It died around the late 90’s. I call that stuff today Crock (country-rock) and it sucks. All the singers are basically pop acts that could not make it and put on some pointed boots, a bandana, some tats, or plastic cowboy hat and play some off-shoot Nickelback type tune.
Old acts aside about the only semi-contemporary, good acts are Aaron Watson and Zona Jones. These goobers Keith Urbane [sic], Jason Aldean, Randy Rodgers, and the trailer park girl singers stink.
Maybe we should write a FReeper country song, we can save the genre!
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