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Except Chris Stapleton.That could be said of most "country" chart-toppers of the last ~15 years.
Animals evolve, but a squirrel is a squirrel and a bird is a bird. Two distinct things. Putting on a cowboy hat and mentioning a horse does not make a country song.Music evolves, that's why rock from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and so on, sounds distinct as time progresses. That's why trap artist and Grandmaster Flash occupy the same genre, yet sound completely different.
Just Google "popular music sucks". There's lots of info that it's a scientific fact. But yes, I would totally tell you to get off my lawn.When I hear people complain, the get off my lawn vibes are strong.
Animals evolve, but a squirrel is a squirrel and a bird is a bird. Two distinct things. Putting on a cowboy hat and mentioning a horse does not make a country song.
You sound like an old angry person who thinks whatever music you like is the only music. The funny thing is, this happens with every generation; whatever music you grew up with is the real music, and the new stuff is no good. I forget the movie, but it was a period film where the kids are listening to classic Motown on the radio and the adult says, "Take that mess off, listen to some real music."Animals evolve, but a squirrel is a squirrel and a bird is a bird. Two distinct things. Putting on a cowboy hat and mentioning a horse does not make a country song.
Just Google "popular music sucks". There's lots of info that it's a scientific fact. But yes, I would totally tell you to get off my lawn.
Music evolves, that's why rock from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and so on, sounds distinct as time progresses. That's why trap artist and Grandmaster Flash occupy the same genre, yet sound completely different. When I hear people complain, the get off my lawn vibes are strong.
And you can call this country-trap. It's a subgenre, and its still country....And as music evolves, new sub-genres emerge so that people can more accurately describe what something is.
For example, instead of calling anything hardcore "heavy metal", we have such sub-genres as:
*Progressive Metal, which is marked by such things as complex subject matter and complex time structure (examples: Crimson Glory, Dream Theater, Fates Warning)
*Power Metal, which is marked by a hardcore sound brought about by maxing out one's instruments (ur example: Dragonforce)
*Death Metal, which is pretty much what it sounds like (no, I don't listen to this)
*Christian Metal, which is also pretty much what it sounds like (ur example: Stryper)
*Christian Death Metal, which I have in fact been assured is a thing
*Hair Metal, which is the generic term for bands who combined 1970s glam stylings with a more commercialized version of heavy metal (examples: Twisted Sister, Poison, Cinderella)
*J-Metal, which is generally employed as a catch-all for all Japanese heavy metal bands but in specific refers to those bands that are marked by a particularly unique sound that blurs the lines between genres and the Japanese singers usually being fluently bilingual, allowing them to switch between singing in English or Japanese depending upon the audience. (ur example: Loudness, with a caveat about the infamous Mike Vescera era^)
Et cetra...
^When Loudness' original lead singer left the band, the band's international distributor forced the group to accept an American lead singer, Mike Vescera, in the belief that Vescera's presence would make them more marketable to non-Japanese audiences.
While Vescera was a good singer and the "Soldier of Fortune" album is musically in keeping with their previous releases, he was ultimately a poor fit for the band and cost them a *lot* of their hometown support.
His tenure in the band is divisive even to this day, and for all intents and purposes everything made between the time the original lead singer left and the time he returned has effectively fallen down the memory hole despite still being readily available through iTunes and other online retailers.
Country Song Breaks Record for Longest Running No. 1 Song in US History
I never thought a country song would be the one to break such a record. I still the Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men collab is better.
...And as music evolves, new sub-genres emerge so that people can more accurately describe what something is.
For example, instead of calling anything hardcore "heavy metal", we have such sub-genres as:
*Progressive Metal, which is marked by such things as complex subject matter and complex time structure (examples: Crimson Glory, Dream Theater, Fates Warning)
*Power Metal, which is marked by a hardcore sound brought about by maxing out one's instruments (ur example: Dragonforce)
*Death Metal, which is pretty much what it sounds like (no, I don't listen to this)
*Christian Metal, which is also pretty much what it sounds like (ur example: Stryper)
*Christian Death Metal, which I have in fact been assured is a thing
*Hair Metal, which is the generic term for bands who combined 1970s glam stylings with a more commercialized version of heavy metal (examples: Twisted Sister, Poison, Cinderella)
*J-Metal, which is generally employed as a catch-all for all Japanese heavy metal bands but in specific refers to those bands that are marked by a particularly unique sound that blurs the lines between genres and the Japanese singers usually being fluently bilingual, allowing them to switch between singing in English or Japanese depending upon the audience. (ur example: Loudness, with a caveat about the infamous Mike Vescera era^)
Et cetra...
^When Loudness' original lead singer left the band, the band's international distributor forced the group to accept an American lead singer, Mike Vescera, in the belief that Vescera's presence would make them more marketable to non-Japanese audiences.
While Vescera was a good singer and the "Soldier of Fortune" album is musically in keeping with their previous releases, he was ultimately a poor fit for the band and cost them a *lot* of their hometown support.
His tenure in the band is divisive even to this day, and for all intents and purposes everything made between the time the original lead singer left and the time he returned has effectively fallen down the memory hole despite still being readily available through iTunes and other online retailers.
This is a fine song.
But it's no country song. Music styles evolve, but that song is not part of a natural evolution of country. Musical evolution flows naturally, with each step moving the genre forward and changing it while still being recognisable. It's a rap song through and through with a country theme in it's lyrics.
If you want to convince me of the evolution of country music into this song, I'll need a few more transitional fossils.
It's a bit deeper. The lyrics are country inspired, with the themes of freedom, a simpler life, riding your horse while others aspire to driving high-class cars. They wouldn't be out of place in a country song.The rapper wearing a cowboy hat isn't enough?
It's a bit deeper. The lyrics are country inspired, with the themes of freedom, a simpler life, riding your horse while others aspire to driving high-class cars. They wouldn't be out of place in a country song.
But the music just isn't country.
Nah. The fascinating things about music is that while new styles are invented, the old ones are still alive. They might make use of electric instruments or new stylistic elements, but they're still the same. One example would be electro swing, a revival of 1920s swing music that has been quite popular the last 2 decades. Another would be Nu-Disco. And there is still tons of classical music being written.I'll be honest....I'm not a country fan. What I have heard, on the radio, recently....seems heavily influenced by hip hop. There's a bassline in a lot of it, autotuned vocals, and a considerable amount of street slang.
I haven't heard the song though....so I'm not disagreeing with your assessment. I'm just saying modern country sounds awfully like modern pop/hip hop.
Eventually it'll all morph into one genre called ear-garbage.
Nah. The fascinating things about music is that while new styles are invented, the old ones are still alive. They might make use of electric instruments or new stylistic elements, but they're still the same. One example would be electro swing, a revival of 1920s swing music that has been quite popular the last 2 decades. Another would be Nu-Disco. And there is still tons of classical music being written.
Every new style of music doesn't make the whole of music poorer, it makes it richer because not only doesn't it "remove" older music styles, but it can be combined with all those older music styles to make a whole number of entirely new styles.
Also.. you should listen to the song before criticising it. I know you can do better than criticise something you don't know.
(And old country music is full of street slang. It's just old street slang)
You may have heard this one:
Yeah, pretty much, but they did other things.Haven't heard it...I've heard of the band though. Weren't they part of the "big beat" techno scene?
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