" But aside from that jab at the radio-friendly stuff, the piece goes on to describe a pretty cool show at the Ryman full of banjos, fiddles, guitars, upright bass and rip-roaring old-time, bluegrass and country music.
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RedMaZ says:
OCMS is quite radio friendly too. It’s just a different type of radio. The example…Their new CD “Tennesee Pusher” is at #3 on this weeks AMA Chart. This chart is based on radio airplay spins.
LongLiveThe5 says:
I’m a big bluegrass fan and I like a lot of country music, but I totally agree with that writer’s sentiment about big-time country acts. Part of the fun of accoustic music, old-time and bluegrass is that it’s raw - no choreography, no backing tracks, no lip syncing.