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Country and western music love it..hate it ??.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Country and western music does absolutely nothing for me that twang of the guitar just makes go straight to the off button on the radio.....do you love it ...or hate it or whatever ???.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Country and western music does absolutely nothing for me that twang of the guitar just makes go straight to the off button on the radio.....do you love it ...or hate it or whatever ???.
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like some of it, don't like some of it, indifferent to some of it, same as any genre  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Can't stand it. 
All I think about is some dude with a pick up truck with truck nuts and a confederate flag in the window.
truck nuts? "
Truck nuts.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_nuts
I can only link to Wikipedia on here, but if you Google it you'll get a better idea.
Very much associated in the U.S. with douchey southern/western white males. Apparently you can buy truck nuts with the confederate flag decal right on them. Who knew  |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"Can't stand it.
All I think about is some dude with a pick up truck with truck nuts and a confederate flag in the window.
truck nuts?
Truck nuts.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_nuts
I can only link to Wikipedia on here, but if you Google it you'll get a better idea.
Very much associated in the U.S. with douchey southern/western white males. Apparently you can buy truck nuts with the confederate flag decal right on them. Who knew "
Bad country music is truly sickening, but there's loads of guys n gals that are a million miles from the redneck thing.
Gillian Welch is an amazing songwriter. Going back further, guys like Gram Parsons and Townes Van Zandt were amazing too.
Real, proper stuff - and about as far from Garth effing Brooks and Toby effing Keith as its possible to get.
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I love the older country music. The authentic stuff. It could be a bit of Hank Williams. Willie Nelson. Guy Clark. Townes Van Zandt. Johnny Cash. Those artists are the real deal.
Anything from Garth Brooks onwards is fucking dreadful! Just bad pop music in a cowboy hat. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As with any genre there's stuff I really like and other stuff that makes me want to stick knitting needles in my ears.
The country and music industry does seem quite political and judgemental. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As with any genre there's stuff I really like and other stuff that makes me want to stick knitting needles in my ears.
The country and music industry does seem quite political and judgemental. "
Like when they burned tons of Dixie Chick cds because they spoke out against the Iraq war? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Can't stand it.
All I think about is some dude with a pick up truck with truck nuts and a confederate flag in the window.
truck nuts?
Truck nuts.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_nuts
I can only link to Wikipedia on here, but if you Google it you'll get a better idea.
Very much associated in the U.S. with douchey southern/western white males. Apparently you can buy truck nuts with the confederate flag decal right on them. Who knew "
and here was i thinking it couldn't possibly be literal testicles on a truck. i was very wrong it seems. some people are very odd!...i hope that particular fad doesn't jump the pond  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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A lot of country is america's "pop" music, and seems very made to order, A lot of the "newgrass" and "americana" stuf is great though. As above, Gillian Welch and David Rawlimgs are class, Alyson Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show, Amos Lee are good and lately Brothers Landreth (countryish) have an excellent album, and try Cadillac Three for some heavy counter/southern rock fun. Oh, and dont forget bluegrass and the banjos! |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"As with any genre there's stuff I really like and other stuff that makes me want to stick knitting needles in my ears.
The country and music industry does seem quite political and judgemental. "
The commercial side of it is, but Gillian Welch is more country than any of those gazillion selling, flag-waving, far right idiots will be.
It's harsh on those great artists out there to lump them in with that stuff, especially when many of them rail and fight against it.
I'm not some über-country fan at all, but away from the "industry", there are some great, principles, soulful artists.
If you've never seen Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, watch them. That's the real deal, the real "soul" of the US. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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That Glenn? Campbell wichita lineman is the only country song I can stand and maybe even enjoy ..https://youtu.be/4qoymGCDYzU
Some of kirsty MacColls country influenced stuff isn't bad.. some Shawn Colvin too. Beyond that meh.
Kurt Wagner and his "lambchop" band aren't bad, not country in the traditional sense though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Theres a light hearted side to it - try Doyle and Debbie (eg When Your Screwing Other Women, Think Of Me) and try Junior Brown (eg Your Wanted By The Po-lice And My Wife Thinks Your Dead)  |
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I like a fair bit of country influenced music rather than out and out country if you know what I mean. I've a couple of lambchop albums which I really like, Johnny Cash, Gene Clark's 'No Other' album is an all time favourite... Jerry Lee Lewis reinvented himself as a country singer after his initial burst of fame and some of that stuff is great. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As with any genre there's stuff I really like and other stuff that makes me want to stick knitting needles in my ears.
The country and music industry does seem quite political and judgemental.
The commercial side of it is, but Gillian Welch is more country than any of those gazillion selling, flag-waving, far right idiots will be.
It's harsh on those great artists out there to lump them in with that stuff, especially when many of them rail and fight against it.
I'm not some über-country fan at all, but away from the "industry", there are some great, principles, soulful artists.
If you've never seen Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, watch them. That's the real deal, the real "soul" of the US."
Oh yes I do understand what you mean. I do try to be open minded.
I was mainly referring to the post by American Gods, the dixie chicks albums being burnt due to a reference to George W. |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"As with any genre there's stuff I really like and other stuff that makes me want to stick knitting needles in my ears.
The country and music industry does seem quite political and judgemental.
The commercial side of it is, but Gillian Welch is more country than any of those gazillion selling, flag-waving, far right idiots will be.
It's harsh on those great artists out there to lump them in with that stuff, especially when many of them rail and fight against it.
I'm not some über-country fan at all, but away from the "industry", there are some great, principles, soulful artists.
If you've never seen Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, watch them. That's the real deal, the real "soul" of the US.
Oh yes I do understand what you mean. I do try to be open minded.
I was mainly referring to the post by American Gods, the dixie chicks albums being burnt due to a reference to George W. "
Yes - sorry, I knew that's what you were getting at. When I said "harsh" I didn't mean you personally, I was just speaking about people generally - I kinda got that all a bit wrong! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Can't stand it.
All I think about is some dude with a pick up truck with truck nuts and a confederate flag in the window.
truck nuts? "
This made me smile... |
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