Comments on: The Mavericks Reunite; ACM Brings Back Songwriter of the Year Award; The Rise of Pentecostal Rural Tarts http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts A Roots Music Publication Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7600 Barry Mazor Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:19:41 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7600 Never been a problem awarding Songwriter of the Year awards wherever they are done. It usually takes more than one song that year to do it--and the solo or co-write question just takes care of itself. Co-write 5 great songs and voters get the picture! Co-write 3 and write 2, write three great ones alone--I've never seen these issues tie anybody up in knots in practice. And the year in question is simply the year the songs reached people--even if they were in a trunk for ten years before that. And every award out there has some guidelines that are (theoretically) followed. Like Employee of the Week! Never been a problem awarding Songwriter of the Year awards wherever they are done. It usually takes more than one song that year to do it–and the solo or co-write question just takes care of itself. Co-write 5 great songs and voters get the picture! Co-write 3 and write 2, write three great ones alone–I’ve never seen these issues tie anybody up in knots in practice. And the year in question is simply the year the songs reached people–even if they were in a trunk for ten years before that. And every award out there has some guidelines that are (theoretically) followed. Like Employee of the Week!

]]> By: luckyoldsun http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7596 luckyoldsun Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:48:38 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7596 "Songwriter of the Year" sounds like a worthy award, but the problems/complications will be (1) Do you give it to an artist who performs his/her own songs or one who writes songs for others? and (2) It seems that few big songs are solo efforts anymore: Do you give a writer full credit for any song that his name appears on, or do you give only half-credit if there are two names and one-third credit if there are three? (3) Is the award something of a "lifetime achievement" award or is it really only for the specific year? If it's the latter, then do you credit a song that was a smash hit this year, but was actually written three years ago and first recorded by a minor artist back then in a record that almost nobody's heard? Will there be guidelines that address that, or is every voter supposed to make up his own standards? “Songwriter of the Year” sounds like a worthy award, but the problems/complications will be (1) Do you give it to an artist who performs his/her own songs or one who writes songs for others? and (2) It seems that few big songs are solo efforts anymore: Do you give a writer full credit for any song that his name appears on, or do you give only half-credit if there are two names and one-third credit if there are three? (3) Is the award something of a “lifetime achievement” award or is it really only for the specific year? If it’s the latter, then do you credit a song that was a smash hit this year, but was actually written three years ago and first recorded by a minor artist back then in a record that almost nobody’s heard?
Will there be guidelines that address that, or is every voter supposed to make up his own standards?

]]> By: Mike McCall http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7595 Mike McCall Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:25:01 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7595 From talking to them back in the day, I think the Mavericks took a while to find a guitarist who specialized in a certain kind of spare, sustained twang they liked, and one who also could deal with the road life. Nick Kane filled that role quite well for a good spread of the band's run. But he left in an angry split, filed a lawsuit, and went public with vicious personal attacks, so there wasn't much chance he'd join a reunion. From the start, Malo/Reynolds/Deacon made the move alone from Florida to Nashville, and they were always the core players. It's not that the guitarists were interchangeable, they just didn't have the history and the bond the others had. I'm sure there were other frictions in the band over the years, but not the kind that would keep them from knowing they had something special together. Their best club shows in the '90s rank among the most enjoyable live music nights I've ever experienced. From talking to them back in the day, I think the Mavericks took a while to find a guitarist who specialized in a certain kind of spare, sustained twang they liked, and one who also could deal with the road life. Nick Kane filled that role quite well for a good spread of the band’s run. But he left in an angry split, filed a lawsuit, and went public with vicious personal attacks, so there wasn’t much chance he’d join a reunion.

From the start, Malo/Reynolds/Deacon made the move alone from Florida to Nashville, and they were always the core players. It’s not that the guitarists were interchangeable, they just didn’t have the history and the bond the others had. I’m sure there were other frictions in the band over the years, but not the kind that would keep them from knowing they had something special together. Their best club shows in the ’90s rank among the most enjoyable live music nights I’ve ever experienced.

]]> By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7532 Barry Mazor Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:36:01 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7532 RE: what Matt said. Mr. Malo once told me that Mavericks songs (as opposed to more complicated Raul Malo pop songs) are the ones with the simple chords and approaches and straightahead rhythms. This may explain something about the band's Guitarist Replacement Syndrome. RE: what Matt said. Mr. Malo once told me that Mavericks songs (as opposed to more complicated Raul Malo pop songs) are the ones with the simple chords and approaches and straightahead rhythms. This may explain something about the band’s Guitarist Replacement Syndrome.

]]> By: Matt Bjorke http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7529 Matt Bjorke Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:58:05 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7529 It seems the Mavericks treat the Guitarist role like most other bands treat the drummer role... It seems the Mavericks treat the Guitarist role like most other bands treat the drummer role…

]]> By: Rick http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7442 Rick Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:54:19 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7442 Stagecoach 2012 tickets go on sale October 28th and they only offer 3 day passes starting at $ 149! I couldn't care less about the big name headliners but Elizabeth Cook, Sunny Sweeney, and Chris Isaak should liven things up a bit. The bluegrassers include Ralph Stanley, J.D. Crowe, Greensky Bluegrass, Del McCoury, and Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers. The reformed Mavericks will also make an appearance. Its a shame they don't have the bluegrass and Americana artists area separated with a fence with a lower admission price just to their zone with GA passes having access to everything. Last year they didn't even post a daily artist performance schedule online to my knowledge! I miss the old days of paper tickets and one day passes that made the first couple of years of Stagecoach bearable. I'll gladly take a pass on this over-sized, over-priced, over-regulated debacle. Link: http://www.stagecoachfestival.com/ Stagecoach 2012 tickets go on sale October 28th and they only offer 3 day passes starting at $ 149! I couldn’t care less about the big name headliners but Elizabeth Cook, Sunny Sweeney, and Chris Isaak should liven things up a bit. The bluegrassers include Ralph Stanley, J.D. Crowe, Greensky Bluegrass, Del McCoury, and Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers. The reformed Mavericks will also make an appearance. Its a shame they don’t have the bluegrass and Americana artists area separated with a fence with a lower admission price just to their zone with GA passes having access to everything.

Last year they didn’t even post a daily artist performance schedule online to my knowledge! I miss the old days of paper tickets and one day passes that made the first couple of years of Stagecoach bearable. I’ll gladly take a pass on this over-sized, over-priced, over-regulated debacle.

Link: http://www.stagecoachfestival.com/

]]> By: Leeann Ward http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7437 Leeann Ward Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:46:02 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7437 Interesting about the Mavericks. I'm surprised too. I'd love to hear Martina do a big band record. Interesting about the Mavericks. I’m surprised too.

I’d love to hear Martina do a big band record.

]]> By: Brenda Barrett http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7427 Brenda Barrett Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:57:56 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7427 @Barry, yes, it will be interesting to see who fills the David Lee Holt/Nick Kane/Eddie Perez spot... @Barry, yes, it will be interesting to see who fills the David Lee Holt/Nick Kane/Eddie Perez spot…

]]> By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7426 Barry Mazor Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:53:03 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7426 Call me observant, but the last time the Mavericks were together they were a quartet, not a trio, so not everybody is, in fact, included. Call me observant, but the last time the Mavericks were together they were a quartet, not a trio, so not everybody is, in fact, included.

]]> By: Brenda Barrett http://www.engine145.com/the-mavericks-reunite-acm-brings-back-songwriter-of-the-year-award-the-rise-of-pentecostal-rural-tarts/#comment-7425 Brenda Barrett Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:17:18 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17450#comment-7425 Call me jaded, but I suspect the Mavericks reunion is as much about infusing their bank accounts as it is renewed creative juices. (There was bad blood among some of the members of the band.) That said, I'll certainly enjoy seeing them live again, especially if they bring some brass players along with them. Call me jaded, but I suspect the Mavericks reunion is as much about infusing their bank accounts as it is renewed creative juices. (There was bad blood among some of the members of the band.) That said, I’ll certainly enjoy seeing them live again, especially if they bring some brass players along with them.

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