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UofMemphis said:
I'll never 'get' Nashville, but I guess some dig the country shtick
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Music wise though, Nashville is not about country exclusively anymore, as I'm sure you know.
 
UofMemphis said:
Well, I've actually lived in both places...and youre wrong...but if you like it there, more power to ya.
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Ha, Ya, no I'm not. And it has nothing to do with whether I like Nashville as a city. I'm a professional musician for the better part of 27 years. The highest concentration of pros in the world is in Nashville, followed by LA and New York . It's simply where the work is because of all the studios . It's not even up for debate and I'm not trying to be a , it's just a fact. All those highly accomplished studio musicians need to do something at night if they are not touring or recording so they all show up at local clubs and let loose. The worst pro player in Nashville runs absolute circles around me. It is the most competitive environment imaginable. I know guys who are surviving in NYC who were chewed up in Nashville. Should tell you something.
 
UofMemphis said:
Yeah, that's crazy talk to me... From the 'old guard' of Memphis music: Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, BB King, Isaac Hayes, and Aretha Franklin (and many others) To the 'new guard' of Memphis music: Justin Timberlake, Three 6 Mafia, Rick Ross, and Yo Gotti (and many others) Memphis is steeped in musical diversity.
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Yikes.

I wouldn't use that " new guard" as an example of Memphis' musical diversity.

I like all kind of music so in actually familiar with who you are name dropping here. That is a list of suck if I ever saw one. Rick Ross? I just spit out my beer.
 
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lol, We're a third generation music family, and youre simply wrong...sorry...
 
August_West said:
Yikes.

I wouldn't use that " new guard" as an example of Memphis' musical diversity.

I like all kind of music so in actually familiar with who you are name dropping here. That is a list of suck if I ever saw one. Rick Ross? I just spit out my beer.
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If you don't like groups that win everything from grammys' to academy awards...that's on you.
 
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Oh, goodie...a list. (And a flawed one at that)

It is important to point out that we are measuring the concentration of musicians and music-related businesses, not the vibrancy or impact or quality of artists to emerge from a regional scene.
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I mean damn, they use myspace...so it must be accurate,

Ongoing MPI research is utilizing other unique data sources, including a huge amount of data culled from MySpace, to measure the diversity and richness of music scenes
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UofMemphis said:
Oh, goodie...a list. (And a flawed one at that) I mean damn, they use myspace...so it must be accurate,
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Yeah, it's entirely based on MySpace data.

Reading comprehension?
 
UofMempjhis, I love the hometown pride but saying Memphis is a better music city than Nashville is laughable and it gets even more embarrassing when you bring up people like Rick Ross and Yo Gotti to prove your point.
 
I'll try to stay out the verbal dispute between West and UofMemphis, but as a professional musician, Nashville is the place right now and has been for a while. Nashville is more than just country too.

While visiting, take the trolley ride around Nashville first to get your bearings. All of the major landmarks/ attractions will be pointed out to you.

The Country Music Hall of Fame is a must as is the Grand Ole Opry.

As to food, there are a lot of "honky-tonks" on Broadway that have decent food and live music all day & night. We ate in a few when we visited in March. Never had a bad meal. There is also a great place in the old railroad station, can't remember the name. But the food was great and I got to visit with my best friend from high school who I hadn't seen in 45 years!

Enjoy your visit.
 
huskeynut said:
I'll try to stay out the verbal dispute between West and UofMemphis, but as a professional musician, Nashville is the place right now and has been for a while. Nashville is more than just country too. While visiting, take the trolley ride around Nashville first to get your bearings. All of the major landmarks/ attractions will be pointed out to you. The Country Music Hall of Fame is a must as is the Grand Ole Opry. As to food, there are a lot of "honky-tonks" on Broadway that have decent food and live music all day & night. We ate in a few when we visited in March. Never had a bad meal. There is also a great place in the old railroad station, can't remember the name. But the food was great and I got to visit with my best friend from high school who I hadn't seen in 45 years! Enjoy your visit.
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My end of the dispute is over , to quote
Joe Walsh ( I know that he is no Yo Gotti, but he'll have to do) " you can't argue with a sick mind"
 
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Nothing gets a Memphian more angry than Nashville talk...just sayin'
 
From Big Al Anderson's Bio:

"Presently, you might find Al performing around Music City with his Nashville-based combo,Whitey, which also includes Jeffrey Steele, guitarist Scott Baggett, bassist Glenn Worf, keyboardist Reese Wynans and drummer Chad Cromwell. With any luck we'll see a new release by the group in the near future"

Al may have lost a lot of weight, but he's still Big Al.
 
huskeynut said:
As to food, there are a lot of "honky-tonks" on Broadway that have decent food and live music all day & night. We ate in a few when we visited in March. Never had a bad meal. There is also a great place in the old railroad station, can't remember the name. But the food was great and I got to visit with my best friend from high school who I hadn't seen in 45 years!
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Much better food elsewhere though. OP should definitely ask around when he/she gets there.
 
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WhiteDressWes said:
From Big Al Anderson's Bio:

"Presently, you might find Al performing around Music City with his Nashville-based combo,Whitey, which also includes Jeffrey Steele, guitarist Scott Baggett, bassist Glenn Worf, keyboardist Reese Wynans and drummer Chad Cromwell. With any luck we'll see a new release by the group in the near future"

Al may have lost a lot of weight, but he's still Big Al.
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Big Al Anderson and The Balls.

Is that the best band name in the world? It might be.

Gold Jerry. Gold.
 
UofMemphis said:
Nothing gets a Memphian more angry than Nashville talk...just sayin'
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I never new the rivalry existed.
But then again some in Ct blame the lack of Support from The New Haven area(possibly the hockey epicenter of Ct) for the demise of the Hartford Whalers
Just because their name had Hartford in it.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I never new the rivalry existed.
But then again some in Ct blame the lack of Support from The New Haven area(possibly the hockey epicenter of Ct) for the demise of the Hartford Whalers
Just because their name had Hartford in it.
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A lot of the anger comes from the fact they're the capital and get to control the purse strings in the state...

Nashville gets a new 50 million dollar crime forensics lab, while Memphis, with our crime, doesn't even have a crime lab.

Nashville gets a new 625 million dollar Convention Center...we get jack squat

Nashville gets to consolidate their city/county government...Memphis isn't allowed to.

I mean, we pay taxes...and Nashville spends it on themselves.
 
You'll need breakfast and I enjoyed the Pancake Pantry. You'll also need beer and I'm a sucker for the Flying Saucer in whatever city I can find them in.
 
If you want a good breakfast, go to Noshville. NY Deli in Nashville. Got all typical deli (i.e. Reins in Vernon) + southern comfort food
 
August_West said:
There are more incredible musicians per square inch in Nashville than any place on gods green earth. You can walk into any dive bar on a Tuesday night and see the best in the world for next to nothing.
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This...
 
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I have traveled to both cities often for business for the last decade so I'll chime in; Nashville is just a nicer placer to go for me. I'm a huge BBQ fan and absolutely despise country music (but really like the blues) yet still prefer Nashville. A big part of it is that Nashville just seems a lot cleaner and safer.

UofMemph, how can you try and defend Memphis without mentioning Gus's!? That is some major ammunition right there. Best fried chicken in the world.

I should say also that I'm not a huge fan of New Orleans. Don't get me wrong, its tons of fun but its so seedy and dirty. The whole place smells like piss. Also not super safe; I've had a close call and know a couple people that were beaten and robbed. Maybe that's the 40-year-old part of me talking but if I'm looking for that kind of environment I'll go to Vegas.
 
Just to help with UofMemphis' argument, I harken back to the classic Little Feat tune Dixie Chicken (about a female singer), which begins "I've seen the bright lights of Memphis"

Nashville and Memphis have the same number of syllables and Memphis isn't used to rhyme with anything in that verse, so clearly Lowell George thought Memphis was the better Tennessee location to have his fictional singer be beneath a street lamp. And If Lowell George takes Memphis, then so do I (although I will eventually have to confront the counter argument that George died in 1979, as well as the one that the Dixie Chicken belle did run away a year prior - potentially even to Nashville).
 
Gurleyman said:
Just to help with UofMemphis' argument, I harken back to the classic Little Feat tune Dixie Chicken (about a female singer), which begins "I've seen the bright lights of Memphis"

Nashville and Memphis have the same number of syllables and Memphis isn't used to rhyme with anything in that verse, so clearly Lowell George thought Memphis was the better Tennessee location to have his fictional singer be beneath a street lamp. And If Lowell George takes Memphis, then so do I (although I will eventually have to confront the counter argument that George died in 1979, as well as the one that the Dixie Chicken belle did run away a year prior - potentially even to Nashville).
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Well, someone DID cast a vote for memphis fried chicken in this thread so....
 
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