What ever happened to the Dixie Chicks?

[Devils Horse]

Far as I know, Springsteen, Wonder, or McCartney doesn't go onstage during their concerts and bring up politics. If they do they don't personally insult the President of the United States.

Okay with me if they advocate their position onstage like "I'm for peace, and I disagree with the war" but when they personalize it and insult the sitting president that's way way out of line.

Also if they say "Vote Democrat, they'll give you money" that's fine with me. If they attack others like "Never vote for scumbag Republicans, they'll make you work for your own money" that's where it rubs me wrong.

Thanks to Natalie Maines' stupidity I dropped Dixie Chicks like a hot brick, and to this day don't listen to music that she's involved with. If it comes on, I change the station.

Much as I dislike President Obama's politics, if a musician talks about him onstage like Maines did about Bush, I'd treat them the same way.

Call me a dinosaur, but if some airhead musician disrespects the United States, I squelch their ass. Plenty of other music to listen to.

[TrackerMike]

Far as I know, Springsteen, Wonder, or McCartney doesn't go onstage during their concerts and bring up politics. If they do they don't personally insult the President of the United States.

Okay with me if they advocate their position onstage like "I'm for peace, and I disagree with the war" but when they personalize it and insult the sitting president that's way way out of line.

Also if they say "Vote Democrat, they'll give you money" that's fine with me. If they attack others like "Never vote for scumbag Republicans, they'll make you work for your own money" that's where it rubs me wrong.

Thanks to Natalie Maines' stupidity I dropped Dixie Chicks like a hot brick, and to this day don't listen to music that she's involved with. If it comes on, I change the station.

Much as I dislike President Obama's politics, if a musician talks about him onstage like Maines did about Bush, I'd treat them the same way.

Call me a dinosaur, but if some airhead musician disrespects the United States, I squelch their ass. Plenty of other music to listen to.

X2. I loved their music, but also dropped them and destroyed all cd's of theirs that I had. Everyone is entitled to their opinions or stances, but disrespect should not be included.PERIOD.

[fishin350]

X3

[jcb]

Far as I know, Springsteen, Wonder, or McCartney doesn't go onstage during their concerts and bring up politics. If they do they don't personally insult the President of the United States.

When I saw Bruce in Louisville, it was at the peak of his pro-Obama involvement in the election. He had just finished a benefit concert for BO, as a matter of fact. I was prepared, given how outspoken Springsteen was, for a diatribe, and also prepared to walk out if I heard one.

To his credit, he left politics out of it. People kept offering him homemade political signs to hold up and he passed on every one.

Great concert by a guy whose politics just happen to be wacky.

[GeoFisher]

When I saw Bruce in Louisville, it was at the peak of his pro-Obama involvement in the election. He had just finished a benefit concert for BO, as a matter of fact. I was prepared, given how outspoken Springsteen was, for a diatribe, and also prepared to walk out if I heard one.

To his credit, he left politics out of it. People kept offering him homemade political signs to hold up and he passed on every one.

Great concert by a guy whose politics just happen to be wacky.

If they can keep their politics OUT of their performance, then I'd probably also give them a pass.....I've been to a few concerts with my wife where the headliner decides to air out their political issues.

I call ********.........NO matter if the are what I believe or not. I'm paying for entertainment, not political commentary.

In all reality though.....I rarely pay for a concert. I'd much rather spend that money on a 3-4 day fishing trip versus a 2-3 hour concert.

Later,

Geo

[Devils Horse]

When I saw Bruce in Louisville, it was at the peak of his pro-Obama involvement in the election. He had just finished a benefit concert for BO, as a matter of fact. I was prepared, given how outspoken Springsteen was, for a diatribe, and also prepared to walk out if I heard one.

To his credit, he left politics out of it. People kept offering him homemade political signs to hold up and he passed on every one.

Great concert by a guy whose politics just happen to be wacky.

Saw Springsteen many years ago...best live show I've ever seen.

[kygorski]

Saggy butts! drooping boobs! long recovery times from face lifts? Since I wasn't a follower of that genre of music, I didn't know they were gone.I'm sorry for all your losses.

[kygorski]

I guess I'm a lot more narrow minded than I thought was. Concerts? Last one I attended was about 1955 JATP at the philharmonic. Unless I'm in a car with cirrus,my radio is off or on NPR. My companion asks why I hate music? I tell her there isn't on anymore that I can understand or tolerate. I'm not interested in entertainers views on anything, except what they do! To me most country music is drivel. A band with no sax or piano is noise! Hip Hop is gibberish, heavy metal is loud, and makes no sense to me. I like to read, the last book I read was Insane City by Dave Berry, he mentioned a song by someone named Riskay, thought he made it up. low and behold it was a video song. If a certain percent of the American population would listen to something like that, heaven help us! A couple of years ago, one of my children mentioned going to a concert, and the money it costed. I said if you want to stand around waving your arms, "paint the house' or go to scare crow college