Why Country Music Is The Best Music In The World!

[WyldeMan45]

I am a country boy born and raised on Hank and Cash. That bullshit today from anybody on the radio sure as shit ain't real country. There are many fantastic modern artists who are keeping that outlaw spirit alive and having met quite a few of them personally through their shows, they are honest to god hard working musicians doing whatever they can to keep the spirit of what made true country great, by refusing to sell out to the spoon fed masses who consider Toby Chesney and Faith McGraw great county. Some of those excellent true outlaw's and true country musicians keepin the dream alive, I must recommend:

J.B. Beverley & the Wayward Drifters (Actually have some of their lyrics committed to ink on my forearm)
BR549
Hank Williams III(his earlier stuff, now he's way too into drugs and hard partying)
Dale Watson
Chris Knight
Corry Morrow
David Allan Coe (Been around forever, but still making great country music)
The Derailers
Heather Myles
Kasey Chambers
Joey Allcorn
Junior Brown
Old Crow Medicine Show
Reckless Kelly
Scott H. Biram
Wayne Hancock
Split Lip Rayfield


But hey that's just my opinion of the folks in my daily rotation on my stereo.

Originally Posted by rebfandan

Absolutely agree. New country is awful. My main beef with country (of any era) is that very, very few of the recording artists write their own material. I much prefer someone to write the songs he/she records. I can also do without the unapologetic jingoism.

While Chris Knight is more of a country rock type of guy, he writes every single one of his songs, and if you check out either of his "Trailer Tapes" album it's purely raw just him and his guitar in his trailer and it is some of the best music and songwriting i've ever heard. Not to mention just about every single name on my list, writes all of their own material.

Chris Knight is not the dude from the Brady's, lol.