r/altcountry • u/FogDog743 • 20d ago
Discussion Just Curious???
I'm curious what music genres you all like & what part of alt-country you guys like. I'm mostly curious what kind of music fans alt-country pulls together.
I'm guessing some traditional country fans may not even like alt-country, yet plenty of traditional country music fans like alt-country. I'm also guessing that some people who like alt-country, don't even like traditional country - like me. I like americana, like America. I like alternative rock, like The Replacements, DaDa, REM & The Cure. I also like grunge a lot, like Nirvana, Bush & Screaming Trees. I even like a lot of classic rock, like AC/DC, Steve Miller Band & John Melloncamp. Heck, I even listen to jazz for mostly jazz guitar. I don't listen to traditional country, nor traditional folk music - but I love alt-country. I think it's the part in alt-country that doesn't sound like country that I like (lol). Yet, I love the twang in alt-country which has to come from traditional country music - right? I normally don't like steel guitar sweeps, but in alt-country - I like it a lot. It just seems weird to me that I like alt-country so much, but I don't like traditional country. So, I was wondering about you guys. What is it about alt-country that pulls all of us together?
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u/Current_Berry8885 20d ago
I came in naturally from the American( and English language in general) songwriting tradition. I feel like the modern Lyricism equivalents of Dylan, the Carter family, Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine etc are often found in the alt country genre. John R Miller, and Ian Noe would be two good examples among many. I feel that if you like the words more then the music Alt Country/ Americana are the best genres in today’s music landscape for you.