opposide [none/use name] to main • 4 years agoSomebody who is smarter about music than me: What happened to country music? When and why did it turn from music for the working class to pop for country folk?message-squaremessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up150file-text
arrow-up150message-squareSomebody who is smarter about music than me: What happened to country music? When and why did it turn from music for the working class to pop for country folk?opposide [none/use name] to main • 4 years agomessage-square45 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
I mean listen to this. This shit is amazing. Now it’s all about being rapey to a good Christian girl and $65000 trucks
minus-squareCarlTheRedditor [he/him]hexbear12·4 years agoI don't know which drove the other, but imho this occurred around the same time that a country aesthetic became appealing to suburban teenagers, like in the late 2000s. link
minus-squareopposide [none/use name]hexagonhexbear16·4 years agoThat sounds exactly why it’s about rapey vibes and $65k trucks then link
minus-squareFloridaBoi [he/him]hexbear5·4 years agoIt was earlier than that and I’d say the turning point was probably right after 9/11 link
I don't know which drove the other, but imho this occurred around the same time that a country aesthetic became appealing to suburban teenagers, like in the late 2000s.
That sounds exactly why it’s about rapey vibes and $65k trucks then
It was earlier than that and I’d say the turning point was probably right after 9/11