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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#251: Jun 5th 2011 at 6:27:27 PM

Country's pretty much a Love It or Hate It thing. Or rather

So it's overrated and underrated.

edited 5th Jun '11 6:27:39 PM by MetaFour

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#252: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:27:38 PM

underrated: Awol One

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Freekippers Pop Music Nerd Since: Jun, 2010
Pop Music Nerd
#253: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:37:51 PM

[up][up]The Beach Boys may have to join that weird thing of being simultaneously over and underrated. Country haters need to ease into rockabilly and then into outlaw before writing the whole thing off.

vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#254: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:41:05 PM

[up]x4 around her almost everyone [[Fandom loves it]]

[up]x3 Johnny cash is good but he's a massive piller of early rock

edited 5th Jun '11 8:45:48 PM by vanthebaron

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#255: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:25:41 PM

Dude, spellcheck.

And who around here besides myself and (I think) Meta Four likes any country at all?

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KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
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#256: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:30:34 PM

I like some country. I have some Keith Urban and Big & Rich in addition to the necessary Highwaymen alumni.

edited 6th Jun '11 12:40:26 PM by KitsuneInferno

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juancarlos Faith in the self. Since: Mar, 2012
Faith in the self.
#257: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:33:14 PM

I like some country I've heard in passing. Honestly, I think that what I really need is to listen to more of it, as I'm a relative newb when it comes to it.

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cutewithoutthe Góðberit Norðling Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Góðberit Norðling
#258: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:33:44 PM

I only like Johnny Cash, honestly. /:

There are some tunes I like though.

Is Stevie Nicks country?

edited 6th Jun '11 12:34:17 PM by cutewithoutthe

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#259: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:46:27 PM

I wouldn't call my self a country music fan, but I would call myself a fan of some country musicians.

I do wish more bands used pedal steel guitar.

Zudak Since: Dec, 1969
#260: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:52:25 PM

Aye, I'll give you that, it's a fine instrument. It's wasted on most groups that use it, really.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#261: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:13:32 PM

I've found I like 16 Horsepower and Scott Biram at the very least.

I should look into more country.

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CinemaZebra from The Texas Panhandle Since: May, 2011
#262: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:26:48 PM

Marty Robbins is underrated among Johnny Cash fans.

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#263: Jun 6th 2011 at 2:07:48 PM

Which 16HP albums, Spain? Low Estate and Folklore are my favorites.

Jonny0110 Since: May, 2011
#264: Jun 6th 2011 at 2:17:52 PM

I quite like Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and Mike Ness's country stuff.

TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#265: Jun 6th 2011 at 2:28:15 PM

Most of my favourite performers who might be described as country really come under the rockabilly category. Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent and so forth.

Jonny0110 Since: May, 2011
#266: Jun 6th 2011 at 3:39:16 PM

Ignorance is Bliss by Face To Face - formerly a fairly good speedy punk band, they released a very bold, daring album of mid-paced rock with dark, slightly gothy undertones.

The fans... hated it. Supposedly entire crowds would walk away if they played anything off it live. Shame because it's an incredible album. Head and shoulders above the rest of their stuff. Definitely needs more love.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#267: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:43:55 PM

Meta: Have Sackcloth so far.

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JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
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#268: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:52:18 PM

I like (a bit more than) a bit of country. Mostly older stuff, though; authenticity, of late, seems in steep decline within the genre.

edited 6th Jun '11 4:52:50 PM by JHM

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Crazycatlady360 Since: Jun, 2011
#269: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:59:20 PM

I don't mind some country, but most of it I'd rather not listen too.

Underrated: Loreena Mc Kennitt. She's got more songs than The Mummers' Dance. Most of them are quite good.

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sca_punk Not-Not-Not Your Academy from sca_punk's computer Since: Apr, 2010
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#270: Jun 6th 2011 at 5:09:54 PM

I loooove country but am not very well-versed in it and don't feel the need to listen to it very often. But stuff like Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard always got to me.

And then there's alt-country, and that just busts open the door. Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Woven Hand, and Lucinda Williams are all a-maz-ing.

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#271: Jun 6th 2011 at 7:17:54 PM

Meta: Have Sackcloth so far.
Ha, that is pretty much the only album by them I don't have.

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#272: Jul 16th 2011 at 9:43:50 AM

Overrated: Musically, the Beatles. From a song writing prespective, different story.

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Five_X Maelstrom Since: Feb, 2010
Maelstrom
#273: Jul 16th 2011 at 11:40:21 AM

Overrated: Eric Clapton, goddamnit. Yes, some of his songs are up in my favourites, but otherwise he just gets too much attention.

Also, Jimi Hendrix in the same vein.

Underrated: Emma Pollock, though that's probably due to being rather new (sort of, her awesome solo stuff is new, but she was with the Delgados doing occasionally good stuff for years before that.)

I think The Beatles do deserve their spot in music history, certainly. Their earlier stuff in general (certainly not including songs like Yesterday) makes for really good dance music that's a thousand times better than what plays at most dances nowadays and overall is good listening, and their later music, with definite exceptions, is both very complex and simplistic, and that makes it work in a fantastic way.

But Rocky Raccoon can never be forgiven.

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dxman Since: Oct, 2009
#274: Jul 19th 2011 at 5:19:30 PM

The most overrated band of all time is the Beatles.

If they were in their right place, they would still be the most important rock band of all time.

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Five_X Maelstrom Since: Feb, 2010
Maelstrom
#275: Jul 20th 2011 at 12:03:01 AM

I think enough people say that The Beatles are overrated that it kinda cancels everything out. However, it is indeed a lot about perspective and experience. I've personally never met anyone who went "omahgawd the beatles are the best band ever!!!!11!" I mostly find more sensible people, so I don't have any real idea of where some people are coming from.

Unless people are talking about music critics overrating The Beatles, then I have to ask why you're reading music reviews, especially ones like the Rolling Stone. *shiver*

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