DIXIE CHICKS--May 23--BUY THE ALBUM!!

[rateyes]

Just a reminder that the new Dixie Chicks Album hits the music stores and online stores tomorrow. The album features their single "Not Ready to Make Nice" which is available for purchase NOW at iTunes.com. HELP MAKE THIS ALBUM A NUMBER ONE SELLER--PLATINUM BABY!! We need to support brave women like this who are speaking the truth to power.

Hear the song now at: www.dixiechicks.com

GO GO GO!!!

[Mr_Spock]

1. Yay!! I've been waiting for this album to come out!

Thanks for the reminder - I'm going to buy two copies just because I want to show my support for them. The second is a token of my appreciation - I'll give it to someone.

[SteppingRazor]

2. While you're at it...

buy the new Flaming Lips, Neil Young, Ministry, Pink, The Rolling Stones... hmmm... I could probably go on.

Remember when there were pro-Bush albums? Anyone remember Daryl Worley? Yeah, me neither. :evilgrin:

[cascadiance]

15. Already have mine preordered from Amazon... DON'T buy it used on ebay!

And already picked up Neil Young, Pink, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Burt Bacharach, etc. that have all got songs now that are rejecting this admin.

Make sure you buy these someplace where they will show up as NEW sales, and not used from Ebay, etc. It might cost a buck or two more, but we have to make sure that these sales numbers send a message to the labels that the public wants this now and its good business for them to offer protest music.

I myself have been working in one of the companies that has offered one of the bigger internet radio subscription services. I tried to talk the programming guys back during the start of the war to start up a "protest music" stream, but it was pushed back on me as being too controversial, and they didn't have data on whether any popularity it might have might overtake those that are unhappy with it. I tried to recommend that they have an additional "patriotic music" station to be "fair and balanced", and therefore appear more impartial, but they still wanted to stay away. If we can make protest music a monster driving force for music sales now, perhaps I can revisit my discussions with them now to start such a station up, if it can be shown to drive up subscription sales.

And to see how badly those trying to put up media content that goes against progressive thought now, check out this "$1 special" on Overstock.com, who must have a huge "overstock" of Fahrenhype 9/11 stuff that they're trying to dump now...

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=998048

In addition to taking a loss on sales here, they've been hyping advertising this "special" on places like dvdpricesearch.com for about a month or so.

[rateyes]

18. Good. Let's get that going! nt

[immoderate]

3. Not hard to do.

The Chicks can really sing and really play. A first class act all the way around.:applause:

--IMM

[oregonjen]

4. Tour dates up!

Go see them live, they are awesome! :hi:


July 21st Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, MI
July 22nd
Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA
July 23rd Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
July 25th Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
July 28th Pepsi Arena Albany, NY
July 29th Banknorth Garden Boston, MA
August 1st Madison Square Garden New York, NY
August 4th Verizon Center Washington, DC
August 13th Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
August 15th The United Center Chicago, IL
August 18th Target Center Minneapolis, MN
August 20th Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
August 22nd Savvis Center
St. Louis, MO
August 23rd Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, MN
August 24th Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
August 26th Fargodome Fargo, ID
Sept. 3rd Glendale Arena Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 6th SaveMart Center Fresno, CA
Sept. 8th ARCO Arena Sacramento, CA
Sept. 9th Oakland Arena Oakland, CA
Sept. 14th STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 16th Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV
Sept. 23rd Qwest Center Omaha, NE
Sept. 24th Pepsi Center Denver, CO
Sept. 26th Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
Sept. 27th FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Sept. 29th American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
Sept. 30th Toyota Center Houston, TX
October 1st Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
October 3rd Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN
October 5th St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL
October 6th Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
October 7th BankAtlantic Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL
October 17th Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
October 20th Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
October 22nd Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
October 27th Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario
October 28th Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario
Nov. 4th Rexall Place Edmonton, Alberta
Nov. 5th Saddledome Calgary, Alberta
Nov. 8th GM Place Vancouver, BC
Nov. 9th Rose Garden Portland, OR
Nov. 11th Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA

[rateyes]

6. OCTOBER !7...

going to get my ticket NOW!! Philips Arena, Atlanta. Thanks.

[oregonjen]

7. Tickets go on sale the beginning of June

[rateyes]

10. Two weeks. Gotcha! nt

[RubyDuby in GA]

20. I read last week that they are doing a promotion with Target

If you buy the album at Target, you will get a special promotion code that allows you to buy tickets before regular tickets go on sale in June.

Just FYI and I'll see you at Philips Arena! :hi:

[oregonjen]

21. Ohh yeah, I read that too. Thanks for the reminder!

You guys should have a DU/Chicks get-together dinner before the concert!

[rateyes]

27. Great idea. Will have to e-mail them and see if

we can make it happen! That would be so cool...for everywhere they go!!!

[rateyes]

26. Yeah, as time gets closer, we'll have to

PM each other and have a "meet-up" with DUers there! Sound cool?

[RubyDuby in GA]

29. Sounds good to me!

[Mr_Spock]

9. Great idea!

I bet they will feel relaxed & comfortable in Boston while performing - they ought to :D

[oregonjen]

17. I saw their "Top of the World" tour a couple of months after the

"Incident." Sold out and everyone came and cheered them on. Only a couple of protesters outside the Rose Garden. Top notch concert and a hell of a lot of fun. The press is making them to be the loud-mouthed radical chicks. There are so many artists that are speaking truth to power, why have it out for them? I know the answer, but jeesh!

[cboy4]

5. I'm not a country music fan! But I'm buying!!!

I saw the chicks on 60 Minutes and they were great.

They have so much courage!! :bounce: :loveya:

[rateyes]

8. They're not "Country" anymore...

this album is "Pop."

[cboy4]

13. OH! I noticed some of the clips on 60 Minutes "sounded pop"

but I didn't realize they'd changed genre!!

Thanks for letting me know, even though I luv 'em whether the sing country, pop, or martian!

[jus_the_facts]

11. I'm a chick from Dixie...

:nopity:....*i* can carry a tune...send ME your money...I've been publicly vocal about *shitler for years longer than they have. :sarcasm: :dilemma:

[rateyes]

16. LOL. nt

[chaumont58]

12. Isn't it funny the Country Music still trashes the Chicks

With Bush's approval rating right at 30 percent, the brain dead country music fans still trash the Chicks. There isn't enough talent in the whole god damn genre to fill up a phone booth, but they heap shit on one of the few performers that can carry a tune. Lincoln was right, you can fool some of the people, all of the time.

[rateyes]

14. Except for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw...

they've got their politics in order. The rest, especially that a-hole Toby Keith, can plant their rosy red lips on my rosy red ass.

[LostinVA]

22. And they are the ONLY Country singers whose music I still listen to

And buy... all of the rest of my cds are GONE.

[cascadiance]

19. You think country music all are Bush drones? Think again...

Check out recent stuff by Willie Nelson, Dollie Parton, and Merle Haggard. Dixie Chicks should be complimented for leading the way. Looks like many are starting to follow now!

Check out this video too...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7170272985130161510

[rateyes]

25. I hear you there...

shouldn't lump them all together. Do like Willie and Dolly....I guess I was thinking more in the lines of the "newer" artists (if you can call them that.)

[cascadiance]

34. You know, that's the one GOOD thing about this...

With the newer advent of protest songs from country music folks, it helps us separate the redneck scum with fascist tendencies from those that really have heart and soul in their music. For a long time I've kept away from country music more because of there being too many rednecks that have closet messages coming through that worship stupidity, religious "compliance", racism, etc. that I have problems with, not to mention that I didn't much care for much of the musical style anyway. But now I can see who of these folks really have hear, soul, and courage to stand up to criminals which gives me newer interest in listening to country music again.

[Mythsaje]

33. Dolly did a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine."

If you can imagine that. LOL

The video brought tears to my eyes.

[rateyes]

35. I would love to see that! nt

[Mythsaje]

36. I caught it by checking out the music section on "On Demand."

It was very cool.

[rateyes]

37. Thanks. Will try that! nt

[LostinVA]

24. There's huge amounts of talent in Country

even if I agree with the Country Establishment's blacklisting and politics.

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. I will buy it !

we'll make it NUMBER 1!!! :hi:

:kick:

[Celebration]

28. Buy at Target and get concert tickets EARLY

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/18/AR2006051801505.html

"The Chicks are teaming up with Target stores and MSN to promote the tour.

The Columbia label CD goes on sale May 23, and fans who buy it from Target stores will get a passcode to buy four concert tickets before general sales begin in early June."

[Mr_Spock]

30. That's cool!

I will definitely pick up a copy at Target.

[samsingh]

31. i'm going to - maybe another one for a friend

[ComerPerro]

32. If its half as good as "Home", I will definately get it