[duck hunt]

Fox News Article (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,104258,00.html)

The Devil's Right Hand' has changed for me. At the time I wrote it, I owned lots and lots of guns. And I grew up believing that was a fundamental right, and I've changed my mind about that. I think it's a right, but I think it's a privilege we abuse to the point that we may need to rethink that one; whatever we can do without dismantling the Bill of Rights and still get as many guns out of people's hands as possible.

[P95Carry]

whatever we can do without dismantling the Bill of Rights and still get as many guns out of people's hands as possible. An oxymoron surely ... if I ever heard one!:rolleyes:

I wonder what led to his particular brain fart!

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Well, in another part of the article it says he's lost 50 lbs on Atkins....maybe he's lightheaded from hunger...:p

[P95Carry]

Ahhh .... hyperinsulinemic .... sugar depleted .......

Still no excuse!:p

[Stickjockey]

I think it's a right, but I think it's a privilege we abuse to the point that we may need to rethink that one;

So which one is it, a right or a privilege? :rolleyes:

[clubsoda22]

what's the deal? Is he planning on running for office or something?

[Norm357]

Relax people, the coke has fried ole Steves brain. No one really listens to him anymore.:D

Norm

[BHPshooter]

Is this the same Steve Earle that was on some major drugs?

regardless though, there is a difference between changing your mind about a right and trying to take someone elses right. The difference is that one is your opinion, the other is the seed of tyranny.

Wes

edited for spelling and severe retardation.

[Standing Wolf]

I'm sure Stalin thought the same at some point early in his illustrious career.

[hansolo]

If this fellow doesn't feel comfortable with, "...(sic)having lots of guns...",
that's his problem: why do all these revisionists feel that their "feelings"
should be shoved down everyone else's throat? BTW, who the heck is this guy?:cuss:

[saddlebum]

steve earl = heroin addicted washed up singer. saddlebum

[nemesis]

He's the same crooner that memorialized John "Taliban" Walker in song.

[BluesBear]

P95Carry said:
An oxymoron surely ... if I ever heard one!
I ain't real sure about that oxy part.
:evil:

[Skunkabilly]

He's described himself as 'left of Mao'. I like his music, but don't care for his politics.

[Ohen Cepel]

Another guy I won't buy CD's from anymore.

I liked it when Kid Rock said something to the effect,
"President Bush doesn't call me and tell me my albums suck, why should I tell him how to run the country?"

I don't know why these guys think they need to run off at the mouth.

[Hot brass]

moron:mad:

[BluesBear]

Dos this mean we'll have to cancel the recording sessions for the Steve Earle Tribute album by Skunkabilly & The High Road Jug Band?

[Jammer Six]

If this fellow doesn't feel comfortable with, "...(sic)having lots of guns...",
that's his problem: why do all these revisionists feel that their "feelings"
should be shoved down everyone else's throat? BTW, who the heck is this guy?

For the same reason the fundamentalist christians do?

[IAJack]

He was on 60min, 20/20 or one of those awhile back screaming about how unfair the death penalty is and campainging for all his buddies down on death row. What a waste of talent

[semf]

An oxymoron surely ... if I ever heard one!
How about this one
. I think it's a right, but I think it's a privilege
He needs to make up his mind ,or get a dictionary.
As soon as I figure out who he is I'll ignore him

[Barbara]

Damn, I like his music, too. :(

[mwithers72]

one of his most popular songs IMHO was copper head road. where he talks of old moonshinners, growing pot and others, and killing revaneuers (SP??) and setting traps that was learned from "charlie"


mark

[Chris Rhines]

Steve Earle is a self-described Marxist. So I have to ask: without guns, how is the proletariat going to seize the means of production and execute the landowners? ;)

I do love Copperhead Road, though. Great tune.

- Chris

[Ky Larry]

I don't like his music or his politics but at least he's up front about his beleifs. The people I can't tolerate are the hipocrits such as Rush Limbaugh,Rosie O'Doughnuts, Bill Clinton, and Jerry Falwell.:barf:

[Sisco]

I'm going to confess ignorance here, who is Steve Earl and why do we care what he thinks?

[papaone]

personal attack deleted

[Browns Fan]

Ditto what Sisco said... Who is this jerk and why should we care?

:confused:

[Crimper-D]

Hopefully his opinions are more forgettable than his music.:rolleyes:
Stalin hav a good use for eletist revisionists like this character... he used them to clear minefields.:evil: :fire:

[Barbara]

County/southern rock singer, guitar player. Good at it, too. His stuff is a little twangy, but I can't think of a single song I don't really like. I'm pretty clueless about his politics, but was surprised considering songs like this one:

Johnny Come Lately
(Steve Earle)
I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long way
I was born and bred in the USA
So listen up close, I've got something to say
Boys, I'm buying this round
Well it took a littlee while but we're in this fight
And we ain't going home 'til we've done what's right
We're gonna drink Camden Town dry tonight
If I have to spend my last pound
When I first got to London it was pourin' down rain
Met a Little girl in the field canteen
Painted her name on the nose of my plane
Six more missions I'm gene
Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might
Then the warden came around yelling "turn out the lights"
Death rainin' out of the London night
We made love 'til dawn

But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home
With a chest full of medals and a G.l. loan
They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone
When Johnny comes marching home

MY P-47 is a pretty good ship
And she took a round coming cross the Channel last trip
I was thinking 'bout my baby and letting her rip
Always got me through so far
Well they can ship me all over this great big world
But I'll never find nothing like my North End girl
I'm taking her home whh me one day, sir
Soon as we win this war

Now my granddaddy sang me this song
Told me about Londen when the Blitz was on
How he married Grandma and brought her back home
A hero throughout his land
Now I'm standing on a runway in San Diego
A couple Purple Hearts and I move a little slow
There's nobody here, maybe nobody knows
About a place called Vietnam

[Russ]

The Atkins diet does not make you stupid. Earle got that way from smoking too much crack.

[kentucky bucky]

His brain is crispy and golden brown

[TonyB]

Steve Earl:get a career,shut up.........jackass...another drunk a-hole who's mad he doesn't have as many hits as Toby Keith.............:cool:

[Skunkabilly]

Steve Earle is a great songwriter and musically, very versatile. I have a lot of respect for his musical talent.

The Mountain and Transcendental Blues are excellent albums and I can't say enough good stuff about them.

:barf: on his self-proclaimed Maoist politics. I skipped his latest album as it seemed to political.

[glocksman]

another drunk a-hole who's mad he doesn't have as many hits as Toby Keith.............

Give me a break. :rolleyes:

Steve Earle stoned out of his mind on heroin has more talent than Toby Keith does stone sober. :neener:

Earle's politics may be out there somewhere to the left of Mao and he's a sad commentary on what heroin can do to a person (kind of like Jimmy Page), but at his height he had more talent than Toby Keith will ever have.

Earle's always been ambivalent about guns if The Devil's Right Hand* is anything to go by.

Try his Copperhead Road CD if you like hard edged southern rock.
Guitar Town and Exit 0 are both better country albums than anything Keith's ever done.:p

For those who believe that popularity equals talent or quality, I can counter that with one name: Michael Jackson. :evil:

*Lyrics to The Devil's Right Hand

About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up and I didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand


My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand


Well I get into a card game in a company town
Caught a miner cheating I shot the dog down
Shot the dog down, watched the man fall
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

[achadwick]

Steve's grammar is as incoherent as his position on gun rights. He'd make a great poster child in the "Just say no to drugs" campaign.

[BluesBear]

Since when is grammar counted in music or poetry?

Steve Earle is a pretty good Alt Country singer. I would much rather listen to him sing than Toby Keith. But that's all I want.

His songs are appealing. They make you think and they make you feel. That's what music and poetry are supposed to do. They should be stories. Not necessarily about yourself either they can tell the tale from any point of view.

As for his political views? :barf:

In this forum it's OK to lambast his politikal views but not his livelihood.

Sing a song Steve, then shut the heck up and go away. I don't wanna hear you talk, don't ruin the mood.

[TonyB]

Glocksman:I'm not saying he's not talented,and that Keith is...don't get me wrong...I think they're both BORING......I'm saying maybe Earl is a little bitter about others having the success he wants.........and that he's a big loser........if I want a talented singer/songwriter.....John Hiatt works for me.:cool:

[mountainclmbr]

I think Steve's just trying to get a date with the Dixie Chicks.

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John Hiatt, I totally love John Hiatt! I am a sucker for a songwriter with brains; I love Warren Zevon and John Hiatt and John Prine and yes, Steve Earle. Can't say I'm a big fan of Toby Keith; when they started playing commercials here for his concert (part of the "Shock and Awe" tour, I kid you not) the lyrics and patter were so jingoistic I thought it was a parody. If you doubt Steve Earle's talents, get yourself a copy of "Exit 0" or "Guitar Town" and see if you are still underwhelmed. I don't agree with him politically these days, but I think his recovery is admirable and his music is still terrific.

Glad to see this thread spurred such lively discussion.

[glocksman]

Glocksman:I'm not saying he's not talented,and that Keith is...don't get me wrong...I think they're both BORING

Steve's best days are behind him, but he's still a good songwriter.

If you haven't listened to his older stuff, try it. It's pretty decent.

One of the best songwriters in country music is Matraca Berg.
She knows how to tell a story and has a heartbreaking voice.

If I boycotted every artist who was negative on guns, I wouldn't be buying many CD's.
Of course the only CD's I buy these days are blanks, usually right after a trip to the public library. ;)

[semf]

I am listening to "Devil's Right Hand" for the first time now. Does anybody else have a hard time not singing "If you don't love me I'll kill myself" with a bad twang when they're listening to it. And "Johnny Come Lately" sounds surprisingly similar to Alabama's Lousiana Saturday Night"
I thought only Rappers sampled.
I also listen to him butcher Johnny Cash's "Don't Take Your Guns to Town"

I grew up on country and my taste lean towrds Willie and Waylon, who also have very different political views than I do, but at least they are memorable timeless performers. This guy is in the same class with Garth and Kenny Rogers. Sorry I wasted my time downloading him. I guess a boycott of him by me would just be symbolic.

[glocksman]

IIRC, didn't Waylon record The Devil's Right Hand back in the mid-80's?

Anyway, Earle's written a bunch of stuff that's been recorded by other artists. I think his best days are behind him, though.

[Matt G]

Steve Earl's attitudes may be twisted by the fact that he can't have guns outside the home in TX, lest he be charged with "Felon Possessing A Firearm."

[semf]

IIRC, didn't Waylon record The Devil's Right Hand back in the mid-80's?
Actually it was the Highwaymen but I have never heard it although I've got to believe they would have done a better job
Many country songs tell of the evils of misuse of guns this nothing new. But it seems that at least some of his songs that I heard today he demonizes the gun and not the gunner.
Let's not forget even John Wayne made what could be considered anti-gun movies with Angel and the Badman and The Shootist

[Tango7]

Matt G: Steve Earl's attitudes may be twisted by the fact that he can't have guns outside the home in TX, lest he be charged with "Felon Possessing A Firearm."

Hmm... Kind of ironic, that.

Maybe the quote should have been "Since I messed up, and that part of the constitution no longer apply to me, nobody should have that right either (?)..."

I second (Fifth?) the vote for his being a talented songwriter/performer, but a complete political idiot... Just think of him the same way we (here) do most actors... pretty, talented, talking heads who are at their best when told what to say, and best ignored when off the big screen.

[Barbara]

Warren Zevon and John Hiatt and John Prine and yes, Steve Earle.

Wow, so few people know who Warren Zevon is, or who Steve Earle is, let alone be a fan of both. That's great. I don't know who John Hiatt or John Prine are but I'll have to find out. We seem to have similar tastes in obscure but talented artists.

[TonyB]

Barbara....John Hiatt wrote "thing called love" and tons of other hits.....check out Johnhiatt.com......great records are "Bring the family""Slow turning" "Live from Burdacrest"...although all his are good.....Some times country,sometimes harder,always clever and entertaining.....:cool:

[BluesBear]

John Prine is a very talented folk singer.

His best known song is Paradise.
The chorus of whuch goes;

Daddy won't you take me back to Mulenberg county,
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay.
Well I'm sorry my son but you're too late in askin',
Mr Peabody's coal train done hauled it away.

John Prine also helped Steve Goodman write "You Never Even Call Me By My Name" (The perfect C&W song)

[Gmac]

Steve who?

[Skunkabilly]

Randy Scruggs' new album is also excellent. RUN to the store and pick it up now.

[BluesBear]

Randy Scruggs


WOW now there's a ghost from my past!

[Justin]

This one seems to have wandered away from that whole 'gun related' thing we've got here.