Terrib3Towel said:

I'm not a fan. It's like country music is in its own world. Sure enough there are several genres of music, but to me it seems like country music is separated from popular music. It has its own awards shows and channels. An artist can be huge on the country charts, yet not even make an impact on the pop charts. Carrie Underwood rakes in huge amounts of country awards each year, but top 40 radio never gives her any airplay.

Or maybe it's just me..

It used to also be like that with R&B until there became lots of artists like little miss you-know-who.

MickyDolenz said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Yeah, what they call "country" these days is very popular. But, the only problem is that, like other musical genres these days, it has been diluted and dulled by untalented pale copies of what the music should be--people like Reba, Winnona, Dolly, Loretta, Charlie Pride, Willie, Waylon, and Johny Cash--just to name a few.

It's not country at all, just pop music with a little twangy guitar. Boss Hogg wouldn't even set up a speed trap for any of the popular acts today.

Exactly. I've heard country fans complain about it for years.

scriptgirl said:

Why are country fans the least likely to download music?

A lot of them don't have computers or know how to use them. Lots of blue collar workers.

RodeoSchro said:

It's certainly a BETTER genre than rap and hip-hop, so I hope it's more popular.

It is, however, getting a little predictable. Lately, it seems that every country artist grew up in the red clay of Georgia and ends up drinking in Mexico.

But country is where the real musicians are these days. Especially guitar players. There isn't a rock player in the country that's under 50 who can hang with Brad Paisley or Keith Urban.

It's certainly got much more rhythm and if the little shit hoppers don't like the fact that country has more rhythm, then they need to get mad and do something about it. Funk it up and get some fucking rhythm.

vainandy said:

RodeoSchro said:

It's certainly a BETTER genre than rap and hip-hop, so I hope it's more popular.

It is, however, getting a little predictable. Lately, it seems that every country artist grew up in the red clay of Georgia and ends up drinking in Mexico.

But country is where the real musicians are these days. Especially guitar players. There isn't a rock player in the country that's under 50 who can hang with Brad Paisley or Keith Urban.

It's certainly got much more rhythm and if the little shit hoppers don't like the fact that country has more rhythm, then they need to get mad and do something about it. Funk it up and get some fucking rhythm.

Country has rap, it's called "square dance". There's also "hick hop" act Cowboy Troy, but I don't know if he caught on.

Graycap23 said:

Militant said:

You go outside of the big cities in the US and it's pretty much ALL they listen to, lol.

Lack of choices........maybe?

Not really, it's just culture.

Nobody asks the question "are there really rednecks & good ol boys" but they ask the question "is country music really popular?"

Identity said:

scriptgirl said:

Why are country fans the least likely to download music?

The fans would rather buy music from artists they favor and support than download it illegally.

The operative words are "buy" and "support".

They're probably the last demographic to actually still buy the music the old fashioned and legal way.

MickyDolenz said:

Identity said:

The fans would rather buy music from artists they favor and support than download it illegally.

The operative words are "buy" and "support".

Also, the traditional country audience tends to be older and less likely to own and/or play around on a computer. People assume that everyone has a computer or a cell phone. The pop country audience is younger though, and that's why that's why it's really popular and traditional country & bluegrass is not, just like a traditional R&B act isn't. It's like a blues or classical audience is not as likely to download either.

Exactly, plus Internet speeds out in the sticks tend to be really terrible. My parents' house isn't even THAT far out in the boonies, and they just put cable lines out there about a year or two ago. The ISPs that are out there usually have a monopoly, and they charge a fortune and offer shitty service. I wanted to do a speed test on my parents' computer last time I was there, but I didn't because I didn't want to waste the time it would take just to get the damn speed test website up. So yeah, forget about downloading music in a lot of those places, whether legally or illegally.

vainandy said:

Terrib3Towel said:

I'm not a fan. It's like country music is in its own world. Sure enough there are several genres of music, but to me it seems like country music is separated from popular music. It has its own awards shows and channels. An artist can be huge on the country charts, yet not even make an impact on the pop charts. Carrie Underwood rakes in huge amounts of country awards each year, but top 40 radio never gives her any airplay.

Or maybe it's just me..

It used to also be like that with R&B until there became lots of artists like little miss you-know-who.

Graycap23 said:

Identity said:

The numbers don't lie: country music artists sold 43M albums in 2010 compared to rap's 27M, according to data released by Soundscan.

Well I guess u can't argue with that.

I only know 1 person that listens 2 country music.............and I know a LOT of people.

Well, apparently there are 42,999,999 new potential friends for you out there!

MickyDolenz said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Yeah, what they call "country" these days is very popular. But, the only problem is that, like other musical genres these days, it has been diluted and dulled by untalented pale copies of what the music should be--people like Reba, Winnona, Dolly, Loretta, Charlie Pride, Willie, Waylon, and Johny Cash--just to name a few.

It's not country at all, just pop music with a little twangy guitar. Boss Hogg wouldn't even set up a speed trap for any of the popular acts today.

Sort of true. Country nowadays is about the only place you can find real rock guitar. Someone introduced Humbucker pickups to the CW industry!

RodeoSchro said:

Graycap23 said:

Well I guess u can't argue with that.

I only know 1 person that listens 2 country music.............and I know a LOT of people.

Well, apparently there are 42,999,999 new potential friends for you out there!

LOl......I'll pass.

It always had a loyal audience, gotta give them that credit.

Love country music, esp the old school stuff. They had a knack for storytelling which is what grabbed my attention in the first place.

::Waiting for somebody to tell me to hand them my negro card::

It's certainly a BETTER genre than rap and hip-hop, so I hope it's more popular.

It is, however, getting a little predictable. Lately, it seems that every country artist grew up in the red clay of Georgia and ends up drinking in Mexico.

But country is where the real musicians are these days. Especially guitar players. There isn't a rock player in the country that's under 50 who can hang with Brad Paisley or Keith Urban.

That's plain nonsense IMO.

Mainstream country nowadays is just as much a 'product' as the combination of R&B, dance and hip-hop is. They just work for different markets / niches: countried pop for the people outside the cities, the other thing for the people inside the cities.

Connecting someone like Keith Urban with great guitar players and real musicians is an atrocitity IMO. Artists like Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, KD Lang and The Jayhawks were spit out by the Nashville crowd, because they dared to go beyond the borders of inoffensive countried pop.

Next to that artists like The Dixie Chicks were spitted out by the 'country crowd' because they dared to question the 'conservative' idea, that you shouldnt question your leader, however dumb he might be.

I am not saying that the hip-hop scene or R&B scene is really blossoming right now, but to say the MOR-countrypop scene right now is better off then that, is plain absurd.

What do you mean by "traditional life?"

That ain't country music, that's pop music with a twang and a Southern accent. Fuck outta here. There's still SOME genuine country like Sugarland's real good. I don't know about Lady Antebellum though. Kenny Chesney is a pop tart. Taylor Swift, well we all know she's a pop tart...

scriptgirl said:

What do you mean by "traditional life?"

Farming, raising gardens, raising cows, not a lot of modern technology. In my mom's hometown, there's nothing but woods and lakes, no stores anywhere nearby, except maybe a feed store or a fishing bait shop. Water comes from a well, and they have butane gas tanks instead of city gas companies like Reliant/Entex. You can see wild hogs, armadillos, deer, and other animals running around all the time like you'd see dogs and squirrels in the city. There's not a building taller than 2 stories high. I think they still have an all grades school, because there's not a lot of kids. It's closer to being Amish, than being a city slicker.

Country is incredibly popular are you kidding me? Go outside any major city and I bet you'll find a lot of it. Take a trip to the Bible Belt. People have this notion that conservatism is somehow dying in America, well maybe in New York...maybe it's dead in California. But in Tennessee and Arkansas and all the rest of them?

That's why Republicans always win the trash states.

vainandy said:

MickyDolenz said:

It's not country at all, just pop music with a little twangy guitar. Boss Hogg wouldn't even set up a speed trap for any of the popular acts today.

Exactly. I've heard country fans complain about it for years.

I am not a country fan, but by ear, I noticed the difference and change

Graycap23 said:

RodeoSchro said:

Well, apparently there are 42,999,999 new potential friends for you out there!

LOl......I'll pass.

But I'm one of them!

Husky said:

It's certainly a BETTER genre than rap and hip-hop, so I hope it's more popular.

It is, however, getting a little predictable. Lately, it seems that every country artist grew up in the red clay of Georgia and ends up drinking in Mexico.

But country is where the real musicians are these days. Especially guitar players. There isn't a rock player in the country that's under 50 who can hang with Brad Paisley or Keith Urban.

That's plain nonsense IMO.

Mainstream country nowadays is just as much a 'product' as the combination of R&B, dance and hip-hop is. They just work for different markets / niches: countried pop for the people outside the cities, the other thing for the people inside the cities.

Connecting someone like Keith Urban with great guitar players and real musicians is an atrocitity IMO. Artists like Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, KD Lang and The Jayhawks were spit out by the Nashville crowd, because they dared to go beyond the borders of inoffensive countried pop.

Next to that artists like The Dixie Chicks were spitted out by the 'country crowd' because they dared to question the 'conservative' idea, that you shouldnt question your leader, however dumb he might be.

I am not saying that the hip-hop scene or R&B scene is really blossoming right now, but to say the MOR-countrypop scene right now is better off then that, is plain absurd.

Well to be fair, I'd say the country scene was better than rap and hip-hop even if the country scene consisted of nothing else but the sound of fingernails scratching endlessly along an old chalkboard.

Is it me, or are you really interested interested in Prince music?

Or as your name says, are you some rodeo rider, that rather likes to mock about it?

[Edited 11/29/11 16:15pm]

I guess Prince fams aren't allowed to like country music.

Micky where does your mom live?

Husky said:

It's certainly a BETTER genre than rap and hip-hop, so I hope it's more popular.

It is, however, getting a little predictable. Lately, it seems that every country artist grew up in the red clay of Georgia and ends up drinking in Mexico.

But country is where the real musicians are these days. Especially guitar players. There isn't a rock player in the country that's under 50 who can hang with Brad Paisley or Keith Urban.

That's plain nonsense IMO.

Connecting someone like Keith Urban with great guitar players and real musicians is an atrocitity IMO.

Have you ever heard Keith Urban? I agree today's country is just bland pop, but dude can really play. Brad Paisley is better than Urban IMO, but Urban certainly doesn't suck.

Hey, i like strong, pure country music, i just dont like fake country crap like Keith Urban.

Husky said:

Hey, i like strong, pure country music, i just dont like fake country crap like Keith Urban.

Hey I don't like Harry Connick Jr. but he can play the piano pretty darn well

I am waiting for you to say that Shania Twain and Taylor Swift are strong coutry music, right?

Husky said:

I am waiting for you to say that Shania Twain and Taylor Swift are strong coutry music, right?

I never even said I like Keith Urban, I said he plays guitar well