[GuidoHunter]

Originally Posted by djshox

My favorite artists include:
-Rascal Flatts
-Trace Adkins
-Keith Urban
-Tim McGraw
-Lonestar
-Kellie Pickler
-Carrie Underwood
-Rodney Atkins

Funny, these are many of the first names that come to mind when I think about who ruined country music.

That's just my preference, of course. I much prefer the late eighties/early nineties country, and the really good part of the seventies. I just think modern country is unimaginative pop fluff whose lyrics have neither artistry nor heart. The radio will pop out a nugget o' gold every once in a while, I will admit, but as long as the likes of Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and Toby Keith are on the airwaves, I'm steering clear of the country stations.

I always defended country music when people hated on it up to a few years ago, when I realized that the people who do so probably only get exposure via the top 40 radio stations, and I'll gladly agree that the vast majority of that is crap.

--Guido