The Grammys

[dzfan]

Really enjoyed the Grammys! LOVED seeing the Police -- great to see them back. Thought Lionel was really good and soooo glad that Stevie Wonder and Tony Bennet won -- I had tears when he thanked his mom!

And congrats to Carrie Underwood -- I love her! Sooo glad that she won 2 grammys! She really has done well.

I was just looking at some great pics from the night at cmt -- here they are if interested:

http://www.cmt.com/music/events/gram...alleries.jhtml

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

http://www.frontpagepublicity.com/di...ws/063006.html

June 30, 2006
Taking The Long Way has achieved a platinum certification

Four weeks after its release on May 23, Taking The Long Way has achieved a platinum certification by the RIAA for sales topping 1 million units.

The U.S. success has been echoed in similar chart-topping sales figures around the world. Taking The Long Way debuted at #1 (and remained in the top slot for four weeks) in Canada, where it is already 2x platinum, and at #2 in Australia, where it's certified platinum. The album debuted at #8 in New Zealand, where it's been certified gold. Released in Europe on June 12, Taking The Long Way has already crossed the two million mark in sales worldwide with the album hitting the Top 10 in Sweden (peaked at #1), Australia (#2), Germany (#5), Europe (#6) Switzerland (#6), Ireland (#7, gold), Norway (#7), Austria (#8), and the UK Top 75 (#10, gold). The album is a new entry on the charts in Finland (#17), Denmark (#37), Holland (#42), and Belgium (#61). In every market in which it's charted, with the exception of New Zealand and Ireland, Taking The Long Way has the highest-charting debut numbers of any album in the Dixie Chicks' career.

Notice that 4 weeks after its release, it had sold a million copies in the US. It was their highest charting album.
They never said anything against the government. In fact, they said they supported the troops. (edited due to mistake in facts on my part.)

I never said it didn't do well. I said it didn't set the world on fire in the US.....which is true. Their three albums they released before their little incident went 28x platinum collectively (12x, 10x, and 6x). After their comments during the 2003 tour, their live album only went gold and this one is 2x platinum......clearly a drop off.

Thanks for wasting your time though trying to prove me wrong. I know you like to do that.

[angelic1]

Honestly get over it.

You have your opinion, others have there's and the fact that we can all state them is the whole ideal our county is supposedly based on.

Also, I never get the whole thing of people trashing anything mainstream, yes some of it is crap, but sometimes some of it is good. As long as you like it, go for it. I just might not.

Personally, I really like the Dixie Chicks and always have. I think they are really good and there music has evolved and grown, but hey thats my opinion.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by macallan25

I never said it didn't do well. I said it didn't set the world on fire in the US.....which is true. Their three albums they released before their little incident went 28x platinum collectively (12x, 10x, and 6x). After their comments during the 2003 tour, their live album only went gold and this one is 2x platinum......clearly a drop off.

Thanks for wasting your time though trying to prove me wrong. I know you like to do that.

Just to clear up a misunderstanding: I wasn't trying to prove you wrong, I was trying to put out information. If I misunderstood your post, I apologize. Sorry, champ.