Somebody please explain Garth Brooks being Chris Gaines to me?

Question

I didn't understand it then and I still don't. I heard some of the music from that album and it doesn't even sound like Garth. What the **** was he thinking? If anybody knows about this please explain it to me!!!

Answer 1

The story is...he had a movie/screenplay in the works and the main Character in the movie was named Chris Gaines. In an effort to try a new marketing strategy, the CD was released to make the Character "Christ Gaines" "known" before the movie came out....

However, the album flopped because there was no "foundation" (ie. movie connection) and everyone was confused about what Garth was doing...and the movie never happened, in part because of the failure of the CD and other factors as well.

Answer 2

I agree with you, but it was **supposed** to be a "tie-in" to a movie project Garth had signed to play, but the movie never got made and the promotion of the Chris Gaines Album went on with no movie tie-in....the rumor went that Garth submerged himself so fully in the role, he couldn't distinguish between himself, Garth Brooks and his fictional character, Chris Gaines and he "went over the edge".

However, truth is probably sadder than fiction. The movie project simply didn't get off the ground and it made Garth look rather like a fool.
If you'll remember, there was one movie before this that starred the fabulous George Strait ("Pure Country") that also didn't do a lot for his career...but George Strait is George Strait and he rose above it as only a TRUE star can.
Later, another would-be movie mogul tried his hand at this...making a country singing sensation a real-life movie star (Toby Keith) and I think his movie hit the video stores within two weeks of it being released to theaters.

So, it's just a point of taking the ridiculous to new lows, in the case of the Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines...as you can tell by the "comeback" Brooks is trying to make and sustain.

Answer 3

No,Garth Brooks was physically/actually Chris Gaines!

Answer 4

See above, except for the guy with capslock disorder.

Also, Garth started as a rock musician/singer, as did most of his band, so it was easy for him.

And wouldn't boredom be a factor, too? Why not take a chance when you're up to your gills in being Garth Brooks all the time? David Bowie effortlessy changed characters during the 1970s and 1980s and nobody griped.

Answer 5

What I heard was that there was suppose to be a movie about Chris Gaines, or a guy named Chris Gaines. Anyway, the movie wasn't released but the album was. Might have to research that for more info.

Answer 6

He was trying to cross over to the pop charts. In the 1990s, he was the biggest country artist and had a string of #1 hits on the country charts but he never got any of his songs to cross over onto the pop charts. He did have some crossover success, though. His song as Chris Gaines "Lost In You" did peak at #5 on the pop charts.

Answer 7

Yes, the person who posted above is correct. There was a movie due out called "The Lamb." the CD was a soundtrack to it, however the movie never got made.

Answer 8

He just wanted to do that one-off project for a movie - and the movie didn't come out.

This has happened to other successful artists, including the arena rock kings, Kiss.

Answer 9

There is really only one thing you need to know about this. It was a really bad idea.

Answer 10

I think he was trying to do a cross over thing but under a different name...i dunno i was just a child when he did this. Thats how I understood it though, but it def. was a flop!