Why is "Country" music the go-to?

"Birddog" (maintmgt)
07/18/2016 at 05:12 • Filed to: None

Mainly for rock stars past their prime.

This is worse than when Kid Rock and Cheryl Crow thought they could be “Country”. And it’s in rotation. I can deal with “Hootie” that wasn’t bad.

This is wrong. It has to stop.

DISCUSSION (16)

CRider > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 05:29

Honeybunchesofgoats > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 05:34

My guess is that it appeals to aging rockers because it allows for a single instrument (or a backing band that stays in the background) and you don't have to have the best vocal range, which probably helps when you're old and used to having more instruments to camouflage your range.

Flavien Vidal > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 05:54

Hippies-hipsters-rednecks... I’ve seen it all

Wobbles the Mind > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 06:47

Because it takes years of work and constant success for most people to graduate from being an incredible artist to being what we call “an American.”

BringBackTheCommodore > CRider
07/18/2016 at 06:58

That explanation by Bo Burnham was the first thought on my mind as soon as I read the title.

BringBackTheCommodore > Flavien Vidal
07/18/2016 at 06:58

That sounds remarkably like...the first line of a country song.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 07:22

Because it somehow manages to be even easier to make than modern pop

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 08:14

Don’t forget Kid Rock. Confession - I actually like that new Demi Lovato & Brad Paisley song. I also don’t mind Darius. At least he grew up in Charleston instead of New York City like Steven Tyler.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Birddog
07/18/2016 at 08:31

Because “country” radio listeners don’t seem to give a fuck about quality or depth, as long as it has things from the list in it. See: Sam Hunt, Chris Lane, Brothers Osborne