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In lieu of BCS, give me specific examples why country music is in a poor state.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 9:40 am
Posted on 11/7/14 at 9:40 am
LINKThis video could easily been done in five minutes, but he rants for 20. Upon first opening the video you will think this guy is a lunatic, but he does have five good points, and specific examples.
Basically says there's no lyrical depth,(he compares Dixie chicks' "Earl" to Band Perry "better dig two") everyone looks and sounds the same, cliché, cheap, and Nashville has a tight hold on what people hear. Nashville says you got to look like this, and sound like this.
The thing is, it's more popular than ever, most fans don't care and love it.
I like pop music, it has its place, it's frivolous, catchy, and fun. Is it that country music should be deeper? Is it that it has become pop music?
Basically says there's no lyrical depth,(he compares Dixie chicks' "Earl" to Band Perry "better dig two") everyone looks and sounds the same, cliché, cheap, and Nashville has a tight hold on what people hear. Nashville says you got to look like this, and sound like this.
The thing is, it's more popular than ever, most fans don't care and love it.
I like pop music, it has its place, it's frivolous, catchy, and fun. Is it that country music should be deeper? Is it that it has become pop music?
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Posted on 11/7/14 at 9:53 am to Rust Cohle
The influx of LA producers/engineers/technicians to Nashville is having it's effect on country.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 9:57 am to Rust Cohle
Country music is popular because literally, and I mean this, literally everyone in America is a fricking moron who loves being force fed bullshite...besides me and my friends
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
Posted on 11/7/14 at 9:59 am to Spaulding Smails
quote:
Country music is popular because literally, and I mean this, literally everyone in America is a fricking moron who loves being force fed bullshite...besides me and my friends
ETA: Although they aren't necessarily being force fed. They willingly go to the trough and feed on shite.
This post was edited on 11/7/14 at 10:02 am
Posted on 11/7/14 at 10:00 am to Rust Cohle
The vast majority of country music fans just don't have refined enough ears to recognize what they're listening to is crap. They're the same crowd that watches Everybody Loves Raymond and think it's the most hilarious sitcom ever made. In short, they're simpletons.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 11:00 am to Rust Cohle
No other reason. the BCS fricked up college football and now it's fricking up country music
Posted on 11/7/14 at 11:03 am to The Spleen
This is a bit of a tangent, but for some reason I just made a connection.
One of my cousins plays in a "worship band" at his church. He was involved in a heated discussion with someone on facebook about the state of modern worship music. The other person was bemoaning the pathetic lyrical depth, repetition, and base appeal to emotion of modern worship music. If you've been to one of the big non-denominational churches, you're probably familiar with the genre. Lyrics along the lines of:
"He's the lamb. He's the lamb. He's the lamb. Jesus is the lamb. He saved me. He saved me. He save me. God is good" repeat ad nauseum. The guy was basically saying that modern worship is built to create a base emotional reaction in people, but it pales in comparison as far as theological complexity and resonance with older, traditional, time-tested hymns.
Anyway. The same people that like megachurch music probably like modern country.
One of my cousins plays in a "worship band" at his church. He was involved in a heated discussion with someone on facebook about the state of modern worship music. The other person was bemoaning the pathetic lyrical depth, repetition, and base appeal to emotion of modern worship music. If you've been to one of the big non-denominational churches, you're probably familiar with the genre. Lyrics along the lines of:
"He's the lamb. He's the lamb. He's the lamb. Jesus is the lamb. He saved me. He saved me. He save me. God is good" repeat ad nauseum. The guy was basically saying that modern worship is built to create a base emotional reaction in people, but it pales in comparison as far as theological complexity and resonance with older, traditional, time-tested hymns.
Anyway. The same people that like megachurch music probably like modern country.
This post was edited on 11/7/14 at 11:03 am
Posted on 11/7/14 at 11:44 am to Rust Cohle
First off, I don't think what is currently referred to as "country music" is necessairly "bad". It's in no way related to "traditonal" country music, and it probably needs to be moved to another genre.
Basically what you have now is people dressing like country stars, living in Tennesee, singing about traditional country music themes, mainly white people, but singing what is really a pop method of song.
You have consolidation - very few legit record labels and producers, who all live in the same area - and groupthink occurs. You also have consolidation in the radio business - how many "Nash-FM" stations are there now?? They all play the same thing.
So you have a few producers pushing music to a few radio programmers, the music is decent, and it sells. People like it.
Basically what you have now is people dressing like country stars, living in Tennesee, singing about traditional country music themes, mainly white people, but singing what is really a pop method of song.
You have consolidation - very few legit record labels and producers, who all live in the same area - and groupthink occurs. You also have consolidation in the radio business - how many "Nash-FM" stations are there now?? They all play the same thing.
So you have a few producers pushing music to a few radio programmers, the music is decent, and it sells. People like it.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 12:19 pm to Rust Cohle
The same reason the country is in a poor state.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 1:45 pm to Rust Cohle
Lowest common denominator music
Posted on 11/7/14 at 2:05 pm to Larry
pretty much
Posted on 11/7/14 at 2:33 pm to monsterballads
Talking bout girls, talking bout trucks
Posted on 11/7/14 at 2:45 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
First off, I don't think what is currently referred to as "country music" is necessairly "bad". It's in no way related to "traditonal" country music, and it probably needs to be moved to another genre.
It's semi-twangy pop tunes. Suburban/urban "country." Modern pop country is the "Monkeys" compared to the "Beatles." No one's paying dues, they are just created.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 2:48 pm to The Spleen
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In short, they're simpletons
This is the explanation for several issues happening today.
This post was edited on 11/7/14 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 11/7/14 at 3:53 pm to Rust Cohle
Country is popular now because rock 'n roll is dead, leaving country music as the only fun music around for white people and the only music where clean cut white guys talk about love. You get hot white girls to like your music, and the dudes will follow in order to bang those girls. It's simple math. Nashville country found a formula that works for teenage girls and stoll them from regular pop at the same time Rock died, leaving white dudes wanting for SOMETHING to listen to that utilized the electric guitar.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 5:10 pm to LSUFanHouston
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It's in no way related to "traditonal" country music, and it probably needs to be moved to another genre.
It's like someone once said about Foster and Lloyd..."A lot of people write pop songs that sound like country songs. These guys write country songs that sound like pop songs".
Pop songs that 'sound' country enough for the non-discerning country fan to swallow.
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