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Texas Country vs. Nashville Country
Posted on 2/17/12 at 12:30 am
Posted on 2/17/12 at 12:30 am
What do yall prefer?
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Posted on 2/17/12 at 12:34 am to dtowntiger3
Love the West Texas sound. Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Verlon Thompson, Ray Wylie Hubbard are all favorites of mine.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 12:48 am to PurpleandGold Motown
What do you think about modern Texas country bands, such as Eli Young Band, Josh Abbot Band, and Randy Rogers?
Posted on 2/17/12 at 1:02 am to dtowntiger3
Texas>Nashville
Posted on 2/17/12 at 1:04 am to dtowntiger3
There hasn't been country music in Nashville since 1974.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 2:24 am to Jim Rockford
Nashville country right now is pop music with a twang. Or maybe I'm just not finding the kind of country I like. Texas country isn't a lot better but I give it a slight edge.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 7:29 am to dtowntiger3
Download the apps for KFWR (95.9 The Ranch) and KRVF (106.9 The Ranch) and/or check out 95.03 The Range on tune-in radio. Good stations.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 7:37 am to dtowntiger3
Texas, by far.
I love Josh Abbott, RRB & Aaron Watson.
Where is the variety in mainstream nashville country? One guy has a major hit song about a beach, so for seemingly the next three years everyone has to sing about beaches. Then one guy has a major hit song about being country/redneck, so for seemingly the next three years everyone has to sing about how country they are. God damn thats aggravating! And what happened to fiddles & slide guitars?
I had given up on country music radio about 10 years ago; however, I moved to Austin, TX about 6 months ago and love listening to country radio stations again! Some seem to play 75% Texas Country, 25% Nashville Country. Nice!!
Edit: Today's Texas Country is still far from the traditional country music sound of 30-40 years ago if thats what youre going for. But its exponentially better than todays mainstream nashville stuff, imo. Also have to recommend Robert Earl Keen...awesome!
I love Josh Abbott, RRB & Aaron Watson.
Where is the variety in mainstream nashville country? One guy has a major hit song about a beach, so for seemingly the next three years everyone has to sing about beaches. Then one guy has a major hit song about being country/redneck, so for seemingly the next three years everyone has to sing about how country they are. God damn thats aggravating! And what happened to fiddles & slide guitars?
I had given up on country music radio about 10 years ago; however, I moved to Austin, TX about 6 months ago and love listening to country radio stations again! Some seem to play 75% Texas Country, 25% Nashville Country. Nice!!
Edit: Today's Texas Country is still far from the traditional country music sound of 30-40 years ago if thats what youre going for. But its exponentially better than todays mainstream nashville stuff, imo. Also have to recommend Robert Earl Keen...awesome!
This post was edited on 2/17/12 at 7:46 am
Posted on 2/17/12 at 7:50 am to dtowntiger3
quote:and it isn't close. eric church is one of the few, if not the only, mainstream country music artist(s) i respect.
Texas Country
Posted on 2/17/12 at 8:01 am to dtowntiger3
mostly Texas but I do like several Nashville artists as well
Posted on 2/17/12 at 8:09 am to dtowntiger3
Neither right now. Nashville hasn't produced "Country" music since the mid 90's.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 9:46 am to alajones
Texas/Red Dirt Country is really hard to compete with lately.
But I think guys like Eric Church are going to start making a strong push.
If you don't have Roger Creager, Jason Boland, Cory Morrow, CCR, Wade Bown, Randy Rogers, & guys like them in your rotation then you're missing out.
But I think guys like Eric Church are going to start making a strong push.
If you don't have Roger Creager, Jason Boland, Cory Morrow, CCR, Wade Bown, Randy Rogers, & guys like them in your rotation then you're missing out.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 9:52 am to forever lsu30
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If you don't have Roger Creager, Jason Boland, Cory Morrow, CCR, Wade Bown, Randy Rogers, & guys like them in your rotation then you're missing out.
You can add Chris Knight to that list also even though hes not technically from texas
Posted on 2/17/12 at 9:57 am to dtowntiger3
I didn't know Nashville still made country music. Isn't it really the modern version of "adult contemporary."
But Texas country can wear me out too. One can only stand so many songs about Gruene hall, blue tick hounds, and driving a chevy over caliche rock roads on your way to float the Frio and drink Shiner.
But Texas country can wear me out too. One can only stand so many songs about Gruene hall, blue tick hounds, and driving a chevy over caliche rock roads on your way to float the Frio and drink Shiner.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 9:59 am to TTownTiger
I hate listening to country on the radio. When you see a country music awards show on nowadays it looks like the 1998 America Music Awards. Uncle Kracker, Jewel, Kid Rock, Hootie and the Blowfish etc ect ect.
101.1 in Bossier does 90's at 9:00 so I'll flip it on if I'm in the car for that hour. Even if some good Nashville artist comes along he doesn't get played because brad Paisley will have some new gimmick song or Lady Antebellum will have some crap song they have on repeat.
I still try to catch Gary Allan in concert when I can. He's probably my favorite country artist of all time but he doesn't get played anymore. "Smoke Rings in the Dark" is probably my favorite country some of all time for that matter. With Twitty's "Slow Hand" a close second. I've never listened to Texas country though unless Josh Ritter and Joe Purdy count. Alternative/indie rock is about all I've done the past 7-8 years or so.
101.1 in Bossier does 90's at 9:00 so I'll flip it on if I'm in the car for that hour. Even if some good Nashville artist comes along he doesn't get played because brad Paisley will have some new gimmick song or Lady Antebellum will have some crap song they have on repeat.
I still try to catch Gary Allan in concert when I can. He's probably my favorite country artist of all time but he doesn't get played anymore. "Smoke Rings in the Dark" is probably my favorite country some of all time for that matter. With Twitty's "Slow Hand" a close second. I've never listened to Texas country though unless Josh Ritter and Joe Purdy count. Alternative/indie rock is about all I've done the past 7-8 years or so.
Posted on 2/17/12 at 10:00 am to dtowntiger3
Just got my tickets to take Father in law to see Guy Clark at the Dosey Doe in the Woodlands in March 
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