#224 Dixie Chicks, 'Fly' (1999)

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I avoided Dixie Chicks, or The Chicks, as they’re now known, in the ‘90s as they weren’t “my genre,” so this would be my first time listening to a record in full by them. To be absolutely honest, it was exactly what I expected; lots of fiddle, banjo, Dobro, handclaps and twang. The songs are commercial as hell. I don’t mean that in a bad way, just matter of fact. The type of music you’d expect to hear at a truck stop in Middle/Southern America.

The album was nominated for four Grammys, winning two. It would go on to sell more than 10 million copies in the States and debuted at #1. 4 years after this record was released, the band publicly expressed their disapproval of Bush’s invasion of Iraw and their embarrassment at his being from their home-state of Texas. They received major backlash from Country music fans, many of whom supported the war and subsequently fell off of the map. Am I glad I listened to Dixie Chicks? Sure, tick it off the list. It was an interesting insight. Do I need to listen again? Nah.

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