RE: Country has officially become the shittiest genre of music there is.
January 21, 2015 at 11:32 am
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2015 at 12:27 pm by Davka.)
Ok people, I spent ~15 years living in the Nashville area, and I'm a musician, and I gotta agree that most country coming off Music Row these days is commercial pablum pop-with-a-twang. That's what sells, so that's what the machine is cranking out. What's more, there is nothing more boring than playing a song with an oom-pah country beat. It's intro to music 101, all day every day.
BUT.
There are some amazing artists out there, who express their creativity via lyrics and somewhat more interesting musical hooks. Here are links to vids by two of the best, along with a snippet of lyrics to whet your interest:
Kacey Musgraves, Merry-go-Round
"Mama's hooked on Mary Kay.
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane.
Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down.
Mary, Mary quite contrary.
We get bored, so, we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town.
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go
Where it stops nobody knows and it ain't slowin' down.
This merry go 'round."
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Brad Paisley - Southern Comfort Zone
(This video is also visually quite entertaining)
"When your wheelhouse is the land of cotton,
The first time you leave it can be strange, it can be shocking
Not everybody drives a truck, not everybody drinks sweet tea
Not everybody owns a gun, wears a ball cap boots and jeans
Not everybody goes to church or watches every NASCAR race
Not everybody knows the words to "Ring Of Fire" or "Amazing Grace"
[Chorus:]
Oh, Dixie Land,
I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"
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So yes, there are a lot of crap artists churning out predictable pop hits for the sheeple. But there are also some truly creative people getting airplay on those same country stations. Hopefully, their music is making people think.
BUT.
There are some amazing artists out there, who express their creativity via lyrics and somewhat more interesting musical hooks. Here are links to vids by two of the best, along with a snippet of lyrics to whet your interest:
Kacey Musgraves, Merry-go-Round
"Mama's hooked on Mary Kay.
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane.
Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down.
Mary, Mary quite contrary.
We get bored, so, we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town.
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go
Where it stops nobody knows and it ain't slowin' down.
This merry go 'round."
-----------------------
Brad Paisley - Southern Comfort Zone
(This video is also visually quite entertaining)
"When your wheelhouse is the land of cotton,
The first time you leave it can be strange, it can be shocking
Not everybody drives a truck, not everybody drinks sweet tea
Not everybody owns a gun, wears a ball cap boots and jeans
Not everybody goes to church or watches every NASCAR race
Not everybody knows the words to "Ring Of Fire" or "Amazing Grace"
[Chorus:]
Oh, Dixie Land,
I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"
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So yes, there are a lot of crap artists churning out predictable pop hits for the sheeple. But there are also some truly creative people getting airplay on those same country stations. Hopefully, their music is making people think.
