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Old 12-23-2008, 01:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife View Post
This is absolutely true. There are so many different types of country music spanning such a large period of time. To say it's all mellow and uninteresting is just crazy. The problem is that when people hear the term "country" the immediately thing of the poppy, sappy junk that gets such heavy radio play. There is some great stuff out there, especially if you try going back a decade or two...or three.
This is the problem is'nt it? Especially over here. We have this image of thigh slapping and Dolly Parton talking about another lover lost. There are probably a great deal of quality artists out there that get buried under all the dross. Folk gets the same wrap over here too. The image is not indicative of the genre at all.
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