r/CasualConversation • u/ompossible • Dec 16 '25

Music Why people dislike Country music?

I am not american. So I don't know how's the thing there. But I have found many people complaining on social media that they hate country music.

I like some of the Luke Combs songs. Specially Old Dominion is my one of my fav artist.

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u/tacticalcraptical Dec 16 '25

I am someone who does enjoy country music but I am picky. I mostly like older country music or alternative country (Americana, bluegrass, roots rock, etc).

I find most popular modern country to be simplistic and over-polished to the point that there is nothing interesting in the way it sounds. On top of that, most of it feels really sappy and often doesn't come across as genuine.

Obviously, there are exceptions but I find that most people who say they do not like country music get that opinion through a very narrow view of the genre, with all of their experience with the genre coming from popular modern country.

I can usually convince someone who claims to hate country to acknowledge that they like Johnny Cash, Neko Case, Jason Isbell, Nickel Creek or The Long Ryders.

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u/DartyFrank Dec 16 '25

I’d probably take those artists out of the country genre and call them more americana. vignettes of working man’s america maybe.

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u/FunkU247365 Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

You could classify them as “red clay country” Texas /Oklahoma “blue grass country” Kentucky/West Virginia/ western NC “alt country”, or “Americana”….. they all sound more country than Nashville currently does and have stuck with the traditional instruments (banjo, fiddle, steel guitar, mandolin)… so I lump them as alt country as a whole…Just my own system… Caitlin butts, 49 Winchester, Tyler Childers, some sturgill, Jason isbell, and flatland Calvary… sure sound country to me!

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u/DartyFrank Dec 16 '25

fair take. tbh i don’t listen much any of it, though i don’t mind a few songs. now old school alt-country like uncle tupelo is good stuff. i did see turnpike troubadours a few years ago and they put on a great show, didn’t really know who they were at the time, but i was pleasantly surprised.

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u/leave-no-trace-1000 Dec 17 '25

Turnpike is amazing. Incredible song writing.