![]() If most pop country music was like Come On Over, I’d at least get it: that album isn’t exactly profound, but it’s full of great melodies and lyrics that are unpretentious in a good way-or at least not in a bad way.īut here we have Garth Brooks, a man who’s sold more albums in the SoundScan era (1991-present) than any other artist. In my post on Shania Twain, I told the tale of my former relationship with a country music lover and my failed attempt to appreciate pop country music. I just can’t take any more of the obnoxiously reactionary version of America represented by Garth Brooks and his ilk. That attitude says, “I may live in a blue state, but I don’t hate America.” It would be better to take the New Yorker route and find merit in Keith Urban’s grit, sing the praises of Kenny Chesney’s inventive songwriting, and compose odes to the gifts of Swift. If you want to have credibility as an open-minded writer about music, it’s not like you want to dismiss an entire genre of music, by some measures the most popular in America. ![]() ![]() I’m not happy about this, but you’ve pushed me over the edge. Thanks to you, I’ve now, finally, completely lost patience with contemporary country music. ![]()
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