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