Why do people crit. country music?

[Ghost Soda]

I can't speak for modern country, because the last time I heard country music was well over a decade ago

but the thing that got me pretty sick of it was how samey it all is

like most every song could be categorized as

FARMIN N FIELDS N COWBOY ****
BBY RUV MII FUG ME
BBY BROK MA HART SO SAD PLZ NO
PRAIZ JEEBUS/GOD

there are certainly songs that don't fit into these groupings, but these alone pretty much account for a vast majority of all the songs

Pretty much this. There might be a few songs that don't bug me, but generally country is one of my least liked music genres.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I love country music. It's not my favorite genre but it's one I appreciate when it's done well. I tend to enjoy female country singers much more than male ones in terms of modern country, but male ones more than female ones in classic country. Not a fan of all these new bland male singers like Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, etc. It does all sound the same.

I guess I like it because I can appreciate the storytelling, "quaint" lyrics, and the attitude. Living in a picturesque rural area someday is my dream.
I don't like the objectification of women in some of the songs, but it's nowhere hear as prevalent in country as it is in rap and modern day pop (see: Blurred Lines).

 

[boujee]

It's boring
Every song starts with a guitar solo

 

[Alienfish]

Eh, I just dislike "new" country because they try to make it appeal so much by fusing other genres into it when it sounds bad. I don't mind some old-school though.

 

[Improv]

Absolutely hate country music. Nothing sounds original and quite honestly thick southern accents really piss me off.

 

[toastia]

I hate it but all the girls aroad me are obsessed with it.

 

[Tao]

This seems to be the most publicly hated genre of music, not to disagree with musical opinions but it's kind've weird how people treat it.

I mean, I dislike heavy metal, but I don't openly dispise it, though if someone dislikes country they flat-out complain/say they hate it.

I read something about people being drawn to songs with cussing and such in them so that may be a factor.

Maybe it's because the songs tell a story, and are actually based around song-writing?

Idk.

Well for a start, I don't see heavy metal as a great comparison. That's generally one of the genres of music people typically trash talk pretty openly. Again, if somebody dislikes it they flat out complain about it and express their disgust.


Talking about 'cussing' is a pretty general thing to say as well. That assumes that literally every other song outside of country music 'cusses'. From your already given example of something you dislike, I'll assume you were talking about heavy metal as one of these which from my experience, they actually tend to have very little cursing in their songs (most bands I know don't swear in their songs at all).
It's kind of like me saying that people like country because "country fans are rednecks and rednecks are drawn to music that talks about pickup trucks and incest".


A lot of music also tells a story. A lot of styles are also focused around song-writing (actually, they generally all are). Neither of these things are exclusive to country music and whether or not it does it better than any other type of music is completely subjective, not fact.


I'm not expecting you to be an expert in other musical styles you have no interest in but at least try to not be as biased against everything else, especially when a lot of it is either untrue or subjective.




I don't hate country, though I don't like it either. It's a genre that really doesn't do anything for me. I won't really complain about it but I'm never going to willingly put a country song on myself.

Most of it typically sounds very much the same. There's just so little variation in general and it tends to be a genre of music that doesn't really 'branch out' and incorporate many other styles either, which really doesn't help it in terms of being 'samey'.

A lot of it also has the singing with a thick southern accent. As far as I'm aware and have been taught, you shouldn't really have such a noticeable accent when you're singing and the Southern accent is definitely being exaggerated, which really grinds my gears.
I mean, the Beatles had thick Liverpool accents when they talked but not really when they sang. Ozzy Osborne is almost impossible to understand when he talks but is clear as day when he sings. Tom Jones (used to) have a thick Welsh accent, which is non existent in his singing. Foreign singers with thick foreign accents and sometimes limited English lose their accents entirely when they sing...So why does the Southern accent remain so prominently?

The lyrical content is generally the same as well. Like anything else, there's obviously songs that do change the content but it's definitely one of the worst genres for repeating the same thing over and over.
"Lou-Anne, why ya'll no love me no more?"
"Ya'll have a lover...'N his name is Jesus"
"I love my pickup truck (in ways people say I shouldn't)"
"'MURICA!"

 

[rockthemike13]

Because music like this exists-

 

[sailorerika]

Foreign singers with thick foreign accents and sometimes limited English lose their accents entirely when they sing...So why does the Southern accent remain so prominently?

That's not always true, there's one popular-ish song right now from a band from the UK I think and their accents are absolutely noticeable. I think for most people, they live in the South and that's how they talk so why change it? It also sounds a bit more authentic, doesn't it? I think it's more about the singer's preference whether they keep their natural accent or dilute it in any way. They probably also keep it so they sound more relate-able to their core audience. More so, if it ain't broke don't fix it, right?

 

[Beardo]

Old country music: Cheesy, annoying
Current country music: literally just about legs, girls, drinking, and partying, and more annoying than other music genres

 

[Hirosuka]

It's probably because people just want to stay "updated" and listen to pop or heavy metal. Country music is considered old fashioned and out of date..so even if people do like it, just so they won't get judged they say they hate it.

I don't enjoy country music myself, but I use to be a fan of it. A majority of the country songs I use to listen to had meanings behind them though, which is one of the reasons as to why I use to value them. Of course, now these days I just listen to anime openings or k-pop like most of the generation, but I guess if everyone was still into country I'd still be into it as well. It's just about everyone wanting to fit in and not being judged, that's all. It's annoying how everyone assumes country music is just weird tractor sounds and sounds like justin bieber going through puberty, but that's not how it is at all. The judgement comes from the ignorant kids from this recent generation who've never even heard a country song, and they never will because as I mentioned, they want to be "cool" and up to date. So yeah, I can see why it's so criticized. It's because most of the criticism is coming from kids who just call anything that use to be popular before 2010 inhuman of weird. These are just my opinions though

 

[puppy]

yeah its boring basically
the lady who drives me to school always has the radio on a country station and i can scarcely tell one artist from another. i dont think ive ever heard of a more unoriginal genre

 

[Katattacc]

idk why, it just seems to upset my rythm of life lol. I just can't stand it, it's mostly all whiney love songs to me, and i like more upbeat things with a lot of drum and bass and guitar.

 

[kikiiii]

lol i dunno man. it all sounds the same to me tbh. plus its either about whiskey or farms or summertime and it makes me wanna hurl myself out a nearby window

 

[00ToxicLove00]

It's because it's not their taste in music. I personally don't hate it but I like some songs.

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Because music like this exists-

1) What does this even mean
2) Last I checked Joe Bonamossa was blues

I like country music but I'm inclined to agree that it's gotten really samey, so I've kinda just stopped listening to it whenever I go out really. They don't play many of my favorite artists in lieu of the samey folks, so whenever I do listen it's just at home and whatever I'm in the mood for. Like Girl Crush by Little Big Town, though disappointingly bigots who don't even listen to lyrics want it and the band off the radio. >>

 

[oswaldies]

"Crit." I have like no words for that oml.
I hate country music I prefer JPOP.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I think anyone who doesn't like a genre will find a way that ~all songs sound the same~.
All of the J-Pop I've ever heard sounds the same (except Crystal Kay): shrill, overly peppy, bad vibrato if any at all, etc etc.

 

[Jarrad]

Would you class country music as Edward sharp and the magnetic zeros?

if so, then country rocks!

I also love the song country road

i love how upbeat country songs are, they're full of culture

 

[honeymoo]

I don't like it because it all sounds the same, boring and crusty, 'pick up truck, beers, god', that's all most of it is about.

It's probably because people just want to stay "updated" and listen to pop or heavy metal. Country music is considered old fashioned and out of date..so even if people do like it, just so they won't get judged they say they hate it.

I don't think this is true, country music isn't necessarily 'uncool', at least where I'm from, the majority of people who listen to it religiously are just a different kind I guess. But you could say the same about almost any type of music. That's what's so exciting about music today, even in the mainstream crowd you don't generally see kids making fun of other people for listening to more underground less mainstream music (though I'm sure I'm being a tad hypocritical because I've probably made fun of people listening to country or metal at times, I shouldnt be though). Though Lana Del Rey is I suppose considered a mainstream artist, her music isn't generic pop, yet she's very popular with youth and it's generally accepted, just for example.

getting so off topic but i love this topic ^