Why do people like country music. I have to say i have a wide taste in good music and enjoy many genre (hip hop,modern rock, punk, post-hardcore, classic rock, grunge rock, reggae, R&B, funk, hippy grateful dead/phish kinda stuff, classical) but I can not stand country. Shit sucks

12/13/2007 9:11:06 PM

WHY ARE PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM ME

12/13/2007 9:17:41 PM

bluegrass however is good

12/13/2007 9:19:29 PM

because a lot of it is catchy and you can actually understand the words? just a thought

12/13/2007 9:30:24 PM

WHY CAN'T WE ALL BE THE SAME!?

12/14/2007 1:13:31 AM

I've never understood how people can reject an entire genre of music.

12/14/2007 1:17:10 AM

I believe that is heard a lot in music discussions... "I like everything, except for country"

12/14/2007 1:24:27 AM

do yourself a favor and get this album:

12/14/2007 1:32:20 AM

Not a big fan.. Just sounds like an old rodeo announcer trying to sing. Doesn't work for me.

12/14/2007 1:39:11 AM

she thinks my tractor is sexy, yeeehaw boy i love this bar

12/14/2007 2:00:08 AM

Yeah, you could make comments like that about the crappy songs in any of the genres you mentioned enjoying.

But I'm not going to do it because it would probably be just as idiotic as the one you made about country.

12/14/2007 2:31:20 AM

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"Not a big fan.. Just sounds like an old rodeo announcer trying to sing. Doesn't work for me."

Not a big fan of Hip Hop or Rap....just sounds like some homeless, uneducated wine-o trying to talk fast. Dosent work for me.

12/14/2007 11:19:28 AM

I'm not a fan of the old-school twangy deep-South country, but I like a lot of newer artists. The songs I like tend to fit into a few categories:
-stuff that's just fun to sing along to, even if it's stupid/redneck
-songs about life being fun/great
-songs about love/family/whatever that make me sentimental

12/14/2007 11:28:51 AM

i don't like songs about how great life is. i need darkness. johnny cash and hank williams are the only country artists i can respect.

12/14/2007 11:34:10 AM

WHY ARE PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM ME

12/14/2007 11:36:26 AM

At least several of you used "DIFFERENT FROM." You are correct--good job.

12/14/2007 12:14:37 PM

12/14/2007 12:15:36 PM

sorry man, some of us just dont have the baller genes that you possess.


i guess i'm too country to wyle out with my dime piece

12/14/2007 12:59:28 PM

If you don't like Hank Williams or Johnny Cash it's entirely possible that you have no soul.

12/14/2007 1:59:28 PM

...or Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Dolly Parton, etc.

12/14/2007 2:37:19 PM

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"If you don't like Hank Williams or Johnny Cash it's entirely possible that you have no soul"

12/14/2007 2:47:33 PM

new country or Pop country is shitty

OLD School Country Music for the win
the band Alabama put on one of the best concerts i have ever seen. i would see them again & again.

12/14/2007 2:50:31 PM

does neko case count?

12/14/2007 2:51:45 PM

neko case counts

so does tift merritt

and motherfucking jacksonville city nights

12/14/2007 2:59:25 PM

you probably just haven't done some digging. if you stereotype genres by bands that get radio play then yes, 99% of all music sucks. there may be a couple of good country songs/artists on the radio, but most are pop crap. i agree with some of the above and love me some johnny cash, waylon jennings, willie nelson, conway twitty, etc. this is country. the stuff on the radio is just pop and in my book kenny chesney sits right next clay aiken. you're likely not gonna hear stuff on the radio you like so be careful stereotyping a genre by radio songs.

^ exactly. even wilco or my morning jacket are 'alternative country'

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 3:06 PM. Reason : .]

12/14/2007 3:05:34 PM

WHAT IS DIVERSITY ?

12/14/2007 3:29:32 PM

listen to johnny cash, hank sr, and the real country people


I like some of the new stuff, but in general I consider it garbage

also check out Cross Canadian Ragweed, Wade Bowen, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green and shooter jennings

http://www.crosscanadianragweed.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_ZAbSlnLc
"alabama" <--my fav ccr song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psodrlWM8VM
"17"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIKxAtcbEWY
"don't need you"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joT-B9apWQU
"sick and tired"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOfJ4-u2ty0
"constantly"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuY4MkwWURs
"fighting for" <--one of my favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UskeKlcGSpw
"brooklyn kid" <--- another favorite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l3VSr7bg8c
"jenny" <-- another good one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEHS1GW3jEY
"lonely feeling" another favorite of mine, cover of Robert Eal Keen


http://www.wadebowen.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hoT-SdaqR8
"one step closer"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQJwjr5sZQ
"please come to Boston"



http://www.thestragglers.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZeDZfrL7Vs
"if you wanna hear a love song"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9WyJnktywE&feature=related
"my baby loves me when I'm stoned"

http://www.robertearlkeen.com/

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=robert+earl+keen
bunch of vids from shows

http://www.patgreen.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IkH-Jvan0
"wave upon wave"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voLDmOvMOj4
"songs about texas"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf9T_RK7IA8
"don't break my heart again"


http://www.shooterjennings.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts2TjN6uatc
"walk of live" cover... good version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7MraaUb8M
"4th of july" <--- great song


hope that helps

12/14/2007 4:03:09 PM

anyone like steve earle?

12/14/2007 4:09:21 PM

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"motherfucking jacksonville city nights"

12/14/2007 4:17:17 PM

i think the country i hate the most is all those damn sappy ass love songs

12/14/2007 4:19:09 PM

I don't like country music, b/c I can't stand any of that "twangy" shit. I also love rap, but hate the ignorant shitty rap.

12/14/2007 4:55:05 PM

I dont understand how people could possibly like hip hop and rap

seems like the same beats recycled

hell, they cant even come up with new shit anymore, they just redo classic rock songs

12/14/2007 5:31:32 PM

I love the ignorant shit


otherwise "hip hop" gets old

12/14/2007 5:31:42 PM

^^no... no they really don't. I'll allow your ignorance though.

12/14/2007 10:15:50 PM

what instrument gives country music its repulsive "Twang"

12/15/2007 12:28:10 PM

12/15/2007 12:30:12 PM

i mean real bluegrassy stuff with banjos etc definitely give a distinct twangy sound, but in a way i enjoy. (i do NOT enjoy 99% of modern day country)

outside of that its honestly the modal and chord progression choice coupled with guitar tone. i mean think about all the different bands out there using guitars, drums, and basses but they sound COMPLETELY different. it comes down to guitars, pickup choice, amp choice and then like i stated before the way the music is written.

[Edited on December 15, 2007 at 12:33 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2007 12:32:15 PM

lyle lovett is pretty awesome

12/15/2007 2:50:20 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQWPeCDTiUA

Junior Brown's guit-steel FTW.

12/17/2007 4:46:28 AM

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"outside of that its honestly the modal and chord progression choice coupled with guitar tone. i mean think about all the different bands out there using guitars, drums, and basses but they sound COMPLETELY different. it comes down to guitars, pickup choice, amp choice and then like i stated before the way the music is written."

Thats why its a genre of music.....why do you think we had to start breaking it down into Classic Rock and Modern Rock.....I cannot stand how Modern Rock is produced/mixed. It all sounds the exact same...no originality whatsoever.

Absolutely it is the guitars that give country the sound.....you have country guys playin telecasters while the rock guys are playin Gibson Flying V's.....thats old news. The fiddles also might have something to do with it.

However, those guys in Nashville are not clueless like most rock guys are when it comes to theory...most of the songwriters/producers/studio musicians studied music or a particular instrument at universities.

12/17/2007 9:14:26 AM

trust me i understand that, was just trying to give a crash course on one answer to someone who asked what gave country its twang

12/17/2007 9:17:33 AM

Take Eddie Van Halen vs. Junior Brown....

Eddie (probably the most influental figure in rock guitar in the past 30 years) given a clean tone couldnt play in the same league as Junior.

However, Junior, given a distorted sound wouldnt be in Eddies Ball Park.

12/17/2007 9:23:34 AM

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"I dont understand how people could possibly like hip hop and rap seems like the same beats recycled hell, they cant even come up with new shit anymore, they just redo classic rock songs"

Speaking of ignorant...

12/17/2007 9:30:55 AM

Most music is bad because making good music is difficult.

That is true across all genres.

12/17/2007 11:45:45 AM

i was at rum runners one time and this girl payed the piano player $10 not to play country music

he dicked around for about an hour and then cut right back into garth brooks

weeeeeeeellllll i got friends in lowwwwwwwwww places

12/17/2007 12:01:03 PM

Bttt lol

11/13/2023 11:04:52 PM

I’m about 3 years deep into getting super into Waylon Jennings

was a fan before, but a switch got hit

11/14/2023 12:31:58 AM

He's always been my fave, listened to him with my dad when i was a kid, he gave me several of his old records.

Followed by George Jones.. and David Allan Coe (who is a terrible person, but a great songwriter)

11/14/2023 9:27:34 AM

I grew up knowing damn near every line to every song on DAC’s greatest hits

I had always assumed that he and Waylon were tight, but Waylon throws him plenty of shade in his autobiography

11/14/2023 12:12:53 PM

All those old school guys seemed like they were kind of dicks to each other and everybody else at some point in time. They had beef, they got over it.

Modern country is garbage. They just take small town, beer, Chevy, truck, backroads, dirt roads, and other stereotypical country words/sayings, put them in randomizer and call it a song.

I will say though, that Hardy is quite catchy. He even makes fun of modern country music.

I don’t even really listen to it anymore.

11/14/2023 2:27:39 PM