CMT awards tonight: Little Big Town/Keith Urban The Chain

GypsySorcerer · #1 06-06-2013, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by elle

i watched it. thought they did a pretty good job with it, and nice touch with Keith Urban doing his guitar idol's solo.

Little Big Town and KU will be touring together soon, so I'm sure they'll be performing this song.

I like Keith Urban, but I cannot stand Little Big Town. Their songs are ****, and everything that's wrong with modern country music. (Pontoon? Boondocks?) I just hate that every mixed gender band draws comparisons to FM.

kak125 · #2 06-06-2013, 08:44 AM

i dont like country music at all but thought this version was fantastic! keith urban was pretty good but nobody can compare to lindsey buckingham. too bad fm couldnt have performed with them on this song that would have been really cool!

Macfanforever · #3 06-06-2013, 11:06 AM

I got the show off of TVFreeload Downloading now ,I'll watch it later.

I prefer classic country over then the new stuff.The new stuff sounds more like rock and roll and not country but I still listen to it.I'm glad that George Strait is still going strong and keeping his sound the same as he sounded in the 1980's.

The same goes for Alan Jackson.

I will miss the late great George Jones and yes nobodies will fill his shoes from todays artists.

GypsySorcerer · #4 06-06-2013, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I prefer classic country over then the new stuff.The new stuff sounds more like rock and roll and not country but I still listen to it.I'm glad that George Strait is still going strong and keeping his sound the same as he sounded in the 1980's.

The same goes for Alan Jackson.

I will miss the late great George Jones and yes nobodies will fill his shoes from todays artists.

Same here, Skip. I like a few of the newer artists, like Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and even Sugarland. But mostly, they're crap. I cannot stand Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and their ilk. Give me the oldies any day....Williams Sr., Cash, Dolly, etc.

Macfanforever · #5 06-06-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Same here, Skip. I like a few of the newer artists, like Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and even Sugarland. But mostly, they're crap. I cannot stand Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and their ilk. Give me the oldies any day....Williams Sr., Cash, Dolly, etc.

Yes I agree.I love old school classic country along with classic rock.

I'm not familiar who is Kacey Musgraves but I will check her out.

Macfanforever · #6 06-06-2013, 01:09 PM

I tried uploading the performance to Youtube but the YT CopyR bot dumped it right away .Heres the performance via Adrive.118MB

http://www.adrive.com/public/XazRaC/...ownfmchain.avi

Enjoy.

They sound great.I'll watch the rest later.

bethelblues · #7 06-06-2013, 01:33 PM

I thought Little Big Town sounded very good, but they didn't really put their own stamp on the song. In a YouTube recording from their tour this year one of their singers even had a tambourine and was doing the Stevie dance during the bass+drums instrumental.... For me, The Chain is one of the songs I feel is synonymous with Fleetwood Mac. It stands for their story as a band and marked the only song all five members collaborated on. No cover can ever imbue the song with the same passion and resonance I feel when Stevie and Lindsey (and Christine) sing it backed by Mick and John. I hope this kind of exposure can bring new fans to the band, new hits on Fleetwood Mac videos on YouTube, and make people realize it's one of the band's best songs that was surprisingly never a single.

Eponymous · #8 06-06-2013, 03:13 PM

[QUOTE=Macfanforever;1095245]I tried uploading the performance to Youtube but the YT CopyR bot dumped it right away .Heres the performance via Adrive.118MB

http://www.adrive.com/public/XazRaC/...ownfmchain.avi

Enjoy.

Thanks, Skip.

michelej1 · #9 06-06-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

I like Keith Urban, but I cannot stand Little Big Town. Their songs are ****, and everything that's wrong with modern country music. (Pontoon? Boondocks?) I just hate that every mixed gender band draws comparisons to FM.

I had to laugh because Pontoon was one of my favorite songs months ago. I was so in love with the ... motorboatin' . But I agree exactly with what you said about every mixed band being compared to Fleetwood Mac. It's ridiculous.

Although, LBT did shamelessly rip off The Chain, so they were trying for that comparison. Michele

BLY · #10 06-06-2013, 12:16 PM

But then again I'm a huge Little Big Town fan.

KenshiMaster16 · #11 06-06-2013, 12:23 PM

I actually really enjoyed it. It's rare when someone can cover a Mac tune, especially one like the Chain, and not completely destroy. They didn't own it, live it and breathe it like the Mac (who can, honestly?) but they made it their own and nailed it for what it was. Gotta give them props.

michelej1 · #12 06-07-2013, 08:15 PM

Excerpt from Interview:

Your performance with Keith Urban of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” was a pleasant surprise.

We had the pleasure of singing it with [Fleetwood Mac guitarist] Lindsey Buckingham probably five or six years ago on a CMT Crossroads special. And ever since then we've added it in and out of our set list because the fans that got to see that keep demanding that it come back into the set list. So we've been performing it on the tour this year and CMT saw it and wanted us to do it on the show.

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StandbackStevie · #13 06-08-2013, 08:46 AM

I loved it though they did a great job to an amazing tribute to a legendary band I would say one of the best cover songs of Fleetwood Mac's and cool to hear other artists say they were influenced by Fleetwood Mac. I though Little Big Town and Keith Urban did an awesome job and best performance of the CMT 2013 Awards hands down.