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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The OP got me thinking. Seems over the years I have heard (and myself said) similar remarks about "current" music of this sort or that. I believe that what happens is that over time, the true artist shake out from all the fluff and go on to become big, often evolving tremendously.  Guess the music scene has always been this way. 

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. 

Couldn't agree more regarding the new 'Bro-country' genre or whatever they call it now. There's no story telling like classic country (60s - 80s). Like many on here, I also grew up with classic country as well as pop and rock. 70s and 80s soul/R & B was good too. I try and listen to new music on my local Top 40 but most of it is crap. There's an occasional song that's pretty good but not good enough to add to my Spotify.New country has gone the way of current Pop---there's no imagination or story telling---it's all very egotistical. Lyric writing is a fading art.

Don’t know if they are modern country , but there are some good country artists:

chris stapleton

sturgill simpson

jason ibell

Eric church

zach bryan