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Cards on the table, I absolutely hate Country music. I just don't get its appeal. Nah, I f'cking loathe it.

Anyway, Radio 2's Vernon Kay morning show this week has featured interviews with a guy called Brad Paisley who is apparently a famous Country music musician. He will be doing a concert tonight in Glasgow, and seeminglyhe has been here before. 

He told Vernon Kay that he loves arriving at Glasgow airport and seeing a big "PAISLEY" sign and a huge Paisley pattern banner.

It made me smile that Glasgow airport was being acknowledged as actually being in Paisley. 

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48 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Cards on the table, I absolutely hate Country music. I just don't get its appeal. Nah, I f'cking loathe it.

Anyway, Radio 2's Vernon Kay morning show this week has featured interviews with a guy called Brad Paisley who is apparently a famous Country music musician. He will be doing a concert tonight in Glasgow, and seeminglyhe has been here before. 

He told Vernon Kay that he loves arriving at Glasgow airport and seeing a big "PAISLEY" sign and a huge Paisley pattern banner.

It made me smile that Glasgow airport was being acknowledged as actually being in Paisley. 

:D

You just haven’t heard enough yet🎶 Have a listen to bbc4 this evening, Johnny cash, Willie Nelson, You will find something you like. Here is a little number below to get you started……..

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44 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

You just haven’t heard enough yet🎶 Have a listen to bbc4 this evening, Johnny cash, Willie Nelson, You will find something you like. Here is a little number below to get you started……..

For what it's worth I think Country Music has suffered from a traditional image of being sickly predictable trash.

There;s been a change in recent years in both image and the people delivering the songs.

The latest being Beyonce with a cracking song called Texas Hold em, although played to death up here on Radio Tay. 

Definitely an upturn and new audiences liking the change in image.

The "old style" will continue but the new performers and audiences can put Country Music at the forefront of the music scene for the immediate future. 

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2 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Cards on the table, I absolutely hate Country music. I just don't get its appeal. Nah, I f'cking loathe it.

Anyway, Radio 2's Vernon Kay morning show this week has featured interviews with a guy called Brad Paisley who is apparently a famous Country music musician. He will be doing a concert tonight in Glasgow, and seeminglyhe has been here before. 

He told Vernon Kay that he loves arriving at Glasgow airport and seeing a big "PAISLEY" sign and a huge Paisley pattern banner.

It made me smile that Glasgow airport was being acknowledged as actually being in Paisley. 

:D

You got me thinking about how I came to appreciate country music Wilbur. I was probably a bit like you up until about 10 years ago, old guys dressed as cowboys lamenting about the good ol days. Then just by accident I heard the song below on the radio, loved it, downloaded the album, loved it, didn’t even realise it was country. This then opened my eyes to a genre I had totally overlooked. You might just find your key? Maybe it’s Brad Paisley 👍🏻
 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, faraway saint said:

For what it's worth I think Country Music has suffered from a traditional image of being sickly predictable trash.

There;s been a change in recent years in both image and the people delivering the songs.

The latest being Beyonce with a cracking song called Texas Hold em, although played to death up here on Radio Tay. 

Definitely an upturn and new audiences liking the change in image.

The "old style" will continue but the new performers and audiences can put Country Music at the forefront of the music scene for the immediate future. 

Absolutely, the amount of under 30s I have met who are into contemporary country is unreal.  

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11 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

You got me thinking about how I came to appreciate country music Wilbur. I was probably a bit like you up until about 10 years ago, old guys dressed as cowboys lamenting about the good ol days. T
 

Haven't you just described Johnny Cash? :lol:

8 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

20 minutes until the man in black is on bbc4 👍🏻

 

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Willie Nelson, yes I'll acknowledge this. His version of 'You were always on my mind' is a classic, absolutely beautiful. Also I've heard a few tracks by Lady A (aka Lady Antebellum), that I like.

However,

Johnny Cash, drivel.

Beyonce's current single, garbage.

I also listened to all 10 favourite music choices picked by Brad Paisley on Radio 2 this week and I would rather slit my throat than hear any of them again.

Of course I recognise that music can be devisive and it can also be unifying. All about personal choice, innit ?

 

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10 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Willie Nelson, yes I'll acknowledge this. His version of 'You were always on my mind' is a classic, absolutely beautiful. Also I've heard a few tracks by Lady A (aka Lady Antebellum), that I like.

However,

Johnny Cash, drivel.

Beyonce's current single, garbage.

I also listened to all 10 favourite music choices picked by Brad Paisley on Radio 2 this week and I would rather slit my throat than hear any of them again.

Of course I recognise that music can be devisive and it can also be unifying. All about personal choice, innit ?

 

It's usually an age thing......................some people are entrenched in the past and dismiss the present as garbage without a thought.

Just saying. :rolleyes:

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