Post by superman on Jul 30, 2023 2:45:25 GMT -5
Criticized for filming a video in front of a location where an infamous lynching occurred. Many people have pointed out that the location is famous for other things, so it shouldn’t be assumed that the location was used to associate it with the tone of the song. Right.
I believe that the song, combined with that particular location, makes everything seem suspicious. Just like that Garth Brooks video that no one speaks about [More on that later]. Aldean claims he didn't choose the location. Fine. But now that you know, Jason...
And from statements made concerning Aldean's input in his songs, videos and so on ... It really comes off as if he's just some guy they put on stage to sing the songs they give him, to wear the clothes they tell him to wear and to perform in music videos he had no hand in conceptualizing. This "artist" really doesn't seem worth all this so-called controversy.
You know, I almost feel sorry for the guy. I can imagine him [Aldean] not knowing anything at all about that alleged dog-whistle in his video… and yet he still has to defend it/make excuses for it because a good ol’ boy doesn’t back down! He stands his ground cause he sure-as-shootin’ knows beans from bull**** and so on! When you have a team controlling every aspect of your career, situations like this will occur.
Garth Brooks had a similar revelation. They stopped showing the music video for “The Red Strokes” video because there is a scene where Garth is sneakily framed with the outline of a Ku Klux Klansman. Maybe it can be found on YouTube or something somewhere, but I remember it suddenly disappearing despite the fact that it was kept so quiet no one was really paying attention. Tonight I found the video only in the form of one of those “Reaction Videos” (you know, where young people listen to music they wouldn’t normally listen to, and then reacting to it :::rolls eyes:::
If you stop the video at 4:10 you can see it.
The “reacting” narrator doesn’t even notice (and he’s an African-American kid!) and is most-likely too young to have ever heard the story. He’s simply speaking on how he’s now a fan of country music and that, before YouTube, he’d never listened to country before and so on. It’s kind of sweet.
Anyhoo, this video was early in Garth’s career and it shows what can happen when you leave things up to a team that claims to have your best interests at heart … instead of a hidden agenda and plan to mold you in a way where you don’t even realize you’re being rebuilt in someone else’s image.
I believe that the song, combined with that particular location, makes everything seem suspicious. Just like that Garth Brooks video that no one speaks about [More on that later]. Aldean claims he didn't choose the location. Fine. But now that you know, Jason...
And from statements made concerning Aldean's input in his songs, videos and so on ... It really comes off as if he's just some guy they put on stage to sing the songs they give him, to wear the clothes they tell him to wear and to perform in music videos he had no hand in conceptualizing. This "artist" really doesn't seem worth all this so-called controversy.
You know, I almost feel sorry for the guy. I can imagine him [Aldean] not knowing anything at all about that alleged dog-whistle in his video… and yet he still has to defend it/make excuses for it because a good ol’ boy doesn’t back down! He stands his ground cause he sure-as-shootin’ knows beans from bull**** and so on! When you have a team controlling every aspect of your career, situations like this will occur.
Garth Brooks had a similar revelation. They stopped showing the music video for “The Red Strokes” video because there is a scene where Garth is sneakily framed with the outline of a Ku Klux Klansman. Maybe it can be found on YouTube or something somewhere, but I remember it suddenly disappearing despite the fact that it was kept so quiet no one was really paying attention. Tonight I found the video only in the form of one of those “Reaction Videos” (you know, where young people listen to music they wouldn’t normally listen to, and then reacting to it :::rolls eyes:::
If you stop the video at 4:10 you can see it.
The “reacting” narrator doesn’t even notice (and he’s an African-American kid!) and is most-likely too young to have ever heard the story. He’s simply speaking on how he’s now a fan of country music and that, before YouTube, he’d never listened to country before and so on. It’s kind of sweet.
Anyhoo, this video was early in Garth’s career and it shows what can happen when you leave things up to a team that claims to have your best interests at heart … instead of a hidden agenda and plan to mold you in a way where you don’t even realize you’re being rebuilt in someone else’s image.