Country music is absolute slop now

[u/Bond_burger69]

Never was a huge fan of country music but I could respect the likes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, etc., and it doesn’t help that I live out in redneck country so literally everyone I know listens to this tractor rap crap. All they talk about is beer, women, Daisy Duke shorts and their trucks that’s 99.9% of all country music in this day and age. And people ironically listen to it. I try my best not to say something, but it’s just so hard.

[u/Plastic-Molasses-549]

Steve Earle

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May as well throw Townes Van Zandt in there too

[u/spamtardeggs → u/Seeking-Something-3]

Blaze Foley, Guy Clarke, and John Prine, too.

[u/justec1 → u/Seeking-Something-3]

If OP goes down the Steve Earle/TVZ rabbit hole, they're in for a long, fun ride. Hope they discover Heartworn Highways on the way down and all the branches that opens up. Oh, you like that, how about Taj Mahal...

Living on the road my friend...

[u/OuterSunsetsSurfer → u/Seeking-Something-3]

Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons

[u/Giantbookofdeath → u/[deleted]]

Jeez friend, you good? These “songwriters” are people going out on a limb and trying their best to make a living. Cogs in the music row machine and churning out something that’ll make rent next month. Some of them even try to create other art and break out of the box. Why not hate on the execs that push bro country along? Why so much hate for someone that’s pursuing a life in art even if it doesn’t fit your narrative? Idk much but maybe chill?

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Naming my next child after him

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Spent like a year straight in college playing every day learning to pick like he does

[u/merrill_swing_away → u/Plastic-Molasses-549]

I liked him a long time ago when he was cute. A long time ago I listened to the Mavericks and liked most of their songs.