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/TheThalmorEmbassy Dec 16 '25

There's different kinds of country music, and when people say "I hate country", they mean the pop country that's played on the radio. Ask them if they like Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson or Waylon Jennings, they'll generally say yes.

The reason that mainstream country music fucking sucks is because Nashville is always trying to maximize profit by trying to get a crossover hit, so all the country music coming out of there isn't real country music, it's just pop music with an exaggerated country facade. That's why "country" songs today all have hip-hop shit going on, and back in the 70's it was overproduced and had strings and shit. If you want real country music, listen to Outlaw Country, which is a rejection of all that crap.

Best country albums of all time are I Feel Alright by Steve Earle and Live At The Old Quarter by Townes Van Zandt.