Country music fell when Garth Brooks arrived in the 90s. He was the first legitimate megastar that crossed over and became a mainstream hit. He was the opposite of an artist, which as much as you despise them was what country singers were before he arrived. He referred to his own music as "product" and tried mightily to get used CD stores closed. You see, when you bought that CD? You didn't actually buy it. You merely bought a license to listen to the music, and as Garth Brooks did not grant you permission to transfer that license to anyone else, you were not allowed to sell it.
My friend used to get on my case for burning CDs and then beg his mom to take us to the used CD shop "to support the artists" in the next breath. So like, as much as I hate Garth Brooks and the idea of intellectual property as a whole, at least the logic is internally consistent.
Country music fell when Garth Brooks arrived in the 90s. He was the first legitimate megastar that crossed over and became a mainstream hit. He was the opposite of an artist, which as much as you despise them was what country singers were before he arrived. He referred to his own music as "product" and tried mightily to get used CD stores closed. You see, when you bought that CD? You didn't actually buy it. You merely bought a license to listen to the music, and as Garth Brooks did not grant you permission to transfer that license to anyone else, you were not allowed to sell it.
That, and line dancing.
My friend used to get on my case for burning CDs and then beg his mom to take us to the used CD shop "to support the artists" in the next breath. So like, as much as I hate Garth Brooks and the idea of intellectual property as a whole, at least the logic is internally consistent.
Also Chris Gaines lol
What if The Macarana but for the last 40 years?