The "Art' Of Artifice

It really is hard for consumers to descern true art from "product" these days. It's a "producers" world and most of the people that produce music don't know anything about it. Where are the Ahmet Ertegans and Tom Dowds of the future gonna come from? Luckily there are a few Rick Rubin and Daniel Lanois out there. Thank God for the Dixie Chicks! Saving the SOUL of country music! Otherwise; it would all be this jingoistic, misguided Toby Keith nonsense. Johnny Cash wore black for a reason! Didn't he?

Posted by Maui musician Dave Carroll who is ready to take the stones thrown at him by Toby Keith fans. You do realise that the stone throwing is a metaphor for angry words? Just checking. Music listening is always a subjective experience.

Be sure to catch Dave Carroll perform every Tuesday night on Maui at Cool Cats in Lahaina.