I did enjoy this - it was easy to watch - but at the same time - there just wasn't anything simply amazing about it. There's no big revelations, no major drama or conflicts - it's just about doing a big expensive construction project. That's probably something that Garth could have included was the actual price tag - trust me you'd be amazed if you knew how much this really cost!!! One thing though that is clear, is that Garth does know the ends and outs of playing music in clubs and he and Trisha are good sincere people. So it was an entertaining watch - but there just wasn't anything mind blowing to it.
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Seems petty not liking a show because they are famous
Major_Snowflake2 April 2024
I'm not sure what the other reviewers problem is, but it seems like petty grade school jealousy. I really liked this series/documentary. It was entertaining seeing how wholesome Garth and Trisha are. How they function as a family unit, how they cohesively work together as a married couple. These two clearly have a deep love for each other, even after all these years. They appear to be good natured, kind hearted people who care about their community. For example, they find it a rewarding experience being involved in habitat for humanity building houses for people in need, with an desire to give back to their community, while remembering their home town roots and family values. They have a love of family, God, and church. They back the blue, and have respect for EMS and first responders. Sharing life experience doesn't equate name dropping and virtue signaling. I personally plan on going to Nashville this fall, with the soul purpose of visiting Friends in low places. I intend on eating that delicious Sunday dinner that Trisha has prepared. For me, this shows a win. If you don't like wholesome content, it's probably not for you.
No.
jonwyatt-4158216 March 2024
This self serving, self referencial, self conscious "documentary" is so annoying, all you'll want to do, is walk past this bar the next time you're on "Lower Broad". A term no one in the history of Nashville has ever spoken. The pretense of "reality" never materializes at any point. A weekly infomercial for a strange mix between a honky-tonk and Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger In Paradise. Then the occasional faux "moments" when we learn what Garth's father said will make you toss whatever on the menu the "Queen" cooked up. Oh yeah, that's right, the guys who will actually operate the place are so "surprised" to learn that Trisha Yearwood will be in charge of the food. Ugh.
Garth & Trisha Build A Bar In Nashville
zkonedog12 April 2024
Not content to rule the music domain, Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood created the Friends in Low Places bar in downtown Nashville. This series is the story of that bar's creation.
For a very basic overview, "Friends in Low Places" gives some Garth & Trisha context on the origins of the move into the hospitality business--then pretty quickly focuses on the bar's creation. We meet the project planners, the interior designers, the construction workers, and everyone in between needed to pull off this massive undertaking.
As always, Garth's emotion and inspiration is palpable here. He has a certain--and unique--"method to his madness" that has served him well his entire career, and he puts it to great use here. In what could have been a low-rent bar with his name pasted on it, he instead puts all of himself into the project--involved in seemingly every aspect! The designs represent motifs from his career/songs, the food is from Trisha's own kitchen, and the atmosphere is reminiscent of Garth's early career playing the Nashville honky-tonks.
If you are a fan of Garth/Trisha or country music as a whole, I don't see how you could not enjoy this documentary. It has certainly inspired me to get to Nashville sooner rather than later and Friends in Low Places will most certainly be my first stop!
For a very basic overview, "Friends in Low Places" gives some Garth & Trisha context on the origins of the move into the hospitality business--then pretty quickly focuses on the bar's creation. We meet the project planners, the interior designers, the construction workers, and everyone in between needed to pull off this massive undertaking.
As always, Garth's emotion and inspiration is palpable here. He has a certain--and unique--"method to his madness" that has served him well his entire career, and he puts it to great use here. In what could have been a low-rent bar with his name pasted on it, he instead puts all of himself into the project--involved in seemingly every aspect! The designs represent motifs from his career/songs, the food is from Trisha's own kitchen, and the atmosphere is reminiscent of Garth's early career playing the Nashville honky-tonks.
If you are a fan of Garth/Trisha or country music as a whole, I don't see how you could not enjoy this documentary. It has certainly inspired me to get to Nashville sooner rather than later and Friends in Low Places will most certainly be my first stop!
Garth Brooks Proves...
angelsemailuk5 April 2024
That Old Rich White Men should DEFINITELY keep The Mystery Alive.
I have adored this man since early adulthood. Now - after watching just over half the first episode - I feel it's *very* important to preface that I enjoyed this man's MUSIC. Why? Because I don't sense that Garth is coming off the way Garth thinks he is coming off in this Series.
Almost like an industry inflated some of the person's perception of who he is. Perhaps this much "reality" is not necessary when you reach a certain point in your career. And I just feel like this is the second show in a Prime trend that shows an ageing Artist (I'm looking at you Jlo) struggling with the very Human part of loosing their Hollywood lustre. I say Hollywood because if said both Artists had not subjected Us to their (seemingly oh fudge I'm ageing out of my Industry Crisis) Documentary Style - we wouldn't be having this conversation.
I have adored this man since early adulthood. Now - after watching just over half the first episode - I feel it's *very* important to preface that I enjoyed this man's MUSIC. Why? Because I don't sense that Garth is coming off the way Garth thinks he is coming off in this Series.
Almost like an industry inflated some of the person's perception of who he is. Perhaps this much "reality" is not necessary when you reach a certain point in your career. And I just feel like this is the second show in a Prime trend that shows an ageing Artist (I'm looking at you Jlo) struggling with the very Human part of loosing their Hollywood lustre. I say Hollywood because if said both Artists had not subjected Us to their (seemingly oh fudge I'm ageing out of my Industry Crisis) Documentary Style - we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Total Waste of Time
imabsolutebynum3 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I watched this entire thing. Why did I do it!
I am not a die hard Garth Brooks fan, much less the "Queen's," but these folks has shifted a lot of albums in their legendary careers. That I certainly respect. That being said, I wish I had not spent so much time looking for something revealing or fresh in this series. Basically, they are a boring, rich couple trying to buy some immortality and capitalize on their names before they appear on tombstones. The whole series seems like the same scene filmed in different locations with Garth wearing different hats and Trisha showing up wearing glasses and a sweatshirt to prove she is down to earth.
It's true you can fool most of the people most of the time!
The true is this is a love letter to Garth and Trisha from Garth and Trisha. My takeaway: he likes symmetry and food. Lots of food.
She likes to cook family recipes and feed Garth lots of food and make lots of money on cook books. Be warned:They don't even show you any of the completed spaces.....just Yearwood's down home kitchen bit... but wait...They evidently have another self-serving video for that- a trial run of them playing music and singing in their new honky tonk (NOT!) Nothing of interest here. Don't waste your time.
Put on their music and enjoy them that way.
I am not a die hard Garth Brooks fan, much less the "Queen's," but these folks has shifted a lot of albums in their legendary careers. That I certainly respect. That being said, I wish I had not spent so much time looking for something revealing or fresh in this series. Basically, they are a boring, rich couple trying to buy some immortality and capitalize on their names before they appear on tombstones. The whole series seems like the same scene filmed in different locations with Garth wearing different hats and Trisha showing up wearing glasses and a sweatshirt to prove she is down to earth.
It's true you can fool most of the people most of the time!
The true is this is a love letter to Garth and Trisha from Garth and Trisha. My takeaway: he likes symmetry and food. Lots of food.
She likes to cook family recipes and feed Garth lots of food and make lots of money on cook books. Be warned:They don't even show you any of the completed spaces.....just Yearwood's down home kitchen bit... but wait...They evidently have another self-serving video for that- a trial run of them playing music and singing in their new honky tonk (NOT!) Nothing of interest here. Don't waste your time.
Put on their music and enjoy them that way.
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