Tonya and PQBON's WebLog
At this stage, it's possible the Dixie Chicks are abandoning their country music base, rather than the other way around. Rubin is best known for his work with funk-rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who had ruled the charts for the previous two weeks, and with deceased Nashville renegade Johnny Cash.
"I'd rather have a smaller following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith," Dixie Chick Martie Maguire told Time. We don't want those kinds of fans."
I've often wondered if the two sisters (Emily Erwin, and Martie Seidel) in the dixie chicks really felt the way Natalie Maines felt (with her anti-Bush comments) or if they were just supporting their bandmate. It seems that they do!
I'm a little stoked that the Dixie Chicks are working with Rick Rubin. Rick Rubin's work with Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash, LL Cool Jay, and the Chilli Peppers (yes, I'm familiar with early NY rap. I still have Run DMC and LL Cool Jay on tape). That and the Dixie Chicks was kind of my first date with my wife after not seeing her for 8 years.
Also, I'm glad to see the Dixie Chicks aren't backing down. Yeah, at this point some of what they are doing is embracing the controversy to help sell disks but I think they would sell more if they toed the country line.
Posted by pqbon at May 31, 2006 4:57 PM