Okay, I really haven't listened to a lot of country music as of late (like the last few months) but I have always been a country girl. I love Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, old George Straight (sorry but I can't stand his new stuff) etc, basically anything from the 90s, I love. Now however, in most cases, country music is starting to live up to the stereotypes that have been shoved upon it for decades. Yes, I understand that songs about country living are anthems for country folk and I love the idea, but we've kind of gotten out of hand and have gotten a little hicksville. I love some of the "hick" songs like... okay I can't think of any at this particular moment, but I know I like some. Honestly, I still love Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift (I know, groan, but I still like it) and an up and comer names Jana Kramer (yes, another One Tree Hill alum) and some other artists, but I just feel like, though I like a lot of his older stuff, artists like Toby Keith are going back to the days of Bocephus and it's just getting a little annoying.
I guess my point is that country artists need to re-evaluate the themes in their music and we need to get back to the songs that really hit you right in the chest and end up making you cry (ie "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" AMAZING SONG). I don't know, this is just really a random rant, but that's kinda what blogs are for right?
Go ahead and comment on how crazy I am, I won't hunt you down and kill you or anything (probably)
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