country music in need of a revival? - or genre clarity?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:41 am
just ramblin':
Didn't watch it, cause I was out at a music thing... but reading just a few comments this morning on a news blog:
seems I'm not the only one disappointed with what gets presented as "country" music; particularly when it comes to the too-oft awards shows.
When "new country" comes across a radio in passing... mostly it's fuzzy, noisy guitars, and
throw-away riffs and hooks (that don't). Since when did instruments like fiddles, pedal-steel guitars, and saucy B3 Hammonds cease to be utilized to make country music pleasant and easy on the ears?
Kudos to the Taxi folks who endeavor to compose, craft, post, and share music that reaches higher;
the best music I hear all week comes from y'alls' SC pages, etc.
More and more, radios seem to work best as trash-can liners. Can I get a witness?!
Keep making great music, Amigos.
Cheers.
Peter
Didn't watch it, cause I was out at a music thing... but reading just a few comments this morning on a news blog:
seems I'm not the only one disappointed with what gets presented as "country" music; particularly when it comes to the too-oft awards shows.
When "new country" comes across a radio in passing... mostly it's fuzzy, noisy guitars, and
throw-away riffs and hooks (that don't). Since when did instruments like fiddles, pedal-steel guitars, and saucy B3 Hammonds cease to be utilized to make country music pleasant and easy on the ears?
Kudos to the Taxi folks who endeavor to compose, craft, post, and share music that reaches higher;
the best music I hear all week comes from y'alls' SC pages, etc.
More and more, radios seem to work best as trash-can liners. Can I get a witness?!
Keep making great music, Amigos.
Cheers.
Peter