randy travis

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a lot of his material is mediocre, it's true.


but a song like "on the other hand" is so wonderful--it's so gentle, almost subliminal, that it somehow gets to me in a way that legions of other "i oughtn't cheat" songs don't. it's so daringly understated.

Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah, "On the Other Hand" is nice. He does sing well.

edd s hurt (ddduncan), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:20 (nineteen years ago) link

I love how ILM can go for quite a few posts without even mentioning an artist's obvious signature song.

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago) link

we keep you guessing

Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:47 (nineteen years ago) link

storms of life was really great, "diggin up bones" is still one my fave country songs ever, "on the other hand" really great too obv, god what a great album. of that first string of hits, when he vying for king of nashville with george strait, i liked a few, "forever and ever, amen" lilts nicely, but yeah the material failed the voice all too often. and then he fell off, and i've always been curious as to why - were his too milquetoast hits left in the dust by the coming of garth? did the gay rumours have an impact? in any case he was knocked off the perch, and though he'll still have the requisite lower chart appearances and occasional bonafide hit it's a far cry from the late 80s. still, classic for the voice, storms of life, and his appearance on king of the hill.

j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link

three years pass...

http://merrickmusic.com/images/Randy_Travis.jpg

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 7 July 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link

Heh, waiting for the next pedophile/Dateline conversation to go like "Do you know who I am?" "Randy Travis?"

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 7 July 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...
nine months pass...

A few days ago I heard "On The Other Hand" for the 1st time in many many years and it struck me as quite outstanding... Def one of my favorite country songs.

billstevejim, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 04:13 (thirteen years ago) link

I love how ILM can go for quite a few posts without even mentioning an artist's obvious signature song.

Is OTOH his obvious signature song? Should I feel embarrassed asking that? I'm no country expert.

billstevejim, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 04:34 (thirteen years ago) link

ten months pass...

Bachmann has found a musician to take her side. Country star Randy Travis will perform at an Aug. 13 straw poll event Bachmann is hosting in Iowa.

from Washington Post blog

curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link

one year passes...

Two for two: another badass mugshot from February:
http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/06/randy-travis-arrested-public-intoxication/

Earth, Wind & Fire & Alabama (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link

seven years pass...

This guy is so fucking good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbkdDLFEDEM

TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 24 May 2020 20:31 (four years ago) link

tandy rravis would be a good vaporwave project name

crystal-brained yogahead (map), Monday, 25 May 2020 03:39 (four years ago) link

one year passes...

on the other hand is god-tier country music

Tracer Hand, Thursday, 16 September 2021 23:30 (two years ago) link


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