Hot, Bad & Unpopular Takes

[DINGO Joe]

-Mayonnaise is the most revolting condiment in existence

Amen.  If the Dutch really do dip their fries in it, they are disgusting.

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Fleetwood Mac is really overrated.

Which Fleetwood Mac?

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All country music recorded after 1990 is crap.

Good country artists post-1990: Turnpike Troubadours, Lucero, early Neko Case, Margo Price, Old 97s, Jason Isbell, Whiskeytown, Lucinda Williams, Drive By Truckers

(by far not an exhaustive list)

Old Crow Medicine Show, Kacey Musgraves.  Not exclusively post-1990 but Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, Maria McKee, Kelly Willis, Dwight Yokam, BR-549...

OCMS is more folk/bluegrass than country. Someone who likes bro-country isn't going to like Gillian Welch or OCMS. You certainly never see young people at a bluegrass festival unless they're me or in the band.

Maren Morris is also very good.  Not sure if they were before or after 1990, but I also like The Mavericks.  For Canadian country music, Charlie Major was big for awhile, not sure what happened to him, and there's presently Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans.

Of course, there was plenty of crap recorded before 1990 too as Outlaw country and the Bakersfield sound  were partly a rebellion against the Nashville Countrypolitan sound.  Can't be alt without the mainstream to be alt against.

There's also be a odd symbiosis between some 80s punkers and alt-country as Excene Cervenka and John Doe went from X to country careers.  Same with Jon Langford coming out of the Mekons.  Bloodshot Records, an indie label  out of Chicago of all places, has a long rich history of nurturing such acts (though they do other genres too). 

Hank William Sr. and Hank III (who goes from country to metal quite frequently) are great while Hank Jr. is basically state fair crap.

Smilio's favorite, Sturgill Simpson is kind of a cosmic genre all to himself.

Steve Martin and his band are quite good.  Steve obviously worked hard to be quite capable and surrounded himself with talent so that he doesn't have to overreach.

[DINGO Joe]

Several decades from now, there will be a future generation that hates the "Millennials" in a similar manner/degree that "Millennials" hate the "Baby boomers".

This is truism that goes back to Greek times or even earlier.  Probably half of the hieroglyphics and cave art are really just bitchin' about a previous generation or vice versa.  The other half being about extolling their own virtue.

[DINGO Joe]

All country music recorded after 1990 is crap.

Good country artists post-1990: Turnpike Troubadours, Lucero, early Neko Case, Margo Price, Old 97s, Jason Isbell, Whiskeytown, Lucinda Williams, Drive By Truckers

(by far not an exhaustive list)

Old Crow Medicine Show, Kacey Musgraves.  Not exclusively post-1990 but Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, Maria McKee, Kelly Willis, Dwight Yokam, BR-549...

OCMS is more folk/bluegrass than country. Someone who likes bro-country isn't going to like Gillian Welch or OCMS. You certainly never see young people at a bluegrass festival unless they're me or in the band.

Maren Morris is also very good.  Not sure if they were before or after 1990, but I also like The Mavericks.  For Canadian country music, Charlie Major was big for awhile, not sure what happened to him, and there's presently Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans.

If you want to combine Canada and Bluegrass, the Dead South are pretty cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pq9QDLoTNI

OK, I'm probably done

[DINGO Joe]

The idea of having a cat or dog in your house just sounds terrible.  I don't particularly get the appeal of a guinea pig, fish, or something like that, but they are at least contained.  A cat or dog is essentially a wild animal that climbs on you and barks at you when you are trying to relax.  I could never deal with that.

You really should reconsider your position on abortion, because if you ever have a baby.....

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I'm a little weary of people declaring "peak Atlas" about everything.  It's like we're in the Himalayans.

[DINGO Joe]

The idea of having a cat or dog in your house just sounds terrible.  I don't particularly get the appeal of a guinea pig, fish, or something like that, but they are at least contained.  A cat or dog is essentially a wild animal that climbs on you and barks at you when you are trying to relax.  I could never deal with that.

You really should reconsider your position on abortion, because if you ever have a baby.....

Completely different (less animal-like, furry, and I won't worry they will eat me)

You've clearly never handled a baby.

[DINGO Joe]

Another hot take: The GOP's demographic future is brighter than the Democrats'

The fattening of America makes them more Republican

[DINGO Joe]

New Jersey Tossup sounds like an extremely lewd. gross sex act.

[DINGO Joe]

New Jersey Tossup sounds like an extremely lewd. gross sex act.

Does it involve whipped cream, graham crackers, and a prostate massage?  If yes where do I sign up?

No not at all.  I'd imagine it to involve a landfill and excrement that may or may not be human.  I'm  really not up on all the slang, you'd have to ask Kavanaugh or Trump.

[DINGO Joe]

New Jersey Tossup sounds like an extremely lewd. gross sex act.

Does it involve whipped cream, graham crackers, and a prostate massage?  If yes where do I sign up?

No not at all.  I'd imagine it to involve a landfill and excrement that may or may not be human.  I'm  really not up on all the slang, you'd have to ask Kavanaugh or Trump.

But you did change your name.