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12-28-2013, 11:57 AM
I'm a country music fan; it's a very broad genre and I've made a few posts about it. One of my friends who is the most mobile and discerning renaissance man I know (and also black) put me onto it a few years ago. Can't get everything from a single genre is what I say.
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12-28-2013, 11:59 AM
That's because pop music these days deal with real problems- most it is stuff like girls complaining about being texted while they are dancing; they have nothing to say. Good country music lyrics are some the best across all genres.
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12-28-2013, 12:17 PM
I'm not too familiar with country music but those songs above were pretty good.
I like singer/songwriter folksy music with a hint of country or blues (think Josh Rouse or Ray LaMontagne), but that full-blown twangy honky-tonk stuff is not for me.
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12-28-2013, 12:21 PM
Greatest country band ever:
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12-28-2013, 12:32 PM
Some country music has lyrics that are truly funny or other times, even poetic. I like it in small doses. It's what I call "warm" music. Like if I were in my house by myself and it were cold and dark outside, that's when I would listen to it.
I'm no expert, but I generally prefer the older stuff, say pre-90s
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12-28-2013, 01:01 PM
Country music is...well not good. Fortunately, Jason Isbell and some of the other bands I'll post below get put into a category called "americana" which I guess you could also call 'southern folk music'. I think its a pretty small genre, most of the bands below all play together on tours.
Lucero
Cory Branan
some of the best lyrics written "they say I'm a bad man, and they're right. I think a bad man would do you good"
American Aquarium
Will Whitmore
Justin Townes Earle
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12-28-2013, 01:18 PM
hey, I quite like country music, and I feel it draws a lot of similarities to Scottish/European folk songs for the story telling point of view(I'm not a 100% sure but American Country has to be an off-shoot/ evolution from that sort of music)
Also there can be a lot of historical information in the lyrics.
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12-28-2013, 01:24 PM
Quote: (12-28-2013 01:18 PM)Haig Wrote:
hey, I quite like country music, and I feel it draws a lot of similarities to Scottish/European folk songs for the story telling point of view(I'm not a 100% sure but American Country has to be an off-shoot/ evolution from that sort of music)
Also there can be a lot of historical information in the lyrics.
You're right actually. Tennessee (well the east) was settled by scots irish aka ulster irish aka scots who supported william of orange.
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12-28-2013, 03:09 PM
— What do you get when you play a country song backwards?
— You get your house back, your wife back, your dog back, your truck back...
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12-28-2013, 03:12 PM
They were good actually. Might look a bit more into his stuff.
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12-28-2013, 08:27 PM
Isbell came from a band called Drive-By Truckers. Seen him perform several times with different sets and groups. Cincinnati seems to be a regular stop for him.
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