I owe Garth Brooks a tremendous debt. Just being lulled out of my "country is dead" mentality by Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Reba, Dwight and other neo-traditionalists, Brooks fully awakened me with his "Friends in Low Places." I purchased his first recordings and every album afterward, even the horrific "Chris Gaines." Though he moved slightly away from his more traditional sound over the years following "No Fences," his courage to experiment and to remain fresh still made him one of country's finest artists. Then, he retired. Claiming a desire to "go out while on top" many applauded this move. I felt it was a cop-out. Consider the artist, like George Straight, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, etc. who risk their reputation with the release of every album. Sometimes they hit, sometimes they missed. However, they loved their art enough to take the good and the bad. Did his early retirement reveal Garth's love of his art, or his love of Garth?
Boy, you got to carry that weight a long time!
Posts: 401 | Location: Georgia | Registered: 14 October 2005
Originally posted by Rev. Rikard: Did his early retirement reveal Garth's love of his art, or his love of Garth?
He's always loved Garth more than anyone. I'll always remember his Dr. Pepper commercial. What a useless tit.
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Either way good ridence- he's the jackass responsible for the sticky glued on name of the album strip on the top of cd cases. Remember when he tried to sound like Seal? That was funny.
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Posts: 110 | Location: Inches from my computer | Registered: 01 November 2005
i think his so called retirement is bogus. complete retirement for the sake of his kids? bs, he could record in a home studio, and do a few shows on weekends and in the summer, complete retirement is bs...its looking more and more like a hiatus rather than a retirement anyway..good news for those of us that are tired of sappy whiney crap they are putting out now..where are the fun songs, the dance tunes? dont hear much of that, wheres the cowboy songs? nada. to hell with these dam guys that are so moony and lovesick they cant take it.
Garth hasn't put out any good music since his 3rd album, not to mention the fact that he played a major role in the popularization of country music.
No one can dis-credit his first 3 albums that was good country music no two ways about it. I wish that he had quit after 3 albums because the handful of good songs since there aren't worth having to hear the rest of the BS.
