Red Mosquito

Is the most underrated genre. I fucking love Country Music.

Use this thread to talk about your favorite country artists. Or to talk about your least favorite Country artists. Or to talk about why you love/hate Country music.

I'm currently listening to the Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way album. There is literally not a bad song on this record.

i'm old and i love all if not most country music pre 1982

Do you think Townes van Zandt is Country, doug?

durdencommatyler wrote:Do you think Townes van Zandt is Country, doug?

i hope so..i'm going to listen to pancho and lefty now

doug rr wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Do you think Townes van Zandt is Country, doug?

i hope so..i'm going to listen to pancho and lefty now

He's obviously got huge cross-over appeal. But I feel like Townes is more "folk" than "country." But it works just as well either way with a glass of whisky so who fucking cares.

I'm extremely selective with my country listening and don't really like anything post-Garth Brooks. What passes for country on the radio now is in contention for my least favorite music of all time.

Kevin Davis wrote:I'm extremely selective with my country listening and don't really like anything post-Garth Brooks. What passes for country on the radio now is in contention for my least favorite music of all time.

Agreed. I'd draw the line with Dixie Chicks. But otherwise, yes, I agree. Modern "mainstream" or "Nashville" country is awful. But there are some great Texas and "Red Dirt" bands that I can dig. But still it feels like we're past the "Golden Age."

durdencommatyler wrote:He's obviously got huge cross-over appeal. But I feel like Townes is more "folk" than "country." But it works just as well either way with a glass of whisky so who fucking cares.

lets drink

Maybe there is such a thing a "Nu-Country." I don't know. But there are some great country-esque bands (HoneyHoney, Shovel & Rope, Kacey Musgraves, The Civil Wars, etc) that I fucking love. But I don't know that any of them qualify as "pure country".

doug rr wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:He's obviously got huge cross-over appeal. But I feel like Townes is more "folk" than "country." But it works just as well either way with a glass of whisky so who fucking cares.

lets drink

I've got a glass of Bulleit, buddy. *cheers*

durdencommatyler wrote:Maybe there is such a thing a "Nu-Country." I don't know. But there are some great country-esque bands (HoneyHoney, Shovel & Rope, Kacey Musgraves, The Civil Wars, etc) that I fucking love. But I don't know that any of them qualify as "pure country".

People call stuff like Florida Georgia Line "nu country"

Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Garth Brooks
Townes Van Zandt
Dixie Chicks
Patsy Cline
Hank Williams
Johnny Cash
Conway Twitty
George Jones
George Straight
Wynonna
Merle Haggard
Reba
Waylon Jennings
Vince Gill
Kenny Rogers
Randy Travis
Willie Nelson
Tammy Wynette
Emmylou Harris



JESUS! What a genre!

Jammer XCI wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Maybe there is such a thing a "Nu-Country." I don't know. But there are some great country-esque bands (HoneyHoney, Shovel & Rope, Kacey Musgraves, The Civil Wars, etc) that I fucking love. But I don't know that any of them qualify as "pure country".

People call stuff like Florida Georgia Line "nu country"

Really? I just... I mean... I don't get it.

durdencommatyler wrote:

doug rr wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:He's obviously got huge cross-over appeal. But I feel like Townes is more "folk" than "country." But it works just as well either way with a glass of whisky so who fucking cares.

lets drink

I've got a glass of Bulleit, buddy. *cheers*

I've got 'Your Cheatin' Heart' on the record spinner right now. Whiskey tastes so good when Hank is playing.

I GOT LOADED LAST NIGHT ON A BOTTLE OF GIN

I hope you had a guitar handy.