Celebrity Status of Country
Music DVDs
Today's Country and Western DVD Videos
are Hot
Visiting a TV program is one way to
listen to your favorite star but video is now taking
precedence. One of the hottest singing sensations in America
right now is 20-year-old Taylor Swift.
She has built up a huge fan base
because of her catchy tunes and highly personal lyrics, and
received tons of publicity after rapper Kanye West
infamously interrupted her during an awards acceptance
speech. Once that happened, I became interested in Swift's
songs, bought a couple of her CDs and a few country music
DVDs on which she appeared, and now I'm hooked!
Believe me, I never thought I'd be
buying country music DVDs and CDs, as I've never really been
fond of that genre. But Swift's tunes are more of a
pop/country mix and are actually very catchy. No wonder she
has tens of thousands of so-called "crossover" fans! Her
songs have a certain quality that appeal to all kinds of
people, and have helped her become one of the top-selling
artists of the year.
Music Video and DVD Web
Sites
Anyway, after liking what I heard from
Taylor Swift, I decided to try other artists in the genre. I
found a couple of websites that offer discount country music
DVDs and CDs, and went on a bit of a shopping spree.
I bought stuff from the likes of Toby
Keith, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and
Rascal Flatts -- and loved nearly everything! I have
practically worn out all of my country music DVDs already
and am going to have to buy a bunch more pretty
soon.
Just in case you're curious, these
country music DVDs usually feature such things as official
videos for popular songs, concert footage from live
performances all over the United States, and
behind-the-scenes interviews with the stars. Buying these
videos of my favorite recording artists has allowed me to
learn a lot about these singers and performers in a very
short period of time, and has made it easy for me to become
a huge fan.
Country Western Musical DVD Videos
Help Make a Cool Connection
After watching countless hours of
concert and interview clips, I feel like I know the
guitarists and vocalists in a way that's not possible just
from listening to their songs. It's almost as though I'm
more deeply connected to the artists than I would be from
audio CDs alone.
That might sound a bit childish, and
maybe I am coming across as a pimple-faced teenager, but
it's true and makes me want to buy even more stuff. So in
addition to country music DVDs, I've also purchased books,
magazines, posters, T-shirts, and key chains featuring my
new favorite singers. And who knows, I might even take in a
concert or two in the near future!
It's funny how an incident like Kanye
West's antics at that awards show can bring an artist like
Taylor Swift to the attention of folks who might not have
heard of her before and result in her becoming one of the
top performers on the planet. Thanks to Kanye's bad judgment
and the right mix of country music DVDs and CDs, the genre
now has at least one new fan! Gotta go. I'm going back
online to my favorite video store.
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