What Have We Country Fans Done To Deserve This?

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Cracker does snarky covers of country. Hey I bet they'll be funny....turn on the fun! God I hate Cracker. and Camper Van Beethovan.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 6 October 2003 22:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought these guys died in a tour bus accident or something. Why aren't they dead yet?

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Monday, 6 October 2003 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Chuck Eddy actually likes it! And after hearing that Forever album, I can't imagine how this could be worse.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 6 October 2003 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't see what's wrong with this. Do you think they're mocking music you like?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 00:03 (twenty-one years ago)

How'd you like Ween's 12 Golden Country Greats, Matt?

― Nick Mirov (nick), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 00:12 (twenty-one years ago)

it's not bad actually. and i'm no cracker fan.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 02:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a country fan, and I have no problem with this at all. I think Lowery might even have a fairly good country voice, depending on the material and the amount of whiskey & cigarettes invloved.

George Jones made some very intentionally funny and fun country songs. And so did Tom T. Hall and Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash . . .

― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 02:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I fail to see anything "snarky" about a band wanting to record an album of covers of songs they love in a style that they love.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

What did indie fans ever do to deserve this:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd600/d617/d61706ui8q0.jpg
..Huh?

Indie-1, Country-0.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought Chris Gaines was more Prince than indie?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe. Who cares, really.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

God I always forget about that Chris Gaines album. I mean, fer chrissakes, that's gotta be the most rigoddamndiculous thing ever, ugh.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't like cracker
but they like themselves enough
so they just don't care

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

God I always forget about that Chris Gaines album.
Consider yrslf lucky.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The fucking band is named Cracker. I'm just surprised it took them this long to think of doing this. (I liked "Eurotrash Girl.")

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

why?
they've always had country leanings

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

What I wrote about it is here:

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0335/eddy.php

What I left out is that Lowery sings "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" even worse than Elvis Costello did back on (the otherwise way worse) *Almost Blue.* But that's one of the few cuts that I don't like.

― chuck, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

and to answer the question:
PLENTY!
Country Fans have more to answer for than a fistful of writers for Jeopardy.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I love Cracker and this sounds like a cool album to me.

― Mark M, Wednesday, 8 October 2003 01:38 (twenty-one years ago)

The difference between this album and "12 Golden Country Hits" is that Cracker is actually taking the concept seriously. Whenever a band does that, they should be prepared for ridicule. Ween is invincible, though, because they take nothing seriously AND simply because they're Ween.

― Chesnick, Wednesday, 8 October 2003 03:32 (twenty-one years ago)

AND becuz their fans are morons

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 04:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The only information I've seen regarding the Cracker album is from the Rolling Stone link at the top of this thread. Sounds like they're having a good time with the making of the album. If it does suck, I don't know if it's going to be because the took the concept too seriously. But, maybe there's something I'm missing.

― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 04:32 (twenty-one years ago)

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