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   simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago

   Chris Gaines?
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   Dogsniff said, 6 months ago

   The only Country/Western artist I know is Led Zeppelin.
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   briatollah said, 6 months ago

   @simpsonfan2

   Garth Brooks’ alter ego.
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   naturally_easy said, 6 months ago

   @briatollah

   No, that can’t be. The dude’s not dressed in black.
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   Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago

   @briatollah

   Another illusion shattered.
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   Arianne said, 6 months ago

   Did I just hear a request for Hot Dog ?
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   Linux0s said, 6 months ago

   @briatollah

   Does he do farewell tours every couple years too?
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   htownkev said, 6 months ago

   @Arianne

   Did you catch then on Letterman Monday Night?
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   J. Short said, 6 months ago

   I don’t think Garth Brooks gaines much by doing that.
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    Darren Blair said, 6 months ago

    @simpsonfan2

    A few years back Garth Brooks decided he wanted to record an album of rock music.
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    He felt that he couldn’t use his own name for the album, and so created a fictional alter-ego known as “Chris Gaines”, a fallen star who was desperately trying to work his way back to the top.
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    Thing is, at the time, Brooks was such a superstar that he could have recorded the album under his own name without repercussion; in fact, he’d already been recording a number of songs that were just as much rock as country, so his fans were already comfortable with such a notion.
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    As such, the whole “Chris Gaines” bit was overkill. A number of Brooks’ fellow musicians and entertainers were willing to buy in and help him keep things going (such that VH1 even produced a faux “Behind The Music” special about the matter). But the general public was confused and bewildered, especially since Brooks himself was then regarded as completely clean-cut.
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    The album could have been a cross-over smash hit for Brooks, but instead became a major stumbling block that set his career back almost to square one.
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    Number Three said, 6 months ago

    Take another 5 steps and we’ll never see you again…

    LOL xxx
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    jmcx4 said, 6 months ago

    I never was much of a Barf Gooks fan.
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    starlilies said, 6 months ago

    @Darren Blair

    I had no idea! Thanks!
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    majipoor said, 6 months ago

    @Darren Blair
    One thing you missed in the retelling. The concept actually came because there was going to be a movie about this fictional folk star Chris Gaines and Garth Brooks was going to play him. They had already made the music when the movie deal fell through so they decided to release the album anyway. I think they were hoping the album would rekindle interest in the movie but, as you said, the fans were confused and didn’t buy it. It is actually a really good album. There are some great songs on there.
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    Stephen Gilberg said, 6 months ago

    Scott Hilburn sure likes to make fun of musicians.
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