He's right. It should be called suburban pop.

More "Rockabilly" from the 50's

Country music has not been the same since "Disney" invaded.

he's right. "modern country" is basically early 90s soft-metal balladry with the occasional fiddle thrown in. it's one of the most cynical, calculated genres of music out there.

i was in a store last week that had a modern country station on. i made the mistake of listening to the "lyrics" of one of the songs. it was some treacly crap about "my kids come in and hug me tight and my wife has the bedroom in her eyes." i almost began dry heaving.

here's the lyric. don't read it unless you have a puke bucket nearby:

He stopped me on the street,
he was wearing a backwards baseball hat.
I'd never seen the devil smile
but I bet it looks a lot like that.
From his coat of worn out rags,
he flashed me a plastic bag and said,
Hey, this will get you high tonight,
and I said,
No thanks, I get that all the time.

When I walk into my kitchen,
kids are screaming, dinner's burning,
and I'm reminded we've got PTA tonight.
When I'm kneeling down
and feeling all those little arms around me
and my wife has got the bedroom in her eyes,
Yeah, Buddy, when you get that kind of love,
it's the world best kind of drug,
and I get that all the time.

holy farking shiat. the hit computer that cranked out that dreck should be reprogrammed with a fire axe.

Discuss? Hard to argue with either point of his. It hasn't been "country" for a long time. The music part is, I suppose, debatable.

Simple test, if there are more dance moves than lyrics then there is a problem...

/Processed corporate crap of any genre is hard to call "music"

Atlpagan: Country music has not been the same since "Disney" invaded.

I'm going with the neologism "Pop-a-billy".

From his coat of worn out rags,
he flashed me a plastic bag and said,
Hey, this will get you high tonight,


Worst. Dealer. Ever.

Atlpagan: More "Rockabilly" from the 50's


Not even close. Most of the current crop of pop singers in cowboy hats wouldn't even know what rockabilly is. These days it's closer to watered down Bon Jovi with a little bit of fiddle and steel guitar. Rockabilly wasn't really all THAT different from the country music of the time, and it had balls. Craptacular pop stars like Keith Urban don't even come close.

I've gotten stuck listening to 'country' in various waiting rooms and from what I can tell there are three templates for songs these days.

And they all suck.

Add me to the "agrees" list.

The current "country" music is just soulless corporate Nashville pop and bad rock with a nasal twang.

Now excuse me while I listen to Lefty Frizzel's version of "Long Black Veil".

Sybarite: Worst. Dealer. Ever.

i'm guessing the lyricist has never seen a bag of weed let alone smoked any. hell, the song could've been written by the RNC.

HowlingFrog: Now excuse me while I listen to Lefty Frizzel's version of "Long Black Veil".

Oops, how thoughtless of me. Enjoy. (new window)

He still around?

Could swear by now they'd have put a wreath upon his door.

I've got an open mind. But now, you can't call rap, talking stuff like that, music. No, no, no, you've got to have another name for that."

The Devil Went Down to Georgia, A Boy Named Sue, etc., etc.

we got both kinds - country and western

For reference, see Robbie Fulks, "Fark This Town".

Country music used to be about getting drunk, getting beat up, or getting your heart broken.

Now it's a bunch of treacly stories about going to your job and coming home to your family. Bor-ing.

Ironically, he cut records with producer Billy Sherrill, who is responsible for smoothing down a lot of country music's rough edges with the countrypolitan sound.

FlashHarry: he's right. "modern country" is basically early 90s soft-metal balladry with the occasional fiddle thrown in. it's one of the most cynical, calculated genres of music out there.

i was in a store last week that had a modern country station on. i made the mistake of listening to the "lyrics" of one of the songs. it was some treacly crap about "my kids come in and hug me tight and my wife has the bedroom in her eyes." i almost began dry heaving.

here's the lyric. don't read it unless you have a puke bucket nearby:

He stopped me on the street,
he was wearing a backwards baseball hat.
I'd never seen the devil smile
but I bet it looks a lot like that.
From his coat of worn out rags,
he flashed me a plastic bag and said,
Hey, this will get you high tonight,
and I said,
No thanks, I get that all the time.

When I walk into my kitchen,
kids are screaming, dinner's burning,
and I'm reminded we've got PTA tonight.
When I'm kneeling down
and feeling all those little arms around me
and my wife has got the bedroom in her eyes,
Yeah, Buddy, when you get that kind of love,
it's the world best kind of drug,
and I get that all the time.

holy farking shiat. the hit computer that cranked out that dreck should be reprogrammed with a fire axe.

Whoa, we both used treacly. I guess it fits.

Bluegrass >>>>>> Country

In the 90s I saw a triple-headliner show with George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Don Williams. Hog heaven for a fan of real country music.

Country music shouldnt have flutes

/or samplers either

Psylence: Bluegrass >>>>>> Country

THIS THIS THIS

If you want good modern country music, bluegrass is the only option

"Old Number 7" by The Devil Makes Three, because they're great.

"i'm too country now for country - just like johnny cash."

- dale watson

Also, "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show, another awesome Bluegrass band that's actively touring.