but haven't heard of Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Margo Price, or Justin Tones Earle

    • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      It's not niche, you're just exposed to pop country.

      Pop country is a propaganda tool used to dull the genre, going back to the early 50's, because it was the musical voice of blacks and leftists early on.

      Elvis as well as the Kingston trio were some of the greatest bits of US propaganda in our history is what I'm saying

    • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Those artists are far from niche.

      All I'm saying is people form an opinion on an entire genre of music based on whatever AI based artists are on the radio.

    • disco [any]
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      3 years ago

      You don’t have to get deep into it, but you should at least sample some examples of the genre that aren’t chud trash.

      I like Orville Peck and The Highwaymen

  • RainbowDash [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I dont like American country music because 99%+ of the people who listen to it are chuds and the few bands that arent that also use the dope Nashville sound arent enough to make me say I like entire genre

    • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Yeah I've heard that :citations-needed: but they also talk about independent artists and non commercial artists and country origins talk about labor issues and the like.

      • Diogenes_Barrel [love/loves]
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        3 years ago

        im just saying some people's problem with country music isn't entirely about the tunes and artists

  • disco [any]
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    3 years ago

    I feel like Bo Burnham’s take on country music is pretty good: https://youtu.be/y7im5LT09a0

  • FunnyUsername [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    This is like saying you can't say you don't like black metal if you haven't heard of Demoncy or Kvist or Samael

  • Cheesewizzard [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Also highly recommend: Chris knight, Jason Isbell, electric magnolia company (Jason Molina I believe the writers name is), John Moreland, and turnpike troubadours.

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I have a special hatred for country music because I was a child whose parents mostly listened to country in the period after 9/11

    I still have that "We'll put a boot in your ass" song taking up valuable brain space

  • Jew [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Old 97's are a great way to introduce people to country music. West Texas Teardrops, Nightclub, and Big Brown Eyes are awesome takes on country songs. They were also commissioned by King of the Hill to record a cover of El Paso by Marty Robbins. Its a dope cover.

  • necrocop [he/him,any]
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    3 years ago

    If you like those artists, check out Bella White, Cat Clyde, and Nick Shoulders