Americana is great. Bluegrass can be great if you understand it. Modern country is what it is. I don't like it, preferring to get my country "fix" on classic country radio stations when I'm in the mood for it. But by the same token, even though I dislike rap, I've forced myself to listen to some Eminem just to hear his rhymes and fast delivery to see if I can keep up. But yeah, if something isn't your cup of tea, just leave it be. I grew up on Zeppelin, YES, Rush, ELP, classical, and rock. In my old age I've discovered more electronica and ambient music that I love and pop groups like The Lone Bellow and Lake Street Dive.
Modern country music wouldn't exist if there wasn't a paying audience for it. So there is that. Just like opera which I've NEVER understood. Why a bunch of people want to listen to someone sing in a language they don't understand is beyond me. But if that makes them happy, who am I to judge.
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.
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@dayglow I'm sure it can be good. I have a friend from Argentina whose son is on his way to being an opera singer and I wish him the best. I may give it (opera) another chance one day. Having liner notes would definitely be helpful. Is there a "more accessible" opera or recording you would recommend for a neophyte? I do imagine that seeing a real opera in person would be a good experience, like seeing a Broadway play. Regarding language barriers, well, I have enjoyed "Krautrock" and the German versions of Kraftwerk's albums even though I don't speak German. |