Country music thread

#1,626
#1,626
Kingston Vol said:
Overrated:
Aaron Lewis
Whitey Morgan
Waylon Jennings
Eric Church
Cody Jinks

Underrated:
Margo Price
Holly Williams
Willie Nelson
Keith Whitley
Jason Isbell (think he gets the proper credit in music circles - just wish he was more well known)
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Keith Whitley is highly underrated. Waylon,jinks,and Morgan aren’t even close to overrated. 3 of the best ever.
 
#1,627
#1,627
volfanbill said:
I'm fairly certain there's not enough shrooms on this planet to get me high enough to grasp your world.
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I mean, I haven’t really listened to him in a while, as I’ve gotten older my taste has changed, so maybe I’ll like it later on in life.
 
#1,629
#1,629
Dallasbowlin said:
I mean, I haven’t really listened to him in a while, as I’ve gotten older my taste has changed, so maybe I’ll like it later on in life.
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Still missing the point. I'm not a huge fan of Patsy Cline. That doesn't make her overrated. I'm just not a fan. Vince Gill is immensely talented, so whether you like him or not, calling him overrated is just flat out stupid. The songwriting ability of Jason Isbell alone makes calling him overrated outrageous.

As I said, there is a difference in personal preference and where they should be rated.
 
#1,630
#1,630
volfanbill said:
Still missing the point. I'm not a huge fan of Patsy Cline. That doesn't make her overrated. I'm just not a fan. Vince Gill is immensely talented, so whether you like him or not, calling him overrated is just flat out stupid. The songwriting ability of Jason Isbell alone makes calling him overrated outrageous.

As I said, there is a difference in personal preference and where they should be rated.
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Isbell is overrated. I guess you’re right on gill. His (isbell) voice is average, not a great performer, and a good songwriter. If he came out when kristofferson,waylon,and hank were in their prime he’d just be another guy.
 
#1,631
#1,631
Country music, probably more than anything else, has people saying "this stuff they call 'country' today isn't really country." The "get off my lawn" mentality is big there. I happen to agree with that sentiment, especially if we are talking Luke Bryan/Florida Georgia Line/Sam Hunt bro country.

But it is interesting to note that any "new" group of country musicians that has ever come along, whether it be all the way back to Nashville Sound (Patsy Cline, Chet Atkins), outlaw country (Johnny Cash, Willie, Waylon, etc.), and neotraditional (Alan Jackson, Clint Black, George Strait) was derided as "not real country" when it debuted. Now, I don't think anyone here would say that the aforementioned artists aren't real country.

I continue to think that the Luke Bryans/FGLs/Sam Hunts of the world have gone beyond the pale, meaning that they are way different from what the prevailing thought of what country music is than Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, or Alan Jackson ever were. Country music does not mean simply singing with an obvious southern accent, which is what those guys do, IMO. But history might not ultimately see it that way.
 
#1,632
#1,632
Dallasbowlin said:
All in good fun, but I just came with with 5 artist/bands who are underrated and 5 who are overrated in particular order.

Overrated:
Steve earl
Vince Gill (just never got into him)
Margo price
Cadillac three
Jason isbell

Underrated
Cody Jinks
Ward Davis
Colter wall
Aaron Lewis
Aaron Watson
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Pretty sure overrated/underrated don't mean what you think they mean.
 
#1,634
#1,634
Dallasbowlin said:
Isbell is overrated. I guess you’re right on gill. His (isbell) voice is average, not a great performer, and a good songwriter. If he came out when kristofferson,waylon,and hank were in their prime he’d just be another guy.
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Hank who? Please, for the love of god, don't tell me you're referring to Jr. there? I want to give you credit and just assume you mean Sr. but grouping it with two other people from a certain timeframe makes me unsure.

It's fine if you don't like Isbell bc of his voice or whatever criteria you're using but to discredit his songwriting ability is just ridiculous. His songwriting is the thing that's he almost universally praised for by critics, artists and fans alike.
 
#1,635
#1,635
NochNoch said:
Hank who? Please, for the love of god, don't tell me you're referring to Jr. there? I want to give you credit and just assume you mean Sr. but grouping it with two other people from a certain timeframe makes me unsure.

It's fine if you don't like Isbell bc of his voice or whatever criteria you're using but to discredit his songwriting ability is just ridiculous. His songwriting is the thing that's he almost universally praised for by critics, artists and fans alike.
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Hank jr is who I referring to,but you can put senior in there too, god bless him.. I think his songwriting is very overrated. Like I said, if he was around when kristofferson was writing he would just be another guy.
 
#1,636
#1,636
Listening to Relatively Easy and laughing at anyone discrediting Isbell’s songwriting ability.

Especially a guy who posts YouTube vids of pure garbage telling us how much he likes said artist.
 
#1,637
#1,637
Jinks, Davis, Wall and Ward would be stuck at open mic night if we’re in an era that Isbell was just another guy writing.
 
#1,643
#1,643
Dallasbowlin said:
Have Willie Nelson and mere haggard recorded a song that isbell wrote? Simple question. Well, since Merle passed that’s not fair. (God Rest his soul) so, just Willie
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Yea. Asking if two well past their prime artists (one of which has passed) have recorded a current writer’s music is absurd. If you don’t understand that there’s no way to make a point here, I’ll just stop talking.
 
#1,645
#1,645
Dallasbowlin said:
Hank jr is who I referring to,but you can put senior in there too, god bless him.. I think his songwriting is very overrated. Like I said, if he was around when kristofferson was writing he would just be another guy.
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Then that is very unfortunate.
 
#1,647
#1,647
volfanbill said:
Are you really this dumb?

This is a good spot to mention that Willie asks Isbell to do shows with him. As did Merle. As does John Prine. I’ll taje their opinion over yours
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Just don’t see how anyone could listen to songs like this, and prefer isbell. I’m not knocking Jason, he’s a hell of a writer. But, he’s a little overrated.

https://youtu.be/AeL9VpgxdpU
 
#1,649
#1,649
Dallasbowlin said:
All in good fun, but I just came with with 5 artist/bands who are underrated and 5 who are overrated in particular order.

Artists I just don’t like very much:
Steve earl
Vince Gill (just never got into him)
Margo price
Cadillac three
Jason isbell

Artists I could listen to for days on end:
Cody Jinks
Ward Davis
Colter wall
Aaron Lewis
Aaron Watson
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Here, I fixed your original post. Now we can shut up about it
 
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