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[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny cash, Dolly Parton…I don’t like “country music” but can enjoy all of these artists. Country music has been bastardized by clearchannel, along with almost all other types of music. Fuck clearchannel (now rebranded as “I heart radio” which is…such a stupid fucking name)

[–] mihnt@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago

"i heart corporate daddy for telling me what music to listen to"

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There's so much great music everywhere, and I truly enjoy nearly all music. But if you listen to FM radio it's a damn shame that almost all of it is just the stale, overplayed, corporate safe stuff. THAT is the country most people dislike

Newer bands I can think of with an old school country feel are First Aid Kit, Gregory Alan Isakov, Secret Sisters etc. And the new Hunger Games movie soundtrack is a great sampler of slow and fast folk/bluegrass vibes

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Local radio station plays Isakov, I wouldn't have labeled him country, but I like him a lot.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's fair the acoustic indie/folk/country categories blur together in my head