Why don't'cha just come out and tell out what'cha like? Listen, I've got no problem w/people lovin' their particular favorite musical genres. It's just that my ass gets completely chapped when someone claims to like "pretty much" all music, but makes it a distinct point to lambast one particular genre that they don't much care for. Get some perspective, will ya. Go listen to the popular music of the Middle or Far East and then tell us then how much you wanna single out American country as the 1 type of music you wanna make an exception of.
Oh, I'm bored by this. Can I be your friend? ;)" id="1775">I know, ya know what, I was just thinkin' that (that's ok, I'll take it from here). What, does country music contain notes that aren't found in other genres of music??? I'm soooooo sick of hearin' people spout out their ass how they like ALLLLL music. ...but country. Would it make it easier for any of you music lovers if they lost the cowboy hats and instilled less twang in the productions???? Sump'm tells me not. How cool wouldja be w/all your peeps "under 30" if ya didn't add that dopey disclaimer??
Why don't'cha just come out and tell out what'cha like? Listen, I've got no problem w/people lovin' their particular favorite musical genres. It's just that my ass gets completely chapped when someone claims to like "pretty much" all music, but makes it a distinct point to lambast one particular genre that they don't much care for. Get some perspective, will ya. Go listen to the popular music of the Middle or Far East and then tell us then how much you wanna single out American country as the 1 type of music you wanna make an exception of.
xhead: Who said I was angry?" id="1997">haha.. Yes, you are. jk I am too. ..the windbag club. lol
Geez, I'd thought this thread had died a pleasant death.
I've read what'chu've written here and I definitely can feel where you're at. I agree w/a good deal of it. n4n, most country music bored me to tears for most of my life (and I didn't _have_ rap or hardcore to drop it below). It wasn't till relatively recently that I began to look around and see that it's one of the only places left w/any semblance of real adult contemporary rock'n'roll. Maybe Garth had sump'm to do w/it, but i feel country kinda transformed itself in the 90's. The genre is now much more accepting of influences that for decades it would shun. I think it hasn't been this exciting since the Everlys, Holly, Presley, Lewis, and Cash were pushin' the parameters.
To say there is little creativity in the music or words (especially the words) is simply groundless. If you mean there's been a slower more deliberate evolution of the genre over the years, then I'll accept your meaning. Creativity is highly subjective.
Sy, I grew up listening to rock (AOR) and classic rock (much of which wasn't classic until it wasn't current anymore). Many of us here know who my favorite artists are and know that my favorite country artists aren't even close to reaching my top 5. Do you really feel I would fall for a form of music in which creativity was a rarity?
I promise to not list any country songs you should go listen to. I'd prefer givin' you a list of some classic rock to check out. I know you appreciate the classics. The Who: "Squeeze Box"; Led Zeppelin: "Hot Dog"; The Beatles: "Act Naturally," "I've Just Seen A Face," "I Will," and others; Elton John: anything from _Tumbleweed Connection_; Eric Clapton: too many to mention; pick a few from Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Allman Brothers, Jim Croce, or James Taylor; just about anything by the Eagles. Mm, maybe the list'd be too tedious to complete. I guess the trick is to create a country song but to label it rock. My point here is only that soooo many of the influences that I grew up on and love are now wholly ingrained in the country genre. I feel there's now enuff diversity within it to keep me interested, and sometimes the only distinction I can make between the rock I love and contemporary country is the extra twang in the vocals and production. Maybe one day you'll see what I mean; maybe not.
Too much crossover labelling goes on now, if ya ask me. Everybody needs to put some sorta "tag" on each and every song or, worse yet, every artist. Believe me, if Stevie Ray were to've been put in the country bin, he wouldn't be nearly so "cool." If John Popper wore a big hat and overalls, he'd be sooo viewed as a country-based artist.
I think music is music, and production is a whole separate affair. Now 'scuse me while I go listen to some Hank Williams, Sr. :)" id="2053">PoorSoul, I am pleased to announce that you've just met someone livin' north of the Line who's not ashamed to admit it. I live in metro NYC, too, so I'm a _real_ anomaly.
You're right, Musk, I did neglect Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as Daniels, Tucker, Molly Hatchet, etc. ..but the list was gettin' kinda long and I thought the point'd been made as far back as Zeppelin.
You're both absolutely correct about rock originally evolving from a unique mix of country and r&b. It got so that the "classifiers" of the world had real difficulty labelling them. I mean, in the perspective of the day, whaddaya call Elvis' "All Shook Up" or the Everly's "All I Have To Do Is Dream?" Country or r&b?? They both hit #1 on both charts as well as pop on both sides of the Atlantic, so that doesn't help. "Johnny B. Goode" was indeed a good example as well.
Too much crossover labelling goes on now, if ya ask me. Everybody needs to put some sorta "tag" on each and every song or, worse yet, every artist. Believe me, if Stevie Ray were to've been put in the country bin, he wouldn't be nearly so "cool." If John Popper wore a big hat and overalls, he'd be sooo viewed as a country-based artist.
I think music is music, and production is a whole separate affair. Now 'scuse me while I go listen to some Hank Williams, Sr.