Why do you like Country?

Psy-Fi · 11-16-2021, 06:03 AM

Billy Hughes - Cocaine Blues

DianneW · 11-16-2021, 04:09 PM

Psy-Fi · 11-16-2021, 04:51 PM

Waylon Jennings - Thanks to the Cathouse (I'm in the Doghouse With You)

Psy-Fi · 11-17-2021, 07:14 AM

Johnny Paycheck - (Pardon Me) I’ve Got Someone to Kill

Psy-Fi · 11-18-2021, 06:39 AM

Ernest Tubb - Saturday Satan, Sunday Saint

11-20-2021, 03:46 PM

I mean i actually love country music even though i’m not from wyoming.
But that’s because it’s relaxing and comfy in some way, with other words it’s addicting.
I must admit that it’s not really my number 1 favorite genre, and it’s not something i listen to everyday. But i’m not close minded to sit in the couch with a cup if tea, coffee or hot chocolate and listening to some good old country music.

But in the end i would mostly prefer downtempo as my comfort music, i think it has something to do with my age that i’m not a huge country fan.

Ayn Marx · 05-31-2022, 05:21 PM

In my dotage I’ve come to enjoy country. Decades of being exposed to the dumbed down Australian version made we not want to explore any further. Then I stumbled across Steve Grand & Gregory Alan Isakov and was converted. I still have one limitation, an intense dislike for slide guitar, especially as used in songs like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvXkagcoUuw

Love the horny lyrics though.

Plankton · 06-01-2022, 12:13 PM

^ That would be a lap steel guitar. They have a very distinct tone and are conventionally played with it resting on the performers lap or on a stand. It can be hit/miss with me too, but Brian Whelan can make it sing, like he does on this Dwight Yoakam tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwui4SAFq2I

For true slide guitar, look into some Derek Trucks. He's one of the best on the planet right now.

Danzaburou · 03-25-2023, 10:08 PM

I always thought I hated country until I came into contact with American Gothic - Johnny Cash, Shovels and Rope, Strawfoot - I immediately fell in love with the music

By now, aside from the pandering stuff, I enjoy it a lot. Also Bluegrass, wonderful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdtx1nF-Ki0

The Batlord · 03-25-2023, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danzaburou

I always thought I hated country until I came into contact with American Gothic - Johnny Cash, Shovels and Rope, Strawfoot - I immediately fell in love with the music

By now, aside from the pandering stuff, I enjoy it a lot. Also Bluegrass, wonderful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdtx1nF-Ki0

But do you Townes?

05-31-2022, 05:21 PM	#477 (permalink)
Ayn Marx Music Addict Join Date: May 2022 Location: Sometimes Posts: 552	In my dotage I’ve come to enjoy country. Decades of being exposed to the dumbed down Australian version made we not want to explore any further. Then I stumbled across Steve Grand & Gregory Alan Isakov and was converted. I still have one limitation, an intense dislike for slide guitar, especially as used in songs like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvXkagcoUuw Love the horny lyrics though. Last edited by Ayn Marx; 06-01-2022 at 12:46 AM.

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	^ That would be a lap steel guitar. They have a very distinct tone and are conventionally played with it resting on the performers lap or on a stand. It can be hit/miss with me too, but Brian Whelan can make it sing, like he does on this Dwight Yoakam tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwui4SAFq2I For true slide guitar, look into some Derek Trucks. He's one of the best on the planet right now. __________________ See location...

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11-20-2021, 03:46 PM	#476 (permalink)
dxgtCdds Guest Posts: n/a	I mean i actually love country music even though i’m not from wyoming. But that’s because it’s relaxing and comfy in some way, with other words it’s addicting. I must admit that it’s not really my number 1 favorite genre, and it’s not something i listen to everyday. But i’m not close minded to sit in the couch with a cup if tea, coffee or hot chocolate and listening to some good old country music. But in the end i would mostly prefer downtempo as my comfort music, i think it has something to do with my age that i’m not a huge country fan.

03-25-2023, 10:08 PM	#479 (permalink)
Danzaburou Groupie Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 39	I always thought I hated country until I came into contact with American Gothic - Johnny Cash, Shovels and Rope, Strawfoot - I immediately fell in love with the music By now, aside from the pandering stuff, I enjoy it a lot. Also Bluegrass, wonderful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdtx1nF-Ki0