Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

I got into Country right about the same time I got into lo-fi black metal; something about the lack of an overbearing rhythm section, the lack of wanking.

Country also has the quality of being good social music; you can put on Kristofferson and socialize and still enjoy the music. The fact that most of the vocalists were, to put it kindly, not formerly trained certainly adds to the fun factor.