BobTheFork
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Being an American, you can't get near a pack of drunks without being forced to know the name of a Garth Brooks song.
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Garth Brooks breaks The Beatles record by getting his 7th RIAA Diamond Certification
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Being an American, you can't get near a pack of drunks without being forced to know the name of a Garth Brooks song.
Turbowaffles
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Love me some Garth Brooks music, but I'm pretty pissed at him for being so stubborn about allowing his music on streaming services.
orthodoxy1095
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Rubber Soul is 4 million units off, Revolver is 5 million units off and Let it Be is 6 million off.
Garth has The Chase, In Pieces, Fresh Horses and Scarecrow which are 1, 2, 3 and 5 million away respectively.
Combichristoffersen
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He puts on a great concert, that's for sure. I think the draw is his songs are so easy and fun to sing along to. "Learning to Live Again" is one of my favorite deep tracks.
Here's a video of him going over to a woman with stage 3 cancer and playing for her in the middle of a song. He's a pretty good guy and happy for him for the record. https://youtu.be/veCRhOCwNEs
Here's a video of him going over to a woman with stage 3 cancer and playing for her in the middle of a song. He's a pretty good guy and happy for him for the record. https://youtu.be/veCRhOCwNEs
catapult37
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Huh, forgot about The Dance. And "if tomorrow never comes." You know what? Screw it, I guess I like Garth Brooks.
Taco_Human
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This si the first time I've heard of this guy. Maybe I've listened to something he's made before but I have no idea otherwise.
orthodoxy1095
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If you've been in a bar in the past two decades you've probably heard his songs at least a few times.
Which album is that on?
womfalcs3
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Well that sucks. There are some great Gaeth songs... Especially in the 90s.
The Dance, The River, To Make You Feel my Love, Unanswered Prayers, the song about being lost at sea in the storm, etc.
:lol
I am almost 40 and born and raised in the US and I am not sure I could name a single Garth song.
I would probably recognize one if it was played to me though.
Gouty
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Garth is just another pop nobody fed hit after hit by the powers that were. If he were worth remembering he'd still be putting in work like Tom Petty, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Willie Nelson, anyone who actually hung their hat on their song writing ability.
Write a hit Garth, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, and Neil Young are waiting you hack.
Write a hit Garth, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, and Neil Young are waiting you hack.
EYEL1NER
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Not bad.
I wouldn't say that I'm a fan but I'll listen to Thunder Rolls or Callin' Baton Rouge if I hear them. I probably know a lot more songs than those two and Friends in Low Places but not by name; one of my sisters was a big country fan when I was young and listened to a lot of his music. He's definitely got his fans though and a lot of people like his music. He doesn't seem like a bad guy in general either. Congrats to him.
I wouldn't say that I'm a fan but I'll listen to Thunder Rolls or Callin' Baton Rouge if I hear them. I probably know a lot more songs than those two and Friends in Low Places but not by name; one of my sisters was a big country fan when I was young and listened to a lot of his music. He's definitely got his fans though and a lot of people like his music. He doesn't seem like a bad guy in general either. Congrats to him.
Laieon
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Awesome. I'll take Garth Brooks over the Beatles any day of the week.
Yeah, it's weird. Lots of folks here are citing the fact that they don't live in the US as the reason why, but I live in Korea and occasionally hear his songs (not nearly as often as kpop mind you) in coffee shops. It's pretty common to see his name in noraebang books too.
I'm from Iowa and lived in Texas for 14 years, I can name quite a bit. Maybe try getting out of your comfort zone.
Yeah, it's weird. Lots of folks here are citing the fact that they don't live in the US as the reason why, but I live in Korea and occasionally hear his songs (not nearly as often as kpop mind you) in coffee shops. It's pretty common to see his name in noraebang books too.
I'm from Iowa and lived in Texas for 14 years, I can name quite a bit. Maybe try getting out of your comfort zone.
How the hell does an artist who's only popular in a specific group of people in the USA sell so much?
I mean, I'm pretty sure that almost nobody outside of the US could name a single song by him. Hell, the only reason I know his name is because I think a song of his was in Rock Band at some point, but I'm not even sure of that.
I mean, I'm pretty sure that almost nobody outside of the US could name a single song by him. Hell, the only reason I know his name is because I think a song of his was in Rock Band at some point, but I'm not even sure of that.
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Eww. He should have played baseball instead.
I forgot about the river, and it made me remember We Shall Be Free.
Can you imagine a country star in the 90s calling for gay rights, religious tolerance, and racial harmony? Dude has balls.
thelongestj
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People in Canada definitely love Garth Brooks, at least rural Canada. I signed up with GhostTunes just to buy his discography and country is not a genre I listen to anymore but nostalgia is powerful. But I would rather listen to Garth Brooks than the Beatles any day of the week.
In particular, I love the song That Summer. It's about a farm boy and a cougar. Last year one of my roommates was working on farms and I would always tease him about living in a Garth Brooks song.
DeaconKnowledge
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Aargh. I hate it when people say things like this then don't explain what they mean.
HideyoshiJP
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This is impressive. The thing that I find interesting about Garth Brooks is that he took so much from other genres, like stadium rock, and became this huge force that reached a lot of people that didn't traditionally listen to country music.
Nah, there have been a lot of hands in that. Besides, didn't people used to say that about Alabama? They're more country than most anything on country radio today. Really, Garth is too.
Nah, there have been a lot of hands in that. Besides, didn't people used to say that about Alabama? They're more country than most anything on country radio today. Really, Garth is too.
They can keep waiting, he is hanging with writers that get him 7 diamond certifications.
iamaustrian
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despite his wierd youtube point of view (?), he's one really good guy.
both music and personality wise.
You must have really big balls as a country artist to write a song like "We shall be free" in 1992(!).
it's good to see that there are actually some country singers out there who are not hardcore right conservatives with bigoted views. Brooks being one of the them (also Willie Nelson, Merle, Allan Coe...)
I also LOVE his legendary "Beer Run" duet with George Jones
both music and personality wise.
You must have really big balls as a country artist to write a song like "We shall be free" in 1992(!).
it's good to see that there are actually some country singers out there who are not hardcore right conservatives with bigoted views. Brooks being one of the them (also Willie Nelson, Merle, Allan Coe...)
I also LOVE his legendary "Beer Run" duet with George Jones
uncelestial
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Garth who? Stop deadnaming Chris Gaines, motherfuckers.
Hell yeah, tell 'em Chris.
Hell yeah, tell 'em Chris.
I lived in Korea the entire 90s and heard his music quite a bit. He was also pretty much the guy Korean people mentioned when they talked to me about American music. Him and Michael Jackson.
thetrin
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Lived in the north most of my life. I don't think I've ever heard a single song of his and none of my friends in Europe have ever heard his name. That country music industry in America is dominant in a fairly small market. On a global scale that is. Of course the domestic market is huge compared to most countries.
SliceSabre
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He's the only country music stars I actively listen to. Loved his stuff since I was a kid. Good on him.
kitchenmotors
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SDCowboy
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Not that hard to figure out. He's music is great.
lol Garth is mainstream and super popular WELL beyond country music fans.
What did he mean by this?
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Never heard of the bloke. Who is he?
Plinko
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I love The Beatles as well. Let's not act like this music didn't reach out to an entirely different class and generation than The Beatles, though. They can co-exist.
As for songs, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" is absolute money.
SDCowboy
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Dude, Much Too Young is my jam. lol
hunchback
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Wow. Some of these comments. Yes actually they do. Fun fact for you. Metallica own their own cd and vinyl printing companies. I would bet they will surpass the 10 million mark.
I love Garth Brooks. He puts on a heck of a show. Saw him at his Vegas residency. I can remember playing pool, pitcher's of beer and his music on the jukebox in the 90's.
The Beatles also existed and were a phenomenon before albums sold like they do now.
The industry didn't change-over to an album-driven business until later in the 1960s/70s.
This is why the Beatles compilations which released in the 70s outsold stuff like Revolver, Help, A Hard Day's Night etc.
Garth Brooks was in the sweet spot of the Album era when everyone was buying CDs. He also happens to be in the one musical genre where people still buy music.
The industry didn't change-over to an album-driven business until later in the 1960s/70s.
This is why the Beatles compilations which released in the 70s outsold stuff like Revolver, Help, A Hard Day's Night etc.
Garth Brooks was in the sweet spot of the Album era when everyone was buying CDs. He also happens to be in the one musical genre where people still buy music.
You might be able to find him on Google.
Nice, it's always awesome to see an artist like this in an intimate setting.
It isn't intimate lol, ten thousand people here if I had to guess inside and out
Edit: number of hot girls in moomoos and Cowboy boots is off the charts
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