Why do you like Country?

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.

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:-

The Batlord · 07-14-2018, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

One starting point could be where country music blurs into the more appealing genre of rock.

My muthafukkin nigga.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-14-2018, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ Apart from knowing about Neko Case, this could be word-for-word my opinion about country music too, MicShazam! If you are willing, perhaps we could explore the genre together here ? It'd be fun to have a companion on the journey, especially as the destination itself might turn out to be a disappointment.

One starting point could be where country music blurs into the more appealing genre of rock. If so, Gram Parsons might be the guy to begin with:-

Spoiler for setlist of GP tribute album:

Yes, let's do that! I'm willing to listen to some stuff and see what happens.

The Batlord · 07-14-2018, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Yes, let's do that! I'm willing to listen to some stuff and see what happens.

I'm gonna need some specifics about what you do and don't like about country.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-14-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm gonna need some specifics about what you do and don't like about country.

Anything that sounds even remotely like typical, modern Nashville stuff can die in a fire.

I imagine there's some less cheesy stuff hiding behind a rock somewhere.

If my parents can tolerate it, I probably hate it.

EDIT: It would be just great if we could stay three million light years away from Garth Brooks and his ilk.

The Batlord · 07-14-2018, 11:17 AM

Let's just go with the big daddy first.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7HkbcOBlRm7emgETkj8SEn

Lisnaholic · 07-14-2018, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

My muthafukkin nigga.

^ Thanks, Batlord. I liked all the Waylon Jennings songs, but particularly this one.

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Anything that sounds even remotely like typical, modern Nashville stuff can die in a fire.

I imagine there's some less cheesy stuff hiding behind a rock somewhere.

If my parents can tolerate it, I probably hate it.

EDIT: It would be just great if we could stay three million light years away from Garth Brooks and his ilk.

^ HaHa! Glad to see that we are more or less starting on the same page, MicShazam! I think our challenge is going to be to walk a path between cheesy country on one side and on the other, gothic country, which quite rightly imo has a thread of its own: https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...k-cabaret.html

I wonder if this song will pass the MicShazam Test: I like it because of the humour in the lyrics:-

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

....and best Randy Travis song ever... I have a feeling this may be on someone in this threads ipod....

More than racism, I think that sentimentality is the defining attitude of Country Music. It's in my fave-so-far Gram Parson's song, Hickory Wind, and it's here in spades in this quality post from Paul Smeenus:-

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

This is what country music does best IMO. Before she was ruined by the big Nashville machine, a very very young Dolly Parton wrote this beautiful song about her unforgettable night in 1972 in one of my favorite little cities, Eugene, Oregon, where she was a very sick young lady but decided to play anyway. Of course Nashville didn't release it for decades until Dolly, to her credit, insisted it be included in a box set.

"I stayed in my little room in the bus and cried while Porter and the band went on and did the shows without me. In Eugene, Oregon, I decided that I had to get up and get on stage that night. I was so weak that it took me all afternoon to get ready."

"I went out on stage, informed the audience that I was sick and asked them to please forgive my weakness. They totally supported me, they loved me and gave me my first standing ovation — actually two. I got one after I finished my song ‘Coat of Many Colors’ and I cried like a baby. I almost couldn’t go back into the next song I was so touched by it.”

"Then I got another standing ovation when I left the stage. I went back a couple of times for encores. I was so touched by their kindness that I went straight to the bus, as sick as I still was, and wrote the song, ‘Eugene, Oregon.’ To this day it is one of my favorite songs and I will remember Eugene, Oregon, for the rest of my life.”

(Not sure how much I would like this song without the backstory tbh.)

Still Pending: Willie Nelson.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 07-14-2018, 10:50 PM

I like [some] country because it's simple. You can throw it on as background noise or on your headphones and enjoy it all the same. The topics tend to pander to the lowest common denominator [usually problems with interpersonal relationships or the pains of growing up], so it makes it relatable. I like older country artists like JOHNNY CASH, GEORGE JONES and CONWAY TWITTY. Newer artists like CHRIS STAPLETON and ZAC BROWN also float my boat.

Psy-Fi · 07-15-2018, 04:41 AM

My top 11 reasons why I like country...

Chet Atkins
Junior Brown
Johnny Cash
Patsy Cline
Merle Haggard
Lee Hazlewood
Waylon Jennings
Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson
Billy Joe Shaver
Hank Williams

07-14-2018, 10:50 PM	#429 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,823	I like [some] country because it's simple. You can throw it on as background noise or on your headphones and enjoy it all the same. The topics tend to pander to the lowest common denominator [usually problems with interpersonal relationships or the pains of growing up], so it makes it relatable. I like older country artists like *JOHNNY CASH, GEORGE JONES* and *CONWAY TWITTY. Newer artists like CHRIS STAPLETON* and *ZAC BROWN* also float my boat.