You Only Think You Hate Country Music.

[MikeL]

If you think you don't like country music, invest 8 minutes of your precious time watching this video.  It was Wednesday night's hottest performance in Nashville.

 

https://youtu.be/i9VdLKQgVy0

Edited November 7, 2015 by MikeL

[Bill W]

Gee, I can remember back when the Country Music folks used to take pride in being the clean cut types and would make fun of the long-haired hippy types.  My, my.  How things have changed!  lol 

[bignick]

I like country music. It's like a guilty pleasure. Saw the Awards last year and enjoyed the show from the start till the very end. Missed it this year.

[Zombie]

I just wish the music industry would get over its obsession with shoving music into predefined categories

There are just three types of music - good... mediocre... and bad

[bignick]

I just wish the music industry would get over its obsession with shoving music into predefined categories

There are just three types of music - good... mediocre... and bad

May I suggest a fourth type: wish I was deaf.

 

And to answer your riddle, a smurf, maybe? 

[JamesSavik]

Nope. Still hate it.

[Drew Espinosa]

There are usually exceptions to rules, and it is that case with my tastes in music

 

Generally, I do not like Country ( yes, shocking for a Texan, but I ain't the only one ) but I do find songs here and there that I do like. And I like the video you shared Mike

 

 

Thanks for posting

[MikeL]

Nope. Still hate it.

 

There's one in every crowd.

[Ron]

There's one in every crowd.

Nope, make it two... I can't stand it either.

[JamesSavik]

Growing up in Mississippi, you burn out on country muzak pretty fast.

[Graeme]

I don't like country. I don't like rock. I don't like rap; I don't like pop. I don't like classical.

 

I like music.

 

That's why my music collection includes Tchaikovsky, Spice Girls, Beatles, Meatloaf, Hunters & Collectors, U2, Ronan Keating, Jean-Michel Jarre, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Beethoven,... I used to have Garth Brooks, but I lost those when I forgot to move them from one of my old computers.

 

I prefer Zombie's music classification system

[Krista]

I like a lot of different styles/genres of music. Depends more on the song and the voice behind the song to be honest. I can't stand rap, but I can on occasion listen to Pitbull. I can't stand the heavier rock/grunge music, but sometimes I can listen to Nickelback and I really like Evanescence. Country songs are my go to for writing, only because of the more laid back sound and the story-telling principal a lot of country songs have.

 

Lately I've been really into Adele and Ellie Goulding.

[TetRefine]

Still hate it too. Reminds me way too much of the rural redneck culture I grew up around and fled from the first chance I got. 

 

One of the few exceptions is Darius Rucker's version of Wagon Wheel. 

 

Edit: Okay, after watching it a few times this particular version is actually pretty good. Though I still really don't like country music in general. 

Edited November 9, 2015 by TetRefine

[wildone]

Hmmm, after that I still don't like Country

 

All I see is:

 

"MUSIC Country Music Awards...." This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Country Music Association Inc. ......

[MikeL]

Here's another link.  I know you want to see it again.

 

https://youtu.be/nKQBemOz8bo

[Parker Owens]

And then, there's this.  I'm very fond of it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCZ5hWNRFU

[Krista]

 

- Brothers Osborne - Stay A Little Longer

 

They're catching some heat for this video. I think the song is catchy and the video is nice. It helps that the lead's looks and voice doesn't really match, but wrapped into one person = really sexy. Anywho, Country music needs more artists to push against what is - what they said - regurgitated ideas. So not all 'country' music is the same, I really do like this duo.