Dennis Edwards: Lady Antebellum

[Kramsey]

I've got to say, for the last couple of days the only album I have been listening to is Lady Antebellum's newest release, Need You Now. While it does have great harmonies and catchy melodies and hooks, it also has some very tasty bass playing by Dennis Edwards. It is not flashy in-your-face bass lines, its more subtle tasteful stuff, but it works so well! All of his fills are very tasty and add another dimension to the songs.

at any rate, i just figured i would give credit where credit is due.

[Lazylion]

I'm liking them pretty well too. My country band plays "Lookin' For A Good Time".

[JimmyM]

wow, you guys like this stuff, huh? yeah, i guess it's good for corporate paint-by-the-numbers country music. does zip for me, quite honestly. they seem to take themselves way too seriously.

[countrybassist]

I dig LA!! And yes I agree, very cool bass lines.

[zachbass02]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

wow, you guys like this stuff, huh? yeah, i guess it's good for corporate paint-by-the-numbers country music. does zip for me, quite honestly. they seem to take themselves way too seriously.

yes I do.

:rant on:
hate that for you. I wish all the music artists from here on out would cater to you and your musical tastes for ever and ever. I wish all those "non-talented" corporate sell out a$$ clown country artists here in Nashville would make music that you, and only you, liked ....ya, they must take themselves way tooooooo seriously. I hate when people take their business too seriously. I mean all those guys in suits in corporate america, man, talk about taking yourself way too seriously....It's fine if you don't like them. Don't buy their music. No big. I'm pretty sure they won't be that upset about it. But, they must be doing something right....I mean, how many records did your last album sell? I think their new one is doing pretty well for them.....hmmm...but what do 1,000,000 stupid fans know anyways? :rant off:

and yes, great bass playing on their records, contrary to a seemingly popular concensus in another thread posted here about how bad Nashillve sucks.

[JimmyM]

i wish they would cater to me, too. but that's alright. i've still got all my old hank sr and buck owens and loretta lynn and wanda jackson sorry, their stuff does nothing for me. what can i tell you?

[azureblue]

Their stuff is really what is now called "Americana", a big basket for artists that are sort of rootsy, and have influences from all types of American music.

I'll complain about how Nashville / LA / Pop Music / R&B - neo soul / rap / hip hop / smooth jazz / techno / etc. sucks after I have earned my two million from music.

[tycobb73]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

i wish they would cater to me, too. but that's alright. i've still got all my old hank sr and buck owens and loretta lynn and wanda jackson sorry, their stuff does nothing for me. what can i tell you?

Follow my lead Jimmy.

It's not my type of music but they are selling more records than I can dream of selling so they must be doing something right. The great thing about music is there is something for everyone and if I don't like it I don't have to listen to it.

[JimmyM]

ya, they're selling, no doubt. not everyone can do that...takes a couple million dollars just to get a song on the radio these days, and that's no guarantee that it'll sell...that just gets you onto the radio across the country.

anyway, they're definitely not for me, but someone likes them, so it's all good. they beat the hell out of heidi montag or paris hilton, i'll give them that

[eggfan]

Originally Posted by tycobb73

Follow my lead Jimmy.

It's not my type of music but they are selling more records than I can dream of selling so they must be doing something right. The great thing about music is there is something for everyone and if I don't like it I don't have to listen to it.

I don't know. I understand what you're saying. But if I think the culture in this country that informs and shapes a lot of our collective sensibilities is basically a sewer, I think I have not only a right but an obligation to be concerned, and a right to express that concern. I know that sounds soapboxy, but I don't think a cultural or musical critique - if it's genuine, well-though-out, and informed - is out of bounds, and shouldn't be muzzled by a "if you don't like it don't listen to it" consumerist line. Not saying Jimmy's critique is ready for peer review yet ...

[JimmyM]

depending on what it pays, i can write a review that sounds official i used to write articles and record reviews for this local music magazine called JAM, and my record reviews used to generate more hate mail than everyone else put together.

i know you're all surprised to hear that, but it's true

[MrTAteMyBalls]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

depending on what it pays, i can write a review that sounds official i used to write articles and record reviews for this local music magazine called JAM, and my record reviews used to generate more hate mail than everyone else put together.

i know you're all surprised to hear that, but it's true

hehehe....that is awesome. somethingawful.com once posted a review of weezer's blue album where they totally trashed it and even got the band members names wrong, and got a lot of facts about the band/songs/lyrics wrong. then they posted the hate mail on thier website>...the whole thing was a joke to inspire awesome hate mail messages! Genius!

[eggfan]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

depending on what it pays, i can write a review that sounds official

Would it be replete with comparisons between contemporary country music and cheez whiz, botox, and theme parks based on movies? Because if so, I've got $20 that says I'd like to read it. (They hate because they care.)

[Hamrhed]

Originally Posted by zachbass02

contrary to a seemingly popular concensus in another thread posted here about how bad Nashville sucks.

Thats not my take- Nashville is a great place for music and musicians imho. I like Lady Antebellum- especially after buying (what I believe is the debut record) for my wife who is the country afficiando of our house... and subsequently stealing it away

I like Americana or rootsy music- and this is in that vein I suppose. There are bigger acts on country radio who get pigeonholed (rightly or wrongly) as 'pop music in cowboy boots', but I think bands like LA, Brad Paisley, Montgomery Gentry, and Keith Urban defy that label because they write good songs and they are all filled w/ great musicians. I can understand that the easy-going nature of much of that music may not be for everybody, but that doesnt diminish the fact that the people who play it are very talented folks...

[eggfan]

Originally Posted by Hamrhed

but I think bands like LA, Brad Paisley, Montgomery Gentry, and Keith Urban defy that label because they write good songs and they are all filled w/ great musicians.

I feel you, but I don't personally think Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum belong in the same sentence in terms of musicianship.
(Check out Brad's tune "Les is More." Or "Cluster Pluck," or "Throttleneck," or "Mr. Policeman," or "Make a Mistake" ...)

[Craig Young]

all respect to dennis, who is a great player and a buddy. it's actually me on the records. just saying.... thanks for the kind words though. glad to be recognized even if it is by the wrong name. hahaha.


cheers,
craig

Originally Posted by Kramsey

I've got to say, for the last couple of days the only album I have been listening to is Lady Antebellum's newest release, Need You Now. While it does have great harmonies and catchy melodies and hooks, it also has some very tasty bass playing by Dennis Edwards. It is not flashy in-your-face bass lines, its more subtle tasteful stuff, but it works so well! All of his fills are very tasty and add another dimension to the songs.

at any rate, i just figured i would give credit where credit is due.

[Lazylion]

Originally Posted by Craig Young

all respect to dennis, who is a great player and a buddy. it's actually me on the records. just saying.... thanks for the kind words though. glad to be recognized even if it is by the wrong name. hahaha.

At least you're a good sport about it!
My band just learned "Need You Now". Keep up the good work, whatever your name is!

[RBX4]

i need tabs for this, anybody got it?

[brocco]

It is actually Craig Young that plays on the latest CD.Great Nashville session player and a EBMM endorser He played the New "Gamechanger" bass on that recording.