Curb Records & Tim McGraw Chuck Knuckles
Well, well, well.
I had many other things I was planning to write about today, but I’ll always preempt my plans to bring you a juicy news item involving a spat between the evil empire of Curb Records (insert Darth Vader procession music here), and a pop country perfume peddling pussy. Uh cat.
That’s right my friends, Curb Records and Tim McGraw are letting the verbal daggers fly. Apparently Curb is releasing a third Tim McGraw “Greatest Hits,” album, even though Tim has only released one studio album since his second “Greatest Hits” album came out. Tim is also waiting on a new studio album to be released, which of course Curb Records is sitting on to extend McGraw’s contract out for as long as possible before Tim tells Curb to shove it.
“I am saddened and disappointed that my label chose to put out another hits album instead of new music.”
Aww. He’s saddened. Go cry in your overhyped toilet water.
“I’ve only had one studio album since my last hits package. It has to be just as confusing to the fans as it is to me. I had no involvement in the creation or presentation of this record. Sure, I love the songs and I don’t want to take anything away from all the creative people who were a part of making those records. But the whole concept is an embarrassment to me as an artist. In the spirit of an election year, I would simply say to my fans ‘I’m Tim McGraw and I don’t approve their message.”
You know I hate to side with Tim McGraw, but I have to on this one. This is ridiculous. Curb is clearly holding Tim’s new music hostage to squeeze every single dollar they can out of his old stuff before he leaves the label. Sure, I think Tim’s music should be quarantined like germ bomb ingredients, safe guarded to never infect the airwaves of our great nation, but hey, wrong is wrong.
And if there was ever anybody out there that thought that Curb Records was a fine label and just treated Hank Williams III poorly because of the graphic nature of his lyrics, now you can see that Curb deals unfairly with even the artists that are willing to sell out as hard as they can for fame and money.
And Hank III and Tim McGraw are not the only examples. Curb did this same thing to LeAnn Rimes a while back. I wrote a blog about it and you can read it by CLICKING HERE .
So yeah, if you thought that I was being an old soldier who didn’t know when to give up the fight keeping this Free Hank III thing going, now you can see how important it is to stay on our toes until Hank III is free of these monsters.
Other Stuff:
–A review of Hank III’s last concert in Nashville made it in of all places the CMT.com blog, and you can CLICK HERE to check it out.
–The petition to Reinstate Hank Williams is nearing the 30,000 signature mark, thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of people! But we still got a long way to go!
galea
October 15, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
first, that photo.
funny.
it is called the record business, the music business … cuz they give ya da business!
the artist becomes viewed as a machine.
a tool.
i loved the whole saga of Faith screaming at that dame for grabbing Timberly’s balls … you must have seen it on youtube .. look up faith hill husband’s balls or something like that!
your site looks outasite, by the way. very butch.
Yours,
Galea Bad Housewife
The Triggerman
October 15, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
Tim McGraw is a brand, not an artist. He’s like Nike or McDonald’s or Stephen King.
Timberly. I’ll have to steal that.
Hank's Angels
October 15, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
CURB… WTF?
I have mixed feeling about the III Collector’s tin for this reason…. There was no book insert, paper, a fart, nothing…. just the 3 III discs…. I don;t know if this honors him or hurts him. I love that you can give the tin as a gift and open up a new world of music to people, but I also feel as though Curb is slapping Hank in the face by not at least providing something special in this collection… Are they undercutting him or genuinely trying to get him music out there…. am I crazy here? It seems as though Curb is just bitch slapping artists left and right for a buck…..
The Triggerman
October 15, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
I agree about the mixed feelings. Tim McGraw says he had no involvement in this ‘Greatest Hits,’ and when the Collector’s Tin came out, Hank III himself said he had no prior knowledge of it.
I remember when it first started to show up on retail websites, all we knew was it was a 3 disc set, and it didn’t say what it was and nobody knew.
The other thing that rubs me about the Collector’s Tin is that it says its “3 CD’s” on the outside, but it’s not. It’s 4 CD’s and 3 albums. Can Curb not even flippin count?
Curb tries to use marketing and packaging schemes to sell more records, when all it’s artists want to do is be fair to their fans and put NEW music out.
Cathy
October 15, 2008 @ 2:07 pm
Get out the gloves for McGraw and Mike…
hee hee hee hee…too funny! Maybe Curb will focus on McGraw for awhile…
The Hank III Collector’s Edition is a wonderful gift for people who do not know Hank III’s music or are just starting to listen. It is a collection of quality music at a very affordable price. We gave one away yesterday as a birthday gift to someone who is already a big III fan and he was thrilled to death with it. I have a couple more for Christmas gifts.
Hank’s Angels are right about not being a piece of paper or even a fart inside of the tin with the music, which makes Curb look chintzy/miserly, not Hank. It would cost Curb next to nothing to put a small informational piece inside.
Now, excuse me while I go google “faith hill’s husband’s balls”
The Triggerman
October 15, 2008 @ 2:17 pm
I agree with that about the Collector’s Tin too. It is good for new Hank III fans or people who’ve never heard him. But I can understand how it could be seen as a backhand by some long time fans, especially when there is new music just sitting on the shelf.
And Tim McGraw, hate him as i do, but this dude has had THREE Greatest Hits released now. That is a music pet peeve of mine: When you go in to buy a Greatest Hits CD and there’s half a dozen and you gotta guess which is the best one.
I want to see you explain your way out of “faith Hill’s husband’s balls” when Wayne looks over your shoulder to see what you’re googling.
wayne titsworth
October 15, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
Just from lookin’ at the picture you have up, my guess is he wants someone to FUCK HIM so it might as well be Mike Curb!!!
wayne titsworth
October 15, 2008 @ 5:51 pm
Cathy was lookin at Faith Hills Husbands ball, what’s that all about anywho!!!
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