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Post by Luco El Loco on Jan 14, 2006 0:34:27 GMT
Country music often gets the mickey taken out of it, but is it really deserving of it? Do you listen to country, and what do you think about it?
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Post by static anonymity on Feb 19, 2006 13:32:11 GMT
On the whole, country music *really* gets on my nerves. I don't know if it's the whiney voices, or that sliding guitar-type instrument, or just because it's like a bunch of grown-up emo kids going on about drink and how their significant other has left them. And yeah, I know I'm generalising, but for those of us who aren't into that type of thing, more often than not it's the stereotypical parts that we do actually end up hearing. It's in a simiarl vein to rap and such,in that respect, in that I'm not into it, and the parts that I have heard are usually filled with expletives, going on about drugs or guns, or else women and sex. I'm sure not all of it is like that, but again, if all you hear is what's portrayed in stereotypes, then it's only going to reinforce that.
Anyways, I digress. I guess country music just isn't for me. Although, having said that, there was a point in my life a few years ago where I was rather partial to The Dixie Chicks.
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Post by Anarchy on Feb 19, 2006 14:32:42 GMT
i could open it up a little and say "well some country really sucks , but on the whole its all right" but the question is do you listen to country and the answer is : yes.
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Post by Luco El Loco on Feb 19, 2006 16:28:25 GMT
On the whole, country music *really* gets on my nerves. I don't know if it's the whiney voices, or that sliding guitar-type instrument, or just because it's like a bunch of grown-up emo kids going on about drink and how their significant other has left them. ... Anyways, I digress. I guess country music just isn't for me. Although, having said that, there was a point in my life a few years ago where I was rather partial to The Dixie Chicks. I'd recommend trying Creedence Clearwater Revival - they're alt country from the late 60s-early 70s and different from the silly stuff in the mainstream. Bad Moon Rising is a good stomper and a lot of their other stuff is nicely laid back.  |
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Post by Graham on Feb 19, 2006 21:42:01 GMT
There's a few bands/songs that i've heard of, that could be very loosely classed as Country - ie Mirah, and Ani DiFranco, and they're pretty damn good, though not normally my cup of tea...though a lot of people may say they're not country, there's a definite influence there.
I think it gets a bit stereotyped - Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, sitting in the middle of Texas, playing a banjo, and swigging from a bottle reminiscing about when their loved one walked off etc. I don't really think i can say much, as it's a genre i don't really dabble in.
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Post by static anonymity on Feb 21, 2006 0:38:19 GMT
Ahhh, mention of Johnny Cash: whilst I'm not a country person, I *really* want to go see the film with Witherspoon and Phoenix! I admit that some of the songs stuck in the trailer for that sound pretty good, actually.
I'm not entirely sure what Mirah you've heard, but I wouldn't class it as country, really. "Cold Water", for instance, is just amazing. Not Country. I'm trying to think of a few other of her songs, but all I can think of is "pollen", which just reminds me of a childlike song that you'd sing, not too dissimilar to a skipping tune, in my mine, although gawd knows why.
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Post by Anarchy on Feb 21, 2006 12:02:25 GMT
a man named sue- that is a brilliant song
and ring of fire makes me giggle
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Post by Luco El Loco on Feb 21, 2006 18:50:33 GMT
A Man Named Sue!  Is that a Johnny Cash one? A friend was telling me about that a few weeks a go. |
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Post by Anarchy on Feb 22, 2006 10:51:18 GMT
yeah.
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Post by static anonymity on Feb 22, 2006 19:51:13 GMT
Again, relistened to Mirah, and can't see the cuontry connection I'm afraid, Graham. "the light" is actually rather rocky, in fact. And ta, Kim, for the recommendations, seeing as I didn't thank ye before. I'll check them out mebbe, once I get bored of finding new indie/rock stuffs. |
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Post by Graham on Feb 22, 2006 23:33:53 GMT
Again, relistened to Mirah, and can't see the cuontry connection I'm afraid, Graham. "the light" is actually rather rocky, in fact. And ta, Kim, for the recommendations, seeing as I didn't thank ye before. I'll check them out mebbe, once I get bored of finding new indie/rock stuffs. I think there is a slight one there, alhough on further listening, it's more of a Folk sound...very "Low-Fi"...but i think i may have been wrong in my interpretation  |
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Post by Luco El Loco on Feb 24, 2006 18:38:45 GMT
Again, relistened to Mirah, and can't see the cuontry connection I'm afraid, Graham. "the light" is actually rather rocky, in fact. And ta, Kim, for the recommendations, seeing as I didn't thank ye before. I'll check them out mebbe, once I get bored of finding new indie/rock stuffs. Actually I could be more helpful and just send you a track when we're next both online as a taster. Quick and easy then. |
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Post by Graham on Feb 24, 2006 19:06:56 GMT
Again, relistened to Mirah, and can't see the cuontry connection I'm afraid, Graham. "the light" is actually rather rocky, in fact. And ta, Kim, for the recommendations, seeing as I didn't thank ye before. I'll check them out mebbe, once I get bored of finding new indie/rock stuffs. Actually I could be more helpful and just send you a track when we're next both online as a taster. Quick and easy then. How about bunging it on YouSendIt for all to share? |
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Post by Luco El Loco on Feb 25, 2006 18:42:41 GMT
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