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Topic: Bro-Country, modern country music |
chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 15 Nov 2013 7:26 pm |
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This is the kind of country music whose Grand Old Lady is Taylor Swift.Bro-Country devotees believe sincerely that Hank Jr. wrote the lyric to "Family Tradition" in hieroglyphics.  
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More things Bro-Country devotees believe:
Brenda Lee is Robert E's daughter and Skeeter Davis is Jeff's mom.
Alan and General Stonewall Jackson are twin brothers (Wanda's their mom)and Jeb Stuart is Marty's dad. |
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2013 9:35 pm
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Good Lord. I was OK with it, but then I made the mistake of actually trying to listen to a few of them. The apocalypse can't come soon enough.  If ever there was a species deserving of some smiting... (smoting?) |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 15 Nov 2013 11:05 pm
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Well said, Dave.  |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 3:16 am
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Funny reply in the comments section:
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Basically, the genre is in desperate need of its own grunge movement.
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It reminded me of the slogan No Elvis, no Beatles or Rolling Stones.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 3:26 am
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Bro-country.
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Dave Hopping
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 9:14 am
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Another thought- "modern" country is aimed at a distinctly younger demographic than the country a lot of us remember.You could argue that the behaviors "bro-country" describes and celebrates are the behaviors that lead eventually to sentiments like:
"I have loved the ladies,and I have loved Jim Beam.And they both tried to kill me in 1973".
"Pop a top again.I guess I'll have another round."
"Me and little J-O-E,we'll be goin' away." |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 17 Nov 2013 2:12 pm
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After reading that article it seems to me that country music has gotten more macho.
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 17 Nov 2013 2:39 pm
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Soon, they will be wearing Bro-cade coats.
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Miles Lang
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Venturaloha
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Posted 17 Nov 2013 3:51 pm
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| chewtabaccachewtabaccachewtabacca spit! |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2013 11:58 am
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| I try to keep an open mind, but this stuff isn't easy to listen to, even with the visuals of the babes and the 4x4 that can hop, and I don't think it's because I'm not a young man. I still get called to play on "unusual" stuff. |
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 18 Nov 2013 1:21 pm
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Great article, the writer hit the nail on the head.
One of the things about still having your kids around is that you get hip to word meanings and how they've evolved. My two daughters are back living at home for awhile after graduating from college, and are working trying to climb out of debt. Once they're out of the house (please!), I'm sure I'll turn into a clueless old fogey when it comes to stuff like the latest lingo.
A lot of us white boys adopted the term "bro" from the black community decades ago, like you'd run into one of your buddies on campus and say "hey bro - are you going to see the Greg Kihn Band at the Keystone this Friday night?"
In more recent years with my son and two daughters whom are in their early to mid-twenties, referring to a young guy as a "bro" carries with it a bit of derision and a sense of sarcasm.
So now we have "Bro Country" - perfect! 
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 18 Nov 2013 3:35 pm
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How bromantic!  |
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Gary Spaeth
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2013 6:20 am
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| wonder if they use a sho-bud bro II for backup, if there's any steel at all. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 23 Nov 2013 9:30 am
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| ...referring to a young guy as a "bro" carries with it a bit of derision and a sense of sarcasm. |
Agreed, Mark. "Bro" and "dude" are two terms I could do without hearing for the rest of time. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2013 12:24 pm
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| "Yo dude, don't harsh my buzz." |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 10:16 am
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 4:55 am
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| "Bro" and "dude" are two terms I could do without hearing for the rest of time. |
Whoa, that's an epic idea, dude - almost iconic!
HISSSSSSS... the "e-word" and the "i-word" have become standard, blanket adjectives meaning "good" or "cool" or... "bad" or "hot?" It's impossible to read their definitions (in a... dictionary? ) and use them that way, as they each convey a certain specific shading in meaning. I.E. a guitar solo can't be "epic" - unless it's 20 years long and spans a few continents. And no guitar tone can be "iconic" unless it's worshiped by a somewhat larger audience than the 1/10th of 1% of people who... worship guitar tones? We're talking 19th century Russian religious symbols here, I'm not sure Slash would really want his tophat to be compared to a Czarist Jesus doll! |
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Dave Little
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Atlanta
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 1:56 pm
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heavy...
man |
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Peter Funk
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Germany
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 12:36 am
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Since most of the videos in the article are not available here in Germany (thank you, GEMA  ):
Are they using any DoBROs? |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 28 Nov 2013 11:13 am
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| peter..i don't listen to the radio much, but on a few occassions i've heard some really good dobro supporting some of these songs. so, as much as the songwriting might be horrible, there are some real good musicians on some tracks. |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 28 Nov 2013 11:41 am
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| peter..i don't listen to the radio much, but on a few occassions i've heard some really good dobro supporting some of these songs. so, as much as the songwriting might be horrible, there are some real good musicians on some tracks. |
It was true when John Sebastian first sang Nashville Cats with the Lovin' Spoonful in 1966 and it's true now.
We may not care for most of the songs we hear if we happen to turn on a mainstream country station these days, but these people can play.
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