• sailingbythelee@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    So true. Country music was basically a variety of folk music back in the day. Now it is a twangy variant of rock music that caters to angry right-wingers, in the same way that early rap catered to angry inner city youth.

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      8 months ago

      There is still indie country out there. It’s much more about musicianship. I’m not a huge country lover, but I can definitely appreciate a talent at the fiddle or the pedal steel or whatever.

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        8 months ago

        Yes, that’s true. In fact, I think they call the new stuff “New Country” to distinguish it from the Ye Olde Country music.

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          8 months ago

          My understanding is that the bulk of it is labeled “country rock”

          I also think it’s hilarious how much trap and rap influence there is in a genre that is notably loved by white supremacists.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I suspect that early rap “catered” to angry inner city youth because it was created by angry inner city youth, who to a certain extent were understandably angry about their situation as inner city youth.