Why do you like Country?

rubber soul · 07-14-2018, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Fact: country is the most racist genre.

I dig the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but most of the other country that I like might as well be folk.

I won't argue that. I just wanted to point out not all country artists are rednecks.

Yeah, the country I do like tends to border on folk, a genre I very much like.

**Frownland** · 07-14-2018, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

I won't argue that. I just wanted to point out not all country artists are rednecks.

No ****. No genre is homogeneous.

Lisnaholic · 07-14-2018, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Actually, I can limit my favorite country music artists to Johnny Cash, maybe some Hank Williams, and a lot of the alt-country (I like Neko Case too). Mindfulness, you'd be surprised at just how many country artists are anything but racist (Johnny Cash and Steve Earle are two names that come to mind). Yeah, there is a lot of right wing attitudes within the music but the exceptions really shine through.

^ Thanks for reminding me of those guys, rubber soul! Actually, Hank Williams Jnr. also has some decent songs.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Fact: country is the most racist genre.

^ Unfortunately, I don't think that typing "Fact" in front of your opinion makes it true, Frownland.

A quick dip into the internet suggests that Neo-Nazi Black Metal prob wins the loathesome title of "Most Racist Genre":-

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-m...musical-genres

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I dig the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but most of the other country that I like might as well be folk.

^ Yeah, I downloaded some Nitty Gritty tracks and have them somewhere. Also agree that on the sliding scale between folk, bluegrass and country, I prefer the simple acoustic folky stuff over slick Nashville pedal-steel country.

Mindy · 07-14-2018, 07:50 AM

this my favorite but i prolly only like 10 country songs

edit: more like 5 songs prolly

rubber soul · 07-14-2018, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

this my favorite but i prolly only like 10 country songs

edit: more like 5 songs prolly

Ha. They used to play that song in the seventh inning stretch at Orioles games in late 70s/early 80's. Denver even sang the song in the 83 World Series.

Mindy · 07-14-2018, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Ha. They used to play that song in the seventh inning stretch at Orioles games in late 70s/early 80's. Denver even sang the song in the 83 World Series.

i wasnt even alive in 1983
i have his greatest hits album on vinyl, i like some johnny cash songs too. and there are a few rock songs that could prolly be country too that im sure i like

Lisnaholic · 07-14-2018, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Check Hawk's Southern Artists thread. He's got some winners in there.

^ Thanks! I might take a look.

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

this my favorite but i prolly only like 10 country songs

edit: more like 5 songs prolly

^ I thought I was going to hear a cover version of this song, which is pretty syrupy, but does have a genuinely touching chorus imo:-

**Frownland** · 07-14-2018, 08:00 AM

"Nazi black metal" is digging a bit deep into subgenre imo. How does it stand up to white supremacist country?

Speaking on a large scale, country is the big winner in the most racist race.

Lisnaholic · 07-14-2018, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

"Nazi black metal" is digging a bit deep into subgenre imo.

^ That's a fair point of course. It's a sub-genre that specifically defines itself by its political position.

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How does it stand up to white supremacist country?
Speaking on a large scale, country is the big winner in the most racist race.

^ I don't have an answer to these questions, never having heard, to my knowledge, a racist country song. That's why I asked Mindfulness for some evidence: it's a variation on the comment of "Photos or it didn't happen."

Genuine question on a broader point that Mindfulness raised: In the USA, does nostalgia for the 1800s automatically imply that you're a racist?

rubber soul · 07-14-2018, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ I don't have an answer to these questions, never having heard, to my knowledge, a racist country song. That's why I asked Mindfulness for some evidence: it's a variation on the comment of "Photos or it didn't happen."

Check Hawk's Southern Artists thread. He's got some winners in there.

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