[Alberta's Child]

Good post, but I disagree with your last statement. Modern country music is pretty poor, too. "Pop music with cowboy hats," as one music critic described it.

[sneakypete]

Modern country music is pretty poor, too. "Pop music with cowboy hats," as one music critic described it.

I'm not really a country music fan,but I'm not sure I agree with that. Yeah,there is as much "formula pap" out there in country music as any other branch,but just because people agree to play that crap in order to "make their bones",there is no reason to believe they can't and won't do better once they make a name for themselves.

OK,not being a CM fan,I may be stepping into it now,but I consider Alan Jackson to be a example of this. I figured he was just a mediocre talent that was most likely doing music others wrote and produced for him,and his real "talent" lay in his management. Boy,was I wrong! I forgot where I saw him now,but he was doing a bluegrass tribute with a banjo,and the man was smoking! He had also done a pretty decent Eagles cover earlier.I gotta admit it,he impressed me as being a true musician who not only has talent,but is in love with what's he's doing.

[parsifal]

"Modern country music is pretty poor, too. "Pop music with cowboy hats,"

Yep. You got it right.I like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and guys like that. Guys who weren't afraid to go up on Wolverton Mountain. Gals that wasn't afraid of Fist City. And now the NAACP is trying ban country music. parsy.

[rintense]

Well, my taste in music runs the gamut. But, right now, I'm listening to Sheryl Crow's new one, "C'mon, C'mon"- not as good as The Globe Sessions, but there are some rockin tunes on it. Her cover of the WHO's 'Behind Blue Eyes' is frickin amazing. Can't wait to see her next month.

As for what RWP listens to:

1. Sheryl Crow
2. Garbage
3. Poe
4. Alanis Morrisette
5. Creed
6. Puddle of Mudd
7. Dido
8. Nina Gordon / Veruca Salt
9. Hole
10. Madonna
11. Radiohead
12. Fleetwood Mac
13. Heart
14. Pat Benatar
15. Tina Turner

And even some old school rap!

Basically, I like cutting edge stuff, but my heart still goes back to good ol' rock and roll.

[southern rock]

but I disagree with your last statement. Modern country music is pretty poor, too. "Pop music with cowboy hats," as one music critic described it.

Not only that, but so much of it is just insipid. I mean, look at the country top ten right now. #1 is that great Toby Keith song, "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue", and that's a good thing. However take a look at #2. It's a song called "The Good Stuff" by Kenny Chesney. It's about a guy who goes to a bar to get a drink, but instead get a glass of milk and a lecture from the bartender. No kidding! This is country? What would Merle or Hank or Waylon have done to that bartender? I envision guns being drawn at the very least. :)

O.K. Look at #3. Brad Paisley? The sappyist, schmaltziest, most insipid "country" singer ever. And the rest of the top ten is just as bad. "I miss my Friend"?!?!??!! Barf Alert! This is not my kind of country music.