Dixie Chicks Tickets-The Country Pop Band is Headed Back on the Road!
Bringing a bubbly exuberance and mainstream pop sensibility to the country scene made the Dixie Chicks one of the hottest country acts of the '90s-and certainly one of the biggest in mainstream country history. Over the ensuing decades they've risen as the quintessential pop band for cowpokes of all brands, despite working through controversy stemming from their outspoken political beliefs.
The band's history traces all the way back to 1989, when they were in fact a quartet. They were formed from fiddler Martie Seidel, banjoist Emily Erwin, bassist Laura Lynch and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. The foursome started out the old fashioned way-busking on street corners. They named themselves after the Little Feat song "Dixie Chickens," and dressed themselves to match their old-school country sound. They scored a record deal and released their debut, Thank Heaven for Dale Evans, in 1990. It didn't attract much notice, but it was a start.
In 1992, they released a follow-up, Little Ol' Cowgirl, and creative differences led to Macy leaving the band. They soldiered on as a trio, releasing 1993's Shouldn't A Told You That, which still saw them making little traction on the charts or in the minds of reviewers. Lynch left not long after that, and interviews with her suggest that, in her view, her band mates were looking to maintain a "younger" look in the band. The fact that she was replaced by 21-year-old Natalie Maines gives some credence to this theory.
There was a long break for the young trio, but in 1998 they returned in a big way, releasing their smash success Wide Open Spaces. No one-not even the band-expected the album to be the achievement it was. Several of its singles became number ones, and in less than a year the record went platinum four times. It wasn't just a commercial success, either. Country critics loved the friendly pop sound, and the record won a Grammy for Best Country Album.
A year later, they put out Fly, which simply served to cement their status as country pop superstars. They earned some critical marks for songs such as "Goodbye Earl," a dark tale about a young woman who marries young only to find her husband abuses her regularly. The conclusion is grim, with the woman poisoning him and disposing his body in a lake. This was not the typical face of country, and it shocked some listeners, while others were greatly impressed with the range of material the Dixie Chicks were capable of.
Several successful live tours followed, but controversy was waiting in the wings. In 2003, the band began to openly criticize the war in Iraq and President George Bush-and received plenty of criticism in return. It led to much consternation amongst fans when they finally released 2006's Taking the Long Way, which still sold well despite fans still being irked about their anti-Bush views.
Though they've surely lost some fans during their career, there are many who find their music too good to keep away. Those are the people you still see waiting in line with Dixie Chicks tickets in hand from http://www.stubhub.com/dixie-chicks-tickets/.
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