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Topic: CMA - AGAIN???
Posted By: msmadz
Subject: CMA - AGAIN???
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 6:12pm
I was scanning through the TV channels last night and noticed that the Country Music Awards was on ABC. Didn't they just have an awards show a few months back?

Every 6 weeks it seems that the country music folks decide to have some big ass celebration on TV with headlines like "Nashville's Biggest Night" or "What Country is all about!"

I'm not really ranting about it but sheesh - enough with the award shows every season. How many statuettes do these people need?

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Posted By: aka ron
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 6:27pm
If I hear another word about Blake Shelton or Taylor Swift  'Im gonna die'.  Angry


Posted By: commercialssuck
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 8:12pm
Don't even get me started on country music! The state of "country" music is abysmal. It has been completely commercialized and dumbed-down so that it doesn't even resemble country music at all.

I have never been a fan of country, but there have been some decent artists over the years. George Strait, Randy Travis, Alabama, Steve Wariner, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Ronnie Milsap and the like.

The current crop of "country" artists are not really artists at all. They don't even write most of their songs. And the songs are so formula driven they all tend to sound the same. They call it bro-country. To listen to this new country you really need a low IQ. Completely ridiculous idiotic lyrics and recycled simple chord patterns and a bunch of posing is what new country is all about.

Every once in a while I tune to the country station, and am utterly shocked at how utterly horrible the songs really are. What is even more shocking is how popular these "artists" are. Apparently there are a ton of fans out there who say they love this new country, and support them with cd sales, and concert tickets, and that's why these "artists" are still around. What is scary is that these fans are presumably members of the voting public. If you can get someone to like this horrible new country music, you can get them to like or support just about anything. S C A R Y!!!!!!!!!!

As far as the awards shows, country has really "gone hollywood". It's really just bread and circuses for the dumb masses. This country is going to hell, and new country music (at least the mainstream stuff played on radio and CMT) is simply a reflection of that.


Posted By: commercialssuck
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 8:15pm
Originally posted by aka ron aka ron wrote:

If I hear another word about Blake Shelton or Taylor Swift  'Im gonna die'.  Angry


Since becoming a judge on The Voice, Blake Shelton is all over tv. Every time I see him, I just want to punch him. He is such an f***ing moron!!! I mean, really, from his exaggerated country accent to basically everything that comes out of his mouth, he just annoys the piss out of me! How in the hell can anyone like this guy?!?!?


Posted By: commercialssuck
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 8:17pm
Oh, and Taylor Swift can go jump off a bridge. Like you, I am SOOO sick of her. She is not even pretty. Just a stupid, vapid girl wrapped up in a narcissistic little world of her own.


Posted By: i8acannibal
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 8:50pm
I can't stand Taylor Swift or Blake Shelton. At the end of the day, they're just another couple of window lickers if you ask me. Country "music" has gone way downhill since the "popificition" of everything. I remember growing up with my dad listening to Alabama, Willie Nelson, and a few others. I didn't mind it. Actually kind of liked it. That is until I found 50's to early 60's music. But that's another story. I was an odd child. But I will say this, if there's another CMA crap fest going on, then I'm buying stock in red SOLO cups. Rednecks love them.

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Posted By: msmadz
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 8:53pm
Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:

But I will say this, if there's another CMA crap fest going on, then I'm buying stock in red SOLO cups. Rednecks love them.


Give it 6 weeks and another award show will be airing. Right before the grammys. Or after. Or during. Who the hell can remember there are so many of these goddamn predictable award ceremonies.

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Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 10:09pm
Today's country music IDGAS!

Their crap today make Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achy Breaky Heart" sound like ing Mozart!

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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 8:31am
Originally posted by commercialssuck commercialssuck wrote:

Don't even get me started on country music! The state of "country" music is abysmal. It has been completely commercialized and dumbed-down so that it doesn't even resemble country music at all.

I have never been a fan of country, but there have been some decent artists over the years. George Strait, Randy Travis, Alabama, Steve Wariner, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Ronnie Milsap and the like.

The current crop of "country" artists are not really artists at all. They don't even write most of their songs. And the songs are so formula driven they all tend to sound the same. They call it bro-country. To listen to this new country you really need a low IQ. Completely ridiculous idiotic lyrics and recycled simple chord patterns and a bunch of posing is what new country is all about.

Every once in a while I tune to the country station, and am utterly shocked at how utterly horrible the songs really are. What is even more shocking is how popular these "artists" are. Apparently there are a ton of fans out there who say they love this new country, and support them with cd sales, and concert tickets, and that's why these "artists" are still around. What is scary is that these fans are presumably members of the voting public. If you can get someone to like this horrible new country music, you can get them to like or support just about anything. S C A R Y!!!!!!!!!!

As far as the awards shows, country has really "gone hollywood". It's really just bread and circuses for the dumb masses. This country is going to hell, and new country music (at least the mainstream stuff played on radio and CMT) is simply a reflection of that.
 
Agreed.  Today's "country" songs sound like today's "rock" songs sung with a twang.  Pretty mediocre.
 
There's some good stuff out there, but you'd never hear it on the radio.  For instance, this, which reminds me a bit of Johnny Cash (maybe more rockabilly than country?):
 
 
 
As I went to Youtube to get this song, the featured video was of Justin Timberlake at the awards show.  What business does Timberlake have performing country music?  Apparently, they just want his star power.
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 1:23pm
I was at my mom's house Wednesday night.

Not surprisingly, my sister was in her room watching the CMA's.

Her tastes have always been questionable at best.




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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: crainbebo
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 2:57pm
No George Strait, Garth Brooks or Alan Jackson on the CMAs Wednesday night. And you know why I don't listen to today's country anymore? It's frickin garbage. It's top 40 music with a southern accent. Back in the good ole days, 1980s and 1990s, country music did not have urbanized rapping, or heavy metal. They were songs about love and about things to do in the country.
I wouldn't go to any of these awards even if I was given $10,000 to do it.


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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 3:11pm
Well, you all should just love this...





Actually, to be honest, I like it more than most mainstream "country" music that's out there now.



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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: DKS
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 5:59pm
Originally posted by commercialssuck commercialssuck wrote:

Don't even get me started on country music! The state of "country" music is abysmal. It has been completely commercialized and dumbed-down so that it doesn't even resemble country music at all.

I have never been a fan of country, but there have been some decent artists over the years. George Strait, Randy Travis, Alabama, Steve Wariner, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Ronnie Milsap and the like.

The current crop of "country" artists are not really artists at all. They don't even write most of their songs. And the songs are so formula driven they all tend to sound the same. They call it bro-country. To listen to this new country you really need a low IQ. Completely ridiculous idiotic lyrics and recycled simple chord patterns and a bunch of posing is what new country is all about.

Every once in a while I tune to the country station, and am utterly shocked at how utterly horrible the songs really are. What is even more shocking is how popular these "artists" are. Apparently there are a ton of fans out there who say they love this new country, and support them with cd sales, and concert tickets, and that's why these "artists" are still around. What is scary is that these fans are presumably members of the voting public. If you can get someone to like this horrible new country music, you can get them to like or support just about anything. S C A R Y!!!!!!!!!!

As far as the awards shows, country has really "gone hollywood". It's really just bread and circuses for the dumb masses. This country is going to hell, and new country music (at least the mainstream stuff played on radio and CMT) is simply a reflection of that.


You're right, modern country is just twangy modern pop. And indeed there IS still good country out there, guys like Slaid Cleaves, Brian Burns, Mark David Manders, Chris Knight, Charlie Robison, various others, but you won't hear them on the radio or CMT cause they're "too country".













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"I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die"


Posted By: aka ron
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 6:16pm
There were a few country artist that I thought were pretty good.
 


Posted By: DKS
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 6:19pm
Oh yeah, Waylon and Willie are classic. If you don't like ANY country it's one thing, but if you do like real country, those guys are kinda mandatory.


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"I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die"


Posted By: aka ron
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 6:54pm
Some of my boss's back in the dark ages made me listen to country music.
I tried to find the bright side.
I don't watch much PBS anymore but I remember an episode of Austin City Limits.
I was introduced to this woman.
 
 
 
 
 


Posted By: msmadz
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 6:55pm
I used to listen to Charlie Rich. I wonder whatever happened to him?

EDIT: He passed away in 1995. RIP, Silver Fox.

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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 7:04pm
Originally posted by DKS DKS wrote:

Oh yeah, Waylon and Willie are classic. If you don't like ANY country it's one thing, but if you do like real country, those guys are kinda mandatory.


My dad grew up in the South during the 20's and 30's. A few years after WWII, he got stationed near home during the 50's which was pretty much the heyday of Nashville country music.

"Real country" to his generation was Johnny Cash, June Carter, the Hanks (Snow, Williams and Thompson), Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Grandpa Jones, etc, etc, etc.

Basically the Grand Ol' Opry crowd.

To my dad, guys like Waylon and Willie were just "hippies", not "real" country.





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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: aka ron
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 7:08pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Originally posted by DKS DKS wrote:

Oh yeah, Waylon and Willie are classic. If you don't like ANY country it's one thing, but if you do like real country, those guys are kinda mandatory.


My dad grew up in the South during the 20's and 30's. A few years after WWII, he got stationed near home during the 50's which was pretty much the heyday of Nashville country music.

"Real country" to his generation was Johnny Cash, June Carter, the Hanks (Snow, Williams and Thompson), Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Grandpa Jones, etc, etc, etc.

Basically the Grand Ol' Opry crowd.

To my dad, guys like Waylon and Willie were just "hippies", not "real" country.



Me and a dog named Boo are gonna poop on your birthday cake.


Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 9:53pm
^ good response!

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Posted By: OperatorStandingBy
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 12:03am
I didn't even watch the CMA's this year.  I figured it was going to be mainly a pop-music fest.
 
I grew up on country stars (some of whom still perform today) such as George Strait, Reba McEntire, Johnny Cash, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama, Statler Brothers, Barbara Mandrell, Kenny Rogers and Hank Williams Jr., to name several.
 
Country music ain't what it used to be.


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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 12:43am
Originally posted by aka ron aka ron wrote:

Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Originally posted by DKS DKS wrote:

Oh yeah, Waylon and Willie are classic. If you don't like ANY country it's one thing, but if you do like real country, those guys are kinda mandatory.


My dad grew up in the South during the 20's and 30's. A few years after WWII, he got stationed near home during the 50's which was pretty much the heyday of Nashville country music.

"Real country" to his generation was Johnny Cash, June Carter, the Hanks (Snow, Williams and Thompson), Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Grandpa Jones, etc, etc, etc.

Basically the Grand Ol' Opry crowd.

To my dad, guys like Waylon and Willie were just "hippies", not "real" country.

Me and a dog named Boo are gonna poop on your birthday cake.


But you can't force me to eat any!!!!



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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: DKS
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 6:53am
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Originally posted by DKS DKS wrote:

Oh yeah, Waylon and Willie are classic. If you don't like ANY country it's one thing, but if you do like real country, those guys are kinda mandatory.


My dad grew up in the South during the 20's and 30's. A few years after WWII, he got stationed near home during the 50's which was pretty much the heyday of Nashville country music.

"Real country" to his generation was Johnny Cash, June Carter, the Hanks (Snow, Williams and Thompson), Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Grandpa Jones, etc, etc, etc.

Basically the Grand Ol' Opry crowd.

To my dad, guys like Waylon and Willie were just "hippies", not "real" country.



My Papaw grew up in the 20's and 30's too, born in West Virginia, moved to Texas after WW2. He considered Johnny Cash, the Hanks, Buck Owens, George Jones, etc etc etc real country. He also considered guys like Waylon and Willie real country.


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"I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die"


Posted By: aka ron
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 7:32pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Originally posted by aka ron aka ron wrote:

Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Originally posted by DKS DKS wrote:

Oh yeah, Waylon and Willie are classic. If you don't like ANY country it's one thing, but if you do like real country, those guys are kinda mandatory.


My dad grew up in the South during the 20's and 30's. A few years after WWII, he got stationed near home during the 50's which was pretty much the heyday of Nashville country music.

"Real country" to his generation was Johnny Cash, June Carter, the Hanks (Snow, Williams and Thompson), Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Grandpa Jones, etc, etc, etc.

Basically the Grand Ol' Opry crowd.

To my dad, guys like Waylon and Willie were just "hippies", not "real" country.

Me and a dog named Boo are gonna poop on your birthday cake.


But you can't force me to eat any!!!!

LOLLOL
No disrespect to your father, just a difference of opinion.


Posted By: Theoted
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2015 at 10:52pm
I would not know Taylor Swift or Blake Shelton if they knocked on my front door. Talent? I doubt it. Class? None.
They could not even carry Loretta Lynn's shoes!



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Posted By: i8acannibal
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2015 at 11:32pm
Every time I hear Taylor Swift's name, all I can think of is this:




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Posted By: 70s80s
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 5:46pm
I'm not really a country fan myself, but I'm loving all the posts on this thread!

BTW, there's a radio station in Chicagoland called MeTV FM which plays a lot of great stuff other stations won't touch, including country hits by John Denver, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, etc.


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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 6:52pm
Originally posted by i8acannibal i8acannibal wrote:

Every time I hear Taylor Swift's name, all I can think of is this:


 
And when I think of Family Guy/country music, I think of...
 
 
 
 


Posted By: 70s80s
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 11:52pm
You know there's a CMA Christmas special coming up, right?

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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 12:03am
Originally posted by 70s80s 70s80s wrote:

I'm not really a country fan myself, but I'm loving all the posts on this thread!

BTW, there's a radio station in Chicagoland called MeTV FM which plays a lot of great stuff other stations won't touch, including country hits by John Denver, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, etc.
 
That makes sense.  The TV channel MeTV features a lotta programs from the 50s and 60s.  They must be targeting the seniors and the near-dead.
 
Oddly, the only other place you might hear that stuff would be the college stations at the lower end of the FM dial (where the only good FM radio survives).  I heard some the other day.  Among other artists, they played a few duets of Ernest Tubb/Loretta Lynn.
 
 
 
 


Posted By: msmadz
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 11:08pm
FYI - there was ANOTHER CMT Awards show last night. Those country folks sure like to party.

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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 11:36pm
Originally posted by msmadz msmadz wrote:

FYI - there was ANOTHER CMT Awards show last night. Those country folks sure like to party.


Plus... there's this piece of crap...



...the CMA Country Christmas tonight at 9 on ABC.

Because nothing says Christmas like a bunch of glittery, half naked young women jumping and jiggling around on a stage to the sound of crappily done, barely recognizable versions of Christmas songs.



Think I'll pass.






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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: msmadz
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 12:19pm
Saw that, too. Jeez...

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Posted By: aka ron
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 7:39pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Originally posted by msmadz msmadz wrote:

FYI - there was ANOTHER CMT Awards show last night. Those country folks sure like to party.


Plus... there's this piece of crap...


Because nothing says Christmas like a bunch of glittery, half naked young women jumping and jiggling around on a stage to the sound of crappily done, barely recognizable versions of Christmas songs.



Think I'll pass.




LOLLOL
There is nothing better than young thighs and titties but the audio would make me want to puke.


Posted By: Zach6848
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 5:58am
I had to come out of retirement when I saw this thread. Well, not really retirement, just, I've been too busy to do anything except lurk around. But anyway, I've been a vocal detractor of what I call "radio-country" for a very long time, ever since I first got in to country music. I've made several posts about it here, as well.

The reason I call it "radio-country" is because it isn't country. Not even slightly. The old style of country died as soon as the record companies began trying to make it hip and cool and modern. This was happening in the 80s, although there were a fair few good artists through the 80s and 90s and even, to an extent, the early '00s. However, now that pretty much every modern genre of music can be boiled down into poppy horse-sh*t, just with a few different sounds, "radio-country" is the main thing for most people who think they like country music.

In truth, real country music still thrives, but you have to hunt for it. Look for some red-dirt bands, and almost any Texas bands that play bars and small festivals. A lot of folk-singers new and old have a pretty good country sound, as well. If you want real country music, and not this fake, phone-it-in, narcissistic, get on my tractor, drink some beer at the bonfire, hey girl, guns, trucks, beer, dogs, huntin', chew tobbacer speeit bullsh*t, you have to look for it. You will NOT hear it on the radio.

The reason is that the Opry killed off most of the outlaw country. For a long time, they didn't want anybody who was considered too 'sleazy' or 'wild' in their building. Old Hank included. Now they'll take any jackass who can produce a forced 'country' accent, put him in a cowboy hat, hand him a guitar to pretend to play, and they make country-rap albums about beer, trucks, fields, tractors, dogs, etc.

Most of these songs, I think they must make them like this. They put every possible topic I've listed above on a big chart. They have the 'country artist' stand across the room, and give him five darts. The 'artist' randomly throws them, wherever they land, that's the next hit, and all of these fake 'country boys' and coal-rolling jackasses will eat it up.

Look for artists like Cody Jinks, Slaid Cleaves, Whitey Morgan, Hank 3, Stoney Larue, Reckless Kelly, Charlie Robison, Kevin Welch, Justin Townes Earle, Steve Earle, Brandon Jenkins, Turnpike Troubadours, Roger Alan Wade, James McMurtry, Tom Russell, Randy Rogers, Jason Boland, Whiskey Myers, Jon Wolfe, Uncle Tupelo, etc. The list goes on and on. Great country musicians, most of whom are still making music today. Support them if you like them, and turn off the damned radio. If you're looking for country, you won't find it there. Unless you're a lucky one and have a local station that plays good country.


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 10:26am
^  Good synopsis, Zach.
 
Country music is not really my favorite genre (rock music is), but I recognize that today's "pop-country" is as full of sh*t as you stated.
 
 


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 2:52pm
Very nice write-up, Zach - thank you.
I've a few thoughts - maybe I'm going sideways with them...Wink
Originally posted by Zach6848 Zach6848 wrote:

...The reason I call it "radio-country" is because it isn't country. Not even slightly. The old style of country died as soon as the record companies began trying to make it hip and cool and modern. This was happening in the 80s, although there were a fair few good artists through the 80s and 90s and even, to an extent, the early '00s...
Hint: It ALWAYS was happening. Jerry Garcia rockified country/folk in the 60's and he wasn't the first - just the most prominent. There are plenty of published folk/country pieces of art that garnished popular attention from back in those time, starting with folk like David Bromberg, but could get real serious real fast with the likes of J.D.Souther and Warren Zevon, who wrote huge hits for others, many of which came out on the country circuit. 
 

Originally posted by Zach6848 Zach6848 wrote:

...The reason is that the Opry killed off most of the outlaw country. For a long time, they didn't want anybody who was considered too 'sleazy' or 'wild' in their building. Old Hank included. Now they'll take any jackass who can produce a forced 'country' accent, put him in a cowboy hat, hand him a guitar to pretend to play, and they make country-rap albums about beer, trucks, fields, tractors, dogs, etc...
WinkAgain, I'll call you on this one. I had an office 2 blocks away from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for a few years. The historic place itself was MOTHBALLED, while OPRYLAND, out off of Briley Parkway came into existence and country pandered to 'family values' as there was gold in them there values! The rough ones had to clean up if they wanted to show up - and what they were to play was certainly reviewed. The original Ryman Auditorium would periodically open for hardcore shows, but you could count on the likes of John Prine showing up - Grand Old Opry was in a SMALL place with even less available parking, for heaven's sake.
 


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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 3:30pm
Originally posted by Zach6848 Zach6848 wrote:

I had to come out of retirement when I saw this thread. Well, not really retirement, just, I've been too busy to do anything except lurk around. But anyway, I've been a vocal detractor of what I call "radio-country" for a very long time, ever since I first got in to country music. I've made several posts about it here, as well.

The reason I call it "radio-country" is because it isn't country. Not even slightly. The old style of country died as soon as the record companies began trying to make it hip and cool and modern. This was happening in the 80s, although there were a fair few good artists through the 80s and 90s and even, to an extent, the early '00s. However, now that pretty much every modern genre of music can be boiled down into poppy horse-sh*t, just with a few different sounds, "radio-country" is the main thing for most people who think they like country music.

In truth, real country music still thrives, but you have to hunt for it. Look for some red-dirt bands, and almost any Texas bands that play bars and small festivals. A lot of folk-singers new and old have a pretty good country sound, as well. If you want real country music, and not this fake, phone-it-in, narcissistic, get on my tractor, drink some beer at the bonfire, hey girl, guns, trucks, beer, dogs, huntin', chew tobbacer speeit bullsh*t, you have to look for it. You will NOT hear it on the radio.

The reason is that the Opry killed off most of the outlaw country. For a long time, they didn't want anybody who was considered too 'sleazy' or 'wild' in their building. Old Hank included. Now they'll take any jackass who can produce a forced 'country' accent, put him in a cowboy hat, hand him a guitar to pretend to play, and they make country-rap albums about beer, trucks, fields, tractors, dogs, etc.

Most of these songs, I think they must make them like this. They put every possible topic I've listed above on a big chart. They have the 'country artist' stand across the room, and give him five darts. The 'artist' randomly throws them, wherever they land, that's the next hit, and all of these fake 'country boys' and coal-rolling jackasses will eat it up.

Look for artists like Cody Jinks, Slaid Cleaves, Whitey Morgan, Hank 3, Stoney Larue, Reckless Kelly, Charlie Robison, Kevin Welch, Justin Townes Earle, Steve Earle, Brandon Jenkins, Turnpike Troubadours, Roger Alan Wade, James McMurtry, Tom Russell, Randy Rogers, Jason Boland, Whiskey Myers, Jon Wolfe, Uncle Tupelo, etc. The list goes on and on. Great country musicians, most of whom are still making music today. Support them if you like them, and turn off the damned radio. If you're looking for country, you won't find it there. Unless you're a lucky one and have a local station that plays good country.


Guy Clark is another good one to add to your list, if you by chance have never heard of him. Great song writer.



I also like Brad Paisley. Great guitar player and fun guy to watch.

My dad was from the OLD old school. Roy Acuff, Charlie Pride, Hank Thompson, Furlon Husky, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash.







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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 4:15pm
There's also the genre known as Americana, which is an amalgam of country, rock, blues, roots, folk, etc. 
 
 
Here's Dave Alvin/The Blasters.
 
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 7:04pm
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

There's also the genre known as Americana, which is an amalgam of country, rock, blues, roots, folk, etc. 

Here's Dave Alvin/The Blasters.


They're kinda like Asleep At The Wheel...







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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 7:51pm
I had an album by those guys.  Pretty good.
 
Dave Alvin's got more punk-rock cred, having worked with X, the Flesheaters and the Gun Club back in the olden days.
 
 



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