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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 17:54:43 GMT -6
So you guys talk about bro country quite a bit. I heard today, country using typical pop rock fake drums.
Are you tracking the new inclusion of major pop elements and what's your take?
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Post by jeromemason on Aug 16, 2014 23:20:58 GMT -6
What's this country music you speak of?? I havn't heard country music in about 7 years...... sure hope it comes back around, I sure miss it.
Country music is just out of control right now. They are trying to expand it into other genres and it's starting to get funny actually. I'm not sure what will come of it. The players and artist could change this, they really could, but they need to eat, and make money, so they are doing what they have to do right now. But, you get them all off the record and they are hating this crap. Sooner or later the bubble will burst and country is going to have to be in recovery mode for a few years, but hopefully when it comes back it will be COUNTRY.
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Post by mobeach on Aug 17, 2014 8:06:37 GMT -6
There's more Country music specials on prime time network TV than any other genre but 99% of it is pop crap. But I think this is why they do it. back when it was all traditional there was very little on network TV.
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 17, 2014 8:16:26 GMT -6
I've said before, I don't mind country trending more pop...I'm not a traditionalist...but this move towards rap scares me.
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Post by mobeach on Aug 17, 2014 8:56:32 GMT -6
Would you say this is what the record companies want? Or does this fall on the shoulders of the writers?
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Post by swurveman on Aug 17, 2014 9:29:36 GMT -6
I heard somebody refer to what Nashville is producing as "Southern Pop". I think that is a pretty accurate description of their focus. I think the writers in the publishing houses will write whatever they feel the labels will produce, and I don't blame them one bit for that.
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Post by Ward on Aug 26, 2014 14:16:43 GMT -6
I'm fine with it and to the best of my recollection, rap really has its origins in the Country and Western 'narrative' style of song. Think about the earl-mid 70s, songs like "Come on back and talk to teddy bear" and all those other trucker-country songs. Then there was the 'Dear John' letter style reading in the 1960s as well.
So, country is dynamic and changing and needs to take more credit for its innovations than it does. I love 50s country and rockabilly but I'm not as fond of the 60s & 70s glitterized hillbilly stuff. And I think Dwight Yoakum in the 80s was pure country but had more rock'n'roll in him than most everything categorized as rock'n'roll too.
it's always changing and change is inevitable but not always comfortable. Bro-country will die off too, but I hope I can place a couple of bro-country songs before it does!
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 26, 2014 15:56:59 GMT -6
I've really noticed young guys like the lyrical rat-a-tat style ala rap. I think most of the time it sounds un-musical. And it should - it's talking, not singing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 7:02:04 GMT -6
Southern Pop.
Sounds pretty accurate for a lot of what I hear. I like some but country with a dance music drum beat (no drums) is tough to appreciate.
I too appreciate change and innovation. It's just interesting here how big the swings are with regards to change.
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Post by matt on Aug 27, 2014 8:43:52 GMT -6
Southern Rap = Gangville Style
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 21:47:13 GMT -6
Vintage Rap
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Post by yotonic on Sept 15, 2014 6:52:23 GMT -6
Pop music has always had some similarity, but it is getting ridiculous now. Artists are using a lot of the same writers to the extent that they are even releasing songs to the same backing track. Even female singers are sounding strikingly similar. It has jumped the shark. Where there was once some variety among major artists you now have Gavin Degraw, Taylor Swift, and Adam Levine using the same songwriter (Ryan Tedder) and releasing songs that sound like any boy band could have released.
What is sad about country music is that whilst there was always a lot of formula involved there too it had always maintained some variety and significance when it came to melody. Now that is gone too. Every "Bro" Country song sounds the same almost like a pentatonic vocal warmup a vocal coach has given to all of the singers. And these artists look less and less like struggling musicians and more like rejects from The Bachelor, intent on finding their fifteen minutes of fame.
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