I was watching a repeat of this years CMA's today. And 1) I was thinking how pathetic(IMO) country singers are today 2) how country just isnt country anymore
The only real country & western on that night was George Strait, who i believe is the best country voice alive today. I'll admit, I do like some of the "country" that is playing today. Namely out of the new country, so to speak, Brooks & Dunn, there's a reason they're the most awarded act in history, they are just phenomonal.
But I think i heard only 2 real country voices being King George & Josh Turner.
Anyway to the real basis of this thread
It's amazing how much country has changed.
We've gone from legends like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, George Jones, just to name a few to teeny boppers like Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood & Big & Rich, who sound about as country as Britney Spears(ok maybe not that bad).
Here's the people that I like that are recording today
George Strait aka King George
Garth Brooks (although he as a very instigator in the rock element)
Brooks & Dunn
Josh Turner
The occasional Kenny Chesney song.
I'm very much a traditionalist when it comes to music, and to be honest I'd rather hear fingernails on a blackboard than listen to Rascal Flatts or Carrie Underwood.
Sorry for ranting, but I had to vent