xtalman wrote: 

No argument.  But that was not the point.

Rosanne Cash @ The Moore Theater, Seattle 5-1-10 by Kirk Stauffer
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 Hannio wrote: 
Funny thing if you talk to somebody who likes country they will tell that this is NOT country.

 lattalo wrote: 
True, she reminds me of Lucinda Williams, she does her own thing.

Rest In Peace, radio operator. You are missed.

 Misterfixit wrote: 
Cool.  Love Cash Sr.'s music.  This is not bad either.   6 out of the gate.

Bill, I love Rosanne Cash and would love to hear more of her.  I don't think
of her as just country, more like her own style.

 fredriley wrote:  

I think I'd cast this differently. What is it about genres that is so off-putting that folks reach for the MUTE button? When you take a whole genre off your life's experience's table, you deprive yourself of opportunities to expand your knowledge and to learn something new. There are some magnificent and thoughtful artists that we might classify as country, including bluegrass, whose contribution to the artistic and cultural dialog is no less vital than, say, Jimmy Buffet or Metallica: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Roseanne Cash, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Clint Black, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, Larry and Tony Rice, Alison Krauss, and the list goes on. I wouldn't reach for the MUTE button just because I heard a pedal steel or mandolin any more than I would if I heard the scratch of a turntable or an orchestral string section...

At a concert last summer, the talented Ms. Cash said she wrote this for her father as he was once a radio operator. Her music is always welcome on RP! We need to  continue to engage with all types of music, not merely labeling her 'country' and being done with it!

 fredriley wrote: 
I third that.  Music genre are how chimpanzees and record company executives would classify.  No help in the personal quest for sublime sound.

 Hannio wrote: 
Yep, I'd second that. Country and/or Western usually sparks an immediate reach for the mute button - eat your heart out, Pavlov :) - but it's all part and parcel of an "eclectic" playlist so I'd never ask for C&W to be barred from RP. The good thing about this station is the width of its output and the way it constantly surprises its listeners. If the playlist were to be narrowed to suit the tastes of some listeners it would be a poorer station, IMO.

Talking of mute buttons, Johnny Cash (which is what we called Durex machines when I was a teen ;-)) has just come on, so time to reach...

tnt_thomas wrote:

I dislike country (with a very few exceptions) as much as anybody here, but I would never be so illiberal, bigoted and selfish as to demand that none be played on RP.

I wish Bill would play My Old Man, Rosanne's song writing is great. I think her Dad was very proud of her. This CD is excellent by the way.

Why, RP, why oh why, do you feel the need to intersperse this femmy twangy garbage amid your otherwise perfect setlists??

Where are the messages for me
The secret codes for parts unknown

Ooooh. I like this.

cc_rider wrote:

C,

I wouldn't have known otherwise. But from reading the other posts, she's singing about her father, Johnny Cash. Speaking of Johnny, did you (or anyone reading this) catch the documentary/concert of him at San Quentin? It was on CMT this morning.

Jack

cutterjudd wrote:


Johnny and I talked about his military "career" one time back around 1995. Mr Cash was a Morse Code Intercept Operator for the US Air Force Security Service. He told me that the recruiter and testing people told him he had a "musical ear" -- meaning that he could learn Morse Code easily. I mentioned that from my time in the military I learned that musicians are the best Morse Code operators.

Anyway, I think we can assume that there is a lot in this song about Johnny Cash from the perspective of his daughter.

stickers11 wrote:

I agree, great recording, great mixing, great instrumentation.

Jack_Jefferson wrote:

Even telephone operator is getting outdated. Maybe she should change it to iPhone Operator or IM Operator.

cc_rider wrote:

Her late father...was'nt he a radio operator in the Air Force....the late Johnny Cash.

Jack_Jefferson wrote:

Um, do you know who she's talking about?

c.

tnt_thomas wrote:

When I think of "country", I think of modern country music first - Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, et al. The Cashes are certainly not country in that sense. I think RP's tapestry has just the right warp and weave of whatever kind of country they are, and a happy lack of "modern country".

rubenbeagle wrote:

Poor tapestry - yuck, No Country!

Of all the Cashs to come and go in the music industry, she's the most, ah, recent.

Quite unremarkable.

country music is just one part of the great musical tapestry that makes up rp...thanks for including it!

Oh, and great segue, Bill!

Little_Wing wrote: