4.14.14 Green Hair Don’t Care

Could it be possible that releasing LMD as a single at this time is part of DMG's master plan for this year? Or, if it happens to be released worldwide, just a happy coincidence?

My guess is single in Spring or summer (soon-ish.) And album in the Fall, after Sept. 30th (Grammy deadline for this year, which would put the new album in the following year's eligibility!) . I do not think it will be as late as November though. Just guessing though! 

Interesting commentary. He says that country songs were never about the chord progressions, but about the lyrics, which were a type of poetry. But now, there is little attempt at interesting, poetic lyrics. (Somehow, I never put "country music" and "poetry" together in my mind.) 

Just yesterday I was chatting with my musician sister. She sat in on some gigs with some local bands while on winter vacation in Texas. One was a country band. They wanted to rehearse, tell her the keys and chord progressions for all the songs, and write them down on what are called "charts" so she could play along on songs that were unfamiliar to her (most of the country repertoire). She shocked them by saying (and then going on to prove) that was unnecessary. Her sense of pitch was such that she could hear one chord and know what key they were in. The songs they played were predominantly the same 3 chords in every song, and therefore, predictable enough for her to play along without any "cheat sheets." The guys in the band thought she was some kind of a mind reader. Not true. Just a long-time, trained musician knowledgeable in song construction, chord and melodic structure, and having a great ear. 

How to relate this to Adam? Hmmmm. He has a great musical ear. He has years of experience and musical instincts that allow him to play with melodies and do these marvelous riffs that make even a boring, repetitive song interesting and take it to the next level. He doesn't sing country. 

When the band did ACIGC on the GNT tour, trained musicians cringed and complained about Tommy's bass playing. He obviously didn't know the song and flubbed the bass line repeatedly. Trained musicians familiar with blues and rock and guitar would be able to play an accurate bass line on the song even tho they were unfamiliar with it specifically, and thought Tommy showed his limitations when he couldn't. 

Now I am not sure why I am writing all this, except to say that what is massively popular, what sells the most is often not what is the most creative, innovative or complex musically. As a trained musician, when I talk about what I want to hear Adam sing, I am often wishing for something more musically sophisticated, challenging, and deep. 

Anyone have a link to the radio edit of Lay me down? I wanted to listen, but searching on this board and via google only gives me downloads.