Valid. Classic Rock is awesome. That’s the best version of popular music in the entire 20th century. I’ve been listening to YouTube videos of Isaac Brown, an experienced young music producer as he goes through great classic rock albums that he’s never heard, and commenting on the playing and production. It’s cool to listen to him react from an experienced musician/ producer perspective. It’s fun to listen to an album I’ve loved for years, as this young guy gets his mind blown over and over, just like I did when I first heard them, DECADES ago.
My issue with Country is the same as any genre - about 90% of it is actually pretty mediocre, at best. About 5% is pretty good, and 5%, maybe less, is really great. Chris Stapleton? As good as it gets in any genre.
The main problem with most country music is the lyrics. You can literally play Country Music Bingo, with squares that include Jeans, Boots, Cowboy Hats, Trucks, Beer, Bars, Dogs, America, Country Girls, etc., and that gets old, and stupid, really fast. Not as bad as Christian Music, with EVERY song about a single subject, but it’s close. OTOH, you could say nearly the same thing about Classic Rock, singing about partying, cars, etc., and Metal gets really weird.
But Country MUSIC? Like the song says: “Nashville Cats, play clean as country water…” I could listen to country guitar players forever.
Valid. Classic Rock is awesome. That’s the best version of popular music in the entire 20th century. I’ve been listening to YouTube videos of Isaac Brown, an experienced young music producer as he goes through great classic rock albums that he’s never heard, and commenting on the playing and production. It’s cool to listen to him react from an experienced musician/ producer perspective. It’s fun to listen to an album I’ve loved for years, as this young guy gets his mind blown over and over, just like I did when I first heard them, DECADES ago.
My issue with Country is the same as any genre - about 90% of it is actually pretty mediocre, at best. About 5% is pretty good, and 5%, maybe less, is really great. Chris Stapleton? As good as it gets in any genre.
The main problem with most country music is the lyrics. You can literally play Country Music Bingo, with squares that include Jeans, Boots, Cowboy Hats, Trucks, Beer, Bars, Dogs, America, Country Girls, etc., and that gets old, and stupid, really fast. Not as bad as Christian Music, with EVERY song about a single subject, but it’s close. OTOH, you could say nearly the same thing about Classic Rock, singing about partying, cars, etc., and Metal gets really weird.
But Country MUSIC? Like the song says: “Nashville Cats, play clean as country water…” I could listen to country guitar players forever.