stopthatgirl7Jul 22, 2023

‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/19/country-star-jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-song

‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

The Guardian
Show threadtallwookieJul 22, 2023
it’s country music. you have to be tone deaf or inbred to enjoy it.
Show threadorphiebabyJul 22, 2023

There are a lot of types of country and a lot of different singers. Radio USA certainly doesn’t represent all of it.

It’s like saying you have to be a punk or a lower-class African American to enjoy rap. Rap is surprisingly varied, done by basically all nations and ethnicities, and more-often-than-you’d-think political or otherwise intelligent. Link Park is my favorite band, by the way, and most of their rap is about introspection, dealing with mental illness, or putting down bad relationships— and the latter can be angry, melancholy, resolved-and-hopeful, forgiving, and anything in between.

Show threadtallwookieJul 22, 2023
yes I suppose that’s true, there are a lot of generalizations used when it comes to art - in all of its many forms and flavors. country music just has these specific connotations associated with it - crooning about broken trucks, sad laments for the girl that got away (because she was your sister), limited acoustical and rhythmic harmony, etc
Show threadArotrios

You're thinking primarily country pop, and I agree with your assessment - most of it's crap. That being said, if the only country you know is what you've been exposed to on the radio, you're missing out on some amazing musicianship. Since I dig sharing music that breaks (or makes) a mold, here's some country pieces that you might dig:

"Lee Highway Blues" - Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

Jolene - Dolly Parton

The Highwayman - Wayland Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristoffersen

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper "Lee Highway Blues"

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper performing "Lee Highway Blues" at Scenic City Roots live from Track 29 on 7.11.2013

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Show threadtallwookieJul 22, 2023
I liked the highwayman! and that violin solo on the highway blues was really neat.
Show threadArotriosJul 22, 2023
Glad you liked! You should check out more bluegrass if you like what Cleveland was playing. If you dig the style on the Highwayman, check out more Johnny Cash - he built an amazing legacy of work, and wasn't afraid of genre jumping - here's him doing a cover of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt.
Johnny Cash - Hurt

REMASTERED IN HD! UP TO 4K!Official Music Video for Hurt performed by Johnny Cash.Follow Johnny CashInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnycashTwitter: h...

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Show threadtallwookieJul 22, 2023
I’ll check it out, thanks!
Show threadFlying SquidJul 22, 2023
My go-to country song, and I’m not a big fan of country, is Juice Newton’s Queen of Hearts.
Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts

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Show threadTemp008735Jul 22, 2023

@Arotrios Going to piggyback here and also recommend an artist called Jelly Roll. Started as a rapper, but has branched into a country/rock sound recently. Vocally very strong, and is open about his issues and how he goes about trying to fix his life up for the better.

I like his older sound better, but he is still a respectable artist even with the more mainline sound. It has however gotten him radio play, for better or worse.

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