Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time
I seriously can’t think of anything worse. I grew up listening to country music in the late 80s and early 90s, and a lot of that was pretty bad. But this new stuff, yikes.
Who sees some pretty boy on a stage with a badly exaggerated generic southern accent and a 600 dollar denim jacket shoehorning the words “ice cold beer” into every third line of a song and says “Ooh I like this, this music is for me!”
I would literally rather listen to anything else.Seriously, there’s nothing I can think of, at least not in my lifetime or the hundred or so years of recorded music I own, that seems worse.
I issue with the said to be "Bad" music is fake Texas twang. Same goes for a white guy faking an accent like a "Bro". The Thumb & little finger out with the gold chain on the chest, baggy saggy pants. Such may make good comedy, but not music, in my "Old white guy" opinion. As Ravi Shankar said, "Nada Bramha", I think that means, "Sound is God". No offense to anyone, just my 2 cents in this "Dumpster fire". |
Thank you @bdp24 and others for making something worthwhile out of nothing with this thread. Rosanne Cash’s latest(2014 & 2018) Blue Note releases are a good place to start for anybody looking for good Country rooted music, Jason Isbell would be another artist at the top of my list. Austin City Limits has Adia Victoria and Brandi Carlile two artists who will be my next big music purchases. Ken Burns Country and Jazz docs are worth the time and effort or at least they are for me... Personally I will take what the OP @bhagal has described as worst music genre ever, modern Country music, over with my least favorite music genre any day and everyday. Antebellum Southern romanticism themed Country music and the symbolism that comes with is at the bottom my list and is tied at the bottom with repeat a derogatory word over and over Rap music. Death Metal is a solid second place holder for me, a little kindling to keep this "dumpster" fire going.
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