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Jimmy Buffett: Loyal fans more important than 'stupid law'

PoS said:
Im surprised people go to Jimmy Buffet concerts- he was a one hit wonder back in like the 70's and makes way more money on his restaurants.
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I don't have any Jimmy Buffet on any playlist for the past couple of decades, but have been to a couple of shows and had a very good time. He's in my experience a good entertainer and the rabid fans make for an enthusiastic crowd that's easy to get caught up in, IME.
 
HenryChinaski said:
Jimmy Buffett? He's still around? Talk about a suck musician. I'm not even that big of a Springsteen fan but Springsteen is artistically relevant. A Jimmy Buffett concert is nothing but a pee break until he starts playing Margaritaville.
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I suspect he sells out more shows than Brian Adams
 
JasperL said:
I don't have any Jimmy Buffet on any playlist for the past couple of decades, but have been to a couple of shows and had a very good time. He's in my experience a good entertainer and the rabid fans make for an enthusiastic crowd that's easy to get caught up in, IME.
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agreed, I don't listen to his music-on my car's satellite radio button one is 23-The GD channel and the next is 25 (classic rock) so I skip JB. one of the ladies I worked with for 24 years was a Parrothead. I asked her how she listened to what I used to think was a no talent hack and she said the same thing-great concerts-good times -good enough answer for me
 
HenryChinaski said:
Jimmy Buffett? He's still around? Talk about a suck musician. I'm not even that big of a Springsteen fan but Springsteen is artistically relevant. A Jimmy Buffett concert is nothing but a pee break until he starts playing Margaritaville.
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It's not a concert, it's a state of mind!

Think of it as a Dead concert - minus the acid - for the crowd that just missed the sixties, but partied through the seventies, and said 'no' to Disco in the eighties!
 
Top Cat said:
Put the parrotheads together and you get a pile of rocks.
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A pile of rocks that would be cool, and mellow, and have great parties every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
 
HenryChinaski said:
Jimmy Buffett? He's still around? Talk about a suck musician. I'm not even that big of a Springsteen fan but Springsteen is artistically relevant. A Jimmy Buffett concert is nothing but a pee break until he starts playing Margaritaville.
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Different strokes. Boat music with an Island touch. Many of the songs hit home with some of us that grew up on the water, children of sailors, and would rather be on the water than on the land.
 
VanceMack said:
A pile of rocks that would be cool, and mellow, and have great parties every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Very nicely put together sentence! :thumbs:
 
JasperL said:
I don't have any Jimmy Buffet on any playlist for the past couple of decades, but have been to a couple of shows and had a very good time. He's in my experience a good entertainer and the rabid fans make for an enthusiastic crowd that's easy to get caught up in, IME.
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Well if you enjoyed yourself then thats great. :)

As for me, I never even heard of him until I was overseas despite growing up in So Cal in the Eighties, it seems his songs were never on the radio!

Chomsky said:
It's not a concert, it's a state of mind!

Think of it as a Dead concert - minus the acid - for the crowd that just missed the sixties, but partied through the seventies, and said 'no' to Disco in the eighties!
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Hmm, that description fits the Eagles to a T!
 
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TurtleDude said:
I suspect he sells out more shows than Brian Adams
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He's crap also. But Buffets songs really sound as if they were written and performed while lying down and his musical prowess is put to shame by the average jingle from a mediocre carpet commercial.
 
VanceMack said:
Different strokes. Boat music with an Island touch. Many of the songs hit home with some of us that grew up on the water, children of sailors, and would rather be on the water than on the land.
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I’m pretty sure the moment you start liking Jimmy Buffett is the moment you give up any hope of caring about your life. It’s also the moment you stop caring about things like chord changes or rhythm or sobriety.
 
HenryChinaski said:
I’m pretty sure the moment you start liking Jimmy Buffett is the moment you give up any hope of improving your life. It’s also the moment you stop caring about things like chord changes or rhythm or sobriety.
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:lamo

I'm pretty sure your opinion as expressed here is formed on anything but Jimmy Buffets music...but if it IS actually based on Jimmy Buffets music, you have a lot bigger problems in your life than Jimmy Buffets music.
 
PoS said:
Im surprised people go to Jimmy Buffet concerts- he was a one hit wonder back in like the 70's and makes way more money on his restaurants.
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Ahhh.....no.

1 Jimmy Buffett License to Chill 2004 US num 1 for 1 week - Jul 2004, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 2004), US BB 35 of 2004
2 Jimmy Buffett Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes 1977 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1977), US BB 66 of 1977, US CashBox 70 of 1977, WTMD 468, WXPN 621 (1977), Xgau rating B+ (1977)
3 Jimmy Buffett Son Of A Son Of A Sailor 1978 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1978), US BB 52 of 1978, US CashBox 62 of 1978, Xgau rating B (1978)
4 Jimmy Buffett Meet Me In Margaritaville 2003 US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 2004), US BB 131 of 2003
5 Jimmy Buffett Volcano 1979 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1979), US CashBox 68 of 1979, US BB 69 of 1979, Xgau rating B- (1979)
6 Jimmy Buffett Banana Wind 1996 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1998), US BB 59 of 1996
7 Jimmy Buffett Beach House On The Moon 1999 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1999), US BB 53 of 1999
8 Jimmy Buffett Barometer Soup 1995 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1995), US BB 57 of 1995
9 Jimmy Buffett Take The Weather With You 2006 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 2006), US BB 100 of 2006
10 Jimmy Buffett Fruitcakes 1994 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1994), US BB 61 of 1994
11 Jimmy Buffett Buffet Hotel 2010 US BB 173 of 2010
12 Jimmy Buffett Far Side Of The World 2002 US BB 100 of 2002
13 Jimmy Buffett Songs You Know By Heart unknown US 7 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 2005), US sales 7 M (according to RIAA)
14 Jimmy Buffett Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads unknown US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 2001)
15 Jimmy Buffett Christmas Island unknown US Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 2000)
16 Jimmy Buffett Don't Stop The Carnival unknown US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1998)
17 Jimmy Buffett You Had To Be There unknown US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1978)
18 Jimmy Buffett Feeding Frenzy unknown US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1992)
19 Jimmy Buffett Thursdays Saturdays Tuesdays unknown US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 2000)
20 Jimmy Buffett Havana Daydreamin' 1976 Xgau rating B (1976)
21 Jimmy Buffett A1A 1974 Xgau rating B- (1974)
22 Jimmy Buffett Living & Dying in 3/4 Time 1974 Xgau rating B- (1974)
23 Jimmy Buffett A White Sport Coat & a Pink Crustacean 1973 Xgau rating B (1973)
 
Carjosse said:
It punishes them for electing an apparently incompetent government who are willing to pass a stupid law and throw away jobs.
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Who are they to enact punishment?

A man wants to put on a show, people want to see the show, a transaction of money for promised entertainment is made.

The punishment -- if any -- should be on the douche canceling the show to make a political spectacle of himself.


Jimmy, while I disagree with him on the subject, whole-heartedly keeps my support for going about this the right way.

You wanna cancel all future dates? Fine.

But you made a business transaction in which money was collected upfront for a promised performance, you don't perform? you're in breach...and for that, the hammer should fall...
 
I have been to 3 JB concerts. The man is a great entertainer, and the crowd is always festive and friendly.

Jimmy is a huge part of the coastal culture............. sail boaters, fishermen, sailors, beach lovers, travelers, island hoppers................. etc. etc.

I live that sort of lifestyle when I am not working, and Jimmy fits right in with the culture.
 
VanceMack said:
Different strokes. Boat music with an Island touch. Many of the songs hit home with some of us that grew up on the water, children of sailors, and would rather be on the water than on the land.
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People just want to be entertained and have a little fun, and that is always found at a JB concert.
 
PoS said:
As for me, I never even heard of him until I was overseas despite growing up in So Cal in the Eighties, it seems his songs were never on the radio!
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That wouldn't surprise me...Different culture entirely...
 
Funny thing, the honest to God truth of the matter was a 3 day Jimmy Buffet bender on XM which prompted my FL trip last month...

Sometimes I have a lapse in impulse control... :lol:
 
VanceMack said:
:lamo

I'm pretty sure your opinion as expressed here is formed on anything but Jimmy Buffets music...but if it IS actually based on Jimmy Buffets music, you have a lot bigger problems in your life than Jimmy Buffets music.
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If you've ever been to a karaoke bar, you must have noticed that when his songs are performed by loaded participants, they are indistinguishable from the original recordings. All of Buffett’s songs sound vaguely like adult nursery rhymes. Replace the words “bottle” with “beer” and “cradle” with “beach,” and you’ve got an instant Buffett classic.
 
Captain America said:
Well so far, Bruce Springfield and Bryan Adams have cancelled. And, truth is, I usually change the radio station when either of them come on anyways.

But, make NO mistake. I AM a Parrothead to the bone. And I agree with Jimmy. Most always do.
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I love the Parrotheads. They are very philanthropic up here. Great people.
 
Jetboogieman said:
I would just like to point something out however.

If you're taking more time to criticize certain peoples reaction to the law, rather than the law itself... Then you may be part of the problem as much as they are.
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This is intriguing, but I'm not sure I get your drift. Could you elaborate?
 
PoS said:
Im surprised people go to Jimmy Buffet concerts- he was a one hit wonder back in like the 70's and makes way more money on his restaurants.
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Hits aren't always where it's at. You could put the Grateful Dead in the same category. Not many "hits", but extremely loyal followings.
 
PoS said:
Hmm, that description fits the Eagles to a T!
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I would never go to an Eagles concert, and I've been to roughly 50-60 concerts in my life, going back to the 70s.

Why? They don't do anything. I don't expect theatrics, but I would like to see something less stiff than cardboard.

I once knew a guy who had previously worked at an arena as an usher. He got to see a lot of acts. The two most boring were The Eagles and Crosby, Stills & Nash. He said even Ameriva put on more of a show than The Eagles.

The Eagles are an example of where I can listen to a CD and get the same experience.
 
Seems only in America do you interpret government policy based on the reactions of entertainers, often entertainers well past their best before dates.

Waiting for Barbra Streisand to get out her walker and make an announcement and pretty soon Kim Kardashian will find a robe and trot Kanye out to parade Caitlyn Jenner into the ladies room at a Charlotte playoff game.
 
You wanna know what is irrelevant and that nobody cares about? Your thoughts on whether the artist in question is relevant and any cares about.
 
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