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Personally, I don't care for the new 'pop' country.  Faith Hill/Shania
kind of stuff.  I do like Johnny Cash and the 'bad boy' country stuff,
bluegrass, old-timey hill-folk music.  I lived in WV for 10 years and
listened to Mountain Stage/Public radio quite a bit.  The pop-country
has a kind of slickness that I don't care for.  I like country with
more of a rough edge to it.  Though I also really appreciate the
attitude of country artists.  They seem much more appreciative and
humble than a lot of "Rock Stars"

Like lots of other genre's when you label it 'country' or 'rock' it's
a bit too general a term.   I'm not overly fond of the slick 'rock'
either.  Give me Megadeth or Opeth over Stone Sour any day. :)

Someone sent me to this online radio site the other day
www.slacker.com Nice app.  It has user definable stations.  Much like
others, but the selection of songs is pretty good.   I have no
affiliation with them, just a satisfied listener.

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Mark Preston  wrote:
> Why is there such a strong aversion towards country music?  Personally, I've
> grown to love the genre.  I resonate with many of the values expressed in
> country music.  No, not the beer drinking cowboy chasing hell of a time, but
> the humble gratefulness expressed by those simple, hardworking, average men
> and women.  Here in the city, it is something I miss.  Maybe it is my
> nostalgia for upstate New York, central Pennsylvania...and a simpler way of
> life.
>
> So really, I'm looking for answers, why the aversion to country music?



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