re: Country music fans -- important questions

Posted by treble hook

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:10 pm to lpgreat1

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You can take an Aldean song and remove the vocal and probably convince someone it was AC/DC

True. Most "radio country" does not sound like traditional country

Posted by BilJ

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 9:07 pm to bobbyray21

There's really only 2 types of songs Nashville churns out these days
1) songs full of redneck stereotypes to make some of the dumbasses think they're listening to real country music "well this song said something about drinking cold beer and listening to old Hank, I like both of those things. HOW DID THEY KNOW?!?!?"
2) the teenage girl music, let's call it the Taylor Swift/Rascal Flatts division. Awful. The love songs coming out are so cliche and lame. I think Lady Antebellum has soared to my #1 on the hate list. I want to kick all 3 of them in the throat.

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 9:25 pm to BilJ

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songs full of redneck stereotypes to make some of the dumbasses think they're listening to real country music "well this song said something about drinking cold beer and listening to old Hank, I like both of those things. HOW DID THEY KNOW?!?!?"

These piss me off the most

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) the teenage girl music, let's call it the Taylor Swift/Rascal Flatts division. Awful. The love songs coming out are so cliche and lame. I think Lady Antebellum has soared to my #1 on the hate list. I want to kick all 3 of them in the throat.

These are pop.

ETA: My favorite jukebox song

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Posted by BilJ

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 10:28 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

A new trend also seems to be these guy/chick bands. frick whoever sings that "you should of kissed me" song

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 10:35 pm to BilJ

It's made to cater to two kinds of people.

Frat boy wanna be duck hunters in daddy's big jacked up 4x4

and

Teenage fat girls who have had a boyfriend once.

Posted by TheDoc

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 10:36 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

Someone gets it

Nashville is completely marketed towards a certain demo

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 10:44 pm to TheDoc

I am neither and therefor I hate it

I liked it better when it was marketed toward honky tonk beer drinking cowboys

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Posted by biglego

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 8:54 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

I just ventured over to a "new" country station for just a couple minutes. Can't believe how bad it was. There was some Gilbert Brantley song (I think that was his name) that seriously sounded like Chevelle. Nothing country at all except he kept mentioning big trucks And "good ole boys".

Posted by treble hook

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:08 am to biglego

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Gilbert Brantley

Brantley Gilbert. Song is Kick it in the Sticks. I agree it's not the least bit traditional country but it's still damn good.

"We''ll do a little frog giggin, cow tippin. How bout a lil skinny dippin, bass fishin. Take it easy on the 'shine."

Seriously check out a few of his songs. Some good stuff.

Halfway to Heaven
Them Boys
Saving Amy

Edit: Saving Amy is a true song he wrote about a good friend back in GA.

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Posted by BilJ

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:23 am to treble hook

wow kick it in the sticks was.....awful. Just awful. I couldn't make it all the way through.

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:25 am to treble hook

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We''ll do a little frog giggin, cow tippin. How bout a lil skinny dippin, bass fishin. Take it easy on the 'shine.

see earlier post

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:34 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

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I liked it better when it was marketed toward honky tonk beer drinking cowboys

They do have a few texas artists that do that. 1/2 are geared to that and the other half are garage rock bands that never made it so they changed to country.

Aaron Watson - Haunted House
Aaron Watson - San Angelo
Aaron Watson - Off the Record

Jason Boland - No Reason Being Late
Jason Boland - Farmers Luck
Jason Boland - False Accuser's Lament

Jarrod Birmingham - Where'd You Go Country Music
Jarrod Birmingham - If That Ain't Country
Jarrod Birmingham - Sad Country Song
Jarrod Birmingham - Nursing Home Song

Posted by treble hook

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:38 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

I do understand what you are saying. Those are pretty much country stereotypes.

But can you not even mention frog gigging or fishing without it being labeled a cheesy stereotype?

Posted by treble hook

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:39 am to BilJ

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wow kick it in the sticks was.....awful. Just awful. I couldn't make it all the way through.

That's cool bro. Check out the other songs I posted by Brantley.

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Posted on 8/16/12 at 10:42 am to treble hook

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But can you not even mention frog gigging or fishing without it being labeled a cheesy stereotype?

Sure you can, but the manner he does it in is shitty.

Idk how to explain it. There's a fine line between a cheesy stereotype and damn good country music.

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