tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post7199120519918030105..comments2023-11-05T05:27:45.045-05:00Comments on Urban Myths: Is Keith Urban Back on Track?Urban Mythshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06399903997896331986noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-86479105924862404102007-08-10T10:13:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:13:00.000-04:00Although prior to the marriage there was an awful ...<I>Although prior to the marriage there was an awful lot of togetherness with NK and Marienne, they were spotted on many occassions. What happened?</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>A lot of togetherness? I must be missing something here. <BR/><BR/>The photo op in Thanksgiving in Percy Warner park, and the photo op at the movies that many believe to be photoshopped.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't qualify to me as a Lot Of Togetherness.<BR/><BR/>The Urbans definitely made their statement by how they arrived at the wedding, by how long they stay with their son (if at all) on his many Photo Op trips to Oz, and by how LITTLE they have been in Nashville since this whole thing started.<BR/><BR/>Keith's plan to conquer Australia backfired. The only chart he charted on was the one he DIDN'T want - the country chart.NotBuyingItInNashvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658906347763443176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-61791450912233931932007-08-10T00:07:00.000-04:002007-08-10T00:07:00.000-04:00don't believe the lies said..."He should have neve...don't believe the lies said...<BR/>"He should have never mixed his arrangement with HER and his career. It has done far more damage than good."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that is my belief, she will continue to allow that he conform his life to her schedule, and he will in the end, I beleive, have to chose between his own career or marriage to her. As she once said, she cant have both... and she obviously is not going to make that sacrifice, so it's up to urban.maclenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955283353584596594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-34802275928132067922007-08-09T11:12:00.000-04:002007-08-09T11:12:00.000-04:00I think that if you put out a good cd people will ...I think that if you put out a good cd people will buy it. Regardless of the cd sales trend. It just wasn't as good as it could of, should have been. The guy took a year off and that's all he came up with? Puh-leeze! <BR/><BR/>Also with him being ok with losing his country slot I hope he understands that once that is completley gone he might as well kiss his career goodbye as well. He will NEVER make it in another genre of music. <BR/><BR/>He should have never mixed his arrangement with HER and his career. It has done far more damage than good. If he can leave her out of it and really make an effort towards his music and fans he may be able to get his ass back on track. Until then I am just not seeing it.don't believe the lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109185661884063065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-72297694209460978482007-08-09T10:28:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:28:00.000-04:00Keith has admitted that he lost his "slot" in coun...Keith has admitted that he lost his "slot" in country music. He's not a disaster, by any means, but he failed to take advantage of the momentum he had after winning ETOY in 05 and the Grammy in 06, and he's been overtaken by others who are working hard to make their marks. (Rascal Flats, Brad Paisley etc.) Can he recover? Who knows.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, he hasn't been able to get radio to play his songs enough to get a #1 since 2005. It sounds like ticket sales for his shows are less brisk than in the past. I don't think it's desperate, but he isn't selling out venues, like he used to. Album sales are down, mind you, CD's aren't selling like they did in the past, so it's hard to make the comparison between LPAWCT and BH. <BR/><BR/>Either way, to prevent this slow slide downward, he has to have a presence in North American country music industry. He did one week of promotion for this album in Feb. and nothing since except about 15 radio interviews ... and those were phone ins from Australia, while his beautiful beautiful princess clanked dishes and served him banana bread. He didn't even show up for the country awards or the CMA music fest.<BR/><BR/>If he wants to bring the focus back to his music, he needs to stop referring to her. He needs to show up in some studios for interviews. He needs to do some major TV shows (Leno, Letterman, Ellen, Late shows, etc.) He turned down a spot on Leno in June, because he would have had to stay 2 extra days in North America and I suspect his beautiful beautiful princess didn't want him on his own in LA for two days.<BR/><BR/>I guess if he is satisfied slowly losing his status in country music, that's fine. But the truth is, I think it WILL bother him and at some point, he's going to start resenting that he is sacrificing HIS career for his BBP, while she is making absolutely no sacrifice or concession in her career for the marriage. That will wear thin, I think.Imahickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275610658317807322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-26366650664465076812007-08-09T01:37:00.000-04:002007-08-09T01:37:00.000-04:00Thanks doublewide, so are yours... Back to the ori...Thanks doublewide, so are yours... Back to the original point of whether urban is back on track? Well only time will tell, of course.... and going by what is a fact, since his tour is still ongoing, and just going till oct...(Id like to point out, since the oct dates were in fact canceled, or has been argued, "postponed", that is already guaranteeing a monetary loss of revenue... so not as successful a tour as it should be!...) but I'm beginning to ramble... the only fact I can point out is that Urban's cd sales are lower for his latest cd than his last... so he needs to get back on track.maclenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955283353584596594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-50503129504488040562007-08-08T10:51:00.000-04:002007-08-08T10:51:00.000-04:00i had a friend yesterday (neither a fan of keith o...i had a friend yesterday (neither a fan of keith or NK) show me one of the latest articles in People mag. she said "what the hey" why does he credit HER with saving him? it sounds like he had nothing whatsoever to do with his rehab. i said "bingo" for the famewhore....makes me sick.<BR/><BR/>very good observations maclendoublewidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501631168030261029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-69520323429906095742007-08-07T23:05:00.000-04:002007-08-07T23:05:00.000-04:00Is that so, doublewide? Well it did fit in with my...Is that so, doublewide? Well it did fit in with my joking about them seeing no evil, hearing no evil and speaking no evil, on the monkeyville board about the canceled tour dates....<BR/>Basically, kidman just wanted a trophy husband...with the added bonus of urban being a good fixer uper. If he can keep himself together, she'll get the credit, which he so willingly gives her already. It wouldnt have been worth it to her if their wasn't a degree of tabloid fodder in the mix... she'd be getting even less attention than her movies, and that was the point, I think.maclenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955283353584596594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-49449957061111356192007-08-07T09:59:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:59:00.000-04:00Although prior to the marriage there was an awful ...Although prior to the marriage there was an awful lot of togetherness with NK and Marienne, they were spotted on many occassions. What happened?<BR/><BR/>maybe mum and dad didn't think the idiot would actually marry her. and of course, they had to make the engagement look all lovey dovey hunkey dorey....and i know of one pic of mum and NK that looked to be photoshopped. NK was on her cellphone.<BR/><BR/>and maclen, yes his fans are called monkeys....i heard keith in an interview say that he asked someone to create a type of logo for him, and the monkey logo is what they came up with....doublewidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501631168030261029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-62524134871137722042007-08-07T09:28:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:28:00.000-04:00I might have to agree with imahick - the Urban's a...I might have to agree with imahick - the Urban's are just not as upscale as NK would like. Maybe after her and Keith get that farm and that goat she wants to milk she will have a better understanding of how Keith actually grew up and maybe then she can welcome the Urban's into her home (just not the one she has in Darlington). <BR/><BR/>Although prior to the marriage there was an awful lot of togetherness with NK and Marienne, they were spotted on many occassions. What happened?notachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119374355376493530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-29053084871165869162007-08-06T22:24:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:24:00.000-04:00I understand that Mum isn't going on tour with him...I understand that Mum isn't going on tour with him for months at a time now...he IS married. But you see & hear of many sightings of he and NK with HER family. Her Mum & Dad are often around...going to dinner with them (or just NK); a day on the yacht, going to the award dinner; having dinner at Mum & Dad's; out at a party. It's common. It sounds like NK is very close to her family; Keith used to be close to his family too.<BR/><BR/>Of course, we don't know for sure, but there is only one known visit of Keith (on his own) to his Mum & Dad's and there was one reported visit on set in Bowen. Other than that...nothing.<BR/><BR/>Even at Christmas, he had a brief visit with his parents and I found it odd that the Urbans stayed in a hotel. When my in laws are in town, they stay with us...I welcome them into my home as I consider them part of MY / OUR family. Doesn't NK have a guest room at her Darlingford Home that she and TC owned together? Very strange as far as I'm concerned. <BR/><BR/>I think the Urban's just aren't upscale enough for NK...so if Keith hopes to maintain a relationship it will be him doing so...and it better not interfere with the two week rule.Imahickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275610658317807322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-22339810637281722982007-08-06T22:06:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:06:00.000-04:00Well honestly doublewide, I find the use of "Bunni...Well honestly doublewide, I find the use of "Bunnies" hysterical... doesnt urbans fansite refer to them as monkeys? I probably should backtrack the blogs here and get the complete connotation, but since I dont use it myself really, just in response...<BR/><BR/>Anyways, mother aside, pertaining to signs urban may be getting back to concentrating on music, and you would think, his fans... I think the damage has been done. And its clear, whether or not you believe his marriage to kidman is to blame for some of it, I think its clear he stumbled. The stint in rehab, getting late in pr for his cd, some bad press for canceled european tours... basically, if you stumble, you have to be perfect from now on to get back to that point, and i dont beleive he can be.maclenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955283353584596594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-12987020560719289262007-08-06T19:24:00.000-04:002007-08-06T19:24:00.000-04:00oh, and you can debate it til the cows come home, ...oh, and you can debate it til the cows come home, but mum's absence is very telling.....i don't care how old keith is...doublewidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501631168030261029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-58467169536827844382007-08-06T19:22:00.000-04:002007-08-06T19:22:00.000-04:00Not too rational, these "bunnies". LMAO!!! so tru...Not too rational, these "bunnies". <BR/><BR/>LMAO!!! so true! this just struck me as hysterical maclen...doublewidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501631168030261029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-48109610340971120232007-08-06T11:38:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:38:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.don't believe the lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109185661884063065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-77881859415671793052007-08-06T10:53:00.000-04:002007-08-06T10:53:00.000-04:00Well, some of us continue to have parents in our d...Well, some of us continue to have parents in our daily lives well into our married lives (something my husband was scared to death was going to happen), and then there are those of us that have parents that choose to step back and participate with occassional dinners and phone calls, especially when you don't live in the same town. I see nothing wrong with the senior Urban's being out of the picture, I would actually expect it of parents of a grown man that got married for the first time. There is no reason for mommy to be intervening in anything in her 40 yr old sons life anymore - that would just make him seem less than if you ask me.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was kind of cute that he brought her to awards shows, but even at that I was beginning to wonder - how old is this guy? I started to have hope for him when he brought Loretta Lynn - at least it wasn't his mother...notachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119374355376493530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-80778524532548095922007-08-06T04:02:00.000-04:002007-08-06T04:02:00.000-04:00I think it's BS to shrug off his moms disappearanc...I think it's BS to shrug off his moms disappearance because he is now married. Both my spouse and I have our parents active in our lives. No problem. Me thinks the Urbans don't care for whom Keith married and are keeping a distance and letting sonny boy learn from his mistakes.<BR/><BR/>That's hard for a parent to do, but at his age, it's appropriate.<BR/><BR/>As for Keith being "back" . I don't buy it. He's always been good at "working" whatever he wants to sell. Just like he's trying hard to sell this marriage as a real love relationship.<BR/><BR/>Does he even know who he's "working over" any more? It has to be a big blur.whatafraudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235196568378709193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-65167678686983284172007-08-04T18:48:00.000-04:002007-08-04T18:48:00.000-04:00maclen - if these things were being offered up as ...maclen - if these things were being offered up as "opinions" that would be one thing, but they're not. When I state an opinion about Keith still seeing his parents and we have no direct knowledge to the contrary, I'm told by notbuyingit.. "Sorry, but some of us do" - as in she does have direct knowledge to the contrary. So I asked if she knew Mariennne personally because that would be the place to get the direct knowledge, eh? And what do I get back? Oh, you must be a bunny. Paleeze! <BR/><BR/>And imahick, your feelings are more in line with where I'm at as a skeptic. <BR/><BR/>btw - love the new word, contrarian - sounds important. But, I'm not really. I'm more of a skeptic than y'all realize, just maybe not about all the things that get your goats.notachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119374355376493530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-86841158826452669592007-08-04T18:01:00.000-04:002007-08-04T18:01:00.000-04:00I wondered earlier myself, when its urban's birthd...I wondered earlier myself, when its urban's birthday, will there be at least a "leaked" story to the press... you know since there were no pics when it was kidman's b-day... of a surprise visit, or some secluded getaway, or of a grand fireworks display? But that is the disadvantage urban has of being the less established celeb. He simply appears to look like the poor soul whos trying, and endlessly looking like hes being led, to keeping himself together.maclenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955283353584596594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-18672115778342148462007-08-04T16:12:00.000-04:002007-08-04T16:12:00.000-04:00I think Keith still talks to his mother...but not ...I think Keith still talks to his mother...but not as much as before. I think their presence (both parents) is much reduced because they are not perceived by NK as "good enough". They are regular people...not royalty, as the Kidmans are. <BR/><BR/>That was obvious at the wedding, for goodness sakes. The Kidmans had limos and Keith's family got a bus. <BR/><BR/>NK is now ruling the roost. I don't think she wants Mama & Papa Urban there...even if it is Keith's parents, because they are not quite up to the Kidman standard. She'll tolerate them...but you didn't see them all together on her yacht or at any dinners...it's always NK's family with them.<BR/><BR/>When you see the Kidman clan out, Keith is there. When you hear of Keith visiting with his family (twice since he's been out of rehab) there is no mention of NK being there and no pictures at all. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I kind of think that's why Keith's Dad wore the tux he chose for the wedding. I think it was a "take this, Ms. Kidman...how does this fit with your high fashion sense." And I loved it.Imahickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275610658317807322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-55373114159889551602007-08-04T13:29:00.000-04:002007-08-04T13:29:00.000-04:00Dontbelieve and Notbuyingit, these so called "bunn...Dontbelieve and Notbuyingit, these so called "bunnies" come here to simply be contrarians... If you say no, they say yes, if you say left, they say right. You're better off not dealing with the twisting and mangling of the thread, whereas, if you offer them opinion, they demand facts, if you offer them facts, they demand proof of authenticity... although over the net, how are you expected to prove anything? Not too rational, these "bunnies".maclenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955283353584596594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-87936046198690193052007-08-04T13:28:00.000-04:002007-08-04T13:28:00.000-04:00Oh, I believe he does plenty wrong and I'm not qui...Oh, I believe he does plenty wrong and I'm not quite as furry as you think. I just have a hard time with "statements of fact" that have nothing to back them up, either in print or from direct knowledge, that's all.notachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119374355376493530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-84203703648453797192007-08-04T11:53:00.000-04:002007-08-04T11:53:00.000-04:00Whereas the bunnies seem to think that everything ...Whereas the bunnies seem to think that everything is great and wonderful with Mum & Keith. Without any hard facts, it's just what they want to believe. Just like this "marriage" is true love and not a business arrangement. Get real our fury friends. <BR/><BR/>Seriously the guy does no wrong in their eyes. I'm still amazed by their thinking.don't believe the lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109185661884063065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-77942590343768457012007-08-04T09:36:00.000-04:002007-08-04T09:36:00.000-04:00notbuyingitinnashville said:"Sorry, but some of us...notbuyingitinnashville said:<BR/><BR/>"Sorry, but some of us do, and the truth is a lot closer to what Maclen said than to what YOU wish"<BR/>----------<BR/><BR/>Really? You have direct knowledge that he doesn't see or speak to his mother? Is that because you would know his mother and she has told you that? That would be the only way you could have direct knowledge, right? I didn't say hearsay... which is wear most of the skeptic "facts" come from....notachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119374355376493530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-91678934930225674822007-08-03T16:28:00.000-04:002007-08-03T16:28:00.000-04:00I doubt Mum was thrilled at being portrayed as an ...I doubt Mum was thrilled at being portrayed as an enabler by the lovely Amanda. Didn't she claim Marianne told her it was okay for Keith to drink but not to do drugs? And that she knew all about Keith cheating during the engagement?<BR/><BR/>And if Mum was that thrilled with Nicole, I think she would have insisted her daughter in law be in the family photos that were at Monkeyville.<BR/><BR/>I would stay clear of the whole situation, too. I hope she's enjoying Shane's children, she deserves the rest from anxiety.undecidedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380802665858750690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615839992616992011.post-7676394817714989722007-08-03T14:35:00.000-04:002007-08-03T14:35:00.000-04:00The official babysitter on 04 and 05?And we all se...The official babysitter on 04 and 05?<BR/><BR/>And we all see how splendidly THAT worked.<BR/><BR/><I>So what if mum isn't around, he says he speaks to her and sees her - who are we to question that? We have NO direct knowledge to the contrary.</I><BR/><BR/>Sorry, but some of us do, and the truth is a lot closer to what Maclen said than to what YOU wish.NotBuyingItInNashvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658906347763443176noreply@blogger.com