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  • Scientific Proof That All Pop-Country Sounds the Same

    http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/ma...-the-same-song

    From the above link:

    We complain all the time about how today's popular country music pretty much all sounds the same, but is this really true from a technical standpoint? That is what one enterprising Audiophile and songwriter set out to illustrate by making a mashup of some of Bro-Country's biggest singles over the last couple of years in a pretty mind-blowing and revealing video.
    Amazing isn't it? Not sure how many other (real) country fans are on here but I think this also speaks to most contemporary popular music in general. This is how low its gotten.

    LA PASIÓN ESPAÑOL: THE EROTIC MELODRAMAS OF VICENTE ARANDA (1991-1999)

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    Can't argue with that!

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    • #3
      Haha! I just read this this morning, then saw this here just now. I love Saving Country Music. The guy that runs the site always has great articles.

      And yes, pop country - this "bro-country" garbage that is currently all the rage (well, bro-country is kind of on its way out, but still gets played in my neck of the woods...a lot, unfortunately) sounds so similar and has the same stupid themes that it is just ridiculous. I despise that horrible, horrible music with a passion.

      Waylon, Hank, and a ton of others are rolling in their graves, no doubt.

      And if you want to hear HOW similar and inane these songs are, from the likes of posers like Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, those two meatheads from Florida Georgia Line, and a bunch of others, check this video out that a guy made that breaks down why country music was awful in 2013 (still applicable right now, though):

      http://youtu.be/WySgNm8qH-I

      Paging Ian Miller! We need another opinion on "real country music"!
      Zane C.
      Senior Member
      Last edited by Zane C.; 01-09-2015, 10:26 AM.

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      • #4
        This is incredible! hahahaha
        release all the farts

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Zane C. View Post
          And yes, pop country - this "bro-country" garbage that is currently all the rage (well, bro-country is kind of on its way out, but still gets played in my neck of the woods...a lot, unfortunately) sounds so similar and has the same stupid themes that it is just ridiculous. I despise that horrible, horrible music with a passion.

          Waylon, Hank, and a ton of others are rolling in their graves, no doubt.
          Its funny. There have been people complaining about country moving in a more pop direction going all the way back to the 70's and with each decade the arguments become more and more justified, although there have been brief periods where traditional sounding country found success amidst all the gloss. I'm mostly thinking around 85-86 when guys like Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis put out their debuts. While they're sound was definitely contemporary, there's no question that it was still traditional country music. The same could be said for the so called "Class of 89", guys like Alan Jackson, Clint Black, ect... Again, very produced and slick, but still rooted in traditional country sounds. Its kind of strange to think that Hank Williams III wrote songs like "Trashville" and "Dick in Dixie" 10-12 years ago. What was considered "pop" country back then probably sounds traditional when compared to "bro-country" or whatever you want to call it.

          I have a genuine love for country music. The 24 Greatest Hits of Hank Williams Sr. Vol. 2 cassette is some of the first music I have vivid memories of hearing. My love for the stuff is equal to my love of metal and punk and never once have I been ashamed to admit my love of country music. What I find irritating however is having to follow up saying I love country with something like "... but not radio country!" I probably come off sounding like a try too hard fishing for "underground" or "alternative" points but its seriously gotten so bad that you kind of have to say stuff like that.

          At this point however, I'm long passed going on any massive rants about the state of country for a few reasons. While its sad to see the genre bastardized over the years and see how most people probably think of country as nothing more than what they hear on the radio, a part of me likes to think that those with a basic knowledge of what country sounds like knows the difference between Hank, Cash, Waylon, Coe, ect... and fucking Florida Georgia Line, who are so unbelievably retarded they're impossible to take seriously. Try watching one of their music videos. Its hard to get all that worked up when you're on the floor from laughing so hard.
          LA PASIÓN ESPAÑOL: THE EROTIC MELODRAMAS OF VICENTE ARANDA (1991-1999)

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Tom Clark View Post
            Its funny. There have been people complaining about country moving in a more pop direction going all the way back to the 70's and with each decade the arguments become more and more justified, although there have been brief periods where traditional sounding country found success amidst all the gloss. I'm mostly thinking around 85-86 when guys like Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis put out their debuts. While they're sound was definitely contemporary, there's no question that it was still traditional country music. The same could be said for the so called "Class of 89", guys like Alan Jackson, Clint Black, ect... Again, very produced and slick, but still rooted in traditional country sounds. Its kind of strange to think that Hank Williams III wrote songs like "Trashville" and "Dick in Dixie" 10-12 years ago. What was considered "pop" country back then probably sounds traditional when compared to "bro-country" or whatever you want to call it.

            I have a genuine love for country music. The 24 Greatest Hits of Hank Williams Sr. Vol. 2 cassette is some of the first music I have vivid memories of hearing. My love for the stuff is equal to my love of metal and punk and never once have I been ashamed to admit my love of country music. What I find irritating however is having to follow up saying I love country with something like "... but not radio country!" I probably come off sounding like a try too hard fishing for "underground" or "alternative" points but its seriously gotten so bad that you kind of have to say stuff like that.

            At this point however, I'm long passed going on any massive rants about the state of country for a few reasons. While its sad to see the genre bastardized over the years and see how most people probably think of country as nothing more than what they hear on the radio, a part of me likes to think that those with a basic knowledge of what country sounds like knows the difference between Hank, Cash, Waylon, Coe, ect... and fucking Florida Georgia Line, who are so unbelievably retarded they're impossible to take seriously. Try watching one of their music videos. Its hard to get all that worked up when you're on the floor from laughing so hard.
            Tom, I couldn't have said it better myself, and I couldn't agree more.

            FGL are two of the most idiotic, vacuous posers I've ever seen masquerade as "country stars", and are the epitome of corporate-created, thrown together, "given a script" entertainers. I say "entertainers" with a grain of salt, because these two morons couldn't entertain a logical thought between them. I agree, though, that those that actually KNOW and appreciate country music can tell the difference between those buffoons and "real" country music.

            I too have a love for country music, the REAL country music, and I'm sad that these non-talented idiots get the nod from radio, but I guess it's what sells these days. One thing, though, they certainly don't have the heart, musicianship, or articulation that artists even 20 years ago had. The quality of the music has dropped to shockingly low levels.

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            • #7
              BTW: RIP, Little Jimmy Dickens.

              LJD passed away a short while ago. He's one of the last old-school country singers around, and was a regular at the Grand Old Opry. A big loss for traditional country music.

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              • #8
                I think Shania Twain & Co. can take most of the blame.
                With the cross-over money that came in there was no turning back for the corporations.

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                • #9
                  What about that assbag who lost all the weight and tried to be a angst-filled rocker? I forget his fat name.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Todd Jordan View Post
                    What about that assbag who lost all the weight and tried to be a angst-filled rocker? I forget his fat name.




                    That's right!
                    Garth Brooks can take some too.

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                    • #11
                      Fark, I had a whole thing typed and lost it, along with the desire to make a point!

                      Essentially, country music at the business end has always suffered from a major inferiority complex, the things that the faithful love are/were considered too hillbilly for general consumption. If Nashville hadn't had to compete with the sounds coming from California, guitar, steel and solo/twin fiddles would have been completely wiped out ten years before I was even born! Now it's gone the other way with rehashes of 80's and 90's rock songs taking up for what before was the scourge of the country crooner. At least steel players still get work, but they typically have to play acoustic GTR/mandolin/fiddle as well, just to stay viable. Yeah it's gotten terrible, and Country has NEVER been more popular than it is now. And we lovers of classic/trad sounds are NOT the target audience, so keep seeking out the stuff you like and ignore the rest. Just like movies!

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                      • #13
                        These are great! Just watched the Jason Aldean one, and it's pretty funny!

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                        • #14
                          The Chase Rise one is great. "This isn't even bro-country, this is just... bro!"
                          LA PASIÓN ESPAÑOL: THE EROTIC MELODRAMAS OF VICENTE ARANDA (1991-1999)

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                          • #15
                            I had no idea who Florida Georgia Line were until they appeared on various WWE shows for a few months. They performed at the Tribute to the Troops show and wow was it bad. To me the group that started the whole Pop Country stuff was Alabama. I can remember before they were big the only people listening to country was older people and people that lived in rural areas like where I grew up. Then Alabama hit and everyone was a fan of them. I saw this repeated when I was in high school. But this time it was Garth Brooks. Talking to people that listen to current country they blame it all on Rascal Flatts. Thankfully old school country is having a small comeback in my area. There is 2 or 3 bars you can goto and hear non-pop country music.

                            Sadly all the bars are full of racist jingoistic "Patriots". That if they were asked to serve their county in the military would haul ass to Canada,or any place they could get to. Went to go see one band,who's drummer is a friend of mine. After about 20 minutes some Good Ole boy came over and made a comment about my girlfriend. She is half Vietnamese. He said something about "How my grandpappy fought and lost his arm so we didn't have to put up with her kind of people moving over here." I was about to say something to him,when she stopped me and said. "I am sure your Grandpappy would be proud of his grandson picking on a lady who was not only born over here.But who's father also served in that same war." He looked at her with a stunned expression on his face. Then we left. She knows my tolerance for that kind of bullshit is very low. And odds are good if he said anything else I would have went after him.

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