Your favorite bands to listen to when in college

[michigancat]

Most people learned all they know about Chuck Berry from Back to the Future. But Elvis is another story. And it's completely racial.

no disagreement there. but country music didn't have a Jimi Hendrix or (way further down the line) Bad Brains...

Does Charlie Pride not count? I don't think I understand your point, either.

[michigancat]

Red dirt country isn't as far from Nashville country as red dirt artists and fans would like to believe. There are extremes on each side, but the fundamental difference is recording budgets.

Well it's not like Big N Rich or crap like that.  Also sorta think even Jason Aldean sucks....oh big rough ridin' whoop you turned your tractor around again...probably never farmed an acre in his life.

Like I said, there's extremes on both sides. when Jason Aldean isn't rapping, he's fine and would probably fit in OK in the red dirt scene with slightly different arrangements and production.

I would say that Nashville is the most "produced" and pop-influenced version of country these days. Red-dirt and Texas country tend to be less produced and show stronger non-pop influences in composition and instrumentation, such as folk (Damn Quails), rock (Ragweed, Reckless Kelly), or Western swing (Boland). You can hear all those influences in various songs by Pat Green...started out more swing and folk influenced, with a little rock influence that grew stronger, then changed to a more pop-rock influenced sound when he got his "Nashville" record deal.

I would agree with that. But I think it's a really fine line. I mean Ragweed was always using subjects and melodies tailor-made for country radio, and like you mentioned, Pat Green didn't really require a huge stylistic leap to Nashville.

I guess the whole "eff nashville" attitude really bugs me when the "genres" are just so rough ridin' close.

[Asteriskhead]

The Departed's "This Is Indian Land" is an interesting album. Kinda all over the place, IMO.

Yes, it is. That's what happens when you do an album consisting entirely of covers.

I was at there fifth show ever. Was kinda weird, they had "Taxi" playing the entire time behind them on a projector screen. The set finished exactly as the credits began to roll. I couldn't focus I kept switching back and forth between watching Deniro being crazy, Cody chugging red wine from a bottle and chain smoking and watching Seth James rock out.

[michigancat]

also, sava, I had heard of swedish house mafia but have no clue how to reply to a spotify message.

[Emo EMAW]

Red dirt country isn't as far from Nashville country as red dirt artists and fans would like to believe. There are extremes on each side, but the fundamental difference is recording budgets.

Well it's not like Big N Rich or crap like that.  Also sorta think even Jason Aldean sucks....oh big rough ridin' whoop you turned your tractor around again...probably never farmed an acre in his life.

would it be better or worse if he had?

Better, on account of sounding less contrived.

[michigancat]

Red dirt country isn't as far from Nashville country as red dirt artists and fans would like to believe. There are extremes on each side, but the fundamental difference is recording budgets.

Well it's not like Big N Rich or crap like that.  Also sorta think even Jason Aldean sucks....oh big rough ridin' whoop you turned your tractor around again...probably never farmed an acre in his life.

would it be better or worse if he had?

Better, on account of sounding less contrived.

[asava]

Most people learned all they know about Chuck Berry from Back to the Future. But Elvis is another story. And it's completely racial.

no disagreement there. but country music didn't have a Jimi Hendrix or (way further down the line) Bad Brains...

Does Charlie Pride not count? I don't think I understand your point, either.

The main thing i wanted to get across here is that white people are  . Never forget.

also, sava, I had heard of swedish house mafia but have no clue how to reply to a spotify message.

i don't think its possible to respond without sending a song. i thought you would enjoy that.

[420seriouscat69]

MGMT, PIXIES

[EMAWmeister]

Country music is disgusting and annoying

Slipknot is light years better than any mainstream rock band you'll hear on KRock these days. You're all a bunch of vaginas

hmm.

[COCat]

Loved jammin' out to The Schwag at O'Malleys.