Sad to say, it's reckoned that one out of every four people in Ireland have
seen a Garth show. I know it's a small country but...
Unbelievable but true.
Kirsty
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Weisberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 23 April 1999 03:55
Subject: RE: Most albums sold, per RIAA
>> Do you think that we could say with some confidence that this
>> prove's Garth
>> Brooks makes music according to the lowest common denominator?
>>
>> BTW - does anyone know how well Garth boy does internationally?
>
>I believe the RIAA counts international sales in its certifications, but I
>could be wrong. He's certainly done well touring internationally.
>
>As far as the lowest common denominator argument goes, I'm not sure what to
>make of it. The Beatles have sold about 20% more albums; does that mean
>they made music for a 20% lower common denominator? (I suspect there are a
>few folks who will answer "yes".) Out of the top 25 on that best-selling
>list, I'd rather listen to most of Brooks' stuff than all but a handful -
in
>fact, I'd rather listen to most of his stuff than all but a handful of the
>entire list. Someone at one of our local HNC stations has been on a
>Garth+NGR kick lately, so I've been reminded - and I'll take "Calling Baton
>Rouge" and "Do What You Gotta Do" over an awful lot of other stuff.
>
>Speaking of Brooks and 'grass, here's something Kathy Chiavola posted over
>on bgrass-l about a year and a half ago:
>
>>>Randy Howard had just finished playing fiddle on the Carl Jackson song
>that
>Garth recorded. Randy spontaneously kicked off Carter Stanley's "The
Fields
>Have Turned Brown" and Carl joined in on guitar. All of a sudden Garth
>began
>singing the tune and knew all of it. He then decided to record it on the
>spot. Whether or not it will be released is anyone's guess.<<
>
>I'd like to hear that; I'll bet it kicks ass. The Carl Jackson tune
>mentioned ("Fit For A King," on Sevens) sure does.
>
>Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
>
>
