View Full Version : Time to Stop Buying "Florida Georgia Line" music
Doc Safari
12-06-18, 12:08
https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2018/12/06/florida-georgia-line-tyler-hubbard-ban-private-gun-sales-gun-shows-flea-markets/
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard doubled down Wednesday on his push to criminalize private gun sales, particularly those occurring at gun shows and flea markets.
Hubbard says in an Instagram video that background checks are not legally required in private gun sales, like those that occur between family members or at gun shows or flea markets.
Not only does Hubbard’s gun control push here sound identical to the Democrats’ talking points from the last 30 years, it is exactly what the Democrats are pushing now.
On December 5, 2018, Breitbart News reported that incoming House Democrats plan to push a universal background checks bill that will criminalize private gun sales. As with Hubbard’s gun control push, the move will not stop a single mass shooting; it will, however, criminalize a mother who gives her college-age daughter a revolver for self-defense without first getting the federal government’s permission.
Hubbard did not point to a single 21st century mass shooting that was carried out with a privately purchased gun, and that is because nearly every one of the shooters got their guns at retail via a background check. The exceptions are the shooters who stole their guns.
Democrats have been using gun shows as an excuse to try to criminalize private gun sales since the 1990s, and Hubbard is parroting their flawed gun control mantra by:
Admitting that background checks are already the law of the land, then presenting gun shows as some kind of loophole.
Trying to make his gun control push sound altruistic by targeting flea markets as well as gun shows.
Presenting a false dichotomy between retail sellers and “personal sellers” to make it sound like a father who sells a gun to his son is skirting the law.
My take: Even if you do like country music, how about buying it from real Americans from now on?
BoringGuy45
12-06-18, 12:16
Never cared for country music to begin with. I certainly don't care for this bro-country stuff like Florida Georgia Line or Luke Bryan; it's just rap music for rednecks.
gunnerblue
12-06-18, 12:32
Steve Earle said it best- that music is rap for white people who are afraid of black people
Time to Stop Buying "Florida Georgia Line" music
Well I guess I'll just continue to have no clue who they are.
Doc Safari
12-06-18, 12:35
Well I guess I'll just continue to have no clue who they are.
Check out Sean Hannity's radio show theme song for quick reference. Awful stuff.
"buy music" ... I'm sorry, what does that mean?
Seriously though, you might as well stop buying pretty much all music because they are almost all Liberals.
There are a few right leaning but the vast majority to include the engineers and producers are Liberal and Socialist leaning.
Doc Safari
12-06-18, 12:42
"buy music" ... I'm sorry, what does that mean?
Seriously though, you might as well stop buying pretty much all music because they are almost all Liberals.
There are a few right leaning but the vast majority to include the engineers and producers are Liberal and Socialist leaning.
Good point. Might as well stop watching movies too.
We're screwed. Nevermind. Thread can be closed now.
Check out Sean Hannity's radio show theme song for quick reference. Awful stuff.
Wonder if he will can it now? He is very much Pro 2A and claims he carries everywhere and has for ages.
Good point. Might as well stop watching movies too.
We're screwed. Nevermind. Thread can be closed now.
Oh Jeeze, yeah, Hollywood. Most musicians are broke so they can't do but so much damage. The Hollywood types have money though.
I still never have understood why there is no right leaning tv and movie production.
Doc Safari
12-06-18, 12:53
Oh Jeeze, yeah, Hollywood. Most musicians are broke so they can't do but so much damage. The Hollywood types have money though.
I still never have understood why there is no right leaning tv and movie production.
Same reason Google squelches any conservative views. "You'll never work in this town again."
I still never have understood why there is no right leaning tv and movie production.
Because in all honesty there really is only about 3-4 parent entities that own all the movie/TV production studios.
Because in all honesty there really is only about 3-4 parent entities that own all the movie/TV production studios.
Right, but you would think that across all of America and probably some foreign investors that a production company could be formed. Plus it seems like with streaming now, that delivery would be less of an issue.
Steve Earle said it best- that music is rap for white people who are afraid of black people
Yep, redneck crap-rap. :bad:
Most commonly heard blasting out of ludicrously sized speakers on $50-80K wakeboard boats, aka, the scourge of the lake. :(
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/76/b6/e6/wake-boat-party-cancun.jpg
Buy? I haven't "bought" music since Napster came out in 1999 lol
Either way, even this Yankee knows that FGL isn't real country music.
George Strait or no country for me.
Right, but you would think that across all of America and probably some foreign investors that a production company could be formed. Plus it seems like with streaming now, that delivery would be less of an issue.
Not disagreeing with you, just want to make that clear.
I will point out though look at what is happening to Gab and Brighteon (formerly Real.video) with attempting to build alternatives/competition to Twitter and YouTube. They've been labeled as promoters of "hate speech" and the usual BS labels. Reportedly they have had issues with financial companies refusing to do business with them and threats of being denied ISP. I can't imagine the up-hill battle an attempt to bring about a conservative/right way/alternate production house into being would be. Wouldn't surprise me if an attempt was made we saw the FCC expand their jurisdiction even further.
I'm not sure if the way he explains it is correct, but I agree with David Knight as far as the idea that if the Supreme Court has ruled in the past that even a privately owned public square is still a public square then someone with the resources should step up to challenge the social media firms in court over their censorship.
Sorry to momentarily derail the thread, coffee got the best of me and went off on a tangent.
Steve Earle said it best- that music is rap for white people who are afraid of black people
Screw him, too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Earle
"Earle is outspoken with his political views, and often addresses them in his lyrics and in interviews. Politically he identifies as a socialist, but tends to vote for Democratic candidates, despite not agreeing entirely with their politics.[41][42]"
God Bless LAST MAN STANDING, so Incredible refreshing. Brings great joy to my heart.
PB
God Bless LAST MAN STANDING, so Incredible refreshing. Brings great joy to my heart.
PB
I don't know how that show lasted on ABC for so long.
You are going to have a tough time getting your music, film and stage entertainment from conservatives. There just aren't that many of them.
Plenty of old time country artists that swung a bit to the left as well. Just dig a little deeper and you will find them. It's not like Johhny Cash was a big conservative.
I listen to plenty of music that I enjoy, including Steve Earle. He makes music of substance that may not be my view point, but living in a vacuum and listening to people you agree with all the time isn't exactly healthy either. If I sat down and searched for the political beliefs of the musicians I like, I would probably be pretty disappointed.
FGL and many of new artists aren't worth listening to anyway. Not my kind of tunes. Of the "new" artists I listen to; Jamie Johnson, Eric Church, and Chris Stapleton , I know Church is anti-gun, Jamie Johnson is so pro-gun he cancelled a concert when they weren't allowed to be armed back stage, and Chris Stapleton just keeps his mouth shut.
What ever.
LowSpeed_HighDrag
12-06-18, 14:37
What a sad, grey, world it would be if we only appreciated art based on the political views of the artist.
Instead, let us judge Florida Georgia Line by how f*****g terrible it sounds.
thopkins22
12-06-18, 14:48
...and Chris Stapleton just keeps his mouth shut.
That’s all I want. This idea that I can only buy products or support the work of people who agree with me on every issue is absurd and would lead to a more fractious and divided world.
As to country music...there is a vibrant country music scene in this country. It just isn’t happening on most radio stations...Cody Johnson is bridging the gap pretty well right now though.
But if someone was previously buying Florida Georgia Line music and this gets them to stop and improve their tastes? I’m all for it.
Also, the news and entertainment industry isn’t as far to to left as you’d think. Are people who are drawn to the arts inherently more likely to be a little left leaning? Sure. But in general it’s loud voices that stand out above the rest...which don’t tend to help their cause very much.
Do liberals hear reasoned arguments against gun control from Cato or similar organizations or do they see Ted Nugent screaming crazy shit?
Also side note related to many of the comments...theft isn’t cool. And it’s massively ironic that people can promote individual liberty and conservative values while in the same sentence state that people’s hard work and labor should be theirs for the taking.
That’s all I want. This idea that I can only buy products or support the work of people who agree with me on every issue is absurd and would lead to a more fractious and divided world.
As to country music...there is a vibrant country music scene in this country. It just isn’t happening on most radio stations...Cody Johnson is bridging the gap pretty well right now though.
But if someone was previously buying Florida Georgia Line music and this gets them to stop and improve their tastes? I’m all for it.
Also, the news and entertainment industry isn’t as far to to left as you’d think. Are people who are drawn to the arts inherently more likely to be a little left leaning? Sure. But in general it’s loud voices that stand out above the rest...which don’t tend to help their cause very much.
Do liberals hear reasoned arguments against gun control from Cato or similar organizations or do they see Ted Nugent screaming crazy shit?
Also side note related to many of the comments...theft isn’t cool. And it’s massively ironic that people can promote individual liberty and conservative values while in the same sentence state that people’s hard work and labor should be theirs for the taking.
I have entire playlists made up of country music that is never on the radio. Thank God for the many available music sources that make this possible. All of them have monthly fees that I pay. I'll check out Cody Johnson.
Never liked them anyway.
So....
You are going to have a tough time getting your music, film and stage entertainment from conservatives. There just aren't that many of them.
Jamie Johnson is so pro-gun he cancelled a concert when they weren't allowed to be armed back stage, and Chris Stapleton just keeps his mouth shut.
Jamey or Jamie?
Jamey or Jamie?
So you got me on spelling... Jamey.
Check out Sean Hannity's radio show theme song for quick reference. Awful stuff.
Really, I turn the radio off when FGL crap comes on.
So you got me on spelling... Jamey.
Not playing the gotcha game - Jamie is/was bluegrass.
Also side note related to many of the comments...theft isn’t cool. And it’s massively ironic that people can promote individual liberty and conservative values while in the same sentence state that people’s hard work and labor should be theirs for the taking.
You need to tell that to YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and practically every other online outlet. The end user has been taught to steal music for a couple decades now. CDs are pretty much gone.
Musicians aren't being robbed by the end user any more. They are being robbed up front.
(Reuters) - Music streaming company Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without a license and compensation to the music publisher.
Wixen, an exclusive licensee of songs such as “Free Fallin” by Tom Petty, “Light My Fire” by the Doors, “(Girl We Got a) Good Thing” by Weezer and works of singers such as Stevie Nicks, is seeking damages worth at least $1.6 billion along with injunctive relief.
Doc Safari
12-06-18, 15:58
Bluegrass is da bomb.
Bluegrass is da bomb.
I didn't really appreciate the genre until I went to a Walnut Valley Festival and listened to the music and it's history. I'd describe it as melting pot music.
WickedWillis
12-06-18, 16:16
Who bought this Hick-hop trash in the first place?
Never heard of him/them. No danger of me buying anything at all from them.
Bluegrass is da bomb.
One of my favorite albums is the soundtrack from "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". That musical talent is unsurpassed by any of the bro-country crapola.
This is exactly why I only listen to Synth Retrowave and hardcore Black Metal.
Doc Safari
12-06-18, 17:48
One of my favorite albums is the soundtrack from "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". That musical talent is unsurpassed by any of the bro-country crapola.
Yuuuuuuuup!
Let's not forget Dirks Bentley joined him in calling for gun control.
Tim McGraw also called for some too, after Vegas.
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What a sad, grey, world it would be if we only appreciated art based on the political views of the artist.
True, but why do so many famous people (mainly leftist) think that their opinions are worth more than what I flush?
It's been building up to this point, for a long time. I'm supposed to sit back and ignore them blacklisting an old, mildly risque, Christmas song while top 40 is too offensive to listen to with my kids.
One of my favorite albums is the soundtrack from "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". That musical talent is unsurpassed by any of the bro-country crapola.
I think so too.
Just found out a year or so ago the guy who wrote "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" was from a county near me and sounds like an interesting life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Burnett_(musician)
Murder on Music Row was also the title of an Alan Jackson album.
Now Nashville is a wiggerrap/ homo / lib haven.
What a sad, grey, world it would be if we only appreciated art based on the political views of the artist.
Instead, let us judge Florida Georgia Line by how f*****g terrible it sounds.
Low you had me going then I got a nice gut laugh
PB
https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2018/12/06/florida-georgia-line-tyler-hubbard-ban-private-gun-sales-gun-shows-flea-markets/
My take: Even if you do like country music, how about buying it from real Americans from now on?
Most modern country artists are fudds, leftists, or both.
"buy music" ... I'm sorry, what does that mean?
Seriously though, you might as well stop buying pretty much all music because they are almost all Liberals.
There are a few right leaning but the vast majority to include the engineers and producers are Liberal and Socialist leaning.
Fwiw, ffdp and a7x are at least moderates, seem to be more right generally, though I have no clue on gun issues in either case.
thopkins22
12-06-18, 21:44
You need to tell that to YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and practically every other online outlet. The end user has been taught to steal music for a couple decades now. CDs are pretty much gone.
Musicians aren't being robbed by the end user any more. They are being robbed up front.
For sure. The system is ****ed for them at this point.
Let's not forget Dirks Bentley joined him in calling for gun control.
Tim McGraw also called for some too, after Vegas.
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I'm surprised the progressives let Tim "Indian Outlaw cultural appropriation" McGraw into their little club.
thopkins22
12-06-18, 21:59
I'll check out Cody Johnson.
For a guy that put 74,177 butts in the seats last year at the rodeo...I think he’s doing a great job of bridging old school country music with something that is getting the attention of the folks that are essentially the tastemakers in mainstream country music. Chris Stapleton is doing that as well to some degree.
But my tastes are very much Texas country/red dirt. So guys like Ryan Bingham, Jason Boland, Cory Morrow, and Charlie Robison rule my playlists.
The_War_Wagon
12-06-18, 22:23
Well I guess I'll just continue to have no clue who they are.
You got that right - must be one of those teeny-bopper bands my wife listens too. :bad:
Fwiw, ffdp and a7x are at least moderates, seem to be more right generally, though I have no clue on gun issues in either case.
That's the problem... we don't know. If you asked someone who is right wing in music... they will probably say Ted Nugent which is not exactly a great selling point.
Then maybe you get Kid Rock and maybe Trace Adkins. Ironically Trace Adkins is outspoken about the 2A and NRA but you are hard pressed to hear it on MSM.
Now contrast that with how easy it is for say the FGL guy to get attention. Then look at someone like Krist Novoselic who is really into politics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krist_Novoselic#Political_and_social_activism
When the Left gets on stage to perform it is a political statement and they attempt to create a following and movement. Look what Taylor Swift did right before this last election.
Look at Roger Waters last tour. He at least gets it that America has rolled politics and 'news' into a politically motivated form of entertainment. Granted he hates Trump but he doesn't like the media or Hillary either.
Still, we are very hard pressed to ever hear a story on our airwaves about pro 2A statements. Especially those presented by someone level headed like Trace Adkins. You will see Trace Adkins on MSM occasionally..... never once has anyone said... 'so you're a lifetime NRA guy?'...
For a guy that put 74,177 butts in the seats last year at the rodeo...I think he’s doing a great job of bridging old school country music with something that is getting the attention of the folks that are essentially the tastemakers in mainstream country music. Chris Stapleton is doing that as well to some degree.
But my tastes are very much Texas country/red dirt. So guys like Ryan Bingham, Jason Boland, Cory Morrow, and Charlie Robison rule my playlists.
I'm an Alaskan.. we are taught to hate Texas from birth..LOL... But damn you guys have some good music. I grew up listening to Doug Saum, Bob Wills, Willie Nelson and Lefty Frizzel. (my dad had great taste)... Later I picked up a liking for Waylon Jennings and blues rock by ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Love me some Robert Earl Keen and Junior Brown as well. Oh, and I can't forget Radney Foster too.
I love Charlie Robison, New Years Day is of my favorites. It's too bad he had to retire. Jason Boland and Corry Morrow (along with Pat Green) are in heavy rotation with me. Don't know much about Ryan Bingham, so I'll look into him as well.
Funny thing is, I can't bring myself to be a George Strait fan. (??)
I also dig some Canadian country guys like Corb Lund, Tim Hus and Chad Cooke.
thopkins22
12-07-18, 00:07
I'm an Alaskan.. we are taught to hate Texas from birth..LOL... But damn you guys have some good music. I grew up listening to Doug Saum, Bob Wills, Willie Nelson and Lefty Frizzel. (my dad had great taste)... Later I picked up a liking for Waylon Jennings and blues rock by ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Love me some Robert Earl Keen and Junior Brown as well. Oh, and I can't forget Radney Foster too.
I love Charlie Robison, New Years Day is of my favorites. It's too bad he had to retire. Jason Boland and Corry Morrow (along with Pat Green) are in heavy rotation with me. Don't know much about Ryan Bingham, so I'll look into him as well.
Funny thing is, I can't bring myself to be a George Strait fan. (??)
I also dig some Canadian country guys like Corb Lund, Tim Hus and Chad Cooke.
It’s okay. We love you. Almost as much as we love Texas...I mean for whatever reason there’s a hell of a lot of us that go there when we realize that Texas doesn’t really have the elbow room of yesteryear.
You’ll like him I’m sure. Bingham’s story is very much in line with the original country music in that it’s very much an outlet for a life lived in pain. Drug addict parents who died when he was a kid, rode the rodeo circuit for a while and then wound up homeless in Paris...and then he turned 22 years old. It’s great stuff and he deserves the success that Florida Georgia has...except I think he’d turn it down.
I’m excited about George Strait this year, and I love his story, but he’s very much a Texas man singing the Nashville country of the day(forgive me everyone.)
Some Bingham to start with.
https://youtu.be/jHnSj9Ls6pU
https://youtu.be/CihHoxiPGmQ
thopkins22
12-07-18, 00:08
Whoops
MountainRaven
12-07-18, 00:25
Have some Tyson C. Beckford, Vogue magazine's Greatest Male Model of All Time:
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/47388326_1965134720202942_4380463473339924480_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=4e72391a2a626031176b789b1ef0b3eb&oe=5C681418
Popped up in my FB feed from Colion Noir. Had no idea who he was until I Googled him and I got the Vogue thing from Wikipedia. If anyone here recognizes him, I'd bet it's from Zoolander. And I didn't (but I've only seen Zoolander once and Adam Sandler isn't my kind of comedy).
But hey. Dude in media who likes guns.
Have some Tyson C. Beckford, Vogue magazine's Greatest Male Model of All Time:
Popped up in my FB feed from Colion Noir. Had no idea who he was until I Googled him and I got the Vogue thing from Wikipedia. If anyone here recognizes him, I'd bet it's from Zoolander. And I didn't (but I've only seen Zoolander once and Adam Sandler isn't my kind of comedy).
But hey. Dude in media who likes guns. Zoolander was Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.. but whatever :D Male models aren't my thing, so I guess I don't feel bad not knowing who he is. I follow Colion Noir on FB, and I'm glad he's spreading the word. A little too hipster for me, but we need troops in that part of society as well.
Some Bingham to start with.
https://youtu.be/jHnSj9Ls6pU
https://youtu.be/CihHoxiPGmQ Ah shit..good stuff !!.. I know who he is, just never looked at my screen when he pops up on my Pandora Aaron Watson or Zane Williams channels. :D Now I have a name to put with those songs.
Moose-Knuckle
12-07-18, 05:08
Who bought this Hick-hop trash in the first place?
And the thread right there.
Well I guess it's a good thing I don't listen to any of the modern "country" junk. Every country artist just repeats the same nonsense over and over again. Hell, if you break down the average country song today and compare the lyrics to other genres like pop and rap, the meanings of the songs are damn near identical. Multiple genres singing the same crap to fit a different crowd.
Most modern country artists are leftists or at the very least closet Democrats. Honestly, I thought more people knew that already..
But hey, we still have James Hetfield rocking ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ shirts while making metal albums in his mid fifties..
https://i.imgur.com/9TDZA12.jpg
Moose-Knuckle
12-07-18, 05:19
Well I guess it's a good thing I don't listen to any of the modern "country" junk. Every country artist just repeats the same nonsense over and over again. Hell, if you break down the average country song today and compare the lyrics to other genres like pop and rap, the meanings of the songs are damn near identical. Multiple genres singing the same crap to fit a different crowd.
Most modern country artists are leftists or at the very least closet Democrats. Honestly, I thought more people knew that already..
But hey, we still have James Hetfield rocking ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ shirts while making metal albums in his mid fifties..
https://i.imgur.com/9TDZA12.jpg
Hetfield was on Joe Rogan's show where he went into pulling up stakes and moving the hell out of his hometown of San Fransicko due to the progressives.
Saw Metallica play in Anchorage back in the early 90's and saw Hetfield rocking a Dwight Yoakam T-shirt. Had to smile because I'm sure 90% of the crowd had zero clue who Yoakam was. Hetfield comes up to AK and hunts. Makes him alright in my book.
Moose-Knuckle
12-07-18, 18:39
Saw Metallica play in Anchorage back in the early 90's and saw Hetfield rocking a Dwight Yoakam T-shirt. Had to smile because I'm sure 90% of the crowd had zero clue who Yoakam was. Hetfield comes up to AK and hunts. Makes him alright in my book.
Yeah Dwight Yoakam is one of my all time favorites, then again I like all those Bakersfield singers, there must be something in the water there.
Here is John Rich in Breitbart. He’s fully supportive of the second amendment.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/12/08/john-rich-defends-second-amendment-calls-out-dierks-bentley-tyler-hubbard-over-their-gun-control-push/[FONT=Arial]
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