Lest you think that the current trend toward judgmental right-wing crazies putting a metaphorical cap in the ass of the rest of us is a new thing, witness that pop sensation from the middle part of the last century known as The Louvin Brothers:
I do have to say, though, that as full of self-righteous crap as half the Louvin Brothers music is, I do love them to death. Jay O'Berski turned me onto them when we were doing Stones this past summer.
But, like so many of the wingnuts on the right, the darlling Louvin Brothers didn't practice what they preached. One fought a long-running battle with alcohol which he ultimately lost. Sad, really.
Still, their music -- if you're willing to look past its "holier than thou" qualities and chalk it up to being an artifact of its time (albeit one relevant to today's weirdness) -- is really quite good. I love their harmonies. Then again, I loved the Everly Brothers, too, so color me bumptious.
I do have to say, though, that as full of self-righteous crap as half the Louvin Brothers music is, I do love them to death. Jay O'Berski turned me onto them when we were doing Stones this past summer.
But, like so many of the wingnuts on the right, the darlling Louvin Brothers didn't practice what they preached. One fought a long-running battle with alcohol which he ultimately lost. Sad, really.
Still, their music -- if you're willing to look past its "holier than thou" qualities and chalk it up to being an artifact of its time (albeit one relevant to today's weirdness) -- is really quite good. I love their harmonies. Then again, I loved the Everly Brothers, too, so color me bumptious.
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