Who Loves Country Music?

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JONGSSTRAW

Friday, February 26, 2010 4:40 PM

Any country music fans out there? After a lifetime of listening to mainly Rock & some Pop, I started to get hooked on Country about five years ago. My current favorite artists are:

Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Brooks & Dunn
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry

Who are some of your favorites?

ZEEK

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:05 PM

I'm not in a mean mood so I won't get all snarky, but that title leaves this thread wide open for generalizations about people "who love country music" as opposed to "who here loves country music?"

KWICKO

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:07 PM

Not sure if they count as strictly "country", but they're definitely country-ISH. Call it roots, Americana, or what have you, but I love these:

Steve Earle
Dwight Yoakam
k.d. lang (I like her older stuff with The Reclines best)
James McMurtry
Chris Whitley
Son Volt
George Jones
The Gourds

Also, there's an Elvis Costello album, "Almost Blue" that's nothing but classic country standards ("Sweet Dreams", "A Good Year for the Roses", "Honey Hush", "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?", etc.) I'd highly recommend it.

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

EVILDINOSAUR

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:10 PM

I didn't use to but my wife got me into it. I like a lot of Taylor Swift's stuff, Brad Paisley too, I'd say Brad's probably my favorite.

There's a few others but I can't think of artists or titles off the top of my head right now.

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
I'm not in a mean mood so I won't get all snarky, but that title leaves this thread wide open for generalizations about people "who love country music" as opposed to "who here loves country music?"

I see your point, but snark doesn't bother me if anyone wants to go that route.

KWICKO

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:41 PM

See how you've grown? :)

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Not sure if they count as strictly "country", but they're definitely country-ISH. Call it roots, Americana, or what have you, but I love these:

Steve Earle
Dwight Yoakam
k.d. lang (I like her older stuff with The Reclines best)
James McMurtry
Chris Whitley
Son Volt
George Jones
The Gourds

Also, there's an Elvis Costello album, "Almost Blue" that's nothing but classic country standards ("Sweet Dreams", "A Good Year for the Roses", "Honey Hush", "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?", etc.) I'd highly recommend it.

I can't judge what counts and what doesn't. I like many of the artists you like, especially Dwight, George, and k.d.

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:49 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
See how you've grown? :)

I think it's called advancing old age....my piss & vinegar has almost all run out.

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:51 PM

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Originally posted by EvilDinosaur:
I didn't use to but my wife got me into it. I like a lot of Taylor Swift's stuff, Brad Paisley too, I'd say Brad's probably my favorite.

There's a few others but I can't think of artists or titles off the top of my head right now.

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

Those two are perhaps the biggest stars in Country today. They both performed on the CMA's a few months ago. A friend of mine burned a DVD for me of that show, and I find myself watching it more often than I probably should.

MINCINGBEAST

Friday, February 26, 2010 6:13 PM

I like my country music old, or at least old sounding: BR549, Merle Travis, Webb Pierce, Lefty Frizell...and most especially Merle Haggard. I would put Johny Cash in that category, but his cover of "Hurt" (Rick Rubin should be arrested for elder abuse for having produed that) still leaves me sour.

No patience for bad pop music with cowboy hats.

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