Dixie Chicks fly to No. 1 in first full week of album sales

[KidRocks]

Go ahead, make my day!

And the Dixie Chicks did just that... No 1 with a bullet! I was concerned with the potential backlash the Chicks might have encountered with their provacative titled album/single but noooooo, their true fans have spoken and the country-bumpkins lose again!

Way to go Chicks... no surrender-no retreat!







http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-05-31-dixie-chicks-no1_x.htm


Earlier this year, the Dixie Chicks told country-music listeners they were "not ready to make nice," on a single of the same name.

Last week, they proved they might not have to. With only minimal radio play, the group sold 525,829 of Taking the Long Way, enough to make the group's new disc last week's top-selling album.The number exceeded early projections and gave the group a better first-week sales total than Toby Keith's most recent effort (329,647), though it fell short of the latest from Rascal Flatts, currently country's hottest trio (721,747).

By comparison, the group's second album, Fly, released in 1999, sold 341,138 in its first week, on its way to 8.5 million. Home, released in 2002 seven months before singer Natalie Maines' disparaging comment about President Bush at a concert in London, debuted with 779,828 units sold and has sold an additional 5 million...

 

[LiberalNation]

Good for the Chicks.

I actually like many of their songs, their good artists. People’s outrage over this was way over blown in the first place IMO. I think I remember some even comparing them to Jane Fonda, what a crock. Of course now that hardly anyone really likes Bush and his war anymore helped them and the low price of the CD.

 

[Kelzie]

I don't know about the Dixie Chicks. They're rather ungreatful to the genre that made them what they are.

 

[LiberalNation]

I like combativeness, them giving the country world a big **** you with their new album and their politics will just raise their notoriety. If you’re already rich why apologize. No one should put respect for their fans views above their own if they are real.

 

[Kelzie]

I like combativeness, them giving the country world a big **** you with their new album and their politics will just raise their notoriety. If you’re already rich why apologize. No one should put respect for their fans views above their own if they are real.

No, but they also shouldn't cry and moan and apologize when it comes back to bite them in the ***. Which is what they did. Honestly, anyone with an IQ over 50 would know that if you badmouth the president to country fans, they're going to get pissed off.

 

[LiberalNation]

No, but they also shouldn't cry and moan and apologize when it comes back to bite them in the ***. Which is what they did.

Why not, as long as those high paid PR people working this keep them in and making money it doesn't matter, they can flip flop to kingdom come. People won't care and why should they. Who really has that high standards for music stars, they are just entertainers.

 

[Kelzie]

Why not, as long as those high paid PR people working this keep them in and making money it doesn't matter, they can flip flop to kingdom come. People won't care and why should they. Who really has that high standards for music stars, they are just entertainers.

People do care. There's a reason why country stations aren't playing their new songs. Country listeners don't want to hear it.

 

[LiberalNation]

People do care. There's a reason why country stations aren't playing their new songs. Country listeners don't want to hear it.

Than whose buying their music if it's not country listeners, I have only heard their new songs a few times but they are country.

 

[Kelzie]

Than whose buying their music if it's not country listeners, I have only heard their new songs a few times but they are country.

Beats the hell out of me. Everything I've read says it's doing really badly. Can't find the article now, but I believe they're way down there in the charts.

 

[aps]

I have never bought a Dixie Chicks CD, but I will now to show my support.

I don't recall them ever whining about the backlash they got for speaking their minds.

Frankly, I would be willing to suffer consequences as a result of my speaking from my heart, and it appears they feel the same way.

. . . It’s no surprise that the backlash is still there, given the demographics of country music — generally speaking, country's core audience resides in states where support for President Bush and the war is the strongest. So why risk insulting an audience that gave you fame and fortune in the first place?

"I think I know where your question's leading and it just goes back to the answer that we don't make decisions based on that. We don't go, 'OK, our fans are in the red states.' So I'm gonna play a red, white and blue guitar and put on my I Love Bush T-shirt and … we're not like that because we're not politicians. We're musicians," says Maines. . . .

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/11/60minutes/main1611424.shtml

 

[Schweddy]

I do not understand CD sales - it just doesn't seem to make sense.

How can they prove that end users bought them?

For all we know, some millionaire purchased a mess load of CD's to get these pathetic "entertainers" some more spotlight. During their last tour they sold out in tickets, but during performances the people were practically non-existent. I remember seeing a local news snippet about it.

I have gotten up from tables at restaurants (and have not gone back) that have played their music and will not hesitate to do it again. Went to a steak place here in Plano and their crap was playing - I demanded to speak to the manager. The music was promptly turned off.

Capitalism at work. :mrgreen:

 

[aps]

I do not understand CD sales - it just doesn't seem to make sense.

How can they prove that end users bought them?

For all we know, some millionaire purchased a mess load of CD's to get these pathetic "entertainers" some more spotlight. During their last tour they sold out in tickets, but during performances the people were practically non-existent. I remember seeing a local news snippet about it.

I have gotten up from tables at restaurants (and have not gone back) that have played their music and will not hesitate to do it again. Went to a steak place here in Plano and their crap was playing - I demanded to speak to the manager. The music was promptly turned off.

Capitalism at work. :mrgreen:

Wow. I am disappointed to hear of your intolerance, vauge, and suprised as well. Your anger towards them gives their word credence. I guess you must know that Bush sucks as president.

 

[Schweddy]

Wow. I am disappointed to hear of your intolerance, vauge, and suprised as well. Your anger towards them gives their word credence. I guess you must know that Bush sucks as president.

Well, we all have opinions. They dissed our President and Texas on foreign soil. They are no longer worth my time and money. We both have the freedom to express our opinions as we see fit. I express mine though the pocket book and here of course. They did theirs on stage.

Bush & congress is not gathering much of my support lately. This immigration thing has really forced me to rethink my position on the parties in general.

 

[ALiberalModerate]

Well, we all have opinions. They dissed our President and Texas on foreign soil. They are no longer worth my time and money. We both have the freedom to express our opinions as we see fit. I express mine though the pocket book and here of course. They did theirs on stage.

Bush & congress is not gathering much of my support lately. This immigration thing has really forced me to rethink my position on the parties in general.

Actually, I dont think they dissed Texas, just President Bush. In fact, President Bush was not even born in Texas. Texans claiming Bush as one of their own does more to diss Texas than the Dixie Chicks statements did.

 

[aps]

Well, we all have opinions. They dissed our President and Texas on foreign soil. They are no longer worth my time and money. We both have the freedom to express our opinions as we see fit. I express mine though the pocket book and here of course. They did theirs on stage.

Bush & congress is not gathering much of my support lately. This immigration thing has really forced me to rethink my position on the parties in general.

I certainly support your decision to boycott their music and to leave restaurants when they play their music, but your demand to speak to a manager and force them stop playing their music is your taking away their freedom of expression. How can you not see that?

As to your second paragraph, interesting. You don't like what the republicans are wanting to do with the illegal immigrants?

 

[Hoot]

I've known girls who worked as waitresses...it's one of the toughest jobs out there. I always tip 20%.

But Vauge...I get the impression waitresses would not consider you their favorite customer?! LOL

 

[Calm2Chaos]

Is this really news, breaking or otherwise....:rofl

 

[zymurgy]

I certainly support your decision to boycott their music and to leave restaurants when they play their music, but your demand to speak to a manager and force them stop playing their music is your taking away their freedom of expression. How can you not see that?

As to your second paragraph, interesting. You don't like what the republicans are wanting to do with the illegal immigrants?

What? Did Vauge place a gun to the managers head as well?

This is capitalism. Vauge simply informed them of the potential of lost revenue. They still had complete freedom to operate in any manner they pleased.

 

[ShamMol]

What? Did Vauge place a gun to the managers head as well?

This is capitalism. Vauge simply informed them of the potential of lost revenue. They still had complete freedom to operate in any manner they pleased.

If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that we cannot ever agree on music. That is the fact of life. If I heard the Numa Numa song playing, I would be mighty peeved, but that does not mean I am going to leave or ask to speak to the manager. They picked it, and frankly, who cares, the song will be over in 3 minutes - same for the dixie chicks. Talk louder, don't listen, bring ear buds if it offends you that much...but it will only be there for three minutes. Does three minutes truly ruin a good dining experience?

 

[Calm2Chaos]

If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that we cannot ever agree on music. That is the fact of life. If I heard the Numa Numa song playing, I would be mighty peeved, but that does not mean I am going to leave or ask to speak to the manager. They picked it, and frankly, who cares, the song will be over in 3 minutes - same for the dixie chicks. Talk louder, don't listen, bring ear buds if it offends you that much...but it will only be there for three minutes. Does three minutes truly ruin a good dining experience?

Regaurdless of there political blues. The DIxie Chicks are definetly capable of ruining a good mean, a bad meal or a hard on for that matter...:rofl

 

[zymurgy]

If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that we cannot ever agree on music. That is the fact of life. If I heard the Numa Numa song playing, I would be mighty peeved, but that does not mean I am going to leave or ask to speak to the manager. They picked it, and frankly, who cares, the song will be over in 3 minutes - same for the dixie chicks. Talk louder, don't listen, bring ear buds if it offends you that much...but it will only be there for three minutes. Does three minutes truly ruin a good dining experience?

I agree. Perhaps you missed the direct statement that I was rejecting;

"your demand to speak to a manager and force them stop playing their music is your taking away their freedom of expression. How can you not see that?"

 

[ShamMol]

Regaurdless of there political blues. The DIxie Chicks are definetly capable of ruining a good mean, a bad meal or a hard on for that matter...:rofl

Does Neil Diamond ruin a good liberal meal with his unabashed conservatism? Nope, as adults we learn that we are above this type of stuff and we can just tune them out or you know, wait 3 bloody minutes. If you want to act like a child, rewrite the words and then sing along in your own conservative version.

 

[ShamMol]

I agree. Perhaps you missed the direct statement that I was rejecting;

"your demand to speak to a manager and force them stop playing their music is your taking away their freedom of expression. How can you not see that?"

I don't want to get in on that comment because frankly, I don't necessarily agree with it. I think that it is any paying customer's right to talk to the manager of a restaurant...and then it is up to the manager. MY point is that he should be above that pettiness.

 

[::Major_Baker::]

I don't want to get in on that comment because frankly, I don't necessarily agree with it. I think that it is any paying customer's right to talk to the manager of a restaurant...and then it is up to the manager. MY point is that he should be above that pettiness.

If I were the manager I would have laughed.
If the customer was offended for a legitimate reason like the lyrics in a song, then that's one thing. But if the customer was offended because of a political ideology of a certain artist, I would have laughed and let you leave.

How immature is that, when you sit and think about it vauge?:roll:

 

[Calm2Chaos]

Does Neil Diamond ruin a good liberal meal with his unabashed conservatism? Nope, as adults we learn that we are above this type of stuff and we can just tune them out or you know, wait 3 bloody minutes. If you want to act like a child, rewrite the words and then sing along in your own conservative version.

Or turn it off. THats why they have that little switchon the radio.