CMA Directors in Panic!

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Real country music = Three chords and the truth.

But I will admit, some great country music has more than three chords.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Snake45]

What they call country these days sounds more like bad 90s pop music to me. They can have it.

I listen to a certain amount of "modern" country music and I like a great deal of it. IMHO the two greatest influences on modern country music are Jimmy Buffett and Tom Petty. About 30-40% of what I hear could BE Jimmy Buffett or Tom Petty songs. And a few of the songs even mention Jimmy Buffett or Tom Petty by name.

 

[kenpomaniac1958]

I have been detecting "Rap" (or whatever you call it...) in my country these days. I have resorted to downloaded playlists of old country to get me to and from work in one piece lately.

EXACTLY... I don't listen to many if any country music stations any more. Nothing wrong with young people having Rap in their version of country music. But a performer loses points in my book when they try to act "country" while singing RAP to a country beat...

I grew up in a small town and moved back a couple of years ago. Not much has changed around here except for some of the music some young people.

Spanish is my first language and I really dislike RAP in a Spanish country music especially "Ranchero" and "Conjunto" styles.

FYI - If you want to ever listen to Hispanic Rock...Jarabe de Paulo from Barcelona who passed away a couple of years ago from cancer is pretty darn good. You might even learn a Spanish word or two...

 

[Recusant]

The more things change the more they stay the same and I still be diggin on James Brown!

 

[SaltyMonkey]

No outlaws left. Closest thing we got these days is Hank 3.

Sturgill Simpsons voice sounds like Waylon to me.

 

[kenpomaniac1958]

I listen to a certain amount of "modern" country music and I like a great deal of it. IMHO the two greatest influences on modern country music are Jimmy Buffett and Tom Petty. About 30-40% of what I hear could BE Jimmy Buffett or Tom Petty songs. And a few of the songs even mention Jimmy Buffett or Tom Petty by name.

"I made enough money to buy Miami but I pissed it away so fast.", Pirate Looks At Forty - Jimmy Buffet...

 

[Grayfox]

I'm a child of the 50's. Not only did I grow up with the greatest country legends, but I was there for the birth of Rock & Roll and Motown. Some of the best music ever made.
These days I mostly listen to the Classic Rock radio station. But I can still dig some Johnny cash and James Brown.
Since we're talkin' country here, this is one of my favorites.

 

[tapehoser]

Country stopped being country around 2010. Anything written after that point is so garbled with other genres that it's veered away from its roots. Can't stand the new stuff.....might as well call it Country-Rap....or CRAP.

 

[Blackfeather]

I like 2 kinds of music, fast and slow.