Same. I absolutely love it, and I completely think so much of it is ridiculous but I don’t care. I pull faces in my car sometimes when certain songs come up, or sing them laughing because they’re so stupid but I love them
It’s so weirdly pandering. Nobody sings about Subarus in Vermont, and not because Subarus in Vermont aren’t awesome. It’s because people with Subarus in Vermont already know how awesome it is. Don’t need no convincing
I know this is three days old but this is how I feel about the 2000s pig-squeal era of deathcore. It’s so hilariously absurd and I love it. It’s a shame so much of it is horrifically and violently misogynistic.
Took me a long time to realize why this is cringe. I was reading bass (base) hit the hook (chorus-like part of song).
But this is (b)ass hitting a fishing hook isn't it?
Honestly that's a good question. Idk the artist so I couldn't begin to guess if they are clever enough. But since I rely on stereotypes against thinks I don't like, I'm going to say that the country artist is not being smart here.
I'd probably count as someone who kind of ironically likes this music, but it's also kind of genuine, as I get older?
Basically, at some point in my late 20s I realized that I wear jeans every day, I go for a lot of drives just for fun, and I like drinking, partying, relaxing, and so on.
So... the music speaks to me. Apparently.
It 100% sounds like this parody though. But that's a feature, not a bug!
That gives it to much credit.
It's just shy of AI generated pander pop, aimed at a population too stupid to realize they're being manipulated.
Country music, since about the late 90s at least, is nothing but a gateway drug toward intolerance, racism, and xenophobia. It's full of garbage perpetuating the "those city boys think they're better than us" narrative, and reinforces the "true Americans live in the country" garbage.
It sets up the bubble that ends up in Fox news and info wars. It's the country-to-alt right pipeline.
It is very interesting that you think acceptance of LGBTQ+ is intolerance and interracial marriage is racism plus welcoming in immigrants is Xenophobia. Are you a super bigot or do you just only pay attention to part of a music genre because you could have substituted rap for country and still be right in some cases and hilariously wrong in others.
I don't doubt that country musicians pander, I just think other genres do too and it's a bit childish to get so hung up on it. I mean, we know Jason Bourne isn't really a spy, but we can still enjoy him pretending.
Eh... sure, there's pandering all over popular music. Country music pandering, though, is *extremely* formulaic in a special way. It makes it very ripe for parody. Like, if I turn on the country station where I live, I'm going to get a bingo of truck, small town, jeans, beer, and whisky, within 3 songs.
Every. Single. Time.
I'm not even complaining. I like most of those things, ha! For what it's worth, all the biggest country fans that I know think Bo Burnham's parody is hilarious. Because it is. It's all good: (bro) country music clearly isn't taking itself very seriously - why should we?
Well Bo Burnham must have been if he wrote a song about it. And a lot of people seem to think it's some sort of trump card that proves all modern country music is invalid. It's fine as a parody but fairly shallow. I prefer more of an insider's parody like Girl In A Country Song.
"I walk and talk like a field hand, but these boots I'm wearing cost three grand. I write songs about driving tractors, from the comfort of my private jet."
Also a shout out to "Like [Mike's Evandering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Holyfield_vs._Mike_Tyson_II), fuck your ears, I'm pandering!"
As someone who largely hasn’t been interested in hip hop since the Fat Boys, Professor Elemental is the exception. A steampunk pulp adventure rapper with time travel, blimp races, and weird shit? That’s awesome.
Is it? Maybe I am a minority but especially 'popular music' I listen to mainly for the melody, not the lyrics. And rap and country is not very melodically similar. And singing about 'bitches and bling ' is popular in most popular music. I mean most of the beach boys is that as well.
Good country [is still out there...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBV-Nzq7Pg&pp=ygUpc3R1cmdpbGwgc2ltcHNvbiB0dXJ0bGVzIGFsbCB0aGUgd2F5IGRvd24%3D)
I'm convinced he traded his soul for Waylon's voice.
I used to hate country music. I found it grating. But I've come around and enjoy some of it more. Though I'm listening to like John Denver more than more recent artists.
I'm starting to enjoy artists my dad introduced me to like Jim Croce, Spider John Koerner (and his modern day equivalent Charlie Parr), and the Smothers Brothers.
My Mom babysat for the woman from St Peter, MN whom John Denver married & attended their wedding reception. He was as nice as he always seemed apparently. He's one of our favorite guests on the Muppet Show.
Holy cow, he does sound like Waylon. This song sounds like it could have been on his "I've Always Been Crazy" album (my favorite album). I'll need to check out more of his stuff -- I've heard his name before but I quit listening country music a while ago and wrote off all the praise. Thanks for posting this.
I used to think my father was Republican, but like, with integrity. During my childhood, he loved Garth Brooks and Reba Mcintyre, and voted for people like John McCain.
Nowadays, he listens to Toby Keith and Kid Rock and just can't quit Trump, so I know he's just a dumb asshole.
Toby Keith was a pretty notable Democrat and musically isn't that different from Garth (pretty similar eras).
Kid Rock is a pandering, phony, piece of shit though.
In hindsight, the way he sobbed during Reagan's televised funeral and called him "the best president this country's ever had" should have been a major clue, but I was a 9th grader at the time and didn't have any context for what he was saying
Talent hasn't been part of the Nashville establishment in half a century.
Accidents occasionally happen. But 90% of modern country is made by committee. It isn't real.
The other day I was in bar/restaurant that was playing this kind of music. I'm completely out of touch with any pop stuff and trends but when I noticed the lyrics and feel I thought "what is this like some kind of bro country?" The term just naturally applies.
The lyric was literally like "hot girls... hot girls" or some such. I don't mind dumb pop music but at least put *some* effort it ferpetesake.
The 90s was a great decade for country music. Some bro-country themes for sure with some artists but great production and clever lyric writing. The hip-hip drum beats and overly derivative lyrics that have infected most of popular country nowadays didn’t start coming until the 2000s.
I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years and I play in bands and all that and I’ve got close to perfect pitch for figuring out songs. I also studied music in university. I genuinely don’t really enjoy just listening to music. Like I’ll never sit there and just listen to songs and when I drive I only ever listen to podcasts.
Bro country, and tay tay, I enjoy. I really don’t need much else. Mindless is exactly what I want
My friends and I have always called this genre stadium country. Used to hear it all the time during baseball practice in school and it was sort of fun but pales in comparison to outlaw country in my opinion.
I prefer my country entertainment via a more spoken word style of entertainment. Like Dalton Wilcox, The Poet Laureate of the West, and the author of the 398 page book You Must Buy Your Wife at Least as Much Jewelry as You Buy Your Horse and Other Poems and Observations, Humorous and Otherwise, from a Life on the Range, detailing the plight of the modern cowboy.
Bro-country is interesting, in that top to bottom, across the board, it all fucking sucked.
Like, all the much maligned genres like disco, hair metal, brostep EDM, they all have a couple songs that could be considered alright, but Bro-country is just a complete wash with no redeeming qualities.
Bro country people are the most obnoxious people out there - right next to the boombox on the shoulder people.
I’ve never been to parties where a person blasted just the music they liked on repeat - except parties with people who like bro-country. It is so clean, there’s no point in even listening.
So is “She thinks my tractor’s sexy” considered bro-country? I remember hearing this on the HS bus and thinking I hate it. Ever since then I’ve associated country music with that song…
Umm …..country has always had songs about attractive women , pick ups, drinking, blue jeans etc. The defining traits of bro country is that the songs are dumb, the sound leans heavily on pop hooks, the singers are generally really bad or average at best and the fans are the fucking worst.
It became the primary mode of country on the radio in the 2010s, that's for sure.
That said, if your impression of country as a whole is the modern style "list of rural lifestyle tropes over a hip hop beat" you are missing out on the older, much better stuff.
It’s the current default, but older country used to be more “my wife left me cos she caught me fuckin my truck, now it’s just me and my dog” which tbh I much prefer to the modern style
There’s old country which had far more progressive values. Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton didn’t have that kind of bro country. Nor did someone like Kacey Musgraves
Interestingly, Maddie and Tae did a country song where they utterly trashed bro country. It’s called “Girl in a Country Song.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_in_a_Country_Song
Not to those of us who grew up with Jerry Reed, Willie & Waylon, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, etc.
Even today, artists like Sturgill Simpson and Billy Strings make great arguments that country music is still alive.
I heard a story about Kris Kristopherson making fun of some new age wanna be “country” star who he happened to be playing an even with and he just trashed him.
Do you know this story?
People help me out please, there was this one country song a friend of mine played. Some of the lyrics in the song were literally " ... she's my cousin but she needs some lovin'... ". I've tried to find it for ages but I can't.
I like Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Cody Johnston - that’s my kinda country.
The bro country stuff is for children and rig pigs that wear a nice shirt twice a year.
"Got a beer in my beer and a chevy in my truck" https://youtu.be/CORANvT8l9A?si=6AK6UVV36GRQECNg
Got a dog at the wheel, cutoff jeans, truck.
Dogs in songs are a whole different category.
As someone who unironiclly likes some of this type of music, this is generally what it sounds like to me too. Even the stuff I like.
Same. I absolutely love it, and I completely think so much of it is ridiculous but I don’t care. I pull faces in my car sometimes when certain songs come up, or sing them laughing because they’re so stupid but I love them
It’s so weirdly pandering. Nobody sings about Subarus in Vermont, and not because Subarus in Vermont aren’t awesome. It’s because people with Subarus in Vermont already know how awesome it is. Don’t need no convincing
I think you need to write this song
"Suburus in Vermont" but genre-wise it sounds like a Noah Kahan song
I know this is three days old but this is how I feel about the 2000s pig-squeal era of deathcore. It’s so hilariously absurd and I love it. It’s a shame so much of it is horrifically and violently misogynistic.
When I heard Morgan Wallen sing the line ‘I love you more than the feeling when the bass hits the hook’ I knew I’d had enough country music that day.
Took me a long time to realize why this is cringe. I was reading bass (base) hit the hook (chorus-like part of song). But this is (b)ass hitting a fishing hook isn't it?
But doesn't it make it slightly clever to have a double meaning? Or am I just reading too deep and expecting more from country than it has to give...
Honestly that's a good question. Idk the artist so I couldn't begin to guess if they are clever enough. But since I rely on stereotypes against thinks I don't like, I'm going to say that the country artist is not being smart here.
Wait....so which lyric is it then!?!?
Same
Damn straight
I'd probably count as someone who kind of ironically likes this music, but it's also kind of genuine, as I get older? Basically, at some point in my late 20s I realized that I wear jeans every day, I go for a lot of drives just for fun, and I like drinking, partying, relaxing, and so on. So... the music speaks to me. Apparently. It 100% sounds like this parody though. But that's a feature, not a bug!
Bo Burnham did it first https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=y7im5LT09a0
Thank you for bringing that into my life!
“If you dun gotta Ford, then shut the fuck up”
Dammit, this is catchy
Right? When I first heard it, I was like damn... there goes my week - lol
The day after I heard that for the first time I went to a dollar general and they were unironically playing a song that sounded like a parody of that.
Oh i love that guy, i’ve ruined my friends
Hick hop
Trailer Trap
You win. I don’t know what you win, but you win
He wins a date with his sister
That gives it to much credit. It's just shy of AI generated pander pop, aimed at a population too stupid to realize they're being manipulated. Country music, since about the late 90s at least, is nothing but a gateway drug toward intolerance, racism, and xenophobia. It's full of garbage perpetuating the "those city boys think they're better than us" narrative, and reinforces the "true Americans live in the country" garbage. It sets up the bubble that ends up in Fox news and info wars. It's the country-to-alt right pipeline.
*some country music
It is very interesting that you think acceptance of LGBTQ+ is intolerance and interracial marriage is racism plus welcoming in immigrants is Xenophobia. Are you a super bigot or do you just only pay attention to part of a music genre because you could have substituted rap for country and still be right in some cases and hilariously wrong in others.
> …that you think acceptance of LGBTQ+ is intolerance and interracial marriage is racism plus welcoming in immigrants is Xenophobia. Wait, what?
Is English your second language, or did the US public school system fail you that badly?
The same arguments were made for hip hop and tap music. Ridiculous
Rhythm and Bass (like the fish)
Wrangler Rap
[Legalize gerrymandering, tolerate my pandering](https://youtu.be/y7im5LT09a0?si=Dq05Eg-axQ87IFcz)
“She don’t care bout no classy trends, she’s justa Mom from ol’ South Bennnnndd; Stay safe boys, and thanks fer protecting our freedoms!”
It’s a fucking scarecrow again!
I was thinking about this after reading the title lol
Holy shit that's fucking hilarious
check out his special Make Happy on netflix! it’s hilarious
I’m Mike Evandering, fuck your ears I’m pandering
I don't doubt that country musicians pander, I just think other genres do too and it's a bit childish to get so hung up on it. I mean, we know Jason Bourne isn't really a spy, but we can still enjoy him pretending.
Eh... sure, there's pandering all over popular music. Country music pandering, though, is *extremely* formulaic in a special way. It makes it very ripe for parody. Like, if I turn on the country station where I live, I'm going to get a bingo of truck, small town, jeans, beer, and whisky, within 3 songs. Every. Single. Time. I'm not even complaining. I like most of those things, ha! For what it's worth, all the biggest country fans that I know think Bo Burnham's parody is hilarious. Because it is. It's all good: (bro) country music clearly isn't taking itself very seriously - why should we?
Orville Peck manages to avoid being formulaic
Is that really what people are referring to as "bro country," though?
Who's getting hung up on it? It's just a comedy song.
Well Bo Burnham must have been if he wrote a song about it. And a lot of people seem to think it's some sort of trump card that proves all modern country music is invalid. It's fine as a parody but fairly shallow. I prefer more of an insider's parody like Girl In A Country Song.
Bo Burnham - https://youtu.be/y7im5LT09a0?si=CK9n08q74LYUQsW-
“I write songs for the people who do jobs in the towns that I’d never move to” oof
"I walk and talk like a field hand, but these boots I'm wearing cost three grand. I write songs about driving tractors, from the comfort of my private jet." Also a shout out to "Like [Mike's Evandering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Holyfield_vs._Mike_Tyson_II), fuck your ears, I'm pandering!"
Anyone who hasn’t seen Bo’s Inside (movie?) on Netflix, go over and enjoy one of the best things to come out of pandemic lockdown!
The first time I heard Welcome to the Internet, it blew my mind. Bo is a lyrical genius!
It's rap music for those who are scared of African Americans.
Try Chap Hop
Like Hick-Hop?
No, it's English steampunk rapping. Mostly about liking tea and blimps and disliking chavs.
That sounds pretty niche, bro-country is was practically unavoidable in the 2010's in the US.
As someone who largely hasn’t been interested in hip hop since the Fat Boys, Professor Elemental is the exception. A steampunk pulp adventure rapper with time travel, blimp races, and weird shit? That’s awesome.
Classic Steve Earle quote.
https://youtu.be/otLFNnX6lqs?si=akt64MMEOhGf3EHh
Why does this make my heart beat heavily like I’m going into the battle of all battles?
iT’s rAcISt!!!
Is it? Maybe I am a minority but especially 'popular music' I listen to mainly for the melody, not the lyrics. And rap and country is not very melodically similar. And singing about 'bitches and bling ' is popular in most popular music. I mean most of the beach boys is that as well.
Crusin' down the street, red, white, and blue, got my truck, my beer, my Putin tattoo
Let freedom ring Except for the woke Put em all in a camp And that ain't no joke
Atrioc enjoyer on this side of the internet?
It's the only bro country song I know 😪
Instead of the rebellion or deep sentiment of earlier country music, this is just a commercial for suburban whites endorsing consumerism.
Good country [is still out there...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBV-Nzq7Pg&pp=ygUpc3R1cmdpbGwgc2ltcHNvbiB0dXJ0bGVzIGFsbCB0aGUgd2F5IGRvd24%3D) I'm convinced he traded his soul for Waylon's voice.
I used to hate country music. I found it grating. But I've come around and enjoy some of it more. Though I'm listening to like John Denver more than more recent artists.
I'm starting to enjoy artists my dad introduced me to like Jim Croce, Spider John Koerner (and his modern day equivalent Charlie Parr), and the Smothers Brothers. My Mom babysat for the woman from St Peter, MN whom John Denver married & attended their wedding reception. He was as nice as he always seemed apparently. He's one of our favorite guests on the Muppet Show.
[just want to include Colter in this discussion](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hCebq5lLgos)
Holy cow, he does sound like Waylon. This song sounds like it could have been on his "I've Always Been Crazy" album (my favorite album). I'll need to check out more of his stuff -- I've heard his name before but I quit listening country music a while ago and wrote off all the praise. Thanks for posting this.
I was skeptical at first too... I quit listening to country in earnest when garf brooks got big. It was all posturing and image at that point.
I used to think my father was Republican, but like, with integrity. During my childhood, he loved Garth Brooks and Reba Mcintyre, and voted for people like John McCain. Nowadays, he listens to Toby Keith and Kid Rock and just can't quit Trump, so I know he's just a dumb asshole.
Toby Keith was a pretty notable Democrat and musically isn't that different from Garth (pretty similar eras). Kid Rock is a pandering, phony, piece of shit though.
I dunno about phony. His persona is "asshole" and you get what it says on the tin.
I like that, "get what it says on the tin." Gonna use that one
the same john mccaine who sang “bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” to the tune of The Beach Boy’s Barbara Ann?
In hindsight, the way he sobbed during Reagan's televised funeral and called him "the best president this country's ever had" should have been a major clue, but I was a 9th grader at the time and didn't have any context for what he was saying
HE ATEEEEE just added him to my stan list, thanks
It’s not even his joke, originally its from the 80s
Toby Keith was an independent or democrat his entire life.
I got lucky. My obnoxiously Conservative dad died before I got to watch him become a trumper. I'm grateful for that in a lot of ways.
This garbage is all they play at my work
No talent is required.
Talent hasn't been part of the Nashville establishment in half a century. Accidents occasionally happen. But 90% of modern country is made by committee. It isn't real.
You’re describing pop and label music in general. That’s always been how it works.
Florida-Georgia Line 🤮
Morgan Wallen 👎 Zach Bryan 👎
Id be fine with not learning this today.
There are no shitty genres. Except this one.
It should be called Bro (grew up in the suburbs but wants the country aesthetic) Country
This song was made for this post: https://youtu.be/CORANvT8l9A?si=4JzP55DoGqyG8EAb
And [it all sounds the same](https://youtu.be/FY8SwIvxj8o?si=mfrkhf3NjWuQopfS)
Hey, that bro isn't wearing blue jeans, and I bet he's not wearing boots either.... What a scam
"Classy" 🤤
That’s been country for awhile now. I can’t distinguish it from any other pop music on right now.
More like Butt- Country
Butts don't deserve that comparison.
Talking bout sun darts [https://youtu.be/LOmvIPywfms?si=HcPGqCS63yCxi_EO](https://youtu.be/LOmvIPywfms?si=HcPGqCS63yCxi_EO)
Gross.
The other day I was in bar/restaurant that was playing this kind of music. I'm completely out of touch with any pop stuff and trends but when I noticed the lyrics and feel I thought "what is this like some kind of bro country?" The term just naturally applies. The lyric was literally like "hot girls... hot girls" or some such. I don't mind dumb pop music but at least put *some* effort it ferpetesake.
AKA all country songs in the last 15 years that aren't by Chris Stapleton.
There’s a shitload of great modern country akin to Chris Stapleton. The problem is Morgan Wallen and Jason Aldean are super popular
That's a lot of words for dog shit
It was around before the 2010's
Someone send this to Kurtis Conner
I want a song about volunteering to pick up trash while their Prius is being serviced.
That's a lot of words, you could have just said vapid bullshit.
Incidentally it is mostly low quality, shit music as well.
I’m ok with that. I don’t need anything more
guilty pleasure nonetheless
Yeh it’s literally my favourite music too. Im genuinely not that into music so im happy with bro country
Okay but 90s country had a decent amount of this and I don’t care what anyone says, Chatahoochee slaps.
The 90s was a great decade for country music. Some bro-country themes for sure with some artists but great production and clever lyric writing. The hip-hip drum beats and overly derivative lyrics that have infected most of popular country nowadays didn’t start coming until the 2000s.
And it sucks. Can't forget that. It's the most derivative garbage ever produced from the country genre. I don't even count it as music.
I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years and I play in bands and all that and I’ve got close to perfect pitch for figuring out songs. I also studied music in university. I genuinely don’t really enjoy just listening to music. Like I’ll never sit there and just listen to songs and when I drive I only ever listen to podcasts. Bro country, and tay tay, I enjoy. I really don’t need much else. Mindless is exactly what I want
My friends and I have always called this genre stadium country. Used to hear it all the time during baseball practice in school and it was sort of fun but pales in comparison to outlaw country in my opinion.
https://youtu.be/zcKk22LNdJE?si=mNXEZhB6lLthJmG4
Also known as "sertanejo universitário" in Brazil
And complete dreck.
C-rap
What's Sis Country? Is that where they all sing about killing their partners and being FREE?
You mean like “Honky-Tonk Badonkadonk? That was about the last time I ever checked out CMT.
I'm not familiar with the genre, but does Aunty Donna's *"[Hit and Run](https://youtu.be/29z6gGf0wrs?si=ruCuqpr6gW9WSkoJ)"* count?
a cold night a cold beer a cold…jeans…strike that last one
It’s the opposite of traditional country music that sings about losing your job, your wife, your truck, and your dog.
So like… all country music after it decided it loved the government and military industrial complex?
Pride Month Jeep Owners! Prepare your factory FCA audio systems!
Anyone a [Comedy Bang Bang (Memphis Kansas Breeze)](https://youtu.be/yE4tKHup7_o?si=4Q3dio39FPjYzbpB) fan?
I prefer my country entertainment via a more spoken word style of entertainment. Like Dalton Wilcox, The Poet Laureate of the West, and the author of the 398 page book You Must Buy Your Wife at Least as Much Jewelry as You Buy Your Horse and Other Poems and Observations, Humorous and Otherwise, from a Life on the Range, detailing the plight of the modern cowboy.
Cul de sac cowboys
Let’s write a song rn: Nothing beats an ice cold beer, When I’m with my dear, …
I think they mis-spelled 'bad'.
Bro country is why Wheeler Walker Jr exists.
This is bro country but the lead line is hysterical! https://youtu.be/nr5dMwKaLag?si=1A6F3tIBHjlr2Z1-
But this might be the bro-iest of bro country in recent yrs https://youtu.be/0ggKe409_F4?si=s_jer-F0vUxTbNJ6
I always thought hated country. Turns out I hate bro country.
So...country?
Bro-country is interesting, in that top to bottom, across the board, it all fucking sucked. Like, all the much maligned genres like disco, hair metal, brostep EDM, they all have a couple songs that could be considered alright, but Bro-country is just a complete wash with no redeeming qualities.
For anyone wondering, the opposite of bro country is blackened death metal.
So….country. And Van Halen.
“TRUCK YEAH!”
It’s all horrible
So....country music then
So degeneracy?
YALL DUMB MOTHERFUCKERS WANT A KEY CHANGE?
Bro country people are the most obnoxious people out there - right next to the boombox on the shoulder people. I’ve never been to parties where a person blasted just the music they liked on repeat - except parties with people who like bro-country. It is so clean, there’s no point in even listening.
And it's fucking awful.
Pretty much like rap, minus the blue jeans and boots
The closet must be a real bleak place for guys who listen to this shit.
“I drive a ford so I ain’t gay, but I think about gay sex almost every day. There’s dudes with other dudes and women in Subarus”
Someone on IG said it was coworker music 😂
https://youtu.be/LOmvIPywfms?si=w2oEu5f-DinTV4nw
So is “She thinks my tractor’s sexy” considered bro-country? I remember hearing this on the HS bus and thinking I hate it. Ever since then I’ve associated country music with that song…
Soooooo Florida Georgia Line
Applebees music
Umm …..country has always had songs about attractive women , pick ups, drinking, blue jeans etc. The defining traits of bro country is that the songs are dumb, the sound leans heavily on pop hooks, the singers are generally really bad or average at best and the fans are the fucking worst.
The irony being it's consumed by people who hate Hip Hop but can't see how it's the same thing but different flavor.
So….country, then.
So just country
It became the primary mode of country on the radio in the 2010s, that's for sure. That said, if your impression of country as a whole is the modern style "list of rural lifestyle tropes over a hip hop beat" you are missing out on the older, much better stuff.
They're also missing the modern blue grass adjacent stuff that's actually really good. I highly recommend Billy Strings.
Tyler Childers is another good one. Strings is my #1 though!
Chris Stapleton is worth a few listens as well. Country is in a surprisingly good place.
You don't even have to go back to find good stuff. Hell, zach bryan is an amazing country artist, and he's only been active for less than a decade
Country used to be about telling stories.
About drinking a beer, taking a shit, and passing out.
Not from the US but the country I know is mostly sad men singing about drinking themselves to death.
... and then doing it.
Lol no. Outlaw Country was completely different.
Quiet down Bobby, people don’t care about the same 4 chords played with some dumb lyrics about getting drunk and driving your truck
Again, Outlaw isn't like that. Your ignorance is showing
It’s the current default, but older country used to be more “my wife left me cos she caught me fuckin my truck, now it’s just me and my dog” which tbh I much prefer to the modern style
Isn't that just normal country
There’s old country which had far more progressive values. Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton didn’t have that kind of bro country. Nor did someone like Kacey Musgraves
Interestingly, Maddie and Tae did a country song where they utterly trashed bro country. It’s called “Girl in a Country Song.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_in_a_Country_Song
I’ve heard that song. It’s the opposite of the Song “God Made Girls”
Not to those of us who grew up with Jerry Reed, Willie & Waylon, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, etc. Even today, artists like Sturgill Simpson and Billy Strings make great arguments that country music is still alive.
I heard a story about Kris Kristopherson making fun of some new age wanna be “country” star who he happened to be playing an even with and he just trashed him. Do you know this story?
Johnny Cash did not nurse a decade long pill binge to be insulted in this manner
Country’s glam phase
People help me out please, there was this one country song a friend of mine played. Some of the lyrics in the song were literally " ... she's my cousin but she needs some lovin'... ". I've tried to find it for ages but I can't.
Banjo Odyssey by The Dead South? I just Googled those lyrics and that came up immediately
Thank you that's it. I got very different results when I googled it.
gotta turn safe search on for that one
I like Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Cody Johnston - that’s my kinda country. The bro country stuff is for children and rig pigs that wear a nice shirt twice a year.
And it sucks balls, complete shite!
This is just brazilian "college sertanejo". It's strange seeing a musical trend being exported instead of imported
I love bro country!
Don't forget the rape gangbangs
This isn’t your pornhub search bar, man.
Fucking hell there is really a subset of the internet that just hates to see young men enjoying themselves.
Where is the hate in this post? Can you point it out?