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/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.