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Akai 01-15-2018 02:15 AM
Nice opinion m8

Oriphiel 01-15-2018 02:26 AM
I concur, breh

The Batlord 01-15-2018 02:57 AM
BEWARE MY FONT, CUNTS! i

Oriphiel 01-15-2018 03:06 AM
Omg I can't handle it

Properte 02-25-2018 03:31 AM
Almost heaven, west Virginia...

Dude111 02-25-2018 04:03 AM
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Lets watch some Indy car John boy, and listen to some a our Willy Chestnut albums, then lets bum hump a porcupine ! Ok lets face it, if you like country music, there is a good chance you are from Wyoming...
Im not from Wyoming but I love REAL COUNTRY MUSIC (Traditonal)

This newer country rock shit is disgusting and NOT COUNTRY MUSIC!! (Its rock with a country swing)

I have several good country music records.... Alot in MONO which I do prefer.....

The Batlord 02-25-2018 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Properte (Post 1929251)
Almost heaven, west Virginia...
What?

Oriphiel 02-25-2018 11:09 AM
Other than New Jersey, West Virginia is about as far from heaven as you can get.

Lisnaholic 07-12-2018 06:05 AM
I don't like country music much, but this documentary about its bluegrass roots is pretty interesting and has inspired me to check up on Bill Monroe's music. After all, his "lonesome high" sound is surely proto-Neil Young:-

MicShazam 07-13-2018 02:24 PM
^I'm gonna watch that sometime later, so I bookmarked it.

I used to watch music documentaries about all sorts of genres and artists - often things I weren't even musically interested in.

I've got this weird thing with country, where I like the idea of getting into it, but can't seem to find artists that I really connect with. Unless you count Neko Case, who is more alternative country, I guess. I really like Joan Baez and she feels kinda country at times, but still... this genre keeps slipping through my fingers.

Lisnaholic 07-14-2018 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 1974415)
^I'm gonna watch that sometime later, so I bookmarked it.

I used to watch music documentaries about all sorts of genres and artists - often things I weren't even musically interested in.
^ Yep, I often find that a documentary about a musician or genre is more interesting than the tedium of actually listening to their material. It's a point that someone made in this thread, which could really do with some repair. Links don't work and the OP deleted all his posts, so it has a kind of eerie ghost-thread feel:-

https://www.musicbanter.com/general-...t-films-5.html

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I've got this weird thing with country, where I like the idea of getting into it, but can't seem to find artists that I really connect with. Unless you count Neko Case, who is more alternative country, I guess. I really like Joan Baez and she feels kinda country at times, but still... this genre keeps slipping through my fingers.
^ Apart from knowing about Neko Case, this could be word-for-word my opinion about country music too, MicShazam! If you are willing, perhaps we could explore the genre together here ? It'd be fun to have a companion on the journey, especially as the destination itself might turn out to be a disappointment.

One starting point could be where country music blurs into the more appealing genre of rock. If so, Gram Parsons might be the guy to begin with:-



Spoiler for setlist of GP tribute album:
1. John Hiatt introduction (cut at start)
2. Return Of The Grevious Angel (Emmylou Harris & Ryan Adams)
3. High Fashion Queen (Steve Earle & Chris Hillman)
4. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
5. Hickory Wind (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
6. Hot Burrito #1 (The Mavericks)
7. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
8. Sin City (Earle, Welch & Rawlings)
9. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
10. 100 Years From Now (Wilco)
11. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
12. Juanita-Sheryl Crow & Emmylou
13. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
14. Wheels (Hillman & Jim Lauderdale)
15. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
16. A Song For You (Whiskeytown)
17. In My Hour Of Darkness (Victoria Williams & All)

Mindfulness 07-14-2018 06:49 AM
i fucin hate the culture, not just the music, most are racist because they idolize this 1800's lifestyle



stop listening to country music, stop making country music.

Lisnaholic 07-14-2018 06:58 AM
^ haha! Got any racist country songs to back up that opinion, mindfulness?

It's not something that ever occured to me tbh, but here are ten Afro-American country artists who, if asked, might have disagreed with you:-

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-bla...s/ranker-music

Mindfulness 07-14-2018 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1974662)
^ haha! Got any racist country songs to back up that opinion, mindfulness?

It's not something that ever occured to me tbh, but here are ten Afro-American country artists who, if asked, might have disagreed with you:-

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-bla...s/ranker-music
nope

im sorry for hating country music

rubber soul 07-14-2018 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1974662)
^ haha! Got any racist country songs to back up that opinion, mindfulness?

It's not something that ever occured to me tbh, but here are ten Afro-American country artists who, if asked, might have disagreed with you:-

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-bla...s/ranker-music
Charley Pride comes to mind, though he isn't really my cup of tea.

Actually, I can limit my favorite country music artists to Johnny Cash, maybe some Hank Williams, and a lot of the alt-country (I like Neko Case too). Mindfulness, you'd be surprised at just how many country artists are anything but racist (Johnny Cash and Steve Earle are two names that come to mind). Yeah, there is a lot of right wing attitudes within the music but the exceptions really shine through.

Frownland 07-14-2018 07:36 AM
Fact: country is the most racist genre.

I dig the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but most of the other country that I like might as well be folk.


rubber soul 07-14-2018 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1974676)
Fact: country is the most racist genre.

I dig the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but most of the other country that I like might as well be folk.


I won't argue that. I just wanted to point out not all country artists are rednecks.

Yeah, the country I do like tends to border on folk, a genre I very much like.

Frownland 07-14-2018 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 1974679)
I won't argue that. I just wanted to point out not all country artists are rednecks.
No ****. No genre is homogeneous.

Mindfulness 07-14-2018 07:50 AM


this my favorite but i prolly only like 10 country songs :cool:

edit: more like 5 songs prolly

Lisnaholic 07-14-2018 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 1974668)
Actually, I can limit my favorite country music artists to Johnny Cash, maybe some Hank Williams, and a lot of the alt-country (I like Neko Case too). Mindfulness, you'd be surprised at just how many country artists are anything but racist (Johnny Cash and Steve Earle are two names that come to mind). Yeah, there is a lot of right wing attitudes within the music but the exceptions really shine through.
^ Thanks for reminding me of those guys, rubber soul! Actually, Hank Williams Jnr. also has some decent songs.

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1974676)
Fact: country is the most racist genre.
^ Unfortunately, I don't think that typing "Fact" in front of your opinion makes it true, Frownland. ;) A quick dip into the internet suggests that Neo-Nazi Black Metal prob wins the loathesome title of "Most Racist Genre":-

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-m...musical-genres

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I dig the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but most of the other country that I like might as well be folk.
^ Yeah, I downloaded some Nitty Gritty tracks and have them somewhere. Also agree that on the sliding scale between folk, bluegrass and country, I prefer the simple acoustic folky stuff over slick Nashville pedal-steel country.

Frownland 07-14-2018 08:00 AM
"Nazi black metal" is digging a bit deep into subgenre imo. How does it stand up to white supremacist country?

Speaking on a large scale, country is the big winner in the most racist race.

rubber soul 07-14-2018 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mindfulness (Post 1974682)


this my favorite but i prolly only like 10 country songs :cool:

edit: more like 5 songs prolly
Ha. They used to play that song in the seventh inning stretch at Orioles games in late 70s/early 80's. Denver even sang the song in the 83 World Series.

Mindfulness 07-14-2018 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 1974688)
Ha. They used to play that song in the seventh inning stretch at Orioles games in late 70s/early 80's. Denver even sang the song in the 83 World Series.
i wasnt even alive in 1983
i have his greatest hits album on vinyl, i like some johnny cash songs too. and there are a few rock songs that could prolly be country too that im sure i like

Lisnaholic 07-14-2018 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1974687)
"Nazi black metal" is digging a bit deep into subgenre imo.
^ That's a fair point of course. It's a sub-genre that specifically defines itself by its political position.

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How does it stand up to white supremacist country?
Speaking on a large scale, country is the big winner in the most racist race.
^ I don't have an answer to these questions, never having heard, to my knowledge, a racist country song. That's why I asked Mindfulness for some evidence: it's a variation on the comment of "Photos or it didn't happen."

Genuine question on a broader point that Mindfulness raised: In the USA, does nostalgia for the 1800s automatically imply that you're a racist?

rubber soul 07-14-2018 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1974694)

^ I don't have an answer to these questions, never having heard, to my knowledge, a racist country song. That's why I asked Mindfulness for some evidence: it's a variation on the comment of "Photos or it didn't happen."
Check Hawk's Southern Artists thread. He's got some winners in there.

Mindfulness 07-14-2018 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1974694)
^ That's a fair point of course. It's a sub-genre that specifically defines itself by its political position.



^ I don't have an answer to these questions, never having heard, to my knowledge, a racist country song. That's why I asked Mindfulness for some evidence: it's a variation on the comment of "Photos or it didn't happen."

Genuine question on a broader point that Mindfulness raised: In the USA, does nostalgia for the 1800s automatically imply that you're a racist?
not because you just like the tunes but if youre wearing the hats, the belts and the boots.. that person likes the culture from that time and not just the music

Lisnaholic 07-14-2018 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 1974697)
Check Hawk's Southern Artists thread. He's got some winners in there.
^ Thanks! I might take a look.

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness (Post 1974682)


this my favorite but i prolly only like 10 country songs :cool:

edit: more like 5 songs prolly
^ I thought I was going to hear a cover version of this song, which is pretty syrupy, but does have a genuinely touching chorus imo:-

The Batlord 07-14-2018 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1974656)
One starting point could be where country music blurs into the more appealing genre of rock.
My muthafukkin nigga.

MicShazam 07-14-2018 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1974656)
^ Apart from knowing about Neko Case, this could be word-for-word my opinion about country music too, MicShazam! If you are willing, perhaps we could explore the genre together here ? It'd be fun to have a companion on the journey, especially as the destination itself might turn out to be a disappointment.

One starting point could be where country music blurs into the more appealing genre of rock. If so, Gram Parsons might be the guy to begin with:-



Spoiler for setlist of GP tribute album:
1. John Hiatt introduction (cut at start)
2. Return Of The Grevious Angel (Emmylou Harris & Ryan Adams)
3. High Fashion Queen (Steve Earle & Chris Hillman)
4. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
5. Hickory Wind (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
6. Hot Burrito #1 (The Mavericks)
7. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
8. Sin City (Earle, Welch & Rawlings)
9. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
10. 100 Years From Now (Wilco)
11. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
12. Juanita-Sheryl Crow & Emmylou
13. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
14. Wheels (Hillman & Jim Lauderdale)
15. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
16. A Song For You (Whiskeytown)
17. In My Hour Of Darkness (Victoria Williams & All)
Yes, let's do that! I'm willing to listen to some stuff and see what happens.

The Batlord 07-14-2018 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 1974741)
Yes, let's do that! I'm willing to listen to some stuff and see what happens.
I'm gonna need some specifics about what you do and don't like about country.

MicShazam 07-14-2018 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1974759)
I'm gonna need some specifics about what you do and don't like about country.
Anything that sounds even remotely like typical, modern Nashville stuff can die in a fire.

I imagine there's some less cheesy stuff hiding behind a rock somewhere.

If my parents can tolerate it, I probably hate it.

EDIT: It would be just great if we could stay three million light years away from Garth Brooks and his ilk.

The Batlord 07-14-2018 11:17 AM
Let's just go with the big daddy first.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7HkbcOBlRm7emgETkj8SEn

Lisnaholic 07-14-2018 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1974737)
My muthafukkin nigga.
^ Thanks, Batlord. I liked all the Waylon Jennings songs, but particularly this one.


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Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 1974761)
Anything that sounds even remotely like typical, modern Nashville stuff can die in a fire.

I imagine there's some less cheesy stuff hiding behind a rock somewhere.

If my parents can tolerate it, I probably hate it.

EDIT: It would be just great if we could stay three million light years away from Garth Brooks and his ilk.
^ HaHa! Glad to see that we are more or less starting on the same page, MicShazam! I think our challenge is going to be to walk a path between cheesy country on one side and on the other, gothic country, which quite rightly imo has a thread of its own: https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...k-cabaret.html

I wonder if this song will pass the MicShazam Test: I like it because of the humour in the lyrics:-

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah (Post 1319011)
....and best Randy Travis song ever... I have a feeling this may be on someone in this threads ipod....

More than racism, I think that sentimentality is the defining attitude of Country Music. It's in my fave-so-far Gram Parson's song, Hickory Wind, and it's here in spades in this quality post from Paul Smeenus:-

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus (Post 1319333)
This is what country music does best IMO. Before she was ruined by the big Nashville machine, a very very young Dolly Parton wrote this beautiful song about her unforgettable night in 1972 in one of my favorite little cities, Eugene, Oregon, where she was a very sick young lady but decided to play anyway. Of course Nashville didn't release it for decades until Dolly, to her credit, insisted it be included in a box set.

"I stayed in my little room in the bus and cried while Porter and the band went on and did the shows without me. In Eugene, Oregon, I decided that I had to get up and get on stage that night. I was so weak that it took me all afternoon to get ready."


"I went out on stage, informed the audience that I was sick and asked them to please forgive my weakness. They totally supported me, they loved me and gave me my first standing ovation — actually two. I got one after I finished my song ‘Coat of Many Colors’ and I cried like a baby. I almost couldn’t go back into the next song I was so touched by it.”


"Then I got another standing ovation when I left the stage. I went back a couple of times for encores. I was so touched by their kindness that I went straight to the bus, as sick as I still was, and wrote the song, ‘Eugene, Oregon.’ To this day it is one of my favorite songs and I will remember Eugene, Oregon, for the rest of my life.”
(Not sure how much I would like this song without the backstory tbh.)

Still Pending: Willie Nelson.

[MERIT] 07-14-2018 10:50 PM
I like [some] country because it's simple. You can throw it on as background noise or on your headphones and enjoy it all the same. The topics tend to pander to the lowest common denominator [usually problems with interpersonal relationships or the pains of growing up], so it makes it relatable. I like older country artists like JOHNNY CASH, GEORGE JONES and CONWAY TWITTY. Newer artists like CHRIS STAPLETON and ZAC BROWN also float my boat.

Psy-Fi 07-15-2018 04:41 AM
My top 11 reasons why I like country...

Chet Atkins
Junior Brown
Johnny Cash
Patsy Cline
Merle Haggard
Lee Hazlewood
Waylon Jennings
Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson
Billy Joe Shaver
Hank Williams

jiraffejustin 07-26-2018 01:44 PM
I like the country style of song-writing where you just say how you feel or how you perceive life to be. It doesn't have to be complexly written to be deep, and the good country music is the perfect example of that. I also love the traditional country instrument sounds. I like the pedal steel, I like the banjo, I like the fiddle, and I like a good dobro.

Plankton 07-26-2018 01:56 PM
Dwight got me into country many years ago when I was battling some demons, but what really caught my ear was Pete Anderson. His less-is-more approach is fantastic.

Mindfulness 07-26-2018 03:19 PM

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[MERIT] 07-27-2018 12:11 AM
Johnny Cash is in a class of his own.

Zhanteimi 07-29-2018 05:44 AM
Might be the best country song I've ever heard


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