Originally Posted by Bill Robinson
Originally Posted by rblight
I have to say that they blew me away when I saw the video for 'Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy' back when it first came out and when I was still a die-hard, honky-tonk hating northern boy who went around saying he hated country music but never really listened to much of it. I remember thinking 'this is country music; I'm not suppose to like this, but In do.'


That because it ain't Country Music.
Taylor Swift Ain't Country Music
Rascal Flatts ain't country Music.

It might be what the Radio and the labels are calling Country music
But it ain't Country Music

Maybe that's why you don't hate it


I understand that a lot of people feel that way. Big and Rich incorporate a lot of elements into their music that are not considered traditional country, e.g., rap. I assume that you would consider someone like Alan Jackson to be country music. Right?

Unfortunately, genre names and labels are very problematic in light of the fact that musical style changes constantly. I was always a heavy metal fan back when heavy metal was Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Today, however, neither of the above bands would be considered true metal. I consider what passes for metal today to be mostly un-melodic junk (i.e., lightning speed guitar riffs, screaming and grunting) but there are many young fans who would disagree with me.

The bands you mention above are considered by the vast majority to be some sub-genre of what is called 'country music'. Like 'heavy metal', 'country' has become a more general genre label.

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