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would you listen to arabic music and enjoy it? no, because you aren’t arab. mexican? no, you didn’t grow up on that. country is same, you didn’t grow up on it, of course you won’t like it. if you don’t live in a country through the country struggles, you can’t relate.

FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden says

if you don’t live in a country through the country struggles, you can’t relate.

You're making my point... Not one of those musicians is struggling. They're bitching and whining with lyrics that are god awful and can't play an instrument.

I love Mexican and Caribbean music (SOCA). Substantially more creative and well played than country artists. I listen to the musicians not the lyrics. Anyone can write and even play a country song in a day. Even if they don't know how to play any instrument.

All the songs you hear are all hired backing musicians as well. The lead singer is just a face and the producers do all the work.

My wife's cousin was an LA music producer of some sort. From her, I learned that country is by far the most popular and profitable genre in the US.

Patrick says

My wife's cousin was an LA music producer of some sort. From her, I learned that country is by far the most popular and profitable genre in the US.

Doesn't mean it's good music. It's sold to women and desperate men that want to find a woman at a bar or on the dance floor. Put their boots on acting like they're tough.

As a musician I have no respect for the genera. If you don't play, you don't know how bad it is. People can like it, fine, but they really don't know how bad it is. Good Bluegrass is the only "country" I'll give credit to.

Playing the same chords for 2-3 minutes with cheesy lyrics and a guitar solo a 4th grader could play is stupid.

I listened to only rock and metal as a teenager. Except for what I otherwise was forced to listen to by my parents as a captive.

In the mid 90’s my buddy who joined the army right after high school returned to live at his moms and go to college. He was stationed in Texas and picked up country music. I started seriously listening in the late 90’s and have ever since. Along the way I picked up older stuff like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kiristopherson, and Hank Williams Jr. And then more and more. I got a Sirius subscription last January. I started listening to Outlaw Country (mostly non main stream country) and Willies Roadhouse(Willie Nelson curated mostly pre 1970’s). It’s truly grand. I can’t wait to retire in a few more years, have a balcony or patio, sit out there for a few hours with a bourbon, a cigar, and outlaw country playing. I don’t really see how I’d ever get tired of that.

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

I don’t really see how I’d ever get tired of that.

Do you play an instrument? Not digging at you at all, but it's miserable to watch or listen to live. They don't know what they're doing. I don't like studio albums because I know how they're made. 3 of them under the belt myself. They can't play live.

I was looking forward to hang with friends last night and it was just awful. I left after two songs. I went to a show with multiple country artists at the Ryman in Nashville and that was unbearable. I fell asleep. So I guess maybe it's good for that.

I've never been into lyrics or some stupid story they're trying to tell. I'm into musicians not words. Anyone here can write lyrics. Not everyone can play an instrument well. Country is notoriously bad for that live.