Red Solo Cup, and the Fall of Country Music

[kevokie]

I agree Red Solo Cup is pretty pathetic, but its not this bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kfVsfOSbJY0

Dood....I just wasted three minutes and 48 seconds of my life hoping that song would get better. wtf.

 

[Dixon]

Word. Them and 95.9 the ranch out of Ft Worth are two stations that really focus on red dirt music. I saw Hayes Carll last night in a little ****** tonk west of town, he's a great artist. And you can't forget Ray Wiley Hubbard

I think ray Wiley Hubbard's album "growl" is amazing!

 

[KNOTSANE]

when the song was pitched to Toby Keith it was reported that he told CMT that it was "the stupidest song that I have ever heard in my life" but also "freakin' awesome."

 

[thepartsmancometh]

I gave up on most country a long time ago because of crap like this song. The thing that reeeeeally gets my goat is that EVERY single person I work with likes it.


And the WORST part is, they all seem to think its exceptionally clever!!!! Aaaarrrrgghhh! Banality!

Sayeth the rednecks:
" huh huh huh....he's talkin' 'bout beer..."

 

[Wolfhound180]

Check out the Texas country scene....so much better.

Pat Green (gone a little mainstream but his old stuff is awesome)
Cory Morrow
Chris Knight
Randy Rogers
Mark David Manders
Reckless Kelly
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Jerry Jeff Walker
Eleven Hundred Springs
Robert Earl keen
Charlie robison

To name a few.... have many more...

This is my favorite music. Don't forget Jason Boland!

 

[wildwest450]

So, you hipsters are so elitist, you have to bash a country song? Music like beer is totally subjective, if you don't like a style, leave it be. I don't listen to much of it personally, but that song is what it is, a fun party song.

Go wax your mustaches....

 

[cdubbaya]

So, you hipsters are so elitist, you have to bash a country song? Music like beer is totally subjective, if you don't like a style, leave it be. I don't listen to much of it personally, but that song is what it is, a fun party song.

Go wax your mustaches....

You've missed the point completely. The thread was never about bashing a song, it was a declaration about the state of country music in general.
You admittedly don't listen to much country, so why the need to come here and call out a conservation you care little about as elitism?

 

[wildwest450]

I completely agree, it's pretty pathetic.

I agree Red Solo Cup is pretty pathetic

I gave up on most country a long time ago because of crap like this song.

You've missed the point completely. The thread was never about bashing a song, it was a declaration about the state of country music in general.
You admittedly don't listen to much country, so why the need to come here and call out a conservation you care little about as elitism?

Yet you chose to single me out?

 

[cdubbaya]

Yet you chose to single me out?

I didn't single you out for your opinion on the song, I singled you out for calling the people conversing in this thread "hipster elitests". I just didn't see the reason for name calling on a thread you admittedly have little interest in.

 

[NineMilBill]

There's been a good sized faction of country music that has bashed everything that has came out of Nashville for the last 50+ years. Why are you guys acting like this concept is something new? Why are you associating Nashville country as the end-all be-all definition of country...proclaiming it to be dead?

I would never listen to Rascall Flatts and say "Holy S, the fall of country music". I would chalk it up as another Nashville produced idiocracy and throw my Waylon CD back in the deck.

Get real - and welcome to the struggle.

 

[cdubbaya]

There's been a good sized faction of country music that has bashed everything that has came out of Nashville for the last 50+ years. Why are you guys acting like this concept is something new? Why are you associating Nashville country as the end-all be-all definition of country...proclaiming it to be dead?

I would never listen to Rascall Flatts and say "Holy S, the fall of country music". I would chalk it up as another Nashville produced idiocracy and throw my Waylon CD back in the deck.

Get real - and welcome to the struggle.

I think the same thing about rock music, but maybe the means of accessing good rock music is easier than country. No joke, try out the waylon jennings channel with Pandora and eventually you'll get some new garbage playing. The sheer popularity of Nashville country makes it impossible to escape.

I liken that to something like Nickelback with rock. Most of their music seems like a formula, finely tuned to a teenage audience. Each new song is basically the same, and they're pumped out as fast as possible. As much as I dislike hearing it, it's impossible to get away from.

 

[wildwest450]

I didn't single you out for your opinion on the song, I singled you out for calling the people conversing in this thread "hipster elitests". I just didn't see the reason for name calling on a thread you admittedly have little interest in.

If you believe the word hipster to be name calling, posting in the DRAMM or the internet in general probably isn't for you.

Secondly, I was referring to the people calling the song pathetic or dumb or stupid, not to those bemoaning the plight of country music.

Thirdly, don't confuse not listening to country music all the time with "little interest", they're two different things.

 

[McBrewskie]

You just gotta look for it. Here is some great stuff.

Hellbound Glory





Justin Townes Earle



Devil Makes Three

 

[thepartsmancometh]

...

Secondly, I was referring to the people calling the song pathetic or dumb or stupid, not to those bemoaning the plight of country music...

I used the word banality. The song is nothing but banal.
Here:
http://i.word.com/idictionary/banal

I don't think saying a song is banal makes me either a hipster or elitist, its just a statement of my opinion of the subject matter.

 

[passedpawn]

Funny thing...

I listen to country music all the time, and have NEVER heard this song. I'm not sure what the problem is. Seriously.



[edit] here it is. dumb, and it would have been a ball in college!

Good news, it's not country, it's whatever Jimmy Buffet sings. Country is safe (whew, that was a close one!)

 

[NineMilBill]

Good news, it's not country, it's whatever Jimmy Buffet sings. Country is safe (whew, that was a close one!)

Obviously. God forbid an artist sang what they wanted to sing instead of what someone else told them they should be singing.

David Allan Coe even gave a shout out to Hank 3 for following in his father and grandfather's footsteps by playing whatever he felt like playing.

Love or hate DAC or any of the Hank's...one of the original outlaws gave kudos to an artist for paving their own way.

A college drinking song is fun. pawn you're right, it's not country...and everyone else needs to calm down.

This isn't 'Nam, Smokey, it's HBT....there are rules.

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

As shooter would say "let's put the "o" back in ****ry"!

 

[McBrewskie]

For all those who doubt country music at it's best don't exist any more.