Saturday, February 10, 2007

What's With the Sugarland Dude?

Sugarland used to be a trio, then one of the members left, leaving Jennifer Nettles (lead singer) and Kristian Bush (guitarist/mandolinist) to carry on and make many big hits and lots of money. Nettles might not have the most range, but she IS Sugarland at this point. I could see the value of Bush if they sang true duets or he was playing some mean guitar, but as the video for their latest single "Settlin'" clearly shows, the guy is barely playing rhythm guitar and his vocals are rarely all that audible.

I imagine that even if he's writing most of the songs that Nettles will tire of splitting all that cash with Bush and she could easily go solo without missing a beat. It's time for him to start adding some value or step out of the spotlight and sit back with the rest of the uncredited backup band members.

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