Why Country Music Is The Best Music In The World!

[pandys-box]

Ok come on lets say it, it really is the best music in the world! Country singer/songwriters are the best storytellers bar none. In my opinion no other music hits you emotionally:- Garth Brooks 'The Dance' one of the most beautiful songs ever written but you try listening to Alan Jacksons 'Where were you when the world stopped turning' without blubbering like a little girl! The list is endless for amazing artists: Dixie Chiecks, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Vince Gill, Reba and on and on and on! The only thing we are missing in the UK is some decent radio and tv channels with 24 hr material, I've never understood why it's been so difficult for Country music to establish recognition here in the UK, when was the last time a country song was in the top40 singles chart, probably the Mavericks or something!

[Alexias_dad]

[Hammie]

There are many other genre's that tell stories very well.

Irish Folk: Finnegan's Wake
60's Rock: Grateful Dead

Just two that are off the top of my head.

BTW, I also enjoy country music, but don't really agree that it is the best at story telling.

[Beta Man]

I absolutely can NOT stand country music.

Bluegrass..... well... that's a different story! Sam Bush and I get down all the time.....

[GLaDOS]

Bob Dylan is perhaps the greatest country/folk singer in music history. Some county music is good, like Kenny Rogers.

[bandit29]

Country music nowadays is just southern pop music. It's very slick and manufactured with no heart or soul. It's for soccer moms.

Give me Johnny Cash, Waylon and Willie anyday.

[btf1980]

Greatest storytellers? I guess you've never heard of the blues.

[Blaumann]

You can find great storytelling in many music genres. Also what great storytelling is, is quite subjective...

Imo there are some real gems in "country music" like e.g. Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss or Neko Case to name a few.

[mikejet]

Johnny Cash is excellent. So are Dwight Yokham and Conway Twitty.

I love some country. Not the newer stuff though.

I don't really consider Taylor Swift country.

[rebfandan]

Originally Posted by bandit29

Country music nowadays is just southern pop music. It's very slick and manufactured with no heart or soul. It's for soccer moms.

Give me Johnny Cash, Waylon and Willie anyday.

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.

[bageleaterkkjji]

other than taylor swift new country is about as good as new rap/hippityhop=both suck on another level...but i loves me some dixie chicks und garth brooks

[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.

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Dale Watson

Dale's just a great bloke all-round.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by kotsedriver

Bob Dylan is perhaps the greatest country/folk singer in music history.

If only he didn't sing. It's great when other people sing his songs.

-Brian

[kolibri]

Not generally 'into' country music, but have Johnny Cash and Steve Earle on my iPod. Was also brought up with country tunes and 60's stuff in general, so I have a vague appreciation for some stuff out there; I'm not going to cut myself off from decent tunes because of a 'label'. Having said that I wouldn't describe country as the best music in the world...

To pandys-box; the UK is pretty much a no-mans land when it comes to country music, possibly because of the dominance of pop. I'm pretty sure C&W had a lot more airplay in the 70's and early 80's, or maybe that was just an over exposure (courtesy of my parents record collection.) to Kenny Rogers, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams etc during my formative years!

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by bhampton

If only he didn't sing. It's great when other people sing his songs.

-Brian

You feel that way too huh? Great lyrics, terrible mumbling which somehow is known as singing to his fans. I love when his songs get covered cause they are actually good than.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by bhampton

If only he didn't sing. It's great when other people sing his songs.

-Brian

He's a meh vocalist, but he does make some of the greatest songs in music history ("Like A Rolling Stone" is a good example)

[owa]

I really like it but I'm surprised to see someone in the UK mention liking it. Do they even tour the UK?

[JamesOttoSweetHeart]

To me, no one writes a better story than my most favorite, country soul singer James Otto that is. This is a song that James wrote that went on to be named the 2009 ACM and CMA Song of the Year.

James

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly