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BowieStone
Of course George Jones was one of a kind.
But to me you don't have to live it before you can sing it.
A good singer is like a good actor.
To me artists like Toby Keith or Jimmy Buffett are the ones to blame.
They make the genre a laughing stock, while others (I already mentioned) truly mean it.
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BowieStone
Maybe you shouldn't be prejudiced by calling it phony. And start from there.
There's a lot of very enjoyable country'pop'.
Pistol Annies are great, So are the solo albums of Miranda Lambert & Ashley Monroe.
Kacey Musgraves is an up and coming talent.
Jamey Johnson is utterly fantastic.
Hell, if you listen to Taylor Swift without any prejudice...great songs man. They really are.
Brad is a great guitar player (although I'm not a big fan of his albums). Same thing goes for Keith Urban.
The old 'hat-acts' are still doing great: like the almighty George Strait (but he is in a league of his own). Alan Jackson is still very enjoyable.
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crholmstromAre you familiar with Kasey Chambers? Quite wonderful.Quote
BowieStone
Maybe you shouldn't be prejudiced by calling it phony. And start from there.
There's a lot of very enjoyable country'pop'.
Pistol Annies are great, So are the solo albums of Miranda Lambert & Ashley Monroe.
Kacey Musgraves is an up and coming talent.
Jamey Johnson is utterly fantastic.
Hell, if you listen to Taylor Swift without any prejudice...great songs man. They really are.
Brad is a great guitar player (although I'm not a big fan of his albums). Same thing goes for Keith Urban.
The old 'hat-acts' are still doing great: like the almighty George Strait (but he is in a league of his own). Alan Jackson is still very enjoyable.
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BowieStone
Of course George Jones was one of a kind.
But to me you don't have to live it before you can sing it.
A good singer is like a good actor.
To me artists like Toby Keith or Jimmy Buffett are the ones to blame.
They make the genre a laughing stock, while others (I already mentioned) truly mean it.
i wouldn't even call jimmy buffet country. he has been around 40+ years but country music hasn't been on the downslide for 40+ years. i always called him easy listening beach music. its easy to blame toby keith but he started out pure country with songs like "who's that man", "does the blue moon ever shine on you" and "dream walkin". are you familiar with those tunes? in the late 90's when toby keith became a bafoon he was just copying the already redneck retard anthem style that country music had become.
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BowieStone
Keith Urban & Taylor Swift do not have a southern accent.
They don't wear hats either. So all is fine.
Country isn't restricted to the South, of course.
But if you're not from Texas, indeed, don't imitate the accent.
and thats why most of these newer country acts sound nothing like country. because they aren't from the south and are simply imitating a style of music to make money. when george jones sang you felt every word of it because he lived it all.
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Of course George Jones was one of a kind.
But to me you don't have to live it before you can sing it.
A good singer is like a good actor.
To me artists like Toby Keith or Jimmy Buffett are the ones to blame.
They make the genre a laughing stock, while others (I already mentioned) truly mean it.
i wouldn't even call jimmy buffet country. he has been around 40+ years but country music hasn't been on the downslide for 40+ years. i always called him easy listening beach music. its easy to blame toby keith but he started out pure country with songs like "who's that man", "does the blue moon ever shine on you" and "dream walkin". are you familiar with those tunes? in the late 90's when toby keith became a bafoon he was just copying the already redneck retard anthem style that country music had become.
Jimmy Buffett might not be country for you, but he gives country a bad name all over the world.
Toby Keith, no I don't know those songs. And you've got to excuse me that I'm not really looking forward to digging into a guys oeuvre who once made 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)'.
No, his music is a disgrace to mankind. He might have started out ok, but nobody with a little bit of talent gets this bad.
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BowieStone
Keith Urban & Taylor Swift do not have a southern accent.
They don't wear hats either. So all is fine.
Country isn't restricted to the South, of course.
But if you're not from Texas, indeed, don't imitate the accent.
and thats why most of these newer country acts sound nothing like country. because they aren't from the south and are simply imitating a style of music to make money. when george jones sang you felt every word of it because he lived it all.
Couldn't you make that argument about the Stones and blues/R&B?
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BowieStone
Of course George Jones was one of a kind.
But to me you don't have to live it before you can sing it.
A good singer is like a good actor.
To me artists like Toby Keith or Jimmy Buffett are the ones to blame.
They make the genre a laughing stock, while others (I already mentioned) truly mean it.
i wouldn't even call jimmy buffet country. he has been around 40+ years but country music hasn't been on the downslide for 40+ years. i always called him easy listening beach music. its easy to blame toby keith but he started out pure country with songs like "who's that man", "does the blue moon ever shine on you" and "dream walkin". are you familiar with those tunes? in the late 90's when toby keith became a bafoon he was just copying the already redneck retard anthem style that country music had become.
Jimmy Buffett might not be country for you, but he gives country a bad name all over the world.
Toby Keith, no I don't know those songs. And you've got to excuse me that I'm not really looking forward to digging into a guys oeuvre who once made 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)'.
No, his music is a disgrace to mankind. He might have started out ok, but nobody with a little bit of talent gets this bad.
you will thank me a ton once you click on this song:
awful...as corny as Streets of Love
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BowieStone
Of course George Jones was one of a kind.
But to me you don't have to live it before you can sing it.
A good singer is like a good actor.
To me artists like Toby Keith or Jimmy Buffett are the ones to blame.
They make the genre a laughing stock, while others (I already mentioned) truly mean it.
i wouldn't even call jimmy buffet country. he has been around 40+ years but country music hasn't been on the downslide for 40+ years. i always called him easy listening beach music. its easy to blame toby keith but he started out pure country with songs like "who's that man", "does the blue moon ever shine on you" and "dream walkin". are you familiar with those tunes? in the late 90's when toby keith became a bafoon he was just copying the already redneck retard anthem style that country music had become.
Jimmy Buffett might not be country for you, but he gives country a bad name all over the world.
Toby Keith, no I don't know those songs. And you've got to excuse me that I'm not really looking forward to digging into a guys oeuvre who once made 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)'.
No, his music is a disgrace to mankind. He might have started out ok, but nobody with a little bit of talent gets this bad.
you will thank me a ton once you click on this song:
awful...as corny as Streets of Love
well lets compare.
his early good country stuff:
his newer redneck anthem stuff:
which is better? hard to believe its even the same guy
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BowieStone
Maybe you shouldn't be prejudiced by calling it phony. And start from there.
There's a lot of very enjoyable country'pop'.
Pistol Annies are great, So are the solo albums of Miranda Lambert & Ashley Monroe.
Kacey Musgraves is an up and coming talent.
Jamey Johnson is utterly fantastic.
Hell, if you listen to Taylor Swift without any prejudice...great songs man. They really are.
Brad is a great guitar player (although I'm not a big fan of his albums). Same thing goes for Keith Urban.
The old 'hat-acts' are still doing great: like the almighty George Strait (but he is in a league of his own). Alan Jackson is still very enjoyable.
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BowieStone
Maybe you shouldn't be prejudiced by calling it phony. And start from there.
There's a lot of very enjoyable country'pop'.
Pistol Annies are great, So are the solo albums of Miranda Lambert & Ashley Monroe.
Kacey Musgraves is an up and coming talent.
Jamey Johnson is utterly fantastic.
Hell, if you listen to Taylor Swift without any prejudice...great songs man. They really are.
Brad is a great guitar player (although I'm not a big fan of his albums). Same thing goes for Keith Urban.
The old 'hat-acts' are still doing great: like the almighty George Strait (but he is in a league of his own). Alan Jackson is still very enjoyable.
She's Australian. Apparently that's not allowed.
I hope she doesn't sing with a southern accent.
(I'll check her out. Thanks for the tip)
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BowieStone
Keith Urban & Taylor Swift do not have a southern accent.
They don't wear hats either. So all is fine.
Country isn't restricted to the South, of course.
But if you're not from Texas, indeed, don't imitate the accent.
and thats why most of these newer country acts sound nothing like country. because they aren't from the south and are simply imitating a style of music to make money. when george jones sang you felt every word of it because he lived it all.
Couldn't you make that argument about the Stones and blues/R&B?
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BowieStone
Maybe you shouldn't be prejudiced by calling it phony. And start from there.
There's a lot of very enjoyable country'pop'.
Pistol Annies are great, So are the solo albums of Miranda Lambert & Ashley Monroe.
Kacey Musgraves is an up and coming talent.
Jamey Johnson is utterly fantastic.
Hell, if you listen to Taylor Swift without any prejudice...great songs man. They really are.
Brad is a great guitar player (although I'm not a big fan of his albums). Same thing goes for Keith Urban.
The old 'hat-acts' are still doing great: like the almighty George Strait (but he is in a league of his own). Alan Jackson is still very enjoyable.
You lost me at Taylor Swift.
Where is the "country" in Trouble?
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BowieStone
Maybe you shouldn't be prejudiced by calling it phony. And start from there.
There's a lot of very enjoyable country'pop'.
Pistol Annies are great, So are the solo albums of Miranda Lambert & Ashley Monroe.
Kacey Musgraves is an up and coming talent.
Jamey Johnson is utterly fantastic.
Hell, if you listen to Taylor Swift without any prejudice...great songs man. They really are.
Brad is a great guitar player (although I'm not a big fan of his albums). Same thing goes for Keith Urban.
The old 'hat-acts' are still doing great: like the almighty George Strait (but he is in a league of his own). Alan Jackson is still very enjoyable.
You lost me at Taylor Swift.
Where is the "country" in Trouble?
hey, were you never a 12 year old girl?
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can someone summarize what he said?
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for some really terrible country like taylor swift check out these tool bags:
brantley gilbert
kip moore
eric church
luke bryan
lee brice
juston moore
jake owen
dustin lynch
the band perry
dierks bentley
jason aldean
thompson square
lady antebellum
florida georgia line
sugarland